This star is going to the moon

Chapter 363: Foreign Astronauts' Mindset Shift, The Unexpected Global Distribution Capabilities of "The Wandering Earth 2"!

"Information cocoons" are a very scary thing.

Despite the fact that many space enthusiasts acknowledge China's space capabilities, China has its own space station and has conducted unmanned sample return missions to the moon. It's impossible not to acknowledge China's space achievements.

However, they don't understand the Chinese system very well, and even if they do, it's likely based on "embellished versions" created by foreign media and governments.

The same applies to other aspects.

For example, they acknowledge that Laos and China are the world's factories and know that most industrial products are manufactured in Laos and China, but the information they receive most often is still...

"The Chinese are simply producing large quantities of inferior industrial products and encroaching on the market!"

"Chinese industrial products are all copied!"

"The industrial products of the Chinese are all produced by forced slaves, which is why they are so cheap!"

Even so, when Bluestar Aerospace held its commercial astronaut selection, a large number of aerospace enthusiasts and people who just wanted to join in the fun applied.

They thought that even if the atmosphere in China was very oppressive and there was no freedom, it would be much better for astronauts, who were absolute elites, to be astronauts of commercial companies.

Even if commercial astronauts are restricted in their freedom and closely monitored, it is not unbearable as long as they can go to space.

After all, none of them are likely to become professional astronauts. If they could actually go to space through the commercial astronaut route, that would truly fulfill their dream.

Pursuing dreams always comes at a price.

When those who had gone through layers of selection to get the chance to interview at Blue Star Aerospace actually arrived in Laozhong, they were deeply shocked!
Lu Yun understood their feelings; after all, in his previous life he had seen many videos of "foreigners getting visa-free transit for 144 days, shocking everyone's worldview."

Especially two or four years later.

According to Lu Yun's understanding, the Chinese government had already implemented a 72-hour visa-free transit policy for several cities in 2013, which was later extended to 144 hours.

By 2016, Laos and China began to expand the number of countries offering visa-free entry to foreign countries and expand the number of cities implementing visa-free transit policies domestically.

However, China's domestic construction was still somewhat lacking in the first few years, but after 2020, China's domestic construction achieved phased success.

In 2002 and 2004, the flow of people brought about by visa-free transit exploded!

It would be inappropriate to directly label foreigners who have witnessed the state of urban construction in China over the past two or four years as "unworldly".

But they really had never seen anything like the Chinese before.

After all, in their country's propaganda, the Chinese are portrayed as being in extremely poor condition.

Just like in "Flirting Scholar", Tang Bohu thought Qiu Xiang was "nothing special", but with the contrast of other "beauties" around her, Qiu Xiang was simply stunningly beautiful.

In other countries' propaganda, Chinese people are not portrayed as Qiu Xiang, but rather as "beautiful women" used to highlight their beauty.

When they arrived, they discovered that the old man was actually Qiu Xiang!

"We were all fooled!"

Just like their country covered up the test scores of Chinese people, constantly instilling in them the idea that Chinese people only scored 30 points on the test.

As a result, when they looked at the large number of checkmarks on the old Chinese man's test paper, they couldn't figure out that it was not 30 points. So they moved the paper that was covering half of the paper and found that the number was not "3" at all, but clearly "8"!
The old man scored 80 points on the exam!
After learning the truth and considering that they had been misled before, they began to suspect that 80 points were too few and started checking the answers one question at a time.

He even personally discussed problem-solving strategies with the Chinese.

Unless they come with a special mission, almost everyone who stays in Laos for a day will say they've been "scammed".

Those who came to Laos and China to select commercial astronauts, especially those who were selected, spent more than half a year in Laos and China, gaining a deeper understanding of the country. In particular, their ability to speak Chinese greatly facilitated their lives in Laos and China.

So when they go on vacation, the prejudices they had developed due to information cocoons are shattered by the impact of real Chinese people.

It even bore a profound ideological imprint on it.

After all, their astronaut training includes ideological and political education.

Of course, this also includes the mudslinging and propaganda efforts from their own countries.

If their country hadn't portrayed the Chinese in such a negative light, their reaction after learning the truth wouldn't have been so strong.

Like a spring, the harder you compress it, the higher it bounces back.

Simon was simply launched directly into space.

Having witnessed the beauty and fragility of our planet, and reflecting on the Americans themselves setting fires all over the world, I also thought about the real Chinese people I've encountered.

And Lu Yun, who absolutely represents the future of humanity, can lead humanity to the stars and the sea, possesses extraordinary charm, and is only 27 years old!

After hesitating for a few days, Simon made the shot.

Now, we'll start following Lu Yun's instructions to provide the Americans with customized intelligence that's nine parts true and one part false.

………………

Americans, NASA.

The space intelligence conference room between Laos and China.

"Simon has indeed been put to good use since he went to space, and the data he's getting now is getting better and better!"

“That’s right. Lockheed Martin was very excited after the data was handed over. They said it was very important for the Federation’s own space shuttle development and that the X-33 single-stage-to-orbit space shuttle could also enter orbit faster.”

"That's good. It seems our strategy was perfect. I will apply for an award from my superiors."

"I heard Simon is going to make a movie, is that true?"

"That's right, it's called 'The Wandering Earth 2'. Its predecessor, 'The Wandering Earth', grossed nearly $10 billion in China alone, which was a huge hit. As a sequel, it's likely to be even more successful at the box office."

"Haha, could Simon become a super agent like Tom Cruise? I'll definitely get his autograph when he comes back."

"Hey, I have an idea!"

"What idea?"

"If Simon can successfully complete the mission, he will definitely become a federal hero, and his movie will become a disgrace to China. Perhaps we can try to give 'The Wandering Earth 2' strong enough global distribution capabilities to make it a hit all over the world. That way, once the intelligence embargo is lifted, it will definitely become a world disgrace that China can never erase!"

"Heavy gift crab, buddy, you're a devil!"

"Buddy, your idea is good, but wouldn't that help the Chinese promote their culture? And it would also help them get more tax revenue so they can build more weapons."

"No, no, no, we can't look at it that simply. If our plan succeeds, it means the Chinese have failed, and as losers... guys, what impact does Hollywood's promotion of Native American culture have on us?"

"Yes, it had an impact. It demonstrated our love of peace, that we didn't scalp those natives, and that we gave them ample reserves and allowed them to open casinos, which made them a lot of money!"

"Hahaha, that's right, guys, we're practically angels!"

(End of this chapter)