Super Copy of Great Power Technology

Using the star tuner, he adjusted the direction of the satellite dish and fixed it. After returning to the room, Qiao Ruida connected the set-top box and the TV, and then powered them up. After turning on the switch, a prompt for high-definition signal access appeared on the TV. Following the instructions in the manual, after some settings and program searches, a clear picture and familiar station logo finally appeared on the TV. More than 60 TV programs, including all channels of local satellite TV and CCTV, were all available.

Qiao Ruida picked up the remote control and changed several channels in succession until he switched to CCTV-5, which was broadcasting a live CBA game. Then he stopped and started watching.

"Today is the weekend, let's switch to Mango TV. Happy Camp will be on later." After his girlfriend Du Qingqing finished the call, she returned to the room and saw the picture on TV. She was overjoyed and hugged Qiao Ruida's arm, asking him to change the channel.

"It's just seven o'clock, and Mango TV is still broadcasting CCTV news. Please watch the CBA game with me for a while, and then switch to Mango TV when the time comes." Qiao Ruida held the remote control tightly, defending his right to watch the basketball game.

"What's so good about CBA? Our province doesn't have a basketball team. There's no sense of immersion at all. It's better to watch CCTV's variety channel or TV drama channel." Du Qingqing successfully destroyed Qiao Ruida's interest in watching basketball games with just one sentence, and then easily took the remote control and began to look for TV programs that interested her.

Qiao Ruida accompanied his girlfriend, watched some soap operas, and watched an episode of Happy Camp. Although the movies starring the Happy Camp family are terrible, the variety shows they host are still quite good. Even Qiao Ruida, a time traveler, enjoyed watching them. The days away from the Internet and mobile phones are not so boring.

The night was silent, and the next day came quickly. The asphalt road leading to the outside world was being paved. Due to the poor traffic conditions, liquid methane and liquid oxygen could not be transported for the time being, and the launch, hovering, and recovery tests of the first stage of the rocket could not be carried out. A group of engineers and researchers could only gather around the two first-stage rockets and test them over and over again. Du Qingqing went out early in the morning with a SLR camera, saying that she wanted to take some pictures of the construction of the space city as a souvenir.

Qiao Ruida did not circle around the rocket. Instead, he put on a hard hat and, accompanied by two senior executives of the construction company, visited the entire construction site and learned about the progress of the construction. In fact, there was nothing to see. All the buildings under construction had just laid the foundation. The construction site was full of various building materials, and workers and construction machinery were busy coming and going. To Qiao Ruida, an outsider, everything was messy and not very beautiful.

"This is the current situation. The power supply has not been resolved and the transportation of fuel has been restricted, which has seriously affected our construction progress. We are not sure whether we can complete the construction of the first phase of the Aerospace City within the time limit stipulated in the contract." A middle-aged man wearing black-framed myopic glasses said helplessly. He is a manager of Beijing Construction Group and is responsible for leading the construction of the Ruida Aerospace City project.

"Manager Tang, you don't have to worry. The road connecting to the national highway will be completed tomorrow, and the problem of insufficient fuel supply will be solved immediately. I have also learned about the power supply problem. The power supply bureau said that the power lines will be able to be built within a week. The power supply may be subject to some restrictions at that time, but it should be able to meet your construction needs. If it really doesn't work, just add a few more diesel generators, and the additional cost will be borne by us, the client." It is indeed not easy to carry out construction in this Gobi desert far away from human habitation, so Qiao Ruida had to say something to appease them.

"Yes, Mr. Tang, there is no need to worry about the delay in construction progress. As long as the road is repaired and there is sufficient fuel and electricity supply, we can catch up with the progress by working a few night shifts." A middle-aged fat man in the same group patted Manager Tang on the shoulder and said nonchalantly. He is a senior construction engineer of China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau and one of the persons in charge of the Ruida Aerospace City project.

During lunch, Qiao Ruida mentioned the photovoltaic power station project. "Manager Tang, Engineer Han, you have all read the project plan for the entire Ruida Aerospace City. I want to move the photovoltaic power station in the third phase of the project to the first phase of the project."

Manager Tang took a sip of wine, adjusted his glasses with his fingers, and said, "It's the photovoltaic power station covering an area of ​​100 acres. We, Beijing Construction Engineering, have taken on many similar projects, and the construction is not difficult. However, the related solar panels, cables, and power conversion and storage equipment are too professional for us to handle, so we need you, Party A, to provide them."

“Photovoltaic power stations involve professional technologies such as power generation, power storage, peak regulation, and grid connection, which are not something that people like us who work in construction engineering can understand. It would be better for Mr. Qiao to find some electricity professionals to guide the construction. In addition, the first-phase construction contract we signed does not include the construction of photovoltaic power stations, so the construction costs must be calculated separately.” Engineer Han put down a chicken foot he had just eaten and expressed his opinion.

"The money issue is easy to deal with. We, Party A, will purchase the equipment and materials, and we will also provide professional and technical personnel. You only need to be responsible for the construction. There is no time limit. Just complete it before the first phase of the project is delivered. Is that okay?"

"Mr. Qiao, it's no problem for us to take care of our business. Come, I'll toast to Mr. Qiao."

In this way, the construction plan of a large photovoltaic power station was decided at the dinner table. In the afternoon, the two parties formally signed a supplementary contract, detailing the details such as the project payment and construction period, and the matter was settled.

The next day was also a boring wait. Since there was nothing to do, Qiao Ruida simply drove his girlfriend to travel on the grassland. The blue sky and white clouds, the endless grassland, the occasional cattle, sheep and herdsmen, were all so fresh to Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing. Along the way, the two took a lot of photos, including landscape photos, personal close-ups, and group photos of the two. On the vast grassland, they could throw away all their worries, sing loudly, run and chase, and have fun. After a round of fun, they felt a lot more relaxed.

At noon, the local hospitable herders invited them to their home. There, they ate authentic hand-pulled mutton and drank strange-tasting mare's milk. After lunch, Qiao Ruida wanted to pay the herder uncle, but was verbally rejected. Qiao Ruida had to change a way and purchased more than a dozen sheep from the herder uncle's home. After slaughtering them, he brought them back to the Aerospace City to improve the meals for his employees.

In the afternoon, the journey continued. They visited the spectacular Dahong Mountain, watched the magical Ulanqab rock paintings, and learned to ride horses at a horse farm run by local herdsmen. They played until late in the evening and ended the day's journey with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

After returning to the Aerospace City, Qiao Ruida heard a good news that the construction team had completed the paving of the road, and the lifeline of the Aerospace City to the outside world was finally opened. In order to celebrate this good news, Qiao Ruida proposed a dinner party in the evening, and Cao Yifei and others supported it with both hands. There is no network in the Aerospace City, no mobile phone signal, no entertainment facilities, and no work to do. Everyone is simply bored. They can find an excuse to have a good meal and drink a little wine to kill time. Qiao Ruida did it as soon as he thought of it. He took out a dozen slaughtered sheep from the trunk and handed them to the chef in the cafeteria for processing. From the logistics warehouse, he took out a large number of drinks, including red, white, and beer. You can drink whatever you want. Find some discarded wood, light a bonfire, get a speaker, and play music. Isn't this the atmosphere?

That night, Qiao Ruida and his hundreds of employees ate meat, drank wine, sang and danced around the bonfire, and it was so lively. Later, some construction workers who lived nearby heard the noise and joined in. Soon, the small party developed into a large carnival. With more people participating, the food and drinks were obviously not enough. In order not to spoil the fun, Qiao Ruida activated the cheat code and secretly copied a large number of drinks and mutton. The carnival party that night lasted until the second half of the night before it dispersed.

The next morning, Qiao Ruida had just gotten up and was washing up when four special vehicles drove into the Aerospace City along the newly repaired road. After the staff approached to communicate, they learned that it was liquefied methane and liquefied oxygen that had been delivered. Upon receiving the news, Cao Yifei immediately led two of his men to greet them, directing the vehicles to unload at the gas storage station.

With methane and liquid oxygen, the rocket's fuel problem was finally solved, and the test could be started normally. Qiao Ruida and others hurriedly finished their breakfast, and then gathered at the rocket recovery platform, surrounding the two first stages of the rocket and began to get busy. Add fuel, calculate the center of gravity, adjust the flight parameters, and make all preparations before ignition. Du Qingqing, who had been doing nothing, also received a task to film the entire next test. She found two digital cameras and a drone from the accompanying tool cart. She set up the cameras in two different locations, one for close-ups and the other for long-range shots. As for the drone, its flight time is limited, so it can only take off before the test begins.

"Mr. Qiao, Mr. Cao, all preparations for the Suzaku rocket's first-stage launch and recovery test have been completed. The rocket can be ignited and take off at any time. Is it necessary to clear the area around the rocket recovery site?" After all preparations were completed, Wu Ziqiang reported to the two leaders.

"In our test this time, the first-stage rocket was only filled with less than one-tenth of fuel. Even if it explodes and disintegrates in mid-air, the power will only be slightly greater than that of a gas tank. There is no need to clear the area." Cao Yifei made a judgment based on his experience.

"Just in case, we should clear the area. The area doesn't need to be too large, a two-kilometer radius will be enough. I see there are only two or three construction sites relatively close to the rocket recovery platform, so clearing the area won't have a big impact. Wu Ziqiang, contact the heads of the two construction companies and ask them to stop the construction sites relatively close to the rocket recovery platform and evacuate the workers two kilometers away."

Although there was no mobile phone signal in the Aerospace City area, there were walkie-talkies available, so it was still very convenient to maintain communication among the parties. Wu Ziqiang followed Qiao Ruida's instructions and went to communicate with the heads of the two construction companies.

The construction team responded quickly, and in just over ten minutes, they stopped work and evacuated the workers. However, the dozens of workers who were on holiday did not go back to sleep or help at other construction sites, but gathered two kilometers away to watch. Even the heads of the two companies came to watch out of curiosity.

"What are you doing? We were doing our job well, why did you just evacuate? Who will be held responsible if the construction is delayed?"

"Party A said they wanted to conduct some kind of rocket test and that it was too dangerous to get too close, so they asked us to evacuate."

"Rocket test. I saw on the news that launching a rocket requires a rocket launch pad. However, the rocket launch pad we built has just laid the foundation. What are they using to launch the rocket?"

"I heard it's just the first stage of the rocket, doing ignition, takeoff and recovery tests. Do you see the two chimneys standing on the platform over there? That should be the rocket that will be tested later."

"You know what, this thing is straight up and down, it really looks like a chimney. Something this high is supported by a few thin legs at the bottom, it doesn't look very stable."

"Is this the key? The key is whether the rocket can be recovered. As far as I know, only the U.S. Space Exploration Company has mastered the rocket recovery technology in the world. Could it be that the client of our project has also mastered the same technology?"

"RuiDa Aerospace is a private aerospace company that was established not long ago. Can they really master such top aerospace technology as rocket recovery?"

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Qiao Ruida, who was checking the filming results with Du Qingqing, also noticed the dozens of workers watching the excitement two kilometers away. Even the workers on the construction site farther away would occasionally cast curious glances at the rocket recovery platform. However, the chances of success of this rocket flight test were still very high, and there was no need for confidentiality. They could watch if they wanted, as long as they did not break into the cleared area and affect the test.

"Ten minutes left before rocket ignition, all on-site staff evacuate. Repeat, all on-site staff evacuate!" A loudspeaker near the recycling yard sounded, and the evacuation order was issued. Dozens of engineers from Ruida Aerospace quickly packed up their things and left the recycling yard. Some entered the temporary control room, while others evacuated to the nearby underground bunker. There was an LCD screen there, and the scene on the ground could be seen through the monitoring system, so it wouldn't be boring. (End of this chapter)