The "Progress" spacecraft landed safely, and there were rumors online that Li Wei had piloted the Progress, which gave the people of China great confidence in it.
On June 16th, a Rolls-Royce with a plate from Jin Province drove into Xinyuan Company.
A somewhat portly man got out of the car and strode towards the reception area of New Yuan Aeronautics.
During the subsequent introductions, Xinyuan's external manager, Hu Bo, learned that his name was Chen Weizhang, 59 years old, engaged in mining, commonly known as a coal magnate.
His publicly disclosed assets alone were worth tens of billions, ranking him among the wealthiest in Jin Province.
"I am an uneducated man, who in childhood envied pilots, and later on, envied astronauts—they fly even higher than pilots. I have one wish, to go up to the heavens and take a look. If I could do that just once in my lifetime, even if I died immediately afterwards, it would be worth it.
