Seeing Zhang Hao's answer, Vice Mayor He thought about the same truth, so he immediately interrupted:
"Okay, let's eat. Don't open your mouth or shut up and just poop. It's weird for others."
"That's right, eat quickly before the food gets cold."
"It's rare for Director Zhang to treat you to a guest. Don't waste Director Zhang's hard work."
"Now that food is so tight, it's not good to waste it."
Everyone agreed.
Liu Changsheng stood up on his own initiative: "Everyone, pick up your wine glasses and let's wish Director Zhang good health and that the breeding farm will become more and more prosperous."
"Thank you, and I also wish Dean Chen and his colleagues a smooth relocation and the early realization of controllable nuclear fusion."
Zhang Hao then raised his glass and said.
Dean Chen acted quickly. With the full assistance of Feicheng officials, the first batch of laboratory equipment has been disassembled and is ready to be packed and shipped to Shanghai.
Then board the boat from Shencheng and head to Zhucheng.
Some of the equipment is too large to be transported under current conditions and can only be re-ordered in Dazhuwan District.
"Thank you, thank you." Dean Chen said with a smile on his face, "I believe that under the leadership of Director Zhang, our east project will definitely prosper."
"Cheers, cheers..."
After Liu Changsheng drank the wine, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
"Dean Chen, you don't know something. Director Zhang is not an ordinary person. He is nicknamed the 'Magic Fortune Teller'. None of the projects he invested in have failed, and he has made a lot of money. I believe East will definitely succeed." p>
"Director Zhang, is what Mayor Liu said true?"
Dean Chen looked at the new boss with a smile.
Zhang Hao waved his hand quickly: "It's not as exaggerated as Mayor Liu said. My first entrepreneurial project failed and I lost tens of billions."
"Director Zhang, are you being humble?" Liu Changsheng immediately revealed: "Don't be deceived, everyone. This project is indeed a scam, but Director Zhang himself not only made up for all the losses by selling canned doomsday cans, but also made a lot of money.
Earned hundreds of billions."
"Young and promising."
"Awesome, future generations will be feared!"
"Ahem, don't put too much blame on me. I used to be lucky. This time I came here with a learning attitude. As long as I can see the project succeed in my lifetime, I will be very satisfied."
Zhang Hao quickly defended.
"Director Zhang is less than 30 years old this year, and it shouldn't be a problem to live another six or seventy years. As long as we work together, there is still a great chance."
Dean Chen laughed at first, then changed the topic and said in a serious tone:
"But having said that, if there is still no breakthrough in 'controllable nuclear fusion' after the 1960s or 1970s, it will be very bad. At least eight out of ten...nine percent of the current population will be lost."
"Hiss? So serious?"
Liu Changsheng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Dean Chen quickly reassured: "Don't worry too much, I say this with a condition, that is, the sun is always blocked."
"Dean Chen, if everything is as you said..."
Zhang Hao couldn't help but show a hint of worry.
In his dream, he remembered clearly that a federal census happened to be held one year before his "death".
The population at that time was less than half of what it is now. If the situation cannot be fundamentally reversed, then in another three to forty years, the population will be reduced by half again. This possibility is not impossible, and it is very high.
"Director Zhang, at that time, population loss will not be the most serious problem. With the sharp decline in population, productivity will also drop significantly.
Without sufficient productivity, the road to 'controllable nuclear fusion' will only become narrower and narrower, until hope is completely lost and human civilization will be set back hundreds of years."
"Dean Chen, will humans become extinct?"
Liu Changsheng felt his throat was a little dry.
Although there have been rumors of doomsday in the market for a long time, he never really took it seriously until he heard Dean Chen's words.
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Dean Chen directly stretched out three fingers:
"If Blue Star falls into darkness that lasts for three hundred years, even if humanity is not extinct, it will not be much better. Once the ecosystem is completely destroyed, it may take hundreds of millions of years to recover.
Think about it, how long has human civilization lasted in total? By then, there might be another mass extinction of species, and humans will be replaced by the new Blue Star overlord."
"New overlord? Who?"
Someone asked curiously.
Dean Chen sighed: "Maybe it's the mice raised by Director Zhang, maybe it's ants, or maybe it's deep-sea fish. Who can say for sure?"
"Haha, am I feeding a tiger into danger?"
Zhang Hao made a bitter face and joked to himself.
"Well, why not? The genetic similarity between mice and humans is over 90%. To paraphrase an ancient poem, 'They are born from the same roots, so there is no need to rush into each other'."
It can be seen that Dean Chen is also a humorous person, which is somewhat different from ordinary scientists.
Zhang Hao put away his smile and asked solemnly: "Dean Chen, besides 'controllable nuclear fusion', do we have any other options?"
He admitted that he was a little scared.
"Why not? Of course there is."
Dean Chen pointed at the top of his head.
Zhang Hao responded quickly: "Aerospace?"
"To be precise, it should be space immigration. Compared with 'controllable nuclear fusion', space immigration is equally difficult, but with current technology and hard work, immigration to Mars is not out of reach. At least it is better than 'possible'."
Controlling nuclear fusion is much more reliable."
In fact, the Federation established a lunar base as early as 20 years ago. Five years later, it achieved the first manned landing on Mars, expanding the footprint of mankind by hundreds of millions of kilometers.
"Immigrate to Mars? Is it possible?"
Zhang Hao expressed deep doubts.
Putting aside the cost issue, the living environment of Mars is not much better than the current Blue Star, and may even be worse. Why bother looking far away?
Dean Chen took a sip of wine: "The sun is the origin of life and the origin of all energy. If you go to Mars, you can still retain part of the human fire. If you stay on the Blue Star, we do not rule out the possibility of complete extinction."
Ultimately, this is a question of probability.
"Dean Chen, is there a plan from above?"
Zhang Hao quickly inquired.
"Not sure."
Dean Chen shook his head, and then revealed a big news within the aerospace industry:
"However, one thing is certain. Just last month, the Ministry of Aerospace just submitted an expansion plan for the lunar base.
These include a state-of-the-art 3D printing factory, a fully automated plantation covering an area of 200 acres, and many other similar projects, perhaps preparing for the establishment of a Mars base."
"Hey, did it pass?"
Zhang Hao quickly asked?
"Due to the seriousness of this matter, it is still under discussion." Dean Chen replied truthfully, "Okay, let's stop chatting. The scientific community has already reached a consensus that if there is no new volcano eruption, this catastrophe will only last for a hundred years at most.
You don’t need to be too nervous next year.”
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