Chapter 104 Influence
"That's the rocket engine. That's why the Falcon 22.8 can carry tons of cargo to low-Earth orbit, because it has the most powerful engine in service today.

The Falcon 27 uses 1 Merlin 2280D engines, which provide a total thrust of tons. This will be the biggest obstacle for Guangjia Aerospace to catch up with the Falcon . Currently, domestic engines that are comparable to the Falcon are still in the demonstration stage. The Long March 's carrying capacity is about half of that of the Falcon and is also still in the testing stage.

I think Guangshen can consider cooperating with Tianbing Technology. They are developing the Tianlong III. Their engine thrust is 770 tons. If this thrust can be bundled with multiple engines like the Falcon , it is possible to catch up.

It would be very time-consuming and a waste of resources to start a large-scale rocket launch from scratch.”

"Thank you for the invitation. This is definitely a memorable launch, representing a new stage for China's commercial aviation. Although the launch equivalent and carrying capacity of Pioneer 1 are not as good as those of Falcon 9, I calculated based on the information revealed by Guangshen in Tim's interview that its launch cost is not much higher than that of Falcon 9."

It is rare to see a group of science and engineering bloggers on Zhihu answering questions so actively.

Chen Yuanguang was in Jiuquan, watching the launch of Pioneer 1 on site, while Lin Jia was watching the live broadcast far away in Shenhai.

Because she had a lot of work and business negotiations to attend, she couldn't spare the time to go to Jiuquan.

After seeing the rocket successfully enter orbit, she felt relieved, which meant it would be easier to negotiate a price.

"Mr. Lin, congratulations to Guangjia Aerospace for another great success. This morning I was watching the live broadcast on my laptop in the hotel. After your staff announced the successful launch, I was also happy for you," said Zhang Yi.

Lin Jia knew that Jiangcheng University’s alumni work was very successful and it had always firmly occupied the top ten position in the alumni donation rankings over the years, which was a very difficult thing to do.

Being in the top ten all year round means that you have the strength to be in the top five, which places very high demands on alumni management.

You can only do this if you can build a sufficient resource exchange platform.

Therefore, under the help of Lei Jun, Jiangda hopes to contact Chen Yuanguang for further communication, and Lin Jia will conduct specific communication as Chen Yuanguang's representative.

Most of the strong domestic universities have alumni management departments. The department at Jiangnan University is called the Alumni Affairs and Development Liaison Office, and Zhang Yi is the director of the Resource Development Office under the department.

In other words, he is specifically responsible for alumni liaison at Jiangnan University. Of course, he does not appear in person many times, and he is generally not required to attend preliminary contacts like this.

This time it is because Chen Yuanguang means a lot to Jiangcheng University. If Lei Jun, Chen Dongsheng and others are the present, then Chen Yuanguang is the future, enough to support the future of Jiangcheng University Alumni Association as a resource exchange platform for decades to come.

After listening to this, Lin Jia smiled and said, "Director Zhang, Yuan Guang works almost all the time except for sleeping and eating. We can produce such results in just one year, and Yuan Guang's efforts are the decisive factor.

Moreover, we have made progress not only in reusable rockets, but also in new materials and biomedicine. These achievements are indeed not easy to achieve.”

Although it is possible to go to the future to obtain technical information, it is not an easy task to simply move the future technical information to the present and then reproduce it in the technological system of modern time and space.

It's like you went back to ancient times with a search engine and wanted to develop a truly usable steam engine. There are many difficulties to overcome.

Zhang Yi nodded repeatedly after listening to it: "I can totally understand.

Before coming here, I specifically talked to your and Dr. Chen's college teachers. They spoke very highly of you, especially Dr. Chen, who was a very prominent figure during his time at school.

I have been doing administrative work at Jiangnan University and have never taught a class. After I was elected as the Director of the Resource Development Office in 17, I have not had any contact with frontline students. I heard of Dr. Chen's name during my senior year.

My colleagues in the office were discussing that he had published several papers in Nature and had gone to MIT for an exchange program. They all thought that if Dr. Chen returned to Jiangnan University to teach after graduating from MIT, we would be able to attract top talents again.

It’s just that Dr. Chen’s development path and speed far exceeded our imagination.”

Previously, the dean of the School of Life Sciences and the dean of the School of Chemistry at Jiangda University had always been in personal contact with Chen Yuanguang.

But when Chen Yuanguang embarked on the road of entrepreneurship and developed rapidly, the way to recruit him back to Jiangnan University to teach was cut off.

It is also impossible to ask the two deans to mobilize Chen Yuanguang to participate in Jiangnan University’s alumni activities.

Therefore, Jiangda wanted to re-establish communication channels, but there was no suitable opportunity. Now the opportunity has come.

When the opportunity came, Jiang Da immediately contacted Lei Jun, hoping that Lei Jun could help out and act as a matchmaker.

When Lin Jia heard about his college days, fond memories came to his mind. Compared with the high-intensity work he is doing now, college days were simply too wonderful.

During that time, Chen Yuanguang had plenty of time to accompany her to the library, climb Luojia Mountain, stroll around the Olympic Sports Center, and watch movies in Meiyuan.

Now if they want to watch a movie together, either Chen Yuanguang doesn’t have time or she doesn’t have time. The intensity of work is even more exaggerated than the 996 work week.

"Director Zhang, thank you for the compliment. I was indeed very hardworking when I was at Yuanguang University and achieved many outstanding scientific research results. I was as surprised as you were at that time.

Before he published in Nature, I thought he was not interested in scientific research." Lin Jia said.

Zhang Yi then tried to make up for it: "There is no need to say much about Dr. Chen's grades. Everyone knows that compared to him, you are also very good. It is not easy to rank in the top 10% of the GPA of the School of Economics and Management."

In that era, the School of Economics and Management had the highest admission score in Jiangnan University, especially its Experimental Class of Mathematical Finance, which had the highest score among all majors in Jiangnan University, and graduates could obtain a double degree in mathematics and finance.

Therefore, the School of Economics and Management is very competitive.

Lin Jia said embarrassedly: "I still rely on Yuan Guang to tutor me in mathematics, and my own efforts are only part of the reason.

Director Zhang, as we chatted, I began to miss my college days at Jiangnan University. "

Zhang Yi quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "Jiangnan University welcomes you to visit our alma mater at any time. We can make an appointment in March when the cherry blossoms bloom. If Dr. Chen is willing, it would be best if he could give a Luojia lecture at the new gymnasium.

In the past two years, many high school students who applied to Jiangnan University did so because of Dr. Chen, especially those in the School of Chemistry and Biology. "

Lin Jia nodded, thinking that it would be better not to jump into the sinkhole of Biochemical Environmental Materials. But then she changed her mind and realized that in the current environment, anything could become a sinkhole.

Seeing that Lin Jia did not respond, Zhang Yi continued, "This time we came here to reach a cooperation with Guangjia Aerospace.

We launched the Luojia-18 remote sensing satellite in . At that time, the Luojia- satellite was relatively small and was mainly used for night light remote sensing. Its scope of use was relatively narrow.

We have recently been developing Luojia-2, which is expected to be completed next year. Luojia-2 will enrich the detection methods and capabilities of the School of Remote Sensing.

Compared with Luojia No. 1, the functionality will have a qualitative leap.

We hope to package the launch of Luojia-2 and have Guangjia Aerospace help us launch it.

Our needs are relatively simple, and we only need to put the satellite into orbit once." If there is no Guangjia Aerospace, Luojia-2 will be launched by launching three satellites in one rocket, that is, one rocket will launch three satellites, and the three satellites will successively leave the rocket and enter orbit. This launch cost is relatively low.

Lin Jia said: "No problem, Guangjia Aerospace has the qualifications.

It’s just that we have never conducted similar business before, so we still need to discuss the specific quotation internally.

You need to give more detailed requirements, like the weight of the satellite and what orbit it is expected to enter.

I remember that Luojia-1 was a remote sensing satellite, so Luojia-2 should also be a remote sensing satellite, right?" Lin Jia asked.

Zhang Yi said: "Yes, it is also a remote sensing satellite."

Lin Jia said: "That depends on whether Jiangda wants to launch into polar orbit, non-polar low earth orbit or geostationary orbit.

The quote will naturally be different depending on your needs.”

Zhang Yi was shocked. According to his information, Lin Jia graduated from the School of Economics and Management and studied liberal arts in high school. How could he know so much about aerospace?

As a science and engineering graduate, he couldn't even understand the difference between these tracks.

Lin Jia is good at observing people's words and expressions, and after the experience of entrepreneurship, she has developed a pair of sharp eyes. After she saw Zhang Yi's shock, she felt a little proud inside. It was not in vain that she went to Jiaotong University to audit the professional courses of the School of Astronautics.

Lin Jia wears a mask every time he goes to Jiangda to avoid being recognized.

Because with the listing of Guangjia Technology, she has been widely discussed by various media, including her own interview on Bilibili, which has led to a high degree of facial recognition.

Lin Jia didn't want to cause any accidents.

Zhang Yi suppressed his inner shock and said, "After I go back, I will ask our Luojia II project team to prepare a detailed requirement for you. Then I will trouble Guangjia Aerospace to give you an evaluation price."

Lin Jia said, “No problem.”

Zhang Yi came here with the mentality of getting something for free. He originally thought that Guangjia Aerospace would help them launch Luojia II for free, but in the end he still had to pay for it.

But he didn't care. The school's money was not his anyway, and the school leaders didn't send him here to get something for free. It was just his own guess.

After the successful launch of Guangjia Aerospace, Jiangda hoped that Guangjia Aerospace would help them launch a satellite, and Tim had similar thoughts.

At the simple celebration banquet at noon that day, Tim and his friends also joined in the fun.

Chen Yuanguang toasted with everyone at each table, drinking water instead of wine. When he came to Tim's table, he said, "Thank you all for coming. Remember to make me look more handsome in the video later."

This caused laughter at the table, and the halo of the God of Light disappeared instantly, and Chen Yuanguang seemed much more real.

Tim came close to Chen Yuanguang and said, "Light God, I have an idea. We also want to launch a satellite. Does Light Armor Aerospace provide such services?"

Chen Yuanguang asked in confusion: "Ah? Aren't you guys making videos?

There is no problem with launching, but you have to think clearly about the purpose of your launch. If it is just for the purpose of shooting videos, then the cost will be a bit high.

Not to mention that Guangjia Aerospace can give you a discount, the price of buying a satellite alone is not that cheap. "

Tim murmured, “Light God, I just saw the beauty of the Pioneer 1 launched into the sky today, and I had an urge to launch a satellite belonging to our channel.

As for what role this satellite will play, we still have to go back and think about it. I just want Guangjia Aerospace to do it. I will contact Mr. Li and others for details later."

Mr. Li refers to Li Haide, who is in charge of matters such as external communications.

Chen Yuanguang understands that this kind of space romance is a temptation that men cannot resist. "No problem, just tell me if you need it."

The successful launch of Pioneer 1 has brought a lot of potential business to Guangjia Aerospace, but it is not all good news.

The breakthrough in Guangjia Aerospace's perovskite technology and the successful launch of a satellite, these two things combined, successfully stimulated the White House.

Before the Chinese New Year, the American Department of Commerce published the latest administrative measures in the Federal Register, adding 13 companies to the Entity List, including two Chinese companies, one of which is Guangjia Aerospace.

In addition to being unable to purchase American technology, Guangjia Aerospace was also included in the import list, and was not allowed to sell its technology and products to America.

"Light armor aerospace will threaten America's energy security and aerospace security, and it is very important to China's Made in China 2025."

He made no secret of his fear of Light Armor Aerospace.

Affected by this, the launch contract signed between Guangjia Aerospace and SpaceX had to be terminated ahead of schedule, considering that there were still two launch opportunities that had not been used.

Originally, American photovoltaic companies were waiting to introduce Guangjia Aerospace's new generation of solar energy technology in order to achieve huge profits.

The media they funded questioned American's decision in a press release:

“Mr. Miller, it is well known that Guangjia Aerospace has achieved a breakthrough in the new generation of solar cells. Will the inclusion of Guangjia Aerospace in the list have a significant impact on the development of the federal photovoltaic industry?

Without federal subsidies, it is difficult for our photovoltaic companies to compete with Chinese companies. Will the addition of Guangjia Aerospace to the list exacerbate the adverse situation faced by our photovoltaic companies in the global market? "

Matthew Miller responded: “This is for the safety of the American people.

In terms of commercial competition, we will increase our support for the photovoltaic industry and urge our allies to launch an antitrust investigation into Guangjia Aerospace's new generation of solar cell technology."

The Chinese reporter asked: "Mr. Miller, in response to your answer just now, can I assume that if Guangjia Aerospace is willing to transfer the new generation of solar energy technology, America is willing to make concessions in terms of government?"

Matthew Miller said bluntly: "Yes, if Guangjia Aerospace is willing to transfer technology, we will kick it off the import list."

That is to say, the technology can be sold to American companies.

None of the Western journalists present thought that there was something wrong with this straightforward attitude. European journalists thought that European photovoltaic companies had to rush to reach a technology transfer agreement with Guangjia Aerospace to win a time window.

(End of this chapter)