Chapter 660 [Yang Jian'an's opposition]
The meeting was still ongoing discussion, and Luo Sheng then made a decision that shocked all the participants.
"I plan to open source the data of the 'Star Arrow' heavy rocket, including historical data for previous launches, landing gear, payload information, etc., to the world."
Yang Jianan was stunned when he heard his decision: "What? Open source 'Star Arrow' data? Are you sure you were not wrong?"
Luo Sheng nodded affirmatively and said, "I am very sure that open source data is shared with people around the world for research or application, and we will not sue them, that is, use our intellectual property rights for free."
Before the others could react, Yang Jianan was anxious and immediately spread his hands and said loudly, "I object, these precious core data are the results of our hard work. Some technologies are even ahead of us. How can we directly share them with the whole world?"
Yang is really anxious. Not to mention that the project team has been fighting for the past five years just to catch up with the world leading the way, if you Luo Sheng doesn’t understand these things, just let it go, let’s take a step back and say that you, Luo Sheng, has also spent a huge amount of money in. Just say, the whole world is free to have sex?
Let’s take another step back, you can at least charge some fees? Is this a great selfless act or is it really stupid to directly give it to the whole world for free?
Luo Sheng had expected the reaction of everyone, and Academician Yang Jian'an's reaction was just as expected. He immediately said to him: "Old Yang, my decision to open source data is not to underestimate or disapprove of the achievements of you and the entire project team, but to make a decision based on the long-term strategic considerations of Xingjian International."
Yang Jianan said bluntly: "What strategic considerations require such selfless contributions?"
Luo Sheng knew that this was difficult for Yang Jianan to accept, so he patiently explained: "There are mainly reasons to make the decision to open source: relying solely on Xingjiang International and even add Blue Origin, Spacex, orbital science, private space companies cannot expand the entire market. This is one of them; opening up allows industry insiders across the country and even the world to study and apply it to create a more talent base. The more talents we need, the better. This is the second; Xingjiang International's technology has its own independent system. When the whole world is using our technology, we have to use our standards in the future, so that we fundamentally rely on us. This is the third."
Yang Jianan and others looked at each other, then looked at Luo Sheng half-believingly.
Speaking of this, Luo Sheng couldn't help but smile and added: "The seventh chapter of the Tao Te Ching says: Heaven and earth are forever. The reason why heaven and earth are forever is that they do not live for themselves is that they can live forever. Therefore, they are saints who come back to their bodies and live for themselves. It is not because they are selfless and evil, so they can become their own selfishness. Lao Tzu, more than two thousand years ago, had already expressed the mystery of "selflessness is really a big selfishness". Only by letting go of oneself can one achieve oneself, so it must be open source."
After Luo Sheng said this, everyone couldn't help but rejudged his open source decision in their hearts, because it really made sense, but it was a decision that required great courage to make.
Yang Jianan wanted to speak but stopped: "But..."
Luo Sheng added: "Old Yang, Xingjian International has already explained the problem since its name is established. We are focusing on the technological trends in the next 30 years. Standing under this pattern framework, recyclable rockets are just a phased excessive technology for humans to explore deep space. Cheap space ladders have more advantages. Efficient space activities can be used to travel back and forth in the future, and space planes that can travel back and forth in the atmosphere are also more powerful than recyclable rockets."
Luo Sheng paused and continued: "It should make the best use of everything, so that its real historical role can be used by me and played out, that is, to serve more advanced strategic needs, that is, the space ladder. Once the ladder is successfully built in the future, the recyclable rocket technology should be withdrawn from the stage of history. This is an inevitable trend in history, and the market will eliminate it. In this regard, we have no reason to treat it as a treasure with a technology that will be replaced in the future in the foreseeable thirty years, let alone we have something better."
Luo Sheng has made a decision on opening source, and it is useless to no one object. Even if Yang Jianan gives up, he must continue to implement it unswervingly. However, as the chief tutor of "Star Arrow", Luo Sheng still wants to convince him as much as possible to let him accept this fact. At the same time, he still hopes that he will continue to lead the team to overcome difficulties in the "Star Arrow 20s" super heavy recyclable rocket technology.
After all, changing the coach is a very troublesome thing.
The participants also realized that Luo Sheng was determined to make this decision and open source Star Arrow Data for the whole world.
Yang Jianan lowered his head and sighed a long sigh, and said helplessly: "What you said is not without reason. It is this decision that makes people feel uncomfortable and they have worked hard to make it... Alas~"
Faced with Mr. Yang's emotional remarks, Luo Sheng expressed his understanding of him with a silent attitude. His silent attitude also shows that open source is a strategy that the company must implement and will not change the company's strategy because of emotion.
Finally, Yang Jianan turned to Luo Sheng and looked at Luo Sheng: "Okay, I don't object to you. Even if I object, I can't stop you. Don't worry about me being in trouble and let it go. But the follow-up funds have to be increased, and I don't feel sorry for you or not."
In fact, whether the technology is open source or not will not affect Yang Jian'an's honor and personal achievements as the chief engineer of the "Star Arrow" project. On the contrary, it can further expand his reputation in the industry, including his influence.
Luo Sheng couldn't help but laugh and nodded repeatedly when he heard this: "Haha, this is fine. I'm only poor and I have money left. The research funding of 'Star Arrow 20s' must not only be consistent with the SLS of Nasa, but also have to be over. The SLS budget is 2 billion US dollars a year, and I give 3 billion US dollars a year for the 20s budget. How about Mr. Yang? Is this enough for you to spend?"
There is nothing else, only Qiandor.
The management team at the meeting rolled their eyes when they heard this and said in a secret voice: Is this human word?
But then again, everyone found that they could not refute Luo Sheng's words. The most valuable thing on him now is money. Is this a man with "money ability"...
When Yang Jianan heard this number, hesitated for a moment and said, "So many...a little more, but I can't get so many. I was just kidding just now."
The key is that this is not a glorious thing. Scientists are also very timid and even scrupulous. They like to compete in their profession. Yang Jianan also knows that Spacex's Falcon Rocket R&D funding was only 500 million US dollars. This kind of capital utilization rate is indeed very exaggerated.
Luo Sheng smiled and said, "Then Mr. Yang, please quote a price, you can say as much as you say."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jianan thought for a moment and said, "Let's reduce 500 million yuan. The annual budget of 2.5 billion US dollars should be enough. If you can, save it. No one's money is not caused by the strong wind. God knows how much more money will be needed in the future."
An executive at the meeting thought to himself: "No, Mr. Yang, you are wrong. The money in the boss's hands is basically not much different from the one blowing from the strong wind."
Luo Sheng immediately made a decision: "Okay, the annual budget of 2.5 billion US dollars is settled."
Although there were differences in the decision to open source data during the discussion, the final result was still reached. Yang Jianan, the most critical, supported Luo Sheng's decision, and others had no reason to object.
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Five days later, Xingjiang International's popularity has declined, but after Luo Sheng's open source data sharing news around the world was posted on Xingjiang International's official website, he once again returned to the headlines of major news websites around the world on the same day.
For a moment, the media and aerospace world were shocked.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Rockets is a cutting-edge technology, which can only be played by national-level power investment, and it is a highly confidential core high-tech.
In most people's eyes, private enterprises build rockets, this is something that most people dare not think about, but Luo Sheng not only thought about it, but also made it.
Now it is even more surprising. Not only did he do it, he also shared the data open source to the whole world after it was done. This core technology that should be highly confidential in most eyes was published so openly on the entire network. Anyone can read it at a glance, research and even apply it.
Simply put, I have announced the answer to the entire network. You can just copy the homework directly. It’s simple and save trouble. The most important thing is to save money.
The open source data is the result of hundreds of billions of dollars.
Xingjian International has issued a statement that all scientific research institutions, universities, enterprises or private individuals around the world can research and apply them for free, and Xingjian International will not charge any intellectual property authorization fees.
With this statement, people all over the world can rest assured and bold without worrying about being sued by Xingjiang International in the future.
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Chapter completed!