"Done?"

Seeing John put down the letter in his hand, Joshua asked. John was slow to read the letter, and seemed to be thinking as he looked, which made him a little impatient.

"I'm done."

Placing the letter on the table, John's face was calm, unable to see what he was thinking.

"What do you think?"

Joshua tapped lightly on the table and said softly, "Edison's conditions are clear, you can buy a patent for $20,000, but you are required to give up the right to authorship." In other words, you must not claim in public that you know the bamboo light bulb in the future, and this qiē will be attributed to Edison's real room...... This condition is a bit excessive. ”

"Hehe......"

Hearing Joshua's words, John chuckled lowly.

Although he was a little annoyed at first, it was only a few seconds of effort, and he was calm. On the one hand, because in history, this honor originally belonged to Edison, and on the other hand, he also roughly guessed the thoughts of this great master.

Quite simply, it is nothing more than the need for profit.

In terms of reputation, it is impossible for anyone to refuse a light bulb that can really be put into practice**, and in terms of economic interests, Edison also needs to use the huge prestige formed by this to do a lot of things, such as the promotion of light bulbs, the promotion of power supply and so on.

Thinking about this, John was at ease.

If you think about it the other way around, John even feels that this mention is not unacceptable, after all, he doesn't need fame, and it is impossible to do things to reduce the cost of light bulbs and promote them, so as long as the price is right, nothing is impossible.

Therefore, after pondering for a while, John nodded slowly and said, "It's not that I can't consider this condition, but in this case, the price of 20,000 US dollars is unacceptable!" ”

"You agree?"

After hearing John's words, Joshua's eyes widened and he asked in great surprise.

"No, didn't I say it's not okay at this price?"

John shook his head and smiled.

"I mean......"

Joshua swallowed and said with a wry smile, "Do you really agree to pass this reputation on to Edison?" You know, this will probably give you a place in history! ”

"But can fame be exchanged for money?"

John raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically with a smile on his face.

"This ......"

His expression froze, and Joshua had nothing to say for a while.

After smiling lightly, John leaned forward a little and said, "For me, fame has no meaning, only the dollar is real!" And ......"

"My skin is still not thick enough!"

The last sentence, John only dared to whisper secretly in his heart.

Taking what Edison made and selling it to him, John didn't have any psychological burden, after all, he also saved a lot of time and money for the other party, but if the reputation is ......

Anyway, it's useless to him, and it's okay to give it to others!

And it's just a patent for a bamboo light bulb, John doesn't feel anything reluctant, he has a more long-term plan in mind. Let Edison work hard to reduce the cost of light bulbs, and then promote it to the whole United States and even the world! At the right time, the tungsten light bulb will pop out to pick peaches, and the alternating current will also break the wrist with the direct current before the Tesla is yin......

Thinking about this clearly, John didn't have any entanglement, and simply nodded: "Joshua, double the price and mention forty thousand dollars!" Not...... The bottom line is $30,000, and the patent is his! But I want to emphasize that I will not take the initiative to proclaim that I am a wise man, but Edison must not take the initiative to proclaim that he is a wise man, so let's be silent together! ”

"This ...... All right. ”

As a surrogate, Joshua knew his place very well, and although he felt a little regretful in his heart, he nodded in the end. He also thought about John's thoughts at this time, fame or something really didn't have much use for him, at most he was a prodigy, but it was quite cost-effective to be able to add $20,000 to the transfer fee.

That's $20,000.

Thinking of this, Joshua secretly made up his mind that it was impossible to sell according to John's bottom line price, and he must let Edison make a big difference. During this time, he learned that Edison had invested at least $100,000 in electric lighting, and there were many investors behind him, and $40,000 had obtained an almost perfect patent and reputation, and I believe he would not refuse.

"It's a pity!"

Although he also figured it out, Joshua still had some regrets, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that both of us are businessmen and don't do business, otherwise it's worth investing in such a promising thing and trying it yourself...... John, the industry show in New York is very fast, the number of companies is increasing every day, do you think we need to try this field? ”

Perhaps Joshua himself didn't realize that he had now thoroughly treated John as an adult, or at least his peers, and asked such questions without the slightest sense of disobedience.

"Of course you can!"

John's heart moved, and he said happily: "If you are interested, when this business is negotiated, I can invest all the proceeds from the patent transfer, and we can do it together?" ”

"Are you serious?"

After carefully looking at the child in front of him, Joshua frowned and asked very solemnly.

Although he studied law, he was born in a merchant family and studied abroad in Europe, which broadened Joshua's horizons a lot. In fact, he had already faintly seen the signs that British industry was in decline in this era, and also showed the great vitality of American industry, and he had long had an idea of Old Stone's insistence on being a pure businessman.

Yes, a few decades ago merchants looked down on factory owners, but who can think so in this day and age?

Seeing that Joshua was very serious, John's expression suddenly became a lot stricter, and he nodded and said, "I am serious, in fact, if it weren't for my young age and my grandfather was not interested in industry, I might have considered this matter on the first day I came to New York." ”

Speaking of this, John paused for a moment and said with a smile: "I have learned a lot and learned a lot during this time, so I have an idea that for a long time in the future, the American industry will develop at a high level to meet its own needs." I think you can tell from the degree of expansion in New York City, right? ”

"Well, that's true."

After a slight groan, Joshua nodded.

As a native New Yorker, Joshua knows a thing or two about New York's expansion. In just over 20 years, urban expansion, population expansion, and industrial expansion are like a newborn baby growing into an adult.

The Stones' business has grown many times more than before!

Seeing Joshua thinking seriously, John's head also turned sharply, seriously considering the possibility of the two working together.

As a time-traveler, he certainly understands that in this era, the United States is full of gold, and as long as he takes some ideas out of his head, it is enough to generate huge profits. It's just that, as he just said, his age is too young, and old Huntelaar, like Mr. Stone, stubbornly adheres to the tradition of not being a factory owner, so it is impossible to imagine that if Joshua had this idea, the two could form a perfect complement!

The only thing to worry about is the character of the other party, which seems to be quite reassuring at the moment.

"Let's think about it again."

After a long silence, Joshua exhaled softly and said in a deep voice, "This is not a trivial matter after all, John, I think it would be better for you to ask Mr. Huntelaar for advice." ”

Subconsciously, Joshua has put himself in a position to make a big move.

John also heard Joshua's subtext, and nodded with joy in his heart: "Okay, but my grandfather once said that the money I earn is at my own disposal, so as long as you can reach an agreement with Edison and get the money, then as long as you find a direction that I recognize, I will invest!" ”

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