Just like that, Boss Jia's thesis was silently ignored under the cover of a sea of papers with various titles. The professionals didn't even want to look at Boss Jia's thesis.
Even if there were people who found Boss Jia's thesis interesting and wanted to redo it to see what other characteristics this new carbon allotrope had, they would be mercilessly ridiculed by their peers.
"Do you want to be the second richest person in the world?"
"You actually did an experiment done by a country bumpkin like Jia Yapeng, how embarrassing!"
Well, Boss Jia's goal had been achieved, and the results were surprisingly good. No one was interested in repeating the experiment. On the other hand, due to the publication of the paper, graphene had finally appeared and entered everyone's eyes. Therefore, the legendary Fate had also ceased its activities, and no one paid any attention to it anymore.
Very soon, the world had new material for discussion. For example, Hua Xia officially landed on the moon and sent a lunar rover, even bringing back some lunar soil.
Even more amazing was that Hua Xia's relevant department announced that they would send astronauts to the moon as a gift before the 2008 Olympic Games. With this, the world's attention on Hua Xia's moon landing far exceeded anything else.
However, very few people knew that the main person in charge of this moon landing, or even the mastermind behind it, was actually a high school student who had just turned 14 years old.
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"Dad, I want to go to the moon!" Jia Changtian said to Boss Jia as soon as he got home. It was rare for him to return home.
"I know you want to fly to the moon. You also want to go to Mars!" Boss Jia rolled his eyes. "Didn't I hear that you'll be able to land on the moon next year? What, are you showing off to your old man now? "
"No, dad. Those are all nonsense. I probably won't be able to land on the moon next year!" Jia Changtian sighed.
"Why?"
"Because my teacher and the others feel that the technology is not mature enough, and the risk is too high. Whether it's the lives of the astronauts or the lunar lander, it's very easy for problems to occur. So, they hope to wait a few more years until everything is stable and safe!" Jia Changtian said.
"That's right. I think this is a very good idea. What we want is to be absolutely safe. This is how we value our lives!" Boss Jia nodded.
"But it's already foolproof. I'm very confident in what I've designed. He can definitely land on the moon and return safely. I can swear on my life … No, I'll directly become the first batch of astronauts to land on the moon. That should be enough to prove it!" Jia Chang Tian said loudly.
"Nonsense!" Boss Jia scolded angrily, "Please don't joke with your own life. If you're doing research with this kind of emotion, then you might as well not do it. This kind of impatience will kill people. Countless people's efforts will be ruined by your hands!"
"But I can't wait anymore!" Jia Changtian also exploded, "Dad, between landing on the moon and landing on Mars, it might take 100 years of technical preparation. Even if I can speed it up to 50 years, 50 years later, I'll be 64 years old. I don't meet the physical requirements of an astronaut. I can't land on Mars!"
"So I don't need to speed up. I'll complete the landing on the moon now, and then directly start the related work of landing on Mars!" Jia Changtian roared.
"You're looking for death!"
"I won't die. My research is absolutely safe!"
"You're raising a flag!"
"Flags have no effect on me! Do you think this is writing a novel? "
"…" Boss Jia and Jia Changtian stared at each other. In the end, Boss Jia said helplessly, "Actually, there's no point in saying this to me. I can't control your teacher or your leader. You've found the wrong person."
"Dad, I've thought about it. Although it's good to be cautious, my teacher and the rest are too cautious. I can't wait anymore. I might as well do it myself!" Jia Changtian said, "Dad, invest in me. I'll build a space exploration company. Then, the company will develop its own rocket, lunar module, and all the other technologies. After that, our company will land on the moon and then on Mars!"
"Dad, think about it. The world's first private company to land on the moon. This name will be so resounding and shocking. Our Daqian Group's brand value will be raised by N levels. No company's brand can compare to the brand of a company that can land on the moon!" Jia Changtian actually started to bewitch his father.
"Do you know how much this will cost?" Boss Jia asked coldly.
"I've calculated. My teacher and the rest's annual budget is 1.4 billion RMB. We might be a little more expensive. In addition to the initial construction, the first year will cost about 20 billion RMB. After that, the annual expenditure will be 2 billion RMB. After 10 years, it's only 40 billion RMB. It's not even 10 billion USD. It's very cheap!" Jia Changtian said.
"Oh, that's indeed cheap!" Boss Jia nodded. Less than 10 billion USD in ten years, that was indeed a drop in the bucket.
Actually, Jia Changtian was playing tricks on his father. 1.4 billion RMB annual budget referred to the annual average budget from 1990 to 2006.
How could 1.4 billion RMB in 1990 be compared to 1.4 billion RMB now?
Therefore, the actual annual expenditure was more than 4 billion RMB.
That was not all. If you checked the budget of NASA in the United States, you would find that their annual budget was as high as 68 billion USD. Although this was the total budget allocation, NASA's space exploration budget took up at least half of the budget allocation. 34 billion USD was needed every year.
It would be strange if Boss Jia could still afford it.
However, the gap between Hua Xia and NASA's research funding was too big. The difference was 68 times.
This might seem exaggerated, but it was actually very normal.
First of all, the 34 billion USD of the United States' research funding was basically wasted.
First of all, NASA's annual manpower expenditure was as high as 20 billion USD, which meant that they used up 20 billion USD to pay salaries.
Some people might think that this was because the United States valued scientific and technological talents. They used all their money to recruit scientific and technological talents, making the income of scientists far exceed the income of actors. This was the true attitude of science.
But in fact, less than 1/10 of the 20 billion USD was used to pay salaries to researchers, which was only 2 billion USD.
The remaining 18 billion USD was given to all levels of bureaucrats, clerks, odd-job workers, and so on. Anyway, they were all people who were not involved in scientific research. They took more than 90% of the budget.
Oh right, there was one thing that had to be praised. The cleaners in NASA received the same monthly salary as the researchers. Some senior cleaners even received more than the researchers.
NASA truly treated everyone equally, without discrimination. No matter what job it was, it served the people!
Oh right, NASA still placed a lot of importance on confidentiality. After all, there were a lot of confidential information. Therefore, almost everyone had to sign a confidentiality agreement, and every month, they would receive a considerable amount of confidentiality subsidies.
However, considering that some people might inadvertently reveal some secrets to their family members, NASA officials and their family members had to sign confidentiality agreements. Every month, they would receive a corresponding confidentiality allowance, which was thousands of dollars a month. It was no wonder NASA was so good at keeping secrets. Ever since they landed on the moon, no one knew of any new achievements NASA had made in space.
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