Chapter 279 Plan to Go to Mars
Chen Yuanguang was also very emotional when he saw this title. At the beginning, he just wanted to be a black technology porter.
I simply felt that since I had this ability, I had to do something. At that time, it was at a critical time point when China's industrial upgrading was interrupted by Amerikan's administrative measures.
He felt that he should do something and could do something.
To this point in development, in Chen Yuanguang's view, he is no longer just a black technology porter, because what he does is more about localizing future technology in modern time and space, so that it can be used in Recurred today.
Take room-temperature superconductivity as an example. In the future time and space, conventional room-temperature superconductors have been realized. However, due to the lack of breakthroughs in pre-technical technology, we cannot create them in modern time and space even if we know the principles and parameters.
And what he needs to consider is not the overall scientific and technological development of modern time and space, because countries like America, Neon, and Goryeo will not participate.
Like room-temperature superconductivity, if the cooperation of other countries is required, it is absolutely impossible for China to create it exclusively, and it will inevitably involve sharing interests with Amerikan.
Just like the sales and after-sales maintenance of photolithography machines in the Netherlands must listen to the opinions of the White House.
So what he did was not modernization, but localization.
From this perspective, the topic chosen by Lei Jun is indeed very suitable.
“Brother, I think this topic is very well chosen. My initial dream was just not to want to work part-time, and I thought I could start a business.
What scale should I achieve and what should I do? In fact, I don’t have a very clear idea of what it will look like.
Maybe going public was a dream, because at that time I felt that going public was very powerful. Being listed meant that you had achieved financial freedom, and you could cash out at will after the stock was lifted. .
I feel very happy just thinking about it." Chen Yuanguang said.
Lei Jun said with a smile: "I had the same idea back then, but when I started my business, listings were not as frequent as they are now. It was a very niche concept.
At that time, we all felt that the company must be big. You have to have a certain scale to go public.
The threshold for going public today is much lower than it was then.
My dream at that time was very broad. It was just to build a great company. As for the standard of greatness. , In fact, there is also a lack of concept."
After Lei Jun finished talking about himself, he then asked: "Today, Guangjia Technology is the company with the highest market value on the Science and Technology Innovation Board. It should be regarded as realizing your dream at that time. What is your dream now?”
Chen Yuanguang smiled and said: "Space mining.
Because I realized that for the Chinese, space mining is the best way for us to go.
Everyone knows that China's resources are not Scarcity, but lack of resources per capita
Our companies have been buying mines, oil, lithium ore, etc. from overseas. Over the years, we have imported a large amount of resources from overseas, and then processed them into industrial products and exported them to. All over the world.
There are some problems. One is that the pricing power is not in your hands, and the other is that the independent control is not in your hands.
From a global perspective, resources are not that scarce, so Musk hopes to go to Mars and build a base on Mars.
But from China's perspective, we have no way to utilize resources from overseas all the time. In extreme cases, we may face resource shortages.
At this time, space is a terra nullius. If we master space and space mining, even if we only achieve breakeven, China will be in an invincible position in the future.
We can achieve internal circulation in a complete sense, and even implement a universal basic security plan to provide everyone with free food, clothing, housing and transportation.
I think that as long as we achieve space mining, increase the proportion of clean energy to more than 80%, and achieve a certain level of artificial intelligence, we will no longer have external threats.
So my dream now is to help China contribute part of its strength in the process of realizing internal circulation. "
Lei Jun's eyes lit up. Chen Yuanguang's explanation went a step further on the basis of past space mining and dismantled the logic behind it.
"I also saw it on the Internet. There have been many comments about why we have to do everything ourselves.
You will have no friends if you do this. The so-called crusher in developed countries is not a good adjective. Other developed countries will not let you play.
This statement is very confusing, and you may think it makes sense.
America doesn’t do everything by itself, so why should we pursue doing everything by ourselves.
My opinion on this matter is that this is determined by history, because we have been beaten and blocked by technology too many times in history, and coupled with the semiconductor incidents in recent years, we have to Do everything yourself. ”
This made Lei Jun a little embarrassed, because whether it is Xiaomi mobile phones or Xiaomi cars, a large number of parts come from foreign companies.
Even because of the emergence of topological semi-metals, Xiaomi is also developing its own chips and is expected to launch them on its flagship phone in the second half of this year.
But it still cannot change the fact that Xiaomi has used a large number of foreign components in the past.
Compared with Huawei, which supports the domestic supply chain, and BYD, which cultivates its own industrial chain, Xiaomi has indeed not done enough in this regard.
Of course the former is due to being forced, and the latter is due to historical evolution.
Lei Jun quietly changed the subject: "Junior brother's dream is very grand. I believe that one day it will be realized, all of us will benefit from it.
Compared with junior brother, my dream is very grand. Much smaller, I now hope to do a good job in Xiaomi Motors and make Xiaomi Motors one of the top five car companies in China.”
“This is also amazing. I have always been optimistic about Xiaomi Motors.” Chen Yuanguang said, "I can also be considered a shareholder of Xiaomi Motors."
Guangjia Technology has shares in Xiaomi Motors, and there are quite a few shares.
“Yes, I was an investor of my junior brother at first, and now my junior brother is my investor.
Xiaomi Auto received a lot of help from my junior brother when it started. Even if Xiaomi Ultra To this day, it is still a very special car with a large number of fans in the market.”
According to the current iteration speed of new energy vehicles, they generally need to be refreshed every year, even if it is only a minor adjustment. , that will also be adjusted.
Xiaomi Ultra has not been revised since its launch. At most, the built-in chip is changed every year.
This year it will be replaced with Xiaomi’s self-developed car chip.
At most, this part has been changed, and nothing else has been changed.
In the past three years, Xiaomi Ultra has been used by consumers from all walks of life and exported to Europe, Southeast Asia and other places, and has been dubbed the king of electric control.
It is an easy-to-drive car.
Of course, this means that it is a toy for rich people, and its sales volume can only be said to be passable.
However, the market share of the BMW M4, which is also at the same price and also pays attention to handling, is miserably squeezed out.
"I also hope that my junior brother can realize his dream as soon as possible." Lei Jun said quickly when he saw that the barrage was full of barrage asking him not to advertise.
Chen Yuanguang continued: "We will soon conduct the first composite rocket launch test.
If successful, then the preliminary construction of the lunar base and the planning of the space station will be officially started.< br>
These two will be carried out simultaneously, and the whole process will be broadcast live to you at that time
Regarding the lunar base, I don’t have much obsession with landing on the moon. In my opinion, going to Mars is valuable. After all, with the advancement of technology, it is possible for us to transform Mars and make it suitable for humans. Survive. But a place like the moon is by definition a pure resource planet.
According to the basic conditions of the planet, we can divide it into resource stars and habitable stars.
As for the resource star, it is expensive and low cost to get people up there, so there is no need for it.
If you just go up there once or twice, that's fine. If you want people to live and work on it for a long time, it's better to use robots.
Whether it is mining or base construction, these can all be completed by robots through highly standardized designs. "
"Junior brother, I find that you are very different from others in that you have your own opinions on many things.
I won’t say what others have done, but I will do it too.
Actually, everyone really wants to see Chinese people land on the moon.
In other words, almost every country in the world that has invested in scientific research in the aerospace field has a plan to land on the moon. Even those like Amerikan who have already landed on the moon need to land on the moon again to prove their strength.
They just set their moon landing time based on the country's strength in aerospace. The stronger ones will have a closer time, and the weaker ones will have a further time.
The furthest plan seems to be 2050.
On the contrary, you don’t have this obsession. "
" Musk and I are a bit similar in this regard. We both start from a pragmatic perspective.
The benefits of landing on the moon are limited, and the price/performance ratio is not that high.
And it really needs to play a publicity role to prove the strength of the light armor aerospace, and the effect of landing on Mars will be even better.
And in the long run, it is equivalent to us now looking for new habitats for humans a hundred years from now.
Start exploring building a base on Mars from now on, allowing humans to adapt to the environment there in advance, understand the suitability of Mars for survival, and do some planet transformation experiments.
For example, bring some plants and bacteria to Mars.
In this case, there is no benefit in the short term, but in the long term, it will be done sooner or later. Of course, the sooner the better.
As for the moon, even if we build a base suitable for human habitation on it now, it will still be uninhabitable a hundred years from now.
So what we do either makes sense now or makes sense in the future.
And I think it is very possible that we have gone to Mars and other countries have not yet gone to the moon.
What is more likely is that after we go to Mars, everyone’s enthusiasm for going to the moon will suddenly weaken, because we have raised the entire standard too high, and many countries will lose motivation.
What if you went to the moon? China has already gone to Mars. "Chen Yuanguang obviously has high hopes for composite rockets.
"I'm looking forward to seeing that day come.
Junior brother, I'm very curious, is it possible for ordinary people like me to go to Mars in my lifetime?" Lei Jun asked, if you can go there with money, He is willing to go.
Chen Yuanguang said: "Of course, let alone within our lifetime, we should be able to send ordinary people to Mars within five years.
Senior brother, didn't you take a drifting video the year before last? Did you?
You personally drove a Xiaomi car and left a deep impression on me.
Isn’t Lin Jia working on a brand called Space?
Although the car has not been built yet, it has been making progress.
When the time is right, we plan to take a modified Space to Mars, and then drift and race on Mars to shoot a promotional advertisement.
But the only regret is that no one will let me go, and Lin Jia probably won’t dare to go either. Then he may have to find a racing driver to cooperate. ”
(NASA’s complete Mars concept vehicle)
Lei Jun’s eyes were shining. If he could take the modified Xiaomi car to race on Mars, it would definitely be the best advertisement.
"Junior brother, don't be afraid, I can go. When the time comes, I will endorse your Space. The only requirement is that I also have to bring a Xiaomi car with me." Lei Jun said.
“The launch cost is a bit high.” Chen Yuanguang said.
"It's okay to be expensive. We have nothing else but money. Problems that money can solve are not problems." Lei Jun said immediately.
“We will definitely provide similar services by then. If Xiaomi Motors wants to come, it will be fine as long as it is willing to pay. This in itself is also one of the future Guangjia Aerospace businesses.
But Space doesn’t need to trouble you. I talked to Musk and he meant that he would come in person and shoot a promotional video when the time comes. "Chen Yuanguang said.
In such a pretentious moment, Chen Yuanguang really wanted to do it himself.
I was afraid that he would not be able to come back, or that he would be hit by an American missile in mid-air. Come down.
In case the old American is so crazy, he can only leave the opportunity to show off to Musk.
After hearing this, Lei Jun felt a little disappointed. If it is a company, it can be done. Do it, then this is boring.
Everyone takes pictures, and the effect of pretentiousness is instantly reduced by half.
"Junior brother, when do you expect the Light Armor Aerospace to go to Mars?" Lei Jun asked.
Chen Yuanguang thought for a while: "Just in these three years, within three years.
This year the composite power rocket was successfully developed, and two simulations will be conducted next year to send the robot to Mars, and the year after that Real people go up.
Then start building the Mars base in the year after tomorrow.
This is how I planned it. ”
“I thought it would take ten years, but it turned out that it wouldn’t be used for five years. Technology is advancing so fast.
Before, I always felt that the progress of science and technology was slowing down. After 20 years, I feel that the progress of science and technology seems to be accelerating again.
Junior brother, you are a very important factor. Whether it is room-temperature superconductivity or topological semimetals, they all feel very far away from us before they actually come out. "Lei Jun continued.
Chen Yuanguang explained: "Actually, the two you mentioned have been studied by scientific researchers for decades and are very mature concepts.
Even topological semi-metal has a history of more than 20 years. From the time it was proposed to the present, many companies have tried it.
As I said in a previous interview, we are essentially still standing on the shoulders of giants. "
Lei Jun said with emotion: "I understand that we are also doing chip research and development based on topological semi-metal. This is like nuclear fusion. It has a long history, but it will take fifty years to mention it.
Before, there was always a gap between reality and expectations. Junior brother, you have directly erased the gap. ”
(End of this chapter)