Global monopoly of technology

"After this battle, even if someone shorts the Bluestar Technology Group in the future, they will not be so dying." Zhang Bowen said.

An executive at the meeting laughed: "This time, in the air, hundreds of predators probably have retracted into a corner and silently licked their wounds."

"Haha, deserve it."

The executives in the conference room roared with laughter, this time it was really relieved.

Zhang Bowen put aside his smile and said seriously: "This time it was difficult to win. Although we won a big victory, we became the one who laughed last. But it doesn't mean that the future of Bluestar Technology Group can sit back and relax. On the contrary, The future may face a more serious crisis than this year. We have completely offended the Americans, and the United States now hates us."

Everyone put away their smiles one by one, and an executive at the meeting said: "Yes, if you are not afraid of the thief, you are afraid of the thief."

Zhang Bowen said: "We don't want to be hostile to anyone. We just want to run the company properly and carry out normal business activities, but others may not think so. When I talked with Mr. Luo that day, I am still impressed by what he said: Avoiding conflict with others is not blindly avoiding. The way to avoid conflict is to prepare for conflict."

Luo Sheng was not in the company today. When everyone heard this name, they couldn't help but stand in awe and admiration.

Everyone knows that this series of major crises encountered by the Bluestar Technology Group would not have been the situation it is today without the existence of this man.

Luo Sheng's authority on Bluestar Technology, and the Azure Coast, Shengfeng Capital, etc., have been strengthened unprecedentedly.

He has established an unparalleled prestige in the hearts of everyone, regardless of age, this thing has been ignored by everyone a few years ago, people will only clearly remember how he resolved the crisis again and again. , Constantly creating legends.

Zhang Bowen, who attended the meeting, looked around and said: “2013 is tomorrow. The group company’s strategic goals for the new year have already been set. It is Mr. Luo’s three major strategies to develop new business in emerging market countries. We used to pick and choose. The hardship regions are unwilling to open up the market there, which leads to over-reliance on the markets of developed countries in Europe and the United States. They face being beaten to death by the other side this time.

The executives attending the meeting did not say a word. Everyone kept their heads down and held a pen to record the content of the meeting, or stared at the work computer and occasionally made the sound of typing on the keyboard, but the sound was not loud.

Develop business in emerging market countries and regions. This is a major long-term strategy formulated by Luo Sheng for Bluestar Technology Group. To put it bluntly, it is the way to "encircle the city from the countryside". In order to prove that such a policy is feasible by itself, it is required The company learns from the past, and walks the road to the rise of the past.

Earlier, Lao Zhang had arranged for the executives of Bluestar Technology to go to Pengcheng to visit Huawei. Because of the difficulty of the year, it was more difficult than the current Bluestar Technology. Even so, it is also from Europe and the United States. Among the major communication giants, they have realized the rise of counterattack by struggling for survival, and have achieved the status of today's generation of world communication giants.

Zhang Bowen’s eyes drifted and said: “Secondly, the deepening of the business market in the Greater China region is the most important thing. Mr. Luo has repeatedly emphasized that the mainland market is the fundamental to ensure that our group company can be invincible. I don’t think I need to elaborate on this point. The third big strategy is to invest 150 billion U.S. dollars in scientific research in the next five years, with an average of 30 billion U.S. dollars per year. Only by mastering core technologies can we have international competitiveness. Please remember, everyone. The share that Bluestar Technology lost in the market of developed countries this year will be regained in the future, and we will definitely return."

The people present were also high-spirited and had unprecedented confidence. Customers in most developed countries such as North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia have been lost. However, Bluestar Technology did not announce its withdrawal from these markets, but has always rooted there. , Even if it is not profitable, it must be supported by blood transfusions through profit in other markets.

Only fools will pat their buttocks and leave, and this is exactly what competitors are happy to see.

Luo Sheng will not make the low-level mistake of Google Tsundere's withdrawal from the Greater China market. Google's withdrawal from the Greater China market has caused Google to lose a lot, at least earning tens of billions of dollars in revenue every year. As the domestic Internet user market continues Soaring, Google saw blood dripping.

If Bluestar Technology does this, it will lose hundreds of billions of dollars, and it will allow competitors to grow bigger and in turn grab other market shares.

...

With the passage of time, finally ushered in the first month of the new year 2013.

Technology complex building.

"Shorts have fully ebbled, and Bluestar Technology stocks continue to rise. Yesterday Soros admitted in an interview with Bloomberg that he had lost more than US$10 billion in the process of short selling. This time, all short sellers are at the highest The book loss exceeded US$280 billion, and the actual loss exceeded US$248 billion."

Qin Weimu, who came to report on the work, said.

At this moment, she and Luo Sheng were in the living room. The latter laughed and said, “The company’s circulating market value is only 18%. We can sell stocks appropriately to increase liquidity. It is also to withdraw funds. The current debt ratio of Bluestar Technology It was 30 or 40% higher before, and debt repayment, a $150 billion research and development strategy, and the development of emerging markets all had to spend money."

Mr. Zhang will do the job of selling stocks. With regard to the company’s current cash reserves, the shares transferred to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office have received US$88 billion in foreign exchange cash, bank loans of US$52.2 billion in foreign exchange cash, and the public offering of financing of US$23.9 billion. With the company's own cash flow, the current cash reserves in Bluestar Technology have soared to a terrifying amount of more than 170 billion US dollars.

The money invested by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office and the bank’s low-interest loans was originally meant to be used for consumption. However, the circulating market value at that time has become less and less, and the consumption is not much. The short sellers did not even think that it would be in the stock market. To decide the outcome, but to lay the final victory outside the stock market.

Because Bluestar Technology has already carried a heavy debt burden for this, Wall Street short-term institutions have carefully calculated that Bluestar Technology will not last long and will detonate a debt crisis, and heavy debt will become the last straw to crush the camel.

But people are not as good as the sky. A public offering action instantly caused the short sellers to face a crisis of trust and fall apart, and the situation ushered in a major reversal between hands.

In the face of a huge crisis of confidence, the empty side of Wall Street gave them 10,000 guts to take this risk. Those empty-headed crocodiles are adventurers and gamblers, but they are not fools.

Indeed, Bluestar Technology is now carrying a heavy debt burden. If the debt is subtracted, the current cash reserves of more than 170 billion US dollars are far enough to repay the principal, let alone pay off the debt with interest.

First, the five major banks owed as much as US$52.2 billion. Although it was a low-interest loan, it couldn't stand the large base, and the interest generated in it was still scary.

Secondly, it owes a total of US$126.8 billion in debts to brother companies such as Côte d’Azur, Shengfeng Capital, and Life Science Fund. Although they are all Luo Sheng’s funds or companies, the debts and interest that should be paid are all, but relatively small. , But it can't hold the base too large.

The principal of these two debts alone is as high as 179 billion US dollars, which has exceeded the current total cash reserves of Bluestar Technology.

This is still in the case of not calculating interest. At the same time, Bluestar Technology's revenue was cut in half, the debt burden has soared, and the money earned is less, plus the company's operating expenses are astronomical.

These series of problems all show that Bluestar Technology’s debt risks may explode at any time.

In order to repay the debt, let alone the $150 billion R&D budget strategy. In order not to detonate the debt crisis, shelving this strategy is inevitable. At the same time, it is necessary to further reduce R&D investment, even large-scale layoffs, and the sale of heavy assets such as data centers to free up money. Come to pay the debt.

So it entered a vicious circle.

It is a pity that the scene imagined by Wall Street bearers can only become an eternal fantasy in the end, and the reality has not moved towards their perfect schedule.

Bluestar Technology Group finally survived.

Now the situation is completely different. The stocks repurchased by Bluestar Technology can be sold with confidence. Under normal circumstances, repurchasing stocks to reduce liquidity can enhance investor confidence.

However, the current situation of Bluestar Technology is not the same. There is such a mess, and the liquidity is too poor.

Selling a part of the stocks to realize cash, so as to ensure that the company's operations and established strategies are not affected, while also alleviating the current debt burden.

It is worth mentioning that in this public offering, Bluestar Technology has received 23.9 billion US dollars in financing, but in fact only 720 million US dollars in financing, and the rest of the money is financed by the Luo Sheng family fund.

Luo Sheng was quite surprised. Actually, there are people who are not afraid of death who will follow the car here. Simply let these people get in the car, which is a return for their trust and a rich return.

In this round of financing, the Luo Sheng family fund increased its holdings of 4.5% of the stock. In addition to the previous bottom-hunting, the family fund currently holds 16.5% of the shares of the Bluestar Technology Group, which is actually the third largest after the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office and Luo Sheng. Major shareholder.

Luo Sheng glanced at Qin Weimu and reminded him: "There is such a big disturbance during this period of time. You should temporarily converge. If the family fund can be exposed later, it should be as late as possible. It is best to hide behind the scenes forever."

It’s not that you are afraid of exposure, even if it is really exposed, all the money earned is reasonable and legal. At most, Luo Sheng will be given some unlovable titles such as "international speculator" and "big short", and put He falls into the category of Soros.

But as long as they are not exposed, they can hide their true strength, and can always be used as a trump card to turn the tide at critical moments, such as the planning of this public offering.

If it is exposed, it is impossible to successfully separate the airdrop agencies on Wall Street.

Qin Weimu said with a smile: "The short funds on Wall Street were basically fighting with you last year, and as a result they missed the great opportunity of Greek bankruptcy. I think they must also know it, but they know nothing about it. You dare not move here, you can only watch as the opportunity is missed. In the end, you didn't get the benefit from both ends."

Luo Sheng couldn't help but laugh. It is estimated that the other party is now so angry that he is autistic.

"The layout here in Greece, how much profit did you take away?"

Family funds do not lack liquidity. While ensuring that Bluestar Technology is aligned with Wall Street short positions, it can also free up funds to deploy in Greece.

Qin Weimu proudly said: "7.8 billion... Euros!"

Luo Sheng lowered his head in thought with a deep expression, but for a moment he looked up at her and said sincerely: "How can I praise you? I will reward you with seven or eight billion yuan."

...

Time flies, and in a flash entered February 2013.

Since the beginning of the new year, the stock price of Bluestar Technology Group has changed from last year's decline, with a total increase of 26% in the month to date. This is under the premise that Bluestar Technology actively released the circulating market value to withdraw funds.

The bears of the bearish BTC stock price are almost wiped out.

And Bluestar Technology’s current cash flow reserves are as high as US$268 billion. No matter how hard the previous capital war is to burn money, no matter how much it loses, as long as it becomes the final winner, all previous losses can be profitable. come back.

But soon, Bluestar Technology’s cash flow dropped to the US$208 billion level.

First of all, under Luo Sheng's decision, the low-interest loans of US$52.2 billion borrowed from the five major banks were repaid in advance and all repaid.

In fact, the funds were not used at all after the call, because the opponent fell too suddenly, which belonged to the rhythm of sudden death on the spot.

Many executives of the company’s management do not recommend Luo Sheng to pay back the money in advance, because this is a low-interest loan, and the interest is too low. Bluestar Technology can use the money and run the money well. Make money.

But Luo Sheng did not adopt it. Isn't this robbing the National Bank of business?

Although the bank wouldn't say anything, Luo Sheng would definitely not commit an act of looting business with the country without EQ.

The second is to pay off the debts between the brother companies slowly. There is no need to worry too much about this. You can pay back slowly. Luo Sheng can't force the debts on himself.

...

Venture Capital Fund, General Manager's Office.

"Mr. Liu, Shengfeng Capital announced the 2012 annual report data, the asset management scale reached 967 billion yuan, the liquidity reached 340 billion yuan, and the net profit last year was 13.28 billion yuan."

After Liu Wen's assistant finished the report, he closed the document.

The venture capital fund and the manager of the investment fund Liu Wen can be regarded as Luo Sheng's old friends. The venture capital fund came to join Bluestar Technology's early A round of financing.

When Shengfeng Capital was established, it was also joined in, and subsequent investments have also been made.

But last year, when Bluestar Technology and Wall Street were in a battle against Wall Street, Luo Sheng pulled Shengfeng Capital into the water and made investors like Liu Wen very dissatisfied. What is even more angry is that Shengfeng Capital also frozen all investment prohibited investors’ assets. Give the redemption fund.

After Liu Wen learned that he was angry and scolded his mother.

But at this moment, he seemed to have changed.

"Unbelievable, Shengfeng Capital, an investment fund that focuses on long-term investment in cutting-edge technology, spends hundreds of billions of venture capital out every year. With such a huge sunk cost, it can actually earn tens of billions of profits every year. "

Liu Wen sighed with emotion, and after a while, he ordered his assistant to add: "You go to make arrangements. The venture capital fund has 6 billion private equity funds in the book, all of which will be invested in Shengfeng Capital."

After speaking, he smiled and said: "You can always trust the'Luo Sheng Effect'."

This move was too real and caused extreme discomfort to his assistant.

When there is no difference between Bluestar Technology and Wall Street shorts, he has seen his immediate boss roar in the office, Luo Sheng effect?Shit!

And now?

Licking so righteously.

Liu Wen's assistant only complained about his boss in his heart, but he quickly implemented it.

Once the money is invested in the Shengfeng Capital Investment Fund, after the transaction is completed, the funds will be frozen for three years. The closed-period non-redeemable fund within three years, but can be packaged into bond transfers or other financial derivatives, as long as If someone is willing to take over, the credit can be transferred, so Liu Wen is not afraid that if it needs to be realized in the past three years, it will be a convertible debt.

Although the fund was frozen by Shengfeng Capital before, it was still possible to do so. The question is, who would dare to take this hot plate at that time.

Everyone thinks that Wall Street will definitely win, and Shengfeng Capital will be dragged down by Bluestar Technology and die without a place to die.

But the result was beyond everyone's expectations. Before that, Liu Wen was constantly looking for convertible debtors, but it was a pity that no one dared to take this offer, and he was going crazy at that time.

Not only Liu Wen, but also the funds and brokerage firms that invested in Shengfeng Capital were like ants on the hot pot at the time.

And now, Liu Wen is very grateful that no one took this plate at the beginning, otherwise the real Nima would lose out.

Conversely, those who refused to accept the offer are now extremely regretful.

Right now, not only venture capital funds are starting to lick wildly, but other fund companies have staged large-scale "real fragrance" scenes.

What is the use of face?Can it bring profits against performance?

What I have to say is that Qin Weimu, the head of Shengfeng Capital, is now in the capital circle like a thunderous existence.

The major VCs can be said to be unknown, and no one in the army of technology entrepreneurs does not know, they are regarded as real "investment angels" because in addition to capital operation, venture capital only invests in start-up technology companies.

Her status in the investment world now is just like that of Luo Sheng in the science and technology industry. Many VCs engaged in investment in the science and technology field cannot know which startup company has prospects, so they can directly invest in Shengfeng Capital. .

It's just that the earning is relatively small, but it is practical.

This is why Shengfeng Capital's asset list has rapidly expanded to a value of over RMB 1 trillion in just three to four years.

Qin Weimu himself is talented in the financial field, and he is in the same group as Luo Sheng. The relationship between them is in the upper class. Everyone knows that this brings another layer of protection.

The fiasco of Wall Street bears this time undoubtedly further enhanced the mysterious and mysterious halo of "Luo Sheng effect". The industry has gradually formed a blind consensus-believing that "Luo Sheng effect" is equivalent to making big money.

Entering February, not only did Shengfeng Capital not have an investor requesting to redeem the fund, this thing seemed to have never happened at all.

On the contrary, Shengfeng Capital obtained a total of 120 billion yuan in asset custody in 35 days from the first month of the new year to early February, which also pushed Shengfeng Capital’s asset management scale to 1.08 trillion yuan. The new height of RMB.

Two years ago, it has become the largest private equity asset management investment fund in China. In February of this year, it became the first domestic private equity investment fund with an asset management scale of more than one trillion yuan. It has been hailed as "China’s Blackstone Fund Company" "Again.

However, compared with the scale of asset management of Blackstone Group, Shengfeng Capital is still insignificant.

The total assets of the Blackstone Group itself are comparable to those of Shengfeng Capital, but it has an asset management scale of US$5.4 trillion on a global scale.

...

Entering the new year, February is also about to usher in the Spring Festival holiday. Now the crisis has been passed without risk. Whether it is Bluestar Technology or the Blue Coast, its employees can have a good year with peace of mind.

However, Luo Sheng did not go home to celebrate the New Year. After leading the company through this major crisis, he put his energy on climbing technology, mainly Star Arrow International.

Similarly, Liu Jianwei and other scientific research teams did not go home for the New Year.

...

Star Arrow International Research and Development Laboratory Building.

Today is the Spring Festival, but the Liu Jianwei team is still working. In their eyes, except for a few rest days, every day is a working day.

Scientific research and academia are almost all of their lives. In addition to talent, this kind of day-to-day struggle also has a great relationship on the front line.

Luo Sheng also came here today, at the moment Liu Jianwei is in the laboratory.

The two are standing next to an experimental platform with a transparent closed isolation tube on which is placed the latest achievement of Liu Jianwei's team, a section of new material made of carbon fiber nanotubes up to half a meter long.

"The half-meter-long pipe has broken the world record. Professor Liu, your progress is much faster than I thought, but we need a pipe with a length of at least 36,000 kilometers. Is there any way to make this in the future? A tube of a different length?" Luo Sheng stared at the carbon fiber nanotubes inside and said, "Professor Liu, you don't have to be under pressure. I mean at least there is a theoretically feasible direction."

Hearing this, Liu Jianwei said frankly without thinking about it: "I haven't thought about this. I think only the breakthrough of nano-robot technology can take this important task, and nothing else."

Luo Sheng: "Nanorobots? The breakthrough of nanotechnology is no easier or even more difficult than new materials."

Liu Jianwei nodded and said: "Yes. Nanorobots, this kind of virus-level robots made of molecules, carbon fiber nanotubes are composed of hexagonal carbon atoms, and nanorobots are small and can build this on a microscopic level. A structure. As long as the carbon material is sufficient, nanorobots can create tens of thousands of kilometers of carbon fiber nanotubes, which is absolutely feasible in theory, and the efficiency is fast."

Luo Sheng couldn't help but nodded silently, embracing his arms. If nanotechnology can achieve major breakthroughs and applications, it will not only bring revolutionary breakthroughs to the application of new materials, but also have endless imagination for medical and clinical applications.

Perhaps the greatest significance of creating a space ladder is not to explore deep space, but to use it as an opportunity to light up various cutting-edge technologies of mankind. After all, the space ladder requires too many technologies, and its derivative technology is unparalleled in other fields. .

Liu Jianwei looked at Luo Sheng: "Mr. Luo, a scientific team at Harbin Institute of Technology has already made a 600-nanometer robot in the previous year. I believe that in the future, more intelligent and miniaturized nano-robots will soon come, but the current technological development In terms of speed, we may have to wait for many years, ten to fifteen years or even longer."

Hearing this, Luo Sheng keenly noticed some of the subtext of the other party's sentence, and immediately asked curiously: "Oh? Professor Liu, do you know the scientific team of Harbin Institute of Technology?"

"The leader of this scientific team is an old friend I have known for decades. His expertise in the field of nanotechnology is second to none in the country and even the world..." Liu Jianwei nodded and laughed, expressing him between the lines. It is highly respected.

Who is Luo Sheng?

After a little thought, I instantly understood the professor’s thoughts. Liu Jianwei has joined Star Arrow International for more than half a year. Although Luo Sheng has not spent much time with him, he has a full understanding of him. Outside of work, a person who is embarrassed to speak directly.

Luo Sheng believes that if it wasn't for work, he wouldn't even mention this old friend. This new material science expert is a bit bad at humanity and sophistication. After all, people are fascinated by academic research.

"Professor Liu, can you do me a favor and write a letter to your old man. I want to invite him and his team from Harbin Institute of Technology to Star Arrow International." Luo Sheng asked directly after his consideration. Tao.

Sure enough, Liu Jianwei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded without hesitation: "No problem, I will definitely go all out to help you dig him over."

Really straightforward, most of the Harbin Institute of Technology leaders got a crooked nose.

Luo Sheng also showed a candid smile, and he couldn’t help but think of the famous saying in Asimov’s "Galactic Empire" once again: The reason why most scientists are nine-rate administrative personnel, perhaps only Because they are accustomed to dealing with natural phenomena with less flexibility, and do not know how to deal with fickle hearts.

The reason why Liu Jianwei always fails to apply for R&D funding may also have a lot to do with his "upright" side. In a sense, Luo Sheng has become his Bole, and people like him really need Luo Sheng. Only by supporting people can scientific achievements be made faster.

...

In the afternoon, Luo Sheng invited Liu Jianwei to the Science and Technology Complex.

Although he didn't know what the young owner intended, he temporarily put aside the work at hand and was invited. Although he was a bit "straightforward", he was not entirely a naive scientist with a negative emotional intelligence.

"Professor Liu, I invited you here today to show you something."

Luo Sheng was leading Liu Jianwei to the circular hall inside the building. The latter was also quite curious. When the two entered an empty closed circular hall, Liu Jianwei couldn't help being taken aback when he saw the picture in front of him.

"this is……"

In the middle of the hall is a huge model, the height of this hall has reached more than 30 meters.

"This is a scale model of a space ladder and so on that I took three months to build after supercomputing and rigorous calculations." Luo Sheng looked at the complete model suspended in front of him, and then tilted his head to look at Professor Liu with a smile: "Extra-large. Hand-made, Qin Huang can compare to me."

At this moment, Liu Jianwei didn't even know what the difference between the figure and the Emperor Qin was. He walked forward without saying a word, looking up at the model in front of him, and his mouth was slightly open subconsciously.

After seeing this model, Liu Jianwei was even more convinced that Luo Sheng really wanted to build a space ladder instead of just talking about it, even though it was a century-old project.

It is too high, the highest point is more than 30 meters.

It can only be said that being rich is willful.

"Professor Liu, please here."

Luo Sheng immediately took him to an elevator next to him, which was able to reach different heights, and there were corridors at different heights, so that he could directly look at the extra-large figure at different heights.

"At least Professor Liu and your team are in charge of the rope problem, and the progress is quite gratifying, and there is also a theoretically feasible solution. However, the space ladder has too many technical difficulties. The next thing to be solved is the ladder. There is a problem with the operation." Luo Sheng looked at the top space station and opened the chatterbox.

Liu Jianwei examined this extremely exquisite and sci-fi super large model, but for a moment he also ended his silence.

"In the book "Fountain of Heaven" written by science fiction author Arthur Clark, there is a description of a space ladder. Before power is turned on, people or goods are pulled into space by an old-fashioned hub elevator. The speed is very slow, even for several days. "

Luo Sheng smiled and said: "Professor Liu also watches Clark's work? Not bad, but in reality we definitely can't use this method to get into space. At present, I have two plans for the driving method of this ladder."

Liu Jianwei retracted his gaze and fell on Luo Sheng, and said in surprise: "Is there a plan?"

Luo Sheng motioned him to look at the model weighing several tons in front of him: "The first solution is the current model, which is to energize the entire cable, add wheels to the ladder, and let the wheels clamp the cable, and rely on the electricity on the cable to reach the space track. In this way, the speed of climbing the ladder can be as fast as the high-speed rail driven by electricity."

Liu Jianhong immediately expressed his doubts: "But this space cable is tens of thousands of kilometers long. Whether it is from the ground or the space station, the electricity may be greatly lost due to resistance, or even directly cut off."

Luo Sheng nodded and said: "Yes, so to ensure that the space ladder has sufficient power, we need to add a layer of superconducting material to the cable, but the problem is that the superconductor at room temperature has not been solved by humans."

It seems impossible to build a space ladder without lighting up cutting-edge technology.

At this time, Liu Jianhong thought of a conservative approach, pointing to several positions on the model and saying: "Can I hang several generators on the ladder to maintain electricity? For example, in the atmosphere, we can use helium balloons and fans to generate electricity. Solar panels can be used outside the atmosphere."

Hearing this suggestion, Luo Sheng had to silently denote Liu Jianwei a title of "design ghost". It seems that the professor is still good at making new materials. I really can't flatter him.

Luo Sheng just came up with this idea, but for a moment, Liu Jianwei shook his head and denied himself.

"No, no, this method is too stupid. It will obviously increase the load and build difficulty of the space ladder, and it is not conducive to stability and maneuverability."

Luo Sheng wanted to say that, but since Liu Jianwei had already said it, he skipped it.

"Another solution is to give the ladder a few solar cells. The power of the sky and the ground comes from the strong laser beams from space and the ground. This method seems too sci-fi and unreliable, but it has been implemented. In 2009, the United States' beam In the'Energy Challenge', a scientific team used a powerful laser to send a lift equipped with solar panels to an altitude of 900 meters. Unfortunately, the speed was only 3.9 meters per second."

Hearing this, Liu Jianwei thought for a moment and sighed: “It’s difficult, but it’s still difficult. In the construction of space ladders, laser propulsion needs to consider the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers and the problem of laser scattering, and the speed cannot be too slow. Then this kind of laser How big is the panel."

Luo Sheng smiled and said: "Indeed, but technology will always improve. We didn't say that we built this ladder in the next year. We may only consider a specific implementation plan in ten or even twenty years. As for the moment we want What we do is technology accumulation and precipitation."

Liu Jianwei: "That's true."

Luo Sheng looked at the model again: "We think we have a feasible solution for the cable and propulsion problems in the future. We only need to continue to focus on solving technical pain points. But building a space ladder is much more than that. Next, we need to solve the space station of this ladder. And site selection..."

In the next few hours, Luo Sheng and Liu Jianwei walked and observed on circular corridors of different heights, while constantly communicating.

The space ladder is a facility that is stationary on the ground in most cases, so the space station on top of it must be relatively fixed.Therefore, the space station of the ladder must be in a geosynchronous geostationary orbit, which is above the equator, which is 36,000 kilometers from the surface.

At this moment, the two have returned to the ground. Luo Sheng pointed to a globe in front of him and said to Liu Jianwei: "The equator is the region closest to the geosynchronous orbit, but the problem is that there are currently only two launch sites close to the equator. Does not belong to an equatorial country."

Liu Jianwei nodded silently. The reason for this is also very simple. Most of the equatorial region is ocean and there are few equatorial countries.

Luo Sheng turned the globe a few times and continued, "These are the few equatorial countries. To be honest, their economic level and technology are quite worrying. Simply put, there is no one that can fight, and we are now synchronized. Satellites in orbit reach the area above the equator through complex orbital changes. This process is very energy intensive. This ladder was originally a century project. With the current carrying capacity of human aerospace technology, it is impossible to build this ladder with all the power of the country."

The cost is too high.

Luo Sheng clicked on the equator line of the globe to signal the other party and said: "But launching directly from the equator can save a lot of money. Based on this situation, if we want to build a space ladder, we must cooperate with countries in the equatorial region. "

"First build a space launch port on the equator. This launch port will become a ground base station and a transportation hub for the space ladder. It can also bring a steady stream of economic value to the host country. I believe no country will refuse to cooperate. On the contrary, it will Rush to bid."

"However, the equatorial area is not enough. The two major conditions of the equatorial area and the seaside must be met. That is to say, there must be developed waterway transportation to provide international transportation capacity, and at the same time, there must be certain infrastructure and a stable local political situation. After searching all over the world, only Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Indonesia can take on this important task."

"If the site is to build a ladder in Latin America, Lao Mei must be asked to get on the car and play together, and even if the ladder is built 80%, it will end up with the Panama Canal Zone. Latin America is their back to Lao America. The garden is the end of the world to us."

Speaking of this, Luo Sheng decisively crossed out Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia in Latin America.

"So the choice of the site for the ladder can only be in Indonesia, and the waterway traffic is also very good. Not far from the Malacca Strait, one of the busiest maritime routes in the world. If it is here, the investment country may be ASEAN Asia Waiting for countries, but it is definitely our country that has invested the most. As for the sovereignty of this ladder and launch port, Indonesia does not have to worry."

Luo Sheng retracted his hand from the globe, wrapped his arms around the map of Indonesia, and said: "In short, before building the ladder, we need to build a base station and a space launch port on the equatorial ground. With the space port, it is the foundation of the ladder. Only a synchronous orbital space station can be constructed."

Liu Jianwei now speaks less and listens more. He can see that Luo Sheng is very caring about the project of this century. There is a clear plan between the lines.

"After solving the problem of ground base station site selection and ladders, the next step is to provide solutions for the construction of the space station."

After a while, the two came to the 22-meter-high circular corridor. Luo Sheng looked at the model in front of him and said: “The cable of the ladder will be subjected to two forces, one from the earth’s gravity below the synchronous orbit. One comes from the centrifugal force in space above the synchronous orbit, so we have to build two space stations."

Liu Jianwei nodded. The model in front of him had two space stations.

Luo Sheng continued: "These two space stations are the space stations located in the geosynchronous orbit as docking ports for spacecraft and satellites, and the other is the counterweight space station on the top of the ladder responsible for enhancing the balance of centrifugal force and gravity."

According to the theoretical data verified by Xiaona, the berthing port should be located in a synchronous orbit of 36,000 kilometers, and spacecraft and satellites in this position can move around the earth for a long time.

Obviously, this area of ​​outer space is also a good place to build a space city and a space dock.

Space real estate is really no joke, Luo Sheng's vision has already thought of the layout in thirty or even fifty years.

Of course, it is not mainly used for commercial housing development, but to build a space industrial cluster base.

For many high-tech and industrial products, the performance of products made in a non-gravity environment in space is unmatched by ground manufacturing, and some components must be manufactured in this special environment to meet the requirements.

The space industrial base is an inevitable product of the maturity of the fourth technological revolution of mankind.

At the same time, if human beings want to cross the planet to deep space, they must have a larger flying vehicle, which is impossible to build on the ground and the cost is too large.

If you have a space industrial base, plus the space dock, you can transport raw materials from the ground, process and complete modular manufacturing in the space industrial base, and then complete the supporting assembly in the space dock.

Modularization and matching are the inevitable trend of high-end industrial manufacturing in the future, because the efficiency will soar and the cost will drop sharply. It is most suitable for super large man-made facilities such as space stations and aircraft carriers.

However, these space cities and space docks must have a certain distance from the mooring port, otherwise the stability of the space ladder may be affected.

At this time, the two came to the top ring corridor. Luo Sheng pointed to the top of the model and said: "This area is a power station that provides counterweights and additional power. It is located at a higher altitude than the synchronous orbit. Taking into account gravity The problem is that this space station needs to have a larger mass, and this mass can be filled with solar panels and power generation systems."

Luo Sheng regained his gaze and looked at Liu Jianwei, and said with a smile: "After these two space stations have been built, we can set up a space ladder on this basis. Look at this, the space launch port built on the equator of the earth can play a role. The port can use recyclable rockets to quickly transport building materials and personnel to and from the earth and synchronous orbit. Both Musk and I are racing in recyclable rocket technology."

"After the construction of the two space stations above the equator is completed, the ladder ropes can be erected. This process requires a landing vehicle with a rocket motor to complete the rope to ensure the stability and maneuverability of the rope. The whole process also needs to maintain a vertical tight state, and put as many ropes as the landing vehicle drops."

Liu Jianwei nodded and said concisely: "It's not a good thing that tens of thousands of kilometers of rope dances in the wind."

Luo Sheng: “The construction of the space ladder comes to an end when the landing vehicle has landed and is bound to the ground base station. Many groups of such ropes may need to be erected to ensure the safety and stability of the ladder. Finally, these rail cables are provided. When the power is turned on, the space ladder can be put into operation. When that day comes, ordinary people may spend a few thousand yuan to play in space last time."

Luo Sheng couldn't help but smile after speaking, Liu Jianwei couldn't help but look forward to this picture of the future.

If this ladder is successfully constructed, the space tourism industry in the future must be superb, but Luo Sheng's own Star Arrow International monopolizes the space transportation and tourism industry.

Just look at the current traditional tourism industry to see how profitable the tourism industry is.

If in the future a person can really enjoy a space tourism for only a few thousand yuan, it will definitely be in short supply after three or five years of appointment, and when the commercial space tourism project is opened in the early stage, let alone thousands of yuan Yes, a ticket of tens of thousands of dollars is no worries about no customers.

Buy early and enjoy early, and buy late at a discount.

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Ps:

It is promised that there will be a wave at the end of the month. Today, a total of 15,000 words will be updated, which is equivalent to the usual six chapter updates. See who would say I am short~~Humph

In addition, by the way, let’s talk about the plot point of the space ladder or the space elevator. I think everyone who reads the science and technology literature is already too familiar with it. It is really not easy how to write new ideas for this technology point.

First of all, let me explain. As everyone sees here, some people may think that the book is in the late stage, but it is not. In fact, as of now, the progress is only one-third of the completion. The space ladder appeared in the plot, but the real deal has come It's mid-to-late, that is, 2030 is out, and the timeline in the book is only 2013.

The space ladder has many derivative technologies, such as nanotechnology, new materials, and superconducting materials mentioned in the article. One of the breakthroughs does not necessarily have to be used in the space ladder first, such as military, semiconductor, and medical Ah, civilian products, etc.

Technology is progressing in a system, and the application scenarios are also extensive and interactive.

Some people say that the space elevator is a "spectacle and misunderstanding". It is better to engage in this than to directly engage in aerospace planes and light up controllable nuclear fusion technology. This Xiaoyu does not make an evaluation, because the scientific fiction concepts that do not exist in reality may now agree that the views are correct. It is also possible that the objection is right.

But isn't it because of this that novel writing can be imagined.

The book set by Xiaoyu, relatively speaking, the entire technological system is progressive step by step, and the reason for writing the space ladder also has this level of metaphor.

At the same time, the ladder is also a good choice for humans to develop space in depth before mastering controllable nuclear fusion. At the same time, the technology of the space ladder can also shine in other fields.

It is fantasy that science and technology can only create a powerful application facility-the space ladder.

In reality, there are also aircraft carriers that everyone is familiar with. This man-made steel behemoth is a work of man-made industrial manufacturing technology.

As for controllable nuclear fusion technology, it is because these super-technologies have not yet been ignited that the space ladder has the opportunity to appear.

Controllable fusion technology This is the later technology of this book, and now the progress of this book is only one-third, because once this thing is lit, it is not a revolution in a certain technological product, but will change the entire human world. pattern.

At the same time, because controllable fusion technology will drive mankind from planetary civilization to stellar civilization, this is an inevitable direction that does not depend on personal will, unless Xiaoyu ignores this logic and writes hard, such as clearly mastering controllable nuclear fusion technology. , You just can't live out of the earth, which is very illogical.

Because the plot of the book takes place on the earth and the periphery of the earth's orbit, the controllable fusion technology is arranged to appear in the later stage, otherwise, in all likelihood, this book will be written before Xiaoyu reveals all the outline content.