This star is going to the moon

Chapter 126 Huabiao Award, first lunar rocket flight in 5 years

In fact, many people stayed up late to watch the launch of Chang'e 4. After all, it was the first in the world and the first time for humans to do so.

As a country that has been the world's number one for thousands of years, it declined for some time in modern times, but now it has returned to the second place in the world, and the morale of its people is gradually recovering.

Even those stupid colonialists, when making comparisons, compare the strengths of other countries with the weaknesses of their own country, and always compare one country to "foreign countries".

That country called "foreign country" is so awesome!

And when the country has really made up for its shortcomings bit by bit and even gradually become a "bucket", and the advantages of those "foreign countries" seem to be short-lived, the colonial people will go crazy.

But it is still a while away. After all, it is only the end of 2018, and the Tiangong space station has not yet been launched into space. It was not until the following years when the astronauts' permanent residence and shifts became normalized, and people often forgot that there were still three astronauts in space.

Many people woke up to find that Chang'e 4 had been launched, and immediately opened their active groups to chat with netizens.

[Damn, today is Saturday and I had planned to watch the live broadcast of the Chang'e 12 launch at : AM, but I ended up reading a novel and fell asleep at midnight.]

"Ah, you can fall asleep while reading a novel? I've often stayed up all night reading online novels."

[Anyway, I watched the live broadcast of the Chang'e 4 launch in the early morning, and then stayed awake. I played games until dawn, and then caught up on some sleep during the day. It was wonderful.]

[However, the live broadcast of the Chang'e-4 launch seemed so-so. They still used the old Long March 3B rocket. Why didn't they use Lu Yun's new Wan Hu reusable rocket?]

[Perhaps the transport capacity is insufficient, or perhaps it hasn't been verified enough to be responsible for such an important mission.]

[It doesn't matter. The Wanhu rocket will definitely play a major role in the future. And it doesn't matter what rocket is used to launch Chang'e 4. Its most important stage is on the far side of the moon!]

[That's right, this isn't a world first, it's a first for humanity. The entire human race, just thinking about it makes me excited!]

Indeed, while Chang'e 5's sample return was impressive, it still trailed the Americans and Russians. Chang'e 4 is truly unique to humanity.

[But this number 4 is further back than the number 5, and my obsessive-compulsive disorder makes it hard to hold it in.]

[Just bear with it for a while. When our country launches its manned lunar landing program, those lunar landing spacecraft will definitely be arranged one by one.]

When do you think our country will be able to achieve a manned lunar landing? The Americans have said they will return to the moon in 2024.

Our country still has a lot to learn. Although we have Lu Yun, his strength lies in integrating existing technologies. Our country doesn't have the technology to land on the moon. Besides, he's too young. It's probably not his turn to go to the moon yet.

I estimate that our country was at least five years behind the US. Perhaps the first manned lunar landing was around 1929?

[It's hard to say. Do you think Lu Yun's starship will be used for the moon landing?]

[It's hard to say. Hey, is Rowoon going to attend the Huabiao Awards ceremony this afternoon...?]

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"Ah! Lu Yun, look at me, look at me!"

“Brother Yun!! Ahhhh——”

"An Fangfei! An Fangfei!"

"Lu Yun and An Fangfei actually walked the red carpet hand in hand. Are they in a relationship?"

"No way, the film they were nominated for, 'Time Travelers,' was indeed about a romance, but it didn't seem to work out in the end, leaving a suspense. Now they're holding hands on the red carpet, maybe it's just after-sales service for the movie." "This movie's been off the screen for so long, and we're still getting after-sales service from the male and female leads? That's amazing!"

"But do you really think this is just after-sales service for a movie? Look how sweet An Fangfei's smile is."

"One thing to say, it's true..."

At the Huabiao Awards red carpet ceremony, Lu Yun and An Fangfei walked hand in hand all the way to the autograph area, and from time to time they waved to the audience with their free hand.

When they reached the signature area, Lu Yun signed his name while saying to An Fangfei, "Sister Fei, are you planning to announce this to the world?"

An Fangfei blinked at him and said, "No, but don't you think this is fun?"

Lu Yun was speechless: "You are obviously three years older than me, why do you feel like a little sister?"

"Okay, do you think I'm too old?" An Fangfei frowned and looked at Lu Yun sharply.

"No way, didn't I tell you that you're a little sister?"

"That's pretty much it..."

After signing, the host came over with the microphone and said, "I see you two are chatting happily. Are you discussing who will win the award tonight? Do you have anything to say to our live audience?"

An Fangfei was serious for a second, then smiled and said, "I really like Teacher Chen Jin's performance of 'Shibadong Village'. It tells the story of my country's difficult poverty alleviation work. It is not easy for people across the country to live a good life..."

Lu Yun felt that the Huabiao Awards in this life should not have changed much from the previous life. At most, Wu Fan signed but did not come to sing.
However, what surprised Lu Yun was that in addition to movies such as "Wolf Warrior 2", "Operation Red Sea", and "Operation Mekong", "Big Fish and Begonia" and "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" were also included in the "Excellent Feature Films" category?
If the reviews of "Big Fish and Begonia" are polarized, then "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" starring Huang Xiaoming is a pure 5-point movie.

After hearing what the host said next, Lu Yun understood. What about the film winning awards such as "BRICS Film" and "Silk Road International Film Festival" in 2016? It is obvious that this film is in line with the country's foreign strategy.

It can be said that there are indeed many things to consider for the Huabiao Award.

Not surprisingly, the "Outstanding Actor" award went to Wu Jing, and the "Outstanding Actress" award went to Chen Jin.

"Time Raiders" won the "Outstanding Young Film Creation" award.

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The next day, Lu Yun confirmed again that the data of the lunar landing rocket was correct and sent the data to the space agency.

After seeing this, Director Zhang was delighted. "It's you, Lu Yun! Only you could come up with this 'one arrow, multiple uses' model!"

"If this really works, the bare-pole model will cover the carrying capacity of the Long March 5. Initially, we were only focused on catching up with the mission milestones. The various technologies and designs of the Long March 5 are indeed a bit outdated and can't keep up with the times. You have solved this problem now."

"There's also a lunar landing model. Great, great, it can land on the moon using a two-launch recovery mode, guaranteeing a 50-ton lunar transport capacity!"

At the end, Director Zhang asked, "Have you estimated when these two types of rockets will be available?"

Lu Yun said seriously, "We've calculated it. It uses a lot of mature technologies, and some of them are being tackled by various research institutes and our company. So it shouldn't be a big problem."

"The bare-rod model will be ready in about two to three years, and the heavy-lift lunar landing vehicle will take four to five years. In other words, in two to three years, the lunar landing rocket will be able to make its maiden flight."

"If the state gives us enough authority, it might be even faster!"

(End of this chapter)