Spark

"Did you catch another plane? Why does it feel like the other side gathered together to deliver it?"

Looking at the latest briefing, Chen Nian said to himself.

From the EP-3E a long time ago, to the later EA-6B, and now to the current EC-130H, the results are getting bigger and bigger each time.

I really don't know if one day, the other side will take the initiative to send the F-22 to the door.

However, now that the J-22 has successfully made its first flight, I wonder if the F-22 project will continue on the opposite side.

After all, the only purpose of this thing since its birth was to seize absolute air supremacy, but now, this "absoluteness" has been broken.

That also means that the mission of the F-22 has been forced to end early.

Perhaps, they will develop more advanced fighters?

It's not impossible.

Although our side seems to have taken the upper hand recently, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this so-called advantage is actually just a point-to-point breakthrough in a small area.

The opponent's technical background is still unquestionable. As long as they want to, they can indeed continue to develop on the basis of the F-22, and even directly cross the fourth or fifth generation, and directly enter the era of the sixth generation.

At that time, the J-22 will still not have the advantage.

Of course, this is just a deduction under the premise of normal development.

But now that you have your own plug-in, are you afraid that you won’t be able to do it with the sixth-generation machine?

When your sixth-generation machine comes out, I will go to heaven with fluct lights.

Chen Nian shook his head, put away the report in his hand, and began to examine his "task manager" on paper as usual.

[Existing source points: 4.37]

[Daily growth rate of source points: 0.15]

[Task 1: Analyze the core technology of high-speed rail. Source consumption: 6.7]

In two days, the number of source points has increased by 0.35 points, which is actually slightly higher than the average daily growth rate. However, this can only be regarded as an accidental breakthrough.

According to the current speed, there will be another 20 days or so before the core technology of the high-speed rail can be analyzed.

Everything is ready for Zhang Shuguang's side, and the negotiations with the four suppliers have been deliberately dragged into a stalemate. Now they are waiting for the card in Chen Nian's hand to be made, and then find an opportunity to play it out.

——

The time is not urgent, after all, the negotiation of such a large-scale project, the preparation time for any meeting is in units of months.

If the progress is too fast, it will not be conducive to one's own side to seize the right to speak.

Chen Nian sighed silently, lamenting the complexity of the affairs.

I really don't know how those great people of the older generation persisted. The work in their hands was more complex than their own, and the final results they made far exceeded their own.

Not to mention anything else, in the past few decades, it has resisted the invasion of foreign enemies, rebuilt the broken mountains and rivers, and then turned a weak agricultural country into a strong industrial country with amazing efficiency.

It is unbelievable to say such a thing.

If there is a chance, it would be nice to learn from them.

After a moment of silence, he put away his wandering thoughts and began to sort out his plans.

Now, the silicon material metallurgy course in his hand has been basically completed, and Mo Zhongmin, as a teacher, praised him greatly.

He had never met a student who learned as fast as Chen Nian.

The point is, Chen Nian is not only fast, but also effective.

If I had to describe it, it would be strong, deep in layers, and high in frequency.

Therefore, in a unit of time, the density of knowledge he has mastered is much greater than others.

After finishing the silicon material metallurgy course, Chen Nian plans to start studying "advanced functional materials/thin films, energy materials" as the next step. This is the most cost-effective research direction selected by Mo Zhongmin for him in the short term.

However, this topic has relatively high requirements for all basic subjects. In the big class, Chen Nian has to study as far ahead as possible, so as not to be unable to keep up with the small class due to basic problems.

Chen Nian glanced at the class schedule for the new semester. All the major courses in NPU have been adjusted this semester. There is not a single useless course on it, and there is no need to think about elective courses. All of them have been cut off.

The overall training plan uses the form of "special classes".

Of course, the Western Polytechnic University did not have any special classes or junior classes. It was purely because of Chen Nian that such a class was set up and some people were recruited into it.

This made Chen Nian a little confused.

If it doesn't work, just drop out of school.

It is convenient for everyone.

I haven't considered this before, mainly because I feel that there are not many projects and I can handle it.

But now, with the high-speed rail and aircraft carrier, it is a bit inconvenient and unnecessary to retain the status of a student.

next semester.

Must drop out next semester.

As for the reason, just ask any institute to recruit me.

It will not cause too much movement, and the logic chain is smooth, so it is not easy for people to see the flaws.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian continued to turn to the next page of the schedule.

Originally, the physical education class that he was least willing to attend, was instead unshakably retained.

For the project, I also chose badminton

Probably because the above thinks this sport is relatively safe, and the amount of exercise is heavy.

But whether to go or not is the question.

Theoretically speaking, even if I really don't go, the higher-ups will not send people to take me away, but if I think about it casually, I know that this group of people can do things like build a museum for themselves, which shows that they treat themselves The degree of attention is absolutely unprecedented.

Then, forcing yourself to exercise and keep fit is something that will inevitably happen.

In this case, it is better to take the initiative and look decent.

Chen Nian reluctantly dropped the timetable and glanced at the time. It was almost time for the afternoon class, so he decisively packed up his textbooks and went out to the direction of the teaching building.

The four sessions in the afternoon are all about statistics, which belong to the underlying basic subjects related to materials science, and will be frequently used in subsequent practical engineering applications, so Chen Nian is also very energetic, and he is more serious in class than anyone else.

After finishing a class, Chen Nian checked his system interface, the source point increased by 0.03, and now it has reached 4.4 points.

One step closer to the goal!

He originally wanted to go to the library to continue working for a few hours, but after careful consideration, all the materials he needed had already been brought back to his residence, and there was really no need to go to public places to study, so he simply walked in the direction of Ximen, intending to Go get some supper.

Of course, he could actually ask the security personnel to deliver the food, but he didn't want to do that.

Because, this is his way of being contaminated with the smoke and fire of the world.

In this year of hanging out, many times, he can't help but feel that he is far away from the "ordinary people" he used to be familiar with, and sometimes he even feels that maybe he does not belong to the same world as them.

The reason is not only because of his rebirth, but more importantly, because of his "position" rising too fast.

Just like a bamboo, when the spring rain comes, it jumps up a few meters or more than ten meters, but its root system is not developed.

At this time, my field of vision was forced to be pulled to the clouds, and was blocked by layers of branches and leaves, and gradually I couldn't see the soil under my feet.

He hates this feeling.

——

Or fear.

Therefore, he always forces himself to look for opportunities to lower his head a little.

The reason why I don't want to leave the university actually has such considerations in it.

After walking out of the school gate, Chen Nian came to the familiar mutton soup restaurant, the one where he had dinner with Wang Jiancheng last time. The owner of the restaurant, Nian, warmly welcomed him as soon as he saw him.

"Brother, are you coming?"

"Here, a bowl of mutton soup, and some steamed buns——I'll break it myself."

Doing as the Romans do, Chen Nian also learned the habits of Northwesterners.

Regardless of whether Tangzheng is not authentic, the paomo must be broken by oneself, whether it is cut open or broken by others, it has no soul.

"Okay, just sit down for a while, and I'll be here soon."

The proprietress was smiling as always, but Chen Nian vaguely felt that she seemed to be very happy today.

"What's the matter, lady boss, is there a happy event?"

Chen Nian asked curiously.

"Happy event. Hey, it's not a happy event, it's a good thing."

The proprietress wiped her hands and replied happily.

"Let's hear it? I'm also lucky?"

"Hey, what are you doing. I remember that your hometown is in the south, right? When you first came here, you still had a little southern accent."

"Yes, from the south."

Chen Nian answered vaguely.

"Then it has nothing to do with you."

When she said this, Chen Nian became even more curious.

"Let's hear it, why don't you keep it a secret? I'm so strict!"

Seeing Chen Nian's curious expression, the proprietress hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Actually, it's okay to tell you about it. I'm just afraid that the spread will be too wide and it will be difficult to handle."

"Let me tell you, your elder brother built a car!"

"A whole car? What do you mean? Your own car?"

"No, it's a bus!"

"Big bus? What's the situation?"

Chen Nian asked suspiciously.

At first, when the proprietress said that she had built a car, he was quite surprised. After all, private cars are not so popular these days, or they are still a luxury item. It was beyond his expectation.

But after finishing the second half of the sentence, he overturned his guess.

This doesn't look like a private car.

Who is a good person to buy a bus for transportation?

"Oh, it's September, isn't it? We haven't been home for several years, so we're thinking about going home for the Chinese New Year this year."

"But you also know that it's not easy to buy tickets for the Spring Festival travel season. In previous years, we couldn't buy tickets every year."

"So this time, your elder brother and I simply changed our minds. Instead of buying a train ticket, we will go back by our own car!"

"Your elder brother bought a car from the scrap yard, and it cost less than 5,000 yuan. Everything works, but the engine has a problem."

"It just so happens that he has learned some auto repair, we plan to repair it ourselves, and drive it home after the Chinese New Year!"

Hearing this, Chen Nian suddenly realized.

I see.

These days, the matter of "Spring Festival travel" is not as easy as it was after the high-speed rail was introduced later. Every Chinese New Year is a time when railway capacity is put to a major test.

He still remembers that during the peak period, the railways had to carry more than 200 million trips during the Spring Festival travel season.

Scalpers emerge in endlessly, and it is common for a ticket worth tens of dollars to be fired into hundreds of dollars.

Problems caused by picking up cars and fare evasion are even more common.

This situation reached its peak in 2008.

That year, combined with the rain, snow and freezing disasters in the south, the railway capacity was stretched to the limit. In just one railway station in Guangzhou, more than 400,000 passengers were stranded.

the scene at that time.

Chen Nian couldn't describe it, but one could imagine that it must have been extremely painful.

Under such circumstances, people who want to return to their hometown have come up with various methods.

Motorcycles, hiking, roads. Use everything to the extreme.

They endured hunger and hunger on the road, but in fact, they just wanted to see their relatives and hometown on that day of family reunion.

Therefore, it is really not surprising that the proprietress came up with such a method.

But if it's just for going home by yourself, there's no need to buy a bus, right?

"Are you still planning to pull people?"

Chen Nian asked.

"Hey, we have a lot of fellow villagers here, and they all plan to go back for the Chinese New Year."

"We have all discussed it. We will leave at the end of December. Slow down on the road. We will arrive in mid-January."

"I have already contacted the driver, and the tickets have been sold out. After this trip, I can basically equalize the money for buying and repairing the car."

"How about it, isn't your elder brother smart?"

There was undisguised pride on the face of the proprietress, and Chen Nian looked at it with envy and emotion.

For them, life is actually not easy.

Far away from their homeland, they opened a dilapidated small shop in this big city in their hearts. The money they make all year round, after deducting the expenses and the expenses of their son who is going to college, there is really not much left.

But they never complained.

They just think of a way in silence.

When the world mentions the so-called "nationality", they always set the topic high and far, but they just don't know if those so-called experts, so-called opinion leaders, and so-called public knowledge have really bent down to see Look at these ordinary people.

Isn't it in them that we can see the real "nationality"?

Taking a deep breath, Chen Nian gave a thumbs up with a smile, and said:

"Brother is awesome!"

"But pay attention to safety on the road, all kinds of licenses must be prepared, so as not to be checked in time, it will be troublesome"

"Don't worry, your elder brother is reliable."

"We have inquired about the license and so on. It should be possible to get it done. It's just that the annual inspection of the car is a bit troublesome. Isn't he busy with it these two days?"

"hope everything is fine!"

"That's for sure!"

The proprietress put the mutton soup on Chen Nian's table, seeing that there were no customers in the store, she simply sat down with her, took off her gloves, and helped Chen Nian break the buns together.

"You said it's not easy to go home during the Chinese New Year. I watched on TV, and people abroad have to go home for Christmas, but it's much easier for them."

"It's an airplane again, and what kind of Shinkansen—high-speed railway."

"Brother, you also learned to fly, right? Can you make the plane cheaper in the future so that ordinary people can also ride it?"

Chen Nian paused, then smiled and replied:

"Airplanes will be cheaper in the future."

"However, it's definitely not enough to rely on airplanes alone."

"Don't worry, in a few years, I guarantee that you will not have any difficulties if you want to go home again."

"Just look at mine."