Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

If previously, Ximen Lang was only slightly distracted by Xia Yiyi, with most of his attention still focused on the game...

Now, I don't even have time to play games anymore.

Upon hearing Xia Yiyi's words...
"Are you interested in satellites?"

With a whoosh, Ximen Lang jumped up from his chair.

Amidst Xia Yiyi's terrified gaze, he leaped in front of her and grabbed her hand, refusing to let go.

"Satellite? The satellite you just mentioned? Interested, I'm extremely interested in that!"

They were afraid that Ximen Lang might lose control and, in his excitement, do something bad to them.

It was a combination of slapping, punching, kicking, and constant warnings.

"Ximen Lang, I'm warning you, I'm warning you! Let go right now, let go, do you hear me! If you dare to be so rough again, you can forget about getting the satellite for the rest of your life!"

Finally, before he was injured, Ximen Lang was able to stop moving.

He realized that his slight excitement had frightened Xia Yiyi to this extent.

He carefully examined Xia Yiyi's wrist, which he had instinctively grabbed earlier, and saw that, as expected, her wrist had already started to turn red in just a short while.

Ximen Lang preached.

"I'm not trying to be mean, but Yi-yi, you're just too weak. Look, I haven't even used any strength, and you're already like this. How can this be? If I really used any strength, you'd probably die right here!"

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

Although Ximen Lang exaggerated, it really was just as he said; he really didn't use much force.

At least for Ximen Lang, especially after his special training, this level of force was nothing to worry about.

But for the delicate Xia Yiyi, this was an absolutely unbearable burden.

Although Ximen Lang did try his best to restrain himself, no matter how much he restrained himself, his bear-like strength was still there.

Even if it's small, how small can it be?

Xia Yi had no doubt that if Ximen Lang really struck her head with all his might, his head might be blown off!

It's literally flying out!

Especially after she learned from Bai Ling about the miserable state of those two guys on the black market who dared to sell contraband in front of Ximen Lang. (Those two scumbags whose bodies caved in after being kicked by Ximen Lang, their chests still bearing the imprint of his shoe.)
Xia Yiyi was even more convinced of this!

However, even though he was very excited, he still tried his best to maintain sufficient restraint, and his attitude is very commendable.

I moved my wrist around a bit and found that apart from being a little red, I didn't feel much discomfort.

Moreover, recently, because of Ximen Lang's deliberate restraint, his experience in that matter has improved a lot.

At least it wasn't said that as soon as it was over, my body felt like it was falling apart and I needed to rest for several days.

This is still very commendable.

So, although it still hurt a little, Xia Yiyi didn't throw a tantrum anymore.

Instead, we should address the issue at hand.

"Please, boss. I'm a delicate, fragile woman, not a rough guy like you! My physical condition is what it is. No matter how much I train, how much stronger can I get?"

"And it's not like I haven't been practicing! I've been practicing yoga, Pilates, Zumba, all of those! Don't tell me you can't feel it. If you really dare to say that, I'll stop right now!"

When it comes to yoga and Pilates, which can significantly increase the body's flexibility, allowing the body to perform more incredible movements and adding more fun to exercise, Ximen Lang immediately fell silent.

Because absolutely no one understands the awesomeness of these training methods better than him.

In some ways, he was the biggest beneficiary of these training methods, even more so than Xia Yiyi, who exercises every day.

So when he heard Xia Yiyi talking about stopping all her workouts and even planning to switch to things like Brazilian Capoeira or Convict Fitness, which sounded like something that would make Ximen Lang's vision go black, he was shocked.

The image of Pigsy's second aunt, which He Yuzhu mentioned in the original drama and which he still remembers vividly, involuntarily flashed through my mind.
He shook his head violently, banishing all these bizarre thoughts from his mind.

Shivering, Ximen Lang quickly tried to comfort him.

"No, yoga is great, it's great. There's no better way to exercise for you, I absolutely love it. Please don't switch, please don't switch."

His lewd expression made Xia Yiyi want to punch him hard in the face.

Too lazy to waste any more words with Ximen Lang on this topic, Xia Yiyi changed the subject and brought up the old matter again.

"Are you interested in this satellite or not? And what's Sister Ling's attitude? If they're not interested, then forget it. I'll just tell them directly to avoid any further trouble."

"No, no! I'm interested, extremely interested! I can tell you definitively right now, no matter the cost, I want this satellite!"

"What about Sister Ling?"

"Ignore her. It's such a good deal, unless she's lost her mind, she'll definitely agree!"

I feel that saying it this way is still not certain enough.

Ximen Lang continued.

"Even if her head really got squeezed in the door, I can definitely squeeze it back in! Don't worry, that's definitely not a problem! It's just this satellite model..."

"Satellites, I know what they are. They come in all shapes and sizes. The big ones weigh several thousand kilograms, even tens of thousands of kilograms, those are the real large satellites. But what about the small ones?"

"Whether it weighs ten or eight pounds, or a few grams or tens of grams, it's still the same! That cubic satellite launcher challenge even managed to make the satellite 10cm x 10cm x 11cm in size!"

"This tiny thing, no bigger than the palm of your hand, is a satellite? Are you kidding me?! Although it is indeed a satellite, if this is what you call a satellite, then you'd better not say it at all."

Seeing that Ximen Lang's words were truly hilarious, Xia Yiyi's lips curled up as well.

"What if it really is a satellite the size of a palm?"

"Then you should take it home and play with it yourself. We may be poor, but we don't care about things like this."

With that, a deeply disappointed Simon Lang was about to return to his computer desk to continue playing his seemingly endless game.

Seeing this, Xia Yiyi finally stopped teasing him. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. It's a real satellite. A large military-grade reconnaissance satellite that covers multiple fields such as intelligence gathering, communication, navigation, and weather monitoring!"

In fact, according to Xia Yiyi's original idea, since they had already decided to help Sijiu City launch a satellite, the ownership of the satellite would also belong to them.

Let's just go straight to the point and provide them with military satellites!

That's right, it's that famous remote sensing satellite series!

Primarily used for reconnaissance and surveillance, it is unaffected by adverse weather conditions such as rain and snow, and can directly penetrate ground cover such as trees and grass to detect targets. It can even be used for ocean monitoring, tracking naval formations, especially military satellites used by US aircraft carrier battle groups at sea.

If this satellite is indeed chosen as the first satellite to be launched by Beijing, it can be said that it is absolutely the best choice for Beijing.

If we could launch a few more multi-purpose remote sensing satellites of the same series to form a satellite matrix, we could at least ensure the safety of Beijing, if not completely eliminate all worries.

But it is precisely because of its great fame that it can play such a prominent role in the military field.

It could easily be misunderstood by Ximen Lang and by the authorities in Beijing.

Therefore, in the end, Xia Yiyi and the rest of the world abandoned this idea.

Instead, they chose the Beidou series of satellites, whose reputation is in no way inferior to that of the remote sensing series. These satellites can be used directly for military purposes and are also very prominent in the civilian field.

Naturally, the satellite Xia Yiyi mentioned can only be the flagship satellite in the Beidou series.

That is the Beidou-3 GEO satellite with a takeoff mass of 5400 kg, a total power of 6400 watts, and an on-orbit working life of more than 12 years.

"BeiDou-3 GEO satellite? This satellite looks so familiar."

He genuinely felt that the satellite was very familiar, so without saying a word, Simon Lang immediately took out his phone and started searching for it.

This satellite's capabilities are truly exceptionally comprehensive.

It can not only provide precise location information and time synchronization services for military operations, supporting weapon and equipment positioning and military transport, but also provide high-precision services to support precise navigation and positioning for military operations.

In areas without terrestrial communication networks, it can also support military communications, ensuring the reliability of information transmission.

It even has a wide range of applications in the civilian sector, making it a multi-functional device.

Simon Lang, who had virtually no knowledge of satellites and simply believed that bigger was better and more beautiful, readily agreed to the plan.

"This one's great! It weighs 5400 kg at launch, over 5 tons! I think anything over 3000 kg is classified as a large satellite, right? It's so heavy and so big, this is great, this is great! This is the one, this is the one!"

However, Ximen Lang immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Yi-yi, I remember that satellites are made up of many, many satellites combined together before they can really function. Just one doesn't seem to be very effective."

"So, I'm going to give this first one to Sister Ling and the others for free!"

"What the heck?! Free?!"

This was something Ximen Lang never expected!
Because satellites are incredibly expensive!
This single BeiDou-3 GEO satellite cost at least several hundred million yuan!
That's hundreds of millions of yuan, and they just give it up like that!
"Wait, when did you become so generous?"

However, when he recalled the earlier statement that many, many satellites need to work together to achieve their full potential...
It made my scalp tingle.

Ximen Lang, who was completely outmaneuvered by Xia Yiyi, was immediately flustered.

"Yi-yi, you can't be like this! You can't just scam one person at a time! They finally had a glimmer of hope for getting their money back, they finally started to see some improvement, and now you're going to make them drown in debt again. This, this, this..."

It's really not a good thing to scheme against someone like that.

Even Ximen Lang felt that Xia Yiyi's actions were somewhat excessive.

It looks a bit like what?
Huang Shiren, the rich and heartless man in The White-Haired Girl!

As for the people in Beijing, they were like Yang Bailao, who suffered greatly from Huang Shiren's exploitation!
Although in fact, Xia Yiyi did help the people of Beijing, and she helped them a great deal.

Even Ximen Lang had to admit that Xia Yiyi was far better than the likes of Huang Shiren and Zhou Bapi.

But how is this any different from making someone take on a mortgage or car loan?
It's not entirely wrong for Ximen Lang to think this way.

But the problem is
"Business is all about supply and demand; if there are buyers, there are sellers. Smoking causes cancer, but people still smoke, right? Did I advertise it? No, I didn't. I didn't force them! What does it have to do with me? It's entirely their own fault, entirely their own fault. What does it have to do with me?"

If Xia Yiyi continued, she would transform into Andy Lau from the Disciples.

Ximen Lang quickly stopped.

Furthermore, the satellite could indeed provide unimaginable assistance to Beijing, and even if it meant incurring a huge debt, Beijing, led by Bai Ling, would not be able to refuse.
so.
"I'm not going to interfere with your decision to sell the satellites over there."

"Good Come Again Satellite? Hey, that's a fitting name! It really does sound good! Let's just stop calling it Beidou Satellite and call it Good Come Again Satellite, Good Come Again No. 1! Once they're comfortable using it and completely love it and can't live without it, we'll sell them Good Come Again No. 2, Good Come Again No. 3."

Seeing that Xia Yiyi was still talking, Ximen Lang said irritably.

"Are you still not done? Let's get down to business. What about the launch? How are we going to launch such a huge satellite into space? And you're not planning to launch it from our own territory, are you? That won't do! Absolutely not!"

This was exactly what Ximen Lang was most worried about.

Although later generations have indeed accumulated a great deal of experience in this area, whether it is the CZ series launch vehicle, the Lijian series launch vehicle, or the Kuaizhou series rocket and the Jielong series rocket, they all have the capability to launch the Zailai satellite successfully.
Pooh!
It has the capability to launch BeiDou-3 GEO satellites.

But what's the point of launching from home if it's already launched?

They're in another world!

The swords of the previous dynasty couldn't even kill the officials of this dynasty, let alone those from different worlds.

Therefore, this is definitely what Simon Lang is most worried about.

In comparison, the launch cost of several hundred million is insignificant.

However, if Ximen Lang could think of something like this, how could Xia Yiyi not have considered it?

She even came up with a reason for Simon Lang's actions.

"You just want to peek into the secrets of rockets, right? Fine, I'll grant your wish! But I must warn you, without sufficient foundation and corresponding industrial capabilities, even if I gave them to you, you wouldn't be able to figure anything out!"

As for the launch method
"What's so difficult about that? Whether it's the satellite itself, the launch system, or the CZ-3B rocket, I'll prepare everything for you. You can just transport the whole thing over there, assemble it, and launch it. Isn't that settled?" (End of Chapter)