The atmosphere in the living room was quiet. Is this too candid, or did both parties get the wrong script? William Durant didn't know what to say, and smiled bitterly, "What can I say? It seems that he wants to say

William, you said everything."

"Frankness is necessary. I have always been frank. We have a very broad basis for cooperation, don't we, Mr. Durant." Sheffield lied with a red face. In fact, is the so-called nation very frank?

It is a false proposition. If he faced Rockefeller or Morgan, he would definitely take Liuwei Dihuang Pills every day hypocritically, but there is no need to face ordinary people.

Even if Sheffield talks about the Three-Character Sutra every day, there are still some licking dogs to show that this is the true temperament of the big boss.

As for the basis of the cooperation between the two parties, this is due to the fact that William Durant is currently engaged in the carriage manufacturing industry. As the most successful carriage merchant in the United States, William Durant naturally has his value.

For example, with a sales network that covers almost the whole country, since you can sell carriages, you can also buy cars. If the sales network belonging to William Durant is directly transferred to Sheffield, then Sheffield will not have to waste time building a new sales network.

The sales network that originally belonged to William Durant could sell manufactured cars to all parts of the country in an instant.

This can save at least the next year and a half, and there is no need to invest money in repeated construction. The main reason is that the sales team is ready-made and no longer needs to be trained, which leaves time and energy.

Otherwise, why would many large companies choose direct mergers and acquisitions instead of doing research and development on their own like when they started out? There are two types of mergers and acquisitions, one is to swallow up, and the other is to accept. Jackma's merger and acquisition is to swallow up and kick out the founder.

Let him go away and adjust the acquired business to focus on e-commerce.

Corporate empires are another type of player that holds shares but does not interfere with allies and builds broad alliances. Sheffield prefers the latter, giving William Durant a chance to join if he can't win, imitating the basketball superstar of the same name in later generations.

"I don't want to kill all these industry pioneers, because an emerging industry requires many people to join. Only these spontaneously gathered talents can have a huge driving force for this industry, such as Mr. Ford in front of us." said.

At this point, Sheffield set his sights on the former car king, and his attitude was very gentle.

"Mr. William, you have become a car king recognized by citizens in just one month. It took others at least ten years to achieve the same status in their own industry, but you only used one

"Moon." Ford didn't know why, but he always felt that the person opposite had a strange attitude towards him.

"The times are progressing, and each generation is getting stronger than the next, and this may be even more true for new industries in the future." Sheffield spread his hands. If the world of fairy tales is used as an analogy, he is trying to seize the fortune that belongs to Ford, and he has not yet stood up.

The cause and effect. When the two met in this situation, he was naturally smiling, "You can even design your own car and name it. Of course, Ford already belongs to the United Company, so don't have the urge to file a lawsuit.

So far, except for the inconclusive lawsuit with Morgan, I have basically won every battle with the company's legal department."

The lawsuit between Sheffield United Company and Morgan focused on the radio and telephone patents. Sheffield did not replicate the success of alternating current. Morgan did not give in on this point because more than one person claimed to be the inventor of the radio and telephone patents.

The investors, United Company and **** each insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other. They were unwilling to give up their dominance in this field and injected capital to establish the company. They had already established a business before the outcome of the lawsuit.

So far, there is still no result in the relationship with Morgan. In the long litigation and counter-litigation, no one is willing to let go. On this issue, the tycoon is also a rogue. He would rather not admit the existence of the patent than let it go.

The patent held by the other party becomes a constraint for oneself.

Sheffield was just lazy and directly used the names of Cadillac and Ford. However, after he used it, the name already belonged to the United Company. It was protected by law. If Ford had any objection to this, he could only stare blankly.

Although there are some gangsters, federal laws are sacred and inviolable. At least the current Ford is definitely not qualified to infringe. So this is a fact. There are so many people named Ford. Why should you claim ownership if the name of the car coincides with yours?

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William Durant finally agreed to Sheffield's invitation to become an agent of United Automobile Company and use his own sales network to sell Ford cars. As for how to merge and acquire, and what conditions, we can discuss it later.

The first meeting was very pleasant. William Durant expressed his willingness to come forward and invite Detroit's automobile pioneers to come to Houston to show their talents. He complimented, "Mr. William has achieved such achievements in career and life at such a young age."

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"Most people in this world have the same starting line, but I may be lucky. I was born on the finishing line and watched people from the starting line slowly approach me. However, a good background cannot solve all problems. Once I

If you just stay where you are, you may still be approached, so now is not the time to enjoy life." Sheffield showed that you understand this trouble.

William Durant laughed, and what both sides have in common is this laughter.

"Those guests will stay here for a few days. It just so happens that Austin has to explore some emerging industries in the past few days." Sheffield did not let these guests leave immediately. The plane was about to take a test flight. There were many occasions to show off.

Don't miss it.

The United Company's foundation was much better than that of the Wright brothers. Even the two brothers' grassroots team could invent the airplane. There was no reason for Sheffield to fail.

William Durant and Ford just stayed here and stayed in the villa as guests for a few days. At the same time, they felt the hospitality of the host and hostess. Later, William Durant became a little jealous of Sheffield. During a walk

He said, "I wonder how much effort it took for Mr. William to find a girl like Miss Anne, who is of noble birth and so gentle."

"Um? It didn't take much effort. In fact, falling in love is very simple. I just walked up to a girl and asked her directly if she wanted to be with me." Sheffield seemed very surprised and laughed.

He said, "So far, I have not been rejected."

"That's true!" William Durant laughed dumbly. For wealthy people in Sheffield, falling in love is indeed that simple and not difficult at all.

The location of the aircraft test was chosen on an open space in the western suburbs of Austin, and it was also held on a public holiday. For this reason, the United Company also hired a group of people to level the land, in order to take care of the spectators who came to watch the excitement and provide a more comfortable sight line.

Sheffield naturally does not need to be crowded with the working people, which is not conducive to the Black Gold Company's bodyguards protecting themselves, so a viewing platform was specially built at the test flight site to observe this test flight.

It was a sunny day with clear skies, and the test flight site was accompanied by gusts of breeze, which made people feel very comfortable. Austin citizens gathered from all directions to witness the miracle. They all heard that someone wanted to challenge the sky and become a flyer in the sky.

Most of the people came with an attitude of disbelief.

At this time, the test flight site was crowded with people. For the few citizens in Austin, it could be said that almost the whole city came out to see the challenge of the blue sky. And these crowds were surging, waiting for the official start.

There were two wooden-skinned airplanes placed in the venue. At this time, Jesra, who was on the observation deck, walked behind Sheffield, lowered her head and said softly, "Both airplanes have been strictly inspected and have been inspected."

A test flight was conducted, and there is absolutely no problem with this public test flight."

"It's best to fly into the blue sky at the same time, but it's also successful to fly just one." Sheffield whispered, "Of course it's best to fly in the blue sky. It can have a sensational effect and prove that everything is not accidental and that humans can conquer the blue sky."

"Once you succeed, we will sue anyone who flies into the sky with a similar aircraft until they lose their money." Anne clenched her fists and said excitedly, "Your career has taken a big step forward."

"Why didn't I realize that my dear Anne still has the potential to become a patent troll?" Sheffield stretched out his big hand and gently pulled the girl's collagen-covered cheek, and said with a smile, "But there is nothing wrong with thinking so.

Everyone has to pay patent fees for it.”

In the midst of great expectations, two pilots wearing leather jackets came from the other side of the runway with serious faces and appeared in front of tens of thousands of Austin citizens. Both of them had signed contracts with United Company. Once an accident occurred, the contracts would take effect immediately. They were

Waiting for the determination to die, to complete the landmark flight test in human history.

Although there were tens of thousands of citizens in the entire test flight venue, they all held their breaths and watched the two brave people step onto the unknown machine in the venue with firm steps. People expected that they could replace everyone and complete the test.

The dream of conquering the blue sky. If successful, they will all be witnesses of history. Countless Kodak cameras are already in place, ready to record this moment.

As the propeller on the nose began to rotate, the roar driven by the engine reached the ears of all spectators. The biplane began to start like a car, slowly accelerating on the runway.

Finally, a sudden voice shouted, "Look at the wheels of the machine, it's off the ground!"

Wow... The entire test flight venue was in an uproar for a while, but it fell silent immediately. They were afraid of interrupting the scene. A few seconds later, the two planes left the ground one after another and flew higher than the big trees. Everyone was trapped in it.
Chapter completed!