Chapter XXXVIII
Sunday morning at ten o'clock in John's study.
In mid-to-late October in Berlin, the temperature has dropped a lot, but when the sun shines, it's still quite warm, and the sun is comfortable enough to make people sleepy at ten o'clock. But sitting at his desk, letting the warm sun shine on his face and body, John didn't feel a trace of sleep.
“…… Damn, that's the consequence of the mouth! ”
John looked at the report he had just written a dozen pages, and then at the stack of white paper next to him, and his hands couldn't help but scratch his head for a while, and he sighed loudly in his heart.
On Tuesday, when he chatted with Bergman a little carried away, John pouted for a while, and took the initiative to tell Professor Sù that he had done a lot of related real things, and he could also sort out the real yàn records for the other party to see, and Professor Bergman naturally agreed very happily. But when John came to his senses, he was eager to give himself a few slaps!
What kind of record is it?,Where can I find it?!
Obviously, you can only take out a part of those textbooks in your mind, sort them out and hand them over to Bergman, and let him verify them by himself. Why do you have to say that?
"This is called self-inflicted iniquity, and you must not live!"
Looking at the stack of blank paper on the table speechlessly, after John was troubled for a while, he could only rack his brains and figure out how to write these real yàn and real yàn numbers. The really valuable part of this report is those disinfection methods and some practical suggestions, John easily spent two days to write, but these worthless real yàn and real yàn numbers jù gave him a terrible headache: it takes time and energy to do, but if you don't do it, you don't know how to make these numbers, it really costs people's lives!
"Gotcha! Get! ”
Just as John was thinking about simply writing a few random jùs, there was a knock on the door.
"Sir, the pre-booked carriage has arrived."
Hans, who had been allowed, pushed open the door and said with a smile.
"Carriage?"
John was stunned when he heard this, and he stayed for a while before he reacted, and couldn't help but pat his head and suddenly realize. He almost forgot that earlier he had specially explained that Hans had booked a carriage to go to the Brister house today to discuss the matter of building a factory together. But just at this moment he had a headache in writing, John jumped up without hesitation to change his clothes, and soon got into the carriage and left.
Arriving at Brister Manor, John was greeted by a welcoming family. Soon, however, Mrs. Brister and Anna went upstairs under John's reluctant gaze. The main thing John came to do today was to discuss cooperation, and the women naturally wanted to leave enough time and space for the men to come out, and Mrs. Brister did a good job in this regard.
"Mr. Brister, I wonder how your discussion is going?"
After the two ladies left, John asked directly about the last time they had been talking.
"It's been decided."
Mr. Brister smiled and said: "There must be no problem with the cooperation of the building blocks, as Mr. Huntelaar said, we are responsible for building the factory, recruiting workers, and managing and selling, you only need to contribute the design and a part of the funds, how about we each have a fifty percent stake?" ”
"No problem!"
John readily agreed.
This was originally his initial suggestion, as long as he took out about 10,000 US dollars of funds, he could enjoy a fifty percent bonus, which was already a very cost-effective thing. And after the communication by telegram, Steve also agreed. The Brister family's strength in woodworking is much easier to do, and it is believed that it will soon be able to produce enough LEGO bricks to supply the entire European market......
Now there are only tens of millions of people in the United States, and the European market is now much larger than the whole of North America!
Then there is another more important issue of cooperation. John smiled and asked, "What about the bike factory?" Don't know how Mr. Brister intends it? ”
"I'll invite a friend to join me, Mr. Ludwig von Kohl"
Brister immediately gave the answer and said solemnly.
"Feng?"
After hearing this middle name, John's heart moved, and he asked with some uncertainty: "This Mr. Kohl is a German nobleman?" ”
After coming to Berlin for more than a year, although he had not come into contact with the German aristocracy, Johann had at least learned some basic knowledge, knowing that in Germany, except for the special circumstances of a few areas, only the nobles would add the word "von" in the middle, so when he heard this name, he naturally thought of the identity of the other party's nobles.
"Yes, he's a baron."
Brister nodded, confirming John's guess: "Baron Cole owns a steel mill and a machine factory, and is a very honest and reliable gentleman, and has a pretty good reputation in Berlin, I think it would be a good fit to work with him on the production of bicycles!" ”
Indeed, the production of bicycles requires steel, as well as machines, and Baron Cole's industry meets the requirements of building a factory. It's just that after listening to Brister's words, John immediately shook his head and said: "Mr. Brister, I think I have to remind you that we have designed a machine in New York that specializes in the production of bicycles, and if you don't object, I think it would be better to ship it from the United States!" ”
"This ...... Well, I guess there should be no problem. ”
After only a slight hesitation, Brister nodded in agreement. Compared to the huge interests of the bicycle, the machine is just a few small things, and he certainly won't dwell on it.
After a slight pause, Brister asked with some eagerness, "Mr. Huntelaar, since everyone has no opinion, do you want to make an appointment to meet with Baron Cole?" Let's all try our best to decide on the location, investment and specific affairs of the factory......"
Don't blame Mr. Brister for being anxious, it's really that bicycles are too popular in Europe now, especially the Germans are more eager for this new and fashionable means of transportation when they can't get enough supplies, and many rich young people have asked people to buy them in London, and some people even sell bicycles from England to sell them in Germany. It's just that because the British themselves are in great demand, the quantity that can be bought is still very small.
It's all money!
Brist, of course, hopes that the factory can be built sooner so that they can get a high return a day sooner.
However, John didn't have much interest in his construction, and he shook his head without hesitation and said: "Mr. Brister, in fact, I don't know anything about business matters, so I can only telegraph back to the United States about this matter and ask a friend of mine to deal with it...... I'm sorry, but can you please be patient for about two months? ”
The original agreement with Joshua was that John would only be responsible for finding collaborators, and the specific matters would be discussed by Joshua and them.
"That's ......"
Mr. Brister was immediately disappointed, but in terms of traffic conditions at this time, it did take more than a month to get from New York to Berlin, and John's statement was not an exaggeration.
Seeing that the other party was a little lost, John thought for a while and then said: "Mr. Brister, I think so, the New York side should have prepared the equipment to build a factory in Germany, and I will send a telegram to them to bring it directly." As for how much you invest and how large a factory you will build, I think you can communicate with telegram as much as possible, so that you can improve efficiency and build the factory as soon as possible. ”
"Okay, good, this method is good!"
As soon as Brister heard this, he nodded his head again and again, and agreed.
In just a few minutes, the two of them settled the matter. Brister was naturally happy that he had finally grasped the lucrative business of bicycles, at least partially, and John had finally completed the task assigned by Joshua, and it was foreseeable that he would have a large amount of income every year in the future.
After talking about business, John's careful mind couldn't help but think of the beautiful Miss Anna again, and Brister, with a big heart, of course took the initiative to call his wife and daughter down. If you're alone with your guests all the time, it's quite a sight thing......
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The rest of the content is more difficult to write, and I haven't thought about it yet, so let's transition between the two chapters first, haha
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