Marvel: I traveled through time a little early

Chapter 48 The New Year

George stayed at Lincoln for three days, during which time he also walked around the steel city of Detroit and discovered that some steel companies were shutting down.It is normal if you think about it. Starting in January this year, American steel workers held the largest nationwide strike in history. Its main purpose was to establish an 1-hour day and 8-day work week, and to demand increased wages and Eliminate company unions.On the one hand, the U.S. government dispatched a large number of troops and other troops to suppress the workers' strike and killed 6 workers; on the other hand, it intervened with the employer and forced the employer to agree to cancel the 22-hour work system, but it did not meet the workers' requirement to organize their own union.

Of course, the final result was the outflow of American industry, with factories moving out of the United States in large numbers.

Opening a steel mill at this time is actually a good choice.However, during this period, the United Steel Corporation already existed, controlling 65% of the new output in the United States. This company was the first billion-level company in the United States spearheaded by the Morgan family.As its own automobile manufacturing companies and aircraft manufacturing companies become larger and larger, the demand for steel will certainly increase.Therefore, it is not impossible to consider opening a steel mill.

However, most of the large iron ore deposits in the United States have been explored.George couldn't help but set his sights abroad.Moreover, Paul is from a mining company, so there is nothing wrong with letting him be responsible for this matter.

Keep this in mind.George asked Paul to go back to New York first, as he still had things to do.In fact, George flew for two more days to deliver the December drinks. Two days later, George returned to New York and received a check of 12 million from Tesio.

After George returned to New York, he stayed only for one night and then returned to school.This time I went out for a month, which was indeed a bit long.But there is still a university here, and there are holidays such as Thanksgiving.So it didn't cause George much trouble.Maybe it’s because I don’t have the habit of celebrating foreign festivals, and I’m alone, so I really have no idea about celebrating festivals.

After returning to school, I took classes for a week with peace of mind, and also spent a long time in the laboratory.Because there are experimental steps that George almost copied directly, this experiment is just to supplement some specific data for George.So it's going very quickly.

Time always flies so fast, and it’s Christmas Eve.After school was over, George returned to New York.In the past two days, Leland also published it in the largest newspaper in New York for three consecutive days based on what George said.

Almost everyone around was talking about the news headline "A New Revolution in the Automobile Industry" published in the newspaper.

George did not go to see the sales on Christmas Day.However, according to Leland's statistics after the event, he reported to George on the phone that all 25 cars in each of the 30 cities had been sold out, and there were still orders for 5000 cars.In other words, all VIP cards given out are at least one car per person.

Moreover, all of these cars were given in cash. According to the price of one car of 1600 US dollars, George earned more than 900 million in sales at this time.Of course, the net profit may not be that much.But its ability to attract money is evident.

In the past year, George bought military industrial companies, beverage companies, and automobile manufacturing companies. He always bought and bought.If he hadn't taken advantage of the opportunity of the stock market crash, he wouldn't have been able to withstand this.

The slogan that George asked Leland to promote was that, except for customized cars, Lincoln would only produce [-] units of each model.Moreover, only those with VIP cards can have it.

So how can I get a VIP card?It's very simple. In addition to spending money in Lincoln, you also need to have a certain status, and then two cardholders recommend you before you can get a temporary card.All cards currently issued on the market are temporary cards.The temporary card will be canceled after half a year. If you want to get the VIP card again, you need to pay the membership fee, which is US$500 per year.During this year, you can enjoy free car washing, maintenance and other services.

After Christmas, George called Paul and told him to fully acquire a mining company as soon as possible and have a complete exploration team.Then buy a newspaper in thirty cities across the country. The requirement is that the newspaper must be complete and a film company must be acquired.

Another publishing house was acquired. Since the publication of "Of Mice and Men", the other "Problems for Smart Children" has not yet been published.Including the "Harry Potter" that I prepared before, they are still in the space.I can totally publish them myself.Anyway, publishing houses are not expensive. If you buy one, you can publish your own works in the future.

More importantly, in this era there was no Playboy, the most famous adult magazine in the previous life.I can definitely get him out first.The newspapers and periodicals of this era are all famous for their vulgarity and pornography, and they have no understanding of men's hearts.So George felt it was his responsibility to set him up.

After many years, Stark was asked to be the cover star of his own magazine.Haha, look at him still giggling.

After Christmas, one after another automobile manufacturing companies approached Panlong Company through various relationships and wanted to discuss the use of several automobile patents with George.Some foreign car brands have also sent people to negotiate.

George had enough trouble trying to avoid family talk.Let all the car brands informed by Paul, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, etc., a total of 20 companies, all arrive.

Parked in the middle of the temporarily rented banquet hall of the Plaza Hotel was a model that Lincoln had just launched some time ago.Its appearance is based on a model launched by Bentley in 1926.Its new 6597cc overhead camshaft inline 6-cylinder engine has four valves per cylinder. The standard model can produce 140 horsepower, and its maximum power reaches 180 horsepower.The appearance is absolutely luxurious and beautiful, making everyone who sees it fall in love with it.

This time, Paul gave the explanation and introduced the new technology used in the entire vehicle.And invite people to experience it.Although I can't drive, there are no problems with starting the car and adjusting the seats.

Among the representatives of these automobile companies, except for General Motors, which is half its own company and has obtained the right to use the patent at a price of [-]% of each car, all other companies are today's target customers.

After leaving all this to Paul to discuss, George was pulled aside by Morgan Jr. and Dupont.

George didn't expect these two to appear together today, but other car companies also need battery technology, so their arrival was a success.

Just think about the profit inside.Then George's patent royalties from General Motors are 10%. You can find out with a little comparison.General Motors also owns Chevrolet, Fisher and other brands.His rival, Ford, produced a T car every ten seconds in 1918.

Calculated based on eight hours of working time, 2880 Model T cars roll off the assembly line every day. Each car costs US$350, which is 100 million 8 US dollars, and one-tenth of it is 10 US dollars.

To put it simply, Ford's Model T car alone needs to pay George $2500 million in royalties every year.

Using another set of data, the number of automobile sales in the United States in 1930 was 233 million units.This is just cars, there is no statistics on the number of military cars, so who wouldn’t be jealous of such a company that produces golden eggs?But is $300 million in annual patent fees a lot?It seems like a lot in this era, but in later generations, Qualcomm charged China [-] billion in patent fees on a single technology every year.So George didn't have any sympathy for the people negotiating with Paul over there, and he felt that he was being too kind.

However, for this kind of income that is already transparent, there is really no way to get others to accept your investment.

"George, this time you can directly surpass the century-old accumulation of our DuPont family!"

"Haha, Mr. Pierre has won the prize. This income will only be collected for 20 years. How can the DuPont family, as a century-old family, take a fancy to this thing? What's more, the battery business that can really make money is the three of us together. cooperating."

"Haha, win-win cooperation."

"As for the battery, thank you very much for giving everyone this opportunity." Morgan Jr. said.

"I have always believed that only by working together can we make the business bigger." George said with a smile.

"It is really rare that you can have this understanding at such a young age. Many people do business until they are old and cannot understand this truth. Only by uniting can we make more money," Dupont said.

"George, what's your next plan?" After saying that, the two old foxes stared at George.

"Well, the economic crisis this year is very serious. Two days ago, I saw a professor in California who was planning to build a California city. After seeing it, I also want to build a city of my own, so the next step is to find a place. Buy a piece of land and build a city.”

"Haha, you young people are really capable of doing things. But my family has a construction company in my name. If necessary, we can cooperate again." Little Morgan immediately answered the call.

"Haha, okay, but I haven't chosen where yet. Maybe I'll find a desert like California City and have a look around then." George replied with a smile.

"Of course, you are still young and have a lot of time. However, if you have any money-making projects next time, don't forget us."

"Of course, it's very pleasant for us to work together like this, isn't it?"

"Yes, then I wish us a happy cooperation next time." After saying this, the three of them laughed.

The next day, all newspapers in New York reported on the largest royalty scandal in American history.Only then did George, the billionaire, really come into people’s sight, and his experiences were revealed.

Descendants of heroes, luckiest boy, youngest billionaire and other titles were all placed on George's head.

George also inadvertently revealed the idea of ​​building his own city.Many newspapers also sang the opposite, saying that George was rebellious and would fail.

However, George just smiled and did not react at all when he saw the report.

On the second day of the patent incident, George began to find that there were a bunch of reporters wherever he went, and it was really inconvenient to do it alone.Moreover, more than 100 of Lane's Panlong security personnel have completed three months of training.

Paul bought a bankrupt garment factory and the surrounding vacant land in the suburbs, covering an area of ​​more than 30 acres.As a training camp for Panlong Security.

This time, George specially mobilized five people as a team to protect his own safety.Of course, it's just a show. If something happens, we still don't know who will protect whom.

The next day, George arrived. A pharmaceutical company that had just been acquired was directly renamed Panlong Pharmaceutical by George.It’s hard to imagine what it was like a decade ago when beverage companies like Coca-Cola were being promoted as cure-alls.

This enterprise was prepared for the future production of penicillin.This thing is definitely not something that I can control by myself, but as one of the discoverers, I must get the maximum benefit.

After the acquisition was completed, George just gave him a health product formula for digestion tablets.

There is no need for a drug test for this kind of thing.As a health food, it can easily be marketed.The recipe is also very simple. Hawthorn and other digestion-stimulating fruits are beaten into a puree, shaped and dried.Anyway, it won’t kill anyone, so that’s great.

(End of this chapter)