America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 484 Henry Ford
Chen Jianqiu stayed at the exhibition for a few more days.

But he didn't want to continue to sell the products of his company, but to see if he could pick up any treasures.

However, little effect has been achieved.

The companies that can participate in the World Expo have more or less established foundations, or are already well-known in the local area.

The sense of smell of American investors in the 19th century was extremely sensitive.

Take the Coca-Cola company he saw before.

Dylan didn't get an exclusive franchise.

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

Investors can get the syrup from Coca-Cola, and then produce and sell it through their own assembly plant.

However, Chen Jianqiu still agreed with this idea.

Better to talk than nothing, better than nothing.

However, just the day before he was about to leave, someone found 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 board looked around excitedly.

Chen Jianqiu pondered,

If it weren't for the fact that there are no mobile phones capable of taking selfies in this era, then the circle of friends of the American people during this period will definitely be occupied by selfies from 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 combed brightly, his clothes were not very smooth, and the left side of his chest was a bit bulging.

And although he himself seemed cautious, he seemed to be well-wound, always ready to respond to any information from the outside world.

"You are?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Henry Ford, and I am 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?

The car tycoon?

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

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

"Is there anything you want from me?" Chen Jianqiu leaned his elbow on the white marble railing on the bank, and asked with great interest.

"I saw your performance in the exhibition hall. It was very exciting. You used a little trick to hide your eyes, but it also required a lot of courage." Ford grabbed his cuff, "After all, not everyone dares to touch it. That thing shows that you are very courageous."

Chen Jianqiu didn't speak.

He wondered why the deputy chief engineer of the rival company had some other purpose in praising himself so much.

This is a secluded river bank at the back of the exhibition hall, paved with cobblestones. Visitors seldom come here, they usually go directly to the direction of the bridge through the main entrance.

Ford sneaked out the back door.

Seeing that Chen Jianqiu didn't speak, Ford became more courageous, and he said something amazing:
"The war between direct current and alternating current is over, and the obvious result is that Mr. Edison will be out and General Motors will be fully engaged in the alternating current race."

Chen Jianqiu tapped his ear with his little finger:

"Is it appropriate for you to say this about your former boss?"

"I'm talking about a fact." White emphasized, "Mr. Edison is my benefactor. He is willing to indulge me in my own research, but after he leaves, it's hard to say. Mr. Morgan will not allow the company's overall strategy. Item appears."

Chen Jianqiu felt a little emotional.

People are more mad than people.

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

If he can maintain a tolerance for the Serbs, that may not end like this.

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

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

He has no ill feeling towards those who take the initiative to run away.

In business matters, there is no betrayal.

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.

That's called abandoning darkness and turning to light!

But Ford actually shook his head.

"I need investment, sir."

He looked around to make sure there were no other idlers waiting around, then reached into his clothes and took out a roll of blueprints.

Ford found a leeward place and spread out the drawings against the wall.

The thing painted on it is not the car as Chen Jianqiu expected.

This is more like, electric tricycle?Um, no, an electric four-wheeler.

The four bicycle wheels are inlaid on the thin steel frame, and there is no such thing as a steering wheel. Instead, it is a joystick that can swing left and right.

"This is something that can replace horse-drawn carriages in the future. It uses an internal combustion engine!" He pointed to the exposed engine on the rear of the car and introduced.

"Its thermal energy conversion rate is higher than that of most existing steam engines on the market, which burn gasoline." Ford said, "I believe that you who are in the oil business must be interested in this thing."

Henry Ford also had no choice.

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

This also gave the gang of Europeans a head start.

In the current financial crisis, everyone's hands are not rich. If you miss the "angel investor" in front of you, you may never have another chance.

As for defecting to a rival company, Ford felt no guilt at all.

It's not like he was sold to GM, so why can't he leave when it's time to leave?

"Are you planning to continue building 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.

"Let me give you a suggestion, come to Roswell, I will give you a piece of land as a gift, and you don't have to worry about raw materials and workers." Chen Jianqiu continued, "I plan to build an industrial incubator there. Cultivate some of your upstream and downstream manufacturers."

Although what Chen Jianqiu said made Ford sound confused, but he could roughly understand the meaning of the boss Chen in front of him.

That place, apart from being far away from home, has a poor environment, so there seems to be nothing bad about it.

Happiness comes suddenly.

Chen Jianqiu told him to resign as early as possible, and Dylan's lawyer will contact him later to arrange follow-up matters for him.

"Let me give you a suggestion, you should concentrate on improving your design first, this round of financial crisis will not be so easy to pass, but with me as your backing, you don't have to worry about financial matters."

Boss Chen's words are very heartwarming.

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

When he saw the contents of the telegram, he left Chicago in a hurry and boarded a train bound for San Francisco.

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

"Prince Taifu" Xiao En, "within three steps" Li Sifu, and "Battlefield Artist" Xu Ajiu, who always wore a suona around his waist, were called to meet him in San Francisco.

Accompanied by them are members of the Longxiang Group of twenty or so.

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

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

Hawaii sent Chinese representatives over.

They are here for help!
(End of this chapter)