CHAPTER XIX
In August this year, the climate in Berlin was quite pleasant, with temperatures in the mid-20s every day, making Johan have a pleasant summer. ―{2}{3}{}{x}]
If there's anything more pleasant than good weather, it's a letter from a friend from afar.
Perhaps because of the discussion, Emma, Joshua, and Steve sent a letter to John at the same time, and on this not too hot afternoon, John poured himself a cup of coffee, sat down in his study and opened the first letter, of course, which belonged to the lovely Miss Emma.
There is always nothing substantive in the little girl's letters, except to express her response to the various things in John's previous letter, and then talk about the interesting things and troubles she has encountered during this time, and of course inevitably complain about the boredom of life and the confusion in study. The dozen pages of stationery often make John smile, as if he saw a sister coquettish beside him, and the warmth will last for a long time.
After reading it, John went straight to writing back.
Writing a letter to Emma basically didn't take any brains, and in just over half an hour, John coded seven or eight pages, and then casually put them in an envelope.
Next......
John looked at the other two letters in his hand, suddenly smiled, and opened the letter from Steve first. The last time this kid wrote to him was at the end of last year, when the toy factory had just been completed and ready to be put into production, and he wrote to be a little anxious about the future of the factory and to seek some comfort, and on the other hand, to seek the opinions of major shareholders and to ask for a better brand name for the toys that will be listed.
Almost without hesitation, John wrote down the word "Lego"!
"Is this letter to me to give me good news? Or is it a worry? ”
While guessing the contents of the letter, John happily opened the letter. The establishment of the toy factory was just a whim for a while, and he didn't have much expectations, so his mood was not affected at this time.
But after reading the short three pages of the letter, John was immediately happy.
In the letter, Steve's tone was very cheerful, because the Lego toy factory he and John co-invested in made everyone's eyes fall to the ground!
When John proposed this plan, everyone originally thought that the market for this kind of "high-end toys" was very small, and it was difficult to make any money, but they didn't expect that the old Huntelaar and the Stone family used the sales channel of bicycles to push Lego toys to people with enough consumption power, and the sales in the first half of this year alone were close to 100,000 US dollars, and the profit was more than 20,000 US dollars!
This unexpected achievement made Steve Le close his mouth, this letter to John on the one hand is naturally good news, on the other hand, it is a strong demand to increase investment, expand the scale of production, if John is unwilling, the Zola family will contribute alone, but to expand the proportion of shares! In order to emphasize that he is not talking casually, Steve even referred to the exhibition plan of the flying pigeon company, and proposed to open up the European market like bicycles!
"Nonsense, if you don't agree, you're sick in the brain!"
After reading the letter, John made up his mind without hesitation. Investment must be increased, John knows very well how powerful the toys of later generations have in this era, if it is not for the materials of this era are not enough, he can take out the Rubik's Cube and other good things, after all, all it takes is an idea and a few simple drawings.
"Maybe the Lego brand will be even more brilliant in my hands than in the future, right?"
As he wrote back to Steve, John thought to himself.
After writing it, John paused for a while, and then wrote another letter to Old Huntelaar, asking him to discuss with Steve about increasing his investment. As one of the main dealers of bicycles, the old Huntelaar made a lot of money in the sales process, which John had already learned from his grandfather's letters, which could be said to surprise him - driven by the hot sales of bicycles, the turnover of several trading companies in the old Huntlaar almost doubled last year and in the first half of this year!
Don't forget, the old Huntelaar also owns 20% of the shares of the Flying Pigeon Company, and his assets have increased very rapidly in the past two years, probably more than he has worked hard in the past few decades!
After reading the two letters, John first got up and went to the toilet, then refilled a cup of coffee, and then opened the third letter with great pleasure, and probably the happiest letter of the day - Joshua's letter at this time is likely to report the results of the first half of the year to the major shareholders.
"Dear John, is there a settlement in the search for a partner in Berlin......
When he saw a line in Joshua's heart, John suddenly opened his mouth wide, his face wrinkled, and he smiled helplessly.
This was the third time this year that Joshua had urged him.
At first, John also underestimated the difficulty of finding a suitable collaborator, after all, he came to Berlin as an American, and it was not easy to integrate into the society quickly, not to mention that most of his energy was focused on the library and the classroom.
"I'm doing my best to kuài, let's do my best ......"
Muttering in a low voice, as if in response to Joshua's urging, John continued to look behind him.
However, this did not matter, and a few minutes later, only a "clang" was heard, and the cup in John's hand fell on the table! The strong coffee suddenly overflowed the letterhead, and John immediately recovered from his stunned eyes, jumped up with a groov, and hurried to rescue Joshua's letter!
After a long period of busyness, John tidied up the table, but his heart couldn't calm down just now, and it was beating violently all the time.
"Damn, I'm not going to be dazzled, am I?"
Swallowing hard, John carefully laid out the dried letter paper on the table, and looked at it carefully again.
"John, it is my great pleasure to inform you, in my capacity as a director of the Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company, of the conduct of the Company in the first half of 1884......
Reading between the lines, Joshua introduced John to John in a very proud tone about the profitability of the Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company in the first half of this year. The content is written in great detail, and it introduces all aspects of the situation in different categories, and John, as the shopkeeper, didn't care about these just now, and hurried by ten lines at a glance, and set his eyes on the part of the final summary of the numbers.
It was seeing this part that scared him a lot!
This time, John tried his best to suppress the impulse in his heart, and looked carefully from the beginning, line by line......
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Sorry.,It's supposed to be a big chapter.,I'm about to finish writing the notebook but the power suddenly goes out.,Only a part of it was rescued.,Let's come out first.。
I'll resize the rest, and I'll be a little late.
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