Chapter 872: Interested Mr. Sun

Although Zhou Rui couldn't recognize the old man in front of him, he still smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Zhou Rui."

Sun Jiadong's drooping eyes turned into a crescent: "Hello, I'm Sun Jiadong."

"You don't deserve the word 'you'. Are you from the Space Administration?"

"I guess so. I used to be..."

He has a long resume in his life, and the one he feels most at home is the Seventh Institute of Machine Building and the Fifth Institute.

Li Changping walked back two steps and saw an old man and a young man chatting awkwardly. He smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, this is the chief designer of 'Dongfanghong-1'."

Zhou Rui's eyes lit up. He had heard of him, but he really couldn't recognize his face.

In addition to the "two bombs and one satellite hero", this person also has a super awesome title, that is, "the father of Beidou".

The two honors sound like two different eras, but they belong to the same person. Their weight is definitely heavier than Mount Tai.

Even Zhou Rui vaguely heard that this old man Sun was a disciple of "Mr. Qian" and was highly regarded by Mr. Qian.

It was an ordinary reception banquet, and no one knew why this person showed up.

Sun Jiadong waved his hand quickly: "What chief designer? We all worked together at that time. The position is not important."

Although "Dongfanghong-1" flew into the sky under his hands, as a project that lasted for ten years, countless people had invested their efforts in the past years.

Zhou Rui took the old man's hand and shook it. It felt so light that only bones were left. Subconsciously, he also shook his other hand to protect these hands from the cold.

As the host, Li Changping led everyone inside and said to Zhou Rui: "Director Sun is in a meeting at the National Museum and can't spare time. I will entertain him today. Don't blame me, Mr. Zhou."

"In fact, it's okay not to entertain him. We are all old acquaintances."

"Haha, that won't work. We have to take good care of you every time you come."

It's also interesting to say that among the prominent figures in the space agency that Zhou Rui has come into contact with, the surname "Sun" appears frequently.

Director Sun, Sun Jiadong, Mr. Sun, including Chang'e 3's chief engineer Sun Ze, and there seems to be another Sun Fang, who is also the chief designer of the rocket part of the lunar exploration project.

To be honest, "Sun" is not a common surname.

Thinking of this, Zhou Rui couldn't help but look at Mr. Sun. Could it be that this person passed it down?

But then the information of several people flashed in his mind. It's really not that they are from the same family and have no connection with each other.

This is an interesting coincidence. It seems that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were also many scientists with the surname "Qian", and each of them was a big boss, but they were not related by blood.

Several people sat in the big box inside. Zhou Rui's side, including Gan Yuan, had about six or seven company employees, and the space agency had about ten people, such as Zhang Xianpeng and Hong Anran who had worked with him before, plus Mr. Sun who came unexpectedly, it can be said that the seats were full.

After a little humility, Mr. Sun sat in the main seat, Zhou Rui and Li Changwei were on the left and right, and the meal started. Ah, it was a meal.

Everyone was familiar with each other. After a few minutes of polite conversation, they began to eat and chat.

Li Changping: "Mr. Zhou, the launch schedule of the 'Qian Xuesen Platform' has been finalized. The first batch will be in March next year after the Spring Festival."

Zhou Rui: "No problem. The two sides have mutual talents. If you need anything, just ask. I can lend Shan Chunyuan to the aerospace industry at that time."

Hmm. The word "borrow" is very important.

As the second orbital mechanical platform, the Qian Xuesen Platform was jointly built by the Space Administration and "Tai Tiangong", and each paid half of the cost.

In the original plan, the "Jingtian No. 1" was still used for launch and the "Wanhu Base" was used for orbital docking command. The Space Administration was only responsible for launch services and daily management, but after the two sides decided to introduce the "mimetic command system" last time, the Space Administration decided to take the lead.

After all, they need to master all the technologies themselves.

For example, although the rocket recovery technology is shared with the "Tai Tiangong", the "Jingtian No. 1" has been launched three times, and the space agency's own "Long March series" has not yet been launched.

Again, the "Tai Tiangong" can be blown up, but the national team cannot be blown up.

Finally, the space agency decided that all the launch rockets for the Qian Xuesen platform would be undertaken by the "Long March series", which would help to fully understand the new technology. At that time, the command system would also be dominated by the space agency, and Tai Tiangong would only be responsible for providing "payload".

The launch rocket is the freshly baked "Long March 3-H", and H stands for "recovery".

Hearing the words "Qian Xuesen Platform", Mr. Sun quietly put down his chopsticks and pricked up his ears not to miss any word.

When the two of them were almost done chatting, he suddenly said:

"Director Li, when the launch is launched, can I, an old man, go to see it? Whether it is Xichang or Wenchang, it's fine."

When there were outsiders, he called Li Changping's position to protect the face of the younger generation.

But for such a small request, Li Changping was a little hesitant.

The main thing is that at Mr. Sun's age, he really can't go far away easily.

To put it bluntly, rocket launch bases are not good places, at least the medical conditions are not very good.

If you pull it out and can't pull it back, it will be a big deal!

"Well, the bureau is willing to do this, but the actual situation still depends on your health."

Mr. Sun nodded: "Then I will be ready and take good care of my body."

Gan Yuan peeled shrimp for the boss while paying attention to what the boss was talking about and whether he needed to provide supplements.

After so many years, Zhou Rui still didn't get used to peeling shrimps by himself, and they were all white and tender when he was delivered to his mouth.

In the corner at the end of the table, Hong Anran, who once confessed his feelings at the "Blind Fried Rice", kept looking between the two of them.

These two people didn't seem like this before.

Hong Anran couldn't help but smile and watch.

Some people look good from a distance. She doesn't have the courage to chase shooting stars for fear of being too dazzling and hurting herself.

After the reception banquet, Zhou Rui and his entourage took a car to their hotel, which was an internal hotel where they could relax in the busy city.

Looking at the Hongqi car going away, Mr. Sun slowly put on his scarf and said softly: "Xiao Li, how old is Mr. Zhou this year?"

"Mr. Zhou seems to be 26? Is he false or real?"

“26 is so young”

Li Changping also said with emotion: "Yes, next year this person should be an academician of the Academy of Engineering. In close proximity, he will also be the youngest academician of New China. I guess this record will be difficult to break."

Sun Jiadong laughed loudly: "You deserve it! If anyone is dissatisfied, build an orbital platform."

"No one dares to be dissatisfied. The people who most hope that President Zhou will be elected are the other nominees in the same period. I am afraid that if President Zhou loses the election, someone will sneak out to compare the results. There are even rumors that this person will attack the academicians of the Academy of Sciences."

Sun Jiadong walked towards his car and said as he walked: "By the way, the unveiling ceremony is the day after tomorrow. Do you want to have dinner tomorrow? If you want to have dinner with Mr. Zhou, I want to have another good time."

Li Changping still didn't know why Mr. Sun was interested in Mr. Zhou. Moreover, he didn't see the two talking much during the meal just now, but he still said:

"President Zhou won't be able to see us tomorrow. He has to meet with the senior leaders."

"Big leader? Xiao Sun?"

He was talking about Director Sun.

"Uh bigger, you know. It's the end of the year."

Sun Jiadong was stunned for a moment, then laughed:

"That's right. Haha, let's talk about it another day."