Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 573 It's a tough job to talk down Tenglong Island
Damite Lake could certainly do things for money.

He can say whatever the client wants him to say, but he needs to pay attention to the techniques.

This is actually quite normal in academia; after all, experts are human too and need to make a living.

Dummett was indeed a famous scientist on Earth; in fact, his fame far exceeded his academic achievements.

However, this does not mean that Damite's professional skills are poor.

On the contrary, Dummett was indeed a very capable scientist and scholar, knowledgeable and insightful, without a doubt.

It's clear at this point that Damite's expression indicates he must have seen something extraordinary in the video.

This forced Damite to take a serious look.

Compared to Damite, Lü Jialiang was far inferior. He only possessed some knowledge of aerospace technology, but he was not actually familiar with the command center of the space launch site.

However, Lü Jialiang is still a scholar and professor, so he can distinguish between good and bad.

Looking at the video, Lü Jialiang adjusted his glasses and couldn't help but say, "Wow, this command center looks very professional. I didn't expect it to have so many instruments and equipment. They really went all out."

Pan Lu did not react.

Because he already knew this was the case, and Pan Lu had also seen photos and a few limited videos of Tenglong Island, and his students had also described the situation at the launch site to him.

That's why Pan Lu just said that the technological level of the Tenglong Island Space Launch Site is much stronger than people imagine, and it is definitely not some makeshift operation.

The live stream audience naturally became excited.

The presence of live footage from the launch site command center was a pleasant surprise.

I originally thought I would only be able to see the exterior of the launch pad and rocket.

Wow, this looks so professional!

"Impressive! I never expected that Hong Kong Island would have such a professional rocket launch command center."

"I take back what I just said. I really underestimated Hong Kong's technological capabilities."

"I say, your opinions change too quickly. You think you can tell how skilled someone is just by looking at the equipment in the command center? That's asking too little."

“That’s right. I think the quality of the team members is the most important thing. There are no aerospace-related talents in Hong Kong. They all made their fortunes in finance and real estate.”

"Have you noticed? The people in the command center are all so young. They all look like they're young and promising."

"Aren't these all aerospace professionals? You still say you don't have any?"

“These people may not be from Hong Kong Island; they could also be researchers from the mainland.”

"The younger they are, the less reliable they are, and the less experienced they are. I have absolutely no confidence in this rocket launch."

"Don't pretend you know what you don't. The younger you are, the sharper your mind is. What can someone so old do? They'll have presbyopia and won't be able to see what's on the screen."

"Exactly. The older you get, the more rigid your thinking becomes. You're all old-fashioned. These kinds of technical jobs should be done by young people. If you don't understand, don't speak up. Nobody's asking you what you mean."

"Nonsense. Young scientists are all responsible for doing the work and odd jobs. The truly capable ones are the older ones. Haven't you heard the saying, 'Old ginger is spicier'?"

The opinions in the live stream are now clearly divided.

Opinions on Tenglong Island are roughly split, with some optimistic and others pessimistic.

The beautiful female anchor looked somewhat unnatural upon seeing the situation in the live stream.

Clearly, this was not the outcome she wanted.

According to the plan, the majority of people should be pessimistic about this rocket launch, so as to create an atmosphere that the rocket launch will fail.

The option I just designed was for this purpose.

The production team had planted many people in the live broadcast room, who could control the outcome of the options.

However, being a professional streamer, she managed her facial expressions very well and strictly, remaining calm on the surface and always wearing a smile.

"Okay, now let's connect with Lucy, the reporter on site, and ask her what's going on."

At that moment, a female reporter appeared in the frame.

The reporter is decent-looking, but there's something odd about her demeanor. She might be of mixed race or from Southeast Asia.

Due to Hong Kong Island's geographical location and special circumstances, a large number of Southeast Asians live there, conservatively estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

The pretty news anchor asked, "Hello, Lucy, can you hear me?"

"I can hear it, I can hear it very clearly."

At this moment, if anyone had noticed Damit Lake's expression, they would have seen that he was extremely surprised.

Someone had told Damette beforehand that the Teng Lung Island Space Launch Site was on an outlying island, a 30-minute boat ride from Hong Kong Island.

Based on Damite's experience, a remote island so far from the mainland would certainly not have good communication signals.

Even if there is a signal, it will be intermittent, and there will be stuttering or at least some delay.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the beautiful female anchor in the live stream spoke, there was a response on the other end, which was almost equivalent to talking face-to-face.

To Damite, it all seemed a bit fake.

However, before Damit came, someone told him that China's infrastructure was very well-developed, even better than that of the United States.

Dammet didn’t quite believe it at the time, but now he has no choice but to believe it.

In fact, not only was Damit surprised, but even Lu Jialiang, a local, was surprised.

He didn't expect the live stream signal to be so good, with no lag at all and a very fast transmission speed.

Lui Ka-leung was somewhat familiar with the outlying islands of Hong Kong Island. Generally speaking, the signal on the outlying islands is terrible, even on the larger outlying islands, unless they are relatively close to Hong Kong Island.

Forget video calls, even voice calls can sometimes be very choppy.

It seems that Tenglong Island has really invested heavily in infrastructure development. Of course, without the cooperation of the Hong Kong government, it would not have been possible to achieve this level.

Thinking of this, Lü Jialiang sneered inwardly, thinking it was a waste of manpower and resources.

With so many resources and such a large investment, it can be done anywhere.

For example, if the money had been invested in finance and real estate, the situation on Hong Kong Island wouldn't be so bad.

The beautiful anchorwoman asked, "Lucy, you've been here for quite a while now, could you give us a brief overview of the situation?"

Lucy pointed behind her, to the command center, and said, "As you can see, the scene is very busy right now. Everyone is doing their own job and watching their workstations. At the bottom, there's a huge screen, it's very big, and the information displayed on it is very complex. I looked at it for a long time and still couldn't understand it, but the staff on site told me that it should be some very important information."

The pretty news anchor said, "Lucy, based on your observations, how do you think Tenglong Island's preparations have been done?"

Lucy hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, from the perspective of the scene, they did a good job. Yes, they were quite good. They worked very seriously and meticulously. As for how well they prepared... well, rocket launch is a complex engineering project with a very high level of technology, so as a reporter, I can't make a judgment. I can only say that from the scene, it looks okay on the surface, that's basically it."

The live stream chat then erupted with comments and discussions.

"I'm speechless. This reporter is terrible. What did they even mean after all that? Can anyone explain this to me?"

"No, he doesn't know anything about aerospace. Couldn't someone who does know explain it to him? The staff could have told him."

"I agree. Why not just hire a professional consultant?"

"This reporter is an idiot!" "It's not that this reporter is an idiot, it's that everyone in this live broadcast room is an idiot!"

"Holy crap! Are you crazy? You're even cursing yourself!"

"They're talking about the people sitting in that live stream room. Pan Lu is somewhat capable, but the rest are all rubbish!"

"I think so too. That female anchor is quite pretty, but she has a blank face, like it's made of plastic."

"That's obviously a face that's been surgically enhanced. Can't you tell? It can't make any expressions at all. It looks so awkward."

Many netizens are quite sensitive and have opinions about this live broadcast.

Of course, many netizens also have different opinions.

"If you want to watch, then watch; if you don't, then get lost!"

"That's right. As they say, they seem very serious on the surface, but actually they're not quite right. That's pretty much in line with the way people in Hong Kong do things."

"I think so too. The people at the launch site have been working hard all day, but actually none of them are really sure about the outcome."

"Let me tell you, even professional aerospace scientists can't say they're 100% ready. If they do, they're lying."

"I think there's something strange about this launch site. It's too perfect. It's even more beautiful and well-organized than the SpeyX command center. Is it just for show? Is it just for publicity?"

"We'll find out soon enough whether it's a publicity stunt or not, and that launch site will definitely suffer a terrible fate then."

"If the rocket launch fails, that's fine too. I can keep criticizing until the launch site goes bankrupt."

Meanwhile, in the live stream, the beautiful host started asking questions again.

"Mr. Lake, what are your thoughts after reading the on-site interviews and reports?"

Damit hesitated for a moment: "Wait a minute, uh, it seems that their work is very professional, and the instruments and equipment on site are also very technologically advanced. However, I don't know if the functions of these instruments and equipment meet the requirements. For example, the sensitivity and accuracy requirements of remote sensing equipment are very high, and non-professional equipment cannot meet them. I can only say that it looks pretty good."

The female anchor said, "So, Mr. Damite, are you saying that the command center on Tenglong Island might seem a bit more show than substance?"

Damien nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what I meant."

Damite just spent a long time thinking about how to badmouth Tenglong Island.

It's quite mentally taxing; it's a tough job.

As an expert, Damite could only offer vague and ambiguous statements.

Fortunately, this beautiful female anchor is very clever and quick-witted, and she can always provide him with excellent supplementary information.

To be honest, Damite is feeling pretty bad right now.

The sponsor wanted him to speak ill of Tenglong Island as much as possible, and to comment negatively on the rocket launch, but when he saw the preparations made by Tenglong Island, he didn't know where to begin.

Doing this kind of work makes it easy to get slapped in the face.

Damite is one of the top aerospace scientists on Earth, and he's quite protective of his reputation.

If you are proven wrong on the spot, even if you receive a lot of money, you will still feel embarrassed and lose face.

Besides, the production team did give Damite a considerable amount of guest fees, but not enough to make him disregard everything else.

The beautiful anchorwoman asked Lü Jialiang another question.

Lü Jialiang's statement was similar; it sounded neutral and objective, but in reality, it was mainly a negative description.

I wonder if the production team had spoken with Lü Jialiang privately and asked him to say that.

Of course, it's also possible that Lü Jialiang himself was not optimistic about this space launch project and thought it was just a performance-type event.

Pan Lu's statement, on the other hand, was more reasoned and well-founded, and he was very confident.

After all, there is video evidence, so people no longer think that Pan Lu was just making empty boasts about Tenglong Island.

Even so, the beautiful anchorwoman deliberately suppressed Pan Lu's remarks.

Whenever the conversation reached a crucial moment, he would interrupt Pan Lu, making it impossible for him to continue.

This is a very common tactic in Western media interviews: to make the interviewee uncomfortable and affect their performance. It's also quite effective in Hong Kong.

At this time, the battle in the live broadcast room was still very intense.

Those who are optimistic and those who are pessimistic are still evenly matched.

The program team's desired effect was to portray Tenglong Island negatively, which obviously did not achieve this goal. However, the live broadcast was highly entertaining due to the controversy.

The live stream's popularity soared.

The number of viewers in the live stream had already exceeded 23000 and was still increasing.

There are about ten minutes left before the rocket launch, and the number of people will likely exceed 30,000 soon.

Tenglong Island is now brightly lit.

All the streetlights were on.

On the other side of the resort, the anger was even more intense.

It's the early hours of the morning, and the eastern sky is just beginning to lighten, but it's still dark here.

Now is the perfect time to watch the sunrise while on a beach vacation.

The temperature is quite comfortable, and it's not sunny at all compared to the daytime.

Although the sea breeze was still quite strong and a bit chilly, it was still quite comfortable to put on a coat.

The white sand beach was full of people, all holding their phones, ready to take photos and videos.

Not far away, Hu Wenxin, Huo Jiangting and others were sitting in a pavilion, with coffee, tea and fruit on the table.

These are pavilions by the sea for people to rest; there's a row of them, at least a dozen or so.

Huo Jiangting checked the time and said, "The rocket is about to launch."

Hu Wenxin nodded: "I hope everything goes well."

Huo Jiangting smiled: "Don't worry, Ah Shan is so capable, it will definitely go smoothly."

Hu Wenxin shook her head and smiled wryly: "You have a lot of faith in him. Have you forgotten how outrageous he was before?"

"Things are different now; Ah Shan has changed completely."

Hu Wenxin felt quite proud when he heard this. Although he hadn't done anything special, he felt good to have a successful son.

Just then, someone walked over.

Hu Wenxin and Huo Jiangting were stunned; it was actually Li Ziji and Guo Pingjiang.

It’s really a narrow road between enemies.

However, it's not unusual for these two to be here.

(End of this chapter)