Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 675: The Starlink Project scared a bunch of people

If Nanshan Group wants to take action in the aerospace field, it is naturally impossible to completely hide it from outsiders.

Fortunately, they are not doing anything shameful and are not afraid of anyone finding out.

Even on the official website of Nanshan Group, many new recruitment positions are announced directly.

Liquid rocket overall design post

Liquid rocket aerodynamics/thermal environment design position

Liquid rocket mechanics environment design position

Liquid rocket electrical system overall design position

Liquid Rocket Structural System Overall Design Post

Overall design position of liquid rocket attitude control system

Liquid rocket power system overall design position

Liquid rocket power system piping and assembly design post

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After a bunch of positions related to rocket, helicopter design, aircraft design and satellite design were released, it immediately caused a huge shock in the industry.

"General Manager Zhao, the Nanshan Group has started to develop rockets. Have you heard about this?"

Qian Junfeng is the new boss of Aerospace Technology. As soon as he took office, he heard the news that Nanshan Group was going to enter the aerospace industry.

This made him feel the pressure immediately.

Prior to this, Aerospace Science and Technology was basically engaged in businesses that had little competition in the country.

But if Nanshan Group also engages in aerospace products in the future, it would be embarrassing if the products of such a large state-owned enterprise cannot compare with Nanshan Group.

So Qian Junfeng first called Zhao Siyu, the chief engineer of the first affiliated hospital, for consultation.

As a liquid rocket expert, Zhao Siyu is very familiar with rocket technology at home and abroad.

"Nanshan Group's carbon fiber technology leads the world. The performance of our new generation rockets and satellites has been greatly improved because of the extensive use of T800 carbon fiber produced by them."

"Everyone is naturally very concerned about the news of such a company."

"But I didn't expect that their CEO Cao would be so courageous and dare to directly enter the aerospace industry."

"Although there have been calls in the past two years to relax restrictions on private enterprises in this field, the situation here is still different from that in the United States."

"Most of the talents are within the system. Even if they want to recruit qualified rocket experts, it is very difficult."

Although Zhao Siyu admires Nanshan Group's achievements in some aspects, he obviously does not think that Nanshan Group can perform well in rocket technology.

When it comes to the Rockets, we still have to look at them.

However, Qian Junfeng thought more.

"I heard that Nanshan Group not only recruits talents domestically, but also recruits relevant experts from polar bears, the United States and other places."

"In addition, Nanshan Group has been able to do some unexpected things every now and then over the years. It's hard to say what will happen this time."

"After all, the basic technical principles of rockets are not a secret."

“You can even search for some design drawing information on the Internet.”

"What best reflects the difference in rocket performance is often not in design, but in materials."

"Nanshan Group is very advantageous in this regard."

"Maybe this time it will really bring some surprise to everyone."

After hearing what Qian Junfeng said, Zhao Siyu also became serious.

I am an expert in the industry, so it would not look good if someone slaps me in the face.

"Mr. Qian, if Nanshan Group wants to develop rockets, they will definitely poach some people from us."

"At that time, it may affect the research and development of some of our tasks."

Zhao Siyu is quite clear about what kind of treatment he gets at Nanshan Group and what kind of treatment he gets here.

Nanshan Group, which has rolled up its sleeves and is ready to go big, can definitely offer some technical experts an annual salary of one million.

But for Zhao Siyu, even an annual salary of 50 is very difficult, let alone one million.

After all, they have a fixed salary system, and it is very difficult to pay even one more penny.

This is both an advantage and a limitation.

"As long as what the other party does is not too excessive, we will leave it alone."

"There are still some expectations for Nanshan Group's entry into the aerospace industry."

"The performance of the Twin-tailed Scorpion drone they developed before is said to be better than that developed by anyone in the system."

"Especially when the stealth performance is combined with the advantages of long endurance and large payload, the deterrent effect is very strong."

"So far, it is said that the Scorpion drones are already being prepared for formal equipment."

Qian Junfeng said this, and Zhao Siyu naturally couldn't say anything more.

But he was a little more worried.

When the time comes, what other private enterprises come up with will really be better than our own, right?

That would be embarrassing.

However, it is definitely not just aerospace technology that is very concerned about Nanshan Group's entry into the aerospace industry.

Even companies as far away as the other side of the Pacific are discussing this matter.

"Cao Yang, the general manager of China's Nanshan Group, is somewhat similar to you."

"Future Auto, which he founded, is now the most popular electric vehicle company in China, and its products are also performing very well in the American market."

"Now we actually want to enter the aerospace industry, and headhunters are poaching people to our Space Exploration Technology Company."

As the R&D director of the Space Exploration Company, Diels is naturally more concerned about some developments in the industry.

What deserves his attention in this world are mainly the movements of a few countries such as polar bears and China.

So when Nanshan Group began to enter the aviation industry and recruit people on a large scale around the world, he went to research and investigate the relevant situation.

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to this matter and just wanted to understand it in general.

But after the investigation, his attitude completely changed.

This is a manufacturer with great competitive potential, and it is definitely not comparable to those small companies.

Carbon fiber, one of the most critical materials in the aerospace industry, has the world's leading technology.

And before that, we developed a large drone that even the United States was very afraid of.

As for the special steel, chemical industry, and equipment industries under Nanshan Group, their standards are extraordinary.

Under this circumstance, the possibility that Nanshan Group can make some great achievements in new fields is definitely very high.

This is obviously not a situation Diers wants to see.

But since he already knew about this matter, he naturally wanted to report it to Masco.

"I have also heard of Nanshan Group. They are indeed an amazing company."

"I heard that their Honor mobile phone is Apple's main competitor in China and even the world."

"Their electric cars are no worse than our Tesla. Tesla even bought a few W9s for research."

"Now that they want to engage in aerospace, they are likely to focus on the same direction as us. It is even possible that they will develop according to our standards."

"But in this regard, I don't think there is any need to worry. We are definitely number one."

Musk is still very confident in the technical level of Space Exploration Company.

In his plan, the world's first recyclable rocket will be launched in the next few years.

In the future, the world's largest launch rocket will be born in their company.

He even thought about retiring on Mars.

I have to say that Masco is really a powerful person.

In 1983, when he was 12 years old, he successfully designed a space game software called "Blastar" and later sold it to "PC and Office Technology" magazine for $500, making his first pot of gold in his life.

In 1995, he received venture capital funding to found Zip2, a company that developed online content publishing software for news organizations.

四年后，电脑厂家康柏以3.07亿美元现金和3400万美元股票期权收购了Zip2公司，28岁的马斯柯在这笔收购中获利2200万美元。

After that, his life continued to be cheating.

The latter PayPal earned him a fortune of US$2 million within 1.65 years of its creation.

Then he invested US$2002 million to establish Space Exploration Technology Company in 1.

It has been 9 years now.

On December 12 last year, the Falcon 8 rocket developed by Space Exploration Technology Corporation successfully launched the Dragon spacecraft into Earth orbit. This was the first time in the world's history that a spacecraft was launched into space by a private company and returned smoothly. The entire aerospace community was shocked.

With these glorious achievements, it is no wonder that Masco appears very confident in the face of competition from Nanshan Group in the aerospace field.

After all, in this field, China's technology is still far behind that of the United States.

Space Exploration Technology Company entered this industry nine years earlier than Nanshan Group.

This gap cannot be made up in a day or two.

"I definitely have confidence."

"But now there are headhunters in contact with some of our employees, wanting to recruit them to work for Nanshan Group in China."

"I think the other party's ambitions are still very high."

"It may become our main competitor in the future."

"It is still necessary to pay close attention to their movements."

When Diels said this, Masco had no objection.

There is no problem in grasping the opponent's movements in time.

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"Mr. Cao, are you really ready to enter the aerospace field?"

Just when many people in the aerospace field were paying attention to the news of Nanshan Group, Li Su, who was also in the automobile industry, couldn't help but call Cao Yang directly.

He publicly stated in 2010: "While rooted in the earth, we should also look at the vast universe, where there are countless planets. Human beings should continue to explore and accelerate the exploration of the space world and the future of the universe with a more bold and scientific attitude. ."

Obviously, this guy is also very interested in the aerospace field.

It's just that Geely Automobile's current strength is not enough to support its large-scale entry into the aerospace field.

Now that he saw Cao Yang preparing to take action, his mood suddenly became complicated.

"Yes, we are going to study rockets and satellites ourselves, and then launch them into space to form a low-orbit Internet constellation."

"The goal is to build a space-based communication system with global coverage, large capacity, and low latency to provide high-speed Internet services around the world."

<divclass="contentadv">"According to my plan, the company plans to use 4.2 satellites to replace traditional communication facilities on the ground in the future, thereby providing low-cost, high-speed and stable satellite broadband services around the world."

Taking advantage of Li Su's call, Cao Yang officially launched the "Starlink" plan.

Now that recruitment has begun, it is natural to draw some pie for the new employees.

Anyway, it will be officially released on the official WeChat account today. Let’s first shock Geely’s Li Su.

"This……"

Sure enough, after hearing Cao Yang's words, Li Su took a breath of cold air.

He didn't hear anything else clearly, but he couldn't forget the number 4.2 satellites.

If anyone else told him such a number, he would definitely sneer at it.

After so many years of development, China has not launched a total of 4.2 satellites, right?

Now the Nanshan Group has announced that it will launch so many satellites.

Isn't today April Fool's Day?

"Mr. Cao, the cost of launching a rocket often exceeds 1 million. For these 4.2 satellites, not to mention the cost of the satellites themselves, even the launch cost is an astronomical figure."

Obviously, Li Su feels that the figure of 4.2 trillion is too exaggerated.

Are you kidding yourself?

It's not necessary!

Is that true?

At this moment, Li Su felt a little confused.

He also wants to engage in aerospace and even satellite launches.

But the scale is definitely not as big as that of Nanshan Group.

"Judging from the current launch costs, it is indeed very high."

"So the first priority for our aerospace business is to develop a recyclable rocket to reduce launch costs."

"In the past, the cost of a launch was more than 1000 million yuan, but in the future it will be reduced to less than million yuan."

"It may even be further reduced to several million yuan in the future."

"In this way, the launch costs are not so exaggerated."

Cao Yang was not afraid of the risk of his plans being leaked after telling Li Su.

Even if you tell people about this kind of thing, they won't be able to copy it.

Not to mention that Cao Yang will continue to officially release these news later.

"Even if it is reduced to 1000 million, the cost of launching 4.2 satellites is still very staggering."

The launch cost of more than 400 billion is scary just thinking about it.

However, what Cao Yang said immediately made Li Su realize the feasibility.

"A rocket can launch more than one satellite. We can launch multiple satellites with one rocket, or even dozens of satellites with one rocket."

"In this way, the launch cost will be reduced to tens of billions of yuan, or even one or two billion yuan."

With the current size of Nanshan Group and an investment of tens of billions of yuan, there is obviously no problem.

Li Su even felt that if he could achieve such a low launch cost, his aerospace plan could be launched ahead of schedule.

After all, Geely Automobile's current scale is much larger than that of the same period.

"Mr. Cao, are you really serious?"

After a moment of silence, Li Su couldn't help but confirm again.

There is no way, this plan is too exaggerated.

Although he also knows that there seems to be a company in the United States that is researching recyclable rockets, but this concept is too incredible, and many people think there is no way to realize it.

Now Cao Yang actually wants to follow suit.

Based on the past record of Nanshan Group, if this comes true...

Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but feel excited.

"Although the new company has not been officially registered, I think this business is serious."

"Once relevant policies are further developed, we will set up a separate company to be responsible for this aspect of business."

Cao Yang gave the answer with certainty.

Of course, the reason why he talked so much to Li Su was because he felt the other person's interest from Li Su's words.

The field of aerospace is relatively sensitive anyway.

If Li Su is willing to invest and play together, then it is not impossible to consider distributing some shares and letting Geely Automobile help bear certain risks.

After all, sometimes business risks are not only financial and technical issues, but also policy issues.

If one more company works together, it will have more influence on policy.

Even if other companies such as Warwick are interested in investing in the future, Cao Yang would not mind the aerospace field and let them join in.

Of course, after Nanshan Group is split in the future, it can further establish an aerospace-related group.

As an aerospace company in the Starlink project, it can be used for financing.

As an airline that develops aircraft and other fields, it is not in a hurry to raise funds.

"Mr. Cao, I am also very interested in exploring space. If Geely also wants to join the 'Starlink' project, is it possible?"

In the end, Li Su couldn't hold back and spoke out his inner thoughts.

He knew very well that instead of waiting to set up a separate company to enter space in the future, it was better to pay for the ticket now and board the big ship of Nanshan Group.

Regardless of the results by then, the impact this incident alone will have on Geely Auto will be huge.

“Space belongs to everyone, and we naturally welcome more like-minded friends to explore space together.”

"At that time, I will arrange for a dedicated person to contact Geely to discuss the possibility of cooperation."

Cao Yang had no objection. This was already a very good result for Li Su.

After all, Geely Automobile does not have any technological accumulation in aerospace.

It can be said that he is not a helper for Nanshan Group to develop the aerospace industry.

Of course, he was able to develop Geely Automobile to its current scale in more than ten years, and his strength in all aspects cannot be underestimated.

"Mr. Cao, I will immediately ask the finance department to arrange funds and personnel preparations."

"Don't worry, the development of this company will be based on your opinions. We are just participants."

Li Su felt that it was really worthwhile for him to make this call today.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected surprise.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Yang quickly announced the "Starlink" plan on his personal Weibo.

It was not published on the official WeChat account, so it seemed less formal.

However, Cao Yang's personal Weibo fans are more than the Nanshan Group's official Weibo fans.

As soon as this Weibo post was posted, it immediately became a hot search topic.

The plan mentioned in it to launch 4.2 satellites and form a Starlink scared many people.

"Ronald, please consult relevant experts to see how feasible the plans mentioned by Mr. Cao are."

As the helmsman of Yangcheng, Liu Tianwu is naturally very concerned about the development of Nanshan Group.

Nanshan Group is willing to invest in more industries, which is a good thing.

But this time, Liu Tianwu was a little unhappy.

Cao Yang has announced such a radical "Starlink" plan to the outside world. If the development of Nanshan Group in other industries is affected because of this plan, it will definitely be worth the loss.

The most important thing is that if this plan succeeds, then it will be fine, and there is still hope for everything.

It would be very heartbreaking if the money was spent but ultimately failed.

Therefore, Liu Tianwu is now more concerned about the development of the "Starlink" project than Cao Yang.

"Leader, as soon as I saw Mr. Cao's Weibo, I went to find experts in related fields for a brief consultation."

"This Starlink plan is indeed feasible in theory."

"If all goes well, Starlink can provide low-cost Internet connection services around the world."

"But if we want to succeed, there is basically no hope within ten years."

When Luo Yi said this, Liu Tianwu was immediately silenced.

No hope in ten years?

He will definitely no longer be in Yangcheng in ten years!

This kind of big project really makes people love and hate it!

"I see that Nanshan Group has begun to recruit relevant professional and technical personnel. Mr. Cao should be serious this time."

"You can consult with relevant experts to find out what conditions are needed for this plan to succeed."

"Then you also help me arrange my itinerary. I will go to Nanshan Group for a visit in a while and talk to Mr. Cao about Starlink."

Liu Tianwu arranged a task for Luo Yi a little irritably.

However, on the Internet, many netizens had completely different reactions.

"The products produced by Nanshan must be high-quality products. We look forward to the day when 4.2 satellites will be launched into the sky and the network will be established as soon as possible!"

"Am I right? It's 4.2 satellites, not 420? Or 4200 is more reliable!"

"If anyone else had said this, I would have thought it was a fart! But what Mr. Cao said made me inexplicably have more expectations!"

"The 'Starlink' plan is the boldest plan I have heard in these years. It is really scary!"

"It is said that people who work on the Internet are very bold. Why do I think people who work in industry are even bolder!"

"Mr. Cao's company doesn't need to go public for financing, so why is this PPT so exaggerated?"

"Exciting! Worrying! Anticipation!"

"I'm curious, how can so many satellites be launched? Is it possible that they can fly up on their own?"

"Who knows which company has a rocket launch business? I feel like its stock will skyrocket tomorrow!"

"The 'Starlink' plan is good for rocket launches. Honey, who can join me in setting up a rocket launch company?"

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Various public opinions have brought the "Starlink" plan proposed by Cao Yang into the eyes of many people.