Morgan's prediction was accurate. After the news was reported, LY Radio surged astonishingly, quickly reaching 50 million U.S. dollars and going straight to 60 million U.S. dollars.
Li Yu and others all added funds in advance, and they made a lot of money in the last wave of the stock market.
Li Yu must inject capital. Although he has absolute voting rights on the company's board of directors, he does not want to see his equity being overly diluted.
After all, I have written about game theory, so I know a little bit about it.
Some joint venture automobile factories in later generations used more sophisticated methods. Take FAW Audi, for example. After FAW makes money, it actually wants to engage in research and development; but Audi often suddenly invests more, and FAW must inject reciprocal capital to protect its equity. In this way, the cash flow in hand is actually less.
The specific situation is more complicated. Once it is linked to finance, companies will inevitably become complicated.
Li Yu adopted a relatively conservative strategy at this point. After all, the opponent was Morgan, who was extremely wealthy in the United States. But as long as he proves his indispensability, Morgan can't do anything else.
Morgan is a smart man. He knows very well that he is a financial professional and cannot understand technical professional things, so he is well versed in the principle of win-win.
Anyway, I did make a lot of money, which strengthened my confidence in continuing to cooperate with Li Yu in the future.
And speaking of which, after Morgan paid Carnegie a huge sum of US$500 million, he now has limited cash flow.
(The person with the most cash on hand in the United States today should be Carnegie.)
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During this period, Yang Xiaolou acted in several plays on Broadway, which were very sensational. There was no way to stop the audience's enthusiasm, and there were several curtain calls every time.
Due to the limitations of the stage, although the shocking effect is not as good as that of Mei Lanfang's visit to Broadway more than 20 years later, it is still very good.
With this wave of fame accumulated overseas, Yang Xiaolou's reputation will definitely continue to rise after returning to China.
On this day, Li Yu came to Broadway to watch his performance in person.
Also present are Lu Bicheng and Stuart Meitang, the godfather of New York's Chinatown.
Situ Meitang is looking forward to it: "You don't know, I have been in the United States for so many years and I have never seen a real movie! I am so hungry!"
Li Yu asked: "Brother, don't you watch Broadway in New York?"
Situ Meitang said: "What's the point of that thing? Can it be as good as our Peking Opera? I don't like it anyway!"
Li Yu asked in a low voice: "Has Mr. Sun been rescued?"
Situ Meitang said: "Brother, don't worry, it's been done."
Li Yu said: "That's good."
After taking his seat, Lu Bicheng looked around and said, "Why are American theaters so reserved?"
Li Yu smiled and said: "Of course there are no melon seeds for tea."
The performance was as successful as ever. After it ended, Li Yu and the others asked Yang Xiaolou to go out for dinner together.
Yang Xiaolou was very excited and kept chattering: "Brother Li Yu, I really didn't expect that foreigners would like our Peking Opera so much."
Li Yu said: "If you go to Europe, I'm afraid the popularity will be even higher."
Li Yu introduced him and Situ Meitang, and Situ Meitang said: "I heard that Mr. Sir is a celebrity in the palace and a famous actor in the capital. When I saw him today, he is indeed well-deserved."
Yang Xiaolou cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Situ is so complimentary."
Li Yu took the menu and ordered a few dishes. Yang Xiaolou suddenly asked: "By the way, brother Li Yu, do you have... chopsticks?"
This is a relatively ordinary Western restaurant. It seems that Yang Xiaolou has not adapted to the use of knives and forks after staying in the United States for this period of time.
Li Yu actually took out a pair from his bag: "I knew you would need them."
Yang Xiaolou said happily: "Brother Li Yu is still thoughtful!"
The waiter didn't say anything when he saw this. Although he didn't know Yang Xiaolou, he recognized Li Yu.
Yang Xiaolou continued: "When we were in St. Louis, there were chefs who came with the group, but when we arrived in New York, we could only eat Western food. I remember that I asked for a piece of noodles that day, but they gave me something called spaghetti. , and then gave me a fork. At that time, I was puzzled. Firstly, foreigners also eat noodles. Secondly, how do you eat noodles with a fork? I have never seen it. I just secretly watched how others made it. Fortunately, there are A foreigner happened to be eating spaghetti, and I realized that you have to roll it with a fork! It’s really ridiculous, why don’t they use chopsticks?!”
Li Yu laughed loudly: "Brother Yang is really careful in observing."
Situ Meitang also said happily: "It will be even more interesting if you see how Americans eat dumplings."
Yang Xiaolou said: "Look, our chopsticks can also eat Western food! I kind of want to open a chopstick factory in the United States. It's not that difficult to make money from foreigners!"
Lu Bicheng pursed her lips and smiled: "Maybe you will really be a big businessman in the future."
Situ Meitang said: "I think Brother Li Yu's position as the number one Chinese businessman in the United States is in jeopardy."
Yang Xiaolou said seriously: "Isn't it reasonable?"
Li Yu held back his laughter and said, "Brother Yang, I think you are already too busy singing operas, so it's better not to think about these traffickers and lackeys."
Yang Xiaolou thought for a while and said, "Brother Li Yu is right. Who calls you the emperor's master?"
After several people finished eating, Li Yu paid the bill and left, and then gave the waiter an extra US$1 as a tip.
When the waiter took it over, he was a little reluctant and muttered: "It's so stingy to give a $1 tip for someone so rich!"
The meal didn't cost much, and the tip of 1 dollar was already very high, almost half the waiter's salary for the day.
Li Yu was not angry after hearing this, but simply said: "So, you can only stay as a waiter."
The waiter blushed upon hearing this.
After going out, Yang Xiaolou was quite dissatisfied: "How can you still have an opinion after taking the money? Brother Li Yu, you shouldn't tip him."
Li Yu didn't take such trivial matters to heart, "It doesn't matter."
Yang Xiaolou still said angrily: "You should really let the Beggar Clan teach him how to behave."
Lu Bicheng was actually not too happy. Li Yu didn't want to ruin everyone's mood because of trivial matters. He glanced at a clothing store and said to her: "Look, the newspaper said that this kind of shoes was just launched this year and is available in Europe and the United States." It’s all trendy now.”
Women simply cannot resist the temptation of shopping, especially beautiful clothes and bags.
Lu Bicheng was immediately attracted by the shoes and walked to the display window to take a closer look.
The salesperson's eyes were sharper, and she could tell at a glance that Lu Bicheng's eyes were filled with the word "like"!
The salesperson came out and said, "Oh, you are a beautiful and elegant oriental lady. Your charm is the most outstanding I have seen this year."
Lu Bicheng asked: "Really?"
The salesperson said: "It can be fake! Who can see the mysterious aura of the owner about you and not be moved. These new Mary Jane shoes are a perfect match for your temperament. You will know when you come in and put them on in the mirror. Oh. , my God, I can’t even imagine how beautiful it would be.”
Lu Bicheng was completely moved by her sweet words and followed her in.
The salesperson said: "There are two types of Mary Jane shoes, one is a cute flat shoe, and the other is a high-heeled shoe with a heightening effect. In my opinion, you will look better in this pair with a heightening effect."
Only then did Li Yu understand that these were the earliest high-heeled shoes in the world.
But the original name was so weird, Mary Jane shoes?
Little did he know that this was a comic book character.
It has to be said that just like stockings, although high heels were originally designed for men, their true beauty can be reflected when worn by women.
After Lu Bicheng put it on, the salesperson praised her: "Oh my God, you look like an oriental princess who stepped out of a painting! You are so charming!"
The original high-heeled shoes called Mary Jane shoes had a thick heel at the back, not the slender heels that later high-heeled shoes had.
But now this is the only one, and it is already the best-looking model.
Lu Bicheng really likes not only this pair of high-heeled shoes, but also the flat-soled Mary Jane shoes because the design is very cute.
Mary Jane shoes have become very popular among European and American women in recent years, especially aristocrats and celebrities, who love high heels to death.
The salesperson then matched Lu Bicheng with a few more dresses: "Oh oh oh! I can't describe it in words, you look like the rumored Princess Sissi!"
Lu Bicheng had never seen this kind of sales offensive before. He was completely overwhelmed and bought them all.
After shopping, my mood instantly felt like it was sunny.
Lu Bicheng smiled and drove back to Fifth Avenue with Li Yu.
Li Yu held the steering wheel and said, "It's really beautiful."
Hearing his compliment, Lu Bicheng felt as if she had eaten honey, and her heart became sweeter. She asked, "Is it really good-looking?"
Li Yu said: "It looks good, just like Snow White."
Lu Bicheng happened to be busy translating fairy tales. Her face turned red and she said, "I'm not a princess. All I know is that the salesperson makes me happy."
Well, it's too late to react at this time.
Li Yu said: "When we go to Europe, we will buy some nice hats. That will be fashion!"
When they arrived at Fifth Avenue, Konoe Akiyuki was waiting at the door. When he saw Lu Bicheng, who was beaming with joy and wearing new clothes, his eyebrows twisted unconsciously, and he felt a little mixed in his heart, which he couldn't explain.
But Lu Bicheng happily greeted her: "Miss Zhaoxue!"
Konoe Akiyuki hurriedly put out a smile and said hello: "Sister Aicheng!"
Lu Bicheng passed by and reached his room in the building.
Konoe Akiyuki didn't know why, but he always felt like she was deliberately showing it off to him, so he snorted: "Pretty cute."
Li Yu came over and asked, "Is there a new telegram?"
Konoe Akiyuki regained her composure and said, "Yes, from the Royal Society of England."
Li Yu took a look at it and saw that it was from Lord Kelvin. He had recently published a lot of important articles in Science. The British people couldn't stand it anymore and asked Li Yu to send them one too.
It just so happens that I am going to Europe in a while, so I should take care of the feelings of the Royal Society...
Li Yu thought about how it felt to take care of the Royal Society, but he completely ignored that Konoe Akiyuki also had some "feelings" in front of him.
Li Yu said: "It seems that I am very busy during this period."
Konoe Akiyuki asked: "What do you need from me?"
Li Yu thought for a while: "Go and buy something for me."
Konoe Akiyuki was very happy to do the work and immediately agreed without hesitation: "I'll go right away!"
(End of chapter)
