Spark

"The exposure of top research institutions in China may not be 'research institutions'?"

"What exactly is Spark? An article will take you to decipher it."

"The Chinese version of the National Military Industry Bureau? More than that!"

"Official announcement: Civil Development Bureau is affiliated to Xinghuo Group, including chips and large-scale machinery projects are all related to Xinghuo."

With the exposure of the Spark Group, this organization that has brought infinite threats to the United States has finally taken off its veil of mystery.

A series of previous doubts have finally been answered, and the so-called "fund flow" problem seems to have become a joke in an instant.

After all, in the past few years, China has made great progress in the field of military industry for all to see. When the H-20 flew by, who would care if they paid a few dollars more in taxes?

I'm afraid some people have to rush to buy two packs of cigarettes to celebrate, after all, it's really worth the money.

On the increasingly developed Internet, discussions on Spark have reached unprecedented heights.

If it is said that every piece of new equipment before could only arouse discussions in a certain field and a certain group at most, then now, after the exposure of Spark, the entire China can be said to have entered the frenzy of universalization.

"So what kind of organization is Xinghuo? Is it similar to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, or is it similar to the National Development and Reform Commission?"

"Not at all. I feel that it is more like a combination of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. On the one hand, it provides financial resources and on the other hand, it provides technical support--it is said in the news that it is the Chinese version of the National Military Industry Bureau. Resemblance."

"High organization, high authority, high output. However, it seems that the negative effect of Spark on the economy is much smaller than that of the National Military Industry Bureau. At least before the exposure, we hardly felt its existence. "

"Yes, this is quite strange. In theory, after such a huge output and huge resources are invested, the national economy will be seriously affected, but the fact is that the opposite is true. Instead of being affected, our economic environment is Optimizing?"

"What's the matter? Physics doesn't exist anymore? Energy conservation is broken?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who was still discussing was fried.

Indeed, as this comment said, although it is different from the absolute conservation of physics, economically, there is also a certain threshold for the economic aggregate in a certain period of time.

During this period, the amount of resources consumed can only be limited within this threshold. If you want to spend more on one aspect, you have to spend less on the other.

But obviously, the Xinghuo organization broke this rule.

Although I don't know its specific list of projects, counting from the first J-22 project with a major breakthrough to the end of the 096 project not long ago, in just seven years, how many amazing major projects have been born in China? , Advanced equipment?

Where does the money come from?

The manufacturing cost is only a small head, and the real cost is the research and development cost.

"Perhaps it should be interpreted as a snowball effect?"

A new comment was refreshed, and immediately someone posted:

"The snowballing theory is well-founded, and it's actually pretty obvious."

"You see, starting from the J-22, every breakthrough in the military industry has brought us new benefits."

"Whether it's islands, international markets, or arms sales, we've made a lot of money in recent years."

"Isn't there an oil drilling platform in the southern sea with great fanfare? After the South Island incident, economic exchanges have also begun to rapidly become intensive."

"The most important thing is the impact of the economic crisis digested by the Yishan project, which directly allowed us to take a big step forward."

"The point of attention upstairs is that it is not the Yishan project that digests the economic crisis, but the follow-up large-scale infrastructure."

"It's all the same."

As the discussions deepened, such people seemed to gradually begin to agree on how Spark works.

Among them, the deliberate guidance of the public opinion department represented by Li Xiang is naturally indispensable, and everyone's attention has gradually shifted from "sources of technology" to "sources of funds and resources".

In fact, this explanation is largely a falsehood.

Investing resources can be exchanged for technology?

The development of science and technology is not a vending machine, how could it be possible to get such a stable return.

Not to mention those regrettable cases in the history of science and technology, even Huaxia, before the birth of Xinghuo and the appearance of Chen Nian, it has gone through many detours and spent a lot of money.

However, this explanation is indeed the only reasonable and most easily accepted one.

Not only because of its logical self-consistency in the development process, but more importantly, its demonstration.

Although it is absolutely impossible to judge a country’s will with individualized thinking in international politics, it is undeniable that the leadership of all countries that are striving to move forward will have the same thinking:

Others can do it, why can't we?

And the existence of Xinghuo seemed to give them a shot in the arm.

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Although from the perspective of insiders in China, it is more like a "hallucinogen"

In any case, after several days of discussion, public opinion gradually began to unify views on Spark, and its contributions have also been recognized.

But at the same time, under the continuous exaggeration of the dead but not dead cyber army, a new undercurrent has gradually emerged.

"So the official meaning is that in the past few years, almost all of our economic increment has been invested in Xinghuo's projects?"

"Isn't this really a joke? Seriously, seeing this report, I don't feel the joy of development at all. There is only one word I can think of - militarism."

"Yes, I don't know what these people are excited about? Excited that there is another dictatorship on this land? Excited that the new master is sitting on top of you?"

"Anyway, that's how Xiaomin thinks. Even though he can't afford five yuan instant noodles, he's still obsessed with the dream created by the government using grand narratives."

"They may really think that their future is the sea of ​​stars and stars. It's a bit ridiculous. The sea of ​​stars and stars belong to the gentlemen. Your future is only stinky sewers, low-rent housing, and fried rice for a few yuan."

"The one upstairs is a bit extreme, but I also think it's exaggerated."

"Thinking about it carefully, the development of the past few years has only been the most prominent in the military industry. What about medical care? What about education? We talk about peaceful development every day, but we invest the most in weapons of war. This country is hypocritical, maybe like us Those who have no power and power have no right to pursue happiness at all.”

Faced with such remarks, the public opinion department was unable to respond immediately.

After all, some people have been staring at their actions for a long time. Once there are any signs of public opinion control, those who have been prepared for a long time will immediately jump out and start to accuse Huaxia of "criticism is not free, so praise is free." meaning"

At the same time, in a small southern county, a western face that is completely different from the local environment suddenly appeared on the street.

He took a deep breath, and countless emotions arose in his heart.

This is the third month since he arrived in China—or in other words, this is the third month since he arrived in China again.

Many years ago, as the most famous investigative reporter of the BBC in China, he once made huge waves by himself.

Although the final result was unsatisfactory, and although he did not escape the fate of being repatriated, after several years of fighting, he finally regained the approval of his superiors and got back what belonged to him.

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To a certain extent, this is thanks to Huaxia for disclosing information about the Spark organization.

If it wasn't for this matter, the "mistakes" he made would probably never be forgiven for the rest of his life.

And now, everyone understands one thing:

At that time, the reason why Wilson failed was not because of his own "mistakes", but because the opponent was too strong.

Under the absolutely crushing strength, all the small fights in the field of public opinion have become a joke.

Therefore, the superior reassessed Wilson's ability, and after confirming that he still did not give up his major, decided to give him another chance.

And the target of this opportunity is still Huaxia.

Objectively speaking, this is not easy.

After all, Wilson, who was deported, had already left a record in China's system, and the BBC even used special channels at the diplomatic level to finally send him here.

He is still not allowed to engage in journalism, but this does not affect the overall arrangement of the BBC.

This time, they don't intend to be as aggressive and directly provoke Huaxia's pain points as last time.

What they have to do is to slowly lurk down, build up their influence through a series of small events, and subtly pave the way for their own basic board.

No one knows how effective such an action will be - but in fact, the BBC doesn't care that much.

Political battles are just incidental benefits. In an era when China is becoming more and more powerful, to discover their "weaknesses" is originally the traffic code among the people.

It's good if you can make money, at least, you won't lose money.

Thinking of this, Wilson let out the sullen feeling in his heart, and let go of the pressure he had accumulated for a long time.

He turned to the assistant on the side and asked:

"I asked you to prepare the materials, are you ready now?"

The assistant is a girl who looks very young, but her makeup is quite westernized——dark eye shadow, deliberately thick lips, and a high nose bridge. If you just glance at her, you can hardly find her oriental features.

"It's all ready. I collected all the files I got earlier and picked out 20 suitable interviewees."

"According to your request, these twenty objects are basically at the bottom of society, and all of them have serious difficulties in life."

"It should be said that their dissatisfaction is the most serious --- What's more interesting is that according to my previous observations, they generally don't pay much attention to the news and don't know the existence of Xinghuo."

"So, their...um, plasticity, is stronger."

Hearing the assistant's reply, Wilson nodded in satisfaction.

It was exactly what he wanted.

It seemed that although this assistant of mine was not completely satisfactory to him in some aspects, at least her working ability was unquestionable.

After thinking for a moment, he continued to ask:

"Is the script ready? As I told you before, this is not a regular interview."

"So, every step we take must be reasonable."

"At least, we can't let the interviewee see the problem. You have to delete all the lines that are obviously leading."

"It's done—would you like to have another look?"

"unnecessary."

Wilson shook his head.

In fact, he is already familiar with the basic script framework, and things like "lines" are only written for assistants.

He believes in his ability, it's just such a simple thing, he can't make any mistakes.

Adapting to circumstances can sometimes be more real and impactful than careful preparation.

Everything was ready, Wilson gave the assistant a look, and the work of the two began immediately.

They are like two lovers of tourists from foreign countries strolling on the streets of a small county, randomly photographing the scenery and people along the way, and exclaiming uniquely about each so-called "new thing".

Everyone passing by gave them sideways glances, but they didn't take it seriously, they just focused on the things recorded by the small DV force.

"Hi everyone, I have come to Huaxia. This is a small county in the south of Huaxia. I think it is very different from what we imagined."

"Unlike the big cities we are familiar with, the pace of life here is surprisingly slow."

"To be honest, coming here from Shanghai, I even feel that these are completely two worlds."

"Look, there is a specialty restaurant here."

"Uh, I can read Chinese characters, but I can't read what's on the menu."

"Maybe it's their traditional meals, traditional specialties."

"Maybe we should try it, but not today."

"That's right, we have just settled down in the hotel, and it will take some time to get familiar with the environment here"

Wilson's performance can be called almost perfect-he didn't appear in the camera from beginning to end, only an assistant went out instead of him.

At the same time, his voice-over perfectly fits the captured images, bringing a unique sense of immersion.

At this time, he didn't realize that what he was using was a shooting method called "Vlog" that became popular later.

Relying on the appearance of so-called "authenticity", this method can often achieve persuasion that other methods cannot match.

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But does it have to be real?

At least here in Wilson, definitely not.

Walking all the way through the main road of the county seat, Wilson took his assistant into the small alley that had been stepped on a long time ago.

And in this alley, they are about to meet their first target.

A family selling coal.

According to the data, the average monthly income of this family is less than 1,000 yuan, and there are also a pair of sisters who are in high school.

It goes without saying that their lives must have been extremely difficult.

And this is Wilson's opportunity