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Chapter 1710 Changing the World Starts with Bragging (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
In the morning, strong sunlight shone through the glass windows into the study of the official residence, cutting through the light and shadows.

The contrast between shadow and sunlight adds a touch of geometric beauty to the entire room.

Behind the teak desk, Li Yian was flipping through a thick report in his hand. It was a report from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.

A report on the establishment of a space laboratory in orbit around the Earth. The content of the report is detailed, the data is clear, and the arguments are true.

But Li Yian frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

Yuan Jialiu, standing in front of the desk, cast his eyes on Li Yian, observing his expression and trying to figure out his thoughts.

Noticing the change in Li Yian's expression, Yuan Jialiu added:

"The construction of the International Space Station is not only for conducting space experiments on long-term human survival in space, but also for laying a realistic foundation for the construction of a future lunar base. Through space planting and other space experiments, we can solve many problems faced by a permanent lunar base, especially the many problems faced by humans living in space for a long time. Our understanding of this aspect is almost blank. In addition, compared with experiments on the moon, the launch cost of a low-Earth orbit space station is relatively low, which has extremely high strategic significance."

After listening to it, Li Yian slowly closed the report in his hand, looked up at Yuan Jialiu, and nodded.

"Indeed, setting up a lunar base directly is a bit too big a step."

It's really big, it's almost nonsense. Human beings have just entered the space and know nothing about life in space and other situations. In this case, it is indeed ill-considered to hastily set up a permanent base.

Speaking of which, Li Yian was influenced by another world. In that world, humans knew much more about space than we do today. Soviet astronauts in particular repeatedly broke records of human work and life in space, and these records were all created in the space station.

It is precisely because of the Soviet Union's long-term research foundation that people have a realistic basis for interstellar migration. As for now, it is a big step to rashly establish a lunar base without knowing anything.

He tapped the table lightly and asked:
"Your idea is good, but how do you implement it? International cooperation is not an easy thing."

The core of this report is not to build a space station, but to build a space station with European funds.

Yuan Jialiu was well prepared and answered immediately:
"We plan to first launch the Tiangong-1 experimental space station as a technical demonstration. Once successful, we can use it as a bargaining chip to lobby European space agencies to get involved. They provide the money, we provide the technology, and eventually we will jointly build the international space station."

After thinking for a moment, Li Yian nodded and said:

“Your idea is good, but I have a suggestion – since we want Europeans to pay, we might as well give them more ‘titles’. Sometimes the most precious thing in the world is ‘the world’s first’.

We can let them wear the title of "humankind's first space station", just like we asked the British to paint the Union Jack on rockets.

Bring them along for the ride and make them feel like they are in charge. That way, they will feel more comfortable paying.”

Just like those racing teams, the bodies of their cars are covered with sponsors’ logos. A rocket is so big, and the International Space Station is so big, so a few logos are no big deal.

What's more, Europe currently does not have the ability to launch its own rockets, or even the ability to design spacecraft, let alone a space station.

So, I just take them out to play.

Well, it means that adults take children out to play, make them happy, and then coax them to give out their New Year's money.

Yuan Jialiu was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He obviously didn't expect Li Yian to come up with such a strategy. He hesitated for a moment and said:

"This is indeed a good idea, but Europeans are not fools. Without a successful precedent, how can they easily trust us?"

This is also the reason why we built a small space station first, in order to convince others with facts.

Li Yian smiled, stood up, walked to the window, turned his back to Yuan Jialiu, and said in a relaxed tone:
"That's the PPT project. We don't need to have any results first, we just need to have an attractive enough idea. You take out a beautiful PPT and show them the grand blueprint of the space station, explaining its operating model and future prospects.

Remember, the core of PPT is to learn to brag, and to overstate the size of the pie. The size of the International Space Station is not tens of tons, nor hundreds of tons, but hundreds of tons, or even thousands of tons. "

In short, as long as it is big enough, let alone thousands of tons, at least tens of thousands of tons. As long as Europe has money, SEA will have rockets to launch them up. Launching costs money anyway. As for Europe’s own rockets... let’s wait until they are built.

Yuan Jialiu was surprised and said:

"Hundreds of tons or thousands of tons?"

"Not a single launch."

Li Yian explained:

"You can't build a big space station in one go. It's impossible to launch a space station weighing hundreds or thousands of tons into space at once. The best solution is to learn from children and build a space station with building blocks."

Although Li Yian just said it casually, this is the conclusion drawn by the Soviet Union and the United States after more than ten years of experiments, and the space station is continuously expanded by building blocks in space, rather than launching a behemoth at a time - of course, human technology today cannot reach this level.

"Each building block is a separate cabin, and each module is a segment and even has the ability to operate independently. The advantage is that if a problem occurs, it will not affect other places." The reason for making this suggestion is because of the experience of the Mir space station. It is precisely because of this design that although there were many failures during the operation of Mir, none of them threatened the overall safety.

The subsequent success of the International Space Station was due to the experience of the successful operation of the Mir Space Station. The International Space Station also specifically solved the boredom encountered by the Mir Space Station during its operation, thereby changing the compartment control to overall control.

This is the inevitable result of developing technology: you can’t eat a fat man in one bite.

"Each European country can participate in the design and launch of its own module to increase their sense of participation. Germany can use Deutschland, Italy can use Italia, and France can use France. In this way, they will not only pay, but also rush to join."

Yuan Jialiu was stunned and secretly sighed in his heart:

"No wonder many people say that it is a good thing for businessmen that you don't do business. This is not bragging, it's just tickling their hearts!"

Turning around, Li Yi looked at him calmly, with a hint of a meaningful smile on his face:

“Boasting is an art.

Many great projects in history initially relied on "bragging" to attract investment.

Didn't Columbus know nothing when he went to explore the New World? Didn't he get the investment of the King of Spain by bragging?
Although he didn't find gold in the end, he discovered the New World.

Many inventions and explorations initially attracted funding in a similar way. Bragging, to some extent, is the root of human progress.”

At this point, Li Yian's tone was a little teasing, but his eyes revealed a deep wisdom. He walked back to the desk, patted the report on the table lightly, and continued:
"So, don't underestimate the power of PPT. It is not just a pile of paper, but an art of persuasion. As long as you can make the pie big enough and tempting enough, someone will naturally be willing to pay for your dream."

Pay for your dreams!
Why do these words sound so familiar?
I seem to have heard of it somewhere.

Yuan Jialiu took a deep breath and nodded, feeling surprised and impressed by Li Yian's strategy. He couldn't help but ask, "Then...what should we do next?"

Li Yian smiled slightly, sat back in his chair, crossed his hands on the table, and said calmly:

"First, go back and prepare a detailed PPT, clearly stating the concept, technical details, and future prospects of the space station. Remember, the pie should be big, but also logical, and people can't see it as empty talk at a glance. Then, meet with representatives of the European space department, and then directly draw a big pie for them - Europeans should have their say in space, and I think they will definitely not reject it."

Big pie can also be associated with Europeans' self-esteem. In the 60s, with the completion of post-war reconstruction, the newly rich Europeans began to recall the glory of old Europe. They looked for glory in history - providing large amounts of aid to the colonies, seemingly using this method to regain yesterday's glory.

Instead of wasting those funds on those tyrants in Africa, it would be better to invest them in the distant space. If Europeans could use half of the funds they aid Africa on space development, humans would probably have flown out of the solar system long ago.

Thinking of this, Li Yian said:
"So we can start with the sense of honor and use the Europeans' desire for glory to get them to turn their attention to space. Space... is much more interesting than Earth! We can't conquer the sea of ​​stars on our own. If we can pull Europe up, it will be helpful to the entire space industry. Well, let's pull them up!"

In fact, all human beings are still full of desire for space. After all, people in this era all look up at the stars, unlike decades later, when white leftists are more willing to waste precious tax money on Africa and refugees than looking up at the stars.

In the following decades, European and American countries provided trillions of dollars in aid to Africa alone. This money not only failed to make Africa rich, but instead exacerbated its poverty.

Because for Africans, what do they see? They can get aid from all over the world without doing anything productive.

Since there is aid, why bother to work?

Therefore, Africa is caught in a vicious circle - the more aid it receives, the poorer it becomes.

What is even more disappointing is that most of the aid is not used for the local poor, but becomes the luxurious office buildings and official villas of African governments, the luxury cars of local dignitaries, their mansions in Paris, London and New York, and luxury goods for themselves and their children.

This is foreign aid. Originally, this money could have been used to explore space, develop technology, and pursue the future of mankind.

Even if we don't look up at the stars or explore the future, we can use it to help the poor in our own country. But in fact, trillions of funds are wasted in this way, wasted in the low-lying areas of mankind.

Foreign aid, to put it bluntly, means using the money of the poor in rich countries to subsidize the rich in poor countries.

As for Africa’s “poverty alleviation cause”, let’s leave it to SEA!
Anyway, history has long proved the failure of Europe's aid policy. Since aid doesn't work, then let's colonize. No, it's development, yes development.

SEA is the person who truly looks up at the stars on this planet. He will not only conquer the sea of ​​stars, but also help Africa get rid of poverty and become rich.

"If we want to go to space, we must gather the strength of all mankind, and all European countries must join in."

Yuan Jialiu nodded solemnly, and when he looked at Li Yian, his gaze changed. It seemed that at that moment he felt Li Yian's dedication to the space industry.

He bowed slightly to Li Yian:
"I understand, Your Excellency. I will be ready as soon as possible."

Li Yian waved his hand, signaling him to leave. Yuan Jialiu turned and walked out of the study room with brisk steps, and in his mind he had already begun to conceive the PPT that would change history, or in other words, to prepare a draft for bragging.

In fact, a real braggart must make a good draft first. Only in this way can he make everyone believe that it is true!
(End of this chapter)