You were told to build a tractor, but you're building a rocket? Chapter 770 - 737: The Legacy of Mars

"Let’s return to the studio; today we’ve invited the well-known tech maverick Elon Musk. Elon, thank you for accepting our invitation."

"Well, it’s nice to et you, Susan."

CBS’s senior reporter, a beauty rumored to be having an unspeakable secret relationship with the CEO of XAP and also claid to have a derrière to rival Kardashian’s, is interviewing special guest Musk in the studio.

This smart woman didn’t miss her chance, capitalizing on her experience of being invited to cover the maiden flight of Cloud Ascend’s Aero-Space Plane to hype herself up and started to intentionally reject suitors in a high-profile way, coupled with always dressing to show off her legs and chest, garnering a large following both in the newspaper and online.

While New Yuan was debunking rumors, they hadn’t cut ties, regarding her as a channel for overseas influence and publicity; Susan would always get so explosive news ahead of others.

It was precisely because of this that Susan had obtained not an insignificant status in the Aerospace field, and this ti, the opportunity for a long conversation with Musk had also fallen to her.

Musk seed very excited these past few days, even looking quite a bit younger; he kept sizing up Susan, not out of desire but wondering about the likelihood of Lin Ju having an affair with her.

Susan, "Last week, you went to China and were invited to his factory by Lin, according to rumors you both had quite a good talk."

Musk, "We’re friends! I visited the unmanned rocket manufacturing process, saw an Aero-Space Plane, and a brand-new nuclear engine. XAP, just like SpaceX, is dedicated to the cause of technology and has never cared for excessive secrecy."

Susan, "Many people are saying that you’ve reached so sort of secret cooperation agreent."

Musk, "There’s no secret cooperation, but there has indeed been discussion on this idea; we share the sa goal—to establish human colonies in space and on other planets; working together is the best approach for everyone."

Susan, "Would the Federal Governnt allow this kind of partnership?"

Musk, "Confrontation is an absolutely outdated mindset. You already know, Tesla will soon build a super factory in Modu City, increasing production capacity many tis over. These cars will also be sold in Europe and Arica at much lower prices."

"..."

Susan, "By your words, so of the barriers between the two sides have been removed."

Musk, "Everyone knows it’s better to join hands than to oppose each other. We would even sell nuclear weapons to Chinese companies; this has already proved a lot."

This statent was sowhat beyond Susan’s expectations; it wasn’t in the script she had received, but she still smiled slightly and continued with her questions:

"Do you think the space cooperation between the two will beco even closer in the future?"

Musk, "One day in the future, Arican astronauts will ascend to space aboard ’Cloud Ascend,’ and Chinese astronauts will also live in space pods made by SpaceX.

Maybe you don’t believe it, but I nearly boarded an Aero-Space Plane to enter the ’Tiangong’ space station."

"Wow... oh."

Susan heard an answer that exceeded her expectations once more and subconsciously believed what Ma had said.

Musk, "On the Moon, United Mining is undertaking an unprecedented pioneering venture, possessing the most complete lunar landing system to date; we should integrate ourselves into this system to jointly accelerate the human space exploration process."

Susan, "Is this what you hope the Federal Governnt will do?"

Musk, "It’s not just ; many people like harbor this hope."

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The CBS exclusive interview touched on too many sensitive topics; normally, most parts would be cut, and it might even trigger a crisis for the hosts and guests.

However, this interview was released on the sa day, described aptly as "unedited," which was simply incredible.

Once the video was released, it imdiately caused an enormous stir; many of Susan’s fans were the first to comnt, saying she was crazy for risking arrest by agents to release this, and Musk was frequently ntioned as well.

Everyone thought the two had gone mad, waiting for the Federal Governnt’s heavy-handed response.

However, surprisingly, neither of the parties heard "FBI, open the door," nor other dia took the opportunity to attack.

At the sa ti, Arica’s Congress was also conducting a hearing related to this matter in myriad ways.

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"Sam Sappur, do you admit that you’ve deliberately delayed progress, causing the 3707 passenger plane prototype to fall behind schedule?"

Facing the Senator’s inquiry, Sam, the chief designer of the Boeing 3707 supersonic passenger plane and the head of the Everett factory, resolutely denied it:

"Absolutely not. The 3707 is the fastest, biggest, and heaviest comrcial airliner ever under developnt; this is an unprecedentedly massive engineering challenge, and everyone at Everett has given their all to complete it."

"Yet, according to the expert panel’s assessnt, the 3707 passenger plane cannot possibly have its maiden flight within 2018, which will cause you to breach the contract with Star Airlines and face a huge indemnity."

Sam, "We will complete it on ti."

Senator, "Please take this project seriously; your delay is not only causing a huge loss to an Arican enterprise but will also seriously affect our friendship with China, which is the most critical issue."

Sam, who was still confused and frustrated, widened his eyes in disbelief as he stared at the Senator’s serious face, and then swept his gaze over other Senators whose expressions remained unchanged, wondering if sothing was wrong with his ears.

Friendship? Does such a thing really exist? Even if it did, is it worth ntioning?

Sam’s life-questioning stupefaction was captured by the cara, then shifted back to the Senator’s face that reflected a sense of entitlent.

Sam left the stage still puzzled by what had happened, but the Senators’ "unusual" actions hadn’t ended yet—they imdiately began debating nurous comrcial agreents submitted by several Arican companies.