"Ahem!"
Lü Yongchang gave the professors before him a somewhat peculiar look, then cleared his throat twice.
"The project site will be in the Taklamakan Desert."
"Once the project begins, you'll need to spend several years inside the artificial biosphere. Have you thought this through?"
No sooner had he finished than the professors thumped their chests and declared, "Don't worry, Professor Lü. We thought all this through before coming here!"
"As long as we can research the artificial biosphere, we could live in there for the rest of our lives!"
"Exactly!"
"After all these years, we're finally getting our break!"
"..."
Listening to the professors excitedly talking over one another, Lü Yongchang could only smile wryly.
As soon as the meeting concluded successfully, Xia Country News reported the historic event.
"Earlier this evening, the scientific research symposium held at Sandao Kou University officially concluded."
"During the meeting, Director Lü spent several hours discussing Xia Country's future research directions with academicians and professors."
"Director Lü announced that Xia Country would launch the Moon Palace Project effective immediately. At the same time, Xia Country will restart the Biosphere 2 Project in the Taklamakan Desert!"
The moment Xia Country News aired the report, the spectators on Weibo went wild.
"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! Is it April Fool's Day today?"
"So Professor Lü was serious when he talked about the Moon Palace Project?"
"To the person above: judging by how things are going, forget the Moon Palace Project. He was probably serious about the Southern Heavenly Gate Project too."
"Fuck, this isn't the Strategic Deception Bureau anymore! It's the fucking Strategic Intimidation Bureau!"
"That's it, I'm going to eat a couple of Xizhilang jellies. I want to be an astronaut too!"
"Hahahaha, holy shit! Are you trying to make me die