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"According to the latest statistical data, the number of domestic and overseas users watching the live broadcast exceeded 500 million that day, setting a record high number in the history of live broadcast."

"There are many video websites now wanting to buy the rights to broadcast the space elevator live broadcast."

Binjiang City.

Longhu High-tech Park.

In the office, Xu Lei listened to Chen Shihe's report and nodded with satisfaction: "We originally planned to open the live broadcast on all platforms. Since they took the initiative, let's send someone to contact them."

"But one thing to remember is that the cost cannot be spared. We are in need of money right now." As soon as he finished speaking, he did not forget to give special instructions.

The first day of live broadcast was basically a trial broadcast.

Only through future technology-related technical products can you directly enter the live broadcast room.

But in this case, the number of viewers exceeded 500 million, which indeed proves that many people have no resistance to this kind of super project.

Especially mostly boys.

Many people even simply hang up in the live broadcast room, and the online time is equivalent to the live broadcast time.

If we can really persist for a few months and a year, it is estimated that a new world record will be set.

In addition, this live broadcast alone increased Xu Lei's influence by hundreds of thousands, which is enough to determine that he can gain influence through publicity.

So it is definitely necessary to open the entire network to live broadcast, so that more people can see this live broadcast.

As for video platforms like Domestic Penguin, they are not fools. Seeing that the live broadcast of the space elevator can bring so much popularity, it is like a cat smelling fishy smell, how could it be indifferent.

It is quite normal to choose to negotiate broadcast rights.

The key point is that this is different from traditional live broadcasts of events. It will take at least nine months before the space elevator is completed, so the stability of the entire live broadcast can be guaranteed.

There will be no emergencies and the live broadcast will be suspended.

The active user base brought about is of immeasurable value to the platform.

Xu Lei has no psychological burden at all by harvesting some wool from these companies. Although there is no shortage of money to build a space elevator with future technology, as a project of profound strategic significance, domestic companies should provide some money to fund it.

It can be expected that when the live broadcast room is launched on major video platforms, the number of viewers who flock to the live broadcast room will increase, and the influence will inevitably show a new upward trend.

If Xu Lei was still worried about whether this method of gaining influence was feasible before, now he is completely confident.

Even if the subsequent growth rate may decline, a lot can still be accumulated in one year.

What's more, waiting for the day when the space elevator is officially put into operation will be the time when its influence will be most explosive.

Facing Xu Lei's arrangement, Chen Shihe naturally had no objections and responded immediately.

"It's Mr. Xu, I will give them instructions."

After saying these words respectfully, he turned and walked outside without staying too much in the office.

Until Chen Shihe's figure disappeared from sight, Xu Lei turned his attention to Xingtong next to him and asked: "Is there any action overseas?"

Future Technology will conduct live broadcasts around the world 24 hours a day, and there will be such a big battle just after the Dengtian Island was built. No matter how stupid the overseas parties are, there will definitely be some doubts.

I began to believe that future technology could create a space elevator.

In order to ensure their leadership in the aviation field, they will surely take corresponding measures.

All Xu Lei could think of was launching an attack on Dentian Island.

But with Xing Tong here, it will become a very simple matter to grasp their specific movements, and countermeasures can be taken in advance at any time.

When that time comes, Xu Lei doesn't mind doing something big.

But the answer Xing Tong gave him immediately made him a little surprised.

"Nothing has been found yet."

"Their energy is still focused on the launch mission."

After Xingtong responded quickly, he then added: "Boss, do you need me to conduct a detailed scan and investigation?"

Things were just as Masen expected. After Hayden finished talking with him and returned to Washington to report to the general, Tripp really chose to take another gamble.

The space elevator cables developed by betting on future technology cannot support the operation of the elevator.

So in the end no plans were made.

At the same time, he also secretly prepared another implementation plan. If the space elevator really becomes a reality, then he will find a way to propose the formation of a human space alliance. All members of the alliance can use the space elevator to conduct space exploration and experimental missions.

But I have to say that Tripp made a right choice. If they really attack the future technology space elevator project, they will definitely suffer in the end.

Unless you choose to launch a nuclear bomb and destroy the world.

After hearing Xingtong's suggestion, Xu Lei quickly raised his hand and said, "That's not necessary. It seems that the other party is expecting us to fail."

"That's okay, then I'll give them a surprise when the time comes." After speaking, Xu Lei couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "I hope they won't be frightened."

In the following time, Xu Lei was not idle either.

After settling the matter of the live broadcast, he took Xingtong to the research center laboratory.

He has handed over the construction and tower design drawings of Dentian Island to Liu Gaowen, and with the large number of experts in related fields gathered there, there will be no problem in completing the ground station.

After all, he still trusts Liu Gaowen.

As for the space agency, according to the information provided by Wu Chuping, they have now started assembling the cornerstone modules of the space port.

It will then be launched into space via a launch vehicle and reach the designated low-Earth orbit.

It can be said that both above and below, the main construction is on track. Only the most critical cable in the middle has not made any progress. Even the required carbon nanotube materials have not been synthesized, let alone the production of a cable with a length of 40,000. kilometers of cable.

In this case, Xu Lei had to take action to speed up the research on cables.

…

"Dean, you are here."

In the materials laboratory of the research center, Gu Sanlin, who was busy, stopped his work temporarily when he saw Xu Lei coming over, and greeted Xu Lei expectantly.

"Are we going to conduct research experiments on cable materials?"

Gu Sanlin has been busy with the materials needed for the tower these days, but he has always been thinking about the development of cables.

As a top expert in the field of materials, he is undoubtedly very excited about developing a material that can be used as a space elevator cable.

Because this is the best proof of one's own strength.

certainly.

If Gu Sanlin were to complete this project by himself, the result would definitely be failure.

Gu Sanlin also knew this.

But with Xu Lei personally leading the team, the situation will be completely different.

Gu Sanlin believes that Xu Lei can develop this cable material, so that he can also learn some deeper knowledge in the process.

Now that the tower is basically stable, the purpose of Xu Lei's visit at this time can be said to be self-evident, it must be related to the cable, so how could Gu Sanlin not be excited.

Xu Lei naturally understood Gu Sanlin's mood at this time, so he did not deliberately hide anything at this time. He nodded and admitted directly: "You are right, the ground station and the space port are currently under construction in full swing. Let's We really need to improve the progress of the cables.”

"Very good."

“I can’t wait to see this special material come out.”

After receiving Xu Lei's confirmation, Gu Sanlin said this with some uncontrollable emotions.

He did not hide the excitement on his face.

Next, I saw him quickly walking to a piece of equipment, calling up the content inside and speaking: "Dean, look at this, I have prepared dozens of carbon nanotube synthesis plans in the past few days. We can proceed in sequence. Conduct synthesis experiments.”

After hearing what Gu Sanlin said, Xu Lei moved his eyes to the light screen that appeared in front of him, and his eyes suddenly showed surprise.

Among Gu Sanlin's alternative synthesis plans, including single-walled nanotubes, double-walled nanotubes, as well as metallic and non-metallic nanotubes, it can be said that the types are very wide and detailed.

It shows that he has really put a lot of effort into this aspect.

Even Xu Lei felt that even without the technical knowledge he gained from the Science and Technology Museum, Gu Sanlin might be able to develop cable materials that could be used in a space elevator with his own talent and ability.

However, due to the difference between the technical knowledge in the mind and the level of the real world.

If Xu Lei wants to find a cable material that can be perfectly used in a space elevator, he needs to conduct experiments first, make corresponding materials according to these synthesis plans, and then test its various properties to select the perfect synthesis plan.

Although there are still many omissions in Gu Sanlin's alternative plans, they also contain most of them.

But it is obvious that this method will take a lot of time and the cost of trial and error will be relatively high.

If this material cannot be developed and passes various tests within the expected time, it will inevitably affect the normal main body construction of the space elevator.

By then, both the ground station and the spaceport have been completed, leaving only the cable that has yet to be put in place, and the function of the space elevator still cannot be realized.

At the same time, the outside world's recognition of the strength of future technology will be greatly reduced.

Maybe according to the current way of growth of influence, the influence will come to a standstill.

This situation is definitely something Xu Lei doesn't want to see.

In addition, the manufacturing of 40,000 kilometers of cables is also a very large amount of work, and it will definitely take a lot of time.

Although there are many problems that Xu Lei and the others need to face at the moment, Xu Lei does not show any worry on his face, because at this time, the role of Xingtong and quantum computers is well reflected.

"Xingpu."

"Carry out simulation calculations on these synthetic solutions and eliminate those that do not meet the strength."

Xu Lei's purpose was very clear. Before officially conducting experiments on the material synthesis plan, Xingtong should first remove the plans that did not meet the requirements, so that their workload would be much lighter.

And Xingtong is fully capable of doing this.

Faced with his boss's instructions, Xingtong would not question or refuse at all, and immediately started the calculation and simulation of these synthesis plans in the next second.

However, due to the large amount of information involved, it will take a certain amount of time to arrive at the final result.

Gu Sanlin also understood Xing Tong's ability, so he remained patient at this time, sorting out relevant information while waiting for Xing Tong's results.

It has to be said that the quantum computer plus Xingtong is simply even more powerful than a tiger. The efficiency is unbelievable. It seems that not long after Xu Lei's perception, Xingtong's voice rang in his ears.

"Boss, the calculation simulation has been completed, and there are five most suitable synthesis options left."

"Are there five more kinds?" Xu Lei turned his gaze to the virtual screen projected by Xingtong upon hearing the sound, and murmured thoughtfully: "It's within the acceptable range. At least it saves a lot of time."

Through its own simulation calculations, Xingtong finally retained only the five most likely synthesis plans, which was equivalent to denying most of them.

The time saved is huge.

Next, they only need to dig deeper into these five options and synthesize the required materials.

As long as the final material can pass various tests, it can be used as a cable for the space elevator.

Compared to Xu Lei, who was relatively calm, Gu Sanlin was more excited and his voice of surprise could be heard in almost the entire laboratory.

"It's really great, so many synthesis options have been eliminated."

"It is certain that special carbon nanotube materials that can be used as cables can be developed within the expected time."

Carefully flipping through the remaining five synthesis plans, he did not hide the joy on his face.

Xu Lei knew that Gu Sanlin's performance came from his heart. He sincerely hoped to develop special materials that could be used as space elevator cables. Now that there was hope of achieving his goal, it was understandable that he would be a little excited. Can be forgiven.

At the same time, Xu Lei also understood that although Xingtong's simulation and calculations had successfully eliminated many synthesis plans that did not meet the requirements.

In the end, only these five species remained.

But this does not mean that the research on materials is no longer difficult.

After all, the five synthesis plans in their hands are just theoretical data. How to synthesize them is what they need to consider most at the moment.

You must know that carbon nanotubes are not a new term created by future technology companies. Some companies at home and abroad are also researching carbon nanotube materials. However, because they cannot find an effective synthesis method, they have not caused much concern in the market. waves.

So next they must find out the synthesis methods of these five materials through various experimental studies.

Although Xu Lei relied on the technical knowledge in his mind and believed that he could complete this challenge, considering the time and efficiency issues, he still felt that it was necessary to give Gu Sanlin some advice so that he could return to his original state as soon as possible.

"let us start."

"Follow-up work is also a big challenge for us."

After being reminded by Xu Lei, Gu Sanlin suddenly came back to his senses and realized the gaffe he had just made.

So he immediately put away his expression and said solemnly: "It's the dean, I'm ready."

that's all.

For many days after that, Xu Lei spent most of his time in the materials laboratory of the research center, synthesizing carbon nanotube materials with Gu Sanlin and others, and conducting very complex and detailed tests.

It is also worth mentioning that considering the status and division of labor of Xingtong and Chen Shihe.

In the end, Xu Lei asked Chen Shihe to take charge of the company temporarily, leaving Xingtong in the laboratory to help.

Anyway, everything is on track.

…

Time flies by like a fleeting moment, and several months have passed quickly.

Because it was a critical moment for the space elevator project, personnel in the basic project, including Xu Leiyou, chose to stay at their jobs during the Spring Festival.

And they all came up on their own initiative.

Xu Lei naturally did not refuse everyone's proposal. In addition to staying with everyone in the laboratory on New Year's Eve, he also promised that after the completion of the space elevator, everyone would have a long vacation and relax. In addition, the bonus was also extremely generous, which naturally made everyone very motivated. .

Unfortunately, although they successfully synthesized two materials during this period, they ultimately failed the test.

The material had the highest performance once, and although it could withstand the force generated when the space elevator was running, it lost its original properties after two or three times and became very fragile.

This kind of test result cannot be used on a space elevator.

For this reason, Xu Lei and the others had no choice but to place their hopes on several other materials and conduct more serious synthetic research on them.

With the joint efforts of so many heavy-duty dredgers and engineering transport ships, the central ground station on Dentian Island has begun to take shape, like a natural island firmly occupying the sea.

At the same time, the tower of the ground station is growing taller and is about to become the world's first tall tower.

Let’s talk about the space agency.

Within a few months, relying on the design drawings transmitted by Xu Lei, Wu Chuping led the team to successfully complete the first spaceport cornerstone module.

It will be launched into space via a launch vehicle and sent to a designated low-Earth orbit location.

The first success has undoubtedly given everyone a lot of confidence in building a near-Earth spaceport that meets the needs.

Mainly, their cornerstone module has been successfully tested. In the future, they only need to be mass-produced and launched into space to complete the docking. It is nothing more than increasing the frequency of rocket launches.

In fact, according to the original regulations of the space agency, in order to ensure the absolute success of the project, they will have backup rockets and the same equipment when performing launch missions, so as to ensure that the backup rockets can be launched in time when problems arise.

However, in order to ensure that the spaceport can be completed as expected, the backup rocket equipment was directly canceled at the decision of the space agency.

Changed to fully operational launch spaceport cornerstone modules.

Under normal circumstances, such high-frequency launches of rockets will definitely attract the attention of domestic netizens, especially since the launch missions are related to future technology, and they need to build their own localized near-Earth spaceport.

But in fact, the number of people paying attention this time was not large, and it didn't even attract much attention.

Blame the cause.

In addition to the steady broadcast of the live broadcast of the construction of Dentian Island all day long, which diverted some traffic, the main reason is that Bei Mei's space shuttle is finally about to carry out a launch mission to transport several astronauts to the moon.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Dali Rover Island.

La Jor Space Force Base.

At this time, a heavy-duty launch vehicle can be seen standing on the launch pad in the center of the launch site.

In the General Launch Control Center, Hayden, the head of NASA, and Mars, chairman of the Space Exploration Technology Corporation, both stood here and stared at the screen in front of them with solemn expressions.

Today is the day to launch the moon landing rocket to send astronauts to the moon.

At the same time, there were many eyes staring at them.

After decades of returning to the moon, it is still unknown whether the mission can be successfully completed.

But it is certain that they will not fail this time.

Otherwise, in addition to telling the outside world that their aviation technology has regressed, it will also affect the subsequent construction of super-large laser weapons on the moon base.

Because of this moon landing, astronauts also need to complete the monitoring of underground resources on the moon and determine the construction location of the lunar base, which is a special mission.

"Don't worry, Chief Hayden. The astronauts have successfully entered the spacecraft now and will be ignited and launched into space soon. We are just waiting for the whole world to cheer for this moon landing."

Perhaps wanting to lighten the atmosphere, Marsen stepped forward and said these words after seeing Hayden's serious expression.

They were able to land on the moon decades ago. Nowadays, the level of various technologies has improved rapidly, and with the cooperation between officials and technology companies, there is no possibility of failure no matter how you look at it.

"I hope everything goes well. The commander-in-chief is paying attention to us." After hearing Mashaen's words, Hayden said with emotion: "We can't let future technology laugh at it."

Not long after.

As the scheduled time arrived, after an exciting countdown reading, Hayden finally gave the order to ignite.

"ignition!"

When the huge roar from the rocket engine sounded, the towering heavy-duty launch vehicle slowly lifted into the sky, suddenly stabbing into space like an unstoppable sword.

After a period of flight, the rocket detached the astronaut's spacecraft and entered the predetermined orbit, and adjusted its attitude to head to the moon.

According to the speed of the spacecraft, it will take about four days for the lunar module to reach the moon.

By then, astronauts will once again step on the lunar soil.

When the rocket is successfully launched and the spacecraft enters the predetermined orbit, the internal and external networks will undoubtedly be very busy during this period.

In the past, when Future Technology's products were popular all over the world, they could only watch helplessly in front of domestic netizens showing off. Now that they have landed on the moon again, they will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to earn face for themselves.

As a result, they boasted about the moon landing on overseas platforms, and even deliberately tried to suppress the future technology of the space elevator. They all swore that the space elevator would not be successful.

Although domestic netizens also want to witness humans landing on the moon, after seeing their own projects being suppressed in this way, they have no reason to ignore it.

After the news spread back to the intranet, a large number of netizens immediately became indignant and chose to go over the wall to respond to him.

At the same time, this war between netizens at home and abroad also has the largest number of participants, and its excitement is almost as exciting as the moon landing.

If you click on a relevant piece of content at random, you can see all kinds of mutual criticism in the comment area.

"We are so awesome. We are going to the moon again after decades, but we haven't even had a viable opponent for such a long time."

"Other forces simply don't have the ability to land on the moon."

"It seems that all the lunar resources are going to be taken up by us."

"Let us laugh now and cry in a few months. When our space elevator is completed, landing on the moon will be as easy as returning home."

"It's a joke, traditional launch vehicles are worthy of comparison with space elevators."

"If the space elevator wants to keep operating for a long time, it is impossible to develop the cables required. You should recognize the reality as soon as possible."

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