America 1919-Chapter 941 - 321, Undermine Europe’s position_2

Sure enough, after Donnie finished speaking, Silvan Bates and the others began to show an excited glow on their faces—5% profit-sharing was no small amount!

"Also, I believe all of you must have friends and partners back in Europe who are also involved in weapon development. You can provide us with their names, and as long as you can help us get them to come to the United States... As for visa issues and other aspects of living, the factory will take care of everything for them. If they come to the factory and successfully develop weapons for mass production, not only will they receive 5% profit-sharing from the weapon’s sales, but the referrer will also get a 1% profit-sharing!"

Donnie’s words completely unsettled Silvan Bates and the others, especially those whose own technical expertise was nothing remarkable. freewёbnoνel.com

For them to successfully develop a weapon on their own would be extremely difficult, but if they could bring suitable talents to the factory, they could still earn substantial returns even without possessing advanced skills themselves!

Some of them were already thinking about whom to recruit!

Although many Europeans looked down on the United States, which is a country that has been established for only about a hundred years, believing it to be nothing more than a nouveau riche...

Thinking is one thing, but doing is another!

Europe is currently unstable, and its currency is facing collapse. So, although many don’t believe in the United States, they secretly desire to immigrate there.

Donnie could see the fiery eagerness in their eyes, knowing well that his promise had captured their hearts.

Once he arrived at the Ares CEO’s office, Donnie unapologetically took Tor Karam’s chair.

"Kafe, when you return to Atlantic City, set up a migration company dedicated to handling the immigration of European scientific talents—not just for weaponry—any field of expertise is acceptable. As long as they have skills, we’ll take care of the rest. Of course, the premise is that these talents must be funneled into Venus Bank’s R&D department!"

Kafe Jackson was stunned and couldn’t help but comment, "Boss, bringing them to the United States is not difficult, but getting all of them to join Venus Bank’s R&D department—that’s not just costly—it’ll be an enormous investment!"

After all, research is essentially burning money!

Any top-level researcher represents a pivotal direction in R&D, and even a simple research lab would require an investment of at least tens or hundreds of thousands of US Dollars, possibly more—with no guarantee of success.

If they were to follow Donnie’s vision, it could amount to thousands or even tens of thousands of individuals; even if there were overlapping research directions among the talent, it would still mean at least thousands of research labs!

Which means achieving Donnie’s goal would require tens of billions of dollars in investment!

Kafe Jackson believed that no financial group at present has the capacity for such a venture.

Donnie shot Kafe Jackson a look and said, "Of course, I know the scale of this investment, but I’m not saying we’ll pour everything in all at once. Besides, we should be focused. Invest heavily in projects that promise significant returns; as for those that don’t, start small or observe them first. If there’s no breakthrough for a long time, cut them off promptly!"

Donnie wanted science talent but wasn’t about to pay for nebulous dreams.

Hearing Donnie’s clarification, Kafe Jackson realized his mistake and gave an embarrassed smile.

Donnie continued: "Another thing—it’s not like we’re the sole investors in these research labs. Just like how the investment department acquired the vinyl acetylene technology previously, if it’s related to industries outside our current scope, we can absolutely seek partnerships with other companies!"

Kafe Jackson chuckled awkwardly, "Boss, I understand now. I was being too inflexible just now!"

Donnie asked, "Are you thinking clearly now?"

"Crystal clear!" Kafe Jackson hurriedly replied.

"Good. Now, share your additional thoughts on this matter," Donnie prompted him.

After some thought, Kafe Jackson remarked, "One more issue—these talents are likely the prized assets of their respective countries. Sometimes, even if they’re willing to come, their governments might not let them go. And if we approach this on too large a scale, it could even impact our diplomatic relations with their countries. Boss, I know you’ve always wanted to expand the group’s operations into Europe—this could end up being disadvantageous for us!"

Donnie nodded with satisfaction; now that’s a real issue.

"As long as they want to come, we’ll recruit them. As for whether their country lets them go, you don’t need to worry—I’ll have Chris coordinate with you on this. If their nation insists on not letting them leave, then Chris can take care of discreetly smuggling them over.

As for their countries’ hostility toward us... On this matter, you don’t need to stress, because in the short term, the group’s business operations in Europe aren’t really concerned with such things!"

If those countries won’t release their talent willingly, Donnie would simply have to find his own way.

Moreover, Donnie understood one crucial point: those truly at the top of the scientific pyramid likely enjoy top-tier treatment in their home countries. Getting them to discard their homeland to come to the United States—at least for now—was next to impossible.

This means the scientists recruited by the migration company, at best, would be upper-tier individuals from the pyramid, but not necessarily its apex.