Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 582 Launching the Huanya-[-] Satellite

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"Fortunately." Dong Qiao smiled and put the photos and negatives in front of Jin Yong, rejoicing in his heart, thanks to the fact that he was facing a newcomer just now, otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with.

Jin Yong nodded slightly in satisfaction, and then asked: "Has our reporter already taken his place in Shanghai?"

Dong Qiao nodded, "After tracking and reporting the official signing ceremony of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration", they split into two groups and went south to Shanghai. However, exclusive headlines are probably hard to get. The media and Asia TV's interview team alone , is far stronger than us.”

"We have our own unique reporting angle, and there is no need to compete with Media Asia TV for riches and wealth." Jin Yong insisted on being shrewd as a businessman, "The key is, has Deng Lijun agreed to an exclusive interview with "Ming Zhou"?"

The refreshed Dong Qiao replied: "It has already been implemented. Deng Lijun said in person that she likes Ming Pao Weekly's gentle and upright reporting style the most. Interview."

"Great, with this exclusive interview, it is enough to guarantee our sales around the New Year." Jin Yong was very pleased, and continued to ask: "Hu Yinmeng hasn't contributed to "Mingyue" for a long time, has she What's the attitude?"

"Hu Yinmeng is currently in Los Angeles, USA. I have contacted her on the phone. She said that she cannot contribute to us due to her recent style of writing." Dong Qiao explained carefully.

"Isn't Hu Yinmeng, like Lin Yanni and Yi Shu, looking for excuses to increase the manuscript fee? These talented women, either don't lack money, or spend it all if they have it, or are so frugal that they don't spend much money, so that's still in the manuscript fee What are you doing so persistently?" Jin Yong complained and picked up the cup.

"Hu Yinmeng doesn't have any problems with raising manuscript fees." Dong Qiao showed a strange look on his face, "She said that now she can only write parenting books, and "Ming Pao Monthly" definitely can't ask for it."

Jin Yong spit out a mouthful of water, coughed a few times and smiled wryly, "I forgot why she hid in America."

Dong Qiao quickly comforted: "Ming Pao has us here, so you can rest assured and prepare for participating in the drafting of the Basic Law."

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December 12, Saturday, the winter solstice of the lunar calendar, coincides with the coldest time of the year, but the Shanghai Concert Hall, which has a history of more than 22 years, is warm and harmonious. The last stop of Deng Lijun's global tour is at this stage. Held in China's economic center and fashion capital.

Although Tang Huan tried his best to emphasize that this was a purely artistic exchange, the actual reaction of public opinion would certainly not be that pure.

On the one hand, Deng Lijun’s song was banned in the mainland last year. This year, the mainland allowed her to hold a concert, which undoubtedly showed an open attitude to connect with the world; Baodao is a little embarrassed.

It was no longer able to control Deng Lijun like in the original time and space. Not to mention Tang Huan's support, the bad influence caused by the "Jiangnan case" that happened not long ago left no room for those rough methods to gain a foothold.

In this case, there is only one way to go along the river, and of course you can comfort yourself that Deng Lijun's singing voice is the so-called pioneer of "recovery".

In the final analysis, under Tang Huan's intervention, the reason why the two parties finally made a laissez-faire decision was largely due to their self-confidence in their internal control—it was just a performance, no matter how outside the discussion was, it was a breeze, respect The preference of the richest man is the most pragmatic approach.

Compared with the calmness of the officials on both sides of the strait, the response from the media can only be described as enthusiastic: In addition to the local media in Shanghai, foreign media including CCTV also came to join in the fun—whether the report can be published and broadcast when the time comes Besides, we have collected the material first; the foreign media even flocked after covering the official signing ceremony of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration". first-hand material.

This scene was a bit chaotic, and it overwhelmed all parties in Shanghai who were in charge of the reception, and it also allowed them to experience what the demeanor of a world superstar looks like.

The more media you have, the more careful you need to be when dealing with them.Deng Lijun only held a 15-minute media meeting at the Mandarin Hotel where she was staying, and introduced her preparations for the concert, but did not accept questions. Then, under heavy protection, she minimized contact with the outside world.Fortunately, nothing went wrong until the concert started.

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"I didn't expect that the conditions here are first-rate." Tang Huan praised sincerely as he looked at the elegant, solemn, European-style Shanghai Concert Hall.

His deepest impression of this concert hall comes from the original time and space at the beginning of the 21st century. In order to cooperate with the road construction, it carried out a huge project of more than 60 meters in translation and more than 3 meters in elevation.

"This is a sacred place for senior performances. From a distance, we can talk about Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, and in a short distance, we can talk about the world-renowned flutist Lang Parr. They have all successfully performed here." Mayor Wang introduced with a smile, "By the way, This year, the No.11 Shanghai City Spring Music and Dance Festival has been held, and the opening main performance is also held here."

The person in charge of the Shanghai Concert Hall interrupted and said: "The most important indicator for judging the quality of a concert hall is the reverberation time. If the reverberation time is long, the music will be full and round; otherwise, it will be monotonous and dry. If it is long, it will affect the clarity."

He raised his finger and pointed to the layout inside the concert hall, and said proudly: "The structure here just fits the shape of a narrow boot, and the reverberation time is 1.5 seconds, which makes the sound effect excellent. I believe that Ms. Deng's concert will be very artistic. Perfect."

"Thank you very much for Mayor Wang's recommendation." Tang Huan laughed loudly and turned around to introduce the uniqueness of this concert hall to the people accompanying him in English.

The business delegation that followed him to China this time is full of weight. For example, the members include large international companies such as General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola.

Needless to say, General Electric, this century-old monster, reestablished trade relations with China as early as 1979; HP was directly introduced by the Ministry of Electronics Industry of China on the recommendation of former US Secretary of State Kissinger, and has been set to be established next year Hewlett-Packard of China; as for Motorola, it belongs to the collaborator Tang Huan pulled.

Not to mention, there are experts in this group of people, and compared with the Boston Symphony Hall, which was first designed using scientific acoustic principles, they made some comments on the Shanghai Concert Hall.

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During the chat, the time for the concert to start came unknowingly, and Zhao Zhongxiang, who served as the host for the first time in this year's Spring Festival Gala, came on stage to announce the curtain.Tang Huan didn't expect him to deliberately liven up the atmosphere, he just wanted to shake the scene.

The Shanghai Concert Hall can accommodate more than 1100 people, but this capacity obviously cannot meet the demand. The actual audience should be close to 1500 people. It is very crowded, but the organization is similar to the Spring Festival Gala and orderly.

Looking upstairs, Tang Huan could tell from the clothes and manners of some of the audience that many of them were artists. They probably felt that the opportunity to enjoy the performances of world-class pop music superstars up close was too rare, so they didn't care about the cost. made a special trip to the scene.

Deng Lijun's songs are indeed very popular in mainland China. Let's take this year's Spring Festival Gala as an example. For the first time, Hong Kong artists were invited to perform. Zhang Mingmin became popular with a song "My Chinese Heart", and Xi Xiulan's "Alishan Girl" It is equally popular, but the song "Back to My Mother's Home" by mainland singer Zhu Mingying is even more popular. After the tape was released, the sales volume reached 500 million copies within six months.

In fact, this song "Back to My Mother's Home" is the song "Little Daughter-in-law Goes Back to My Mother's Home" sung by Deng Lijun in 1982. Xu Guanying also played a role in the MV disguised as a woman.

After Zhu Mingying heard this song from a cassette tape sent by a friend, she was deeply attracted, but the mainland cannot listen to Deng Lijun's songs publicly, and she could not pass the review of the Spring Festival Gala, so Zhu Mingying followed Deng Lijun's ancestral home in Hebei , Passed the test with "Hebei Folk Song" and "Back to My Mother's Home".

It can be seen that the influence of Deng Lijun's songs is sometimes subtle. Many people in the mainland came into contact with her music without knowing it, while the popular artists in Baodao at the same time were often busy running around. Make money between shows.

For this concert, Deng Lijun took great pains in the arrangement of the repertoire.First of all, she sang several classic old songs from the old Shanghai_Shanghai era, such as "Song of Four Seasons" and "Singer Girl at the End of the World", which shortened the distance with the audience and won warm applause for a long time.

In the following interactive session, Deng Lijun expressed her deep gratitude to people from all walks of life who supported this concert, and made a simple cooperation with Zhao Zhongxiang. At the request of the other party, she sang a piece of Huangmei Opera, which is currently popular in mainland China, called "The Heavenly Girl" "Scattered Flowers".

Then following the mainland's 80s classical music craze, Deng Lijun selected a few songs from her Chinese-style album "A Light and Quiet Love", which included Tang poetry and Song lyrics.Perform interpretations.

The last song at the end is "Wandering the Road of Life", which will be sung at every stop of the world tour.

To be honest, Deng Lijun's Shanghai concert was very cautious in all aspects and there was no breakthrough in style.Of course, this does not mean that the level has dropped. The applause from the audience said it all.

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After the concert, Tang Huan deliberately searched for time and asked Deng Lijun, "Your performances this year are not as dense as usual. Is your body able to bear it? Especially after completing the Shanghai concert, the world tour with one billion applause is not worth it. It is the consummation of merit and virtue. After the nerves that were tense before were suddenly relaxed, the fatigue suddenly surged up."

"Don't worry, there is a specialization in the art industry. I have to deal with such a work intensity alone. I have at least ten years of senior experience." Teresa Teng's eyes are shining, full of fighting spirit, "Besides, in a few days it will be the NHK Red and White Songs After a fight, how could I relax."

Deng Lijun entered the Japanese music scene, and her highest goal was to participate in the NHK Red and White Song Competition. Seeing that she would get her wish in a few days, Tang Huan really couldn't stop her.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then you can go to Tokyo directly tomorrow. You can avoid the troubles that may be caused by staying here for too long, and you can also adjust your status in Japan earlier, recuperate and prepare for the war."

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When Deng Lijun left Shanghai, the media naturally dispersed, and the world became much cleaner.

Tang Huan, who was completely at ease, attended the ceremonies of some cooperation projects with Shanghai City, including the semiconductor factory that the other party won from his hometown. It belongs to the sweet pastry.

However, these things are just a formality in the meaning of the title. The real highlight of Tang Huan's visit to China this time is the cooperation between AIA Satellite Company and the mainland aerospace industry.

Firstly, to witness the launch of Mania [-]; secondly, to commission restoration of Mania [-], and the subsequent launch.

This damaged communication satellite in geostationary orbit was originally the Western Union Star-6 of the United States, but after it was launched into the sky by the American space shuttle "Challenger" on February 2 this year, it failed to enter orbit; by November 3 this year On the 11st, the US space shuttle "Discovery" took advantage of the mission to recover it, and Tang Huan bought it and renamed it Huanya-12.

Hughes Aircraft Company of the United States also manufactured Hughes Aircraft Corporation of the United States. The satellite body is in the shape of a cylinder, with a diameter of 2.2 meters, a height of 6.5 meters, and a weight of 1.25 tons. It has 24 C-band transponders and is designed to operate for 10 years.

Although the satellite is now damaged, its practical value remains undiminished after repairs.So Tang Huan aimed at it early, won the ownership, and then took advantage of the situation that Sino-US relations were in the honeymoon period, and sent it to China for maintenance.

According to the launch plan, as well as weather forecast and other conditions, Manya-12 is scheduled to launch on the afternoon of December 28th.Tang Huan brought some shareholders or representatives of AIA Satellite Company directly to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to watch.

This is Tang Huan's second visit here, and it is ready to be opened to the public next year, so it is less mysterious.

Although Tang Huan remained calm and the high-level receptionist was calm, everyone was still very nervous.

Gein was responsible for the launch mission of the Long March 1 carrier rocket. When it was launched for the first time on January 29 this year, the engine failed. It failed to send the Dongfanghong [-] communication test satellite into the predetermined orbit, and finally ended in failure. .

In April of this year, the Long March 4 carrier rocket carried out the launch mission of the Dongfanghong [-] communication test satellite again. Although it was successful, problems arose during the positioning process, which was finally solved by unconventional methods, which can be described as full of risks. .

Therefore, the uncertainty of this launch is still very large.At best, China has accumulated enough valuable experience; at worst, its rocket launch technology is immature.

On the other hand, since Tang Huan visited the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center last time and paid homage to his parents, he started the satellite launch plan. The preparations on the Chinese side are still very sufficient.

After Tang Huan glanced at his watch, he looked at the launch pad far away under the clear sky. He thought that no matter how well prepared he was, sometimes it depends on luck.

(End of this chapter)