This star is going to the moon

Chapter 490 What exactly is an international aerospace giant?! (Leans back tactically)
"Haha, they believed it!"

"Hehe, our plan was a success!"

"Hehe, I can already imagine how embarrassed they'll look!"

As soon as they discovered that Lu Yun was active, the "Lu Yun Observation Group" on the American side immediately went online.

When they discovered that the announcement was about "The Wandering Earth 2", the planners were ecstatic.

They had considered the possibility of the plan failing, but as the plan progressed, they found that their concerns were unnecessary and the plan was going smoothly!

Of course, it wasn't entirely smooth sailing; after all, something too smooth would be unbelievable.

Agent Simon was very alert; he would fall silent at the slightest sign of trouble.

They understood Agent Simon's intense work schedule and frequently applied for various awards for him, while also advising him to prioritize his own safety and not rush to transmit data and information.

Fortunately, with the world's leading economic power, the only superpower, and the world's largest economy as their backing, their entire professional team, despite some nervousness and considerable resources spent, did not fail in their efforts to target a Chinese business company.

Not only will it not fail, but it will also bring a host of unplanned benefits.

There are rumors that the X-33 single-stage-to-orbit space shuttle's maiden flight used a "mini Apollo mode," but that's not entirely true; they used other methods as well.

That is, they obtained some technology for the Kite-class space shuttle through Agent Simon!
Otherwise, the X-33 wouldn't have made its maiden flight so quickly.

They might even remain piled up in the warehouse until they are forgotten.

This made them quite happy.

Everyone says Lu Yun is incredibly skilled, but it turns out someone was stealing his technology right under his nose and he didn't even know it!
Moreover, they gave him important responsibilities, promoting him to become one of the company's elite astronauts, as if they were going to cultivate him with great effort.

Sometimes, the planners of this project can't help but daydream...

"What do you think would happen if Simon became a high-ranking executive at Blue Star Aerospace in the future?"

"Haha, then Blue Star Aerospace is ours!"

Of course, this is just a vision for the long-term future.

Furthermore, if the objective were to be changed and the plan executed, then neither the medium-term objective of turning Lu Yun to defect nor the short-term objective of eliminating Lu Yun after discovering that he could not be turned to defect would be possible.

If their short-term goals cannot be achieved, then their current efforts to boost the global box office of "The Wandering Earth 2" are somewhat superfluous.

If you want to see the Chinese embarrassed in this regard, you'll probably have to wait decades for the documents to be declassified.

It was hard to say whether they were even alive at that time.

Fortunately, Lu Yun is the core of Bluestar Aerospace, so the mission only needs to be directed at him.

Wherever Lu Yun is, Blue Star Aerospace will be there.

When Guo Fan announced this explosive news, his Chinese colleagues and fans were completely shocked.

After all, they are all too aware of the American attitude towards boycotting Chinese films and television shows.

The press conference was still proceeding in an orderly manner, and reporters could only hold back their questions until the Q&A session. However, the live stream chat couldn't help but erupt with questions.

【Isn’t this right? 】

[How come there are suddenly 3500 pavilions? I remember the first movie only had a few dozen pavilions, right?]

[The US is a capitalist country, so maybe they saw that "The Wandering Earth" could make money, so they wanted to profit from it?] [No, it's not that simple. Many American companies can make a lot of money by cooperating with us, but why would the US impose sanctions? There are political factors involved.]

Indeed, for the past few decades there has been suppression, and now that things have suddenly loosened up, there must be something fishy going on!

Previously, we could give Hollywood blockbusters 80% of the screenings, while the Americans only gave us about 5%. Now, they've suddenly given us 80% as well. Just think how big the difference is!

[But given such a significant change, does this indicate a possible thawing of relations between the two countries, or... is this one of the signs of a thawing?]

I think it's impossible. The various sanctions the US has imposed on us are still in effect and haven't been lifted. Besides, we're currently in the midst of a fierce space race; how could things suddenly break down?

[Exactly, we've always followed the path of "let's all make money together," but the Americans just act like lunatics, causing trouble everywhere. To put it bluntly, even if there's a chance to break the ice, we'll probably be the ones making the first move, but we haven't relaxed our restrictions on the Americans.]

[Perhaps it's not that complicated. Maybe American theaters are just seeing how much money "The Wandering Earth" is making and want a piece of the pie?]

Indeed, many things seem complicated, and you can't figure them out no matter how hard you try, but once you understand them, it's just a matter of "a flash of inspiration" or "I have an idea," and then you just do it.

It's not impossible; many things in this world are simply that simple in nature.

But I think we still need to be cautious...

Don't worry, even if someone tries to use this to cause trouble, we can turn the tables on them. After all, every action has two sides...

Haha, anyway, the fans are having a blast. The days of driving hundreds of kilometers to other cities to see the first movie are gone forever...

That's true. When the first "The Wandering Earth" movie was released, people studying and working overseas were scrambling to find theaters that showed it.

Leaving aside other places, even in the US, they can't even have a movie theater showing the film in every city, so students have to travel to nearby big cities to see it.

This is great! The film is opening in 3500 theaters, and it even has professional voice-over. They can invite their local friends to see it!
This can be considered a small contribution to external propaganda.

They are still taking advantage of the US's relaxed regulations to promote the "world's people's great unity" value between China and the US.

After the press conference, the cast and crew of "The Wandering Earth 2" walked the red carpet at the Golden Rooster Awards on the evening of the 30th, with Lu Yun and others even serving as award presenters and presenters.

Lu Yun and An Fangfei were the presenters for the "Best Documentary/Educational Film" award, which went to the film "Post-90s".

This documentary features 16 experts and scholars born in the 90s with an average age of over 96, who personally tell the audience the stories of the teachers and students of the Southwest Associated University teaching to save the country and studying to serve the nation.

The Southwest Associated University was a temporary university established in Kunming, Yunnan Province, by young students aged eighteen or nineteen who had hastily set off after many universities were occupied or destroyed during the War of Resistance against Japan. They walked south, traversing the three provinces of Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

As it happens, Lu Yun is a post-90s generation individual and one of the absolute representatives of national peace and technological development, so it would be perfect for him and An Fangfei to present the award.

After the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony concluded, it officially became the last day of 2021.

Just in time, China also launched a small solid rocket this morning, and after that, the global space launch activities for 2021 will officially come to an end.

Major space agencies will not release detailed space reviews until next year, while space enthusiasts and hobby groups have filled in the last data and produced their own "2021 Global Space Review".

It's no wonder that we didn't take stock, but once we did, it was truly shocking!
Wow, this year marks the first time the number of rocket launches worldwide has exceeded 200! China leads with over 100 launches! The US is second with 51 launches! And China is third with 25 launches…

[That's not right. It should be: first, China has over 100 launches in total; second, Blue Star Space has 55 solo launches; and third, the US has 51 launches...]

[Hahaha, this is incredible! What kind of world steel production ranking is this? First place: China; second place: Jizhou; third place: Tangcheng...]

No, no, no, this only includes the number of rocket launches, not the number of space shuttle flights.

[Lu Yun: "What is an international aerospace giant?! (Leans back tactically)"]

(End of this chapter)