The Huntelaar family, which had been silent for more than a year, once again gained popularity.

As the elder Huntelaar left for Europe, where he stayed to help his grandson take care of his estate, the Huntelaar family seemed to have been abandoned. Except for the maid Lina, who came to clean once a week, the door of the whole building was locked every day, and it was not until the return of old Huntelaar and Hans that it was considered "alive".

The maids and cooks returned to work, and old Huntelaar's subordinates and friends came to greet them.

But no one came for the first three days of John's return, because neither he nor old Huntelaar had deliberately spread the news. Therefore, in addition to taking a good rest and getting rid of the fatigue on his body, John's main job in these three days was to write letters to his friends and old colleagues in Europe to report his safety, of course, the most inked was his fiancée Anna, who sprinkled thousands of words but choked John tired.

Three days later, John knew he couldn't be idle any longer.

It was the weekend, and after John had made a phone call to a few of his closest friends, the Huntelaar house was bustling with activity on Sunday morning. Before ten o'clock in the morning, the Steve family and the Funk family arrived at the same time.

When old friends meet, it is naturally very lively.

Funk has always been grateful to John because of his advantage in the transfer of shares in the bicycle company, and the Lego toy factory has become bigger and bigger in the past two years, which has also made Steve proud, and he naturally values John, who can still come up with toy designs from time to time.

Laughter filled the living room.

"Haha, how is your company now?"

After chatting for a while, John asked about the pigeon company and Lego.

"Not bad."

Funk was the first to smile and nodded, "The price of the bicycle has been further reduced this year, and now it is only twenty-eight dollars a bicycle." However, the benefit of the lower price is the increase in sales, which totaled nearly 100,000 bicycles sold in the U.S. alone last year and is expected to exceed 120,000 bicycles for the whole of this year......"

"Sizzle......"

After hearing this number, John couldn't help but gasp!

Twenty-eight dollars is nearly half the price of the original, but it's still about a month's income for Americans, so 120,000 units a year is a staggering figure -- that means $3 million a year in sales! If you follow the previous number of flying pigeon companies jù. The profit attributable to shareholders is quite impressive!

And that's just the sales figures in the U.S., if you count factories on the European continent......

"Congratulations!"

Looking at Funk, who was proud of the spring breeze between his eyebrows and eyes, but because he was afraid of the friend in front of him and deliberately concealed it, John sincerely sent his congratulations.

While it was a bit of a pity to lose such a gold mine, John never regretted it. At least as far as he knows, there are now competitors in Europe and the United States, and although John's patent is sharp, it is not without loopholes, especially in this era when the law is not sound in all aspects. The emergence of competitors is inevitable, as can be seen from the slowdown in the development of the flying pigeon company.

At the end of the day, the technology of the bicycle is not a threshold that cannot be crossed.

So John was very satisfied with being able to get enough compensation at one time. Because he knew that the future development of the Flying Pigeon Company would be limited after all, because its selling price was still a bit high for people in this era, and when the cost of raw materials such as steel was reduced, and the electric drive machine qì began to be used on a large scale, John's patent exclusivity period would not be much left. And the car that has been perfected in advance will also enter people's sight......

Not to mention the money he got from selling his shares, John invested in pharmaceutical factories and General Motors. Both are much more promising than the bicycle company in the future!

However, Funk didn't think of this now, he only knew that he and Joshua had taken advantage of John, so he whispered with a complicated expression at this time: "John, this is all thanks for not selling all the shares to others in the first place, especially the patent ......"

"Haha, what are you talking about now?"

John immediately interrupted Funk with a wave of his hand. With a smile, he said, "We're friends, aren't we?" And as the inventor of the bicycle, of course I hope that the flying pigeon company can be in your hands......"

"How's the Lego company?"

Seeing Funk's eyes flickering, John didn't wait for him to say anything more gratefully, and simply turned to his other friend, Steve. Because there was going to be a trip at the end of last year. And because he was about to come back, John didn't continue to pay attention to the Lego toy factory, so the situation in the last year or two is really a little unclear.

"Hey, hey."

Before he could speak, Steve laughed first, raised his head very proudly and said, "Our Lego company must not be able to compare with them, but...... John, as a major shareholder, I guarantee you that you will receive at least $50,000 in dividends by the end of this year...... At least fifty thousand dollars! ”

"Fifty thousand dollars? So much? ”

After hearing this number, even if John had already been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be stunned!

The end of the 19th century was not the golden age of the toy industry, and people were still too poor, even in the richest countries in the world. Therefore, in John's view, although Lego toys have their own concept of transcending time and space, but these gadgets are unlikely to make a lot of money in a short period of time, and it is very remarkable to have a dividend of 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a year, but I didn't expect Steve to push this figure to 50,000 US dollars in one fell swoop!

The total dividend of $100,000 from the two shareholders means that the sales of Lego toys are at least $500,000!

"Of course!"

Waving his hand, Steve said proudly: "In addition to the United States and Germany, we now began to focus on developing markets in other European countries last year, even including South America, so this year's sales can at least double compared to two years ago!" So...... Hey John, if you can keep providing more toy drawings, I guarantee you will pay six figures in three years! ”

swore and promised, and Steve almost slapped his chest on the spot!

Looking at Steve's sworn look, John was speechless. This guy writes to him almost every month urging for new toy design drawings, and if he hadn't been specifically instructed in the second half of last year, he probably wouldn't have been able to avoid harassment in the last period of time in Europe, which can be a huge headache for John.

However, Lego toys are also John's industry after all, and he can only nod with a wry smile at this time: "Okay, I will be busy during the time I just came back, but it won't be long before I design a few more toys...... Steve, what day have you been available lately? Let's go to my hospital and have a look, I'm looking forward to my hospital more than the Lego factory! ”

"Anytime!"

Speaking of John's hospital, Steve's expression was also a little more solemn.

A real estate investment of more than 100,000 dollars is not a small amount for anyone, let alone John is still his friend and partner, and Steve dare not slack off. However, he was also very confident in his family's strength in real estate, and waved his hand vigorously and said: "John, don't worry, I guarantee that you will completely fall in love with this new hospital when you go to see it, especially the ...... of that building."

"Buzz ......"

Just as Steve was about to talk to John about the hospital he had overseen, there was a sudden bustle outside the gate.

Shrugging at his two friends, John stood up with a smile. There must be someone arriving again in such a commotion outside the door, considering that only a few friends were invited today, so it is very likely that it is the Stone family, so John, as the host, naturally wants to go out to greet him.

When I walked out of the door, I saw that it was the Stone family.

John first greeted Mr. and Mrs. Stone respectfully, then laughed and hugged his friend Joshua vigorously, and finally smiled at a beautiful girl who looked a little strange, but knew each other vaguely between her eyebrows: "Good morning Emma, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you are getting more and more beautiful!" ”

"Good morning, Mr. Huntelaar."

Emma, who has changed into the eighteenth year of the female college, bowed slightly, tilted her head, stared at her eyes and asked loudly, "I heard that you just got engaged in Europe, is it true?" (To be continued......)