Mr. Strauss asked, "Your father was in the mahjong business?" ”

Li Kangping replied: "Actually, it is not. To be precise, our family is engaged in the business of daily chemicals, and the products produced and sold include mosquito coils, toothpaste, soap, etc. ”

Mr. Strauss asked, "Is your family's business good?" ”

Li Kangping said sadly: "You know, Japanese goods are dumped in China at very low prices, so the business of our family and the entire Chinese daily chemical industry is not very good, and it can even be said that it is very poor. ”

Mr. Strauss said, "Let's return to the topic of mahjong, Lee, at what price are you going to sell me this batch of mahjong?" ”

"Mr. Strauss, you want to buy my mahjong?"

"My friend brought mahjong to my house, I played mahjong, and yes, mahjong is a very fun game." Mr. Strauss said.

Charles Strauss, the German-Jew, the shareholder of Macy's, who inherited a huge inheritance, must have known the price of an ivory or bamboo mahjong in the United States at this time.

So does Strauss know the price of mahjong in China?

When you do trade, you earn the price difference.

What is the wholesale price of mahjong in China, Strauss may not be able to ask.

But the retail price of mahjong in Chinese shops is not difficult to know.

Mr. Zhou once said that Mr. Strauss traveled around the United States and China and solved many problems for us.

So Mr. Strauss should have been to China and had some knowledge of China.

60 pairs of ivory mahjong cost $3,300 and can be sold for $30,000 in New York.

The cost of 340 sets of bamboo mahjong is $1,700 and can be sold for $13,000~$15,000 in New York.

Of course, Mr. Strauss has a way to sell through what kind of sales channels, and their family is in the business of buying and selling goods.

After thinking about it, Li Kangping gave the answer: "I have 60 pairs of ivory mahjong and 340 pairs of bamboo mahjong, and I hope to sell them for $28,000." ”

"Deal."

There seemed to be no hesitation, and Mr. Strauss made his decision within two seconds.

So happy? Li Kangping became suspicious.

Doing business in the U.S., you should make your business partners profitable so that you can maintain a long-term and friendly relationship.

The figure of $28,000 was earned by Li Kangping and Strauss.

Of course, the premise is that mahjong can really sell well in the United States, otherwise it is Strauss who loses money.

To put it bluntly, doing mahjong business is an estimate of the future.

Li Kangping can maintain the accuracy of predicting the future to a certain extent.

Could it be Strauss, he can too?

"Li, can you write the full name of your company's company in Guangzhou, as well as the mailing address?"

"Of course."

"Then you can write it."

Li Kangping wrote the full name of the Li family firm in Guangzhou on a piece of paper, as well as the contact address.

Strauss put away the note, saying, "This is a legal trade between an American company and a Chinese company, and after I receive 400 sets of mahjong from a Chinese company, I will pay you $28,000 in cash." Lee, what do you think? ”

Li Kangping said: "Fair enough. ”

For the Strauss family and Macy's, a business of less than $30,000 may be a small business. Li Kangping can only think so.

All in all, Charles Strauss intervened in the mahjong business, and he will handle the business in a way that complies with U.S. law.

Because of problems with experimental equipment, Li Kangping only conducted three experiments in March, all of which ended in failure.

In April, hope success is with us.

"Bill, over here, watch out!"

Professor Woodgate's shouts rang out at the door of the lab.

Bill, the master of the Queens Glass Factory, and his apprentice, together with his apprentice, brought a new batch of vacuum pumps.

"Professor, I don't know what kind of experiment you're doing, and I don't need to. But professor, you can 100% trust my blowing skills, old Bill's craft, number one in Queens. Bill smirked, and he peeked curiously inside the lab.

"Leave it at the door, Bill." Professor Woodgate paid Bill in cash for a total of $200.

Bill smiled and said, "The new vacuum pump is very difficult to blow, and I worked with Carl and Luke for two weeks in a row to make what you want." Professor, two hundred dollars is really not expensive, you know, Carl is getting married, and marriage costs a lot of money. ”

Professor Woodgate frowned, "Bill, didn't you say two hundred dollars?" ”

Bill argued: "But the price of glass two weeks ago is not the same as the price of glass today!" And the cost of energy, too! Luke, my poor little Luke, is still lying in the hospital for blowing your glass! Professor, you should know that if you lie in the hospital for a day, you will have no more than a few dozen dollars! ”

"Bill, so I'm responsible for the price increase of raw materials and energy for glass, and for Luke's hospitalization?" Professor Woodgate said coldly.

"Professor......

"Alright, don't talk about it." Professor Woodgate shelled out fifty dollars and said, "I wish Luke a speedy recovery and a happy marriage." ”

Bill happily accepted the bill, and he said enthusiastically, "I bet that the next Einstein will be born in this lab!" ”

After Bill left, Professor Woodgate directed the two students to work.

"Lee, Allen, get moving, move the vacuum pump in, and install it."

"Oh, you two be careful, it's a $250 luxury!"

"Can you believe it, $250! And the wedding anniversary gift I gave my wife was never more than $25. ”

Professor Woodgate paid $250 for three new vacuum pumps, the materials of which remained unchanged, but some of the structures were changed.

Columbia University's Woodgate team's fourth experiment on space quantization was launched.

Five hours, ten hours, everything works.

At this time, it was twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and the three of them drank coffee, fighting until dawn.

Alan excitedly said, "It's been twelve hours, and the new vacuum pump looks very reliable!" ”

"Don't rejoice too soon, wait and see." Li Kangping maintained a wait-and-see attitude.

At the end of the darkest hour of the day, the three masters and apprentices ushered in the dawn of dawn.

The effect of coffee is to numb your tired nerves, and the price of ten cups of coffee is ten times the fatigue after the paralysis wears off.

The three of them didn't close their eyes for almost twenty-four hours, and drowsiness hit, and they held on.

"It's been sturdy for 18 hours." Professor Woodgate let out a long breath, he was proficient in the design and technical modification of the experimental equipment, and his improved vacuum pump did not disappoint him.

Li Kangping said expectantly: "Then let's see if there is a miracle under the microscope." ”