This star is going to the moon

Chapter 408: The Long March 10 rocket's maiden flight and recovery were both successful; the Spring Festival box office saw mixed results.
"First-stage booster separation!"

"Second stage rocket ignition successful!"

"First-stage boosters initiate landing procedures..."

According to ground-based optical tracking footage, the first-stage booster of the Long March 10 rocket successfully separated, while the second-stage rocket continued its flight.

This made many viewers watching the live stream sigh that it felt like an era had come to an end.

Because the distinctive "Korolev Cross" markings on the Long March 5 rocket are probably never to be seen again.

(Image from the internet: the "Korolev Cross" during rocket booster separation)
Korolev, the former chief rocket designer of the Russians, developed the R-7 rocket, which was the world's first multi-stage rocket and the one that sent the first artificial satellite into space.

It has four powerful rocket boosters surrounding the main rocket. Once it breaks free from Earth's gravity, these four boosters will detach simultaneously. When viewed from the ground, they will tumble and form a cross-shaped cluster of light with the main rocket, creating a spectacular sight.

It was named "Korolev Cross" in honor of Korolev, who unintentionally created this scene.

This spectacular scene can usually be captured with a telephoto lens after the rocket launch, provided the weather is clear.

However, out with the old, in with the new. Some people may miss the technology of the last century, but time always moves forward.

The live broadcast camera immediately switched to the recovery ship of the first-stage booster of the Long March 10 rocket.

This ship is significantly larger than the recovery ships for the first-stage boosters of the Wanhu and Falcon 9 rockets, given that the core stages of those two rockets are only about 3 meters in diameter.

The core stage of the Long March 10 rocket has a diameter of 5 meters.

Relying on the strong shipbuilding industries of Laos and China, the Long March 10 rocket first-stage booster recovery ship is more like the recovery ship built by the world's richest man, bald-headed Bill Beckham, for his 7-meter diameter "New Glenn" rocket first-stage booster, which is the rocket recovery ship named after his mother.

The Long March 10 rocket recovery ship arrived at the sea recovery point early. The first-stage booster of the Long March 10 rocket has an attitude adjustment device, so it can land accurately.

The fairing is different. The fairing recovery vessel has a general location, but it needs to perform detailed calculations and predictions on the landing position after the fairing's parachute deploys, and then actively sail to retrieve it.

Soon, the first-stage booster of the Long March 10 rocket appeared above the recovery ship, and a drone took off to film from a third-party perspective. The viewers in the live broadcast room held their breath again.

(Image from the internet, virtual image)
Although the first-stage booster of the Long March 10 rocket is much larger than that of the Wanhu rocket, rocket recovery technology is indeed Lu Yun's specialty.

So when the booster reignited, its descent speed slowed down rapidly, and it landed smoothly in the center of the recovery platform!
[Haha, I actually missed the bullseye!]

[I knew Lu Yun's rocket recovery technology was spot on!]

To be honest, I was a little nervous, after all, the Long March 10 is so much bigger than the Wanhu rocket.

[The maiden flight was followed by a successful recovery; Lu Yun is truly becoming more and more of a legend.]

[It seems there have been changes in the national aerospace team. The fact that they dare to undertake a national mission like this shows an immense level of trust in Lu Yun and the Long March 10 team.]

[I knew Lu Yun must have a lot of power in the national lunar landing program; there's no way he wouldn't know about the country's manned lunar landing plan!]

[May the Long March 10 be successful soon! Let's see if they announce anything about the heavy-lift Long March 10 and manned lunar landing.]

I suspect so, but it will likely be at a special time, like this year's National Space Day?

[Yes, it could be National Space Day or the Zhuhai Airshow. I feel like it will definitely be announced sometime this year...]

The rocket entered orbit faster than the space shuttle, and ten minutes later the second stage rocket carried the "Wu Gang" No. 1 probe into orbit.

However, the launch of a lunar probe is different from that of a typical near-Earth orbit payload, so there is a two-stage shutdown and restart process to transfer the orbit.

Once the second-stage engine restarts to accelerate the probe, it will separate from the rocket after 20 minutes. The probe will then have to travel on its own for the rest of the journey.

After the command center confirmed the entire process, the on-site commander announced the successful maiden flight of the Long March 10 rocket, and the large screen behind him lit up with a bright red screen! *Whoosh whoosh whoosh~*

The atmosphere in the command center suddenly became lively, with countless people wanting to shake hands with Lu Yun.

"congratulations!"

"Mr. Lu, you're amazing!"

"Xiao Lu, haha, we did it!"

Lu Yun smiled and shook hands with everyone.

Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, which is also the first day of business. The successful maiden flight of the Long March 10 rocket and the successful recovery of its first stage are definitely a "good start".

On the same day, the first season of the variety show "We Are New to the Workplace" aired, in which Zhang Han played the domineering CEO in his original role.

Two episodes of his show, "Gentlemen of East Eight District," were written, produced, and starred in by himself. As the producer, he took several newcomers to the post-production team and guided them on how to make the special effect of "this snowflake must fall on the eyelashes" look good.

This is his pursuit of perfection in the TV series "Gentlemen of East Eighth District"!
Of course, at first Zhang Han wanted to compete with Lu Yun, after all, he thought Lu Yun had offended him. But seeing Lu Yun become the owner of an aerospace company worth hundreds of billions and the chief designer of a national super mission, he knew he couldn't beat him.

Moreover, Lu Yun has basically stopped filming and seems to be retiring from the entertainment industry. How can he compete with her?

So Zhang Han's idea has changed, and he now wants to make the well-produced "Gentlemen of East Eight Districts" a hit TV series!

Zhang Han, who is the lead actor, screenwriter, and producer all in one, has full confidence in himself!
The staff around him, including the director, also praised him highly, clearly he did the right thing!

By the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, this year's Spring Festival film season had ended, and the results were released on the seventh day.

"Hi, Mom" ​​was the champion of this year's Spring Festival box office, earning 35 billion yuan during the period, and is predicted to reach 60 billion yuan.

"A Writer's Odyssey" fared much worse; although it came in second, it only grossed 14 billion yuan at the box office.

Fortunately, it's much better than the previous one. In the previous one, it only made 5 million during the Spring Festival season and ultimately only grossed 10 billion, not even breaking even.

This film just broke even during the Spring Festival season; the remaining screening time is pure profit.

Furthermore, it is predicted that the box office will be significantly higher than initially expected, reaching nearly 30 billion yuan, which will generate substantial profits.

"New Gods: Nezha Reborn" was also good, taking in 9 million yuan at the box office during the Spring Festival, directly exceeding the initial prediction.

The latest forecast is that it could reach 15 billion.

However, "The Yin-Yang Master," which was initially predicted to gross 15 billion yuan, fared poorly, only earning 2 million yuan during the Spring Festival season, with the final box office prediction being only 3 million yuan.

Judging by its star-studded cast and special effects, it definitely won't break even.

Netizens, on the other hand, were quite happy.

【Should!】

[Haha, it's said that "The Yin-Yang Master" cost 6 million to produce and needs 18 billion to break even. With that little money, it'll be a complete flop!]

This lousy movie is like a beautifully packaged but rotten peach—it looks incredibly delicious, but it can't withstand exposure. In a short time, the light of public opinion punctured its outer layer, revealing its foul stench.

[It thinks it's a magical peach, but it's actually a hybrid of Chinese and Japanese elements. Even if we don't expect it to be a Chinese-style ethereal fairy tale, just following a purely Japanese Onmyoji storyline wouldn't have resulted in this!]

(End of this chapter)