This star is going to the moon

Chapter 30 Wanhu Rocket!

Yu Xingchen is now in his thirties. He originally worked in the First Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology. Later, he was recruited by Deep Blue Arrow Aerospace Corporation to serve as the vice president of the rocket research department. He is considered to be a subordinate of the chief technology officer Kang Tianlai.

Well, when he was in the First Hospital, he also worked under Kang Tianlai.

He resigned at the end of 2016 due to problems with the company's solid-liquid rocket technology route, and planned to start a new company dedicated to liquid rocket research and development.

Yu Xingchen has good connections in the domestic aerospace system, so it is not a problem for him to set up a research and development team.

After all, in the aerospace system, you can only follow the national mission, you can't research whatever you want, and you have to wait for qualifications, so many people want to take advantage of the current wave of private aerospace development to do what they want.

But money is a big problem, and even how to start a company with money is a problem.

Not everyone can start a company.

Yu Xingchen is a dual-talented person who is capable of both R&D and starting a company, so he dared to resign and start a company.

Private aerospace companies do not have to invest hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars at the beginning, but they still need the initial hundreds of millions or even tens of millions. They must first set up a team to carry out preliminary research and development and produce a PPT that looks promising. Only in this way can they attract subsequent rounds of investment of tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars.

However, even if he could get a few like-minded people to contribute funds together, he could only invest a little over one million yuan at most, which was still a long way from making any progress. It was only after asking around in his circle of friends that he noticed Lu Yun.

It is said that celebrities make a lot of money. Plus, Ro Yun is studying aerospace and they both graduated from the same school. He should be interested in the private aerospace company founded by his senior... right?

"Uh, you two, did I hear correctly?" Yu Xingchen was a little confused: "You want to invest... 20 million?"

Lu Yun and An Fangfei smiled at each other: "Yes."

"..."

Yu Xingchen didn't expect Lu Yun to give him so much face, and it even made him a little scared.

At first, in order to show his sincerity, he wanted to go to Shimen to invite Lu Yun to dinner. It is the custom of Chinese people to talk while eating.

In the end, Lu Yun said that it was not necessary and that he could just stay in the capital where he was.

This was the first time that Yu Xingchen felt that Lu Yun was giving him face. It also meant that Lu Yun was interested in his plan, which made him very happy.

It turned out that after they met, Lu Yun brought a female companion with him, whom he knew, An Fangfei!

Yu Xingchen, who is in his thirties, also considers himself a young man. When he was young, martial arts and fairy tales were popular, and he has also watched An Fangfei's three classic costume TV dramas.

Then he knew that the reason they met in Beijing was mainly because An Fangfei, one of the big money sponsors, was in Beijing.

In fact, "one of" should be removed. From the perspective of funds alone, An Fangfei is the biggest sponsor, and she contributed all the 20 million.

But Yu Xingchen didn't know. He only knew that a truly rich person had come. He thought this was the second time Lu Yun had given him face, so he excitedly told him about his rocket research plan.

"...Several domestic commercial aerospace companies started with solid rockets. Some focused on the solid rocket route, while others wanted to quickly launch a solid rocket to create momentum and attract investment, and then move on to the liquid rocket route."

“I can’t say for sure about the former, but in my opinion, the latter is definitely a waste of time and resources, and also a sign of a lack of confidence!”

"Because if you have the money to go the liquid rocket route, the solid rockets used to attract attention and investment will be useless and will not be put into use."

"My plan is even more daring, which is to go directly to the liquid rocket route. I intend to follow the example of SpaceX, the most successful rocket currently. I will first develop an engine, and then use it to develop 'XX-1' to verify the design of reusable components and structures. At the same time, 'XX-1' will also be a disposable rocket that can be put into use."

"This 'No. 1' rocket will be able to make its maiden flight in about three years. It will serve as both a verification rocket and can also undertake launch missions to generate revenue for the company!"

"Once the 'No. 1' rocket is successfully verified, we will develop the 'No. 9' reusable rocket with nine engines. This will take about five years..."

Lu Yun listened to Yu Xingchen's plan and nodded. The reusable rocket will make its first flight in eight years, which is about the same time as the development of reusable rockets in China in the previous life.

But this plan is too conservative.

Yu Xingchen felt that his speech was effective. After all, Lu Yun nodded and even told An Fangfei that he would invest 20 million, which was much more than he expected.

As for his own shares being compressed to a very small size, that is not a problem. After all, the larger the company, the smaller the founder's share ratio. This is normal. As long as the founder's power to control the direction of the company is written into the contract, it will be fine.

Yu Xingchen needs the company to move forward in his own direction.

But soon, what he worried about happened.

"...We can invest the money, but your plan is clearly not bold enough. Let's take a look at mine."

Lu Yun took out a tablet from his bag and handed it to Yu Xingchen.

It is easy to encounter such things when attracting investment.

Just like a director making a movie, the investor wants to put people into the crew, will you accept it?

No take, no investment.

The investor is not happy with a certain plot and wants to change it. Will you change it?

No change, no investment.

Of course, if the director is a famous or superstar director, that’s another story.

Let’s talk about Yu Xingchen himself. He is a big shot and a giant in the aerospace field. Is he an academician?

Obviously not.

Then you just have to make a choice...

"The name of the rocket—Wan Hu!"

"A seven-launch medium-sized reusable rocket, 60 meters tall, 3.35 meters in diameter, with a takeoff mass of 350 tons and a takeoff thrust of 490 tons..."

"Based on the current level of development of domestic aerospace technology, we will purchase 90% of mature components from various related companies, and then our R&D department will conduct 10% of core technology research and development to achieve the rapid design and construction of reusable rockets..."

Originally, Yu Xingchen was prepared to be embarrassed. After all, he didn't know where Lu Yun got the design plan from, and it was even possible that he made it himself. But as he looked at it, he found something wrong.

This plan is very detailed and has a very high success rate!
Even though none of these things had been physically tested and were all just theories, these computer simulation data flashed through his mind one by one. He had learned aerospace knowledge for so many years and had worked in the aerospace group for so many years, and subconsciously felt that this rocket could succeed!

The most important thing is that the idea of ​​"rapidly designing and building reusable rockets based on domestic aerospace technology level" is very familiar!

Yu Xingchen felt that he had read a paper that contained similar things. He even wanted to recruit the person who wrote the paper after starting a company.

"This……"

Yu Xingchen looked at Lu Yun in shock.

Lu Yun smiled and said, "How about it, is it bold enough?"

“Very bold, yet full of feasibility!”

Yu Xingchen, surprised but a little puzzled, asked Lu Yun, "Is that paper on 'Domestic Basic Rapid Development of Reusable Rockets' related to the design of this rocket? The author is..."

Lu Yun didn't say anything. He stretched out his hand, swiped a few times on the tablet, and then clicked.

Yu Xingchen looked in the direction indicated and found that it was the paper on the screen, and the author of the paper was clearly written as - Lu Yun!
Now Yu Xingchen remembered, and looking at Lu Yun who was sitting opposite him, he took a deep breath.

"Suck--"

Then he glanced at the column for the instructor and took another breath.

"hiss--"

Instructor - Academician Ye Jianfei!

Oh, and Chen Fenghua.

Yu Xingchen knew this. One of his senior classmates was a student of Academician Ye Jianfei.

Has Xiancheng become Lu Yun’s teacher again?
Well, that's not important!
Yu Xingchen's mood was really up and down today. He was not afraid that Lu Yun would interfere with the direction of the company. He was eager for Lu Yun to join the company!
Yu Xingchen rubbed his hands: "So is this the deal on the investment? Then what about the shareholding ratio..."

Lu Yun raised his hand and said, "Don't talk to me directly about the shareholding ratio. I'll find someone to talk to you. His name is Liu Chun..."

"Is this person also a partner of the company? Or a full-time lawyer?"

"Neither. He is my celebrity agent."

"..."

(End of this chapter)