Spark

After the first episode of the live broadcast of the construction of the Beijing-Shibai section of the railway was broadcast, as expected, it aroused extensive discussions in the entire society.

Of course, such a discussion has 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 bedding process now."

"We have to show our 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 site, and the results of the Yishan project are constantly being exposed. It may not be long before the public opinion will be completely reversed."

".well, hope you're right."

Chen Nian said helplessly.

In fact, he really didn't understand the twists and turns of the public opinion offensive, but at least for now, he knew that what he was doing was right.

Because, with the broadcast of this large-scale popular science program, the accumulation speed of his source points has already seen a not-so-obvious increase.

From the base growth rate of 0.2 points before the broadcast, which almost fell to the bottom, it has increased to the current 0.3 points.

Moreover, such a 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 growth points of my own basic source points will exceed 0.5.

There is no doubt that this is a huge improvement.

Because it is the first step of his own huge plan.

Only by pulling everyone in this country into the overall situation of "knowledge increment" can those technologies that originally seemed out of reach become reality in their own hands.

Only at that time can I completely get rid of the current situation of one hammer in the east and one stick in the west, and truly lay out a major strategy that can subvert the pattern.

Otherwise, do you want to start some kind of energy revolution and food revolution just by relying on the source in your own hands?

Do not make jokes.

What I can do is to choose the most cost-effective technologies, and first make up for my own shortcomings as much as possible.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian sighed again.

Noticing the abnormality in his expression, Li Xiang asked a little strangely:

"What's wrong? Don't you have so much confidence in us?"

Chen Nian shook his head and replied:

"That's not enough. You have been doing very well. I was thinking, although the things I do and the technologies I use now look good, can they really change the overall situation?"

"I read a book before, and that book described a future."

"That is, after the basic technology of human beings was locked and unable to develop, they began to frantically 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."

"Right now, the situation we're facing doesn't seem to be much different from this."

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang couldn't help being stunned.

He carefully pondered the content of Chen Nian's words, and slowly frowned.

That's right, aren't all of our technological breakthroughs in various aspects now application technologies?

These technologies did give oneself an illusion of "we are stronger", but in fact, is this really the case?

His mind kept flashing through the roster of techniques that he had already memorized by heart, 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.

right?

A beam of light suddenly flashed in Li Xiang's mind.

Then, his expression suddenly relaxed again.

He looked into Chen Nian's eyes and asked:

"Anyway, you have nothing to do today, why don't you go out with me?"

Chen Nian hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Where are you going?"

"walk around."

Li Xiang pretended to be mysterious and said.

Chen Nian was full of doubts, of course he could see that Li Xiang should have something to tell him, something he wanted to see, but what exactly was it?

There is no answer to this question for the time being, but Li Xiang can't wait.

He dragged 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 proprietress saw them, she approached them warmly and said:

"Here you come, brother? Haven't you been here for a long time? I'll arrange a table for you. What do you want to eat today?"

"Look at the arrangement, it's just for the two of us."

"Come on, just sit down, and I'll serve you food in a while."

The proprietress walked towards the back kitchen with a happy face, while Li Xiang pouted in the direction she left, and asked:

"Chen Nian, are you familiar with this lady boss?"

Chen Nian nodded and replied:

"Familiar, I have basically been here as many times as you have been here, how can I not be familiar with it?"

"Then do you still remember how the proprietress went back during the Chinese New Year in the 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 a license to operate, and they were almost fined later."

"Fortunately, they are all acquaintances. The money was not confiscated at that time, so it did not constitute an illegal operation."

"The proprietress has said this matter several times on and off, I have the impression."

Hearing what Chen Nian said, Li Xiang nodded and continued:

"Then you can ask later how the proprietress plans to go back this year. I promise you will be pleasantly surprised."

"What do you mean?"

Chen Nian greeted him all over his face, and then he said a little irritably:

"Don't play tricks on me, just tell me, how do you go back?"

Li Xiang sighed helplessly, and replied:

"You really are... well, straight to you, by plane."

"By plane??"

There was undisguised surprise in Chen Nian's tone.

In his impression, things like airplanes are still a relatively luxurious way of travel in this era.

Not to mention small businessmen like the proprietress, even employees who are reimbursed by the company, basically travel by train.

Those who can take off the plane casually are considered the elites in the society.

Seeing his reaction, Li Xiang smiled with satisfaction.

Then he opened his mouth and said:

"Yes, by plane."

"And, I have to tell you, she's not the only one who plans to fly back, but also those fellow countrymen she mentioned before."

"Do you know what that means?"

"This means that they have also begun to choose some relatively 'high-end' travel methods."

"Of course, the price of the air ticket is still not cheap for them, but obviously, it is not to an unacceptable level."

"Do you know why?"

Chen Nian shook his head, but did not answer.

"It's actually very simple, the F119 engine."

"The significance of this engine is definitely not just as simple as enabling our J-22 and J-20B to fly."

"In fact, the technology it produced has largely driven the development of our entire domestic aviation industry."

"As far as I know, XAC's commercial large aircraft project has also been accelerated due to the breakthrough of the engine. According to this speed, our own large aircraft may not be officially born in 20 years."

"It is precisely because of these technological breakthroughs in industrialization 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 been reduced by about 5%. Although this figure is insignificant, like some niche routes, the price reduction may be as high as 50%."

"Among them, at least half of the credit comes from F119."

"The other half is due to the high-speed rail project that started on a large scale."

Just as he was talking, the proprietress had already brought up the cut meat and the bottom of the pot, so Li Xiang simply stopped talking and started eating hot pot with Chen Nian without hesitation.

After finishing the meal, Chen Nian felt a little more relaxed.

He probably understood what Li Xiang meant.

——

But to be honest, it is really not that easy to completely convince him just by relying on this example.

So, after eating the 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 "nokia" written on it.

Then, he asked:

"How much is the latest 6066?"

The salesman immediately replied:

"1450."

Li Xiang nodded, then turned to look at Chen Nian and said:

"A month ago, the price was still 1800."

"And, I can tell you that the price will still fall, and soon, it will fall below 1,000 yuan."

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 his first mobile phone.

It was already 2007 - he had already graduated from university.

And the price he bought at that time, he remembered clearly, was 1,200 yuan.

But now...it's the middle of 2006, and the price has dropped below 1500?

Before he had time to speak, Li Xiang continued to speak:

"Actually, I don't need to tell you, you should know why."

"After announcing the 20nm chip project, SMIC relied on those technologies to quickly overcome a large number of low-end chip manufacturing technologies, which brought a huge impact on the entire mobile communication terminal market."

"Although their new products are not yet on the market, many manufacturers including Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens have already started to cut prices."

"The reason is simple: they think we can really do it, so they don't hesitate to cut prices to seize the market when it is most profitable."

"You can say that this is a means of commercial competition, but it is undeniable that our consumers have indeed benefited from it."

"The connection between people will become more convenient, the communication will be smoother, and both work efficiency and production efficiency will be improved."

"And this is indeed what you said, the progress brought about by the technological breakthrough of one hammer and one stick."

Hearing Li Xiang's words, Chen Nian nodded solemnly.

Yes, a technology, no matter how large or small its scope of influence is, no matter how important its strategic significance is, 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 change the way of thinking, what if we have 10 or 100 similar technologies?

Quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.

This is true for aviation development, for chips, and for high-speed rail, gas turbines, and large-scale construction machinery.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing his expression, Li Xiang smiled and asked:

"Do you feel much better now?"

"Actually, some things are very simple, but 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 will only get second-hand information after these plans fall on the ground."

"The information may be incomplete, not up to date, and even sometimes ... not that accurate."

Having said that, Li Xiang paused for a moment, then said solemnly:

"But, it's down to earth."

"I can intuitively see the impact of what you're doing, at the lowest level."

"Let me give you an example, let's talk about the Yishan project."

"Perhaps in your eyes, the shape of this project is that it can stimulate millions of jobs, bring in hundreds of billions of investment, and can fight against the global financial crisis, making us the most stable in the world. haven."

"But it doesn't look like that to me."

"What I saw was that a small village like Wang Jiancheng's hometown finally built a road out of the mountain because of this project, allowing hundreds of families there to reconnect with the world."

"What I saw was that those who had to rely on ropes, single-plank bridges, and ropeways to cross the mountains could safely and quickly pass through the tunnel."

"Also, the children who used to spend hours going to school in the dangerous areas of landslides, mudslides, cliff falls, and even wild animal attacks finally have a 'Motor' 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 Spark, literally changed their lives."

"I believe that one day, there will be more and more such changes."

"The reason why I joined Xinghuo is actually because of this reason."

Chen Nian on the opposite side silently listened to Li Xiang's narration. At this time, compared with the confusion before, his heart was already calm.

Li Xiang said so much to him, but in fact, the foothold is nothing more than one.

That is, I want to tell him that in the process of technological development, one should not only focus on those lofty and lofty goals.

Also keep your head down a bit and look at the actual problems.

Look at the issues that the people really need and really care about.

"I see."

"Don't worry, I will remember it in my heart."

Li Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

Then he opened his mouth and said:

"However, having said so much. Hehe, in fact, from the bottom of my heart, I still hope that you can quickly get nuclear fusion out."

"How about it, Chen Nian, I'll give you ten years, is that enough?"

Chen Nian also nodded with a smile.

He replied:

"It won't take ten years."

"Maybe, three years is enough?"