Chapter 16: See Carnegie Again

"I'll go, it turned out to be him!"

Until the person who came left, John's head was still chaotic, and all he thought about was the true identity of the person who came!

That look, John recognized it at a glance!

The ensuing exchange was quite simple, with the visitor fully expressing his admiration for Mr. Huntelaar, and at the same time impassionedly describing the suffering of the Chinese people today and his gratitude for what the Huntelaar consortium has done in China. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Of course, at the end, he also enthusiastically expounded his revolutionary ideas, and vaguely expressed certain ideas that could not be opened at the first meeting......

"I'll go, it's him!"

From the beginning to the end, John barely listened to the toss-and-over ramblings.

Being about the same age as himself, his amazing eloquence, his vaguely formed ideas, and most importantly, of course, his familiar looks and names, all made John overlap the image of the man with the thunderous name in history.

If you figure out your identity, you will naturally understand the meaning.

Revolution is not a dinner party, but money is never a problem, especially in an era when sticks, spears and blades have faded from the stage of history. If you want to overthrow the Qing government, you need a lot of money to buy guns, cannons and bombs, and you also need to buy off the wavering soldiers, and of course, for these revolutionary parties to eat, drink, and sleep. So in this era, it became the norm for the revolutionaries to seek funding everywhere.

Undoubtedly, John? Mr. Huntelaar is a good target.

One million dollars, which was undoubtedly a huge amount of money in the world in 1904, was almost equivalent to the price of an ordinary warship. But in order to support education in China, Mr. Huntelaar invests far more than that every year. And in the huge deal of American Steel, everyone knows about this gentleman's stake in it, not to mention the banks, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications companies, etc., which are far beyond that.

Obviously, it's a super fat piece of meat!

But......

After a brief moment of agitation, John quickly regained his composure: "Since you have decided not to get involved in any political matters, it is good to follow it." ”

From the beginning, John had no intention of getting involved.

He knows that his identity is special in this life, and he may never be able to get the true recognition of the people, so it is the best choice to stay away from politics and focus on education, science and technology and other fields to assist. After all, this is a special era, and any foreign power on either side of the country will give their opponents a reason to attack, which in turn will affect John's career at home. So it was very important for John to maintain a pure attitude......

"Sir."

I don't know when, Su Li was already standing quietly behind John, waiting for orders with a nervous expression.

"Hmm...... Suli. ”

After a moment of silence, John suddenly spoke, "If you look back and ...... When the gentleman comes to you for information, he will say that I have no interest in their ideals and careers, and I will not pay them a penny. ”

"Huh? Uh, okay. ”

Although his expression was very disappointed, Su Li finally nodded. This kind of thing is originally what you want me to do, and I can't help it. And Su Li also understands the character of his boss, if he says no, he will definitely not work, after coming to Huntelaar's house for so many years, he has not seen John change his mind!

However, just as Su Li took a deep breath and was about to leave, John suddenly spoke again: "Su Li, when I go to Shanghai to see Mr. Rong Hong next month, I will give me a word, just say that I plan to provide him with 50,000 US dollars a year in the future as a reward for helping to screen international students...... The money will go directly to Mr. Yung personally, we will not monitor their use, he can use it to send more students to the United States, or he can use it to spend it himself, and we will not interfere, understand? ”

"Ming, understood."

After a brief moment of consternation, Su Li's eyes immediately flashed brightly!

$50,000 may be a small amount of money for Huntelaar, but it is undoubtedly a lot of money for others, and it is enough to do a lot if it is sent back home......

……

Despite John's best efforts, old Huntelaar's body continued to weaken day by day.

More than 80 years have passed in his life, and the old Huntelaar has long seen many things, and he himself has noticed everything, but he has seen John, who stays at home as much as possible every day, and accompanies him wholeheartedly, and the old man and grandson have tacitly agreed not to talk about his illness anymore - he knows very well how good John is as a doctor! So after a few nights of tossing and turning, old Huntelaar returned to a quiet state, and the only regret to him was that the fourth generation of the Huntelaar family still hasn't moved......

After hearing the news that old Huntelaar had fallen ill, old friends began to visit.

According to John's thoughts, he naturally didn't want anyone to disturb him, because that would put an extra burden on the old man's body. But at the insistence of old Huntelaar, John could only accompany him to receive waves of visitors—the mayors and legislators of New York, the representatives of a large number of German businessmen and factory owners, and some mysterious figures whom John had never met—all of whom were introduced to him by old Huntlaar Sr.

John, who understood what old Huntelaar meant, gave them a warm welcome.

Then one day at the end of April, a big man came to the Huntelaar family, a real big man - Andrew, the steel king who has announced his retirement? Mr. Carnegie!

"Your grandfather and I have been friends for many years."

When old Huntelaar was a little tired and went to rest, Carnegie looked at the old man's back and sighed: "I remember when we first met, he was my current age, but now ...... Time flies! ”

"yes, it's fast."

Hearing Carnegie say this, John couldn't help but think of the first time he met his grandfather.

Perhaps seeing the sadness on John's face, Carnegie immediately changed the subject and smiled, "By the way, Margaret heard that I was coming to you, let me thank you for her ...... It's called a cartoon, right? She loves it so much that she still watches it once or twice a week. ”

"Haha, that's a great honor for me."

After hearing this, John laughed.

The teddy bear animation, which cost a lot of money to produce, has been quite mature in technology, of course, it has killed all the film works of this era, and has also attracted countless children and curious adults. And since the first screening at Carnegie, no one can now keep track of how many screenings the cartoon has shown, from New York to Los Angeles, from North America to Europe, and even to South Africa and Japan, copies produced by Huntelaar Films are shown everywhere!

So far, the original investment has been doubled.

John, who was also quite proud of this, smiled and said happily, "Please tell Miss Carnegie when you get back, I'm sure she'll be able to see our second cartoon soon...... By the way, our company's first live-action movie is also in the pipeline, and it is also very suitable for children. ”

"Oh? Margaret must be happy to hear the news! ”

Carnegie's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously. Since the transfer of Carnegie Steel, his life has focused on his family, especially when he got a young daughter in his sixties, and he is of course happy to hear the news of Margaret's affection.

Delighted, Carnegie suddenly smiled and asked, "By the way, John, I heard that all your hospitals accept donations except for Huntelaar General Hospital, right?" ”

"Of course!"

Nodding, John smiled: "But it can only be a pure donation, used to fund medical research or the treatment of the poor, and cannot interfere in any affairs of the hospital." ”

Waving his hand, Carnegie smiled, "Of course, I'm going to donate $100,000 to each of your other five hospitals, half to fund medical research, and the other half to fund medical care for the poor...... In addition, I am ready to donate $500,000 to Huntelaar Medical College to fund their research, how? ”

"Uh...... Of course, welcome! ”

After a pause, John hurriedly responded politely.

Since the official establishment of the University of Huntelaar, the channel of donations has been opened. After all, the strength of the foundation is still relatively weak, and John's focus is gradually on the Far East, so donations from the community and alumni are essential.

Looking at Mr. Carnegie with a smile on his face, John's heart suddenly moved.

In addition to being the famous steel king, Carnegie in history also had his philanthropy. For example, the Carnegie Institution, Carnegie University, the University Professors' Retirement Fund, and thousands of libraries are no less than the other philanthropic king, Rockefeller, -- in ten years, the man in front of John donated two or three hundred million dollars!

Thinking of this, John simply stood up and smiled: "Mr. Carnegie, I just have something I want to consult your opinion, how about we move to the study and have a good chat?" (To be continued.) )