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Chapter 1711 Foreign Guests from Moscow (rd update, please subscribe)

After Yuan Jialiu left the study, the room fell into silence again.

Standing by the window, Li Yian's eyes fell on the sky outside the window, and he just stared at the blue sky outside the window.

Gazing at the sky, he whispered to himself:
"It turns out that human progress sometimes depends on 'bragging'."

After saying that, he shook his head with a hint of smile on his lips. Perhaps sometimes, this is the inevitability of human society - since some people look up at the stars, but most of them are acquaintances. If you want those acquaintances to look up at the stars as well, you have to paint a big pie for them and you have to learn to brag.

Only in this way will they support the exploration of space just as the King of Spain funded Columbus's voyage.

But will Europeans pay for that PPT project?
No matter how beautifully this PPT project is packaged, in essence the so-called International Space Station is actually another "racing team". Europe will invest its funds and science into the racing team, but they will just draw logos on the International Space Station like the sponsors of Xinyang City.

And on the rocket, it’s just a logo.

Of course, this LOGO is paid, and it’s not just money that is paid, but also scientific power.

In this era, people's space dreams have not been shattered, and they still have all kinds of fantasies about space. It is not like a few decades later, when the distant space is so far away that humans can't see any hope at all.

But now humans still believe that space has infinite possibilities.

But getting Europeans to pay is not an easy task.

After all, what Europe is best at in international cooperation is not cooperation, but nonsense.

After a moment, Li Yian raised his head, a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and he laughed softly:

"Europeans love to achieve great things with little money. They always want to get the biggest return with the least investment, and even want to leave a significant mark in history.

But there are not so many cheap things in the world.
Since they want to restore their past glory, let's draw the logo together, and the adults can play with the children.

Anyway, we are the ones who really contribute, they just need to pay the money and paint a few big logos on the rockets and the space station. Then they will be satisfied.

As for the actual technology and results, how much they can get depends on their sincerity.”

With that in mind, Li Yian walked to his desk and sat down again, looking at the report. He leaned back in his chair, tapping the tabletop with his fingers, and said with a hint of joking:

"In the final analysis, Europeans are still the kind of people who want both face and substance.

But how easy is it to earn face?

How can it be so easy to get the inside?

Since they like to dream, let us help them dream bigger.

When they wake up from their dream, they will find that the money has been spent, but the technology is still in our hands. At that time, they... well, they also gained something in space."

At this point, Li Yian couldn't help laughing, shook his head, and said to himself:
“The world has never changed.”

What hasn't changed?
Of course, interests come first.

While speaking, Li Yian once again turned his gaze to the report on building a space station.

Thinking of the space station, Li Yian naturally thought of another space station in another world - the International Space Station, which is the largest space station in the world. After more than ten years of hard work, the International Space Station has developed into a space giant with a width of 109 meters, a length of 73 meters, a height of 20 meters, a weight of 419 tons, and an internal volume of 916 cubic meters, which is equivalent to a small seven-story stadium.

Such a giant in the sky is of course the most tempting, but Li Yian thought of another space station - Tiangong.

Compared with the International Space Station, although the Sky Space Station is only more than 100 tons, its technology is more advanced. In addition to more advanced flexible solar panels, it is also equipped with four Hall thrusters. Compared with traditional chemical thrusters, Hall thrusters have too many advantages, such as simple structure, high working efficiency, and low failure rate. It does not need to carry a large amount of fuel during operation, which reduces weight and saves costs.

This is also the reason why the use of Hall thrusters by the Tiangong Space Station was all over the news at the time - the International Space Station needs to consume several tons of fuel every year to maintain its in-orbit flight.

In contrast, Hall thrusters only require a fraction of the fuel to achieve the same purpose.

This cheap and easy-to-use thing was invented last year. The principle of Hall thruster was first explained by American physicist Robert Hall, but the United States later studied the cousin of Hall thruster, ion thruster. Professor Morozov of the Soviet Union developed the Hall thruster last year and has been the best for more than 20 years. It was not until the disintegration of the Soviet Union that NASA discovered that the Soviet Union's Hall thruster was better than its own ion thruster.

So they went to learn from the Soviet Union - spending tens of millions of dollars to introduce technology and bringing in a group of Soviet experts. Only then did the United States and the West begin to develop Hall thrusters and eventually surpass the United States.

However, during this process, the development of the Soviet Union's Hall thruster was not smooth. The reason for this was that the Hall thruster was a non-mainstream product within the planned economy. Since it was non-mainstream, it was naturally unpopular and could not receive sufficient support.

"Oh, what a waste of talent!"

Feeling sad about the Soviet Union's waste of talent, Li Yian thought for a moment and said to himself:
"It seems that we have to find a way to poach people!"

Then he picked up the phone and dialed Hydra's number.

……

Life is so beautiful!
Although it was snowing in Moscow in November, the cold current from the Arctic Ocean caused the temperature in Moscow to drop by more than ten degrees, in Gao Guangyao's opinion.

Everything is so beautiful.

As usual, after leaving the teaching building, Gao Guangyao walked to the parking lot where his Volkswagen "Charites" was parked - as an international student, he could buy an imported car tax-free, spending only 1900 rubles!

This is even cheaper than the domestically produced Lada models that the Soviets bought from the "Charites" themselves - a Lada costs 3600 rubles and requires more than two years of waiting. As for the money Gao Guangyao spent on the car, it was all saved from his scholarship - when he first came to Moscow, he could receive a scholarship of 120 rubles per month, which increased to 150 rubles the following year, and now, as a graduate student, he can receive 200 rubles per month!

His scholarship even exceeds that of a professor at Moscow State University. Not only that, it is even higher than his monthly salary after returning to China, after all, the ruble is more expensive than the US dollar now. If converted into South African Yuan, it is almost close to 600 South African Yuan!
This also meant that he could live a life of extravagance here. He even did not want to leave. After returning from the Soviet Union during the holidays, he boasted to everyone he met:
"That place is so generous and welcoming. Even though the weather is cold, the Russians are as warm as a volcano! Especially the Russian girls!"

Just like now, the car here had just started, and the passenger seat was pulled over, and in came a tall blonde beauty.

"Sharapova..."

Without waiting for Gao Guangyao to speak, Sharapova kissed him passionately and said:

"Honey, where are we going for dinner today?"

Looking at the girl next to him, Gao Guangyao smiled and said:

"Let's go to Praga Restaurant on Arbat Street!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sharapova shouted excitedly again, "A good dinner for two at Praga on Arbat Street and Aragvi on Tverskaya Street costs between 10 and 15 rubles. They are the best restaurants in Moscow."

But what is expensive is not the price, but the fact that there is always a "Full House" sign on the door of a high-end restaurant and there is always a long queue.

Ordinary people need to queue up to have a chance to get in, but it is just a chance, because there are always people who don't need to queue up. As a foreign guest, Gao Guangyao does not need to queue up.

Most people patronize inexpensive restaurants, such as workers' canteens and youth cafes, but Sharapova has never been to a high-end restaurant, so she was so excited. In her excitement, Sharapova saw her classmates not far away and shouted:

"Dai Wa, I'm going to study foreign languages ​​with Gao tonight, so I won't be coming back to the dormitory!"

When Gao Guangyao heard the name Dai Wa, he thought of his "foreign language teacher" when he first reported to Moscow State University. Her foreign language skills were excellent, and she was the woman he missed the most over the years.

Unfortunately, she eventually returned to Latvia.

Feeling regretful, Gao Guangyao drove out of the campus. Imported cars, foreign students, high scholarships, everything was enviable, whether for students or professors.

The tape player in the car was playing the latest popular music from SEA - these foreign music were more attractive to girls than the international students themselves, because these music could not be heard in Moscow, and only these international students had this privilege.

Humming a rhythmic song, Sharapova stared at Gao Guangyao with her eyes, as if she wanted to eat him.

Gao Guangyao has long been accustomed to this. At Moscow University, he, like other SEA international students, is Tang Monk's meat.

What is Tang Monk's meat?
Just like now, there will always be the King of the Kingdom of Women watching here, and this queen is that queen.

Sometimes life is so helpless, so most of the time we have to learn to accept it.

In this way, Gao Guangyao, who was submissive, drove to Arbat Street. After parking the car, they walked towards Praga Restaurant. When they were more than 100 meters away from the restaurant, they saw a long line outside the restaurant.

Looking at the long line, Sharapova said nervously.

“There are a lot of dear people.”

"It's okay, just come with me."

Gao Guangyao said with some pride. Then, he walked around the people who were queuing and went straight to the entrance of the restaurant.

Before he could get close, the salesperson outside the door reached out to stop him and spoke in a cold tone.

"Comrade, please get in line."

Looking at Gao Guangyao and Sharapova, the salesperson spoke in a condescending tone.

"Comrade, this is Praga Restaurant, not a youth restaurant. You need to queue up."

The people in the queue were also saying the same thing. Yes, you need to queue up at Praga Restaurant. In Moscow, or in many places in the country, there is a principle - the Impossible Triangle Law of Good Things for Ordinary People: It is impossible for an ordinary person to be able to go, be a good thing, and not have to queue up at the same time.

This principle is a basic unspoken rule that ordinary people understand - when ordinary people are strongly encouraged to do something, it must not be a good thing.

When something is a good thing, ordinary people will most likely not get a turn, and even if they do, they will have to spend a lot of energy queuing up.

Therefore, people here have gotten used to it very early on - when something that was difficult before suddenly becomes simple, they need to think about whether it is a good thing.

However, sometimes, things that require queuing for them do not require queuing for some people.

Just as the hotel waiter was asking him to queue up in a condescending tone, Gao Guangyao took out a blue passport from his pocket.

After taking out his passport, Gao Guangyao said to the salesperson.

"Hello, I'm from SEA, and my friend and I are going to have dinner here. Can you arrange a table for us?"

Gao Guangyao didn't know whether a passport and a face were a safe pass, but when he took out his passport, the salesperson who was originally arrogant suddenly changed his expression, revealing a humble, sincere and enthusiastic smile, and said:

"Oh, hello, sir. It's our honor to have you visit our restaurant. I'll help you arrange a seat now."

(End of this chapter)