When Joshua came to Huntelaar's house again, it was the morning of April 17th.

"Happy birthday, John!"

As soon as he entered, he walked briskly up to John with a beaming face, presented him with an obviously well-wrapped gift, and laughed loudly: "But I must state that if you hadn't written to inform me, I would have forgotten the fact that you were only twelve years old." ”

"Can I take this statement as a compliment to me?"

John also accepted the gift with a happy face and asked with a smile.

"Of course! Of course you can understand that! ”

Joshua patted John on the shoulder and laughed. He was in a noticeably better mood today, laughing and winking at John, as if he had not yet said anything, as if he had not finished speaking.

"Huh?"

John's heart moved, and he immediately guessed something, and the expression on his face suddenly became pleasantly surprised.

But this is not the time for the two to talk about business, just as the two of them were talking, one of the people standing behind Joshua was already a little dissatisfied, and pouted, "Are you two finished?" John, do you want more of my gifts? ”

"Yes, of course!"

John, who was in a good mood, smiled, reached out and took Emma's gift box, nodded and said, "Thank you, Emma, thank you for the gift, and thank you for coming all the way to congratulate me!" ”

"Hee-hee."

Hearing John say this, Emma was happy, nodded violently, and said, "Open it and see if you like it." ”

John was not polite, and opened Emma's gift box in front of them, which was a well-made fountain pen, which looked quite small and light, John's face suddenly showed a "surprise" expression, and nodded again and again: "Thank you, I like it so much!" ”

Once Emma was satisfied, John opened Joshua's gift box and pulled out a brand new pocket watch.

This time, John was really surprised.

He was interested in pocket watches, because he thought it looked handsome to take out a watch from his arms, but at the same time he felt a little weird to use a pocket watch at his age, so he didn't think about buying it. Today, Joshua gave him a piece, and he was thinking about it.

"Thank you, I love it!"

John said sincerely.

Carefully putting the gifts aside, the three of them sat down in the living room. Joshua looked at the time and asked with a smile, "John, are those two guys Funk and Jack coming today?" ”

John shook his head and smiled, "No, the two of them don't have much time today, one is going to Brooklyn, and the other is going to a prom with his father...... But someone has already sent me a gift. ”

can mix with Joshua, those two people are not a simple rich second generation, not only have a passable character, but also have a strong personal ability, and they have begun to participate in the management and operation of the family business early. In contrast, because Joshua had an older brother above him, he didn't have much thought about it.

After the three of them chatted for a while, John casually found an excuse to let the maid Lina stay to take care of Emma, and took Joshua upstairs to the study.

"Bang!"

After slamming the door hard, Joshua's face finally flashed with excitement, and he couldn't wait to whisper, "John, Edison, he agreed!" ”

"Really? Hehe, he finally figured it out? ”

John had already guessed this outcome, but when he heard it from Joshua's mouth, his heart still jumped, and his whole body became excited.

However, compared to him, Joshua seemed more excited, he clenched his fist hard, and smiled: "Of course it's not that easy, but what else can he do?" And this time I grasped the unreasonable condition proposed by Edison and refused to give an inch, so I delayed it until now, otherwise I would have agreed a long time ago! ”

"Huh? You mean......"

Thinking of a possibility, John's eyes widened instantly.

"Forty thousand dollars!"

Joshua raised four fingers triumphantly, and said in a higher voice: "Edison has agreed to buy all your patents on electric lights for $40,000, and will also make a written guarantee that he will not claim that he made this statement!" He agreed to all your conditions! ”

"Good!"

When Joshua said a word, John's affection had already been mobilized, and when he finished listening, he clapped his hands and exclaimed excitedly!

$40,000, that's enough!

Seeing John with a happy face, Joshua smiled and stretched out his right hand: "John, congratulations!" $40,000 is a lot of money, and you're one of the richest people in New York City by now! ”

"Thank you, Joshua."

Holding his friend's right hand tightly, John first tightened it hard, and then said with a smile: "But you miscalculated, I didn't get 40,000 dollars, you know that I have to pay you 8,000 dollars!" ”

When he said this, the smile on Joshua's face grew.

As a lawyer, Joshua didn't mean to be polite to his friends, in his opinion, this was the reward he deserved, and it was also one of the motivations for him to persist in his entanglement with Edison. You know, if $20,000 is sold, he can only get 10 percent, but if he gets $20,000, he can get 30 percent!

Eight thousand dollars......

The thought of such a huge sum of money coming into his account right away made Joshua's heart happy and happy. Although he came from a wealthy family, Joshua never thought that he could earn so much at one time, and with his profession as a lawyer, he didn't know how many years it would take to earn the 8,000 dollars!

"John, have you thought about what we said last time?"

Eight thousand dollars were immediately credited to the account, and Joshua's restless heart suddenly became agitated.

Joshua's father, Mr. Stone, had promised him a one-time grant of $10,000 if he had a good idea, but then he would no longer have the idea of the family property, because it was for his eldest brother. Add these 8,000 dollars, the total is nearly 20,000, which is enough for him to do a big job.

What's more, there is John's thirty-two thousand!

Although he studied law, Joshua really didn't plan to do it for the rest of his life, although the income was not low, but it was definitely not a lucrative job, and the arrogance and refusal of young people to admit defeat naturally saved zài, so he couldn't wait to mention it.

"Considered it!"

John was not surprised, nodded quickly and smiled: "And I have already figured out what products we are going to produce!" ”

"What?!"

Joshua was amazed when he heard this!

After talking to John last time, he went back and did a lot of work, research, consulting, thinking, and finally decided to try it in textiles. After all, this is the hottest industry in New York City right now, and it won't decline for at least the next two decades. But what he didn't expect was that John actually had a plan?

"Does this kid understand the market?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Joshua's brow furrowed.

It is true that he values John, and it is true that he treats each other as equals in his heart, but in the face of such a heavy decision, Joshua still instinctively believes in himself, so he can't help but worry when he hears that John also has ideas.

Like his maternal grandfather, this kid has a stubborn personality, in case ......

"Joshua, come and have a look."

Seeing Joshua's concern, John smiled, pulled him to his desk, and used the key to open the bottom drawer.

"What is this?"

Watching John carefully take out a stack of white papers, Joshua asked curiously with a wink.

John smiled mysteriously, didn't say it explicitly, but put the first piece of paper in front of him, and said happily: "Didn't you just come back from studying in England not long ago?" I've probably seen this kind of thing...... No, it should be something similar, right? ”

"Bikes?"

The first time he saw the picture, Joshua blurted out a word!

But soon, he shook his head and said very confusedly: "No, it seems that something is wrong!" That's not what I've ever seen a bike! ”

"Of course not."

John tapped the drawing on the table with his finger lightly, and said with a smile: "When I was in the East, I saw a bicycle designed by the British, which was too bulky and unstable, and had no value for popularization, so I once wondered if it should be improved, and then I had this picture...... As you know, I learned some physics from two missionaries and saw some machines, so I came up with this idea. ”

"Uh......"

Looking at John, who looked right, Joshua was speechless.

He knew that John was smart, but after seeing the drawings in front of him, he refreshed his perception of him again. Although the structure was a little rough and Joshua didn't understand the relevant principles, he somehow felt very comfortable seeing the painting in front of him, at least more comfortable than the real objects he had seen in England!

"I've made three major improvements."

As if guessing Joshua's thoughts, John pointed to the drawings and smiled: "One is to use a diamond-shaped frame with a more stable structure, one is to make the front and rear wheels the same size and maintain balance, and the other is to use rubber wheels and use rubber tubes as an inner tank to improve its degree and comfort, so I can say that after these three changes, I am confident that he should be able to become a practical means of transportation." ”

"Hmm...... I don't understand it, but it sounds like it makes sense. ”

Joshua pondered for a moment, looked at the details of the other structures, and then looked up and asked, "John, have you ever made a real thing and experimented with it?" ”

"Nope!"

Spreading his hands, John smiled calmly.

"No?"

Joshua's expression froze, and his gaze at John suddenly became a little unkind.

"But we can find someone to make it first!"

Seeing that Joshua's expression didn't seem right, John hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "Make a few samples, and then register the patent first, and then you can directly look at the physical object to judge whether there is a market value?" ”

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