I Am the President of the University

"Moon???"

Several big question marks seemed to appear on Chen Hao's head.

Before Musk arrived, he thought the other party wanted to cooperate with Guanghua, such as building a hyperloop between Washington and New York?

Good guy, isn't this guy's thinking too divergent?

"Yes, it's the moon!" Musk continued energetically, "The construction of the vacuum hyperloop on earth will be limited by the cost of vacuum pipelines, but the moon is different!"

"The moon has no atmosphere and is a vacuum environment! Building vacuum pipelines on the moon not only requires low technical requirements, but also eliminates the need to worry about safety issues in a vacuum environment."

Musk’s words are of course true. The vacuum hyperloop has very high requirements for vacuum technology. After all, this will affect the safety of passengers.

"Of course I know that."

Chen Hao rubbed his eyebrows and said with a headache: "I'm just very surprised, and..."

After a deliberate pause, "Also, I remember that Mr. Musk previously announced to the media that he would land on Mars in 2026, build a Martian city, and complete interstellar immigration, right?"

Seeing Chen Hao's playful smile, Musk burst out laughing without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Professor Chen, this is naturally to deceive Congress and stock investors."

Afterwards, Musk straightened his face and said: "However, the Mars colonization plan is also true, but it is more important to complete the large-scale development of the moon first. After all, the moon has a small gravity, and it is very suitable as a pedal to transport supplies to space."

[The moon or Mars, which one is more suitable to become mankind’s first permanent alien colony? 】

This issue is very hot, and both viewpoints have their own supporters.

But in fact, as Chen Hao, who has a PhD in physics, he agrees with the former.

The idea that Mars would be a better candidate for the first colony comes from conventional thinking.

That is to say, humans should live on extraterrestrials just like they do on earth.

The starting point of this kind of thinking is: Mars has an atmosphere, its day and night changes are similar to those of the Earth, its climate is milder than that of the moon, it has more water and carbon dioxide, and it is suitable for planting, so it is more suitable for human survival.

But this kind of thinking does not take into account that even if the biological living conditions on Mars seem to be much better than those on the moon, they are still much worse than those on the Earth.

To change the planet's environment to be similar to that of Earth and suitable for life on Earth to survive is extremely difficult, and it cannot be a task that can be completed in a short period of time.

Of course, this is not to deny Mars, but the moon is more suitable as a springboard for human exploration of the universe. A lunar base can be built on the moon first to serve as a transit point between the earth and other planets.

After all, it only takes three days to get to the moon from the earth, and only a week to get there and back.

But to go to Mars, the round trip time alone is as long as one year, not to mention that due to harsh climate conditions, there is usually a window of two years to launch a rocket.

Mars may be the first planet to be transformed into a habitable planet, but it must be after the large-scale development of the moon.

Regardless of whether it is inhabited or not, the moon is the first choice for human space development outpost!

Musk looked very upright and told Chen Hao a lot of his views.

Chen Hao had a faint smile on his face. If he hadn't known that there were rich mineral resources on the moon, such as... the helium-3 that even Wuchang coveted, he would have almost believed the other party's lies.

Musk is a genius, but he is also a businessman.

But Chen Hao’s response was:

"Mr. Musk, I'm sorry, I can't agree."

"Professor Chen, don't you agree with my plan?" Musk frowned, feeling like a fist hitting cotton.

"No, I approve of your plan."

Chen Hao looked at Musk and sighed: "If it were someone else who proposed it, even Mr. Bill Gates, I would agree, but if this person is Elon Musk, I believe he will do it."

"That's why I can't agree."

To be honest, it was quite uncomfortable to be rejected like this.

The price offered by the other party is much higher than what China introduced to the four major foreign high-speed rail giants more than ten years ago.

The prototype costs 1 billion US dollars per train, and the technology transfer fee is 20 billion US dollars!

Unit: USD!

And this technology is limited to space use.

"Hahaha!" Musk laughed, then suddenly stood up and stretched out a hand.

"Get to know Elon Musk again, a man who will change the future of mankind."

Chen Hao also stood up, shook hands with the other party, and chuckled: "Chen Hao, a person who will change the present of mankind."

Musk was slightly startled when he heard this, and then laughed again.

"Chen, although our cooperation failed this time, we can be friends because we are all the same kind of people, right?"

Chen Hao is the most interesting person he has ever met, bar none.

In 1983, when he was only twelve years old, Musk taught himself programming and designed a game called. He also successfully sold it to a magazine and earned $500, which was his first pot of gold.

From then on, his life path was smooth sailing. In 1992, he transferred to the world-famous Wharton School of Business to major in economics, and received two bachelor's degrees in economics and physics within three years.

He was also admitted as a doctoral candidate at Stanford University. Like his predecessor Bill Gates, Musk is not a person who is content with studying.

To use a very common saying, this kind of person seems to be born to change the world.

However, few people agree with his ideas.

Why?

Because it's crazy!

And today, he met a different person!

The failure of the cooperation did not disappoint Musk. On the contrary, as the discussion deepened, it made him more and more excited.

"Oh, God, this idea of ​​yours is so incredible, damn, I didn't think of it before!"

"It's so cool, that scene will be spectacular!"

If the assistant hadn't reminded Musk, I'm afraid the two of them would have had a long conversation.

Before leaving, Musk winked at Chen Hao and said, "Chen, I will come to China next month. If you are willing to treat me to an authentic Chinese meal then, I think I will be very happy." I came to your Guanghua University to give a lecture as a friend.”

"Then it's settled." Chen Hao said with a smile.

This is really an unexpected surprise. Regardless of Musk's reputation in China, being able to come to Guanghua University to give a lecture and talk to students is a huge profit!

Looking at the empty chairs in front of him and thinking of Musk who had just left, Chen Hao shook his head and laughed.

Many people in China don't like Musk very much, saying that he is a big liar, a high-end version of Ma Yun, and a successful version of fake drug stop.

But in fact, many people don’t know that Musk’s reputation in the United States is not good, especially among left-wing public opinion.

But it’s not as if it’s against Ma Yun. The one who should be benchmarking against Ma Yun is Bezos. It’s even worse to say that the drug is fake.

Charlie Munger, a famous American investment guru and one of the smartest people in the world, is a golden partner with the stock god Buffett.

And he said this about Musk:

"I think Elon Musk is a genius, and I don't use that word lightly. But I think he's one of the boldest men who's ever lived and a proven genius."

The Chinese don’t hate Musk, but they hate the other person’s identity. If the other person was Chinese, I’m afraid he wouldn’t have made these remarks.

"Musk, you are right, the true destination of the vacuum hyperloop is indeed in space."