You promised to build cars, so why did you go into the military industry?

In mid-March, an email signed "United Industrial Manufacturing Plant" ignited the passion of research teams at universities across the country.

At the Northeast Associated University, a middle-aged scholar studying the cosmic microwave background radiation looked at the email forwarded by the university president and felt somewhat bewildered.

"A total payload capacity of 5.6 tons to low Earth orbit, priced at 1.3 million yuan, is it worth a joint rocket launch? The prerequisite is agreement to conduct a first-stage rocket recovery experiment with joint industry partners?"

"A payload of 5.6-9 tons, quoted at 2 million yuan, not suitable for rocket launchers..."

The email contained a hyperlink to the United Industries website, but instead of clicking it immediately, the middle-aged scholar used his limited cybersecurity knowledge to perform an "anti-phishing email" verification.

The sender is the principal's email address, and the service domain name is fine.

The original sender's email service domain name didn't seem to have any strange symbols.

When the mouse hovers over the hyperlink, the content appearing in the speech bubble seems normal...

"Why don't I click it and give it a try?" Just as the middle-aged scholar was about to click the hyperlink, he suddenly slapped himself and then dialed the principal's number.

"Huh? Oh! Really?!"

After hanging up the phone, he clicked on the hyperlink and scrolled through the webpage, becoming increasingly silent.

Before he arrived, his voice preceded his arrival: "Director Wu, I'm back to report."

A young man pushed the door open and entered without knocking.

"Is everything taken care of?" Wu Zhihang replied absentmindedly. "What are your goals for this semester?"

"Target?" The young man poked his head out the door, glancing left and right, before closing the door.

Wu Zhihang was both amused and annoyed by his student's action:

"There are no six ears here, so you might as well speak your mind."

"Does training you to become an academician count?"

Wu Zhihang accidentally closed the webpage.

"Liu Lei... you're graduating with your master's degree next year... do you think you'll be able to graduate smoothly?"

"You'll be 45 next month... Do you think you can still be nominated for the Outstanding Young Scientist award?"

"???"

Wu Zhihang looked at the 'traitor' in front of him with suspicion.

"I think your expression is not conveying your meaning well. I suggest you rephrase your words."

Wu Zhihang rubbed his Jingming acupoint and sighed:

"Liu Lei, you are still young, it's the time to strive and make a name for yourself. Why don't you work hard and become an academician first?"

Then they can recommend me, which will make things easier for me.

This story, once spread, became quite a popular tale.

"Goodbye!"

Liu Lei turned and left.

"Don't be late for the group meeting tomorrow morning."

Liu Lei ran even faster.

Staring at the open door, Wu Zhihang had no intention of getting up to close it.

After sitting there for a while, he reopened the United Industries website and sent an email using the contact information provided.

In mid-April, as various materials purchased by United Industries arrived one after another, the number of takeoffs and landings at Beijiao Airport, the only airport in Jiangyang City, suddenly increased.

The newly renovated docks of United Industries also revealed a prosperous scene amidst the roar of vehicles and ships.

"Mr. Li, someone is looking for you outside." Guo Shuyan knocked on the door, interrupting Li Ran's thoughts.

"Who?" Li Ran was a little confused, as he shouldn't have made an appointment.

"Supporting the construction of the Sixth Bureau..."

Inside the conference room on the second floor, Li Ran saw a burly man wearing a white safety helmet who was openly walking a large black dog in a public place.

"I am a staff member of the Sixth Construction Bureau, and this is our Manager Xun."

"Woof!"

"We have been invited to assist your company in the construction of your manufacturing plant. Here are our architectural plans and construction drawings. Please take a look and see if there are any changes you would like to make."

"Can I make a request?" Li Ran asked, quite curious.

"In principle, yes."

"Really? Can you help build residential buildings and facilities like neighborhoods, schools, and hospitals at the same time?"

"Woof!" Manager Xun shook his head.

"I'll add more, 30..." Seeing Manager Xun turn his back to him, Li Ran changed his mind, "50 billion."

Manager Xun spun around in place and lifted his right foot. Li Ran immediately understood and clapped his hands.

"This construction project will take approximately six to nine calendar months. We will begin construction in the undeveloped areas. Two hours later, the construction vehicles will arrive. Goodbye."

"Woof!"

Seeing Manager Xun preparing to leave, Li Ran reached out his wicked hand and angrily rubbed the dog's head.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Manager Xun's resistance only spurred Li Ran to rub even harder.

Two hours later, Li Ran stood at the entrance of the construction site and heard the roar of trucks coming from afar.

Nearly a hundred heavy trailers, excavators, and various engineering vehicles crashed through the gate and rushed into the construction site, followed by a long line of buses.

Manager Xun dragged the fat man out of the car, sniffed around, and counted the number of people and vehicles. After confirming that everything was correct, he nodded.

"Woof!"

The quiet factory area was soon filled with shouts; the renovation had begun.

"Sir!" Li Ran called out to a worker who was about to operate an excavator, handing him a bottle of energy drink. "Where did you get this from?"

"Mr. Li, it's me, Lao Ji."

"Old Ji?" Li Ran looked closely at the muscular, dark-skinned man in front of him. "Oh! I remember you! You were there during the factory's previous renovations."

"Yes!" Old Ji seemed very happy to be recognized by Li Ran. "We love doing your projects the most. Not only do you pay quickly, but your prices are also high. To be honest, in all these years, this is the only time I've received a high-temperature allowance from you."

"This time it's..."

"Hey, I saw someone was hiring, and when I saw it was your project, I signed up. Once this project is finished, I'll be able to build a detached house back in my hometown!"

Li Ran nodded: "Good luck! Be careful."

At the end of the month, Lu Xiangwen, along with Zhao Feng and Qiu Cunming, submitted a module docking application to CNSA.

After three months of comprehensive testing, the Biosphere 1 module successfully passed the harsh tests of the space environment.

They believe that all indicators of the Biosphere 1 module are normal and meet the requirements for docking with Tiangong-1.

After assessment, CNSA approved the docking procedure between the Biosphere 1 module and Tiangong-1.

On May 4, the Biosphere 1 module successfully docked autonomously with Tiangong-1, forming a "one-line" combination.

During this May Day holiday, thanks to Li Ran's financial resources, fast charging stations were installed in 2000 service areas along 36 major highways across China ahead of schedule.

United Industries, as the only private rocket company in Taiwan, has seen its flagship civilian product, the Lingyun SU7, attract attention due to its "one-line" configuration in space and the fast charging stations that are ubiquitous in highway service areas.

In 2014, with the rapid development of social media platforms, more and more people began to share their lives online.

This has also given rise to a brand new profession called "self-media".

As numerous self-media outlets in fields related to rockets and automobiles began to chase the popularity of the United One rocket, the Biosphere 1 module, and the Lingyun SU7 new energy sedan, the name of United Industries was repeatedly mentioned.

The endless stream of reviews is dazzling, and as one of the beneficiaries, the Lingyun SU7 has seen a surge in sales in a short period of time.

Tan Feng, thanks to a post he made last year, benefited from the initial wave of popularity surrounding the Lingyun SU7, which led to his social media account gaining nearly 200,000 followers in a short period of time.

During this May Day holiday, he plans to record his highway driving trip via video.

He even came up with a name for the program: "Boasting and Talking".