"It's a pity, it's a pity."

Looking at the incandescent lamps of different shapes and emitting dazzling light in front of him, the venerable lawyer Mr. Joshua Stone had a hint of intoxication in his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "John, if you can make these things three months in the morning, there will be nothing to do with Mr. Edison, and it will be enough to make you the most famous teenager in America!" ”

"But without Mr. Edison's success, I wouldn't be able to make an imitation, would I?"

John snickered secretly, but said as if he could see it very clearly.

Glancing at John in some surprise, Joshua nodded with a smile in his eyes full of meaning, "I'm glad to see you so open-minded, John, you are a very knowledgeable and grateful person." ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

John stood up, bowed gracefully, and said with a smile.

Joshua laughed.

Some people may find it difficult to become friends after a few years of being together, but others can be acquainted with just a few simple exchanges, and John felt that he and Joshua belonged to the latter. He admired this upright, kind, and very tolerant lawyer, and at least it was good to be friends until he was colored by the big dye vat of New York.

After a long silence, Joshua's expression became serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Well, Mr. John Huntelaar, are you sure you want to ask me to be your lawyer and have full authority to deal with this electric light?" Did you confirm with Mr. El Huntelaar before that? ”

"Of course!"

John nodded, and said with a straight face: "Grandfather agreed that I would handle it on my own and would definitely not interfere...... Of course, as long as I finally pay him back the cost of the upfront plus interest. ”

John's expression was still very serious when he said the previous sentence, but when it came to the next sentence, he finally couldn't help but crook his mouth, hehe was happy. John's strange laughter confused Joshua, who was listening intently, and blinked desperately, wondering what had just happened.

Seeing Joshua's appearance, John suddenly became bored, pursed his lips and said no more.

"Maybe I'll never be able to think about this kind of thing with the thinking of a true Westerner."

Putting aside the boring thoughts, John took out a power of attorney that he had prepared long ago and handed it to Joshua: "Dear Judge Stone, this is a power of attorney signed by me and Mr. El Huntelaar, authorizing you to apply for these two patents and assign them!" ”

"Two?"

Joshua was stunned.

"Yes, two."

John smiled and said, "One of them is this light bulb, and the other is a new type of battery that I succeeded by accident when I was making a real yàn, I hope you can help me apply for a patent." ”

"Battery?"

Hearing this unfamiliar word, Joshua was slightly puzzled, as a lawyer, he really didn't know much about these new things. But not being able to understand the words didn't stop Joshua from staring at John with the eyes of a monster. This kid knows a new type of light bulb that is already very shocking, and he actually understands another thing at the same time?

John didn't explain much, and continued: "Please note that the patent for the battery is not assigned for the time being, only the patent for this bulb. The reserve price for the transfer is $20,000, and your remuneration is a 10% commission. Of course, over $20,000 you will get a 30% draw! ”

After speaking, John blinked and smiled: "I think, this should be a very powerful income, isn't it?" ”

"Haha, of course!"

Joshua laughed and said happily, "I've heard about the bet you made with Mr. Edison, and I know it's a surefire deal!" ”

Mrs. Stone and Emma were also present on the night John and Edison met, so it was not surprising that Joshua knew.

However, seeing his lawyer's relaxed look, John raised his eyebrows and reminded him: "Joshua, allow me to remind you that Mr. Edison is not a simple person, although many people heard his words that day, but I don't think you can get 20,000 dollars lightly!" ”

"Oh, really?"

Joshua looked at John puzzled, as if he wasn't convinced. In his opinion, a great man of world fame like Mr. Edison was unlikely to regret it.

Shrugging his shoulders, John didn't explain much about it. Although Thomas Edison was a great Ming family in the eyes of most people in his previous life, and was deliberately mythologized by many people, as a lover of online novels, John has not seen much about Edison in the article on time travel and rebirth. Many people have commented that he is a pure businessman, and jokes about him using $50,000 bait to fool Tesla and desperately attacking alternating current are also widely circulated on the Internet.

John didn't want to comment on Edison anything, he just wanted to get the $20,000.

It is true that the bamboo silk bulb itself is Edison's Ming in history, and John is selling the other party's future Ming to himself, which seems a little shameless. But what if you look at it from a different angle? If Edison wanted to find the material of bamboo silk, he had to spend a long time to make it thousands of times, and he also had to consume a lot of money.

Moreover, John only needs 20,000 dollars.

"Anyway, be careful."

After thinking about it for a moment, John finally reminded Joshua again.

Seeing that John's expression didn't look like a joke, Joshua was slightly stunned, and then became much more serious, and nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm a lawyer, and I'll be ready to do anything." And as the son of a successful businessman, I am also convinced that good competition can bring more profits! ”

With a slight movement in his heart, John immediately understood what he meant.

Opening his mouth, John wanted to remind Joshua that this light could only be used in Edison's hands, but after a moment's hesitation, he swallowed the words back. Since you said that you will leave the matter to the other party, it is a little inappropriate to interfere more.

And John only handed over the patent to Joshua to deal with, on the one hand, because Joshua's status as a lawyer could have a lot of convenience, and on the other hand, because he was too young to do these troublesome things himself.

Leave it to professionals to do it, save worry and effort, why not?

……

"What about the Joshuas?"

When he returned home in the evening, the elder Huntelaar immediately asked about his friend's son. He had signed the power of attorney, and of course knew that John and Joshua had made an appointment to talk about things today.

"I've gone back."

John put down the book in his hand and replied respectfully.

"Hmm."

Nodding, old Huntelaar hesitated a little and asked, "John, have you given him the power of attorney?" ”

"Yes."

John nodded, the expression on his face calm, and no one could tell that this kid had just handed over tens of thousands of dollars worth of things to someone else in the afternoon. You know, if Joshua had taken his stuff and secretly registered the patent himself, John wouldn't have done anything.

A faint smile flashed in Old Huntelaer's eyes, but he quickly reined in and said lightly: "Okay, since this reality of yours has come to an end, then we have to consider your reading now." ”

"Huh? Is it going to a private school? ”

Hearing old Huntelaar's words, John's face suddenly wrinkled a little.

He really doesn't want to go to school in this life, not to mention how boring it is to hang out with an eleven or twelve-year-old kid every day, let's just say what can this 188o school teach him? John had no interest in theology, philosophy, or anything like that.

"No!"

Old Huntelaar smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "Things in school may be a little simple for you, so after careful consideration, I decided to hire a few tutors for you. ”

"Governess? How many more? ”

John couldn't help but be taken aback.

Brushing the beard on his lips, old Huntelaar nodded and said, "That's right, there are four tutors in total, all of them are very good people, and from next Monday, they will take turns to come to the house to teach you......"

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