Chapter 85: Xinghai Aerospace Base
Liu Jun listened to his nagging and gradually stopped speaking.
Second Brother’s appearance hadn’t changed much since university days, but the things he thought about and considered now were vastly different from his.
Fan Ren smiled, not minding Liu Jun’s “disappointment in someone’s lack of progress” toward him.
“Find time to lose some weight. If Boss sees you like this, he’ll probably be disgusted to death.”
Hearing this, Liu Jun irritably patted the ring of belly fat on his stomach and said helplessly, “What can I do? I control my eating now, but this thing won’t just slim down because you say so.”
Then he realized Fan Ren’s words had a hidden meaning, and his eyes lit up instantly.
“Boss contacted you?”
Fan Ren nodded with a profound look and didn’t respond to him.
“Tell me quickly, has Boss reached the point of taking a private car when going out?”
Liu Jun hurriedly sat up; he was very concerned about news of their boss who had been out of touch for four years.
“He probably has a private car now. Forget it, he told me not to tell you. You’ll see him in a while.”
Seeing Liu Jun looking like he was about to burst, Fan Ren quickly got up and walked outside.
“Come on, playing mysterious with your bro?”
Liu Jun sighed, stubbed out his cigarette butt, and stood up too. His original good-for-nothing appearance instantly turned into a serious and somewhat authoritative demeanor.
He had been at Xinghai Aerospace Base for some time, not out of curiosity to see the world, but leading the company’s high-voltage radio team to participate in the design of Xinghai Aerospace Base’s first new rocket.
In Base Workshop No. 1, the huge rocket head with a segmented design lay horizontally on the support frame like a giant’s skull.
Fan Ren and Liu Jun walked in, and no one greeted them. The researchers here had learned over time that this Big Boss of Xinghai was pragmatic and disliked empty talk.
“A’dai, when will your hair grow back?”
Over there, a bald head was intently staring at the rapidly changing data on the display screen and ignored him.
Liu Jun smiled without minding, while Fan Ren walked forward to look at the data panel.
“Boss, based on the rocket structure designed by our supercomputer, and incorporating various new technologies, there are currently no signs of any incompatibility.”
A’dai didn’t turn his head, still staring at the screen, his tone carrying pride.
Fan Ren could understand this data, but hearing it directly from A’dai finally put his mind completely at ease.
For some reason, compared to the electronic circuit technology he had passively received from the system, he trusted A’dai more in this area.
Could this be the magic of bald-headed big shots?
He shook his head with a smile and said, “Let’s test up to here today. We’ll proceed with assembly in the next few days. As originally planned, launch in two weeks.”
Fan Ren then ignored A’dai; this guy had his own rhythm when working and was generally hard to persuade.
Outside, not far away, an even larger workshop was undergoing final acceptance work. From afar, Yun Yin, wearing a white safety helmet, was constantly watching the site.
For this aerospace base, Xinghai had invested 5 billion in cash for construction alone, including equipment.
The giant rocket currently undergoing final segment testing had cost relatively less, “only” 300 million.
Fan Ren was somewhat speechless about his own thoughts; he didn’t know when 300 million had become “less” to him.
This rocket integrated radio technology and solid-state battery technology, with structural design handled by Xinghai’s supercomputer.
The engine used the latest high thrust-to-weight ratio engine researched and developed by Great Xia Aerospace Department, which had completed testing but had not yet been put into actual use.
Once this rocket, not yet fully assembled, was completed, its low Earth orbit payload capacity would reach a record-breaking 80 tons.
Behind this was the chemical reaction produced by the accumulation of technological achievements since Xinghai Technology was established four years ago.
Among them, chip technology provided massive computational data. Even daring to use Great Xia’s latest rocket engine for the first time was because of the powerful chip computing power, which could solve resonance issues from multiple engines operating, allowing troubleshooting tests in this area.
Liu Jun followed behind him. Every time he strolled through this vast aerospace base, he felt sincerely proud of Fan Ren.
But thinking of what Great Xia had done during this time, his gaze toward Fan Ren couldn’t help but become a bit strange.
“Second Brother, the Immortal Palace construction task originally planned for 5 years was completed in half a year. Now we even get to share usage rights. Sometimes I suspect if you’re some big shot’s illegitimate child.”
He was straightforward, saying whatever came to mind.
If anyone said in the future that Xinghai lost out on this deal, Liu Jun would be the first to disagree.
That was Great Xia’s top technological achievement, approved nearly 20 years ago, with massive funds invested and several generations’ efforts.
Now, under Fan Ren’s “persuasion,” the Immortal Palace Space Station, originally years from completion, was rushed with overtime and finished in just half a year, put into use in its complete form.
After completion, usage rights were temporarily shared with Xinghai Technology. Although this news wasn’t publicly announced, Liu Jun knew the inside story.
Hearing him mention this, Fan Ren felt a warm current in his heart.
Elder Ye considered things differently; he bore the responsibility for the stability of hundreds of millions of people and couldn’t act as freely as him without ties.
Even if Xinghai went bankrupt, it would just mean Fan Ren returning to his starting point alone.
Xinghai neither took loans nor owed any payments.
It posed no threat to anyone.
Even so, Elder Ye didn’t let Fan Ren fight alone with Xinghai. During negotiations with the Ministry of Economy and Trade, he overrode all opposition.
And he opened various green channels for Xinghai all the way.
This was evident from how, in just half a year since Xinghai Aerospace Base was established, it had cultivated hundreds of aerospace talents capable of standing on their own, relying on Aerospace City.
Moreover, all of Great Xia’s existing aerospace technology was shared with Xinghai.
Xinghai’s 20 billion investment was used on the unfinished Immortal Palace Space Station construction project, with shared usage rights after completion.
For Great Xia, it was unimaginable for a private enterprise to receive this treatment.
Fan Ren ignored him and continued walking toward the rocket tail workshop.
The unfinished bottom of Xinghai’s rocket had already been installed with the latest researched ultra-high thrust-to-weight ratio engines, each with 900 kilonewtons of thrust, totaling 12 engines.
However, this solution was strongly opposed by Aerospace City at the beginning.
Because the more engines, the more severe the resonance issues during operation, greatly increasing the risk of in-air disintegration.
But with Xinghai’s immensely powerful supercomputer computing power, after handing the problem to Xinghai’s supercomputer, the resonance issue was smoothly resolved.
