In August 1860, when the election campaign was in full swing, Clark received a rare invitation from Scrooge. Compared with Scrooge's current net worth, the Clark MacDonald-Rockefeller company he participated in when he started is too small and inconspicuous. Not to mention Scrooge, even Rockefeller is not very interested in this company because of his stake in MacDonald Infantry Weapons and the high salary he receives from holding top management positions at Blackwater and MacDonald Chemical and Pharmaceutical Companies. So now in this company, Clark has become the one who makes a promise. However, seeing that the former partner is now prosperous, but he is still a small boss, if Clark has no ideas, then I am afraid he himself does not believe it.

This morning, someone came to him to sue him that Mr. MacDonald missed him very much, but had been too busy to find time to visit him. Mr. MacDonald wondered if he had time lately, and if he had time, Mr. MacDonald would like her to take the time to visit the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company, where he had some business matters to talk to.

No one knew what Clark had in mind when he got the news, and once upon a time equal business partners could now greet him in an almost summoning way. However, Clark did not express any dissatisfaction. In fact, there are no number of businessmen waiting in line to see Mr. MacDonald now. What's more, Mr. MacDonald said that he had business matters to talk to him, and you know, in the eyes of the merchants of Cleveland, Mr. MacDonald is simply the embodiment of the God of Wealth. started from scratch three years ago, and in just three years, he has become a wealthy man with a net worth of more than 10 million. And his fortune is still rising at an alarming rate. The merchants believed that if they could hold Mr. MacDonald's thigh, they would make a fortune. If nothing else, isn't Mr. Rockefeller a role model? Only Clark has become the laughing stock of others. Even his family blamed him from time to time for not holding Mr. MacDonald's thigh. Moreover, not only his family, but also himself, after seeing Scrooge's continuous fortune over the years, why not regret the beginning? Yes, once a golden thigh appeared in front of him, but he didn't hold it, (even worried that this golden thigh would compete with him for that little deal) and waited until the golden thigh was far away, and then he regretted it. There is no greater pain in life than this. Sometimes, when he sleeps in bed at night, Clark thinks that if God gives him another chance, he must hold this thigh tightly and never let go! If there was a limit to the amount of time he could hold his thighs, he would want it to be for the rest of his life.

Now that God has mercifully sent such a thigh to him again, what other could he think? Face issues? How much is face worth? It's like playing in the Chinese national men's football team, which is definitely a faceless thing to be scolded every day, but considering the money they get, there are many people who are willing to take their place and let the people of the whole country scold them. (Well, at least the bottle is very willing)

So, Mr. Clark said he was always available. As long as Mr. MacDonald is available, he will not be a problem at any time.

On the appointed day, Clark got up before dawn, put on his most formal clothes, and straightened his hair and beard over and over again in front of the mirror, until his wife could not find anything wrong with it. And then as soon as the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company opened the door, he walked in.

However, the lady-in-waiting, who was in charge of the reception task, told him that Mr. MacDonald had not yet come to work. And there are still a few hours left before the agreed time. If he has something to do, he can go about his own business first. If he's willing to wait, well, then he can wait in the little break room over there.

The small lounge is on the second floor, and from its street-facing window, you can see the company's door. Clark sat down in a chair in the small lounge, and at this time, another maid graciously poured him a cup of Ceylon black tea and brought him a small plate of fruit.

"It's really the grandeur of a big company!" Clark sighed secretly. At the same time, I also made up my mind again in my heart, this time I must hold this thigh!

I don't know how long he waited, but the maid had already come to fill him with water a few times. Clark put down his glass, got up and walked around the small lounge, and when he reached the door, he saw a motorion of carriages coming from afar, and finally stopped at the door of the company.

From the carriage in front and behind them came a group of tall bodyguards, and they came to a carriage that looked indistinguishable from other carriages, and then someone seemed to get out of the carriage, and they swarmed him in.

"This must be Mr. MacDonald." Clark's heart pounded.

It was indeed Scrooge, and as soon as he entered, someone told him that Clark was waiting for him here. So when Scrooge went to his office, he deliberately passed by the small lounge, pushed open the door, and said hello to Mr. Clark.

"Mr. Clark, I've kept you waiting."

"No, no, I've just arrived." Clark hurriedly said.

"I'm sorry, there's a big client waiting for me, so you might have to wait a little longer......," Scrooge said, embarrassed.

"Ah, it's all right, Mr. MacDonald, you're busy." Clark hastened.

"Then I'll be out of company first." Scrooge nodded politely, and then said to the maid, "Sister Anna, you help me take care of Mr. Clark, he is an old friend of mine." Then he smiled again and turned to leave.

At this time, a major customer is waiting for him. This big customer is the guy who calls himself the Italian Robert 61 Ferrari. Although, Scrooge had long known that this guy was not Italian at all, he was just a broker who was buying weapons for the South, but Scrooge pretended not to know this and continued to do business with him; And that "Robert 61 Ferrari" naturally knew that Scrooge had made a fortune in Sardinia, and naturally understood that Scrooge knew that he was not Italian, but he also pretended not to know that Scrooge already knew his details, and continued to buy weapons from Scrooge as an Italian. Anyway, whether it's the South or the North, everyone uses the same dollar.

This time, the Monsieur Ferrari seemed a little anxious, and he strongly demanded that Scrooge give his order the highest priority. For this, he is even willing to make a little concession on the price. Of course, Scrooge would not refuse such a good thing, so they quickly reached an agreement on the purchase and sale of a new batch of 10,000 MacDonald 1857 rifles and a batch of "Hercules".

Seeing off Mr. Ferrari, it was almost noon, and Scrooge went straight to the small lounge. Pushing open the door and entering, Clark was bored pacing around the room. Hearing the knock on the door, Clark turned his head and saw that it was Scrooge, and he immediately smiled with joy.

"Mr. MacDonald, are you done?"

"Mr. Clark, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Scrooge said.

"It's okay, it's okay." Clark said hurriedly. He looked at Scrooge and smiled so hard that every pore on his face bloomed.

Scrooge sat down on the couch, and Clark quickly sat aside.

"Mr. MacDonald, what can I do for you?" Clark asked.

"Oh, Mr. Clark, you still call me Scrooge as you used to." "You know, the war I expected was imminent," Scrooge said. When the war starts, the army will inevitably need military rations, and I think there is a big deal to do here. So I'm going to set up a new company that will do this and make a fortune. It's just that you know, I have too many things right now, I already have three companies on my hands, Carol went to Europe, and now it's just me and John, we're busy, and then we start a new company, and I'm really a little too busy to take care of it. ”

"You're really busy." Clark flattered, "But people don't have a chance to be as busy as you." ”

"Recently, I have been working on a new kind of canned meat in my room. I named it Spam. You know, for a soldier to stay fighting in high-intensity combat, he needs to consume enough protein every day. But there was no way to provide them with fresh meat on the battlefield, and all they could eat was dried and salted meat. These things, dry and hard, are very inconvenient to handle, not easy to digest, and the price is not cheap. Our canned luncheon meat is not only easy to store, but also ready to eat, hot or cold, and even automatically heated. The nutritional taste is stronger than that of dry salted meat, and the price is cheaper than that of salted meat. In this war, it will definitely become the main food of the American army. That's a lot of money. I'm going to invest $300,000 to set up a meat supply and marketing company that includes a feed processing plant, a pig farm, and a cannery, and if you're interested, Mr. Clark, you can sell your company and take a stake in our new company. By the way, help me manage the day-to-day affairs of this company. What do you think? Scrooge said.

"What you say is true? Mr. MacDonald? Clark stood up, his eyes fixed on Scrooge as if he had been made of gold, "Thank you so much, Mr. MacDonald, for giving me such an opportunity." On behalf of my family, on behalf of my wife Lisa, and my son George, I thank you! ”

"Ah," Scrooge also stood up, "no need for this, we're all old friends, aren't we?" Oh, by the way, John and I still have some stakes in your company. After you sell the company, give him John's share according to your share. My share should be the first commission that hired you but let the general manager do it. ”

"How? It's your money, and I'll settle it with you. Mr. MacDonald, this has been the principle of my business for so many years. You treat me as a friend, how can I let you suffer? Clark said sternly that Scrooge wouldn't do it if he didn't agree. But in his heart, he was thinking like this: "Any boss hopes that the guy who follows him is not a person who likes to take advantage of small advantages." ”