"Bang, bang......"

Lying on his bunk, listening to the clatter of the train beneath him, John only felt refreshed, and the long journey was not even so difficult.

The harvest of this trip is really great.

Before coming to Karlsruhe, John never imagined that Maybach and Daimler would also join Bentz's company, so the design drawings that were originally hesitant to come out were naturally published without hesitation.

Overall, the artwork is just a conceptual thing, like the body frame or something, including the front engine and chassis are all concept drawings. Although he was also a driving teacher in his previous life, he knew a lot of things, but he really didn't know how to design John. However, the newly formed "General Motors" has three great bulls in history, and it is only a matter of time before what John drew will be realized.

General Motors, another name that John casually picked up.

The car company, which was formed just over the past few days, now has four shareholders, with John taking 60 percent of the shares with a commitment of 200,000 marks a year in the future, while Benz owns 20 percent in technology and the Benz plant, and the other two each have 10 percent in patents and technology. Originally, Benz was a little unhappy, but when John made a promise of a million marks, he immediately agreed to it - who wouldn't be happy if his net worth skyrocketed by more than 100,000 marks?

Of course, John was not paid, he only needed shares and the right to use all future patents in North America, and the salary of the other three three was 3,000 marks a year each, which was enough for them to live well.

This investment, John thinks, is well worth it.

60% of the shares is a bit too much for him, after all, he doesn't plan to invest too much energy in it, at least not in Germany, so he will definitely have to gradually transfer some in the future. But for now, because of the large amount of money injected, it is quite appropriate.

And this time is different from the situation of meeting Benz for the first time, firstly, the investment is indeed too much, and it would be foolish to take another 20 percent, and secondly, key accessories such as steering wheels and transmissions have been registered in advance for patents, plus pneumatic tires and other patents. He is not afraid that these people will start a new business, otherwise it will definitely be a lose-lose situation.

Even before Johan left Karlsruhe, Benz had already begun to advertise jobs in the newspapers, with a tentative plan of 30 people, which would be expanded to a maximum of 50 depending on the situation, and they were also fully confident with the financial support that John had promised.

"In Europe in 1885, the size of fifty people is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

Thinking of the pleasure, John couldn't help but laugh.

Why was Edison able to hold so many patents in his lifetime? Enough effort is of course one thing, but more importantly because he was the first person in the world to introduce teamwork to inventions. His team of inventions is really powerful. In the next few years, it will be difficult for cars to attract people's attention, and with sufficient funds and a large research team, how many years will it take to build a Model T?

Three years? Five years?

John wasn't sure, but he knew that with his initial investment of one million marks, the automotive industry would have a definite head start over the next two decades......

……

Just when Mr. Huntelaar was running back and forth for his future "money", on the other side of the Atlantic, another Mr. Huntelaar was full of reluctance to start the same "money" run.

"Sir. Did I hear me right? ”

After hearing the purpose of the old Huntelaar's trip, Joshua and Funk opened their mouths at the same time. The eyeballs looked more like they were about to fall out, and the whole person was stunned.

"You heard me right."

Rolling his eyes in an extremely rare manner, Old Huntelaar said angrily: "I came to inform you that forty percent of John's shares in the bicycle factory will be transferred, and if nothing else, my twenty percent will also be transferred, I hope you are mentally prepared!" ”

"For ...... Why?! ”

Now Feng Ke finally came to his senses. Some stammered as he asked.

"yes, why?"

Joshua was also shocked, and asked urgently: "Although the price of bicycles has dropped slightly, with the increase in production and the reduction of costs, our profits have not decreased?" There will even be a big improvement this year...... Why did you and John sell the shares? Do you want to find someone else to work with? ”

Subconsciously. Both of them were a little anxious in their hearts.

The patent of the bicycle is John's, although the shares are converted into a certain number of shares, but it is only authorized to use, which means that once John and they quit the company, the patent is likely to be relicensed to others, which is definitely a huge blow to them! In that case, the unique advantages of the flying pigeon bike will no longer exist, although it is unlikely to be too much of an impact in a short period of time, but who doesn't like competitors, right?

After seeing Joshua's expression, old Huntelaar felt more and more that selling the shares was a wrong choice, but after receiving John's last telegram, he also understood that the boy had made up his mind, and there was no room for him to refuse.

But for now......

Old Huntelaar shook his head with a wry smile, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, you two, we have no intention of finding someone else to cooperate, and John also said that the patent will not be granted to any other person or company within ten years!" ”

"That'...... So why exactly? ”

Swallowing hard, Funk still had his heart beating.

"Because John wanted to invest in a dye factory."

Sighing, old Huntelaar patiently explained: "You also know how profitable the dye industry is now, John may have invented a few good patents in Germany, so he bought a dye factory in Berlin, and even the contract has been signed!" So I had to raise at least half a million dollars to send him by the end of October...... I think you also know that John is still building a hospital in Manhattan, and now the estimated cost is as high as 150,000 dollars, and the dividends of the past two years have been invested, where am I going to raise money for him? ”

Originally, the elder Huntelaar planned to use the money from the sale of the stainless steel patent license to hand it over to John, but in the end, Carnegie agreed to John's conditions. He exchanged three percent of the shares for the patent license, which made him not get a penny. And the cooperation with that Tesla has also been negotiated, and 100,000 US dollars will be invested in him this year and next year, so the old Huntelaar reluctantly found that in addition to selling the shares of the flying pigeon company, he really can't think of it!

"Dye factory? Half a million dollars?! ”

After listening to old Huntelaar's words. Joshua and Funk looked at each other in astonishment.

Of course they knew about John's construction of the hospital, and they knew from Steve about the high cost of the building, but to buy a dye factory in Berlin?

Is that kid crazy?

"All right, boys!"

Seeing that the two of them were in a daze, old Huntelaar clapped his hands and sighed: "I don't know what that kid is thinking about every day, but one thing is certain, the shares are his, and he has the right to sell them to others!" As for my 20 percent...... Since John wants to quit. I don't have to stay, I'm going to change hands together. ”

"But sir......

At this point, the two of them naturally couldn't say anything, but Joshua still couldn't accept it, because the two Gentlemen Huntelaar held sixty percent of the shares, which was too much!

But before he could speak, old Huntelaar had already said with a straight face: "I know what you are worried about, so before I came, John also specially reminded you that he will transfer the exclusive right to use the patents in the bicycle industry to you for 150,000 dollars." Another $50,000 transfer to one percent of your shares! ”

"Patent licensing and one percent of the shares?"

After a momentary startle, Joshua, a lawyer, immediately understood what John meant.

When the factory was first built, John's patent license was calculated on the basis of a 10% stake. Plus one percent is eleven percent. The two of them now have a total of 40 percent of the shares, and if there is another 11 percent, it will be 51 percent, so whoever accepts the shares of the Huntelaar family will have no influence on their decision-making.

But......

Joshua and Funk both look at me, I look at you, and a hint of ecstasy flashed in their eyes at the same time.

If it was when the factory was just established, 11 percent of the shares would have been nothing more than $10,000. But what about now? John can get $150,000 in dividends a year from companies in the United States alone, plus two factories overseas, which will be more than $200,000! In other words, the annual dividend of all shareholders will exceed $500,000!

How much is an eleven percent of the shares in such a company worth?

Funk didn't dare to count, and neither did Joshua. Because they know that no matter how they calculate, they can't afford it. But now John proposed that only 200,000 dollars, that is, the entire factory should be calculated according to the value of 1 million, which is undoubtedly a great discount for the two of them!

Looking at the ecstatic appearance of the two young men, old Huntelaar sighed secretly.

He had now fully understood that it was impossible for John to inherit his own business, because he was completely unqualified as a businessman. Just because the two in front of him were his good friends, the kid sold shares worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars for $200,000, which happened to be the dividend figure under the shares of the two this year......

"You two have made a lot of money!"

After a moment's hesitation, old Huntelaar finally decided to follow John's arrangement, shook his head at Joshua and said, "Gentlemen, I hope that within a month you will settle this year's dividends, and raise the two hundred thousand dollars in cash, and I will also transfer the other thirty-nine percent of the shares." ”

"No problem, sir!"

After receiving the huge benefits, the two young people's answers were particularly loud!

……

Gentlemen, how much do you say you can sell for 39 percent of the shares? (To be continued......)