Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 512 Dr. Kong's Unconventional Mindset

A moment later, Fan Hao hurried over and said, "Professor, we're almost at Tenglong Island, it's just ahead."

Kong Yanbin stood up and looked towards the bow of the ship, and sure enough, he saw an island.

Li Chenyu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This island looks pretty big."

Kong Yanbin said, "Since a space launch site can be built on it, it can't be a very small island."

Then, the team members with European and American features started shouting and yelling, and some even cheered and rushed out of the lounge.

"My goodness! The water here is so beautiful!"

"Look! I bet you can only see this clear water in South Australia!"

"What's going on here? Why did the seawater suddenly become clear?"

"It doesn't feel real. Look at those fish, they're like they're in a painting!"

Li Chenyu and Fan Hao, being young, also ran out to see the beautiful sea. Kong Yanbin, as expected of an expert and professor, wasn't very interested in the beautiful sea or islands, but instead noticed the big thing on the island early on—the rocket launcher.

As they got closer to Tenglong Island, the launch pad became clearer and clearer.

Kong Yanbin couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

As mentioned earlier, Kong Yanbin worked at the US space agency for several years and was no stranger to rocket launch sites. He had participated in many rocket launch missions and even spent a long time at several rocket launch sites. The rocket launch pad in front of him was indeed not of ordinary specifications.

Just by looking at the robust frame structure, you can tell that they spared no expense in using materials and definitely didn't cut corners.

To be honest, this was somewhat unexpected for Kong Yanbin, as it was different from what he had anticipated.

Although Kong Yanbin had seen those videos and photos, he did not believe they were real, thinking they had likely been digitally altered.

There's an old Chinese saying: "Don't look at the advertisement, look at the results."

Kong Yanbin has been away from China for two or three decades. In his memory, Chinese advertisements are very exaggerated, to the point that they are completely unreliable.

The situation on Hong Kong Island may be a little better, but it's not much better.

The launch pad on Tenglong Island is quite realistic; from a distance, it looks exactly the same as the one in the video, with no difference whatsoever.

However, Kong Yanbin is not so easily fooled. Whether he is truly capable or not can only be known by observing him up close at the launch site. Before that, nothing is credible.

A moment later, the ship sailed into a bay, Tenglong Bay, and the atmosphere on deck became even more lively.

Exclamations of surprise and admiration rose and fell.

Kong Yanbin couldn't help but take a few more glances at the beautiful seawater.

Of course, Kong Yanbin's thoughts were different from others. His first reaction was that such a beautiful island and bay must be very expensive.

It just doesn't feel right to spend so much money to buy this island, not to develop tourism, but to build a space launch site on it.

What exactly is Hu Jiangshan, or rather the Hu family behind him, doing? What are their motives for doing this?
Even if the Hu family is foolish, they wouldn't actually think that building a space launch site can make money, would they?

A series of questions arose in Kong Yanbin's mind.

To be fair, Kong Yanbin's idea is not wrong; in fact, it is quite reasonable and logically sound.

If the sole purpose is to make money, a space launch site will definitely not achieve its goal. If it doesn't receive enough orders, it might even remain idle and lose money, losing everything.

Moreover, according to Kong Yanbin's judgment, this space launch site is actually all show and no substance. It is not capable of launching rockets at all, let alone being equipped with all the necessary instruments and equipment for space launches.

Kong Yanbin is confident that he can expose the true nature of the Tenglong Island space launch site and prevent huge losses to companies in the United States.

The financial loss is one thing, but the crucial issue is the loss of a lunar orbiter.

While this deep-space probe may not be the most technologically advanced, it is not something that just any country can make.

In fact, the number of countries that can independently manufacture satellites and probes can be counted on one hand.

If Kong Yanbin can successfully prevent losses for the United States, his position will be more secure, and he might even be able to bring his family to the United States to enjoy a comfortable life.

A moment later, the ship docked at the pier, and Li Chenyu and Fan Hao returned.

"Professor, we can disembark now."

Kong Yanbin nodded slightly and went up to the deck. He found that the team members had disembarked one by one and were shouting and yelling.

Kong Yanbin frowned, but his expression quickly relaxed.

He felt that although these people from the beacon of light were a bit noisy, that was their nature, a feeling of freedom, an unbound soul, and a smile that never seemed to have been bullied.

Meanwhile, in China...

Upon realizing this, Kong Yanbin's face showed a look of disapproval, even a hint of disgust.

Kong Yanbin disembarked from the ship, surrounded by his two favorite students.

He looked around and once again showed a surprised expression. To be fair, the dock was indeed well-built. All the facilities were brand new, either just built or very well maintained.

Just then, several electric commuter vehicles drove up and stopped not far away.

A young man jumped off the car first and walked over, followed by the others.

This young man had an extraordinary demeanor, was quite handsome, and had a very good image. He walked up to Kong Yanbin, extended his hand, and said, "Hello, you must be Dr. Kong Yanbin. I am Hu Jiangshan."

Kong Yanbin said "Oh" and then said, "So you're Boss Hu. You're quite the handsome man."

"Dr. Kong, you flatter me."

Kong Yanbin smiled, but in his heart he was full of disdain for the young man in front of him, thinking that such a rookie could not possibly accomplish anything.

The fact that the Gas Group and Meta Group would actually try to launch a precious lunar orbiter using this thing is a bit too hasty.

Of course, Kong Yanbin knew the real purpose of doing this. He had already talked with the leaders of the stonemasons' union, and they actually wanted to find out how big the threat was to the Tenglong Island space launch site.

To put it more bluntly, we need to understand the technological capabilities of this space launch site and whether it has the backing and support of China's leading scientific and technological powers.

There is currently only one so-called technological powerhouse in China, and that is Huayao.

Kong Yanbin also held a dismissive attitude towards Huayao, believing that the United States had overestimated Huayao's strength.

Although Huayao is indeed very powerful and advanced in the communications field, and has even achieved the number one market share and the most patents in the entire world, Sun Yanbin believes that Huayao is still outwardly strong but inwardly weak. With just a little effort, the company could definitely be crushed.

As for why Hua Yao is still alive, there's no need to ask; it's definitely because China is backing him up. If it were just Hua Yao, he would have been wiped out long ago.

Kong Yanbin believed that Huayao simply did not have enough technology to support a space launch site. Their assistance would only be in the communications field; they were completely incapable of helping in other areas. Kong Yanbin also shared his opinion with the leadership team: if the Tenglong Island space launch site was indeed backed by an organization or force, it could only be one: the China National Space Administration.

Of course, these are all just speculations. Kong Yanbin even thinks the possibility is relatively small. The most likely scenario is that the Tenglong Island Space Launch Site is a fraudulent company that was set up to scam money. It looks very good on the outside, but it is just an empty shell.

We'll find out which category it is soon.

Kong Yanbin remained calm and exchanged a few pleasantries with Hu Jiangshan.

Hu Jiangshan said, "Dr. Kong, let's go to the dockside lounge to rest for a while."

Kong Yanbin waved his hand: "Boss Hu, we don't need to rest for now. We'd like to go to the launch site first, and then we can rest."

Hu Jiangshan paused for a moment: "Go see it now?"

"Yes, it's best to look at it now, after all, this is the important matter, everything else is secondary."

At this point, Kong Yanbin looked up at Hu Jiangshan and asked, "Mr. Hu, is it that you're not prepared?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly: "Dr. Kong, you're right. We don't need to prepare anything. Everyone can come and see it at any time. It's just a bit far. It takes more than twenty minutes by electric car."

"It's alright, let's go now."

Hu Jiangshan agreed and had everyone board the electric commuter vehicle.

Kong Yanbin's team consisted of nearly twenty people, and Hu Jiangshan specially prepared three electric carts so that it wouldn't be crowded and the experience would be much better.

Hu Jiangshan deliberately rode the same electric scooter as Kong Yanbin, but Hu Jiangshan sat in the back and glanced at Kong Yanbin a few times, feeling that this person was indeed a bit strange, as his gaze towards people was odd.

At this moment, Zhou Yuezhu, who was sitting next to him, said in a low voice, "Boss, Dr. Kong doesn't seem to be very friendly."

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Indeed, the journey was tiring, especially with the time difference."

Zhou Yuezhu said, "The boss is right, maybe I'm being too sensitive."

In fact, Hu Jiangshan knew that the so-called "tiredness" was just an insignificant excuse, and no matter how tired he was, he would not have this attitude.

Besides, if he was really tired, why did he refuse to let Kong Yanbin rest?

The root cause is that this person surnamed Kong has a strong sense of superiority and a disdainful attitude towards others.

Moreover, people like Kong Yanbin only have this superior attitude towards Chinese people. They would be very polite and gentlemanly towards people from the United States, or even people from any other country.

This is not Hu Jiangshan's subjective conjecture or judging others by his own petty standards. In his previous life, he had actually encountered quite a few such people, all of whom were of Chinese descent, and there were quite a few in the scientific research field.

These people are generally graduates of top universities in mainland China. After graduating, they go to the United States for further studies and then choose not to return to China. They contribute to the United States, but they have an inexplicable aversion to China and look down on mainland researchers.

Hu Jiangshan was already a famous scientist on Earth at the time, but he still received disdain and contempt from these Chinese.

Of course, they wouldn't admit it out loud, but they would inadvertently, or even intentionally, reveal that strange attitude. Kong Yanbin's attitude just now was a very typical example, which was unpleasant.

Having lived two lives, Hu Jiangshan had long since become indifferent to such matters.

People like this will ignore the facts even when they are right in front of them, and even think that they are being deceived. They are more loyal to the United States than the natives of the United States. This is what is called convert fanaticism. It is as if they have found a faith worth protecting for a lifetime.

When Hu Jiangshan heard that the other party would send a Chinese scientist as the team leader, he thought it might be that kind of person, and now it has really come true.

Hu Jiangshan's approach was to simply not deal with things, handle everything officially, support reasonable requests, and clarify unreasonable ones to avoid misunderstandings.

Of course, if Kong Yanbin is truly ungrateful and acts inhumanely, then it's time to retaliate.

At this moment, the electric commuter vehicle was traveling on the coastal highway, and the beautiful scenery made the dozen or so visitors exclaim in amazement.

"Oh my god, this place is absolutely gorgeous!"

"I can guarantee this is the most beautiful island I've ever been to."

"I want to camp here! I want to stay for a month!"

"One month isn't enough, I want to stay for a year!"

Even Li Chenyu and Fan Hao were shocked; they really didn't expect there to be such a place in Hong Kong.

They came from mainland China and even felt that there was no island in the whole of China that was as beautiful as this, not even Sanguan City, and that it was completely incomparable to the scenery abroad.

However, Kong Yanbin remained calm. Even though Tenglong Bay was so beautiful, he didn't even glance at it. He was extremely serious, like a machine, at least on the surface.

At this moment, Kong Yanbin said to Li Chenyu and Fan Hao, "You two should organize your thoughts and get into the zone as soon as possible. Look carefully and don't miss anything."

The two proud students responded, composed themselves, and suppressed their excitement.

If Kong Yanbin is not satisfied, the two of them will be in deep trouble.

Soon, they arrived at the western peninsula of Tenglong Island. After passing the active volcano and going uphill, Kong Yanbin was somewhat surprised because the roads on the island were so well-maintained. The entire route was paved with asphalt, and the quality of the roads was exceptionally good, to an exaggerated degree.

Kong Yanbin has been to so many space launch sites, but he has never seen one with such good infrastructure.

Kong Yanbin said calmly, "Hu Jiangshan is really willing to spend a lot of money."

Li Chenyu and Fan Hao exchanged a glance, both agreeing wholeheartedly.

Putting everything else aside, this Tenglong Island must be incredibly expensive. Building a space launch site on such an island feels like a waste. Wouldn't it be better to build a few more resort hotels instead?
Just then, a high wall and an extremely sturdy-looking gate appeared in front of them.

Looking further up, the rocket launch pad soars into the clouds, a truly magnificent sight.

No need to ask, we've arrived at the space launch site.

The gate opened, and three electric commuter vehicles drove in one after another.

Hu Jiangshan had made arrangements in advance, and the electric vehicle drove all the way to the rocket launch pad.

Kong Yanbin and the others got out of the car and then dispersed to check the condition of the rocket launch pad.

Laymen watch the spectacle, experts watch the details; these are technical specialists, so they naturally know what to look for.

Kong Yanbin, however, was somewhat indifferent. As the team leader, he didn't need to do any work; his subordinates could handle it.

Kong Yanbin approached Hu Jiangshan and said, "This launch pad is well made."

Hu Jiangshan said, "Thank you for the compliment."

"However, Mr. Hu, we'd like to see something more core."

(End of this chapter)