After the needle is inserted, there is a period of soreness and distension, which can make you feel very uncomfortable.
Master Chen's flying needle technique does not cause any pain to the skin because he flies the needles very fast. Despite his trembling hands, his technique is fast, accurate, and deep.
A few minutes later, Old Chen, his hands trembling, slightly lifted the needles on Xing Baohua's acupoints.
A quick lift, a twist, a probe—this is called "awakening the needle." Only experts know its specific function.
Xing Baohua always believed that acupuncture was simply about inserting needles, but that's not actually the case. It was only through conversations with Professor Chen that she learned that inserting needles is one thing, and moxibustion is another.
Generally, after inserting needles, moxibustion will be applied. Therefore, the ancients combined them and called it acupuncture and moxibustion.
According to Mr. Chen's explanation, it is generally middle-aged and elderly people who suffer from pain due to wind, cold and dampness. Moxibustion is used to relax muscles and promote blood circulation, and then to expel dampness.
This moxibustion is the common moxa stick and moxa incense we see.
Since Xing Baohua is so young and doesn't have any rheumatism or other ailments, she doesn't need moxibustion, so acupuncture is sufficient.
The acupuncture treatment will take 7 days, so Xing Baohua can come around 10 a.m. every day.
This time, I have to quit everything for my medical appointment: smoking, drinking, and even sex. I can't drink alcohol or eat meat.
This is starting to feel like a monk's routine!
Back at their lodgings, Su Ya personally prepared the medicine for Xing Baohua and even used her phone to register it in her brain.
Decocting medicine is a skill; it's not as simple as just putting the pot on the stove. The heat must be medium-low. First, simmer it over medium heat until it bubbles, then slowly simmer it over low heat.
Sometimes, even if the time isn't right, you can't add more water, otherwise the medicine will easily boil dry and become useless.
Everyone says that Chinese medicine is cheap, but it's not cheap at all. Take the medicine that Xing Baohua is currently taking, for example. One dose costs more than 130 yuan, and only two ingredients are expensive. But compared to the consultation fee of more than one million yuan, it is 10,000 times more expensive.
This cost is about the same as the price of IVF.
In any case, now that the seed problem has been cured, we need to be careful when sowing seeds in the future.
The picture adds to your troubles.
The next day, Xing Baohua hadn't taken his medicine before leaving the house, so Su Ya could only tell him to wait until he came back.
First, I went to see the son of Dr. Chen, the best acupuncturist in Beijing, to receive the acupuncture treatment. Then, I went to a restaurant and made an appointment with Gao Guang, the chief engineer of China Aviation Industry Corporation.
When I met Chief Engineer Gao, he was in his fifties and looked like a little old man. He was wearing blue overalls and looked very ordinary. He didn't look like someone in a high position at all.
The two ordered some dishes casually. Chief Engineer Gao seemed to like green vegetables, but Xing Baohua, who was taking Chinese medicine, also ordered some green vegetables.
"Xiao Xing! You don't need to accommodate me. You're so young, eating more meat will improve your nutrition."
"No, it's mainly because I've been avoiding strenuous work and meat lately. I've seen a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to help me regulate my body," Xing Baohua said.
Chief Engineer Gao clearly misunderstood, thinking Xing Baohua was focusing on health and wellness, and laughed, "If you need to take care of yourself at such a young age, what will you do when you get old? At your age, you should eat and drink as you please."
Xing Baohua smiled without saying anything; there wasn't much to explain.
After chatting for a while, Xing Baohua got straight to the point and asked, "President Gao, I'd like to know how long it would take us to develop one of these communication satellites if we wanted to launch a series of them?"
How many do you need?
"How about fifty-six?"
"What do you mean, 'however'? It depends on your needs. The number of pieces isn't fixed," Chief Engineer Gao said, shaking his head.
“There’s a purpose to having 56 satellites. Each one represents a nation, and the entire satellite system can be called the Ethnic Satellite Chain, or simply the Ethnic Satellites,” Xing Baohua explained.
Chief Engineer Gao pondered for a moment and asked, "The intention is good, but wouldn't it be a bit too little for Starlink?"
“It is a bit few. When I invested in Motorola Iridium, they had a plan for 66 satellites. These satellites would be enough for global communication without dead zones. But the lifespan of a single satellite is about 6 to 10 years. I can't expand my business all over the world. I only need to focus on the Asia-Pacific and Europe and America. Other regions can be expanded more slowly,” Xing Baohua said.
"You can fulfill this condition by using your HK identity to commission the creation of this service, but for payment and settlement, we'll handle the foreign exchange settlement?"
“No problem,” Xing Baohua nodded, as foreign exchange was the last thing he needed right now.
"The time it takes to build the satellite depends on your needs. If we take Motorola's Iridium satellite as an example, we can go from research and development to launch within eight months," Chief Engineer Gao said.
Xing Baohua said, "I have participated in some of Motorola's projects and I know their parameters. Some of them were improved based on the bandwidth I proposed. Their current satellites are actually quite outdated. I need ten to twenty times more bandwidth than them, with at least ten thousand channels per satellite, or even more."
"Wouldn't it be a waste to have too much? In space, electricity is the most precious resource. We're not trying to save on channels or this and that, but rather on electricity."
Xing Baohua pointed outside the restaurant and said, "Look at the streets, how many people are holding phones? Compared to before, who knew what a mobile phone was for? Satellite phones are the same, not only are they increasing year by year, but the market is also huge. Once it gets going, there's no way to expand."
We either have to wait for the satellite to burn up in the atmosphere, or we have to launch a new, high-capacity satellite. Adding the bandwidth of the positioning system, the design of civilian satellites needs to be ahead of its time.
“These things aren’t something you can just add as you please. First, our technology has its limitations. Second, have you considered the size and weight? If you add this or that, it won’t be able to be transported, and you’ll have wasted your money,” Chief Engineer Gao said.
“You can consider the thrust-to-weight ratio; I'll cover that cost.”
Chief Engineer Gao waved his hand and said, "Putting money aside, the main issue is the technology. According to your plan, we need to scrap the entire project and start from scratch. This won't be done in eight months; it might take two or three years, or even longer."
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