Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

Normally, the sea launch of Venus 9 has a weak relationship with the automobile industry.

Even if the satellites mounted on it are related to the Starlink system, normally not many people in the automotive industry would pay attention to it.

But this time, the bosses of major car companies such as Spring City Automobile, Xifeng Automobile, Modou Automobile, Changan Automobile, Geely Automobile, etc. all flew to Yangcheng, preparing to witness in person their first official investment in Venus Technology Starlink Satellite System. The rocket launch was also the first sea launch of a recyclable rocket.

With so many auto industry bigwigs coming over, naturally they would not simply watch the launch.

Everyone must get together to discuss something.

To some extent, this scale is almost as big as the annual automobile industry association.

This has made all automotive media smell opportunities.

"Xiao Lin, please inquire and see what the bosses of various automobile companies have been doing in Yangcheng these days."

"I heard that they had a closed-door meeting to discuss some issues in the Chinese automobile industry."

As the editor-in-chief of NetEase Auto, Fang Dawen naturally did not want to miss such a good opportunity.

Whether you are interviewing the CEO of a car company or finding out what they are communicating about, there are definitely many people who are interested.

The existence of these people basically represents the Chinese automobile industry.

Even if their own strength is not necessarily very strong, if their joint venture car companies are included, at least the proportion of sales will be very high.

"Editor Fang, I asked around. Their first stop is the factory of Future Automobile. After the tour, they will go to Nanshan Equipment to visit."

"I feel that Nanshan Equipment regards this event as a good opportunity to promote their advanced equipment."

Lin Jiayan said with a wry smile.

She thought a lot about whether the car company bosses would take this opportunity to set some industry rules and reach some industry agreements.

But I just didn't expect Nanshan Equipment to use it as an opportunity to promote its own equipment.

"In recent years, domestic car companies have been continuously expanding their production capacity and need to build new factories."

"Even if the factory construction of the main engine plant has been completed, there are still many parts companies under these groups that need to be expanded."

"The equipment demand behind this is very huge, and it is normal for Nanshan Equipment to keep an eye on them."

Fang Dawen had a slight regret on his face.

It would be a pity if there is nothing major.

People who work in the news media like big news the most.

"Yes, the equipment investment of automobile factories is getting bigger and bigger now."

"Especially under the leadership of Nanshan Automobile Group, the degree of automation in each factory is relatively high, which will lead to higher equipment investment."

"As the largest equipment company in China, Nanshan Equipment will definitely be able to eat the biggest piece of the cake."

Lin Jiayan has also visited Nanshan Equipment and has a certain understanding of its scale.

Whether it is welding robots, various PRG and TRF stamping machines, or various CNC machine tools, the level of Nanshan's equipment is top-notch in the world.

The key is that they can also provide complete sets of equipment solutions, which solves big problems for many companies that are not strong enough.

"Nanshan equipment, Nanshan auto parts, Nanshan engines, Nanshan gearboxes, Nanshan robots, as long as the heads of these automobile companies are taken to visit their related industries, it will be time for the launch of Venus 9. "

"Fortunately, we have a geographical advantage this time. We got some tickets to watch the sea launch ship from Daystar Technology."

Fang Dawen's face was filled with regret, but there was no better way.

Nanshan Automobile Group arranged for the bosses of various car companies to visit its various factories. The key is that these factories are also suppliers of these car companies.

There's nothing wrong with this arrangement.

The key is that the bosses of various car companies also want to take this opportunity to visit the production sites of a series of domestic companies that are number one.

Lang Qingconcubine's idea that the local media in Yangcheng wanted to join in the fun was basically gone.

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"Ayang, you started broadcasting the live broadcast three days in advance. I didn't expect that there are still many people watching."

Tomorrow is the day when Venus 9 will be officially launched from the sea launch pad, but the related live broadcast work has been carried out for two days.

This kind of live broadcast method is unprecedented.

Fang Sisi saw such a boring scene facing the launch ship, and then the host would say a few words about what the engineers of Daystar Technology were preparing from time to time. The scene was not lively at all.

"The most exciting few seconds of a rocket launching into space are the most exciting, but for these most exciting seconds, many people also want to know what preparations need to be made before launch."

"This kind of live broadcast seems very real, and it is easier to bring up the idea of ​​joining Daystar Technology among some people."

“This is not so much a live launch as a way to attract talent.”

Cao Yang gave an answer that surprised Fang Sisi.

Daystar Technology is developing rapidly, and the demand for talents will naturally always exist.

Not to mention that the Venus 9 MAX that is under development requires a lot of manpower. The starship that is still in the early stages of development alone needs to recruit at least 1,000 more engineers.

Simply poaching these manpower is troublesome and the cost is relatively high.

Therefore, it is a fairly effective solution to organize more activities and send out some recruitment needs during the live broadcast to attract people to submit their resumes.

After all, many people in the industry will watch such an important launch.

"Your method is really unique."

"But talent cultivation and recruitment are indeed an eternal topic."

"I think we can consider recruiting some relevant aviation talents from Polar Bear or Europe."

"Maybe it will bring us some surprises."

Fang Sisi is not stupid. Under her management, Weibo's current business is also doing well.

By then it is very likely that the value of the companies they invest in will be higher than Weibo itself.

She also has her own ideas about how to employ people.

Of course, there are some differences between the Internet industry and the high-tech industry.

But this did not prevent her from having an in-depth exchange of views with Cao Yang.

"You are right. Polar bears can maintain the world's leading aerospace capabilities by relying on archaeology. There are still many things worth learning from."

"At that time, we will arrange personnel to pay special attention to the situation on the polar bear side."

"It just so happened that they started integrating various domestic aerospace companies this year. Some people must have been affected during the integration process."

Cao Yang naturally also noticed the relevant integrated information from the polar bears.

I just didn’t think about looking for people directly to poach people.

Now that Fang Sisi said this, it really made people take action.

Anyway, Honor Mobile, Xingchen Automobile, and Jaguar Land Rover all have branches in Polar Bear.

Relevant recruitment activities are well underway.

If we can recruit a few polar bear rocket experts or aircraft design experts, we may be able to bring unexpected surprises to Daystar Technology.

And while Cao Yang and his wife were chatting about the live broadcast, the Internet in China was always busy.

"Venus Technology is becoming more and more capable, and it has even launched it at sea."

“I just saw that Venus Technology’s official WeChat account announced the launch plan for the next three months. There are at least four launches every month. It’s really an exaggeration.”

"Is there all the fuss upstairs? I just noticed that tomorrow's launch of Venus 9 will not only be broadcast live from the sea launch pad, but there will also be a simultaneous launch of Venus 9 from the northwest launch site. "

"Recyclable rockets are awesome. Are now two rockets launched at once?"

"It is said that because of Daystar Technology, Beihang University has cooperated with Lingnan University of Technology to establish an aircraft design and automation major."

“Don’t you think ‘Hailan House’ has won this time?”

"I watched the live broadcast for a day, and I felt that my attention was attracted by the four characters 'Hailan Home'."

"I heard that the Venus 9 MAX will also be officially launched this year. I'm really looking forward to it."

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Various comments flooded the live broadcast room.

To a certain extent, Nanshan Film and Television’s live broadcast method can be regarded as conforming to the future development trend.

"Mr. Zhang, I think live broadcasting can be carried out well. Netizens are very enthusiastic about interaction."

"If some celebrities from our company are allowed to live broadcast from time to time in the future, it will probably have very good results."

"We can even sell some products in the live broadcast room."

Inside Nanshan Film and Television, Zhang Xin and Zhang Songwen watched the live broadcast of the Venus 9 launch together.

Due to confidentiality reasons, there is no live broadcast of the launch at the northwest launch site, only the sea launch platform.

Originally, Zhang Xin wanted to fly to Yangcheng and go to sea to see the scene of Venus No. 9 taking off from the ship.

But because there was so much preparation work for the filming of "The Wandering Earth", she really couldn't leave.

After all, she really hopes that this science fiction film can appear in front of everyone as soon as possible.

"This is indeed a good idea. Mr. Cao mentioned the live broadcast to me before. It seems that there is still much room for exploration."

Zhang Songwen began to think about how to make the live broadcast business bigger and stronger in the future.

If it can really make something famous in the future, it may become another key development business of Nanshan Film and Television.

"Next time Daystar needs to host a live broadcast, you can also consider arranging a few people from our company to support it. It may have unexpected effects."

Zhang Xin and Zhang Songwen were chatting with each other.

"At that time, we can also consider asking Daystar Technology to help plan some scenes for "The Wandering Earth". I feel that it may have unexpected effects."

"It's even possible to film part of Venus Technology's satellite production factory."

Although Zhang Songwen himself is not a director himself, he still has some ideas about movies.

Besides, if you watch more, you will naturally gain more experience.

"We should consider this. I will talk to the screenwriter later and see if more Venus Technology content can be incorporated into it."

"If the Venus 9 MAX is successfully launched later, it is estimated that there will be more changes in our movie screens by then."

"Yes, my brother said that Daystar is going to build a starship later. That shape may be used in our movie."

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At the Nansha Port pier, Venus Technology arranged for a group of people to board the sea launch command ship.

Naturally, the shareholders of various companies in the Starlink satellite project are also among them, and many media have also joined this team.

Cao Yang himself even led the rocket development team to sit in the command hall.

As for the northwest launch site, it has been successfully launched several times before. This time, just follow the step by step and launch the rocket.

"If Venus Technology's sea launch can be successful this time, it will be considered as a successful foothold in the aerospace industry."

"In the future, they can complete rocket launches of various types at the Northwest Launch Site, the Maritime Launch Site and the soon-to-be-completed Qiongzhou Launch Site, allowing Starlink to enter the stage of rapid formation."

Zhu Yuanming came with Qian Junfeng to visit the Venus 9 sea launch today.

Although some countries have begun to engage in sea launches decades ago, aerospace technology still lacks experience in this launch method.

This time I came here to study.

"According to Starlink's plan, there will be 40,000 to 50,000 satellites in the sky in the future, and the layout will be completed within the next three to five years, so the frequency of rocket launches must be very high."

"In the past, the number of rockets we launched in China was only dozens of times a year. Even if we gave all the opportunities to Venus Technology, there was no way to meet their needs."

"That's why they are so eager to build a sea launch platform."

Qian Junfeng is relatively familiar with the situation at Daystar Technology.

However, understanding is understanding, and after truly seeing his ambition, he was still a little bit sour.

Is it possible that Venus Technology will move towards the pace of launching hundreds of rockets every year in the future?

This is a record that no country in the world has ever had.

Now it is actually going to be realized by a private enterprise in China?

It’s a little crazy to think about it.

"Indeed, today's sea launch has not officially taken place yet. Venus Technology's official WeChat account has already announced a large number of launch plans for the next three months."

"Even Daystar Technology has a dedicated live broadcast page on Nanshan Film and Television Network. In the future, there will be rockets preparing to launch almost every day."

"They also specially arranged a host to be responsible for this live broadcast."

When Zhu Yuanming said this, Qian Junfeng's mood became even more complicated.

Obviously aerospace technology is the most authoritative representative of China's aerospace industry. Why do you feel that the halo has been taken away by Venus Technology?

But he didn't know what to say yet.

Because the recyclable rocket technology developed by Venus Technology is the first in the world.

Fortunately, they did not communicate in low voices for too long, and Cao Yang came over with Zhao Siyu and others.

However, Cao Yang was surrounded by Zhu Zhengfeng, Yin Chuan, Li Su, Wang Fu, Xu Jun, Lin Guojiang and others, so everyone did not have time to communicate in detail one by one.

They were just whispering there in twos and threes.

"Mr. Xu, I heard that with current satellites, the communication data of one satellite can basically only cover about a residential area. Calculated based on this situation, even tens of thousands of satellites seem to be insufficient. "

Lin Guojiang of Lingnan Mobile has now been promoted to deputy general manager of China Mobile.

This time I also came to visit the rocket launch.

Naturally, he knew Xu Jun, so he immediately asked a question that he was more concerned about after meeting him.

"Mr. Lin, it's not exactly like this."

"The communication data of a satellite is related to many things. Currently, Nanshan Semiconductor has been producing gallium nitride power components on a large scale. We are currently preparing to cooperate with Venus Technology to use these power components on communication satellites."

"And in the future, our satellites will become larger and install more related components."

“So it’s certainly accurate that one satellite can only meet the needs of one community.”

"Unless your community is a super-large community with hundreds of thousands of residents, it's pretty much the same."

Xu Jun is now very confident in Venus Technology’s Starlink.

Its momentum has completely risen.

Whether it is combined with car computer systems, combined with 5G communications, or simply providing satellite phone functions for some users, it is very promising.

The key is that in the process of developing Starlink, Venus Technology’s rocket technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, and there will definitely be more surprises waiting for everyone in the future.

"When you say that, I feel relieved."

"Even if the future Starlink system cannot completely replace 5G ground base stations, we hope that it can at least replace base stations on general land areas, especially in places with low population density."

"As long as it achieves those ends, that's enough."

During this period, China Mobile has also been conducting internal analysis and research to see whether the Starlink system can really replace 5G base stations in the future and save China Mobile a lot of investment.

Judging from the current analysis results, the situation is quite satisfactory to China Mobile.

Although most experts believe that there is no way to 100% replace the construction of 5G base stations, the number of 5G base stations can be significantly reduced.

This is already a huge victory for mobile and other communication companies.

The little money they invest can be easily earned back in the future by saving investment in base stations.

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Unlike mobile people who are concerned about the communication efficiency of Starlink satellites, car companies are worried about the stability of the Starlink satellite system.

You know, by then most of their models will use the Starlink vehicle system.

It would be embarrassing if the system suddenly collapsed one day.

"Mr. Cao, will our Starlink satellite system have signal problems in the future due to the failure of a certain satellite?"

Yin Chuan from Chery asked a question that everyone is concerned about.

Starlink is good, but I don’t know if the final effect is as good as the current publicity.

Everyone is more or less worried about this.

"After the deployment of our Starlink satellites is completed, a complete network will be formed."

"Not to mention that the failure of one satellite will not affect the use of the network. Even if half of the satellites fail, the impact on consumers will be very limited."

"Unless of course we encounter a targeted hacker attack."

Cao Yang gave his answer very directly.

If Starlink was so fragile, how could it be able to bear such a huge responsibility?

In the future, with tens of thousands of satellites in the sky, some will definitely malfunction.

It would be ridiculous if the entire system was destroyed because of a satellite failure.

"Actually, even if there is a hacker attack, we are not afraid."

"When designing this system, we have several security gates, so it will not be easily cracked by others."

Zhao Siyu stood aside and added his opinion.

Starlink is so important, so all aspects of protection and safety measures have naturally been fully considered.

Otherwise, hundreds of billions will have been spent by then, and it will be broken by someone just touching it. That would be too funny.

"After the two rockets are launched today, the layout of 300 Starlink satellites will be completed, right?"

Li Su stood nearby and interrupted.

Since the first launch of Venus 9, he has gone to watch every time.

For Geely Automobile, investing in Venus Technology is an unexpected surprise.

Even though they have now converted part of their shares into cash, they still have the highest shareholding ratio among automobile companies.

"Yes, basically after this launch, we can start preparations for networking."

"Within this year, we can try to use satellite services internally."

"It will be officially opened to the outside world next year."

Cao Yang didn't hide anything and directly told the general plan.

The more everyone knows, the higher the expectations for Venus Technology.

This isn't a bad thing.

"The American Space Exploration Technology Company will start launching Starlink satellites within this year, right?"

"We have indeed begun to think about networking. I'm afraid it won't be so easy for them to catch up this time."

Zhu Zhengfeng stood not far from Cao Yang and naturally listened to the conversation just now.

As China's earliest automobile company, Spring City Automobile Group's position in China's automobile industry is quite special.

The level of general manager Zhu Zhengfeng is actually not low.

"It just depends on whether they are willing to spend money."

"If we really get serious, the companies in the United States are also very fierce."

Zhao Siyu didn't dare to be so proud, so he reminded everyone to pay attention to their opponents.

While everyone was communicating, on the sea launch platform, the launch of Venus 9 was almost ready.