Hu Wenhai did put a lot of energy into the Wenchang Launch Center, and the people of Wenchang looked at the rapidly erected launch tower with different eyes almost every day. Although there is not a single rocket waiting to be lifted off, the surrounding residents clearly feel that the atmosphere of the land they have lived in for generations is changing.

To the west from Tonggu Kok, not far from the coast, next to the Aerospace Avenue, a large clearing has been leveled. When boxy high-rise buildings and factories are built one after another, workers from all over the world have settled here and are ready to welcome their new lives.

"Yes, I had a dream of flying into space when I was very young, and I think this would be where my dream began. ”

Hu Wenhai has rarely appeared in the public media recently, and the mysterious identity of the richest man in the world and his legendary life make it impossible for people not to pay attention to his news. Newspapers, television, and the Internet are full of his voice and images.

"In my opinion, space is the future of humanity. When I was a child, I read a science fiction book called "Flying to Sagittarius", and it left a deep impression on me. And I'm a sci-fi fan, and I like one of the recent ones published in the sci-fi world, which is "Supernova Era" written by Liu Cixin. ”

"Sci-fi has made me focus on the sky above us and the more distant futures. The Mir space station is the first space project that can be inhabited by mankind for a long time, and it would be too sad for the human species to be allowed to disappear in a fall. ”

"Yes, I hope to be able to use Mir as a starting point to embark on a human journey to deep space. ”

"Next year, we will launch the first manned cargo compartment to dock with Mir. At that time, in addition to Russian and Soviet cosmonauts, there will also be a Chinese cosmonaut in the hold!"

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"Mr. Hu, shouldn't we mention more about the Beidou system?"

Hu Wenhai finished recording another program, and just escaped from under the reporter's lens, Dai Zhongshan came over a little anxiously.

"We're promoting Mir so much now, and it's hot. But Mir and Beidou are not necessarily connected, how can this help Beidou open up the market?"

"Dai Lao, you are wrong, Beidou does not need publicity. ”

"Now the propaganda of Beidou can only startle the snake and make the Americans realize that our Xiang Zhuang sword dance is intended for GPS. ”

"As long as we play the signboard of China's aerospace, whether it is GPS or rocket launch, the latter has the same advantages. Now this stage is not the time to rush to bring goods, but the stage of setting up people. Set up people, then whatever we sell will be cheered on. ”

Hu Wenhai is blowing the wind with a small electric fan, it is already the end of the year, but this year's Hainan still has weather of more than 30 degrees. Normally, it's fine, but doing some work is immediately sweating.

This kind of lithium battery small fan can now be consumed in China. This year, a company has just been listed in China for export to domestic sales, which immediately caused a trend. However, the company's good life did not last long, and after only three months, the market price of this product was melted three times a day, and it became so widespread that even rural commissaries were everywhere.

Of course, this year's trending products aren't the only ones. Not to mention the tomcat trend at the beginning of the year, Xinke's former fist product, MP3 player, has also begun to develop in the direction of rotten streets. A memory plus a decoder, a few buttons and an LCD screen, as long as there is a little technical level, you can save one by hand in Huaqiangbei.

In addition, drum automatic washing machines, water heaters and combined audio and video have become the darlings of the home appliance market. In these three industries alone, it is conservatively estimated that more than a dozen enterprises with a scale of one billion yuan were born.

Haier, Gree, and Midea have killed the air conditioning market in a dark place, what kind of cold catalyst, negative ions, propaganda is simply a dog's brain. As a result, Hitachi, Samsung, and LG air conditioners are gradually not visible in the market. China's air-conditioning industry has tracked the introduction of Japanese compressors since the 80s, and the technology has been digested in ten years.

However, if you want to talk about the most fierce market,It must be the color TV market。 Japanese manufacturers still retain some advantages in this field,But Changhong、BOE、TCL、Panda、Peony、The price war set off by these color TV companies,It is the big event that really shocks the whole country。

With China becoming the founding country, the entire Chinese economy is rapidly iterative and evolving at a dizzying speed.

Against this background, the news that Hu Wenhai was going to build a space center in Hainan suddenly came to the news, and there was a sudden burst of discussion in society.

Some people feel that Mir really should not be abandoned, that it is the common wealth of mankind (anyway, the Soviet Union cannot object to it now).

Some people also think that "the people of the west are eating grass", the richest man, you have money to throw into the sky, why don't you help the people of the west?

Of course, more people just watch the excitement, the space thing is too far away, and there is no color TV price reduction to attract people.

However, just after Hu Wenhai's latest interview was released, there was almost a brief silence in society, and then public opinion immediately exploded.

"China's first astronaut!"

This is a shot in the arm for Chinese, who are gradually getting richer.

"Can we send people to space?"

"What kind of skill is it to take a ride on a Soviet capsule?"

"We can also send people into space, China's first astronaut! Who is he?!"

When the news of the first Chinese astronaut came out, next year's capsule launch suddenly became a long-awaited event.

China in 1996 needed some exciting news, an example of convincing people that we could face international competition, and a desire for all that could be internationally honored.

At this time, the Chinese need some good news to give us some confidence.

In fact, with the emergence of the Wenchang Launch Center, international public opinion has also begun to pay attention.

If it's just China building a new launch center, it's not big news. But if the launch center is invested by the world's richest man and is about to be tasked with resupplying the Mir launch, that's big news.

The Western media are certainly not as polite as the domestic media, and they really have everything to say.

Those who think that Hu Wenhai is inadequate, are already polite voices, inflated, and unable to recognize themselves, these are all frequent visitors in the mouths of critics. Some Western scientists have come forward to argue that China does not have the ability to launch a space capsule, which is a legitimate question. But some simply believe that Hu Wenhai is stealing honor that "does not belong" to him.

To tell the truth, Hu Wenhai did manipulate some public opinion. But it is clear that he miscalculated the public opinion reaction brought about by his identity.

For the same thing, although Elon Musk will also be attacked, at most he is said to be a "liar" and a "failed investment", but Hu Wenhai has forgotten that many media will inherently feel uncomfortable with his racial identity.

Elon Musk's doing, even if it fails, can be called "chasing dreams". But if he does it, success is indispensable to be pantothenic acid, and failure is probably a "stain" on the center of the West.

Russians are not usually seen as Europeans, but they can be covered with a white coat when needed.

"With the rocket launched next year, we have to succeed. ”

Hu Wenhai has also been a little tired in the past two days, and international public opinion will not really be controlled by him. However, not to mention the domestic market, taking over the Mir space station was originally aimed at the international market, hoping to establish the technological image of China's aerospace.

As a result, this has not failed now, and the words spoken by some people in China are even worse than those abroad. If they were given ammunition, I don't know what they would have become!

Of course, things won't be so easy to pass. Mr. Hu is not a magnanimous person, and the names of these people have been written down in a small book. Wait until the day of the successful launch, no one will want to run!

But if the launch fails, the European and American media will not think that your failure to chase your dream is also romantic and tragic, but will only feel that you can't figure out who you are, and they can laugh at you louder.

And after the rise of domestic public opinion, if it fails, it is also unthinkable to deal a blow to domestic morale.

Dai Zhongshan had obviously thought of this, and after the interview, he looked a little unable to sit still.

"The cargo compartment that is expected to be launched is a mature design from the Soviet era, and although it is the first time for us to produce it, we have taken a lot of safeguards. There will be two of them in the same batch of warehouses, and the first time you can go up to verify them with an empty one. There is no problem to hit the second one, so that it can be guaranteed to be foolproof. ”

"And we have recently received a lot of technicians from the Soviet Space Agency, and there will be no problems with production capacity. ”

"The biggest risk right now is that we re-upgrade the replica Proton. ”

Dai Zhongshan hesitated, but gritted his teeth and said, "It's really not good, let's just import two Protons from Dongsu." In this way, we will have more time to produce our own Proton, and we will be able to launch it more securely!"

"No, next year's launch will be with our rockets!"

Although Hu Wenhai has also been under a lot of pressure, he does not want to be opportunistic: "Our replica Proton will also make two in the same batch, and test one rocket that will carry people." If the test fails, then the launch is postponed. ”

"I lose money, and I lose people. But the courage to face difficulties, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back!"

"Moreover, the commander-in-chief of this manned launch is Qian Lao. ”

"I don't trust others, can't I even trust Qian Lao?"

"The rich old man stands behind me, and I dare to bet on my full net worth!"