Zhou Wen made tea for Mr. Situ and asked, "How do you feel about your uncle's trip back to China?"
Mr. Situ picked up the teacup, blew it, took a sip, and then said: "The overall situation is actually not much different from before. Many of the industrial facilities I saw are outdated and outdated and cannot support the consumption of the war. . Domestic production capacity is not enough, so we can only rely on imports from abroad, which is expensive."
"But no matter what, from the chairman of the committee to those celebrities and military generals, they still reflect the determination and spirit of united efforts to resist foreign invaders. With this spirit, there is hope for our war of resistance in China, but the key is still not There’s a civil war.”
Speaking of this, Mr. Situ smiled at Zhou Wen and said, "If I didn't know that you are not a person who talks nonsense, I would think that you are a charlatan. Tell me, how do you know that there is a Calvin Manufacturing Company in the United States? You actually asked me to invest in this small company in Chicago. I thought about it for a few days, but I still can’t figure it out.”
Many people may not be familiar with the Calvin Manufacturing Company mentioned by Mr. Situ, but it has a name that everyone knows.
Calvin Manufacturing Company is actually the former name of the famous Motorola Company in later generations.
A large number of portable walkie-talkies equipped with the American army during World War II were developed and produced by this company.
Calvin Manufacturing Company first distinguished itself in the American market by manufacturing car radios.
The company started with only $565 in working capital and employed only five employees. Moreover, it coincided with the Great Depression in the United States, and the company's development was struggling. But the company's founders, the Calvin brothers, set their sights on the mobile radio equipment market. The product of choice is the car radio.
At that time, car manufacturers did not include radios as standard equipment when producing cars. Because the radios at that time not only had poor sound quality, they were also expensive, and the installation process was complicated. What's more, if you want to listen to the radio, the driver must stop the engine, so many people refused to install radios in their cars.
The car radio manufactured by Galvin Company is technically unique and does not cause noise due to static interference generated by the car hood. At the same time, its price is only US$50, which is about a week’s salary of an average worker.
But even so, for a good product to be accepted by the market and customers, it also needs to go through a long marketing and publicity stage. It was not until 1935 that Calvin Manufacturing Company began to turn a profit and show bright prospects for development.
Zhou Wen knew that during World War II, Calvin Company developed advanced communication equipment such as military walkie-talkies and equipped American soldiers in large quantities, making a fortune from the war and laying a solid foundation for subsequent rapid development.
Although he did not know the specific time when this equipment came out, judging from the development history of Calvin Company, it was at least after 1940. He and his mercenary group could not wait that long.
But Zhou Wen knew that the development of advanced technology was inseparable from abundant research funds and high-level scientific research talents.
Now Calvin Company is still in the nascent stage of development, and may still be worried about the company's survival. There is no sufficient funds for research and development, and it cannot provide much salary to recruit scientific research talents.
If Mr. Situ can invest in this company at this time, it will be a timely help for the Calvin brothers, and they may also have a certain say in the company's board of directors. With Mr. Situ's advocacy and abundant financial support, perhaps the walkie-talkie that Zhou Wenxin had longed for could be released a few years earlier.
This will not only solve the communication problem of the mercenary group, but also allow myself and Mr. Situ to have a stable and valuable income in the next few decades. By the way, it also solved the problem of the source of livelihood of my relatives after arriving in the United States. It can be said that it kills several birds with one stone.
So instead of letting Mr. Situ invest alone, he also spent 50,000 US dollars and jointly invested 100,000 US dollars with Mr. Situ.
But although the idea was good, he couldn't explain it clearly to Mr. Situ. He couldn't just say that it was the Buddha who had given him a dream when meeting people, right?
So Zhou Wen had no choice but to be a swindler, and just said with a wry smile: "My nephew really can't explain it. Uncle, just believe me once. If the investment really fails, can't my nephew compensate you?"
Mr. Situ laughed heartily, pointed at Zhou Wen and cursed with a smile: "Who do you think you are looking down on? I can't afford it for just 50,000 US dollars. I just don't know how you can know so many things in your head. It's really possible." Awesome guy."
Zhou Wen laughed a few times, then tentatively said: "Hey! Actually, it's not just this Calvin Company. If my uncle really trusts his nephew, he can also invest in aircraft production companies. For example, Boeing and Lockheed Aircraft Company... "
Zhou Wen knew that the U.S. military industry made a lot of money during World War II, especially the aircraft manufacturing companies, which produced nearly 300,000 aircraft of various types during World War II.
Think about this astonishing figure. If an airplane earns an average of US$1,000, that would be a profit of US$300 million. What's more, the actual profits are far more than that.
If you invest in these companies now, the return on investment will be ten times or dozens of times in a few years. It can be said to be a huge profit.
However, Mr. Situ waved his hand repeatedly to interrupt his suggestion: "Come on, I'm not a rich man, so how can I have so much money to invest? I'm also returning the aircraft company, which is the 50,000 US dollars invested in Calvin Company. I'll go back I have to sell off several assets in the end to get it all together. Don't give me any more problems, kid."
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that Mr. Situ had spent all his savings over the years in order to raise funds for the anti-Japanese war. This led to enthusiastic donations from overseas Chinese, but he did not consider the old man's difficulties.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wen hurriedly said: "It's my nephew Meng Lang. Do you think this is okay? All the funds invested in Calvin's company will come from my nephew. All other conditions remain unchanged. This is my nephew's way of honoring his uncle. "
Mr. Situ suddenly changed his color, blew his beard and glared: "What you said is wrong. Why do you feel that you have fallen into the eyes of money all of a sudden? Your money will be used on the anti-Japanese battlefield. An extra penny may be enough." It can save the soldiers from shedding a drop of blood. As for me, you don’t have to worry at all. After all, I have been developing in the United States for decades. It won’t have much impact if I just take out a piece of real estate. Even your share can help you. It’s all together, do you believe it?”
Zhou Wen was moved and quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Believe me, can't I believe it?"
