In addition to the Machinery Hall and Transportation Hall, the Electrical Hall also grabs the limelight. Tesla, Zou Zhou and others also rushed to the venue.
Tesla said happily: "Boss, have you looked at the stock market? It's so good now. The market value has exceeded Mr. Morgan's estimated US$20 million!"
Li Yu said with a smile: "If radio can continue to play a role in St. Louis during this period, the market value may double again."
Tesla was so excited: "So, my stocks will continue to make huge profits? Oh my god, if my old friend Mark Twain, who has failed in investing and stock trading for decades, saw this, he would probably be so angry that his beard would be messy. fly!"
Mark Twain in New York must have sneezed several times at this point.
Li Yu was in a pretty good mood when he saw Tesla, and he was relatively happy inside.
Without Li Yu, Tesla would have completely fallen into economic difficulties this year.
Li Yu said: "It depends on the next performance."
Since the new radio factory in the Bronx, New York, was almost completed, many new people were recruited during this time.
The recruitment process went smoothly, because Li Yu firstly held the core patent in his hand, and secondly, he offered high-paying conditions, so talents flocked to him.
Tesla quickly led people to build a radio station and set up a tall antenna.
The Electrical Museum invited Edison to be responsible for the overall inspection. At this time, he and Marconi were demonstrating telegraph transmission to everyone.
Marconi was extremely regretful about losing the last order from the U.S. Navy, because he lost not only hundreds of thousands of dollars, but also more than half of the maritime radio market. He was heartbroken! However, he always believed that it was due to his wrong business quotation strategy, and he was still very confident in his products.
"Visitors who come here today can send a telegram for free to Springfield or Chicago." Marconi said loudly.
The visitors were really interested: "Free telegram?"
Marconi said: "Yes, free!"
The visitor said: "Is it like sending and receiving letters?"
Marconi said, "Yes, sir, but the telegraph is much faster!"
A visitor said: "Springfield is more than 80 miles (120 kilometers) away from St. Louis, and Chicago is 250 miles (400 kilometers) away. How can such a long distance be reached in an instant?"
Springfield is Springfield, the capital of Illinois. It is the transliteration of Springfield, and the literal translation is Springfield. The name is common in American cities, along with the more famous Springfield Armory and Springfield Rifles.
Marconi said confidently: "No problem!"
The visitor said: "Sounds good, but unfortunately my family is in Atlanta. Can I also send it?"
"Oh, Atlanta..." Marconi, who is Italian, thought carefully about the map of the United States in his mind, and then said, "Is it in Georgia? How far is it?"
A visitor said: "About 500 miles (800 kilometers)."
"I'm really sorry, we can't do it," Marconi said.
The visitors were somewhat dissatisfied and asked: "Why? Has Atlanta declined to this extent?"
Marconi quickly said: "It's not that, it's just because the distance is too far, we haven't set up a transfer base station halfway, and it's really difficult to promote new technologies in the South."
Visitors asked: "When can you do it?"
Marconi spread his hands: "I still want to say sorry, I don't know."
When the visitor wanted to continue asking, Li Yu's voice suddenly came from next to him:
"Free sending and receiving of telegrams throughout the United States."
If you look at a map, St. Louis is located close to the geographic center of the United States.
Another reason why Li Yu dared to say this was because of this tall radio tower.
After the visitors heard this, they all gathered in front of Li Yu's booth.
"Can it be sent to Atlanta?" the visitor asked.
Li Yu said: "Of course, it will be no problem even in New York or San Francisco."
"Can I try it?"
"And me, I want to test contacting New York. I am away from home all year round and I really need this kind of equipment."
"Yes, with such a long distance, there is no other way."
"Everyone, line up, don't crowd, come one by one!"
The phone definitely needs a phone line, and there is no mobile phone at this time.
So when people watch war movies, they still point to the masterpiece "Bright Sword". In it, Li Yunlong can often make phone calls with the brigade commander, but there is no radio station.
Not only Li Yunlong, but also Ding Wei and Kong Jie of the "Northwestern Shanxi Iron Triangle" also had such difficulties. They both said: "If you have a radio station, you will definitely ask your superiors for instructions." "If you rely on asking for instructions to fight, no matter what dish you eat, Don’t even think about eating it.”
The headquarters radio station can only contact the division and brigade level.
Marconi was helpless when he saw this situation. He clearly had the first-mover advantage, but he lost the large American market because of his arrogance.
In fact, not only Marconi, but most people at this time still felt that the United States was not as good as Europe, and that the Yankees were satisfied with what the Europeans had left.
Tesla and Zou Zhou were busy sending them telegrams.
Reporter Alan Allens of the British "Times" was also very interested in the powerful communication capabilities of Li Yu Radio. "Mr. Academician, the war between Japan and Russia has attracted the attention of all Europe and America. We very much hope to use Your radio technology for reporting.”
Li Yu said: "You can just buy it yourself."
The reporter asked: "I still have some questions. It just so happens that you came from the Qing Dynasty. It is not easy to find someone like you now. After all, you have some understanding of the situation."
Li Yu said: "If it is about military and political matters, I think it would be better for you to ask the embassies of Japan and Russia."
The reporter quickly said: "That's not what I meant, because we can't get real and effective information from them. So we want to rent a special ship as a news ship to go to the waters of Lushun, but the radio equipment on this ship must be stable , convey messages over long distances.”
"The Times" is so rich that it is willing to spend money to rent a boat specifically for first-hand news.
Li Yu said: "Mr. reporter, do you mean to build a base station in Qingdao or Weihaiwei?"
The reporter said: "I don't understand technical matters, but our purpose is to deliver the news back as soon as possible."
Li Yu said: "It can be done. It just so happens that this batch of ours contains high-power radio equipment specially used for ships."
The reporter said: "This is great! We got information from the U.S. Navy and only then did we know that such useful radio equipment already exists."
Historically, The Times did charter a Hong Kong merchant ship Haimen as a news ship, and then relied on the Anglo-Japanese alliance to directly fly the British flag and sail to the front line. And used radio to transmit the press release to Weihaiwei first, and then back to China.
During the Russo-Japanese War, The Times transmitted tens of thousands of words of live reports via radio, thus gaining an advantage.
It just so happens that Li Yu's radio can become famous again.
Just as Li Yu was lamenting about the problem of telephone calls and telegrams, he saw several people in suits and ties coming to his booth.
The other party first introduced himself and said: "Hello, Mr. Li Yu, I am from AT&T."
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is AT&T. People who played with parallel-imported Apple phones a few years ago must be very familiar with it. Many of the hacked phones and card-installed phones are "American contract phones" from AT&T.
Li Yu shook hands with him: "Are you...Bell?!"
The earliest predecessor of AT&T was the Bell Telephone Company.
"I didn't expect my name to be known by the mysterious, great and knowledgeable scientific giant Mr. Li Yu." Bell said with a smile.
Bell is now in his fifties and in good spirits.
Li Yu said: "You are famous far and wide."
Bell was very polite: "I can't compare to you! Your name is well known to every household. As long as I don't stare, someone in the company must be secretly watching the Star Wars series."
Li Yu also laughed and said: "It won't be long before I entrust Collins Publishing Group to publish a Star Wars spin-off. Then you will have to worry more."
Bell said: "I will definitely take a day off to read it!"
Bell looked at the wireless telegraph machine displayed by Li Yu LY Company and said: "I didn't expect you to be able to conquer this key technology. I am here to discuss the patent royalties with you on behalf of AT&T."
Li Yu's mind was spinning rapidly and he immediately understood: "Electronic triode?"
Bell nodded: "Yes. To be honest, the company currently has a project to connect the East Coast and West Coast of the United States. This is a huge project, requiring at least 3,000 tons of copper wire and a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers. But we encountered great difficulties when designing it.”
The cost of this project seems to be twice that of the Panama Canal at the same time.
Not long after its birth, the communications industry quickly became a big money burner.
Li Yu said: "The difficulty Mr. Bell mentioned should be the problem of signal weakness, right?"
Bell said: "It's really convenient to talk to smart people. You're right. We have tried many methods and even added a lot of induction coils. Although it can effectively reduce the attenuation, it is still insufficient, at least it cannot achieve unobstructed calls."
Li Yu said: "So you thought of the vacuum triode."
Bell said: "I have seen your patent, and I am amazed by the technology. It can amplify the signal more than a thousand times. When we use your technology, we will definitely pay corresponding patent royalties according to the length of the call."
This is a super big customer, a customer much bigger than the U.S. Navy.
And it’s just a royalty fee, and it doesn’t require providing too much equipment.
When the line is completed, the annual patent fees will exceed the sum of all Li Yu's previous patents, or even much more.
Knowledge is money!
But what really takes time is the long process of setting up the line. It will take many years before the phone is connected.
At that time, Li Yu must have already set up many long-distance telephone lines in China.
Li Yu naturally could not refuse Bell's request, because this was the inevitable way to use the triode after its invention.
"I will design a transistor suitable for your company's telephone line." Li Yu said.
Bell said happily: "Great! I will use your radio to transmit this matter back to the headquarters. Didn't you say that today's visitors can send a telegram for free?"
Bell showed a tour ticket in his hand.
Li Yu smiled and said, "No problem."
Really making the best use of everything.
At this time, the sound of a performance came from the Chinese Village, and Li Yu invited: "Let's go and listen."
"I happen to have always admired, please," Bell said.
Just arriving at the entrance of China Village, Americans are amazed by the traditional Chinese palace architecture.
Although the construction area is small and temporary, it is complete and consists of archway, gate tower, octagonal pavilion, pool and a five-bay hall.
The Chinese Village is located between the British and Belgian pavilions, instantly outperforming them. Even the Western media praised it as "the most beautiful example of oriental architecture at this expo."
The first song on the stage was "Jasmine". This song, which has been passed down for more than a hundred years, was played in a Western country for the first time.
When it comes to art, China is really strong at this time.
The New York Times directly wrote an article that day and praised: "Chinese music, just like Chinese culture, has been carefully refined over the centuries and is now displayed in the 'China Village' of the World Expo... Those who have heard Chinese music People will be impressed by its sonorous and powerful sound. The unique gongs, cymbals, suona, huqin and other Chinese instruments are used to show the characteristics of Chinese music such as blowing, stringing, playing and singing; the pentatonic scale is used and simple notes are used , can combine unforgettable and beautiful music. ... For the Chinese, music can be described as the best artistic conception of the unity of nature and man."
All kinds of complimentary words popped up on the page.
Later, Puccini's "Turandot" also used the melody of "Jasmine".
After the song was played, Yang Xiaolou made a shining appearance. The Peking opera born for the stage was very expressive.
In addition, Li Yu came up with the idea of using playing cards to introduce the background of the story in advance and typed out the English translation of the lyrics, so that the American audience in the audience would not be able to just watch the fun.
Of course, even if you understand the lyrics, you can only watch the fun better. Even Li Yu can't understand Peking Opera, let alone the Americans.
Despite this, Americans are still completely impressed by Beijing Opera.
Major theaters in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia have sent out invitations, hoping that Yang Xiaolou can perform in their theaters again.
As an inventor, Bell thought of phonographs and movies: "If it can be recorded, I think it can be spread more widely."
Li Yu said: "They will perform for many days, so there are plenty of opportunities."
Bell said: "Mr. Edison happened to be here, and he would be very enthusiastic about this."
After Edison heard about the liveliness of China Village, he couldn't help but watch the opera performance.
Even Tesla couldn't help but come and take a look. He had heard Li Yu boast about it countless times before, so he finally came and must observe it.
Zou Zhou was quite helpless. He knew Chinese anyway, so he didn’t bother to take a look. Tesla got there first.
Edison couldn't help but cheer as he watched the wave after wave of audiences. The appeal of China Village continued to rise. He immediately regretted not letting the organizers of the World Expo install another cinema. His flagship movie "The Great Train Robbery" had just been released and was currently the top box office in the United States. champion.
It’s just that the World Expo is not a film festival, and there is no such plan.
After the performance, Li Yu invited Bell to taste the food cooked by the Chinese chef. He was full of praise: "Oh my god, this is simply delicious food that only angels can eat!"
Li Yu said: “What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg of Chinese cooking.”
"If it's true as you said, I would be happy to live in China for a month and eat all the delicious food."
Well, I didn’t expect that Bell actually said something very similar to Planck...
Li Yu said with a smile: "If you want to eat all the Chinese food, one month is not enough."
Bell didn't care: "If one month is not enough, then two months, well, three or four months is enough, right?"
Li Yu stretched out a finger: "Even if you stay for a year, you can still do the same thing every day."
Bell's eyes were full of envy: "You have enjoyed so many delicious foods at such a young age?!"
Um, why does Li Yu sound more than just envious?
(End of chapter)
