After the first episode of the Beijing-Shijiazhuang Railway Construction Live Broadcast was broadcast, as Li Xiang expected, it aroused widespread discussion in the entire society.
Of course, such discussions have both positive and negative aspects, but he is not in a hurry for the time being.
When faced with Chen Nian's question, he replied:
"It's okay, it's just a preparation process now."
"We have to show weakness to the enemy so that we can achieve the best results after the reversal."
"You see, our large-scale equipment has begun to gradually enter the market, and the results of the mountain-moving project are also constantly being exposed. It is estimated that it will not be long before public opinion is completely reversed."
".Well, I hope you're right."
Chen Nian said with a helpless expression.
In fact, he really hasn't thought through the twists and turns of the public opinion offensive as clearly as Li, but at least for now, he knows that what he is doing is right.
Because, with the broadcast of this large-scale popular science program, his source point accumulation speed has increased at a not obvious rate.
From the basic growth rate of 0.2 points before the broadcast, which almost fell to the bottom, it has increased to 0.3 points now.
Moreover, this growth rate has a tendency to continue to increase.
As the knowledge content contained in the program continues to ferment, it may not be long before the number of basic source points increases exceeds 0.5.
There is no doubt that this is a huge improvement.
Because it is the first step of his huge plan.
Only by bringing everyone in the country into the overall situation of "knowledge increment" can technologies that originally seemed out of reach become a reality in their own hands.
Only then can he completely get rid of the current situation of one hammer here and one stick here and there, and truly develop a major strategy that can subvert the situation.
Otherwise, do you want to carry out an energy revolution or a food revolution just by relying on this little resource in your hand?
Do not make jokes.
All you can do is to choose the most cost-effective technologies and try to make up for your own shortcomings as much as possible.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian sighed again.
Noticing the abnormality in his expression, Li Xiang asked strangely:
"What's wrong? Do you have so little confidence in us?"
Chen Nian shook his head and replied:
"That's not the case. You have been doing quite well. I am thinking, although the things I am doing and the technologies I have developed may seem good, can they really change the overall situation?"
"I have read a book before, and that book describes a future."
"That is, after human beings' basic technology was locked and unable to develop, they began to crazily promote the development of applied technology."
"Under such circumstances, human civilization appears to be highly prosperous, and many people even think that this is the pinnacle of human civilization."
"But soon, this civilization was defeated by other civilizations with stronger basic technology and almost became a slave."
"Now, the situation we are facing seems to be not much different from this."
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang couldn't help but be stunned.
He carefully considered the content of Chen Nian's words and slowly frowned.
Yes, aren’t all of our technological breakthroughs in various aspects now application technologies?
These technologies do give us the illusion that "we are powerful", but is this really the case?
The technical rosters that he had memorized long ago kept flashing through his mind, and he felt extremely conflicted.
Emotionally speaking, he didn't want to agree with what Chen Nian said.
But rationally, he seemed to have to admit that what he said was right.
Is it right?
A light suddenly flashed in Li Xiang's mind.
Then, his expression suddenly became relaxed again.
He looked into Chen Nian's eyes and asked:
"Anyway, you don't have much to do today, why don't you go out with me for a walk?"
Chen Nian hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Where to go?"
"walk around."
Li Xiang said pretending to be mysterious.
Chen Nian was full of doubts. Of course he could tell that Li Xiang probably had something to say to him and something he wanted to see, but what exactly was it?
There is no answer to this question yet, but Li Xiang can't wait any longer.
He took Chen Nian all the way out of the school and came to the restaurant that both of them were already familiar with.
As soon as the landlady saw them, she came forward to greet them enthusiastically:
"Here you are, little brother? You haven't been here for a long time, right? I'll arrange a table for you. What do you want to eat today?"
"Just look at the arrangements. It's just a matter of sharing between the two of us."
"Okay, just sit down and we'll serve you food in a moment."
The landlady walked towards the kitchen with a happy face, while Li Xiang pouted in the direction she left and asked:
"Chen Nian, are you familiar with this landlady?"
Chen Nian nodded and replied:
"It's familiar. I've basically been here as many times as you have been here. How come you're not familiar with it?"
"Then do you still remember how the boss lady went back during the Chinese New Year during my freshman year?"
Chen Nian's eyes changed slightly, and then he replied:
"She bought a second-hand bus and sent herself and her fellow villagers back - but I heard that they didn't have an operating license, and they were almost fined later."
"Fortunately, they were all acquaintances, and the money was not confiscated at the time, so it did not constitute illegal business."
"The boss lady has said this on and off several times, and I have an impression."
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang nodded and continued:
"Then you can ask the boss lady later how she plans to go back this year. I guarantee you will be surprised."
"What do you mean?"
Chen Nian's face was full of greetings, and then he said a little irritably:
"Stop trying to hide things from me. Just tell me how to get back?"
Li Xiang sighed helplessly and replied:
"You really are. Well, let me tell you straight, flying."
"By plane??"
Chen Nian's tone contained undisguised surprise.
In his impression, airplanes were still a relatively luxurious way of travel in this era.
Not to mention small business people like the boss lady, even employees with corporate reimbursements basically travel by train.
Those who can fly on a plane casually are considered the elite in society.
Seeing his reaction, Li Xiang smiled with satisfaction.
Then, he said:
"Yes, by plane."
"And, I have to tell you, she is not the only one who plans to fly back, there are also those fellow countrymen she mentioned before."
"Do you know what this means?"
"This means that they are also beginning to choose some relatively 'high-end' modes of travel."
"Of course, the price of air tickets is still not cheap for them, but obviously it is no longer unacceptable."
"Do you know why?"
Chen Nian shook his head and did not answer.
"It's actually very simple, F119 engine."
"The significance of this engine is definitely not just as simple as allowing our J-22 and J-20B to fly."
"In fact, the technology it produces has promoted the development of our entire domestic aviation industry to a large extent."
"As far as I know, XAC's commercial large aircraft project has also been accelerated due to engine breakthroughs. At this rate, our own large aircraft may be officially born in less than 20 years."
"It is precisely because of these industrialized technological breakthroughs that the civil aviation industry has also been greatly impacted."
"According to the data I can find, since the birth of F119, the average price of air tickets has dropped by about 5% - this number may not be impressive, but for some niche routes, the price reduction may be as high as 50%."
"At least half of the credit for this comes from the F119."
"The other half is due to the large-scale high-speed rail project."
Just as he was talking, the proprietress had already brought up the cut meat and the bottom of the pot. Li Xiang simply stopped talking and started eating hot pot with Chen Nian without any care.
After finishing the meal, Chen Nian felt a little more relaxed.
He probably understood what Li Xiang meant.
——
But to be honest, it is not that easy to completely convince him just by relying on this example.
So, after eating hot pot, Li Xiang took him to the shopping mall not far from the school.
After entering the mall, Li Xiang went straight to the counter with the word "nokia" written on it.
Then, he asked:
"How much does the latest 6066 cost?"
The salesperson immediately replied:
"1450."
Li Xiang nodded, then turned to look at Chen Nian and said:
"A month ago, the price was still 1,800."
"And, I can tell you, the price will continue to fall, and soon, it will fall below a thousand dollars."
Hearing his words, Chen Nian's eyes widened in surprise.
In fact, compared to Li Xiang, I can be said to be more familiar with this phone.
Because, in the previous life, this was my first mobile phone.
It was already 2007 - he had graduated from college.
The price he purchased at that time, he remembered clearly, was 1,200 yuan.
But now, in the middle of 2006, the price has actually dropped below 1,500?
Before he could speak, Li Xiang continued:
"Actually, you don't need to tell me, you should know why."
"After announcing the 20nm chip project, SMIC relied on those technologies to quickly conquer a large number of mid-to-low-end chip manufacturing technologies, which had a huge impact on the entire mobile communications terminal market."
"Although their new products have not yet been launched, many manufacturers including Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens have already begun to cut prices."
"The reason is simple: they think we can really do it, so they don't hesitate to cut prices when they are most profitable to seize the market."
"You can say this is a means of commercial competition, but it is undeniable that our consumers do benefit from it."
"The connection between people will become more convenient, communication and communication will be smoother, and both work efficiency and production efficiency will be improved as a result."
"And this is indeed what you said, the progress brought about by the technological breakthroughs of a hammer in the East and a stick in the West."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, Chen Nian nodded solemnly.
Yes, a technology, no matter its scope of influence is large or small, no matter its strategic significance is important or light, as long as it appears, it is a good thing.
Perhaps, at this stage, the effect it can exert is indeed limited.
But what about the future?
Or to think about it another way, what if we have 10 or 100 similar technologies?
Quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.
This is true for aerospace engines, chips, and high-speed rail, gas turbines, and large engineering machinery.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian breathed a long sigh of relief.
Looking at his expression, Li Xiang smiled and asked:
"Do you feel a lot better now?"
"Actually, some things are very simple, it's just that you make it complicated."
"Look, Chen Nian, I'm not a technical person. In fact, I often don't have access to your far-sighted plans."
"Basically, I won't get second-hand information until these plans are put on the ground."
"This information may be incomplete, untimely, and sometimes inaccurate."
Having said this, Li Xiang paused for a moment, and then said solemnly:
“But, it’s very down-to-earth.”
"I can intuitively see the impact that the things you do have on the lowest level."
"Let me give you an example, let's talk about the mountain-moving project."
“Perhaps in your eyes, the shape of this project is that it can create millions of jobs, drive hundreds of billions of investments, and fight the global financial crisis, making us the most stable company in the world. haven."
"But that doesn't seem to be the case to me."
"What I saw was that in a small village like Wang Jiancheng's hometown, a road out of the mountain was finally built because of this project, allowing hundreds of families there to reconnect with the world."
“What I saw was that people who originally needed to rely on ropes, single-plank bridges, and ropeways to cross mountains could pass through the tunnel safely and quickly.”
"Also, children who once had to spend hours braving dangerous areas such as landslides, mudslides, falling off cliffs, and even wild beast attacks to go to school finally have a 'motorcycle taxi' that can go directly to their doorstep."
"Are these things big? Obviously, not big."
"But isn't it our life?"
"It should be said that this is the life of hundreds of millions of people on this land."
"You, and Starfire, really changed their lives."
"I believe that one day, there will be more and more changes like this."
"And the reason why I joined Xinghuo is actually for this reason."
Chen Nian, who was opposite him, listened silently to Li Xiang's story. At this time, compared to his previous confusion, his heart was already calm.
Li Xiang told him so much, but in fact, the starting point is nothing more than one.
That is, I want to tell him that in the development process of technology, one should not just focus on those ambitious and lofty goals.
We should also lower our heads and look at the actual problems.
Look at the issues that people really need and really care about.
"I see."
"Don't worry, I will keep it in mind."
Li Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.
Then, he said:
"However, having said all that, hehe, from the bottom of my heart, I still hope that you can develop nuclear fusion as soon as possible."
"How about it, Chen Nian, I give you ten years, is that enough?"
Chen Nian also smiled and nodded.
He replied:
"It won't take ten years."
"Maybe three years is enough?"
(End of chapter)
