This star is going to the moon

Chapter 527 Scientists Know Martial Arts, No One Can Stop Them; The Final Factional Strife Intensifies
The times have changed.

Not only did others feel this way, but Lu Yun felt it even more deeply!
Because only he knew that both eras had changed, and this one was even more outrageous!

For example, when August arrived, he was dumbfounded to see the new tricks the Americans were up to.

NASA's Earth Science Director changes; first plus-size Black vegan environmental activist and LGBTQ+ advocate appointed!

NASA will establish Pride Month in response to federal LGBTQ+ initiatives, to be celebrated annually in August starting this year.

The NASA administrator tweeted that "everyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, should have a place in scientific discovery."

[A prominent LGBTQ activist praised the NASA administrator's statement, calling it a demonstration of federal progress and freedom...]

A prominent LGBTQ+ congressman claims three NASA astronauts are LGBTQ, and the federal government's return-to-the-moon program is pushing for the world's first LGBTQ+ person to land on the moon...

Lu Yun was truly shocked when these news reports came out.

In my previous life, it's true that when the old man was in power, he boosted the prestige of LGBTQ activities and also influenced NASA, but it wasn't as powerful as it is in this life.

In this generation, China is pursuing manned lunar missions even more closely, while NASA is making even more noise about LGBTQ issues.

Is this a case of desperate measures leading to haphazard treatment?

Or are you more likely to make mistakes the more you rush?

However, NASA messed up the return to the moon program so badly in the previous life, and now they're intensifying their efforts on LGBTQ issues, so there's bound to be an even bigger show to watch later.

Anyway, he's just waiting to see what happens.

Netizens are not familiar with the situation in both lifetimes, but they know that allowing LGBTQ people to participate in aerospace engineering is definitely not a good thing, so there is a lot of discussion.

Space enthusiasts within the US were utterly dumbfounded.

【OMG! NO!】

[It's over, the Federal Space Force is finished!]

Does this mean our plan to return to the moon has come to an end?

[Wang Defa? Don't the higher-ups know the dangers of LGBT individuals? It's one thing for them to cause trouble on the streets, but why put them in NASA? That's a place that values ​​real talent and ability!]

[Who says otherwise? I work at a game company, and then an LGBT executive joined the company, insisting on adding LGBT content to the games. It's disgusting us programmers! I think this lousy company is doomed!]

"Oh dear, if your company goes under, you can find another one, but if NASA goes under, who will run the return-to-the-moon program?"

[Yes, as a federal space enthusiast, I've finally caught up with the new space race. Are we just going to watch NASA collapse? What will happen to federal spaceflight then?]

I had never questioned two-party governance before, but now it seems like this is really not a good thing.

[You can't say that. It's just a small matter. Why are you starting to question it? Our model is the best. We're just experiencing a minor setback. We can file a petition, and once we get 100,000 signatures, the White House will be changed.]

Indeed, we can start a petition and mobilize people online; we'll see results quickly.

You guys are so naive. The petition at the White House is completely useless; it won't change anything...

"Impossible, but absolutely can be changed. That's what our teacher said..."

No wonder, they're still students who haven't even left school...

Just as federal space enthusiasts were arguing, something new happened among Chinese netizens.

Nothing more than the fact that Lu Yun, a superstar known both in the aerospace and film industries, has a new work being broadcast.

This time, he didn't just make a cameo appearance in the movie "The Lone Ranger," but rather starred in the TV series "Dream Record" with his girlfriend, which has now aired.

This TV series contains many elements, including the love story between Lu Yun and An Fangfei, which is a favorite among fans of the couple. They are completely engrossed in watching it.

However, this is considered standard practice, and fans even suspect that the two are actually dating in the storyline.

After all, these two are getting married next year, and they were probably in the throes of their romance when they filmed the TV series.

To be fair, An Fangfei's period drama look is truly stunning, and Lu Yun's period drama look is also quite impressive.

Fans saw a different Rowoon.

However, what surprised fans and even some netizens the most was Rowun... he really can fight.

Because he plays a deputy envoy of the Imperial City Guard, who is skilled in both literature and martial arts!
In the TV series, he leaps across rooftops, punches villains, and kicks thugs, which is very different from his image as an aerospace scientist in "You Are My Glory" and in real life!
Moreover, the audience saw it clearly: when Rowoon was fighting, there were no cuts or omissions of his face. Whether it was a high-difficulty fight or him being hit and hitting a wall, Rowoon was clearly filmed.

Lu Yun accomplished all those difficult moves.

Netizens were genuinely surprised that Lu Yun had this ability.

[Holy crap, Lu Yun knows martial arts?]

[That's incredible skill! She climbed that high wall so easily, just a few quick jumps and she was up there. It's like she's a master of light-footed martial arts.]

Hey, all the martial arts in movies and TV shows are fake. The wall-climbing and scaling are all done with wires, and all the fight scenes are choreographed routines; you just follow the action director's instructions.

[Hilarious! We've seen martial arts movies before, of course we know that even wire work and choreographed moves require real skill. These days, those popular celebrities are suspended on wires like pigs, going straight up and down. Is that what you call light-footed kung fu?]

[Exactly, I also watched an actor who claimed to be a martial arts star, but the fight scenes were poorly filmed. There wasn't a single long take of the fight scenes; it was all cuts and jump cuts. It was obvious he couldn't execute combos and could only keep posing and changing shots.]

[Sigh, the older generation of action stars are getting old now. Uncle Jackie Chan can't play around in the furniture store anymore, the Kung Fu Emperor has turned to vegetarianism and Buddhism, and many of the former child action stars have grown up to be less attractive. I never expected that Lu Yun, a scientist, could perform such amazing martial arts. He definitely has kung fu skills.]

"Definitely, most people can't do that mid-air split."

[Haha, I used to think Lu Yun was the traditional kind of scientist—highly educated and refined—but I never expected him to be a scientist who knows martial arts.]

As the saying goes, if a scientist knows martial arts, no one can stop him. Even if a legendary assassin were to encounter a spy, he could probably turn the tables and kill them single-handedly.

[Hey, don't talk nonsense. These days, special agents don't attack face-to-face; they snipe from a distance. It's better not to say things like that; it sounds like you're making a promise...]

Let alone netizens who have never met Lu Yun, even the scientists who work with Lu Yun every day never expected that Lu Yun would know martial arts.

All they knew was that Lu Yun knew Qigong and even often dragged them along to practice.

I must say, stretching my muscles and bones feels really good; it makes my tired body feel much lighter after a long day.

Of course, they suspected that Lu Yun knew martial arts, but they didn't dare to let him actually demonstrate for everyone, because he was the chief instructor.

So you should take a look at "Meng Hua Lu".

To be honest, seeing familiar scientist colleagues, and even the chief engineer leading my team, playing martial arts masters on TV was a truly...magical feeling. The fact that even these scientists are reading *Meng Hua Lu* shows how popular it really is.

However, compared to the joke about "scientists knowing martial arts," the national level values ​​its cultural significance more.

Because of Lu Yun's involvement, the plot has undergone many changes.

Moreover, Lu Yun's experience in his previous life taught him that the country values ​​its cultural worth and will promote it to the world in light of the current global trends, thus highlighting its cultural value.

After all, its content doesn't involve any class stance or strong military power, so it's very suitable for subtle and pervasive cultural promotion.

The play is adapted from Guan Hanqing's Yuan Dynasty play "Zhao Pan'er Saves the Courtesan," an ancient piece from more than 700 years ago.

Of course, the TV series will definitely be adapted. It tells the story of Zhao Pan'er, the owner of a teahouse, who, along with her good friends Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang, come to Tokyo. With the help of Gu Qianfan, the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Guard, they overcome many hardships and dangers to turn their small teahouse into the largest restaurant in Tokyo.

During this process, Gu Qianfan and Zhao Pan'er also experienced a series of hilarious and absurd events.

However, its cultural value is undeniable.

Regarding location selection, the director stated that this is a very down-to-earth, everyday drama, with the scenes, costumes, and characters' expressions all exuding a strong sense of life.

Therefore, during the preparation period, the production team conducted a lot of research and fieldwork in a number of ancient water towns.

As for the costumes, the styling director referenced a large number of Song Dynasty paintings depicting the lifestyle of Song Dynasty people, including "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", "Listening to the Qin", "Burning Incense and Listening to the Ruan", and "Brick Carved Kitchen Girl".

Combined with modern filming techniques, the costumes and accessories are presented in a way that is both down-to-earth and fitting to the characters, as the director envisions them.

During filming, the overall color scheme was light and elegant, and the actors, dressed in costumes, blended seamlessly into the set, creating a series of pictures.

As a historical drama set in the Northern Song Dynasty, "The Dream of Splendor" incorporates a large number of cultural elements and life scenes of the Song Dynasty, such as food, tea ceremony, clothing, music, professions, and trade.

Moreover, the protagonist Zhao Pan'er is the owner of the Zhao family tea shop in Qiantang, and later she opened a tea house in the capital. The "tea" plot runs through "Meng Hua Lu".

Therefore, the production team specially consulted representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage tea-making arts for instruction and guidance, and made detailed designs for tea-making processes such as "grinding tea, heating the cup, whisking, and watermarking".

The plot also includes a complex "tea competition" element.

Furthermore, due to the large number of people involved, the complicated procedures, and the time required for the tea froth to form, controlling each step was extremely difficult, making filming extremely time-consuming.

However, all these preparations were worthwhile.

Domestically, the popularity of the TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber" has directly led to a surge in tourism to the filming locations.

Traditional pastries and Song Dynasty-style Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) have also become new consumer favorites.

Various data show that since the premiere of "Meng Hua Lu", searches for Song Dynasty Hanfu have surged on various platforms, and many businesses that have sensed the business opportunity have launched a number of related services.

Whether it's tourism, clothing, or catering, all sectors have seen significant growth thanks to this trend.

When promoting the program to foreign countries, the government starts by saying "more than 700 years ago," which sounds impressive but is not understood by foreigners.

After all, many countries didn't have that at that time.

Then, upon hearing that Lu Yun, who excels in both aerospace and film, was involved, I figured I had to check it out.

However, while China was experiencing a period of economic prosperity with the successful testing of the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket and the Mengzhou spacecraft, and the popular TV series "Meng Hua Lu" boosting the economy, the situation was not so good in the United States.

Of course, it's not about NASA introducing LGBT issues; there's something else much bigger going on.

That is, the former president of the United States, the blond-haired manor, was surrounded by the FBI.

This incident attracted a large crowd to watch and eat... cough cough, to find out what happened.

According to reports, on the 5th, the Department of Justice signed an investigative order, stating that the blond-haired man was suspected of three federal crimes, including violating the Espionage Act, obstructing justice, and illegal handling of government records.

However, the FBI surrounded the area for three days, and Trump also spent three days criticizing them online, saying they were "playing politics."

The goal was to prevent him from participating in another talent show and debuting.

The FBI surrounded the plantation for three days, but on the 8th, they still launched a search operation on the Haihu Manor.

Then the interesting thing happens: this thing also has "anonymous insiders".

According to the unsealed search warrant provided by an "anonymous source," investigators are authorized to seize any documents or records bearing classified markings or related to the "transmission of defense information or classified material," and have the right to confiscate any evidence of knowingly altering, destroying, or concealing the President's files.

During the FBI's search of Hayward Manor, 11 classified documents were seized, some of which were marked "Top Secret," indicating their extremely high level of secrecy.

In addition, according to a list of items obtained by major American media outlets, FBI agents also took away approximately 20 boxes of items, including photographs, a handwritten note, and a handwritten pardon.

This caused a global uproar; no one expected the Americans to actually do it.

[Holy crap, is this really a late Ming Dynasty drama?]

What kind of script is this about the late Ming Dynasty?

Factional strife—they'll do anything for it.

Indeed, I've never heard of the US giving any special treatment to former presidents before. Once they leave office, the matter is considered closed, at most their achievements and policies are dismissed, but I've never heard of them being publicly criticized.

That's true. The US isn't some cheap country; they really do have green garlic as the main ingredient.

[So, does this mean the US is now emulating a poor country?]

Good heavens, that's really disgusting!

[Isn't this a case of grasping at straws in desperation? The space program has been overtaken by the Chinese, so they've haphazardly pushed for things like LGBT people joining NASA. Then, feeling their economy is struggling, they blame the previous administration, believing everything will be fine once they get rid of the old guard.]

If it's a policy issue, then the previous administration might have been effective, but given the current situation in the US... it feels like stepping on the gas while going downhill.

Indeed, NASA's approach is even more absurd. Rockets don't discriminate based on gender; they only recognize space technology. They can't exactly send a bunch of weirdos in to perform shamanistic rituals, can they?

Good heavens, what kind of Mechanicus cult is this?

The Mechanicus cult may be a form of shamanism, but what they're doing isn't shamanism; it's more like a chaotic, demonic dance.

This world is getting more and more chaotic. Friends within the Federation, please take care. And those in other countries, just enjoy the show.

[It's already started. The young MAGA player Charlie Kirk, nicknamed "Golden Hair," is already raging and using his influence among young people to call for opposition...]

(End of this chapter)