Chapter 754: Pack up the Black Sea Shipyard and Take It Away

Everyone is smart.

Moreover, Babich knew Wu Yifan's identity.

Although he didn't know the details, he at least knew that he was actually a Chinese.

This is easy to understand. You want to lure someone to China. Unless you use the traditional craft of clubs and sacks, you have to show some evidence before you can start talking.

Besides, this kind of thing can't be concealed.

You, a Buryat, spent a lot of effort to hire someone from Ermao to work in China...

Are you kidding me?

There is no such thing in the spirit of internationalism.

Therefore, when Old Wu said that just now, he already understood the meaning of this sentence.

This is to take himself and the aircraft carrier away together.

If it is just from a work perspective, this is indeed the best solution.

For the Chinese, the Varyag is said to be 60% completed, but later someone actually sneaked in to destroy the power cabin equipment. The shipyard workers have also embezzled a lot of pipelines and cables over the years. They are basically rotten and lost. Some of the problems even need to be re-cut to deal with the deck.

Although the Chinese who won the bid in the end bought back a large amount of technical information, anyone who has worked in engineering knows that holding a blueprint in hand and being guided by a master are two completely different concepts.

For Babich himself, going to China is almost the only way to fulfill his dream.

After the disintegration of the alliance, it is impossible for any republic to build an aircraft carrier alone in the foreseeable future.

The Russians may still be able to produce large submarines and icebreakers, but that is not what he wants.

And the countries that may build aircraft carriers, whether Britain, France or the United States, have all extended olive branches to him, but it is obviously impossible for him, a person who still has a Soviet passport, to intervene in the warship production process.

The rest are China and India...

Normal people know how to choose.

But this is only one aspect.

From the perspective of life and feelings, Babich is still a little hesitant.

He has worked in Nikolayev for nearly 40 years, and has devoted most of his life to this land on the Black Sea coast. Now he suddenly has to abandon all of this and go to a foreign country where he is unfamiliar with the place. He also faces many problems such as language, living habits, job security, and separation from relatives...

Looking at Babich who bowed his head and remained silent, Wu Yifan quickly realized his concerns.

"Dear Valery Vasilyevich, for senior professional and technical talents like you, we do not simply send you abroad through labor dispatch and leave you alone, but we also have a complete set of accompanying security systems to ensure that you and your colleagues' living conditions will not be at the level before the disintegration of the alliance."

The amount of information contained in this sentence is very large.

The treatment is secondary, the key is "your colleagues".

Does it mean that someone has already gone there before?

So much so that Babich's eyes, which were full of hesitation just now, instantly became curious.

However, even as a technician, he knew that he should not be too eager in this situation, so he did not rush to speak, but waited for Wu Yifan's next words.

Then, the latter was even more of an old fox in this regard. After arousing Babich's interest, he played hard to get.

Old Wu turned around and looked at the warship docked in the distance. While walking towards that direction, he changed the subject and asked:

"Can we go to Pier 1 now?"

They are now at the edge of the outfitting dock and can see the panoramic view here.

Pier 1 is where the Varyag is outfitted.

"Sure."

The sudden change of topic stunned the old comrade, and he nodded immediately:

"Our factory is still in the handover with the Luchuang Group. If you want to get on the ship, you still have to get the other party's consent, but if you just walk around the dock, it's still okay."

"Let's go, then get in the car?"

Wu Yifan turned around and took Babich behind him and got back into the car parked not far away.

Logically speaking, places like the interior of the outfitting dock should not allow external vehicles to enter at will.

However, at this time, except for the sentry at the door, no one cared.

Babich, who was sitting in the back seat, just swiped his face and was allowed to pass unimpeded.

"Fuck, this ship is really fucking big..."

Yan Yong, who didn't need to pretend to be a foreigner, sighed subconsciously in Chinese.

They had tried to take pictures of the Varyag before, but it was basically a spur-of-the-moment idea and they had never observed the ship at such a close distance.

And if you just look from a distance, it is difficult to experience the oppression brought by an aircraft carrier.

Mainly because Soviet ships tend to have low freeboard designs, so the dock height is also relatively low.

In this case, an aircraft carrier with super-high freeboard, hull flaring, and a ski-jump deck almost requires you to look up to the sky to see the whole picture.

Even a larger container ship or tanker would hardly bring such a fierce feeling.

Babich could not understand Chinese, but even from the tone and emotion, he could guess what Yan Yong was sighing about.

"This is just a medium-sized aircraft carrier. If the Ulyanovsk with a displacement of 80,000 tons could be built as usual, it should have been in service now... It must be much more spectacular than this ship."

"Unfortunately, the only one with a large aircraft carrier now is the US Navy..."

Wu Yifan keenly noticed the regret and loneliness in Babich's tone.

"I think there will be a chance to see it after the Varyag."

As a trader, he certainly couldn't know what the Chinese Navy's future plans were, and he was not even sure if there were any other project plans besides the continued construction of the Varyag.

But at this time, the focus was obviously to play the emotional card in Babich's opinion.

As for whether the content of the card was true or false, it was secondary.

Sure enough, the other party finally lost his patience.

"By the way, Wu."

Babich moved his eyes from the nameplate with "ВАРЯГ" to Old Wu:

"You just said, my colleagues?"

"Have engineers from the Black Sea Shipyard already gone to China?"

Old Wu has been waiting for this question for a long time, but in order not to appear too deliberate, he still lowered his head and thought for a while:

"The Friendship Plan is aimed at the entire CIS, and I am just one of the leaders. I don't know the whole situation."

In fact, he is the main executor of the Friendship Plan. This sentence is just a bluff to show that we have recruited many Soviet technicians, and you don't have to worry about being alone when you go there.

Then, he continued:

"However, as far as I know, Antonov Group, Ivchenko-Progress Design Bureau, Azov Steel Plant, Voroshilovgrad Diesel Locomotive Manufacturing Plant and other units have comrades who have participated in the Friendship Plan, and some of them have even started working in China."

This is another typical concept substitution.

In the Soviet era, these units were considered as enterprises under the nine Ministry of Defense Industry, just like the several major military industrial groups under the Commission of Science and Technology, and they could barely be called "colleagues" with each other.

But now this system has long been disintegrated, and each enterprise has long been independent. Besides, it is completely far-fetched to say that they are Babich's colleagues.

However, at this time, the latter had no time to consider these details.

Because Wu Yifan's words have already shown that many technicians from CIS countries are already in China, which has reduced his concerns by more than half.

"In addition, Valery Vasilyevich, there is one more thing."

After discovering that Babich had begun to waver, Old Wu quickly took advantage of the victory and followed up:

"In order to allow the technicians who have already gone to China to adapt to life as soon as possible, the Friendship Plan will arrange communities that are closer to the Soviet style. In addition to the necessary security, translation and work matching work, many service positions in the community will be reserved for relatives who are willing to go to China together, and also solve your worries."

"Of course, if someone wants to experience the culture and life of China, we also welcome it. There will be special language adaptation courses."

This time, the remaining half of the concerns were basically swept away.

"But..."

Babic was almost convinced in his heart, and the rest was just some struggle, or reserve:

"You just mentioned so many technical personnel from enterprises, they are specialized in different businesses, and after arriving in China, their work locations should also be different. For example, I am responsible for shipbuilding, and I must work in a coastal area. I am afraid I can't live with comrades in the aviation and mechanical departments?"

"That's natural."

Wu Yifan smiled and replied:

"So, it depends on your ability, Comrade Valery Vasilyevich."

"What do you mean?"

Babic looked puzzled.

"I know that after the disintegration of the alliance, the Black Sea Shipyard can only survive by relying on civilian orders such as small bulk carriers and barges. Most of the original engineers and technical workers have lost their jobs, right?"

Old Wu directly revealed his true colors:

"If you can bring all these technicians to China, can't you build a community for you in a coastal city alone?"