This star is going to the moon

Chapter 204 A new iron curtain descended on the Pacific Ocean!

The fact that the Americans did not allow the Chinese to participate in the 70th International Astronautical Congress was such a big deal that even the domestic entertainment industry reported it.

Of course, it’s mainly because of Lu Yun’s story, so they definitely want to take advantage of the traffic.

Some foreign media outlets that eat everything reported the "Lu Yun plagiarism incident" claimed by the Shabby Country, but the "Shabby Country entertainment industry" has a huge market in China, and many people like to use the Shabby Country entertainment industry to belittle China.

However, the most excited people this time are the popular male celebrities.

The year-end inventory is just around the corner. If they create a big scandal for Lu Yun, wouldn’t they have a chance to take first place this year?
A look at the results...

"What's that hanging thing?"

"Copying Rockets again? Didn't we already do that once before?"

"We did once. That time, they were talking about plagiarizing Ma Yilong's Falcon rocket. This time, they're talking about plagiarizing the rocket from Hanqian Country..."

"Damn, these psychopaths, they can plagiarize Ma Yilong and there are traces of it. What rockets can Hanzhe Country plagiarize? How can they plagiarize something that doesn't exist?"

"The Hanqie Country is truly a psychotic country. I felt very uncomfortable when I was an intern there, so I returned home. They are still like this now."

"The most important thing is what to do now. Am I going to live under Lu Yun's shadow for the rest of my life?"

Compared to the narrow-mindedness of these celebrities, netizens who saw this series of news had more things to consider.

After all, among those who surf the Internet every day, except for those who are really trapped in the information cocoon, those who receive information from all sides know a lot of information.

Although the domestic situation is peaceful, the international situation is not so peaceful and conflicts are brewing in many places.

At this moment, the Americans actually made it clear that they wanted to start a space race, which made many people feel uneasy.

Many people know that in this era, small countries can fight each other, and small countries can also fight big countries, but big countries definitely cannot fight each other, otherwise there would not have been a Cold War before.

Now that the Americans have announced a space race, the signal is quite obvious.

A new iron curtain has descended upon the Pacific Ocean!

However, some people think that this time is different from the last time, just like this space race is not as crazy and extreme, and the Americans who experienced the last Cold War do not dare to engage in a desperate Cold War.

Because if you don't do it well and go too far, you will be the first to die.

Therefore, we still have to compete at the lowest cost possible while maintaining our lead.

So this 'new Cold War' won't be as brutal as the last one, right?

I don't know about that. The US is already working on a chip bill. Will we be unable to use smartphones in a few years and have to go back to feature phones?

"That's not the case. At most, the performance of smartphones will decline. I'm more worried about computers. After all, today's technological development is inseparable from computers. If computer performance is poor, the speed of technological development will not keep up, and then the Cold War will definitely be lost!"

It's hard to say. The current international situation is different from that of decades ago. In this era of globalization, our country, as the world's largest industrial nation, cannot be easily blocked. If we have a hard time, others may have an even harder time.

[Don't worry, we have a steel will and will definitely make it through. Those people in developed countries live a comfortable life every day and probably can't stand even the slightest hardship. They don't have a steel will.]

[That... is hard to say.]

Indeed, I have a friend who studied abroad in the US. He said that the only people who truly have a good life there are the wealthy. Ordinary people live just average lives, and even those with slightly lower incomes have it even worse. Their willpower is unwavering.

[Impossible, your friend is trying to trick you. Is he afraid that you'll borrow money from him?]

[Yes, the US is the world's most powerful country. The per capita income is over $6, medical care is free, and many places even provide free food and daily necessities. How can their people live in such a miserable state?]

[Anyway... well, let's just wait and see. Anyway, I think this Cold War will definitely be different from the last one. I guess it will mainly focus on the space race, and the intensity of other aspects will be much lower...]

This matter wasn't just discussed online, but also by top officials. Since space is a key component of national strategy, Lu Yun even attended the meeting. The top leaders reacted swiftly to the incident. The next day, a reporter asked about Laos and China's absence from the International Astronautical Congress. A spokesperson stated, "The US has weaponized the visa issue, repeatedly flouting its international responsibilities and obligations, hindering normal international exchanges and cooperation, and harming the legitimate rights and interests of all parties in the international community."

"We urge the US side to seriously reflect and make concrete corrections."

The top leaders then held a meeting and a large number of professionals quickly gathered in the capital.

In fact, according to Lu Yun’s memory of his previous life, from the perspective of ordinary people, the new Cold War seemed to have begun, but it also seemed not to have begun.

Because there are too many tugs of war between countries, especially China's huge size and foreign policy are different from those of Russia, ordinary people do not feel deeply about the new Cold War.

As for Weibo, apart from national affairs that pop up from time to time, most of the time it is full of various "big" news in the entertainment industry.

Of course, there are also occasional cases where the American hawk stabs himself and then asks the panda if he is afraid.

panda:"?"

As for this life, Lu Yun felt that there would not be much change, at least there would not be any big changes in the first few years.

Because the Americans really don’t know how to quickly deal with the Chinese.

But Lu Yun died in 2026. It is not ruled out that the Americans really don’t know what to do and then do something desperate.

In this life, Lu Yun does not plan to die in 26 years. He is going to the moon to make a movie.

After the first meeting, people from the aerospace system also held a meeting, and Lu Yun was still there.

Meetings are definitely necessary for national affairs, but meetings are not suitable for young people.

Especially when you roughly know what's going to happen.

"It seems the main competition this time is the Space Race. I didn't expect us old bones to have experienced two Space Races."

Academician Ye Jianfei said, "Last time we were just spectators, but we didn't expect to be the protagonists this time!"

Academician Liu also laughed and said, "Haha, who says it's not true? It really is like sixty years in the east, sixty years in the west."

"Speaking of the protagonist, it has to be Comrade Lu Yun. Just like in a movie, he is the absolute protagonist!"

Another academician patted Lu Yun on the shoulder and said, "Xiaolu, cheer up!"

"We old guys will play supporting roles for you and help you perform well in this big show. Let's win him Best Actor and Best Picture!"

"Yes, win this!"

"Hey, speaking of which, Comrade Xiaolu, are you going to make another science fiction movie? I heard you're researching space elevators."

"Yeah, I heard from Old Zhang and the others at the Institute of Physics that you discussed a lot with them about carbon nanotubes..."

Lu Yun: “…”

No, isn’t this meeting about discussing national affairs, the new Cold War, and the space race?

There's a sense of urgency!
On the other side, the Americans were also holding a meeting.

Or representatives from various projects and companies gathered in Congress to ask for money... ahem, funding!
After all, the project has been approved and it was touted at the International Astronautical Congress. Isn’t it time to give money and start actual research?
"Members of the House, there's no time for hesitation. I heard that Lu Yun has started a new project. He's been researching space elevators lately!"

"We suspect a space elevator is being built across the ocean!"

(End of this chapter)