Chapter 137 The Next Golden Era
“We have a lot of ideas surrounding the future applications of room temperature superconductors. We have also talked with some domestic experts. In the future, China will set up a company specifically to operate the large-scale development of room temperature superconductors. Large-scale applications.
In the short term, it will mainly focus on electricity-related fields, such as power generation, energy storage, batteries, and power transmission. At the same time, fields such as quantum computers and controllable nuclear fusion will also be explored. < br>
I don’t know what the future will be like with the large-scale application of room temperature superconductivity, but I think it must be a better future,” said Chen Yuanguang.
The eyes of the female host revealed admiration, "Yuan Guang, because you have said in some self-media interviews that your main focus will be on space mining, believing that this is the key to leading mankind into the space age. .
And you have achieved a key breakthrough in the field of room temperature superconductivity. Does this mean that your main direction will change in the future? "
Chen Yuanguang shook his head: "Normal temperature superconductivity is a product of interest. It was an attempt I made after seeing the news while doing space mining.
Fortunately, I achieved results, but it does not mean that I will focus my career on it in the future.
For subsequent applications of room temperature superconductivity, corresponding companies and scientific research institutions will be responsible for the specific implementation. The focus of my career will still be on light armor aerospace.
Normal temperature superconductivity is like winning a lottery ticket by chance, and light-armor aerospace is the job. You don't regard scratching lottery tickets as a job. ”
After Chen Yuanguang finished speaking, the female host stopped talking about room temperature superconductivity, because when this interview program was designed internally, room temperature superconductivity could not be too in-depth. She only briefly mentioned it as an introduction to the interview with Chen Yuanguang.
Even CCTV has never had the opportunity to interview Chen Yuanguang before. They estimate that such opportunities will be rarer in the future, so they want to use this program to focus on Chen Yuanguang: "Because the outside world has always regarded you and Musk benchmarks, thinking that you are China’s Musk.
While Musk’s dream is to go to Mars, your long-term goal is also space, but what you want to achieve is space mining.
This can be seen as the two of you having different perceptions of the beginning of the space age.
What do you think of your and Musk’s different views on humans entering space?”
CCTV knows how to ignite the fire.
Chen Yuanguang first joked: "Should I say that I am not China's Musk?
I never think that Musk and I have any similarities, except for our understanding of space. "On the matter of persistence."
Chen Yuanguang continued: "I was just joking. I don't mind the various labels given to me by the outside world. When you become famous, you cannot avoid being discussed and criticized. In comparison, you just need to know what your goal is, and then you can persevere.
You just mentioned that in the space age, going to Mars is also a very ambitious goal. It is very meaningful to mankind and it symbolizes mankind. Take the initial step into deep space and start the exploration of the solar system
In the process of moving towards this goal, a large number of derivative technologies will be produced, such as Musk's starship, Starlink, Falcon 9 and so on. But simply going to Mars will not bring much economic benefit, and it will not form a positive cycle.
With the iteration of technology, the cost of space mining has dropped, and the supply chain has matured. Not only Guangjia Aerospace can carry out space mining, but other commercial aerospace companies can also carry out space mining. They can use supplier integration solutions to carry out space mining.
Humanity has progressed from using the resources of the earth to using resources in the solar system, and the resources obtained from space mining will enter the cycle of the earth's economic system. This is the most important thing for mankind.
For example, we used fossil fuels before. In the future, after controllable nuclear fusion is achieved through normal temperature superconductivity, we will begin to use clean energy on a large scale. Rockets will be launched from fossil fuels to electric drive, just like cars that will be launched from oil. It's the same as the current electric one.
Fuel costs are falling, rockets are recyclable, manufacturing costs are falling, the cost of space mining covers the benefits, and profitability is achieved after technological advancement, this is the foreseeable future, and going to Mars IMHO is difficult to see in the short term Economic benefits.
Going to Mars cannot participate in the earth's economic cycle system. It is an isolated event. It is impossible for humans to immigrate to Mars on a large scale in the short term. Going to Mars is nothing more than landing. Its symbolic significance is far greater than its actual significance.
Space mining can involve the earth’s economy and build a space economic cycle, which will drive a large number of companies, talents, and policies to flow into the aerospace field. "
Chen Yuanguang continued: "For example, the Huaguo Compound Eye, which we have made great efforts to build in Chongqing, costs 2 billion for the entire project. In terms of economic benefits, it is difficult to recover the cost.
But if after space mining is realized, other companies will also enter this field, then the data accumulated by China’s compound eye and its detection function can be sold to other companies. The aerospace industry around the world is committed to space mining. Enterprises all rely on Huaguo Compound Eye.
In this way, the cost can be recovered, and it is not only a scientific research facility, but also has economic benefits, just like the Beidou satellite system.
This represents the true arrival of the space age. "
The female host nodded frequently, pretending to be a fan of a girl, "Yuan Guang, I can understand what you mean.
Like Amerikan's trip to the moon in the past, it was just a sign and a symbolic event. After going to the moon, people did not go there again because it could not bring economic benefits and would be abandoned after it was realized. The same goes for Musk going to Mars. "
Chen Yuanguang nodded: "Yes, landing on the moon. As the great powers are divided, there is no need for America to bring down its competitors' national strength through the Star Wars strategic deception plan. , they no longer land on the moon. The last time humans landed on the moon was fifty years ago.
Moreover, now that Amerikan wants to land on the moon, it will not be possible in the short term. A large number of moon landing-related technologies have been abandoned, and what was possible back then cannot be done now. If Musk goes to Mars, if it cannot bring economic benefits, he himself He won't last long, and even if he does, the whole thing will hit the kill button when he dies or loses interest.
As for space mining, as long as it can be profitable, even if there is only a hope of being profitable, someone will continue to do it after my death.
As space mining technology matures, it will be possible for humans to use new technologies to enter deep space, ushering in the space age in a true sense. "
Chen Yuanguang paused for a moment and continued: "Before I decided to found Guangjia Aerospace, I looked at many famous scientific research institutions in history. Most of them either disappeared or became unknown, unlike their former counterparts. The results are compared with no sound, or they are surpassed by the pursuers.
For example, IBM, Intel, and more recently Edison General Electric, and relatively successful cases include Bell Labs. Even though Bell Labs later fell apart, it still had an important impact on the communications industry and had many remarkable achievements. Birth.
I will think about the reasons behind all this. It is because the research directions of these companies' research institutions are too scattered and no longer serve their main business. As a result, the investment in R&D has not been rewarded for a long time, and the companies have slowly given up. . So when I was working on Light Armor Aerospace, even though I defined it as a learning organization, I still had one goal, that is, it must be profitable in the future, and its research and development must focus on the space mining business.
Maybe with the development of aerospace technology, I will have the goal of going to Mars, then I will also set up a separate company to do this, instead of adding a new business direction to Guangjia Aerospace, space The direction of mining is large and broad enough, and it is enough for Guangjia Aerospace to do this well. "
It was rare to hear Chen Yuanguang talk about his business philosophy. The female host realized that we should explore this topic more: "Yuanguang, I have always felt that light armor aerospace is an amazing project.
When I was watching the news before, I saw a financial news report that your fundraising target for Guangjia Aerospace is divided into four stages, namely US$2 billion, US$5 billion, US$10 billion and US$15 billion. , and told investors that this investment will not see a return in the short term, and it will take at least ten years.
When I was watching the news, I thought you were crazy. Which investment institution would accept such conditions? Later, I thought the world was crazy. The first phase of fundraising was successfully completed, and most of the second phase was also raised. . ”
Chen Yuanguang added: "The second phase of US$5 billion has also been raised."
The female host covered her mouth with her hands and pretended to be surprised: "So you are formulating this fundraising plan and introducing When you talk about the risks so straightforwardly during the project, have you never thought about what you would do if no investment institution accepts it?"
Chen Yuanguang smiled confidently: "I never thought about it. I think everyone should rush to invest in me. "Yes."
Then he put away his smile and said seriously: "I have thought about it, but the most important rule of fundraising is that if you find a hundred investors, as long as one of them nods, then Its probability of success is 100%. I think there are so many investors in the world who are willing to go crazy with me, right?
If not, then I will use Guangjia Technology as collateral to start the business first, and then invest later after achieving initial results.
The Pioneer we launched intensively this year is a phased achievement in the plan I made if I did not attract investment. "
After Chen Yuanguang finished speaking, the host nodded: "Sure enough, successful people are so confident. "
The host then asked: "I mentioned room temperature superconductivity earlier, Yuan Guang, what impact do you think room temperature superconductivity will have on your space mining? ”
In fact, Chen Yuanguang has also considered these two, but he is not sure whether the specific application scenario is feasible when applying this small room-temperature superconducting material to space mining. However, participating in a TV talk show is not Feasibility demonstration:
"First of all, by using perovskite cells and superconducting cells, the energy of the space station can be almost entirely provided by solar energy, without consuming fossil fuels.
Even unmanned space mining probes in the future can be driven by electricity, Achieve high availability.
In terms of replacing traditional fossil fuels with electric drive, I can only talk about some possible directions now."
"At the end of the show, Yuan Guang, you. Is there anything you want to say to the audience in front of the TV?" the female host asked.
Chen Yuanguang turned around, faced the camera, and said seriously:
"Some people always say that this is a hopeless era. The development of science and technology is slow, productivity has reached a bottleneck, the golden age has passed, and the region continues to be turbulent.
I am here, I will reverse all this and bring you the next The Golden Age.”
There is one more chapter, wait.
(End of this chapter)