Chapter 137 The Next Golden Age

"We have a lot of ideas about the future applications of room-temperature superconductors. We have discussed this with some domestic experts. China will set up a company to operate the large-scale application of room-temperature superconductors.

In the short term, we will mainly focus on electricity-related fields, such as power generation, energy storage, batteries, power transmission, etc. At the same time, we will also explore fields such as quantum computers and controlled nuclear fusion.

I don’t know what the future will be like with the large-scale application of room-temperature superconductors, but I think it will be a better future.” Chen Yuanguang said.

The hostess' eyes revealed admiration, "Yuan Guang, because you have said in some self-media interviews before that you will focus on space mining, and believe that this is the key to leading mankind into the space age.

You have achieved a key breakthrough in the field of room-temperature superconductivity. Does this mean that your main direction in the future will change?"

Chen Yuanguang shook his head: "Room-temperature superconductivity is a product of interest. It is an attempt I made after seeing the news while doing space mining.

Fortunately, I achieved the result, but it doesn’t mean that I will focus my career on it in the future.

The subsequent applications of room-temperature superconductors will be implemented by corresponding enterprises and scientific research institutions, and the focus of my career will still be on optical armor aerospace.

Room-temperature superconductivity is like a lottery ticket won by chance, while light armor aerospace is a job. You don’t think of scratching lottery tickets as a job.”

After Chen Yuanguang finished speaking, the female host did not talk about room-temperature superconductivity anymore. This was because when they designed the interview program internally, they did not go too in-depth into room-temperature superconductivity. They only mentioned it briefly as an introduction to the interview with Chen Yuanguang.

Even CCTV has never had the opportunity to interview Chen Yuanguang before. They estimate that such opportunities will be even rarer in the future, so they want to use this program to focus on Chen Yuanguang as a person: "Because the outside world has always compared you with Musk, and thinks you are China's Musk.

Musk's dream is to go to Mars. Your long-term goal is also space, but what you want to achieve is space mining.

This can be seen as your two different perceptions of the beginning of the space age.

How do you feel about the difference between you and Musk on the idea of ​​humans going into space?

CCTV knows how to add fuel to the fire.

Chen Yuanguang first joked: "Should I say that I am not China's Musk?
I never thought that I had anything in common with Musk, except in our obsession with space.”

Chen Yuanguang continued, "I was just joking. I don't mind people labeling me in all kinds of ways. When you become famous, you can't avoid being talked about and compared. You just need to know what your goal is and then persevere.

You just mentioned the Space Age. Going to Mars is also a very grand goal. It is very meaningful for mankind. It symbolizes mankind's initial step into deep space and the beginning of the exploration of the solar system.

In the process of moving towards this goal, a large number of derivative technologies will be generated, such as Musk's Starship, Starlink, Falcon 9, etc. But simply going to Mars cannot bring much economic benefit, and it cannot form a positive cycle.

As space mining technology evolves, costs decrease, and the supply chain matures, not only Guangjia Aerospace can conduct space mining, but other commercial aerospace companies can also do so. They can use supplier integration solutions to conduct space mining.

Human beings have progressed from using the earth's resources to using the resources within the solar system, and the resources obtained from space mining will enter the earth's economic system cycle, which is the most important thing for mankind.

For example, we used to use fossil fuels, but in the future, after we achieve controlled nuclear fusion through room-temperature superconductivity, we will begin to use clean energy on a large scale. Rockets will be powered by electricity instead of being launched by fossil fuels, just like cars have changed from being powered by oil to being powered by electricity.

Fuel costs are falling, rockets are reusable, manufacturing costs are falling, the cost of space mining will cover the benefits, and profitability will be achieved after technological advancement. This is the foreseeable future. As for going to Mars, IMHO, it is difficult to see the economic benefits in the short term.

Going to Mars will not allow humans to participate in the Earth's economic cycle system. It is an isolated event. It is impossible for humans to migrate to Mars on a large scale in the short term. Going to Mars is nothing more than landing. Its symbolic significance is far greater than its practical significance.

Space mining can allow the Earth economy to participate and build a space economic cycle, which will drive a large number of companies, talents, and policies to flow into the aerospace field. "

Chen Yuanguang went on to say: "For example, the Huaguo Compound Eye that we spent a lot of effort to build in Yudu, the entire project cost 2 billion, and from an economic point of view, it is difficult to recover the cost.

However, if space mining is realized and other companies also want to enter this field, then the data accumulated by China's Compound Eye and its detection functions can be sold to other companies, and aerospace companies around the world dedicated to space mining will have to rely on China's Compound Eye.

In this way, the cost can be recovered, and it is not only a scientific research facility, but also has economic benefits, just like the Beidou satellite system.

This will represent the true arrival of the Space Age.”

The female host nodded frequently, pretending to be a fangirl, "Yuan Guang, I understand what you mean.

Like the American mission to the moon, it was just a symbol, a symbolic event. After that, no one went to the moon again because it could not bring economic benefits and would be abandoned after it was realized. The same is true for Musk's mission to Mars."

Chen Yuanguang nodded: "That's right. With the division of the great powers, America no longer needs to use the Star Wars strategic deception plan to drag down the national strength of its competitors. They will no longer land on the moon. The last time humans landed on the moon was fifty years ago.

Moreover, America cannot go to the moon in the short term. A large number of moon-related technologies have been abandoned. What was done back then cannot be done now. If Musk goes to Mars, he will not be able to persist for long if he cannot bring economic benefits. Even if he can persist, the whole thing will come to an end when he dies or loses interest.

As for space mining, as long as it can be profitable, even if there is only hope of profitability, someone will continue to do it after I die.

As space mining technology matures, humans will be able to use new technologies to enter deep space and truly usher in the space age.”

Chen Yuanguang paused for a moment and continued, "Before I decided to establish Guangjia Aerospace, I looked at many famous scientific research institutions in history. Most of them either disappeared or became obscure. Compared with their previous achievements, they were no longer heard, or were surpassed by their pursuers.

Like IBM and Intel, and even older ones like Edison and General Electric, a relatively successful case is Bell Labs. Even though Bell Labs later fell apart, it still had an important impact on the communications industry and produced many remarkable results.

I think about the reasons behind all this, because the research institutes of these companies have too scattered research directions and no longer serve their main business, resulting in a delay in seeing returns on R&D investment, and the companies gradually give up. So when I was working on Light Mech Aerospace, even though I defined it as a learning organization, I still had a firm goal, which was that it must be profitable in the future, and its R&D must revolve around the space mining business.

Perhaps with the development of aerospace technology, I will have the goal of going to Mars, and then I will set up a separate company to do this, rather than adding a new business direction to Light Mech Aerospace. Space mining is a big and broad direction, and it is enough for Light Mech Aerospace to do this well. "

It was rare to hear Chen Yuanguang talk about his business philosophy, and the female host realized that she should explore this topic more: "Yuanguang, I have always felt that Light Armor Aerospace is an amazing project.

When I was watching the news before, I saw a financial news report that your fundraising target for Guangjia Aerospace was divided into four stages, namely US$20 billion, US$50 billion, US$100 billion and US$150 billion, and you told investors that there would be no return on this investment in the short term, and you would be given at least ten years.

When I read the news, I thought you were crazy. Which investment institution would accept such conditions? Later, I thought the world was crazy. The first round of fundraising was successfully completed, and most of the second round was raised. "

Chen Yuanguang added: "The second phase of US$50 billion has also been raised."

The female host covered her mouth with her hands and pretended to be surprised: "So when you formulated this fundraising plan and introduced the project, you talked about the risks so frankly. Have you ever thought about what to do if no investment institution accepts it?"

Chen Yuanguang smiled confidently: "I have never thought about it. I think everyone should rush to invest in me."

Then he put away his smile and said seriously: "I have thought about it, but the most important rule in fundraising is that if you find a hundred investors and one of them nods, then the probability of success is 100%.

I think with so many investors around the world, there must be someone willing to go crazy with me, right?

If not, I will use Guangjia Technology as collateral, start first, and then seek investment after there are phased results.

The Pioneers we launched intensively this year are, in my plan, interim results that would have been achieved if we had not received investment.”

After Chen Yuanguang finished speaking, the host nodded: "Sure enough, successful people are so confident."

The host then asked: "We mentioned room-temperature superconductivity earlier. Yuan Guang, what impact do you think room-temperature superconductivity will have on your space mining?"

In fact, Chen Yuanguang has also considered these two, but he is not sure whether the specific application scenario of applying this small room-temperature superconducting material to space mining is feasible. However, participating in a TV talk show is not a feasibility study:
“First, by using perovskite batteries and superconducting batteries, the energy for the space station can be almost entirely provided by solar energy, without the need to consume fossil fuels.

Even future unmanned space mining probes can be powered by electricity to achieve high availability.

In rocket launches, I can only talk about some possible directions for replacing traditional fossil fuels with electric propulsion. "

"At the end of the show, Yuanguang, do you have anything to say to the audience in front of the TV?" asked the female host.

Chen Yuanguang turned around and said to the camera with a serious expression:
“Some people always say that this is a hopeless era, that technology is developing slowly, that productivity has reached a bottleneck, that the golden age has passed, and that the region continues to be turbulent.

I will come and reverse all this and bring everyone the next golden age."

　One more chapter, wait.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)