In mid-November, when everything was going well with the miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology and aerospace engine projects, the domestic bidding conference for the "manned spaceflight and lunar exploration project" finally began.

Although as early as last year, the high-level officials had already set a policy to support the development of manned spaceflight, and also formulated a series of projects to hand over to the Science and Technology Institute and the Xinghai Research Institute, and even allocated a batch of billions of funds.

But at that time, controlled nuclear fusion technology had just been completed, and the so-called direction and policy were just a cover to attract the attention of Western countries and the United States.

The relevant focus is still on the country's infrastructure development and energy construction.

In particular, the construction of power transmission systems in East and Southeast Asia and the expansion of China's international influence in nearby regions are the main priorities.

Therefore, although the space bureau has made a manned spaceflight and lunar exploration project, and has also approved a batch of funds and manpower, to put it bluntly, it is actually for Xu Chuan.

Because manned spaceflight and lunar exploration are the future directions he proposed, the above group thought it was good after thinking about it, so they approved the relevant plans and funds, and pulled a cover to publicize and write articles to the outside world.

And the transformation did not begin until NASA held a press conference some time ago to announce the relaunch of the "Artemis program" to return to the moon and land on Mars.

Of course, the reason for this is also the breakthrough of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology, as well as the deployment of power transmission networks in East and Southeast Asia.

In the past year, after the dawn fusion device was officially connected to the grid and transmitted power to the Sujiang River, the State Grid system started large-scale infrastructure work.

Dongguang, southern Yunnan, northeast, Beijing, Beihu. A total of five provinces have started the construction of the first batch of large-scale fusion power stations.

With the support of China's strong industrial system and fusion energy companies, the relevant fusion reactors have been completed and have passed the acceptance process and entered the process of grid-connected power generation.

More importantly, the signing of power transmission contracts in Southeast Asian countries, as well as the peninsula and other regions, such as Laos, Cambodia, Pakistan and other countries, has allowed a steady stream of electricity from China to enter the East Asian region, which not only provides cheap energy for these 'friendly' neighbors, but also greatly expands its own influence.

When these tasks are gradually on the right track, and even when they are completed, the top management has enough energy and time to look further away.

At this time, NASA launched the deployment planning and competition in the aerospace field, and after careful deliberation, the above decided to keep up with the pace and expand investment in the aerospace field, so that there was this bidding conference for the "Manned Spaceflight and Lunar Exploration Project".

The conference was held at Beihang University in Beijing, and Xu Chuan naturally needed to attend.

Although part of the scientific research funding problem of the Xinghai Research Institute comes from the approval above, most of the rest still needs to be solved by him.

The purpose of his trip was to compete for some projects and obtain funds from the Space Agency from this bidding conference.

On November 22, in the traditional solar term of light snow, the bidding meeting for manned spaceflight and lunar exploration projects will be held.

Xu Chuanwo, who had arrived in the capital a day in advance, looked at the planning report and document notice of the bidding conference in his hotel room.

For Huaguo, there are not many enterprises that have the ability to do manned spaceflight and lunar exploration projects, and the special environment in China determines that the enterprises facing this bidding conference are basically large state-owned enterprises.

However, this time, the bidding meeting was not only attended by aerospace science and technology, aerospace science and industry, but also some companies in other fields arranged representatives to come over to join in the fun.

If we want to trace back the reason, we have to go back to the exchange meeting in the aerospace field held at the end of last year.

At that meeting, the Science and Technology Agency and the Space Agency announced some policies that were favorable to private enterprises, such as investing one dollar in the aerospace field, which can offset the tax of two yuan, tax-free scientific research subsidies, and so on.

For some goose factories, cat factories, pig factories, dog factories and other enterprises that have their own aerospace or satellite needs, this subsidy is still very large.

After all, investing money in aerospace can enjoy tax incentives, and for these large taxpayers, it is simply the state giving money subsidies to encourage them to develop space business, launch satellites, and so on.

Therefore, at this conference, these companies also sent representatives to come over to join in the fun, in response to the call of the country.

Looking at the list of companies attending the bidding conference on the report sheet, Xu Chuan's eyes fell on a certain name.

After thinking about it seriously, he picked up his mobile phone from the table and sent a message to his assistant Lu Ling, who came with him.

After a while, the assistant with round-rimmed glasses who looked a little cute and cute knocked on the door and rushed over.

"Professor, you're looking for me."

Xu Chuan nodded, handed over the list of bidding companies that had drawn three circles, and said, "Help me contact the representatives of these three companies, and if you are free now, please invite them to come over." ”

Lu Ling took the list, glanced at the names on it, and nodded in response, "Okay, is there anything else?" ”

Xu Chuan shook his head: "No." ”

Lu Ling's work efficiency was very high, and in less than twenty minutes, two representatives of the three companies that were circled by Xu Chuan gathered in the hotel lobby and waited.

Looking at the acquaintance who walked down from the elevator, Lu Xuxiao, the representative of the cat factory, who was sitting on the sofa and waiting, frowned slightly, and his eyes fell on the other party with some surprise, and after thinking for a while, he took the initiative to say hello.

"Mr. Zhu, where are you going to go at night?"

Glancing at Lu Xuxiao sitting in the hall with some surprise, Zhu Hong responded with a smile: "Wait for someone." ”

Hearing this, a trace of inexplicable look flashed in Lu Xuxiao's eyes, and he whispered, "You also received an invitation?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Hong was stunned, glanced at Lu Xuxiao, the two looked at each other for a moment and nodded slightly, and asked with some curiosity: "Mr. Lu knows what is going on?" ”

Lu Xuxiao shook his head and said, "How do I know." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Hong didn't speak anymore and waited patiently.

About ten minutes ago, a woman who claimed to be Academician Xu Chuan's assistant approached them, saying that Academician Xu had invited them to come over.

At the beginning, he almost regarded Lu Ling as a liar, after all, no one believed it, what did that person have to do with them? It can be said that they are two parallel lines, how can there be something to find them.

However, after the other party confirmed his identity, Zhu Hong confirmed that it was true.

Although he didn't know what the other party was looking for him, he decisively pushed down the relevant work and came to the hall to wait according to the other party's instructions.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that it seemed that there was more than one family invited.

"Professor, someone has brought it here."

After being inspected by Zheng Hai in the hall, Lu Ling knocked on the door with representatives of the three major factories and walked into Xu Chuan's room.

"I'm sorry for you."

Xu Chuan nodded, looked at the three representatives who walked in with a smile, smiled and pointed to the sofa in the living room and said, "I'm sorry to disturb your time, I suddenly invited you over, I want to communicate with you about something, let's sit down first." ”

"No, no, there is nothing to do at night, it is our honor to be invited by you, Academician Xu."

The three representatives who participated in the bidding meeting fell half of their buttocks, sat up straight and looked at Xu Chuan.

After making a few cups of hot tea, Lu Ling withdrew, and in the living room, Xu Chuan took the teacup and said, "I took the liberty of inviting the three of you over this time, mainly because I wanted to communicate with you about two things. ”

"Academician Xu, please speak." The three of them glanced at each other, and Zhu Hong, the representative of the goose factory, temporarily spoke as the representative of the three people.

"Well, the first thing is about the direction of astronautics."

Xu Chuan said with a smile: "This time, you should participate in the bidding meeting, I think you should be looking for some opportunities for cooperation at the meeting, including satellite launches, aerospace demand work, if you have the opportunity, maybe you can cooperate with the Xinghai Research Institute." ”

"We can provide a satellite launch fee that is lower than that of domestic and foreign aerospace companies, as well as space-related activities, including manned spaceflight, and even sending people to the moon, Xinghai Research Institute can do it."

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, this matter is not forced, if you have this intention, you can contact the Xinghai Research Institute or my assistant." ”

Hearing this, the three people sitting opposite were stunned for a moment at the same time.

Did they hear it right?

This person called them over to pull a cooperative business?

With a quick turn of his brain, Zhu Hong cautiously said: "Regarding the needs of aerospace and satellite launches, we do have, and we also hope to find a stable aerospace company to cooperate, and I will report this matter as soon as possible." ”

Regarding the layout of the aerospace field, not to mention the goose factory, almost all major Internet companies have more or less them.

Not to mention the rest, communication satellites are basically needed, and the goose factory has put forward the "WeEarth super earth" plan.

It's just that, relatively speaking, the development of the aerospace field does not account for the first place among the major Internet companies, or even a fraction of it.

For the sake of this business, this person called them over in person, which gave people the feeling that it was a little too incredible.

However, when it comes to the big guy in front of them, the relevant decisions are not up to them.

Moreover, their needs in the aerospace field have always been in cooperation with established aerospace companies such as aerospace science and technology or aerospace science and industry.

Rashly switching cooperation partners, and whether the Xinghai Research Institute has the real ability to send satellites to the sky stably are all things that need to be considered.

Xu Chuan nodded with a smile and said, "It's okay, this is not in a hurry, I will ask the Xinghai Research Institute to send you a report and information, you can take a look at it first and then consider it." ”

For him, the orders placed by the Goose Factory and other enterprises for satellite launches are nothing more than a matter of picking up rabbits in the grass, or something that has just been improvised just now.

For the Xinghai Research Institute, which needs to solve most of the expenses by itself, especially the Aerospace Research Institute, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat, and the launch of satellites is also money, and it is not bad to increase some income.

After a pause, he continued: "The second thing is about something in the field of artificial intelligence. ”

As he spoke, he pushed the document in his hand, which had just been printed, over.

Zhu Hong and the three of them picked up their own documents from the tea table, saying that they were documents, but they were actually a piece of paper.

However, the things mentioned above made the pupils of the three of them shrink synchronously.

After reading the above things, Zhu Hong looked up at Xu Chuan, and said solemnly and cautiously: "Academician Xu, I can't call the shots about this cooperation, but I will contact the headquarters as soon as I go back and report it." ”

On the side, people from the other two companies quickly followed suit and expressed the same meaning.

This cooperation on paper is far beyond their scope, and even for the companies behind them, it is something that needs to be carefully considered to determine.

Xu Chuan nodded with a smile and said, "It's okay, it can be done, it doesn't matter if it can't be done, just notify you of the news." ”

Zhu Hong nodded, carefully folded the document and put it away, and said: "Relevant cooperation, I will give you a reply as soon as possible, if there is nothing else, I will go back first." ”

If it was in normal times, he would definitely want to talk a little more with the person in front of him.

However, the things he talked about tonight, even the first cooperation in the aerospace field, are very important to the enterprise group behind him, and he needs to go back as soon as possible to report these two things.

After seeing off the three representatives of the Internet company, Xu Chuan returned to his desk and thought about it.

Tonight's invitation and exchange, the deployment in the aerospace field is just a step under his hands, and it is not a big problem whether it will succeed or not.

However, there are follow-up arrangements in the field of artificial intelligence, which may affect the development of Chuanhai Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Xinghai Research Institute to a certain extent.

If you want to trace this matter, you have to go back to Chuanhai Network Technology Co., Ltd. ten days ago.

For his subordinate Chuanhai Materials Research Institute and Chuanhai Network Technology Co., Ltd., Xu Chuan has always been in a state of stocking and throwing off his hands.

However, the development direction and some future layouts of these two research institutes and companies were personally deployed and arranged by him.

This includes building a network security protection platform for the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, as well as developing artificial intelligence and big data.

A few days ago, he took advantage of this free time to go to Chuanhai Network Technology Co., Ltd. to learn about the development of some companies.

In the field of big data, data statistics and analysis in the field of materials are also good with the help of experimental data from Chuanhai Materials Research Institute.

However, the development in the field of artificial intelligence is relatively average.

Not only the underlying logical architecture, but also the deep learning, machine learning, and intelligent change of artificial intelligence, all of which require huge computing power and a large amount of data to support.

The former can be provided, and it is a big deal to build a supercomputing center, while the latter is really the shortcomings of Chuanhai Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Therefore, before this aerospace engineering bidding meeting, he found Internet companies such as Goose Factory on a whim, and wanted to unite these three major enterprises to cooperate in artificial intelligence.

Including an intelligent industrialization center to be built for the Xinghai Research Institute, the follow-up may have a certain relationship with this artificial intelligence.

Although he didn't think about getting a strong AI or something right now, there is no doubt that the weak/medium AI after deep learning has the ability to independently control a certain field.

For example, Go Intelligent Alpha Dog has the ability to frustrate top players after experiencing deep learning.

In the field of scientific research, it is no exception, just like the material calculation model he wrote for the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, which can barely be called a weak artificial intelligence.

Because of a series of algorithms and data calculations, the material calculation model can assist researchers to make judgments and results more easily on the road of research and development.

His goal, in the end, is to be able to go further on the road of scientific research.

As for some of the other areas that might be useful from the results of this process, he didn't mind sharing them with others.

PS: It's a bit of a card, and there's a chapter later, but it definitely can't be written before 12 o'clock, so let's read it after you get up in the morning, and ask for a monthly pass.