Chen Jianqiu stayed at the exhibition for a few more days.

However, he is not here to continue to promote the products of the company below him, but to see if he can pick up any treasures.

However, little has been achieved.

The companies that can come to the World Expo have more or less some foundation, or they are already well-known in the local area.

In the 19th century, American investors had an extremely sensitive sense of smell.

Take, for example, the Coca-Cola company he saw earlier.

Dylan didn't get an exclusive license to operate.

Their business model is somewhat peculiar, with owner Asa Candler selling the first assembly franchise to two lawyers a year ago.

Investors can get syrup from Coca-Cola and sell it at its own assembly plant.

However, Chen Jianqiu still agreed with this idea.

It's better than nothing.

However, just the day before he was about to leave, a man approached him.

At this time, Chen Jianqiu was standing on the edge of the artificial river outside the exhibition hall, admiring the boats coming and going on the river.

The people on the boat looked around excitedly.

Chen Jianqiu pondered,

If it weren't for the fact that there were no mobile phones capable of taking selfies in this era, the circle of friends of the American people during this time would definitely be occupied by selfies in various Expo Parks.

"Mr. Chen!" A voice came from behind him.

Chen Jianqiu turned around.

A young man stood in front of him.

Chen Jianqiu looked him up and down.

The young man was wearing a black suit, his hair was shiny, his clothes were not very smooth, and there was some bulging on the left side of his chest.

And although he himself seems to be restrained, he seems to be fully wound, always ready to react accordingly to any information from the outside world.

"You are?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Henry Ford, and I'm the deputy chief engineer of General Electric." The young man took off his hat, put it in front of him, and bowed deeply to Chen Jianqiu.

Henry ford?

That car tycoon?

Chen Jianqiu subconsciously licked the roof of his mouth with the tip of his tongue.

The future car tycoon in front of him is still a little young, but being able to become the deputy chief engineer of General Electric at such a young age shows that his ability is extraordinary.

"Do you have anything to do with me?" Chen Jianqiu leaned his elbow against the white marble railing on the shore and asked with interest.

"I saw your performance in the pavilion, it was very exciting, you did a little trick, but it also took a lot of courage." Ford's hand grabbed the cuff, "After all, not everyone dares to touch that thing, which shows that you are very bold." ”

Chen Jianqiu didn't speak.

He pondered that the deputy chief engineer of the rival company had some other purpose in touting himself.

This is a secluded stretch of cobblestone river bank at the back of the pavilion, and visitors rarely come here, usually taking the main entrance directly towards the bridge.

Ford came out the back door secretly.

Seeing that Chen Jianqiu didn't speak, Ford's courage was a little bigger, and he said amazingly:

"The war between direct current and alternating current is over, and the result is obvious, Mr. Edison will be out, and General Motors will be fully engaged in the alternating current track."

Chen Jianqiu plucked his ears with his little thumb:

"Is it appropriate for you to call your former boss like that?"

"I'm talking about a fact." "Mr. Edison was my benefactor, and he was willing to indulge me in my own research, but after he was gone, it would be difficult to say that Mr. Morgan would not allow projects that did not conform to the overall strategy of the company." ”

Chen Jianqiu was a little emotional.

People are more angry than people.

Edison actually knew it in his heart, but he couldn't let go of his own interests, and he couldn't accept someone better than him to take his cake.

If he had been tolerant of the Serbs, that might not have ended that way.

Now this guy with a face as smooth as a shelled egg can only go to New Jersey to mine.

"So, you want to change jobs?" Chen Jianqiu raised his eyebrows.

He doesn't have any ill feelings towards people who run away on their own initiative.

In business, there is no betrayal or betrayal.

People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places.

That's called abandoning darkness and turning to light!

But Ford shook his head.

"I need to invest, sir."

He looked left and right to make sure there were no other idlers around, and then reached into his clothes and pulled out a scroll of drawings.

Ford found a leeward spot and unfolded the drawings against the wall.

The thing drawn on it is not the car that Chen Jianqiu expected.

It's more like, an electric tricycle? Uh, no, electric four-wheelers.

The four bicycle wheels are set in a thin steel frame, and instead of a steering wheel, there is a lever that can swing from side to side.

"It's something that will replace a horse-drawn carriage in the future, using an internal combustion engine!" He pointed to the exposed engine on the butt of the car and introduced.

"Its heat conversion rate is higher than that of most existing steam engines on the market, and it burns gasoline." Ford said, "I'm sure you, who are in the oil business, will be interested in this thing." ”

Henry Ford also had no way.

He has been studying car building for a long time, but due to the nature of his work, he has not been able to devote himself wholeheartedly.

This also gave the Europeans an advantage.

Now that the financial crisis is present, everyone's hands are not rich, and if you miss the "angel investor" in front of you, I am afraid that there will be no more opportunities.

As for defecting to a rival company, Ford doesn't feel guilty at all.

He didn't sell it to General Motors, so why can't he leave when it's time to go?

"Are you planning to continue the company in the east?" Chen Jianqiu asked suddenly.

Ford was ecstatic.

This means that Boss Chen has actually agreed.

"I'm going back to Detroit." He replied honestly.

"I'll give you a suggestion, come to Roswell, I'll give you a piece of land as one of the investments, and you don't have to worry about raw materials and workers." Chen Jianqiu continued, "I plan to build an industrial incubation park there and train some of your upstream and downstream manufacturers. ”

Although Chen Jianqiu said this, Ford sounded confused, but he could roughly understand what the Boss Chen in front of him meant.

That place, except that it is far away from home, the environment is almost there, and there seems to be nothing bad about it.

Happiness came a little suddenly.

Chen Jianqiu told him to resign as soon as possible, and lawyer Dylan would contact him later to arrange follow-up matters for him.

"I'll give you a suggestion, you should concentrate on improving your design first, this round of financial crisis is not so easy to pass, but with my backing, you don't have to worry about financial matters."

Boss Chen's words were very heartwarming.

A few days after meeting Ford, Mr. Chen received a telegram.

When he saw what was on the telegram, he hurried out of Chicago and boarded a train to San Francisco.

At the same time, he sent telegrams to Roswell and Oklahoma City.

"Prince Taifu" Sean, "within three steps" Li Sifu and Xu Ajiu, a "battlefield artist" who always has a suona on his waist, were named to go to San Francisco to meet him.

Accompanying them were members of the twenty-plus dragon group.

In addition, the Kun and a transport ship of the Roswell Mining Company set sail from the port of Baja California, Mexico, carrying more than 200 Chinese soldiers to San Francisco.

The reason why Chen Jianqiu reacted so quickly was because the telegram came from the Chinese General Association.

Hawaii sent a Chinese representative.

They're here for help!

(End of chapter)