Xu Yun was stunned for a moment, and a trace of confusion was visible on his face.
He was silent for a moment and asked Academician Pan:
"Teacher, why are we going to Xichang?"
Academician Pan, who was on the other end of the phone, quickly replied:
"Let's talk about the specific things on the way. Get ready as soon as possible. For luggage, just bring two sets of clothes. Wait for me downstairs in the hotel, as soon as possible."
Having said this.
Academician Pan hung up the phone.
Dududu——
Listening to the blind voice coming from the phone's microphone, Xu Yun couldn't help blinking, his expression looked like Kennedy was applying shampoo and was confused.
What is going on?
In fact, Xu Yun's idea was very simple at the beginning:
Please ask Academician Pan to contact the leaders of the University of Science and Technology, persuade the University of Science and Technology to come forward, and see if you can contact Weng Tong...or the Yongling Excavation Committee in the name of the University of Science and Technology, so as to use a more official attitude
Admission.
This approach does not seem too obtrusive. With the endorsement of the behemoth HKUST, the credibility is relatively high.
Considering Mr. Guo Moruo's special status at HKUST, Xu Yun believed that the success rate of this matter should be high.
The result was unexpected...
Academician Pan suddenly mentioned Xichang now?
Xichang.
be honest.
This place name is very well-known in China. It is the capital of Lsyz Prefecture and is about 400 kilometers away from Chengdu.
There are many "famous points" that make Xichang famous, such as it is the hometown of onions, the hometown of strawberries, a major grain county, etc.
However, the most familiar "business card" to the world is undoubtedly the Xichang Satellite Launch Base, which is one of the four major space launch centers in China.
Of course.
When Academician Pan took Xu Yun to Xichang this time, he was not necessarily going to the Xichang Satellite Launch Base.
As one of the ten most beautiful ancient cities in China, Xichang is also a national tourist resort. Many old academicians and professors have stayed in Xichang for many years to recuperate.
Therefore, Academician Pan took Xu Yun to Xichang, maybe just to visit an old expert - and the possibility of this is actually very high.
After all, there is the famous Sanxingdui ruins near Chengdu. Many old scholars stayed in Sanxingdui for decades and still stayed in Chengdu after retirement.
Many of these old scholars who have adapted to life in Sichuan and Sichuan went to Xichang for recuperation after retirement.
These old professors may be able to complement the Yongling excavations in terms of professional knowledge, so it is reasonable for Academician Pan to take Xu Yun to ask for advice - although there is a bioarchaeological laboratory on the campus of HKUST that is not quite famous, its main purpose is
The function is to analyze the cultural relics after they are unearthed, rather than to conduct on-site excavations.
Think about it this way...
Does it seem possible?
So Xu Yun quickly packed his luggage, stuffed a few changes of clothes, a tablet, Jiaran's figures, chargers and other items into his backpack, and quickly went to the first floor to wait.
As for checking out, he didn't need to think about it - the Academy of Sciences and the hotel had an agreed room contract.
Although Xu Yun cannot be so outrageous as to have a yearly or monthly subscription, with his current contribution, it is not difficult to delay check-out for a few days.
More than half an hour later.
A Buick GL8 stopped in front of Xu Yun, and the door quickly opened, revealing Academician Pan's face:
"Xiao Xu, get in the car."
Xu Yun said obediently, quickly lowered his head and got into the car.
After getting in the car.
Xu Yun smoothly pulled up the car door, raised his head and said to Academician Pan:
"Teacher, why are you in such a hurry to go to the West...uh...?"
Xu Yun only said half of what he said before he stopped talking. He looked at an old man sitting next to Academician Pan with a stunned expression and said in surprise:
"Mr. Wang?! Why are you here?"
That's right.
At this time, sitting on the right side of Academician Pan was none other than Mr. Wang Yaoping, the chief designer of the Double Star Project!
To know.
Due to poor health, Mr. Wang had been recuperating at the Jinniu Hotel in Chengdu, but he did not even attend the press conference of the Academy of Sciences.
Without Weng Tongfa's circle of friends, Xu Yun's original idea was to take the time to ask Academician Pan if he could go see Mr. Wang.
The result was unexpected...
At this time, he would actually see Mr. Wang in this business car?
I don’t know if this place in Rongcheng is naturally nurturing, but Mr. Wang was in good spirits today, and he still had a small tape recorder playing Huangmei Opera in his hand.
After seeing Xu Yun get on the bus, Mr. Wang smiled and nodded to him, pointed to the seat and said:
"Xiao Xu, sit down."
Xu Yun finally came to his senses and quickly sat in the front row.
Academician Pan then took a bottle of Yibao from the box next to it and handed it to Xu Yun, while explaining aloud:
"Xiao Xu, when you called just now, I was visiting Mr. Wang at the Jinniu Hotel. Mr. Wang heard about you and asked me to arrange such a trip."
"Mr. Wang's main idea is to take you to the Xichang Satellite Launch Base, act as a middleman to introduce each other, and see if we can reach some cooperation there."
Hear what Academician Pan said.
Mr. Wang took the initiative and smiled and waved his hand, his expression looking very casual:
"Xiao Pan told me, I was just going to go to Xichang to see some old friends. Before I left, I heard Xiao Pan chatting with you, so I asked him to call you."
"As for whether we can cooperate with Xichang, I can't guarantee that."
"Maybe in the end, your trip will be in vain. Then don't blame me, an old man."
Hearing this, Xu Yun and Academician Pan looked at each other and quickly shook their heads:
"If anything, Mr. Wang, you are kind-hearted. It's too late for us to be grateful. How can we blame you?"
Xu Yun's words were not polite, but were 100% sincere.
What Wang said about "seeing old friends" is obviously just an excuse.
After all, Mr. Wang flew all the way to Chengdu. It was only possible that others came to Chengdu to see him. How could there be any reason for him to go to Xichang to see others?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, what Mr. Wang really cares about is obviously what Xu Yun said about the excavation of Yongling. The excuse of 'seeing old friends' is probably just a coincidence -
—Perhaps some people in Xichang originally planned to come to Rongcheng to visit Mr. Wang today, but were informed at the last minute that Mr. Wang would go to Xichang.
Therefore, Mr. Wang went to Xichang this time to help Xu Yun act as a middleman. Xu Yun must be grateful for his hard work.
As for the so-called cooperation with Xichang...
Naturally, it's because of the gravity gradiometer.
Mentioned earlier.
When the gravity gradiometer was first invented, it was a standard aviation equipment that required a certain distance from the ground to work.
For example, the goce gravity gradiometer, which has the highest accuracy so far, was installed on the goce satellite by the European Space Agency.
Another example is the gravity gradiometer currently used in our country. Although the accuracy is not high, the transportation method is also airplanes or helicopters.
Of course.
The situation in the sea area is another matter.
Many gravity gradiometers in the sea are installed on ships, which are used for long-term cruises.
Therefore, if you want to use the gravity gradiometer during Yongling excavation, you must first fix its floating link.
When it comes to the word floating, another question naturally arises:
How to design the carrying platform?
The gravity gradiometer is not a toy that can be clipped by a drone and taken to the sky after a short break.
To take the simplest difficulty, how to ensure the balance of the carrying platform?
If this thing shakes, the Pangu particles will be useless even if they can be stored for forty hours, let alone four hours.
Advanced ones include how to assemble the surveying and mapping module, how to design the gradiometer, etc...
Xu Yungang had just learned from Weng Tong that Yongling was going to be excavated, so he really didn't think about this issue in depth.
But now when he heard what Academician Pan and Mr. Wang said, he suddenly realized...
Xichang Satellite Launch Base is indeed a very good partner.
After all, this is the top satellite launch center in the country. The steady-state processing of a mere carrying platform shouldn't be too easy, okay?
Think of this.
Xu Yun glanced at Mr. Wang who was resting with his eyes closed.
This wave of favors is huge...
...........
Xichang Satellite Launch Base is more than 400 kilometers away from Chengdu. In fact, Chengdu originally wanted to equip Mr. Wang with a small special plane, but Mr. Wang actively refused.
Therefore, everyone finally took the Buick GL8 on the Chengming Expressway and then drove straight along the Chengya Expressway.
More than six hours later, everyone finally arrived...
Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The launch base is 65 kilometers away from Xichang city. As one of the three major satellite launch bases in China, the Xichang Satellite Base is extremely well-defended.
The base is full of soldiers with live ammunition. There are five posts, one sentry, three posts and one post in the base. There are also Viet Cong-like sniper points in the surrounding woods. Snipers are lurking in the sniper points with 155mm howitzers...
...
Well, none of the above images exist.
Actually.
Among the four major satellite launch bases, Jiuquan, Xichang, Wenchang and **, Xichang Satellite Launch Center is the most special one - it is open to the outside world.
Generally, you find a tour group after arriving in the local area, and the travel agency arranges a large car or a carpool. The round-trip transportation costs about 100 yuan, and a private car charter costs about 300 yuan, and then you can visit the base.
After arriving at the launch site gate, you need to transfer to the designated bus of the scenic spot and take it to the tourist area. The ticket is 90 yuan, and you can enter a platform two to three hundred meters away from the launch site, halfway up the mountain.
From this platform, you can clearly see the main part of the No. 2 launch tower, and then you can go to the exhibition hall to see the model, etc...
Even earlier, let alone two to three hundred meters, the launch site could actually be visited at close range, and there was an actual Long March 3 there.
Unfortunately, after the incident in Kunming, this part was blocked.
Of course.
Although you cannot visit the launch pad up close, you can purchase tickets to visit the satellite launch, which is 3 kilometers away from the launch pad.
For details, you can search the official account of Xichang Satellite Launch Base. The ticket price is generally around 1,200. (If you have the chance, I actually recommend watching it once. It is very shocking, although the ticket price is indeed not cheap.)
After arriving at Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The vehicle quickly passed the security check and finally stopped in front of a two-story building.
At this time, there were seven or eight men standing at the entrance of the building. The two youngest were probably in their early forties, and the rest were all over fifty years old.
There are one or two who look to be no less than 70 or 80 years old - of course, those of this age are obviously not current employees, they are probably the old friends that Mr. Wang calls them.
Wait until the car stops.
Xu Yun and Academician Pan jumped out of the car one after another.
The two stood on both sides of the car door, and one of them held Mr. Wang's hand and helped him out of the car.
Mr. Wang's personal assistant and the driver worked together to move Mr. Wang's folding wheelchair to the ground.
The wheelchair was quickly unfolded, and Mr. Wang sat on it safely.
Then the life assistant handed Mr. Wang a few pills and liquid food, but Mr. Wang did not swallow the pills in a hurry, but looked at the other old man in front of him: