Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 179: Aibus
Chapter Subtitle: The Health of Entrepreneurs and the Conscience of Capitalists
“Bang!”
"Father, what's wrong with you?!"
Grandpa Baker and his grandson, as well as Master Yuan, looked back and saw the great inventor slumped on the sofa.
Louis Baker was indeed a good leftist. He was very anxious when he saw this, and immediately rushed out of the smoking room and shouted: "Someone, go find a doctor! Mr. Edison has fainted!"
George Baker did not go to visit his "friend". Instead, he lowered his voice and said to Yuan Yan: "Neo, this is 50,000 US dollars! Of course it is nothing to me, but I know it is definitely a large sum for you. Do you really want to give this huge sum of money to Mr. Tesla?"
Our Master Yuan also whispered, "Mr. Baker, I heard that this veritable scientific genius doesn't seem to be doing well recently..."
In fact, Nikola Tesla’s current condition is not “not very good” but “very bad”.
The turning point of his life was the Wardenclyffe Tower built on Long Island, New York in 1900 ... Well, this 187-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) tower is also known by a better-known name, the Tesla Tower.
51% of the $150,000 investment in the construction of the Wardenclyffe Tower came from old J.P. Morgan. However, Tesla concealed the truth from his big money sponsor that the tower was not used to experiment with wireless telegraphy, but to verify his theory of wireless energy transmission.
One of the great mysteries of the 20th century - the Tunguska explosion in 1908 is said to have been caused by Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower wireless power transmission experiment.
So after Gallimore Marconi completed the transatlantic radio transmission experiment in 1903, old Morgan stopped funding him. And "coincidentally", in 1904, the US Patent Office awarded the patent related to wireless telegraphy to Marconi instead of the real inventor Tesla.
After this, Tesla's situation went from bad to worse. By 1920, he had almost disappeared from the public eye. The scientific genius with more than 700 patents was now living on social welfare.
After that, something extremely humiliating happened to him. In order to "help" him, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers awarded Tesla a medal and a bonus, and this medal was called the "Edison Award."
Of course, he did not go to receive the award, but fed pigeons in front of the New York Library across from the venue. The "funny" thing is that Thomas Edison personally attended the party with great interest. However, Nikola Tesla, who was forced by poverty, finally went to receive the "Edison Medal" and the prize money.…
Thinking of this, Yuan Yan, who originally felt a little guilty about the great inventor who fainted on the ground, suddenly felt that she was cute. Since Thomas Edison could humiliate Nikola Tesla in this way, why couldn't she humiliate him in person?
What's more, if telling the truth and doing good deeds can humiliate others, then the person being humiliated must have something wrong with him or her!
"I'm a doctor! Where is the patient?"
"The patient is here!"
"This is... Mr. Thomas Edison? Can anyone tell me what happened?"
"Well, my father fainted because he was quite emotional."
"Oh, then I'll use the smelling salts first..."
“A-choo!”
"Mr. Edison, do you know where you are?"
"I'm in New Jersey...FXCK! This really piss me off!"
"He fainted again!"
"The air here is not good, let's carry him out first... everyone, please work together!"
He seemed to be completely oblivious to the chaos behind him, and said to old Mr. Baker calmly, "We Seres have an old proverb: sending bright flowers to successful people living in gorgeous mansions is just hypocritical flattery, while sending black charcoal to poor people living in cold and shabby houses is a true act of kindness!"
Hearing this Serious proverb, the "Miracle of Wall Street" could not help but be moved.
The old man did not care about the chaos in the room. He sat up straight, squinted his old eyes, and carefully looked at the young Chinese man in front of him. Finally, he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Neo Yuan. You showed me your wisdom just now, but now you show me your nobility... and of course your willfulness as a young man."
"I……"
"Neo, listen to me." Our Master Yuan was about to refute but was interrupted by the always gentle old man. "You have offended Thomas badly now. Aren't you worried about his revenge?"
Yuan Yan suddenly asked back: "Mr. Baker, is it still useful for me to worry now?"
"Of course... it's useless." George Baker suddenly smiled and said, "Then let me test you now. What should we do?"
" us ……"
Our Master Yuan felt puzzled. The old man should have asked "what should you do?", so why did he say "we"?
He looked at the smiling old Mr. Baker, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of Mr. Jobs.
Since Mr. Jobs publicly admitted that he had pancreatic cancer, Apple's stock price has fluctuated with his condition, and every time he resigned to undergo surgery, the stock price dropped by at least 5%. In other words, the cancer cells in his body could evaporate hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in stock market value.
One thing that Edison and Apple had in common was that both companies were built on the reputation and health of a key individual…
He blurted out, “We should short Edison stock right now!”
"Yeah!" George Baker nodded and continued, "And then?"
Our Master Yuan has never eaten... well, that meat, but he has seen that one run. As a graduate of economics, he said confidently: "Then close the position and go long again. The First National Bank of New York should announce that its holding company NYPR is ready to cooperate with Edison Company to jointly enter the radio broadcasting industry and create the world's first real commercial radio station!"
Hearing him say this, Mr. Baker was more satisfied. He asked again, "So?"
"Master Ball, does the market I came up with count as making money using foresight?"
"Host, I am pleased to inform you that it does not count!"
"So..." Yuan Yan suddenly took out another check for 50,000 US dollars and handed it over with both hands, saying with a little shyness on her face: "So I think now is the time to open an account in your bank!"
"Hahaha……"
"Hahaha……"
Two foxes, one old and one young, looked at each other and laughed.
After a long while, the old fox stopped laughing and said seriously: " Neo , the doors of my office and home are always open to you. If you have anything, you can come to me directly, do you understand?"
The little fox also replied very seriously: "Thank you, Mr. Baker."
He greatly offended a great inventor, but was greatly appreciated by a great capitalist.
The gains and losses involved...need I even explain?
