California, USA.

Mansions in the Bel Air district.

Musk, who took out two champagnes and half a box of pizza from the refrigerator, hummed a runaway song and sent the pizza into the microwave, then took the champagne back to the sofa and sat down, grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV, quietly waiting for the show to start.

In about an hour, it's the most popular football game in the United States.

However, this is not what he is concerned about.

It's Columbia TV news before the football game.

While most of Silicon Valley's high-tech workers opt for more trendy news channels, such as Twitter or Facebook, for Musk, the upcoming news is of extraordinary significance.

Because, in a minute, the Space-X logo will appear in the center of the screen.

Soon the host of Columbia TV's news channel will report on his speech at the Space-X press conference, as well as the interviews he gave after the press conference.

By the end of the day, the BFR super rocket with 42 Raptor engines will detonate the entire Silicon Valley conversation, the technology of the liquid oxygen methane engine will completely rewrite the history of astronautics, and the pieces of paper printed with Franklin will drift from Wall Street like snowflakes.

It's a feeling that is even more enjoyable for him than being an international superstar.

Although he doesn't know what it's like to be an international superstar......

"Let's win," unscrewed the cap of the champagne bottle, Musk poured the goblet placed on the living room Zhuo, looked at the Columbia TV news program that had already begun, and was lifted with a smile when he picked it up, "Cheers!" ”

The news program begins.

As he expected, a conceptual drawing of the BFR rocket is presented in the center of the screen. By quoting an interview with a NASA expert who has a partnership with Space-X, the news quickly got to the point, presenting viewers with a conceptual map of Space-X's lunar base and a Martian colonization program that will begin in 2024.

While drinking champagne and watching TV, there was a clanging sound from the microwave.

Thinking of the pizza he had just heated, Musk reluctantly left the sofa, walked briskly to the kitchen to put the pizza on a plate, and then walked briskly back to the living room.

However, at this moment, the news that was being broadcast was a little unexpected.

Mr. Elon Musk, chairman and CEO of Space-X, said that they will conduct the first test of the BFR rocket by the end of this year.

After seeing the contents of the paper, a surprised expression suddenly appeared on the host's face.

After a brief moment of surprise, she took a deep breath and slowed down.

"Sorry, a news ...... was inserted"

"Just about two hours and 50 minutes ago, the Xiangrui aerospace plane, loaded with Huaguo's latest electric propulsion system, was successfully launched from the Jinling City Launch Center."

The news was first reported on CTV and confirmed by Chinese state media such as Renren Daily. We are contacting NASA to confirm the authenticity of the message, and we have not yet received a clear response...... Please stay tuned for our news ......"

Hot pizza fell from his mouth to the floor with a thud, and cheese and minced meat were all over the floor.

Looking at the picture on the TV in a daze, Musk, who was sitting on the sofa, did not pick it up, and did not even realize what was happening.

At this moment, his brain was completely shut down and he fell into a state of confusion.

Xiangrui?

Electric propulsion?

？？？

Is there something wrong?

The news continued to be shown, and the follow-up reports were still about his Space-X and the BFR spacecraft.

But at this moment, he didn't even have a single picometer of interest in his heart, even if he was one of the designers of this spaceship......

Pulling his phone out of his pocket, he quickly logged on to Twitter and began searching for information about the auspicious ship.

Predictably, he didn't find anything useful, after all, until a few hours ago, Star Technology hadn't even said anything about the Xiangrui in public, not even the slightest bit about it.

Instead, almost the entire Silicon Valley was talking in amazement or shock about the Xiangrui.

Silently turned off his phone, looking at the news that had ended, Musk muttered to himself.

“Jesus-Christ……”

Subconsciously picked up the champagne bottle and brought it to his lips, until he came back to his senses, he found that the cap of this bottle had not been opened......

……

It's not just Americans who are shocked.

The most shocking to this news was, of course, the Chinese themselves.

As soon as the Xiangrui entered orbit safely, the CCTV reporters waiting at the Jinling ground command headquarters sent the news back to Beijing. After the approval of the central leadership, CTV soon sent a congratulatory message to Jinling and the Xiangrui in low earth orbit, and broadcast the good news of the successful launch to the whole country, offering a great gift to the people of the whole country who are celebrating New Year's Day.

Of course, not everyone is cheering the news.

There are also many people who have a headache about this matter.

Bureau of Science and Industry.

Office of the Director.

Director Li, who was holding a mobile phone in his hand, was answering a call from the Jinling Space Launch Center.

When he heard that Lu Zhou went up with the space shuttle, the smile that was still on his face suddenly froze, and his right hand was not steady, and the mobile phone Duang smashed on the table with one click, almost not falling to the ground.

Hurriedly picked up the mobile phone from the corner of the table, Director Li didn't even have time to check if the screen was broken, so he put the mobile phone to his ear and asked anxiously.

"What? Professor Lu went up with the Xiangrui? ”

Hou Guang on the other end of the phone swallowed and spitted at the mouth.

"Yes...... Yes. ”

"No, you didn't launch with an inspection, did you? With such a big living person leaking on it, why didn't any of you see it?! ”

"Of course the inspection is the inspection, but ...... Professor Lu is afraid that he got into it himself. ”

Director Li only felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted.

Fortunately, he quickly held on to the table and did not fall.

Slowly sitting back in his office chair, he said with a headache as he pinched his philtrum with his left hand.

"And what about him now?"

“…… With airplanes. ”

Director Li couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth: "Nonsense! I know he's with the plane, and he can still throw people down halfway? I'm asking about him, is he okay? There's nothing wrong with it, is there? ”

"That's not it, the Xiangrui is driving very steadily, and according to the pilot, Professor Lu taught him...... It seems to have been practiced at home. ”

Nima my ancestors......

Director Li's face was black, and he only felt that he had a headache.

He can still control others, but he really hasn't met this guy at all.

"It's okay, it's okay...... it's okay"

Repeating this sentence several times in succession, Director Li took a deep breath and hung up the phone.

Rising from his chair and walking around the office a few times, he slapped his thigh, grabbed his coat from the back of the chair, and looked at the secretary who was sitting at the desk at the door with a bewildered expression.

"Xiao Zhou, help me buy a high-speed rail ticket!"

"The last one I wanted."

"Go to Jinling!"