Chapter 5 The scalpel
"Good morning, Mr. Liszt!"
"Haha, welcome to London, Mr. Huntelaar!"
When John arrived at Liszt's office early on Monday morning and met the Royal Society professor of surgery, he had been waiting for him for a long time. In order to welcome John's arrival, Liszt even pushed off today's day's work for this.
Because this surgeon, who has become famous in the past two years, deserves Liszt's attention.
Especially after 1887, the whole European surgical community began to accept the new sterilization technology pioneered by Mr. Huntelaar, and most surgical patients, except for the real poor, could not do without local anesthesia. Whether or not you have a standardized and safe appendectomy has become one of the criteria for judging a top surgeon!
It can be said that in 1887, and even in 1886, the focus of the European surgical community was on these three technologies!
Perhaps for ordinary surgeons, they only care about technology and not the person who invented it, but as a top surgeon in Europe and a representative of the British surgical community, Liszt can't take this Mr. Huntelaar seriously, especially when he is only in his twenties!
After the previous telegram, Liszt invited John to give two lectures at the Royal Society Hospital this week, and he naturally agreed without hesitation.
John was going to stay in London for a long time, so after the two of them talked for a while about the progress of surgery, the topic gradually became lighter. After refilling a cup of coffee for himself and his guests, Liszt suddenly smiled and asked, "Mr. Huntelaar, I read in the newspaper that you accomplished an amazing feat at the end of last year...... I'd like to ask about the kind of vehicle called a car. When will it be available in London? I'm very interested in cars and would love to own ......one."
As the UK's most well-known surgeon, Liszt certainly could afford to buy an Aurora.
"Uh......"
After hearing Liszt's question, John was a little speechless.
Although his drive to Germany and France was a sensation, John kept a low profile about his relationship with General Motors. He also deliberately told Benz that they should not reveal it lightly. But after all, he was the protagonist of this car trip, so in addition to reporting on the invention of the automobile, the newspaper also devoted a certain amount of space to John.
There are certain things about John, Liszt also knew.
For example, Heinz Medical Devices and Heinz Pharmaceuticals, Liszt knew that they were John's industries, because when he was promoting the products of the two companies in the UK, John also asked the surgeon to help. Therefore, Liszt knew that in addition to his academic excellence, John was also extremely wealthy, so he associated these things with the sensation of the Aurora. He naturally had an idea -- could this General Motors company have a close relationship with Mr. Huntelaar?
Merely......
After smiling bitterly, John shook his head and said: "I'm sorry professor, when the car can be listed in London depends on the arrangement of General Motors, after all, with their current production capacity, I am afraid that they can only cope with orders from Germany for the time being...... But I don't think it will be too long. ”
Although the high price of the car has hindered the popularity of the car, because of the outstanding performance, GM products are still not worried about selling for the time being. At least in two or three years. Their production capacity could only meet the needs of the dignitaries of Germany and neighboring France, as for the British, the world's leading power. I'm afraid I'll have to go to the back.
After explaining, John was afraid that Liszt would continue to ask about his relationship with General Motors, so he quickly changed the topic with a smile and said: "Professor, I saw a very interesting sport on the streets of London in the past two days, called football, do you know?" ”
"Football? Of course you do! ”
Really. John's topic successfully diverted Liszt's attention, and the professor of surgery laughed and said: "This is one of the most popular sports in London now, and my son likes it very much, in fact, if it weren't for my age, I'm afraid he would be happy to try it!" But even so. I'll watch a game if I have the chance......"
"Oh?"
Raising his eyebrows, John moderately expressed his surprise. He just mentioned football just to change the topic, but he didn't expect this professor of surgery to be so trendy, and it seems that he has a tendency to become a fan if he continues to develop.
After talking about football, Liszt asked with great interest: "How?" Mr. Huntelaar is also interested in football? ”
"Well, it's a bit of a thing."
John didn't hide it, nodded directly and smiled: "After getting a general understanding of this sport and knowing that there are corresponding professional clubs in the UK, I am even thinking about whether to buy the next club!" ”
"Buy a club?"
After hearing this, Liszt's eyes widened.
Spreading his hands, John then smiled and said, "That's right, buy a football club, I heard that a staff member of an arsenal can set up a club, so I shouldn't have a problem buying one, right?" To be honest, I'm bullish on this sport. ”
"Hmm...... That's right. ”
Liszt thought of this Mr. Huntelaar's net worth, and the surprise in his heart quickly calmed down, but in just a few seconds, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and his eyes suddenly lit up!
John also noticed the change in Liszt's expression, his heart moved, and he smiled: "Professor, what do you think?" ”
"I'm thinking about ......"
After pondering for a moment, Liszt suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, this is obviously impossible......
"Uh......"
Seeing Liszt's appearance, John's face suddenly darkened.
It was clear that Liszt had just thought of something, but he hesitated for a moment and did not say it. However, it is this kind of appearance that makes people feel the most itchy, John said simply: "Professor, if you have any ideas, just say it!" ”
After hesitating for a moment, Liszt smiled: "Mr. Huntelaar, I just thought that since you are so interested in football, and even want to be able to own a club, why don't you just form one yourself?" ”
"Build one yourself?"
John was stunned when he heard this, and for a while he didn't quite understand what Liszt meant.
"yes, build your own!"
Liszt's expression gradually became excited, and he said in a deep voice: "And I don't think you need to form it yourself, you can form it jointly!" If the workers of the arsenal can form a club, why can't we, the doctors? If you put all the doctors in London ...... Even if it's just the surgeons coming together, I'm afraid they can afford to hold up a football club, right? Haha, of course, this may also require a little financial support from Mr. Huntelaar! “
"The surgeons' club?"
Hearing Liszt say this, John was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.
A chance encounter on the road gave John the idea of buying a football club. Of course, he certainly didn't buy a football club to make money, after all, even after a hundred years, except for a very small number of people, investing in a football club is not a money-making business. What's more, after having a vision beyond the times for more than 100 years, there are too many ways for John to make money, and it is impossible to look down on the sports industry.
The idea arose in John's mind purely because he was well aware of the future of football in Europe, so in any way, it didn't hurt to spend a little money on a club.
For John's current net worth, this is really just a little bit of money.
The income of footballers in this era is not tens of thousands of pounds a week, and a hundred and eighty pounds a year is not bad, and the fame of a star is not much higher. The only thing that costs more money is the football stadium, but if you don't have to build one yourself, the annual rent is not much pressure, and considering that the club also has income such as tickets, it really doesn't cost a lot of money. And......
A soccer club for surgeons, sounds very emotional!
The more he pondered it, the more John felt that this matter was very interesting. He is not short of money now, and the cost of forming a football club is not very large, at least not a big deal for him, so it is not difficult to support the doctors in London to form a football club. And if you think about it now, it's a lot more interesting to form a soccer club with surgeons than to buy a future Gunners who will be famous!
If football, like real history, becomes a part of British life in the future, then the club is worth a lot!
"Sounds like a lot of fun."
After a moment's silence, John smiled and said, "Professor Liszt, I'm very interested in your suggestion, and we can discuss this matter if we have time later!" ”
"Huh? Are you serious? ”
Liszt's expression was obviously a little surprised, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Of course!"
Eyebrows twitched, John smiled and said, "In fact, if such a club is formed, it may be a way to organize London surgeons, and everyone can have more occasions to communicate, isn't it?" ”
"Hmm......"
After listening to John's explanation, Liszt suddenly looked thoughtful.
While the professor of surgery was contemplating his eyebrows, John continued to laugh and said, "And I even have the name of the club in mind, how to call it surgery......"
……
Haha, the protagonist doesn't buy Arsenal anymore.
Although the die-hard Gunners fans around me were angry enough, I decided to form the Scalpel Club. This episode is purely unexpected, so I won't write more about it here. (To be continued......)