This star is going to the moon

Chapter 240: Every member of the group is a talent; the first commercial astronaut youth growth variety show?
[One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind! Armstrong comes to China to apply for a commercial astronaut position!]

[Shocking! First the first man to walk on the moon, now he's applying for a commercial astronaut position on Earth—the amazing Armstrong!]

Armstrong, leaping across the Pacific to join the astronauts of Earth!

It must be said that the speed of online media is far superior to that of traditional media.

However, in today's increasingly complex online information environment, if you don't have some tricks up your sleeve and a reputation, people simply won't click to read it.

Today, many people clicked on the article after glancing at the title, and then came out cursing.

[Damn it, I knew Armstrong, the guy who landed on the moon, died in 2012 or 2013. How could he possibly be back in China eight years later!]

[I was just saying, if Armstrong were still alive, he'd be 90 years old this year. What could he possibly be doing here in China?]

[Haha, I know it's definitely not about Armstrong landing on the moon, but I just want to go in and take a look.]

Wow, these reporters really know how to come up with headlines! I was thinking that Armstrong, the man who landed on the moon, must be really old, since I learned about him in textbooks. I wondered how old he looked, but when I clicked on it, hey, he's a young man!

[Reporter, you're an idiot! The man who landed on the moon was Neil Armstrong, who passed away in 2012. The one in the headline is Steve Armstrong, a young man in his early twenties who just graduated from university and came to Blue Star Space to apply for a commercial astronaut training program.]

These reporters are always trying to create sensational news. What does this have to do with the moon landing, yet they write about it?

"Armstrong" is not a given name, but a surname, just like people with the surname Li or Wang claiming they were one family 500 years ago—they have absolutely no relation.

But the United States has only been established for a little over two hundred years, so are the two "Armstrongs" actually unrelated?

"You're truly a talent."

Not all netizens were cursing and complaining; most were just watching the show.

After all, the selection of commercial astronauts is indeed a novel matter, and the "Armstrong" incident is icing on the cake, generating a lot of buzz.

Some netizens have even moved beyond simply watching the spectacle and have begun to seriously analyze the issues.

[Haha, actually, it's hard to say. Lu Yun is in charge of China's manned lunar landing rocket. Judging from this progress, a manned lunar landing should definitely be achieved within ten years. After that, will lunar tourism begin? If Steve Armstrong is really elected, he's in his twenties now, so it's hard to say whether he'll go to the moon in the future.]

[Hey, that's true. Our country achieved manned spaceflight in 2003, so this year marks seventeen years. Lu Yun is planning to start commercial spaceflight this year. If we can achieve a manned lunar landing within ten years, and then commercial lunar tourism in another seventeen years, this young Armstrong will be around fifty years old, which is the age when an astronaut should be taking risks. It's very likely that he'll be sent on a lunar mission.]

[Now that you mention it, it's true. I'm actually looking forward to it. But will this young Armstrong pass the interview? There are still physical tests and training later on; each stage is going to be tough.]

[I'm starting this observation post. I've decided to "train" an astronaut and see how far this little Armstrong can go.]

Upon hearing this, netizens, each a talented individual, had a flash of inspiration and immediately launched a brainstorming session. Some of the more insightful netizens quickly came up with a brilliant idea!

[I suggest Lu Yun start a new variety show called "Aspiring Astronauts" or "Challenging Astronauts," filming the selection, testing, and training of these commercial astronaut trainees to see which astronauts will ultimately debut. Lu Yun himself could be a mentor, so fans can see him on the show again without interfering with his aerospace engineering work!]

Holy crap, bro, you're the real genius!

[What are you saying? Don't my shows like "Astronaut Trainees," "Produce 101," "Super Dimension Astronaut Idol," "Tomorrow's Astronaut," "Astronaut Producer Camp," "Astronaut's Got Talent," "Happy Astronaut," and "Super Astronaut" have any prestige?]

[Haha, "Astronaut Trainees"—do astronauts have to sing, dance, and play basketball?]

[Little Blackie, you're showing your chicken feet now!]

The most excited people upon seeing this news are Rowoon's "celebrity" fans. Some of them have been following Rowoon since his very first work and have been fans for several years now.

Over the years, they've noticed that Lu Yun's film and television works have become increasingly scarce, leaving them wanting more. Unfortunately, Lu Yun isn't your average celebrity; he doesn't need their votes or exploit them, so they can't influence his decisions.

Especially as Lu Yun's identities as an aerospace scientist and aerospace company owner become increasingly prominent, they have even less of a choice.

Although he hasn't given up film and television entirely and is currently filming a TV series, it's clear to everyone that Lu Yun's future focus will definitely be on aerospace.

This suggestion is indeed a win-win situation!
If we make Lu Yun a mentor and create a variety show to train commercial astronauts, it won't interfere with Lu Yun's space career, and fans will still have a show to watch featuring Lu Yun!
So they started actively tagging Lu Yun on Weibo.

Of course, the most important thing is to tag Sister Xin Xin, not only on Weibo, but also in the studio group.

[Boss, quickly show Brother Yun this!]

[Boss, Yun-ge's new show has a chance! It's about selecting astronauts!]

[Hasn't Brother Yun been promoting the aerospace industry all along? Like in the previous film "You Are My Glory." Now netizens have come up with another amazing way to promote it! Big Sister!]

Yan Xinxin is an active internet user, so she saw the message without them tagging her. Therefore, she had already forwarded the message to Lu Yun when they tagged her.

When Lu Yun saw these things, he immediately laughed.

"Netizens are really talented; they can even come up with something like this."

"What kind of talent?" Yu Hewei asked.

"look."

Yu Hewei was also surprised when he saw Lu Yun's phone; these netizens really have wild imaginations.

He was shocked when he saw the bizarre videos that netizens had made for him before, but he never expected that netizens' imaginations had no limits.

Is there any potential in combining aerospace with variety shows?
Yu Hewei really didn't know.

But personally, he wants to see it!
"That's a novel idea!"

Yu Hewei stroked his chin and said, "You guys are commercial astronauts, so it's normal for commercial things to generate some buzz. Even official professional astronauts have assisted in the filming of some variety shows. As long as it's not too lowbrow, it won't make people think that astronauts are neglecting their duties."

"And if done well, it can indeed serve the purpose of promoting spaceflight."

Lu Yun nodded upon hearing this, agreeing that it was indeed true.

Although more and more people are paying attention to space exploration as the country's space missions increase and become more significant, it is still a relatively niche interest.

Activities like "Space Classroom" can indeed inspire some children's dreams of space exploration, and motivate them to study with space exploration as their goal.

Only when more people understand aerospace will more students study aerospace with aerospace as their goal, and then there will be more aerospace talents, ultimately leading to greater development of the aerospace industry!

Lu Yun is very keen on the great development of China's aerospace industry. After all, aerospace is something that one person cannot accomplish alone. He still has many important aerospace projects to undertake in the future, and it won't be possible without someone.

So he was indeed a little tempted.

"How about... we get one?"

(End of this chapter)