This star is going to the moon

Chapter 498: A mud-pump brawl erupts in the west of the village, while a rocket is launched to the moon from the east.

The 24th Winter Olympics opened in Beijing on February 4.

The Winter Olympics are also part of the Olympic Games. They were separated from the Olympic Games as more and more ice and snow sports became available. In 1986, they were officially divided into Summer and Winter Games, and are held every two years.

The original purpose of the Olympic Games was to enhance mutual understanding among people of all countries, promote Olympism throughout the world, and safeguard world peace in the international community.

However, along with the Beijing Winter Olympics... there's also the tense situation between Xiong Da and Xiong Er.

When Lao Xiong died, the two brothers were already arguing fiercely about dividing the family property. Lao Zhong, who was their uncle according to the village's seniority system, also intended to mediate between them.

However, Lao Zhong's family was also struggling financially at the time, so his words carried little weight and no one listened to him.

Later, instigated by the neighbors on the west side of the village, the two brothers frequently quarreled, moving the field ridges one day, dumping garbage the next, and splashing dirty water the day after.

They even got into a few fights, which the whole village watched with amusement.

Of course, the villagers were also a little scared, because the two brothers were both rather stubborn and said they wanted to blow up the latrine.

If that thing explodes, the whole village will stink. Who could stand that!
So when they saw the two brothers about to fight again, Chinese netizens got excited and started chatting about the international situation during breaks from watching movies, the Winter Olympics, and visiting relatives during the Spring Festival.

Even fewer netizens are posting mysterious links and pictures in group chats; everyone is talking about the international situation.

Holy crap, are these two really going to fight?

[Seriously, they've already deployed troops to the border!]

[Probably not. I saw some military bloggers analyzing that Xiongda is just conducting exercises.]

[The Xiong family has conducted drills before, but back then the other families weren't particularly nervous.]

What are these countries doing? Can't they just focus on peaceful development? All this fighting won't work!

"Look at what you're saying, you're saying that fighting is only necessary because development is stalled? Do you think other countries have the same developmental conditions as ours?"

Our country's development conditions aren't good either; we've achieved everything through our own hard work, and we're still facing blockades and sanctions from the US.

If these two brothers really start fighting, whose side should we support?

[Perhaps it's because they support the US, after all, many of our technologies are developed in cooperation with them, and we bought our first aircraft carrier from them; they've done us a favor.]

[Bullshit! If we're going to support anyone, we should support Bear 1. Bear 2 has already been stuffed into a pulp by the Lizardmen and isn't on our side. Besides, when we buy things, we're reducing their burden and boosting their economy. They can't even sustain those things themselves; if they don't sell them, they'll just have to dismantle them and sell them for scrap metal.]

[Exactly! The friendship between the two sides is a thing of the past. Now, these two bears see themselves as the righteous camp and us as the evil camp, completely looking down on us!]

[The crane's justice, lurked by two bears!]

[Damn, we have to take it down! Support Bear to take it down!]

Even a bear won't do; Big Bear has caused a ton of trouble for our family.

[You can't say that. At least Xiong Da does business with us, and we often conduct naval exercises together, even forming a fleet for strategic flights around our territory. He's much better than Xiong Er.]

Why do we always have to take sides? Can't we just stand on our own side?

Indeed, let them die. The parents are watching over us from above. Doing our job well is the best support we can give them.

That's right, that's right! Our job right now is to eat well, drink well, and have fun during the last two days of the Spring Festival holiday!

[Holy crap, you guys are still talking about this? Go watch the women's football team! They pulled off a stunning comeback to defeat the Western Conference champions and win the Asian Cup again after 16 years!]

【real or fake? 】

[Really! A 3-2 victory with a last-second win!!]

[Holy crap...]

After the joyous Spring Festival, everyone returned to their busy work, as there are still many goals that the elderly Chinese have not yet achieved.

The world is not at peace either.

It has not been easy for the Chinese people to develop from a century of humiliation to what it is today. When others are on the verge of war, the Chinese people can happily celebrate the Spring Festival. This is inseparable from those who bear the burden in secret and from the hard work of everyone.

With everyone back at work, the Spring Festival movie season has come to an end. "The Wandering Earth 2: The Ladder Crisis" has set a series of new records, and almost everyone is convinced that it can achieve the super achievement of "100 billion yuan in box office for a single film"!

These are just the domestic results; overseas results are also gradually being released.

First it was released simultaneously in North America and Southeast Asia, then in Australia, West Asia, Europe, and so on.

In just a few days, its overseas box office has exceeded $8000 million and is still growing.

Current predictions from various sources indicate that the overseas box office is guaranteed to reach at least $2 million.

It's hard to say exactly how much more, or even whether it can reach $3 million.

After all, it's not a peak season for overseas releases right now.

Furthermore, because the story of the two families, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, at the west end of the village has attracted worldwide attention, people's attention to the movie has decreased somewhat.

The main problem is that Xiong Da is now conducting not only land exercises on the border, but also sea exercises, and the only thing missing is air exercises.

At this point, everyone knew something was wrong; even people at the space base were discussing it.

Lu Yun could hear the two chief engineers discussing things even while he was eating.

After all, compared to others, one of these two had studied aerospace technology at Xiong Da's place, while the other had led a team to Xiong Er's place to discuss the technology import project for liquid rocket engines.

However, they weren't taking sides; they just felt it was a pity.

"As expected, another fight is about to break out."

"Yeah, can't these two brothers just stay together? Xiong Er is determined to go west, and he's messed up several of our technical collaborations and factory acquisitions."

"The same goes for Xiongda. After being sanctioned, they didn't have the money to develop aerospace technology, and several aerospace cooperation projects with us were also suspended."

"Sigh, it's all because of the economy."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Let them fight if they want. Only after fighting will they realize the importance of peace and stability."

"Well, and to be fair, as long as they keep fighting, it's also diverting some of the West's attention, which will slightly reduce the pressure on our side..."

Listening to the two old men discussing politics, Lu Yun couldn't help but join in.

Men, there's nothing you can do about it.

"Actually, there are other benefits too!"

"Oh? Mr. Lu also has his opinion?"

"Ahem, just a small thought," Lu Yun said, "You two should both know that the industrial manufacturing capacity of Western countries has weakened significantly. So if Xiong Da and Xiong Er were to fight, their industrial products would definitely be in short supply. So who would they turn to for supplies?"

"Moreover, the West has always been hypocritical and will definitely take this opportunity to further sanction Xiongda, and many brands may withdraw."

"Suddenly, the huge market in Xiongda is empty, but its people still need to use various industrial products. Doesn't that mean the market of over 100 million people is..."

As Lu Yun spoke, he opened his five fingers and clenched them into a fist.

"hiss--"

The two chief engineers, who had lived most of their lives and considered themselves to be very knowledgeable, both gasped in surprise.

I never expected Lu Yun to be able to think of so many things.

But to think about the market... I have to say, no wonder he's the boss of a large technology group.
Lu Yun's lips curled up slightly.

Nothing more than that, we met in a past life.

The three chatted over a meal, and as soon as they entered the office, someone announced, "Mr. Lu, the rocket carrying the Queqiao-2 satellite has arrived at the launch site. We need your signature..."

(End of this chapter)