"Geniuses and madmen are obsessive-compulsive, one to the left and the other to the right. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

This is a famous quote that John saw in his previous life from a book on psychology written by a genius "madman". On the afternoon of December 22, 1937, Howard Hughes personally proved this to John. At that time, in order to show John and Tom Jr. the "incomparable" diving performance of the H-1 aircraft he designed, Hughes actually completed a series of dangerous dive maneuvers in person despite the dissuasion of everyone, and almost crashed the plane several times. Little Tom watched with excitement, and John was shocked by Hughes's paranoid madness and disregard for his own life.

As a natural adventurous and romantic aviator, Howard Hughes is truly admirable. This is why later generations of Americans have always regarded him as a legendary hero, not just a rich man or a movie mogul. But as a collaborator, his personality will undoubtedly be a nightmare for every collaborator. John had always regarded Hughes as an important help for FedEx to develop its air transportation business. But now, he felt he needed to rethink it. Because he found Hughes to be too egoistic and wouldn't listen to any other people's opinions at all. If he cooperates with Hughes in the future, once there is a conflict of ideas between them, John will not be able to find a third solution except to give in or simply break up.

Years later, when John saw the plight of Hughes's collaborators, he would be glad he was wise at the time. During World War II, the U.S. military was an important partner of Hughes Aircraft. But even the hard-line military couldn't do anything about Hughes, so as soon as the war ended, they couldn't wait to remove Hughes's company from the list of arms suppliers. The same is true for Trans World Airlines, where Hughes, who holds 78 percent of the company's absolute control, ignores profit-maximizing business principles and does not hesitate to do anything for his own interests. Eventually, they took Hughes to court, stripping him of control of TWA on the grounds that he was too mentally incapable to run the company.

After the driver retrieved Miss Shirley Temple's signed photo from the set, John hurriedly took Tom to leave. Although Hughes warmly invited them to dinner, John declined on the grounds that he was going to buy Christmas presents for his family. John wasn't lying, as he did go shopping at Macy's that night.

This was John's first involvement in the Christmas shopping of this era. As the most famous department store chain in the United States, Macy's has also extended its evening hours as always. Although Macy's in Los Angeles is not as famous as the main store in New York, it is still packed with shoppers at this time. This kind of frenzied buying can't help but remind John of the famous Singles' Day in later generations. The small express company he founded in his previous life initially survived thanks to "Double Eleven".

No matter what era it is, the Christmas shopping is the most desirable day for every American. It means a jumping sale, a lively atmosphere, a crowd of people, upbeat music, and a joyful mood and, of course, the sweetness of choosing a gift for your family. People who come here to shop, in addition to picking up Christmas gifts for their families, will also buy a lot of Christmas decorations, drinks and various food items. Because many shops are also closed after Christmas, housewives have to prepare in advance to avoid sudden food shortages in the house. At that time, more than eighty percent of the restaurants in the city will be closed, and if you don't have food, you will have to starve.

Although John didn't have to go home from Los Angeles to fight a Christmas tree, he did have a lot to buy. Because it is customary for the Vanderbilt family to hold an annual gathering of members on Christmas Day. So now, in addition to Adele and Ella, he has to prepare Christmas gifts for more than thirty underage family members. In a few years, when seven generations of Vanderbilts are born, the task will become even more difficult. It is no wonder that the Vanderbilt family will decline in later generations, all of them are so able to give birth, even if the inheritance tax is not raised, the family property will not be enough.

Looking at the crowded crowd in the mall, John really had a headache. He began to miss the online shopping of later generations, and he didn't know if he could be a "chopper" again in his life, so he probably wouldn't live to that time. "It's still good in China, it's convenient and affordable to stuff a big red envelope for one person during the New Year." John muttered quietly, and at the same time, he took out the skills he had trained in the Spring Festival in his previous life and squeezed into the crowd of shoppers.

The boys are easy to do, the older one has a Kodak camera, and the younger one has a set of car toys. What about the girls' gifts? John had little experience in this area, either in his past life or in this life. The only one who knows is Barbie, but this big killer won't appear until 1958. After listening to the advice of the shopping guide, he finally chose the kind of Swarovski headband decorated with beautiful broken crystals, which can be used by girls of all ages anyway.

Other people's Christmas presents can make do with a little, but Adele and little Ella's definitely can't. In the past few months, John has been feeling ashamed of them from the bottom of his heart. Mother and daughter worked tirelessly to follow him to Detroit, but he had no time to spend with them. This Christmas holiday, John decided that he must make up for it and do his duty as a good husband and father.

He carefully selected a set of French Chanel perfumes for Adele as a Christmas present. Speaking of Chanel, John and her founder, Coco Chanel, still have a bit of a tortuous. His mother, a socialite who had remarried, was friends with Coco Chanel. His cousin, Consuelo Vanderbilt, the ex-wife of Duke IX of Marlborough (cousin of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II), was also close to Chanel. In 1921, Consuelo's cousin divorced Duke IX of Marlborough to a French pilot named Jacques Ballesson. And this Jacques Ballerson's younger brother, Etienne Ballerson, was Coco Chanel's lifelong spiritual companion.

As for little Ella's Christmas present, a Snow White dress is just the perfect fit. That's right, it's the kind of dress worn by Snow White in Disney cartoons on the bad street in later generations. However, at this time, the first animated feature film in American history, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", has just been released. Little Ella will definitely make her friends envious when she wears this dress.

After the purchase, John looked at the big bag and a lot of things dumbfounded, how can this get back to the hotel, the car can't fit it at all. However, John, as the owner of a logistics company, is really stumped by this question, it will be a big joke. He called the company from the help desk, and soon someone drove a truck. Because tomorrow morning, John will be flying back to Detroit on a business jet, and he asked the staff to deliver the things directly to the airport. In fact, he didn't need to be so troublesome, there was a UPS delivery vehicle at the door of Macy's, and the price was not expensive. At this time in 1937, John's old employer, UPS Express, was mainly engaged in delivering goods to customers in major department stores. But no matter how you say that you are also a competitor now, how can you casually send performance to the other party, this is a matter of principle.

Back at the hotel, John called home and told them what time he would be home. Little Ella is still angry with her father and ignores him on the phone. This little guy is now in the Terribletwo stage and has a particularly strong sense of autonomy and independence. "Bad, don't, no, don't do" is her latest verbal phrase, which gives Adele a headache. But John found it amusing and tried to tease his daughter on the phone.

"Ella, Daddy will be back tomorrow and bring you a present."

"I don't believe it, Dad always talks doesn't count."

"Dad promises to get home before Santa Claus this time."

"You don't have Santa's phone, how do you know he's behind you?"

John was suddenly stopped by his daughter, but this did not bother him. "Dad met Rudolph (one of Santa's nine reindeer) in the sky when he was on a plane yesterday, and they told Dad that Santa Claus would not leave the North Pole until the early morning of the 24th, and Dad would be home on the night of the 23rd."

After hanging up the phone, John began to ponder Little Ella's question about "how to know where Santa Claus is". It reminded him of the North American Air Defense Command's tradition of locating and tracking Santa Claus in his previous life. On Christmas Eve 1955, a candy company in the United States ran a campaign for children to talk to Santa Claus on the phone. However, due to the wrong phone number printed in the advertisement, the children's call to "Santa Claus" was instead called to NORAD. Colonel Harry Shoe, who was on duty at the time, was so childlike that he actually ordered his subordinates to use radar to detect Santa Claus if there were any signs of traveling south from the North Pole. Since then, every year on December 24, North American Air Defense Command has used radar, satellites, fighter jets and other technical equipment to help children around the world waiting for gifts track Santa's tracks, and it has continued for more than 50 years. It's obviously wasting taxpayers' money, but none of the people oppose it, these Yankees really know how to play.

This "loving" story gave John an idea whether FedEx could use Santa Claus to make some fuss about the company's publicity. No matter how you look at this white-bearded old man, it matches FedEx's "mission must be achieved" purpose, doesn't it?