This star is going to the moon

Chapter 306: The Timeline of the Aerospace College Entrance Examination and the Neighbor's Daily Life Comes to a Close

The first episode of "Tomorrow's Astronauts" mainly focuses on the auditions and the introduction of each shortlisted candidate.

It started with Loo Yun announcing the launch of the "commercial astronaut" selection program.

Although it wasn't a big event at the time, there were no interviews or footage, and we didn't know that a commercial astronaut selection variety show would be made later, the company had internal photos that were used in the "Tomorrow's Astronauts" variety show.

Next came the online selection process, where no one actually participated. Instead, special effects were used to compile a massive amount of questions from around the world along with the final scores, and those who were selected for video interviews were chosen.

The video interview consists of two parts. The first part requires candidates to film a full-body self-introduction with a camera without any filters or beauty effects, and to submit their resume and photos of various skill certificates. Blue Star Aerospace Company will select candidates to proceed to the second part based on multi-dimensional criteria.

Simply put, it shouldn't be ugly.

Of course, it's not just about looks; physical condition also matters.

Those who are too fat or too thin are not acceptable.

The second part of the video interview involves a direct video conversation with a video interviewer from Bluestar Aerospace Company. During the interview, the interviewer will ask various questions and provide a multi-dimensional evaluation.

After all, BlueStar Space Company claims to be recruiting "commercial astronauts," but in reality, it's a three-in-one role: space shuttle pilot, captain, and crew member. Therefore, their interpersonal skills must also be assessed.

Those selected after several rounds of screening will have the opportunity to come to China for an offline challenge.

Therefore, the highlights of the first episode are the self-introduction videos of the selected trainees and their reactions upon arriving in China.

Although "Tomorrow's Astronauts" sounds like a very high-end astronaut selection program, since it's a variety show, there will definitely be plenty of laughs.

Of course, "Tomorrow's Astronauts" is indeed high-end, so it doesn't use the kind of "awkward laughter" that variety shows often do. However, since the auditions for various events always produce some oddballs who provide laughs, the auditions for "Tomorrow's Astronauts" are no exception.

Some people are just born with a sense of humor; they can make people laugh just by saying a few words.

And with so many strangers gathering together for training and elimination rounds, all vying for a spot in space, there's bound to be plenty of interesting things to see.

Therefore, the broadcast data of "Tomorrow's Astronauts" skyrocketed!

Are there really that many people in the world who speak Chinese, and all of them are elites who can fly planes?

[Or perhaps it's precisely because they are elites that they can learn whatever they want; otherwise, why would ordinary foreigners learn Chinese?]

Indeed, it's like how people in our country don't speak English.

[However, I didn't expect that there are so many people in our country who can fly planes, and that half of the selected people didn't attend flight schools, but instead paid for their own pilot's licenses.]

[Did he really learn to fly a plane on his own in China? He must be a rich person with plenty of time and money.]

[Lu Yun's requirement that "everyone must speak Chinese" is indeed brilliant; it has attracted so many foreign elites.]

Haha, there really is an "Armstrong," albeit a "little Armstrong," but it's still quite dramatic.

Did Lu Yun know the meaning of the name "Armstrong," which is why he approved it?

[Neil Armstrong is incredibly talented, okay? He speaks Chinese, can fly a plane, is a graduate in aerospace engineering, is young, and in great physical condition. He's practically the chosen one for commercial astronauts on Earth.]

Indeed, he's practically a role model for foreigners; I think he'll definitely make it to the end...

The global space atmosphere was very strong from the end of May to the beginning of June, with trending topics all related to "space", "manned spaceflight" and "astronauts".

After all, these 10 days have included the maiden flight of the "Muyuan" spacecraft, the first manned mission of the "Creative Dragon" spacecraft, the Shenzhou-14 manned mission, and now the broadcast of the "Tomorrow's Astronauts" program. It seems as if we have entered an era of space exploration for all.

However, by June 7th, regardless of what's happening abroad, almost no one in China is talking about spaceflight anymore. That's because the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) starts today.

Therefore, the trending topics are all about students not bringing their admission ticket or ID card, students going to the wrong exam venue, traffic police escorting college entrance exam takers, a car being impounded for honking its horn outside an exam venue, a student fainting in the exam venue, and the whole nation interpreting college entrance exam essays, etc.

In fact, the college entrance examination was already vying with aerospace news yesterday, especially since Lu Yun, as a celebrity in the entertainment industry, sent blessings to the college entrance examination candidates on Weibo, and his comment section was full of people making wishes.

After all, compared to other celebrities, Rowoon is a true academic achiever!

It has been tested by the market and by organizations.

If you made a wish to a "desperate illiterate" person...

He himself is illiterate, yet he's blessing you?
Okay, there really is!

For example, Wang Yibo.

He is also a celebrity in the entertainment industry, and he was invited to send his blessings to the college entrance examination takers. Among his fans are this year's college entrance examination takers, and many people made wishes in his comment section.

However, amidst this intense atmosphere of the college entrance examination, news about everyday life next door managed to squeeze into the Weibo hot search list.

[The IOC minister committed suicide by jumping in front of a train!]

[Oh no, the Olympics are almost here, and the IOC's treasurer has committed suicide by jumping into a subway train?]

[What happened? Even if the accounts don't match, is this really necessary?]

[The accounts definitely don't match up. The Olympics are almost over and some venues aren't even ready yet; there are probably a lot of problems inside.]

Many people have said that if China successfully hosts this Olympics, everything will get better, including boosting the economy.

[This hasn't even been held yet, let alone successfully held.]

[To actually make it onto the trending topics list related to the college entrance exam, this news must be something special. Let me investigate...]

Indeed, I'm curious too...

Many experienced netizens thought that today's trending topics would be dominated by news about the college entrance examination, but they didn't expect there to be an unexpected surprise, so they definitely had to check it out.

Upon discovering that someone next door had died, I felt even more compelled to go and see what was going on.

Meanwhile, Lu Yun was also watching the spectacle.

Because he had seen this news in his previous life, the person who died in this life should be the same person.

"Strange, didn't they say in the last life that it was all because of the pandemic 'plague'?"

Lu Yun stroked his chin and said, "There was no major 'plague' in this life, and economic development and population movement were all normal, so how come this guy still died?"

"If there hadn't been a major 'plague' in his previous life... would he have died too?"

Lu Yun thought of a possibility, or rather, there's nothing new under the sun.

After all, blaming all the dead and disasters is a good method that has been used since ancient times.

Whether it's a case of the dead leaving no witnesses or a fire burning down the warehouse, even if one cannot escape full responsibility, as long as the responsibility is reduced to a lesser extent, it's still a gain.

(End of this chapter)