Interstellar Energy Tycoon

cooperate?

Lu Guangting was stunned for a moment.

Xingyuan Group wants to cooperate with him?

Mingxingyuan Group is about to monopolize the sun. It has inexhaustible energy and occupies an increasingly large energy market. Is there anything else that needs to be cooperated with him?

Is there anything in me that is worthy of Xingyuan Group's initiative to cooperate?

In other words, Xingyuan Group also has its eyes on the technology of controllable nuclear fusion, and has taken a fancy to the huge potential in this area, so it wants to plan ahead, even recruit itself, and completely eliminate the threat of competitors by the way. Any opponent worth mentioning to become a real energy oligarch and build an unshakable energy empire?

If this is the case, then this beautiful dream is too beautiful and too greedy.

He had to refuse, say no without hesitation, and stick to his character.

So he shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, I'm not interested in your cooperation plan. We have all the funds for research, and there is no shortage of talents. As for intellectual property rights, they belong to the country, not to us personally, and it is impossible to share them with Xingyuan. Group, don’t think about such things, our technology is priceless, it is impossible to hand it over to you, to stabilize your energy monopoly, and it is impossible for the country to agree and approve it.”

With a straight face, Lu Guangting refused very seriously.

There is even a little personal resistance in it.

Said insincere words.

In fact, his research institute is short of funds, and two or three billion a year is not enough. The technical team he leads has not had a salary increase for more than three years. Although the per capita salary of more than 30,000 seems good, but now, he researches Talents in the institute can change jobs to any unit, and their salary can be raised to 50,000, 80,000 or even 100,000. It is said that after two years, a monthly salary of 50,000 or more will be considered a high-paying position, and a monthly salary of 30,000 is too much , can no longer be considered a high salary.

In terms of talents, he actually lacks, especially cutting-edge talents. Only such talents have the ability to solve core technical problems, and can find a way to make a breakthrough. In his team, there are talents, but the top There are too few talents and too many mediocre soy sauce parties, which is one of the reasons for the slow progress of research and development.

With the treatment of their research institute, not to mention top talents, it is estimated that it is difficult to attract ordinary talents, and geniuses are also very realistic, they will only consider joining Xingyuan Group, Huayao, Bimengdi Enterprises, controlled nuclear fusion is not good anymore.

There are also various resources and so on. To be honest, Lu Guangting needs all of them, but he is more tough and principled.

"Professor Lu misunderstood."

Lu Xiaoyan explained: "Of course, Star Source Group knows the value of controllable nuclear fusion. Our group also has related technical teams. It has also achieved certain results in the research of nuclear fusion technology, but there is no Professor Lu. Your team It’s just a long way to go, but as long as we stick to the technology of controllable nuclear fusion for five to ten years, we can also successfully overcome it, but the cost is not small, and it’s not very cost-effective.”

"Your group is also researching controllable nuclear fusion technology? If that's the case, why are you calling to seek cooperation? Does your group still lack that research and development funding?"

Lu Guangting was very puzzled and asked.

"Professor Lu is like this. The direction of our Xingyuan Group's research and development is a bit different. We are not interested in small reactors with a power generation capacity of gigawatts. We consider building giant nuclear fusion reactors in space, with a size of more than one kilometer. , with a weight of more than one million tons, the minimum output power is 1 billion kilowatts, and the maximum may exceed 10 billion kilowatts. The internal magnetic confinement temperature exceeds 10 billion degrees. The fuel used can be hydrogen in Jupiter or hydrogen in Neptune And helium, and then store it in the main energy channel in the form of light energy for easy use, which is equivalent to building a small "artificial sun" on the periphery of the solar system, bringing sufficient energy, and at the same time, it can be better The exploitation of Jupiter and Neptune..."

On the phone, Lu Xiaoyan briefly introduced Xingyuan Group's "Little Sun Project".

That's right.

For controllable nuclear fusion technology, Xingyuan Group also has ambitions. It plans to conduct research and must achieve it.

And it is completely different from the small and medium fusion reactors on the ground of Azure Star.

As soon as Xingyuan Group came up, it was going to make a big deal.

The maximum size exceeds one kilometer, which means that the reaction chamber inside the fusion reactor is also extremely empty and huge. The materials such as magnets and superconducting coils that need to be consumed are undoubtedly huge, and the manufacturing cost will not be less than trillions.

The strong magnetic field generated can magnetically confine the plasma flow. Not only is the density high, but the reaction temperature can also be raised to an astonishing level, allowing even hydrogen, which is extremely difficult to undergo fusion reactions, to burn easily.

The output power is not less than one billion kilowatts, which means that it can meet all the energy needs of a big country, and can be used for many things, bringing huge economic benefits. Even if the energy output by this "little sun" can only be sold for 1 Gross/degree, there are two or three billion in the account a day, and it can be paid back in about a year, which is actually very cost-effective.

It is definitely much more cost-effective than the small and medium-sized piles on the ground, and the payback period is much shorter.

The fuel is also inexhaustible, because the weight of Jupiter alone accounts for more than half of the mass in the solar system, excluding the sun. It has inexhaustible hydrogen fuel resources, and it is no problem for the small sun to burn for tens of billions of years. The cost is essentially zero.

So after listening to Lu Xiaoyan's introduction, Lu Guangting was stunned immediately, and it took him a while to digest the content.

a long time.

Lu Guangting said: "Your group's Little Sun project is so grand that there is absolutely no need for me to cooperate, and as long as the size of the reactor and the confinement magnetic field are stronger, the difficulty of realizing controllable nuclear fusion will be lower and the prospect will be brighter. Why do you want to extend to me?" An olive branch for cooperation?"

"Professor Lu, what we mean is that only giant high-power nuclear fusion reactors operating in space are necessary for development. Small and medium-sized nuclear fusion reactors on the ground have no research and development value, and are technically difficult and costly. The payback cycle is long, and at most one technical verification stack for debugging is enough. After the ground can last for more than 10,000 seconds, it is basically the same, and then go to space to build "little suns" one by one. Our Xingyuan Group will aim at Jupiter in about three years, formulate a development plan for Jupiter, and realize the rational use of Jupiter's resources. It is necessary to ignite a "little sun", which can bring a lot of resources to human beings and reduce the consumption of stars. depend on and play a role in stabilizing energy supply.”

Lu Xiaoyan explained.

"If you don't build fusion reactors on the ground, ordinary people can only use Xingyuan Group's space energy, and then seize a larger energy market. After gaining a monopoly position, they can increase prices if they want to, and lower prices if they want to. The interests of ordinary people should be How to guarantee it?"

Lu Guangting questioned.

"The space energy of Xingyuan Group will be reduced to less than 1 gross per degree in the future. It promises that the price will never increase, only the price will be reduced. There is no need to worry about this. Professor Lu, please think about it carefully. The technology accumulation of your research institute , we value it more. Some core technologies are indeed what we are eager to obtain and refer to. In addition, there is no need to worry about the loss of interests. We will also cooperate with the country to establish a special space "artificial sun" company, each with its own share. Half of the shares are mainly for the better use of the technology of controllable nuclear fusion. In the future, the space migration between the stars, or the development of the living space outside the solar system will need to use the energy produced by the "little sun". The price It will not be very expensive, and the competitiveness is still very strong, far stronger than pounding on the ground."

Lu Xiaoyan said: "In addition, the resources near the orbit of Jupiter and the resources in the outer regions of the solar system such as Neptune, with the power supplied by the 'little sun', will have a very high degree of freedom and convenience in developing these resources. After hundreds of millions of years, Even if the sun has reached the end of its lifespan and cannot produce much light and heat, human beings can only go to the farther periphery to survive, then using the energy emitted by the "little sun" and using the resources of Jupiter, human beings can continue to survive even if they do not immigrate to nearby stars Tens of billions of years can last for a long, long time, and from this point of view alone, controllable nuclear fusion technology is very important and must be overcome.”

nod.

These words made Lu Guangting nod his head again and again, and he began to waver, a little inclined to cooperate with Xingyuan Group.

"What about the country? I can't make the decision personally. If you want to cooperate, you have to agree with the country." Lu Guangting asked.

"We have discussed with Leader Zhao of the Aerospace Industry Corporation, Leader Tang of the Aeronautics and Space Administration, and leaders of many departments. They are all supportive. If you don't believe me, you can ask them...'Artificial Sun' Joint Venture , it will be established soon, as long as Professor Lu nods, there will be basically no problem. The leaders even hope to increase the upper limit of the power generation of the 'Little Sun'. It is best to have tens of billions, hundreds of billions of kilowatts , this is a veritable little sun." Lu Xiaoyan said.

"Okay, I see, I'll make a few calls to confirm."

Lu Guangting had no choice but to end the call, took out his mobile phone, and called the leaders at all levels to confirm by phone. Unexpectedly, this was indeed the case. The leaders also did his ideological work one after another, thinking that the "Little Sun Project" had great potential. That kind of giant space nuclear fusion device, as long as the magnetic confinement strength is stronger and the reaction temperature is higher, not only can it generate a huge amount of energy, but it can actually synthesize many kinds of elements.

Such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, helium, silicon and so on.

Even metal elements such as iron, germanium, copper, zinc, and lithium can be synthesized.

The synthesis of heavy metals is unlikely. Only supernova explosions or neutron star collisions can bring a large amount of heavy metals such as gold, silver, and uranium, and absorb a lot of heat.

Therefore, the "Little Sun" outputs a large amount of energy and various available elements at the same time, which is equivalent to "one fish, two meals". Poor development potential.

Besides, the sun has a lifespan after all, and there are more than four billion years left to burn.

However, as long as the artificial "little sun" has enough fuel reserves, it will be no problem for all human beings to live a life of luxury and extravagance for tens of billions of years.

The only disadvantage is that the construction cost is slightly higher, but this is not a big problem.

So after thinking about it for a while.

Excited.

Lu Guangting became quite excited and saw the huge potential.

I also know that what Lu Xiaoyan said is no problem. Small and medium-sized controllable nuclear fusion is really nothing to do, and the internal heat dissipation problem is almost unsolvable. The heat dissipation problem was solved immediately.

Many big problems that cannot be solved can be easily solved.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a miracle with great strength.

His trust and confidence will also be greatly improved, with almost 100% confidence.

So on the second day.

Lu Guangting took a few senior technicians to Suhong City to discuss and discuss in person. By the way, he had a look at the controllable nuclear fusion technology of Xingyuan Group. If it is a start-up with a weak technical foundation and needs to rely on his team in all aspects, then he will have the confidence to hold the Xingyuan Group, and then ask for renegotiations to help the country win more shares, at least 60%, so as to dominate , is no longer on an equal footing with Xingyuan Group.

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Suhong City, Industrial Park.

A research center tens of meters deep underground.

Seeing the full Tokamak nuclear fusion device built by Xingyuan Group technicians, and after communicating with them, Lu Guangting and several companions fell into a state of doubting life.

one year.

The nuclear fusion research team of Xingyuan Group has been established for only one year.

There are very few talents with relevant experience, and most of them are novices. It is reasonable to say that the principles of nuclear fusion are at a very elementary stage, let alone achieve any results.

"Your magnetic confinement time can actually reach 4897 seconds?"

"The highest temperature can reach 150 million degrees, and it will soon exceed 200 million degrees?"

"It achieved a net power output of 30 megabytes, and it lasted for about 500 seconds?"

"Impossible, this is simply impossible. It will take at least five years to solve the problem of fuel self-sustainability alone, and the problem of heat dissipation on the first wall will also be stuck for a long time. How many breakthroughs have been made through my 30-plus years of research in a short period of time?"

Lu Guangting shook his head frantically.

"Professor Lu, we used a supercomputer with a computing capacity of 100 billion exascale to assist in the calculation, and also used a lot of AI technology." A technician from Xingyuan Group said.

"That's impossible. There will always be a difference between theory and reality. You must have strong hands-on ability, practical ability, and a little bit of training to achieve this level. No matter how powerful the AI ​​is, it is just a reference, unless in your team, There is a top-level genius who has the ability to bring breakthroughs and solve the most difficult problems, who is that genius?" Lu Guangting asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"There are no geniuses, we are all quite mediocre, mainly Mr. Li of our group, who came to guide us for a few days, and then never came again. Under the guidance of Mr. Li, we quickly passed the novice stage. We have taken the first difficult step at the beginning." said the technician from Xingyuan Group.

"Boss Li, Li Xingyang, he, he is so terrifying. However, this can indeed be explained. Only a person like him can work hard for three to five days, surpassing others for thirty to fifty years."

Lu Guangting shook his head and smiled wryly, he didn't question any more, and gave up the idea of ​​trying to take advantage of Xingyuan Group.