The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Zhang Zhipeng looked at Chen Kainan with a bit of surprise: "Why do you need to notify Nelson?"

Chen Kainan said: "Aren't we keeping him in suspense?"

"Now, we are going to launch the main module of the space station, which means that we will no longer cooperate with them."

"Logically, they should be made aware of this."

Zhang Zhipeng shook his head and said, "The so-called cooperation is just that he has been actively requesting it."

"We never said we had to cooperate."

"So, there is no contract between us at all."

"In this case, do you think we need to greet them?"

"Don't pay attention to them, just do our own thing."

In the following period of time, China began to make intensive preparations for the launch of the main module of the space station.

The main cabin section was transported to the South Sea Island by train.

It was then assembled in the launch site assembly workshop there.

At the same time, the launch vehicle was also successfully assembled.

The main module of the space station and the launch vehicle were combined together.

The time for launch is becoming increasingly ripe.

At this time, major media outlets in China began to release previews.

The main contents of the notice are as follows:
"Breaking news! China Aerospace will conduct a new launch on November 11th!"

"This launch will launch the main module of our space station into space!"

"The main cabin of our space station weighs 21 tons and has complete living support facilities, which can accommodate at least three people to live, work and live at the same time!"

"This launch will be broadcast live to the world!"

"If journalists from various countries want to conduct on-site interviews, they need to apply to the relevant departments..."

The news spread very quickly.

As soon as the news was released, it spread all over the world.

People from all over the world who have access to the Internet have seen this news.

They expressed their congratulations.

At this time, a CNN reporter suddenly asked on Twitter: "What I want to know is: What's going on? Didn't Nelson keep saying that NASA will have in-depth cooperation with China's aerospace industry?"

"But judging from the current situation, it doesn't look like they want to cooperate!"

The CNN reporter's words immediately attracted widespread attention.

"Yeah! What's going on?"

"I guess it was all Nelson's wishful thinking before! China Aerospace has never considered cooperating with NASA."

"Let's see how Nelson ends up! This old guy had vowed before that China would not be able to build a space station without NASA's help."

"Haha! Mr. Nelson is probably asking the other party why he didn't play with him?"

"Nelson is a tragedy for the Eagle family! This guy actually placed his hopes for the development of aerospace on an enemy."

"How sad! Let's see what lies Nelson can tell next."

Nelson is also a veteran Twitter user.

He posts at least ten tweets every day.

By the way, he only didn't check Twitter for more than two hours that day.

During those two hours, he played a game with his beautiful secretary.

Although the old guy is no longer very useful, he still has a strong addiction to being a loser.

After sending the secretary away, Nelson picked up his Twitter to see if there was any new content.

As soon as he opened it, he saw that his private messages seemed to have exploded again.

He quickly opened the private message box.

I saw a lot of people tagging him and asking him to read a piece of news.

Nelson hurried to take a look.

When he saw this, he was a little dumbfounded.

What? China is already preparing to launch the main module of their space station?
But didn’t they say they wanted to cooperate with us?

Why did they suddenly launch the main module without even saying hello?
Nelson was so frustrated and depressed!

He didn't quite know what to do.

Nelson hurried to check out the hot search tag: "China will launch the main module of its own space station"!
This sight made him even more defensive.

Because it contains an interview with Chen Kainan by a Chinese reporter.

During the interview, Chen Kainan made it clear: In the process of independently developing the space station, no partners are needed for the time being!

Chen Kainan also said: China's aerospace industry absolutely does not rule out cooperation with other countries in the world.

However, this alternative partner must be carefully selected and must be reliable!
The reporter also mentioned that the enthusiastic NASA head had repeatedly stated that they were about to reach a cooperation agreement with China Aerospace, and the reporter asked whether this was true.

Chen Kainan directly denied it: "We have absolutely not signed any cooperation agreement with NASA at present!"

"Also, we do have contact with NASA."

"But the other party is too arrogant. They always want to point fingers and reap the benefits. That's impossible!"

The reporter asked again: "So we will never cooperate with NASA in the future, right?"

Chen Kainan smiled and said, "We have an old saying in China: Everything is possible!"

"If NASA can make me feel that it is not so annoying anymore, and even a little bit lovable, maybe there will be a chance for us to work together."

After reading this manuscript, Nelson felt mixed emotions!

In other words, no matter how much he begged and promised, the other party never even thought about cooperating.

I was just warming myself by the fire in the wild.

Poor Nelson, he used to be a rumormonger.

One moment it was said that Longguo Aerospace was about to join forces with NASA.

After a while, he said: Longguo Aerospace has received a large number of scientific and technological achievements from NASA, and said that the development of Longguo's aerospace technology depends entirely on the winners.

This is called having no moral integrity!
It’s better now!

Longguo Aerospace made it clear: there has never been any cooperation!
There may be cooperation in the future, but that also depends on the results of NASA's transformation.

Nelson felt humiliated.

A huge humiliation.

He finally couldn't help but call Chen Kainan.

Chen Kainan also answered the call immediately.

Nelson suppressed his anger and said, "Mr. Chen Kainan! I think I need an explanation! What on earth do you want to do? Why are you teasing me?"

Chen Kainan laughed and said, "I have no idea what Mr. Nelson means. You are really funny!"

Nelson said: "Mr. Chen, you said that you would soon reach an agreement on cooperation with us."

"However, before we can reach an agreement on cooperation, you actually want to launch the main module of the space station alone."

"This is obviously wrong!"

Chen Kainan said: "You are really interesting."

"We never promised to cooperate with you!"

"So, it's a bit funny that you're accusing us now."

"Cooperation is a matter for both parties! You can't force cooperation, right?"

"If there's nothing else, just hang up."

Nelson quickly said, "Hold on. I just want to know one thing: How much does it cost to cooperate with you?"

"Can we reach a willingness to cooperate before you launch the main module of the space station?"

Chen Kainan said: "We are not short of money! In my eyes, your country's money is not much better than paper now."

"So, you really have no right to be aggressive here." Chen Kainan said this and hung up the phone.

Nelson was a little confused.

He couldn't remember how many times he had been hung up on.

He made this call because he wanted to use some money to solve the biggest obstacle in cooperating with China Aerospace.

As long as China Aerospace agrees to cooperate, NASA can start promoting it.

If China's space program is successfully launched and a space station is built, then that means NASA has also accomplished its mission.

This is called using a tiger's skin as a banner.

As long as one is shameless, one can claim that a small contribution has changed the world.

But now, Chen Kainan actually said that the Ying family’s money was actually the same as paper, and they had no interest in it at all?

Nelson was a little mad.

At this moment, he actually understood clearly in his mind that his plan to cooperate with Longguo was completely impossible.

Nelson sighed. What should he do?
Lead NASA to build a space station from scratch?

That's not realistic and will most likely not succeed.

Even if it succeeds, it will probably take many years of exploration.

What he urgently needs now is a quick success!

If China is unable to cooperate, then I'm afraid we will have to continue to beg Andreev of Daxiong.

While Nelson was thinking about this, he received a call from Andreev, the head of Big Bear's aerospace department.

Although Andreev took the initiative to call, he was not particularly polite in his words.

"Mr. Nelson, haha! Are you frustrated again?"

"Is your original wishful thinking going to fail again?"

"It's already the end of 2002. Are you sure you can complete your space program in 2003?"

Andreev spoke in a mocking tone.

Nelson was so angry that his nose almost turned crooked after hearing this.

"Mr. Andreev, did you call me just to make fun of me?"

"The point is: you're not much better than me, right?"

"Aren't you also facing the problem of a serious lack of funds for the construction of the space station and a serious delay in the plan?"

Andreev laughed and said, "I'm sorry, but we are not short of money either."

"We are preparing to repair the damaged parts of the space station in space."

"Wait until the maintenance is finished, then you can have a look!"

"Even if our space station was built later than Panda's, it's still the second largest in the world, right?"

"Unlike you, you can't do anything without help from others!"

"NASA is the clown in the aerospace field of this world!"

Andreev's words were very serious.

Nelson shook his head a little frantically.

"Mr. Andreev, aren't you going a little too far?"

Andreev laughed and said, "Is that too much?"

"I think it's just right, haha!"

"Mr. Nelson, do you want to cooperate with us? As long as you have $200 billion, we can cooperate again."

"Yes! When we cooperate, I won't ask for your money, I want your supplies!"

Andreev took the initiative to propose the conditions for cooperation.

Requesting $200 billion in funding...

Also, no cash required, just supplies!

Obviously, Andreev thought that it was useless to take the Eagle's green bills, and he couldn't buy anything good internationally. It would be better to take their supplies.

Nelson's heart skipped a beat.

He thought to himself, I originally wanted to go to Daxiong to discuss cooperation.

Now, the other party has come to me on his own initiative, which is also good.

We had a basis for cooperation before.

If we can coordinate well in the future, we may be able to achieve the goal of building an international space station in 2003.

Nelson took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Andreev, my past cooperation with you has left me with almost no good memories."

"I think, let's just forget it!"

"Since the previous cooperative relationship has broken down, let's not continue."

Nelson also began to play hard to get.

He knew that the more anxious he appeared, the more Andreev would ask for.

Damn it! It took seven or eight years and cost more than 60 billion dollars to build an international space station, but it still wasn’t completed.

If I continue to cooperate with Daxiong, I guess he will repeat the same tricks?
Just thinking about Nelson gives me a headache.

Even if both parties can continue to cooperate, they must establish a rule.

And it has to be a literal rule.

Andreev smiled and said, "Haha! I know that deep down in your heart you are eager to find a reliable partner."

"In today's world, there aren't many reliable partners, just us and pandas."

"The panda is clearly just teasing you guys right now."

"Do you have any other choice?"

"You don't have any more!"

"Mr. Nelson, we are also capable of completing the construction of the International Space Station within the next year."

"Think about it carefully! When you figure it out, you can call me. I think you should know my phone number."

Andreev hung up the phone after saying that.

Nelson fell into deep thought again.

He suddenly felt that what Andreev said seemed to be quite good.

If Andreev can really invest 200 billion US dollars and complete the construction of the International Space Station within a year, then this cooperation would be quite good.

However, Daxiong is really good at going back on his word (in fact, speaking of going back on his word and playing double standards, if Ying says he is the second, then no one dares to say he is the first)...

Nelson thought about it and felt that the Eagle could only cooperate with the Bear in aerospace development.

The rapid development of pandas in the aerospace industry will certainly be a great stimulus to the bears.

Although the bear's strength is not as strong as before, it still has great ambitions!

Big Bear must also want to build the space station first.

In this way, it will have the opportunity to show its strength!
Nelson thought about this and felt that this cooperation might be more reliable.

So Nelson took the initiative to call Andreev again and told him: "150 billion dollars, if you are willing, let's cooperate once."

"Moreover, we have the same say in this international space station. We are also one of the absolute leaders! We can publicize this space station as our great achievement!"

"Mr. Andreev, can you accept it?"

Andreev laughed and said, "Mr. Nelson, do you think you are doing well again?"

"200 billion, not a cent less!"

"I'm just giving you a chance to save your face! You should know that for you, the value of face is sometimes beyond description in terms of money!"

"If you don't agree to our price, forget it. We can complete the construction of the International Space Station with our own funds and manpower! By that time, the cooperation agreement signed by all of you in the past will be torn up!"

Nelson finally realized that Andreev had him in his grasp. (End of this chapter)