Marvel: I traveled through time a little early

Chapter 27 Cooperation reached
After seeing off the first group of guests, the old man turned around and walked towards George.

George also stood up, took two steps forward, and extended his right hand first.Because, as a Chinese who had received many years of moral training in the previous life, I admired an old man who had to return to the board of directors and lead the company when he was nearly 80 years old.

The old man obviously saw George's kindness, shook hands with George and said: "Young man, are you the lucky little guy George Orwell that Woodruff mentioned?"

"Yes, sir. I am the lucky guy." Faced with the old man's kind teasing and calling himself a little guy, George was not angry.Because in terms of age, there is no problem at all for the other party to call himself a little guy.

"Haha, luck is also a skill of its own. I heard from Woodruff that you also like guns. Come on, I will show you my collection. Although you are not old enough to buy guns, there is always no problem in taking a tour. Yes. And you seem to be prepared." After saying that, he looked at Paul.

The old man may have thought that George brought Paul here to buy a gun in Paul’s name and then use it for himself.George did not explain this directly, but slowly followed the old man to an exhibition room.

The four walls of this room are filled with display racks with all the firearms of the Winchester Company engraved in various patterns.There are several firearms of each type.

The wall at the entrance displays the Volcano pistols and rifles produced by the Winchester Company in its early days, and later the Henry rifles that played a major role in the victory of the Union Army.After the war, the gun was improved and the M1866 rifle called the "Winchester Rifle" was launched. It was further improved in the 1870s and the M1873 rifle was launched. In 1878, the first rotating bolt action rifle was launched, called the Winchester-Hatchkiss rifle.
On the right side of the door and on the two opposite walls are the company's cooperation with Browning in 1883 to produce rifles and shotguns designed by it. There are a total of 10 types of Browning-designed rifles, including the most famous M1894 rifle.This gun

最后一面墙摆放的是由年轻设计师托马斯约翰逊设计的M1903、M1905、M1907、M1910自动装填步枪及M1912霰弹枪。

What is displayed here is not only a handful of cold firearms, but also a narrative history of Winchester Company since its establishment. George can hear the reluctance to leave this company in the old man's explanation.

In fact, the Winchester family is still very wealthy, but this family has its own investment philosophy, and when the older generation is old and the younger generation is unable to take over, they have to sell the business.

After such a visit, it was almost noon. After George and the old man had lunch together again, they returned to the office and sat down.

The old man was able to accompany George to visit for a whole morning. George guessed that firstly, George's previous attitude had gained the old man's favor, and secondly, the two people in the morning had stimulated the old man and made him decide to sell the factory, so he browsed the collections again. , it is also a memory and farewell to myself.

After the two of them sat down and drank lipstick tea, the old man said: "George, you have also seen my collection. If you like it, I can have it handmade and give it to you. This is a thank you for listening to this old man like me. Talking about the reward for a whole morning, hahahaha."

"Thank you then. However, in fact, the main purpose of my coming to see you is not just to buy a gun."

"Oh, how many do you want? Agree in advance. Handmade guns are very time-consuming, so you may not be able to make them in time."

George understood what he meant, which was that the factory was going to be sold soon, and at that time he would not be able to let workers make guns for him for free.

George also smiled slightly and said: "I want to buy the entire Winchester Company."

The old man was stunned when he heard George's words, "George, are you kidding me?"

"Of course not. I understand that Winchester Company has been losing money in the past two years. Although it is also engaged in the production of razors, military knives and other things, there seems to be no improvement."

George paused for a moment, looked at the old man's face without any change, and then continued: "My father is a soldier, and he also has some firearms in his collection at home. Among them, several models produced by the Winchester Company are his favorites. . I also like firearms very much, and I even designed one. Now I have this opportunity, so I want to see if I can reach a cooperation with you."

After another pause, the old man saw that George was indeed not joking, and said, "George, do you know how much the Winchester Company is worth now?"

"Well, I'm also waiting for your quote."

"As expected, you haven't conducted any specific investigation. Let me tell you this, Western Ammunition Company made an offer of US$600 million this morning. I'm still hesitating now."

George was stunned after hearing the old man's quotation. The price was indeed higher than George expected.George originally thought it would be worth up to 400 million. After adding his own firearm design and giving part of the shares to the Winchester family, it should be possible.However, it seems that there is still a slight gap, but it is not impossible to talk about.

It’s not that he can’t get the money, but the key is that he needs it in three months.And it’s unnecessary to pay too much. No matter how sentimental he is, Winchester is not George’s only choice.

George still has 450 million in bank deposits and more than 100 million US dollars in cash in the space.George calculated his chips for a while, and then said to the old man: "Mr. Bennett, my offer may be lower. I can only offer 400 million US dollars for the time being, but I only require 70% of the shares. And I also attached a rifle design drawing. I only need a licensing agreement for all the previous patents of Winchester Company. If you don’t want to manage the company in two years, then I can also use 5% as a management dividend. Shares are awarded to managers. Moreover, the company will always use the current name."

"Are you very confident in the gun you designed? Then take it out and let me see it."

When George saw something about it, he immediately got the drawings from Paul. Of course, they were just appearance drawings, including some basic data.As an old man who has been dealing with guns all his life, Thomas Gray Bennett can certainly easily analyze the excellence of this gun.Next, the two discussed the gun for a long time, and their initial intention was reached.The next thing was handled by his subordinates. After George signed the contract, he stayed in the company for three more days, leaving a check for 400 million, a set of drawings of the M1 Orwell rifle, and Paul was left to deal with some things. , just return to New York first.Since then, he has owned a small arms and ammunition company after the Coca-Cola Company.

George's actual shareholding of US$400 million should be 66%, which is more appropriate. This should include all the company's previous patents.In other words, those patents should also have a part of George.Now, George voluntarily gave up this part and obtained the production authorization.It seems that George is at a disadvantage at this point.

However, the reality is that as long as George can produce the guns previously produced by Winchester, it doesn't matter whether they have those patents or not.Now through Winchester's connections and workers, the production line is what George is interested in.As for what you want in the future, just buy it.

The next day, George returned to the villa and asked someone to send a telegram to Ryan.Let Lane, come to New York to meet.

A week later, it was June and Paul was back.Before Paul came back, Bennett also called and told George that he had chosen a successor and was now taking him with him to study, so that George could go and see him when he was free.

After Paul came back, he also told George his impression of the other party.But George did not intervene.George also put the two antique guns that Paul brought back on the display stand. Both of these guns had antique collection certificates, so he was not afraid of being discovered by the police.

Looking at these two handmade firearms, George was really thinking about old Bennett's room-full collection.George felt that it was necessary to build such a house in the future.

The old man was required to sign each gun. In later generations, a gun was sold for tens of millions of dollars.

After Paul comes back, ask him to pay attention to the stock market, and then communicate with him about the items that need to be displayed at the exhibition, and let him arrange the rest.

The next day, Ryan also came to the villa from the winery.George arranged for him to rest for a day and have breakfast the next morning.The two came to the study room, and George took out a piece of paper from the desk with a name and approximate address written on it.

Then he said: "Uncle Ryan, this is for you. I asked you to come here this time because I want you to help me go to England and invite Baird here. He should be living in Heskins in southwest England now. No matter how specific it is, you need to put more effort into finding him.

After saying that, George thought of something again, and then said: "He is not in good health now, so you can show some differences appropriately. This is why I arranged for you to invite him. And, you tell him that after he comes , I fully support his experiment."

Baird, full name John Logie Baird.Born in the UK, he was frail and sickly since he was a child and almost lost his life to diseases many times.However, his physical fragility tempered his courage and perseverance to overcome difficulties.After graduating from college, he worked in an electrical company.

In 1906, Baird, who was only 18 years old, moved from his hometown in Scotland to Heskins in southwest England, where he established a laboratory and began research on television. In the spring of 1924, he finally successfully launched a cross flower. The image was just a flickering outline, and the launch distance was only 3 meters.The materials he used were all kinds of substitutes found at secondhand stalls and garbage dumps, and he assembled a complete set of them, which were glued and connected in series with glue, string, paint and densely packed wires. On October 1925, 10, he finally created the first mechanical television that could transmit images. This was the prototype of television.

He can be said to be the "Father of Television".

After Ryan invites him back, George plans to invite Philo Farnsworth.Compared with Baird's mechanical television, Philo Farnsworth's invention can be called electronic television.

But Farnsworth’s road to research and development has been quite bumpy.By the late 30s, by the time the U.S. Patent Office finally determined that Farnsworth should be the holder of all the major patents for television, it was too late for Farnsworth, who had almost run out of funds.

As World War II approached, the federal government soon announced a moratorium on the development of the television industry.As a result, it had to be postponed until 1946 before television could legally be manufactured, by which time Farnsworth's patent had expired.

Farnsworth went through many hardships to invent television, but gained nothing in terms of personal gain.

In this life, George decided to bring these two people together to obtain the patent for the television in advance.Even in this era, this market is worth hundreds of millions.

After George communicated with Ryan about how to invite people, he arranged for Ryan to go to London, England in two days. It would take five to six days to reach the UK, but George didn't know how long it would take to find Baird.

After arranging things for Ryan, George started the drink delivery business again in June.A week later, George returned to New York, met Tessio again, and got the contract for the sale of antiques and a check for US$150 million from him.It seems that the price of drinks has increased a lot again.Looking at Tessio's burning eyes, George just smiled.

After receiving the money this time, George personally called Corleone and expressed to him his idea of ​​buying a casino with a gambling license in Reno.Hopefully through his introduction a deal can be concluded.Corleone also said on the phone that he would help him inquire about this matter as soon as possible.

The only place where gambling is legal in the United States is in Nevada, and now the largest gathering point is in Reno. George is buying a casino now, firstly for the convenience of money laundering, and secondly for the legal gambling card.This gambling card will be George's preparation for joining Las Vegas in the future without being threatened.

New York Expo opens on June 6

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