In the roar, the huge rocket spewed smoke and dragged a dazzling light, slowly rising into the air.

The strong thrust not only made the rocket fly, but also made the radius of more than ten kilometers feel a slight tremble.

The tourists who sat by the lake and watched the rockets rise into the sky also stood up and stared at the rockets that were getting smaller and smaller in their field of vision until they disappeared into the sky.

Since this was the first time most people had seen a rocket lift off, they thought that this would be a successful launch, and they talked a lot about it, and they were very happy and excited.

"It's really good, the rocket launch of the SCC was successful, and we, the United States, finally caught up with the USSR!"

"Fortunately, there was no accident, and it almost stopped my heart just now!"

"Well, I also pinched a cold sweat! A lot of people are watching the live broadcast of ABC TV, and everyone in the world should be watching it! ”

"That's right! I was also worried about the rocket exploding in mid-air just now! ”

Even though the rocket was gone, people didn't leave immediately, but had a picnic on the spot and chatted with friends they had just met, and most of them talked about SCC and rockets.

During the hours of waiting for the rocket to send the satellite into its intended orbit, von Bryan led the guests through the entire base. These people were all interested in rocket-related things, and gathered around von Bryan to ask questions.

Alex had already accompanied his family around the base facilities before, but they still didn't enjoy it, and when von Bryan personally led the guests around the base, they mingled with the celebrities in high spirits.

Some people also brought their children over. The kids were playing well with both Richard and Cullen.

As for the Carpenters, they chatted excitedly with Lawrence, Eisenhower, Kendini and others. After all, it is not often that you will be able to talk with the heirs of the Rockefeller consortium and the president of the United States at the same time.

The Carpenter couple have seen a lot of the world in the past few years, but when they encounter the current situation, they are still very excited. Alex felt a little embarrassed when he saw his parents appear to be underconfident and reveal the inferiority complex of the nouveau riche. He stood far away, not wanting to come up and say hello.

Lawrence, who looked like a scholar, looked in Alex's direction from time to time as he talked to people, making him feel as if he was being targeted. Ever since he developed his dark strength, he has been very sensitive to the gaze of others. As long as someone has their eyes focused on him for more than a second. will alert him.

Lawrence thought that he was peeking at Alex's back and would not be discovered, but he didn't expect that he had already been exposed. At this moment, Lawrence smiled and asked the Carpenters, "I heard that Alex also came to watch the rocket launch this time." Why haven't you seen him all this time? ”

Eisenhower was also drawn to the topic. He asked with concern, "yes." What about our American genius Alex? His declaration some time ago was really inspiring, seeing that the rocket was successfully launched, why did he disappear? ”

Lawrence's female companion was surprised and asked, "What proclamation is inspiring?" ”

"Huh? Don't you know the way? It's that our American rocket technology is no worse than that of the Soviet Union! Now is the time to prove this to the world! Kendini explained.

The Carpenter felt a light on their faces, and they hurriedly looked around to find Alex. They were soon found by them, and they hurriedly greeted Alex who was hiding aside: "Alex! Come here! ”

For Alex, who was found out, he almost knelt: "Mom and Dad, don't shout so loudly, okay!" It's embarrassing! ”

He calmed down and turned to walk over to them with a smile on his face.

"Ha Luha, I didn't expect this base to be so big, I almost got lost!" His gaze swept over von Bryan's startled face, and then landed on Lawrence? Rockefeller's body: "Hello! This is ......"

Angel hurriedly introduced his son: "This is Mr. Lawrence, the heir of the Rockefeller consortium!" ”

"Hello! Mr. Lawrence! My name is Alex? Carpenter! ”

"Ha Luha, I know you, I know you. I knew a long time ago that there was a genius prodigy in the United States, but I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes now! Lawrence held out his hand with a hearty laugh, and he immediately introduced his female companion to Alex, saying, "This is my wife, Mary, and we talk about you a lot, and we love to hear your songs." ”

Mary added: "I also like to watch your movies, I have watched "The Sound of Music" more than ten times. Every time I watch it, I make new discoveries and new insights, and it's a great movie. ”

Alex hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you!" Thank you for your compliment! Then he looked strangely at Lawrence's hand, which was wearing a pair of white gloves.

Perhaps sensing Alex's gaze focused on his hand, Lawrence immediately smiled and explained, "I'm a bit of a cleanliness addict and like to wear white gloves!" ”

Mary gave him a blank look and scolded, "Yes, you don't even want to take it off when you sleep!" ”

The others also glanced at Alex a few times, some were interested in him and came over to talk a few words, while others showed disdain and ignored him at all, in their eyes the Carpenter family was just a sudden upstart.

The ones who were most interested in Alex were the younger kids, and they all hula around him to shake Alex's hand, ask for autographs, and so on.

It was also difficult for Lawrence to talk to Alex at this time, so they stepped aside with the Carpenter family and waited for the little fans to leave on their own.

At this time, von Bryan and the other guests drifted away, and Alex's fanatical fans also said goodbye to him and followed in the footsteps of their respective parents. Lawrence, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came over, and at this time even a blind man could see that he had something to talk to Alex.

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter stopped bothering the two of them, and left with Lawrence's wife, Mary.

"Mr. Lawrence. Do you have anything to say to me? Alex asked straight to the point.

Lawrence smiled again and said: "I heard that you own half of the shares of the Interstellar Technology Company, and our Rockefeller Consortium is also quite interested in aerospace technology, and if you want to enter this field, I wonder if you would like to cooperate with us?" ”

Alex looked at him in some surprise, wondering how the other party knew that he owned 50% of the shares of the Interstellar Technology Company. In fact, strictly speaking, the shares in his hands have been transferred to the investment company, and the Carpenter family owns half of the shares of the interstellar technology company.

This matter should be very secretive, and only a few people know about it, such as Hughes and Carpenter. If others want to find out, I'm afraid it's really not an easy thing to do. Think of the Rockefeller consortium behind Lawrence. Alex felt as if he had been targeted.

"How? Don't get me wrong. We're not trying to buy a stake in Interstellar Technologies, after all, you know that Mr. Hughes has a misunderstanding of us. We just want to cooperate with you to invest in a new aerospace technology research and development company, and you know that our consortium is strong, and we don't need to be as stretched as you and Hughes are now. Whether it's a rocket or a satellite. We're going to have to get the best we can before we give up! ”

In the face of Lawrence's pure inducement. Alex looked at him with a smirk. He said, "Then I don't have much money to work with you, and besides, you should talk to my parents about this kind of thing." ”

Lawrence fell silent. Stared at Alex for a while, then sighed, "Don't you think it's better to be sincere?" After all, trust is the cornerstone of cooperation, and you will make me feel like I don't want to cooperate at all. ”

Alex was unmoved, shrugging his shoulders, pretending not to know what the other man meant.

Lawrence smiled again and said, "It may be that you are influenced by Hughes and have some preconceived impression of our Rockefeller consortium. I can vouch for it with my personality, compared to others, we Rockefeller are definitely not big bad wolves, but cute and pure little white rabbits! ”

Alex smiled and added in his heart: "Little white rabbit? It must be a wolf grandmother in sheep's clothing! But he said respectfully: "Where are you saying too modestly!" ”

Lawrence still said unrelentingly: "Don't be in a hurry to draw conclusions in your heart, the truth of this world is far more cruel than what you see. Do you know the Tao of the World, a person's understanding of the true face of the world is directly proportional to his personal social status. ”

"Oh? This statement is a bit interesting, do you mean that the higher the status, the more things you will see, and the deeper your understanding of this worldly realm? ”

"Yes!" Lawrence nodded, and he said: "Look at those workers who are busy all day long, their daily life is fixed to their home and place of work, if there are no other external factors, I am afraid that what they see is only what happens in these two places." As for the news they saw in the newspapers and on television, it was all processed by others and stuffed into their heads, and the funny thing is that they still think that they know a lot about this world, but in fact they know distorted facts. ”

Alex nodded in agreement with Lawrence, but he also said, "I don't understand why you're telling me this kind of thing!" Everyone's understanding of others in this world is one-sided, and it is impossible for anyone to have a comprehensive understanding of any one thing. ”

"It is impossible for anyone to be omniscient and omnipotent, only God can do this. But don't you think that what a president knows about the world is closer to the truth than what an ordinary worker knows? What I want to say is that you have just obtained the qualifications to know the truth, and until you understand it clearly, I hope you don't jump to conclusions, watch quietly first, and then make a choice! ”

After Lawrence finished speaking, he stared into Alex's eyes, as if trying to see what was going on in the other party's mind.

Alex took a deep breath and smiled, "I trust my own judgment, thank you for your concern for me." ”

Seeing this, Lawrence knew that he had no way to convince Alex, so he had to say goodbye to him: "You will know the way, and one day you will know the way!" Then I'll go find Mary first! ”

"Okay, I'm going to go somewhere else too."

Alex watched Lawrence leave, and he breathed a sigh of relief. When confronted with this person. He has always had a feeling of pressure in his body, and he doesn't know if Lu Dao is caused by the identity of the other party, or because he is too careful in his own heart.

From the other party's words, it is certain that the Rockefeller consortium has been paying attention to him. Otherwise, it would be impossible for anyone to know that half of the shares of the Interstellar Technology Company were in his hands, and no one would know that he had a great impact on the success of this rocket launch.

To be aware, without Alex's influence, von Bryan would have to take almost another year before the launch was successful. And it was with the full support of the U.S. government and the resources of the entire U.S. space research institute that von Bryan successfully launched on the basis of several failures.

Now lost von Bryan and his team. The U.S. government simply did not have the ability to catch up with Soviet rocket technology. They can only rely on the Interstellar Technique Company. There is no other way.

It's just that Alex is worried that the Rockefeller consortium and other powerful forces have somehow discovered his role in it. I want to use his side as a breakthrough to grasp the research and development capabilities of the interstellar technology company in the palm of my hand.

This is something that Alex and Hughes would never agree to. No matter what conditions the other side proposes. None of them will compromise in the slightest. This time Lawrence may have just been tentative. Maybe it's the salute before the soldiers, and then you may have to get serious.

Alex then felt that things might not be as simple as he thought, and his plan might not be so smooth to achieve. I just hope that Hughes's connections can play their due role. Convince the U.S. government and Dwight D. Eisenhower to lead the reorganization of the U.S. space research institute. At that time, there may be no NASA in this world, but one more SCC! StarCraft-Company sounds much better and more domineering than NASA!

In addition to this, there is another option, which Hughes proposed. He doesn't think the government will be able to give the SCC that much authority, which means that NASA will eventually be established. But it doesn't matter if you really want to get to this point, as long as NASA can be controlled by them.

They want von Bryan to be NASA's administrator and then take charge of all things NASA. As long as they have their own people in key locations, they don't have to worry about losing control of NASA.

At the SCC rocket launch base, people on the ground are working intensely.

An hour or two later, the staff of the rocket launch control center finally received the signal that the satellite had entered orbit, and as soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a boil. People stood up, jumping and jumping, screaming loudly.

At this time, the cheering crowd was not only here at the base, but also those who were standing by the television or radio, crying with joy and shouting.

Then, from this satellite in synchronous orbit, an audio signal that had already been recorded was transmitted. This signal is transmitted from the base's tower to the satellite, and then from the satellite to the ground, and its signal can cover a third of the earth.

The first audio signal to be played was a message from U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who said in the recording: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the speech that the President of the United States is broadcasting to you via a space satellite. ”

"Today, the United States is the most powerful, influential, and productive country in the world. We are naturally proud of this remarkable achievement, but we are also aware that American leadership and prestige depend not only on our unparalleled material progress, wealth, and military doctrine, but also on how we use our power for the peace and welfare of humanity. ”

"Throughout America's exploration of a liberal system of government, our basic purpose has always been to preserve peace, promote human progress, promote liberty and dignity among peoples and nations, and promote integrity......

"Our military is an indispensable element for the maintenance of peace. Our armed forces must be strong and ready to act at all times so that no potential aggressor dares to hit a stone with an egg. Today's successful launch of our country's first rocket and satellite proves that we have the ability and determination to maintain peace in the world......"

"During these months, a lot has happened, and many of us are feeling uneasy, thinking that war will come soon."

"Fortunately, I can say that war has been averted. We must pay tribute to the staff of SCC for taking solid steps towards our ultimate goal, but there is still a long way to go, and as an ordinary human being, we will unswervingly contribute every bit to the advancement of the world along this path. (To be continued......)