Gabriel Wilcotts often sighed and was very dissatisfied with the current situation, and often envied the wealthy life of Americans.

Gabriel Wilcotts has four children to support and is living in dire poverty. Recently, he doesn't know how he would have survived without the help of a good friend from China.

“Zhou, you’re here again, bringing bread and meat. Oh God, I really can’t accept your gifts for nothing anymore!” Gabriel Wilcotts politely declined.

Zhou Zhi smiled slightly, completely ignoring Gabriel Wilcotts' words, and went straight into the house, where he placed the bread and meat on the old wooden table in the other family's house.

"Wilcotts, aren't we friends? Friends should help each other!"

"Yes, we are friends... but you have helped me so many times, bringing us so much food, which makes me feel ashamed..."

“Gabriel Wilcox, don’t underestimate yourself. You are a renowned rocket expert in the Soviet Union. It’s an honor for me to be your friend. What is a little food? Blame society and the government. They failed to govern the country properly, which is why things have turned out this way!”

“Yes, Zhou, you’re right! But what can we do now? Sigh, I don’t know how much longer this will last, it’s absolutely terrible!!!” Gabriel Wilcotts complained.

Zhou Zhi said, "Wilcotts, if you stay here, the situation will only get worse, and there might even be a bigger crisis. Otherwise, why don't you and your family immigrate to China? I can help you!"

"Immigrate to China?" Gabriel Wilcotts was slightly taken aback and asked doubtfully, "China is still a poor and backward country. What kind of prospects could I have if I went there?"

Zhou Zhi said, "Wilcotts, China is not as poor and backward as you imagine. Although China is not as developed as the United States, its economic development speed is the fastest in the world, and it is self-sufficient in food and has no shortage of materials. People live in peace and are full of vitality and hope."

He paused, then continued, "Moreover, China also has a powerful Fortune 500 company like Wujiang Group. If you are willing to go to China, I can introduce you to work at SpaceX, a subsidiary of Wujiang Group. The company is developing rockets and urgently needs rocket experts like you!"

As far as I know, for a renowned Soviet rocket expert like yourself, SpaceX can offer you a very high salary, 500,000 RMB per year, plus a villa for you to live in. Furthermore, they can arrange for your family to immigrate to China with you; Wujiang Group will find your wife a relaxed job and arrange education for your children.

In short, it's so that once you arrive in China, you can focus on your work without any worries.

Upon hearing this, Gabriel Wilcotts was immediately tempted.

The benefits offered by Wujiang Group are really good. He looked at his wife and children, his eyes filled with deep love.

"I can't let Elisa and the children suffer with me anymore!"

Gabriel Wilcotts's eyes were resolute as he turned to Zhou Zhi and said, "Zhou, thank you for your help. I'm willing to go to China and join SpaceX!!!"

"Congratulations, Wilcotts, this is absolutely a wise decision!" Zhou Zhi exclaimed with delight.

Gabriel Wilcotts smiled and nodded: "Haha, I thought so too!"

...

Jimmy Bradley was a renowned Soviet communications satellite expert. He was a colleague of Gabriel Wilcox and worked at the Soviet Space Agency.

Zhou Zhi was not only a friend of Gabriel Wilcotts, but also a friend of Jimmy Bradley...

After Zhou Zhi dealt with Gabriel Wilcotts, he went to find Jimmy Bradley.

Jimmy Bradley's situation was similar to Gabriel Wilcotts's. Zhou Zhi didn't have to say much to convince Jimmy Bradley, and the latter agreed to work for SpaceX.

When poaching talent, using money is the most effective, albeit simple and crude, method.

At this time, since the Soviet Union had not yet collapsed, Zhao Ye did not dare to go too far.

Among the tech gurus, Wujiang Group has only poached Gabriel Wilcox and Jimmy Bradley so far.

The less experienced researchers dug a little more.

The Soviet Union's engines were very advanced, but the involvement of engines in the military industry was a sensitive matter, so Zhao Ye did not have anyone try to poach people from them.

As for aerospace talent, once they were poached, that was that; even if the Soviet Union was angry, it wouldn't take any drastic action.

Many high-ranking Soviet officials believed that since the Cold War, the United States had deliberately hyped up the "space race" and instigated a space rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union, with the aim of causing the Soviet Union to expend a lot of human, material, and financial resources, leading to economic problems.

As a result, the Soviet economy did indeed run into problems, and they were very serious.

Many Soviet citizens felt they had been tricked and called a complete halt to this foolish "space race."

This led to a sharp decline in the status of Soviet space talent.

Even though the Soviet authorities knew that rocket expert Gabriel Wilcotts, satellite expert Jimmy Bradley, and a large number of aerospace researchers had been poached by the Wujiang Group, they did not overly blame the Wujiang Group for this.

Currently, Wujiang Group has a very large trade presence in the Soviet Union, and a large amount of food and light industrial products in Moscow are supplied by Wujiang Group.

If sanctions continue indefinitely, no one will be able to transport food and light industrial goods, and the situation in the Soviet Union will become even worse.

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