"There are many things waiting for us to learn."

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Wenhai Space Launch Site Collaboration Building.

Shen Tinglan followed the commander-in-chief Chen Hongbing all the way to the elevator.

Unknowingly, she and Chen Hongbing have been working together for nearly 20 years.

Chen Hongbing was ten years older than her, and the first time she met him was in college.

At that time, Chen Hongbing was still an energetic young man in his early 30s and was responsible for the recruitment work in the hospital.

It is said to be recruitment, but due to the particularity of the aerospace system, it is more like the distribution work of the 1980s and 1990s.

At that time, the parents of classmates who had connections in the system had already said hello.

Shen Tinglan thought that all four places should have been reserved.

But Chen Hongbing still picked himself.

"Why didn't you go to Jida?"

In the interview office, Chen Hongbing looked at the file materials and asked: "I see that your father is from the Mathematics Department of Jida, and his college entrance examination scores have already exceeded the Jida line."

"I like aerospace." Shen Tinglan replied.

"What's so good about aerospace?" Chen Hongbing put down the file and smiled. "It's tiring, the salary is low, and you may not be able to achieve results after working for many years. There are also political baggage, and your future may be ruined at any time."

Shen Tinglan blinked and looked at him: "But I like aerospace."

Chen Hongbing was at a loss for words. He had been working for many years, but he was actually spoken to by a student and he didn't know how to answer the question.

"I mean... this work will be very hard, and the investment is not proportional to the effort."

Shen Tinglan looked at him incomprehensibly: "Does this have anything to do with whether I like it or not?"

"Well..." Chen Hongbo rubbed his chin and tried his best to explain, "Of course aerospace can be your hobby, but it is more of a job. As for the job, the most important thing is that it suits you and you can persist for a long time. We There are many colleagues who also like aerospace, but as time goes by and the pressure and intensity increase, the interest will be quickly worn away."

Shen Tinglan lowered his head and smiled shyly: "No."

"Don't talk nonsense." Chen Hongbing also laughed, "I'll tell you the truth, the technical work in the hospital is extremely intense, and many lesbians tried to transfer them after they got married, which made our dean very anxious. Before we left, he specifically told me not to recruit any girls... I'll just keep it private and don't spread the word."

"No." Shen Tinglan hid her face and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, it won't work here. There are two and three colleges. If it doesn't work, I will go abroad and come back after studying. It should be done by then."

"Well... with your level, you can indeed choose any of the famous foreign schools." Chen Hongbing looked at Shen Tinglan's transcript and tutor's comments, scratched his head, and said with a bitter smile, "I really can't bear to let you go... But I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on... You said your conditions are so good in all aspects... so good that it's unrealistic..."

"Teacher Chen." Shen Tinglan suddenly asked, "Do you like aerospace?"

"I..." Chen Hongbing was stunned, "I might like..."

Shen Tinglan lowered his head again and smiled even more shyly.

This was the first time that Chen Hongbing disobeyed the dean's order and recruited a woman into the hospital against all objections.

Neither he nor Shen Tinglan could have imagined that this journey would last twenty years.

In twenty years, Chen Hongbing became the commander-in-chief and Shen Tinglan became the chief designer.

They have long forgotten how many times they have fought against everyone's opinions.

But today.

August 8.

Maybe it's the last time.

In the elevator, Shen Tinglan stood silently behind Chen Hongbing.

Visibly to the naked eye, Chen Hongbing's hair is much whiter than a few hours ago.

Even though he was holding on to cheer for the young people, his fatigue was already showing at this time.

"Teacher Chen." Shen Tinglan's tone was as gentle as ever, "Give me 5 minutes to speak during the video conference."

"It's useless." Chen Hongbing shook his head and smiled, "It's useless for you to take all the responsibility for this matter. Not only you, but also me may not be able to handle it. The dean will lose half his life. "

"It doesn't matter, I'll give it a try." Shen Tinglan said softly, "The technical direction is correct. 80% of the new technologies have been experimentally tested. As long as these data are still available, someone will be able to use them in the future."

"..." Chen Hongbing was speechless for a moment, then looked back at Shen Tinglan, who was still the same as before, and said, "Tinglan, sometimes I really don't understand how you can do it so easily."

"I like aerospace." Shen Tinglan lowered his head and smiled shyly.

Chen Hongbing's face trembled. He, who had always been a strong role model, suddenly stopped crying.

Ding.

When the elevator reached the first floor, he hurriedly wiped his eyes: "You are not high enough, so I will report. Only when the leader questions technical issues, you can answer them, but you are not allowed to say a word other than technical issues."

After saying this, he breathed a long sigh of relief and walked into the small conference room with Shen Tinglan.

In the conference room, the leaders of all parties are already in place. Counting the two of them, there are a total of six people.

After two minutes of silence, the people from the launch team connected the video signal.

The four leaders on the screen also looked solemn.

In the next ten minutes, Chen Hongbing completed the preliminary accident report smoothly.

After the leaders asked a few more key questions, it was already close to one o'clock in the morning.

"Okay, it's getting late." The leader in the middle put down the materials in his hand and said thoughtfully, "The TV station's footage has been broadcast, which has caused a lot of impact. There are opinions from all sides, and some even retire. My leader called me overnight and asked me to stop this project immediately and stop wasting resources.”

The conference room was silent, and everyone felt an invisible force pressing on their shoulders.

"Hongbing." The leader looked at the screen and said, "Before the project was established, you said that this was a necessary step for our aerospace industry, otherwise we would die. I still remember your virtue of slapping the table at that time."

"Yes." Chen Hongbing took a deep breath, stood up and bowed his head and replied, "I also said that the opinions were raised by me, and I am responsible for any problems. This is also true. It was me who failed to fully discover the hidden dangers of the Huang Er engine."

"Why are you excited?" The leader waved his hand, "Then you should also remember that I also said during the meeting that I approved the project and I will be responsible for any problems. But whoever fails to implement it will be responsible."

"..." Chen Hongbing lowered his head and remained silent.

"Hong Bing, I have already apologized for the sin you have asked me for." The leader cleared his throat, stared at the screen, raised his finger and pointed upward, his voice suddenly raised an octave, "Comrades, maybe today

This is the darkest day in China’s aerospace history, but please know that even so, our superiors have affirmed our technical route as always!"

Everyone in the entire conference room who had lowered their heads raised their heads in shock.

"300 days!" the leader said, slamming his fist on the table. "We have three hundred days to complete the return to zero. We will do our best to launch again at the end of next year. This is the order I received. If you die, you will die."

Order to be fulfilled!”

Without even thinking about it, Chen Hongbing shouted with wide eyes: "Team Huang Er! Accept the order!"

Immediately afterwards, everyone in the conference room stood up.

Seeing the tragic and decisive looks in everyone's eyes, the leader couldn't bear it.

"Then go and have a rest. After staying up for a long time, do you think the public opinion is not tense enough? Don't let any more personnel health accidents happen at this time."

"I can't sleep at this time." Chen Hongbing said with a forced smile, "We have received the order and we will go to rest after the report is issued."

"Okay, let's break up the meeting." The leader nodded and said, "See you in Jijing."

"See you in Jijing."

After leaving the conference room, Chen Hongbing seemed to be reborn. He became brighter and talked more.

Shen Tinglan still looked calm: "300 days... is too tight."

"Don't think about this now." Chen Hongbing patted Shen Tinglan and said, "We can do whatever we can. If it's more than 300 days, it's impossible to shoot us all, right?"

Shen Tinglan thought deeply: "We need to transfer people from other hospitals."

"That's easy to say." Chen Hongbing gestured, "Let them do the data analysis and accident analysis. You give priority to the zeroing plan. After it is completed, I will ask for people."

Shen Tinglan nodded and said: "Time is tight. We need the most experienced people in various fields, but it is unlikely that any unit will let go of such people."

"Hey, at worst, I'll knock on the door and beg for help. If it's a life-or-death situation, my brother's unit will help me."

"Um."

Just as he was talking, Chen Hongbing suddenly received a call.

"What? Intern?"

Chen Hongbing's eyes widened again.

"Old Deng, when did this happen? I haven't even had a meeting with you yet. Are you telling me this?"

"who?"

"Oh... An Ning... I know, I know how powerful that old lady is."

"His son is coming? His son is just a ball. When will it be? Take care of his son?"

"Sports competition...double champion...this...is indeed a real level..."

"What major is he studying?"

"High school student? Are you fucking crazy??"

"Oh... I see, An Ning means just going through the motions, right? Just give him a few papers, conduct an interview, let him know how deep the water is, and persuade him to go back, right?"
To be continued...