This star is going to the moon

Chapter 98 Business War, Lurking

"Have you heard that Lu Yun's Wan Hu rocket was copied from the American SpaceX Falcon 9, not his own original creation?"

"Ah, then there's something wrong with Rowoon's character. Will he be judged as a bad artist? I quite like him."

"What bad artist?"

"Ah, didn't you say that his work, 'Wan Hu Bang Ji', was plagiarized from abroad? Will the original author sue him?"

"...I mean the rocket he built to launch satellites."

"Oh, I don't care about that. I only care about Lu Yun's film and television works. As long as his film and television works are good, I don't care. I was wondering when he added a work called "Wan Hu Bang Ji". He just has too few film and television works..."

"..."

In early September, some new information about Lu Yun and Wan Hu Rocket suddenly appeared on the Internet. However, this time it was not praising Lu Yun's technological level, but questioning his plagiarism.

After all, it is quite good if a hot spot can exist for a week. If there is no subsequent hot spot to continue to provide heat, that hot spot will soon be covered by a new hot spot.

The popularity of Lu Yun and Wan Hu’s rockets had almost passed, and only the “Photo with the Earth” event still had a steady flow of traffic, but it could no longer occupy the mainstream vision.

Now that the new news has come out, the names of Lu Yun and Wan Hu Rocket have once again become a hot topic.

It's just a black trending search.

Various comments of "questioning" and "declaring plagiarism" came flooding in.

[The design of this 'Wan Hu rocket' is incredibly similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9, isn't it? Especially the gridded rudders and landing legs, which are practically identical. Could it be that Lu Yun's so-called design is simply a copycat?]

[Hey, didn’t they change the paint scheme to a beautiful one? They’re just like other tech companies in China, copying and then changing the color to claim it’s their own unique design~]

[The Falcon 9's vertical recovery technology is patented by SpaceX. How can Wanhu Rocket also do this? The technical details are so similar. Aren't there any intellectual property issues?]

It took SpaceX over a decade to achieve rocket recovery, but the Wanhu Rocket was able to do it right away. Isn't this a technological breakthrough that was incredibly fast? Did they simply "borrow" from others' achievements?

[The technology is so similar to the Falcon 9, but they insisted on giving it the name "Wan Hu," making it seem like it's an ancient Chinese invention. Isn't this misleading?]

[They keep emphasizing 'independent innovation' in their promotional material, but it looks like a 'copycat' of the Falcon 9. Isn't this kind of promotion a bit embarrassing?]

We have so many excellent aerospace technologies, why do we have to imitate the Falcon 9? Can't we truly create our own unique features?

If we have to copy even rocket designs, how can we even talk about being a 'space power'? Isn't that just self-deception?

If Wanhu Rocket really copied the Falcon 9, wouldn't it be ridiculed internationally? This would have a huge impact on the image of my country's space program.

Officials have consistently claimed the Wanhu rocket was independently developed, but why haven't they publicly released technical details? Are they worried about potential plagiarism?

If it's truly original, why don't you directly address these questions? Covering up makes people feel guilty!

[What originality? Didn't you see the news from the US? They said two Chinese engineers from SpaceX were arrested. I guess Roadwin bribed them to steal the technology. Expect them to be sued. This is really embarrassing for them overseas...]

If it is a star who follows the black and red route, then this kind of popularity is definitely a good thing.

But for a star like Rowoon who walks the right path, everyone thinks it is not a good thing.

Some expressed worry, some gloated over the misfortune, and a large number of comments began to appear under the hot search terms.

[It's just that people are greedy and want to create a particularly awesome persona to elevate their own status. I was originally optimistic about Ro Woon. After all, he is really handsome and has good acting skills. He will definitely become a movie star in the future. But he insists on sticking the persona of a "tech nerd" on himself. Sigh...]

[Haha, I was wondering how a celebrity like Rowoon could possibly have such advanced scientific and technological skills. Originally, it would have been fine if you just made space toys. People would have recognized your aerospace background, but now you insist on saying you designed and built a giant rocket. Your image has completely collapsed!]

[That's right, celebrities in the entertainment industry should just establish easy-to-use personas like 'cute', 'foodie', 'silly roe deer', etc. It's best not to create a persona that's too outrageous. Can you grasp it?]

However, although this sudden black traffic is lively and attracts many people, aerospace enthusiasts and industry insiders are well aware of it.

Can this super complex reusable rocket technology engineering be copied?

It's not a novel. You can't just copy it and change a few words and publish it. If you get sued, they can still say it's "plagiarism" or something.

Reusable rocket technology... Forget about copying this thing. Even if you give us the design drawings and technical solutions, you may not be able to successfully build it!
It appears that the Falcon rocket took over a decade of research to achieve success, while the Wanhu rocket, developed just a year after the Falcon, completed its maiden flight and recovery. Logically, the Wanhu rocket likely used Falcon technology, but this level of success certainly couldn't be achieved through plagiarism. Plagiarism between two countries with differing technological levels and standards will only slow things down, not speed them up.
A success like the Wanhu rocket can only be attributed to Lu Yun finding a technical route that is more suitable for the domestic market and making a huge breakthrough in new technologies!

In fact, this can be clearly seen by just looking at the papers published by Lu Yun and the patents applied for. The Wanhu rocket he designed is very consistent with the domestic industrial chain and the current level of development of domestic aerospace technology.

Except for a few core technologies that are independently developed, such as the core technology of the "Fangfei-70" engine, most other technologies and parts can be found in the market of the entire industrial chain.

So even though Lu Yun has published so many papers and applied for so many patents, practically making the Wanhu rocket technology open source, apart from domestic aerospace companies that can copy it, aerospace companies from other countries want to copy it...

Hard to say!

Unless it actively integrates into the domestic industrial chain.

As for the plagiarism points questioned in the comments, those cannot be patented, just like you cannot apply for a patent for "walking on two legs" and then ask other people who walk on two legs for patent fees.

So those negative articles were obviously written by outsiders. They certainly hadn't read Lu Yun's paper, nor did they know the number of patent applications he and Wan Hu Company had filed. So these negative articles...

………………

"...it's just typical entertainment industry practice of throwing mud and buying black traffic. Nothing new!"

Liu Chun said confidently, crossing his arms.

Yan Xinxin also nodded in agreement: "That's right, only those stupid guys would do such an obvious thing. And according to my analysis, it might be Wu Fanshao's doing!"

"Don't think he has an 'alibi' just because he went abroad to attend a fashion event. It's actually stupid!"

"Because everyone in his core fan group has been tasked with posting comments, with each person posting at least five..."

Lu Yun, who had returned to the company to clock in and "rest", did not show any change in expression when he heard this, because he also realized that this was a typical business war in the entertainment industry and there was nothing new about it.

But it is indeed like a toad lying on your feet - it doesn't hurt you, but it annoys you!

It has no impact on his and Blue Star Aerospace's reputation in the industry, but it does have an impact on public perception.

Yu Xingchen contacted him and asked if he wanted to call the police to investigate, but Lu Yun said no.

"This is an entertainment industry matter, so let's resolve it the same way."

Originally, Lu Yun had no feelings towards Wu Fan and did not consider him as an opponent. Even though this guy was sent to prison in his previous life, it had nothing to do with him.

To be frank and irresponsible, those who rushed to be signed by Wu Fan, or even paid for his services... deserved it.

But now this guy is starting to disgust Lu Yun, so he should go to jail early.

"Xinxin, how about giving you a task?"

Yan Xinxin perked up after hearing this and stood at attention, "Please give me your instructions, Brother Lu!"

"Haven't you been lurking in this guy's fan group for a long time? You should have a lot of negative information about him, but it's probably not particularly bad. Now I want you to infiltrate deeper and get what we can call 'incriminating evidence'. Do you have the confidence?"

Evidence of a crime?

Liu Chun and Yan Xinxin were both shocked. Liu Chun asked, "What happened? What did you hear?"

Lu Yun nodded. "I heard a little bit, but there's no definite evidence. I usually don't cause trouble, but if I do, I'll kill my opponent. So... Xinxin, there must be evidence of his crime. It depends on whether you can find it. Do you have the confidence?"

Yan Xinxin rubbed her hands excitedly when she heard that.

"Have!"

"I will definitely dig out everything he said in his sleep!"

　The next chapter will be updated at 4:00 PM. Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the God of Wealth is my witness! By the way, I wish you all great prosperity this year!!

　　
　
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