Chapter 204: Ridberg: Carnegie
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"Mr. Carnegie......"
"Rydberg Carnegie, you can call me Rydberg, that's what my friends call me."
Rydberg Carnegie was the businessman from the United States, and he was the brainchild of the theme park, but unlike Ernst's imagination, this Rydberg Carnegie was not handsome or gentlemanly, he was a fat man of about 200 pounds.
When he spoke, Ernst couldn't even see his eyes because he was so fat, and the fat completely obscured his appearance, and I don't know why Ernst always had the urge to laugh.
"Alright! Mr. Rydberg, if I'm not mistaken, you and Mr. Carnegie, the richest man in the United States, ......"
"That's my uncle, His Majesty the Grand Duke Ernst!"
"Uncle dear?"
"That's right, uncle."
Nodding his head, Ernst didn't mention it again, it seems that the person in front of him is also a small capable person, because Andrew Carnegie, the American steel king and the richest man, donated all his wealth to the society and charitable organizations, if those are the truth, then everything in front of the fat man in front of him is run by himself.
Ridberg Carnegie is now one of the wealthier ones in the United States, with at least £2 million in fixed assets, which is a testament to his talent for business.
There were only two people in the room, Ernst and Ridberg Carnegie, and the guards of the Guard Bureau were still very uneasy, but they could not stop Ernst's insistence, so they could only exit the room and secure the security at the door. Undoubtedly, Ledberg Carnegie was very touched by Ernst's approach, because it was a kind of trust, a kind of respect.
"So, let's talk about theme parks!"
It was a little strange why Ernst didn't go on talking about his uncle, but getting straight to the point was what Rydberg Carnegie wanted, since he was a businessman and not a gossip, and the same Czech Grand Duke would make him feel comfortable investing in the Czech Republic.
"My initial plan was to raise the profile of the theme park through a film, followed by a series of animations to continuously raise its profile. I want to make this theme park an icon of European theme parks and start a new era......"
Seeing Ridberg Carnegie's excited look, Ernst shook his head slowly, and just when he was a little anxious to speak, Ernst said: "It's not the logo of European parks, but the logo of world theme parks, but do you have a name for the theme park?" ”
"Name?" Rydberg Carnegie was stunned, this was just a trivial matter, why did it seem that Ernst valued it so much? Don't......
"How about calling it Disney? But the title of the movie also needs to be changed, what do you think of Cat and Mouse? I've got a good script here, and if you think it's good, you can co-operate this first theme park with Neumann Films. ”
"Neumann Films?"
Ridberg Carnegie muttered two words in his heart, and suddenly remembered something, and looked at Ernst with some surprise, to which Ernst only smiled and did not answer.
"It's naturally a good thing to be able to invite Neumann Film Company to join, after all, he is a well-deserved NO.1 in the Prague film industry. I have a magazine in the U.S. that I can use to get some publicity out about theme parks......"
"That's your business, Mr. Rydberg."
Ernst's words made Rydberg Carnegie blush a little, after all, there were some of his careful thoughts, and it was obvious that Ernst directly saw through his careful thoughts.
Outside of the theme park and the movie, Ernst and Rydberg Carnegie also communicated in some other ways, and Rydberg Carnegie was a very interesting person, who seemed to have a lot of knowledge in music and literature.
Ernst had so much to do that he was destined not to waste his time with Rydberg Carnegie, who gave him a box of Cuban cigars from his collection. How precious is this box of Cuban cigars? To put it simply, even Ernst's status has never smoked such a good cigar.
Playing with the cigar in his hand, Ernst, who was sitting in the car, couldn't help but tease his personal valet: "Did someone intercept my gift, why is it the first time I have seen such a superb cigar?" ”
Originally, it was just a joke, but who wanted the personal valet to take it seriously, and reported the matter to Bert after he returned, and then there was a storm of inspection in the Prague Palace. Ernst's private wealth, especially wine, cigars, gold and silver gifts, etc., is counted and compared in detail.
Ernst only found out about this matter a few days later, and watched the somewhat chaotic servants find out the answer after some inquiry, which made Ernst feel the urge to cry and laugh. When Maria learns of this, she laughs at Ernst, which makes Ernst even more depressed.
In November, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Empire announced a series of economic policies modeled after the Czech principality. Although it was imitated, the Czech principality would not sue the Russian Empire for infringement at this time.
Most of the things in Siberia are oil, natural gas, and all kinds of minerals, but these are limited materials that Ernst will not easily touch. Eventually, Siberia's economic focus was on arms, and a large number of wealthy Chinese merchants preferred to come to the border cities to trade with merchants from the Russian Empire.
In that ancient land, warlords are now at war, and the hottest market is arms, and large quantities of Russian arms are gradually sold from the border to the interior, which makes the Mongolian princes make a lot of money in tolls.
As in Ernst's previous life, the arms of the Russian Empire were generally cheap and sturdy, with the only disadvantage being that they were too rough and not to be liked by the big guys. But this does not mean that the arms business of the Russian Empire is not profitable, on the contrary, the Russian Empire has already reached a whopping 1 million pounds in October alone.
The Russian Empire now owns only a single piece of land in Siberia, which is also synonymous with cold and poverty, and the population is only a few million. In particular, there is no shortage of grain in Siberia, and it is even being sold to the Beiyang government in many cases.
The Beiyang government is no longer the Beiyang government of a few years ago, Yuan Shikai's death made this place a mess, Li Yuanhong, Feng Guozhang, Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui and other famous warlords occupy everything in this ancient empire, although there are still people in the south who want to save the sky, but the gap in power makes many people think that it is just an illusion.
The current second economy of the Russian Empire may be the first industry. Shouldn't it be heavy industry? That's right, it's the ** industry, all kinds of bizarre gambling methods make the rich people from all countries in East Asia linger, it is said that the son of a Beiyang warlord lost the wealth here in three days that can arm an army division.
There really isn't a good way to boost the economy for Siberian Ernst, and maybe it's a good idea to make him the Las Vegas of Russia without using ore. Of course, the gambling cities of Siberia are on the border, and one city is used to feed the whole country, and fortunately, the population of the Russian Empire is not very large and there are other economic supports, otherwise it would be a joke. Of course, the film industry in the Russian Empire is also relatively hot now, but this is not an advantage for foreign trade, and how much money can be made every year to sell films?
Banking, the garment industry, and light industry were the future economic priorities of the Russian Empire, but unfortunately East Asia had some surplus except for Japan, and there was not much wealth to import from the Russian Empire. It's Japan...... As the war dragged on, they were already unable to hold on to their own country.
Peace is the foundation of all economies, otherwise it would be just rhetoric. If the Beiyang government was peaceful, if Japan was peaceful, then they would not spend too much money on military spending, and the economy of the Russian Empire would not have to rely only on arms to support it.
Ernst's biggest problem now is that the Soviet Union is in the middle, and if it were not for this, the Czech Duchy would not only be the Czech Duchy it is now, but the Russian Empire would not have been what it is now. But alas, the USSR was in their middle and for a long time Ernst could not do anything about it.