Therefore, as long as the Wujiang Group doesn't go too far, the Soviet Union can simply turn a blind eye and pretend not to know.
In fact, that's exactly what the Soviet Union did.
...
After arriving in China, Gabriel Wilcotts, Jimmy Bradley, and others went directly to Shanghai.
Wujiang Group purchased two old villas from the Shanghai government and provided them to Gabriel Wilcox and Jimmy Bradley.
Other Soviet experts and researchers lived in luxury apartments, which the Wujiang Group had also purchased from the Shanghai government.
In a time of urgency, Wujiang Group, unable to build its own villas and apartments, purchased them from others first.
Gabriel Wilcotts, Jimmy Bradley, and others came to Shanghai and joined SpaceX. They found their Chinese colleagues to be very enthusiastic and eager to learn, and often asked them for advice.
Gabriel Wilcotts and Jimmy Bradley also generously shared their expertise, guiding them in the development of rockets and communications satellites.
At this moment, the bigwigs in China were quite shocked. They hadn't expected that Zhao Ye had managed to poach the Soviet Union's very famous rocket and satellite experts.
"SpaceX's registered capital is 2 billion RMB, equivalent to our entire year's investment in the aerospace industry. However, SpaceX currently only researches rockets and communication satellites, unlike us who are involved in so many aerospace projects. The average funding allocated to each project is pitifully small..."
"Now, SpaceX has recruited many Soviet experts, especially formidable figures like Gabriel Wilcotts and Jimmy Bradley. I'm afraid that in the future, SpaceX's rockets and satellites will surpass ours!"
"Yes, it's a pity that we can only get so little funding!"
Just then, a secretary rushed in from outside and said loudly, "Boss, Comrade Zhao Ye from Wujiang Group just called and said he plans to visit our aerospace bureau tomorrow!"
"Oh, did he say what it was about?"
"No."
"Okay, I understand. You can go back to work now."
"Yes, boss."
Director Li Xiao of the space agency looked thoughtful. "What brings Zhao Ye to our space agency?"
The following morning.
Zhao Ye and his group arrived at the space agency.
"Director Li, hello, I am Zhao Ye."
"Mr. Zhao, hello! Seeing is believing, you are indeed a handsome and promising young man! Please, have a seat. May I ask what brings you here today, Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Ye did not answer immediately, but instead asked his secretary Liu Yinyin to bring him a document.
Director Li Xiao took the documents with slight doubt, only to see that the cover read "BeiDou Satellite Navigation System".
"Director Li, this is the BeiDou satellite navigation system developed by our SpaceX company. We plan to create a global positioning system for the country to achieve positioning and navigation of moving targets. Whether for military or civilian use, this system will play a huge role..."
"To build the BeiDou satellite navigation system, we can proceed in several steps..."
If SpaceX wants to rise to prominence, it needs to cooperate deeply with China and secure orders from the country.
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System was a bait thrown out by Zhao Ye, and the country couldn't possibly refuse it, which gave SpaceX the opportunity to grow and expand.
The country wants to build the BeiDou satellite navigation system, but relying solely on its own development is obviously too slow. However, if it can cooperate with SpaceX, the project's progress will definitely be rapid.
"Zhao Ye, your BeiDou satellite navigation system is very appealing. The country will definitely promote this project vigorously. Tell me, what are your goals?"
Zhao Ye, however, did not rush to answer. He slowly said, "The main costs of building the BeiDou satellite navigation system lie in two aspects: the satellites themselves and the rockets. It is difficult to reduce the cost of the satellites, so we can only focus on the rockets."
"If rockets can carry more satellites on launch, then the number of rocket launches will decrease, and the cost will also decrease."
"If we could invent rocket recovery technology, that is, if rockets could be recovered after they are launched, wouldn't the cost be reduced again?"
When Li Xiao heard about rocket recovery technology, his eyes lit up. It was a good idea, but... it seemed difficult to implement.
Zhao Ye proposed rocket recovery technology at this time mainly with the aim of cooperating with the country to jointly develop the Long March series of rockets.
If SpaceX were left to work alone, it's impossible to know when it would be able to develop rocket recovery technology.
A nation's talent pool is something that a small company like SpaceX cannot match.
The current situation is that the country has no money to invest in the aerospace industry, but Wujiang Group has money. Therefore, this is just the right opportunity for SpaceX to get involved in the Long March series of rockets, cooperate with the country, and establish Long March Rocket Co., Ltd.
In this way, with the state as the major shareholder, Long March Rocket Co., Ltd. would be more likely to receive satellite launch orders from the state...
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