"There are easy days, but if you don't do your job, just make movies." Gale said with a wry smile on his face, "It's a waste of time."

"I called you back from Puerto Rico for the sake of your life. In the next life, you should stop being a human being and just be hanged. I'm really afraid that if I don't pay attention one day, I won't know you died on a woman's belly." Sheffield

Looking at Gale's obviously swollen eyes, he sighed, "How about I lock you in prison for a while. You will probably thank me."

"William is right, your life is a waste of time." McHale took a sip of juice and said, "We should cherish our bodies and go out for a walk. I feel pretty good returning to Brazil this time."

"If I don't go back for ten years, nothing will change. What's so good about it?" Gale said impatiently, "I shoulder the important responsibility of managing Puerto Rico's industry. Am I not making any money? There is no cash flow at all.

Very few. As for international trading companies, which are managed by a professional team of managers, at most they will have false accounts, but no matter how big a problem it is, it won’t happen.”

"What I mean is that everyone should relax. Of course, how much money you can make while working all day long is important, but it is not the most important thing." Sheffield hesitated, "Not one person can make all the money.

I can't do this either. If someone really has this ability, they have to worry about whether their life will be in danger."

Slave owners also want to make money, but in the current general environment, there are not many places where breakthroughs can occur. They can only wait for the general environment to change, and this change is waiting for the truly powerful countries in Europe to kill each other.

Without the outbreak of the world war, Sheffield was very doubtful whether the United States would dare to use military force to challenge the position of world hegemon. Who made the United States' opponents have been Spain, Haiti, and Vietnam for a long time? The Korean War and the Vietnam War

These are two very special wars for the United States.

It is rare to take the lead alone, but it cannot win victory. The United States has always had a big problem with its will to fight. Let alone follow the example of the British Empire and beat all the great powers. Even if it is supported by India and Brazil, this kind of war has no precedent.

No. In terms of war opponents, Japan should be the strongest, but everyone knows Japan's potential. It is a standard opponent.

But almost all countries in the world are willing to accept the soft rather than the tough. If Europe had not declined, several countries in the Americas that think highly of themselves might have dared to stand up in front of the United States.

A recent example proves this point. In addition to the public opinion on the black issue in the country, President Wilson officially apologized to Colombia and expressed his willingness to pay an appropriate amount of compensation.

This move, not to mention the Republicans, has also aroused criticism from the Democratic camp. You must know that the Democratic Party is a standard war party, and its views are even worse than those of the Republican Party a hundred years later. They robbed and robbed, and they actually wanted to rob a person.

Colombia, which is not even a hegemon in Latin America, apologizes? It is simply unreasonable.

Even Gale, who returned to New Orleans, asked if this was true, and received an affirmative reply from the slave owner. Both of them, including McHale, expressed their incomprehension.

"We are a powerful country and they hate us, but we are not the strongest. They have even more reason to hate us. Being in this embarrassing position will face this kind of result. I have said this before." Sheffield shrugged helplessly.

Shrug, that's good.

At least the slave owners felt very happy. In another time and space, the slogan of entering the customs had long been shouted.

"You are back to see which actress is suitable. All the beauties from across the country are here. Forget about the Gish sisters, they are a little younger." Sheffield turned to some lighter topics.

"I see that female star always looks over here when she has nothing to do. The relationship between you two must be extraordinary." When talking about this question, Gale looked like I'm not sleepy anymore, and suddenly he felt a lot more energetic.

, "I heard that Annie arranged your company's shareholders' meeting here, don't you worry about her finding out."

"Anne is from a noble family." Sheffield boasted with a proud face. "She is very rational and very knowledgeable. I am also planning to make a movie about dinosaurs. Of course, I am just an investor. In order to enrich the spirit of citizens.

Life, I’m so worried about it.”

"I relied on my smart brain to judge that you are changing the subject. Everything you said is an excuse." Gale gave his own judgment, and McHale kept nodding in approval.

"This is the pattern, you don't understand the future!" Sheffield failed to change the topic and got up directly to look at the set.

What is he afraid of as a big business owner? Nothing. Anyway, during the meeting time, Mary Pickford will start to go out to promote the movie. By the time America's Sweetheart comes back, Anne has already been comforted by the slave owner and returns to Arlington with satisfaction.

Well, when I think about it, it’s perfect.

This time all the major shareholders and managers of the joint company are here. Sheffield and his wife Anne will communicate with the industry managers and shareholders.

But before that, the slave owner must first communicate with his wife to understand that the issues regarding the Italian-Turkish War and the Balkan War have been merged at the London Conference and are in the midst of a fierce war of words, which is not over yet.

Anne could now let go of her worries about her motherland. This was the case with the war in the early 20th century. Either the war started immediately, or as long as she said she could talk at the beginning, it meant that the real war could not start for the time being.

"I have promised the shares in the steel company to Edith, and the shares in the aluminum industry to Louisa." Sheffield put his arm around Anne's shoulders, walking in the Oak Manor under the sunset, and said it very straightforwardly.

This question.

"Huh?" Anne looked at her husband with bright eyes, meaning what next?

"My dear, you don't seem surprised at all." Sheffield stretched out his hand and gestured, "You should show some emotion after all."

"I have long given up guessing your purpose. Anyway, you don't think it is useless to do this. Now I can only guess that you are trying to win over the Rockefeller family and the Morgan family and carve out part of the important industry. I want to know what you will give me.

What did the child leave behind?" Anne looked at the slave owner seriously and said, "I am your legal wife."

"How could I treat you badly? You have been in my family since you were a teenager." Sheffield gushed when talking about this issue, "Many industries seem to be profitable, but in a sense they are not so important. For example

Steel, any country in the world can establish a steel industry, and this is true for all categories of manufacturing. So what I left for Alexander is that either the technical threshold is extremely high and cannot be easily replaced, or it is easy to form a monopoly, and if others want to

It’s very difficult to compete.”

At least in terms of manufacturing, Sheffield thought he was right. He couldn't remember a time when the manufacturing industry of the United States was outstanding. Only when other countries were at war, no one found fault. The current manufacturing industry of the United States is in

In the eyes of European countries, it is standard and shoddy and has a very bad reputation.

After the end of World War II, there was actually no certification for the manufacturing industry. Soon the domestic market of the United States was captured by the Federal Republic of Germany and Japan. In terms of scale, before losing to the Republic, the United States had already lost to the Soviet Union. Various indicators

The United States lost more than it won, relying on its powerful allies to defeat the Soviet Union with a group of weak countries.

"The United Company may be invincible in the world, food! We control the world's food, and everyone must obey us. The military industry, whether it is land, sea or air, requires long-term investment. With this industry, no one will have any objections to us.

I will definitely not divide the scarce energy represented by oil, the derivative industries of these three industries, and the channels represented by chain supermarkets. Of course, there are also black gold companies that make a lot of money and spend more!" Xie

Seeing that his wife was fascinated by what she heard, Field lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek, then said, "I still hope that my descendants will become the richest people in the world."

"It's just that you have too many children, and I'm afraid that your property is not divided enough." Anne sighed quietly, "But you are the controller of the United Company, and I will listen to you."

"What you should think carefully about is which son you want to be the pasha of Kuwait." Sheffield said easily. "Dividing the property does not mean that the joint company will become weaker. On the contrary, it will become more streamlined but not necessarily less profitable. Moreover,

When the time comes, we can support each other so that my industry can continue to exist for a long time."

The shareholders' meeting was attended by both of them at the same time. As an excellent tool, all Sheffield needed to do was to support his wife and let Anne establish her prestige in front of the manager team.

The main purpose of this conference is actually to make some adjustments to the company's industry and join the world war in a more comprehensive way, including the expansion of shipping ports. How to conduct blood transfusion between the two camps more efficiently.

Many managers feel that their bosses are looking for trouble. When the situation is great, why should they start purchasing raw materials and mines? What is the use of expanding the port?

In this regard, the slave owners insisted on going their own way, of course to ensure that the best quality war materials were within sight and in their own hands. To prevent others from competing for business with them after the war broke out. Seeing that the official competition was about to begin, why not think quickly?

You can break the legs of other athletes, so what are you waiting for?

While the United Company completed this important adjustment, the wheel of history was still turning ruthlessly forward. At the London Conference, meetings were held again and again in conjunction with the results of the Turkish War and the distribution of interests among the European powers and the Balkan Alliance.

The most intense dispute in the world was the division of the Ottoman Empire's European territories. At the 10th London Negotiation held in January 1913, Ottoman representatives refused to cede Adrianople and the Aegean Islands, causing the peace talks to be suspended for a time.

Under the pressure of the Balkan Alliance and European powers, they reluctantly accepted each other's demands and agreed to give up all the Ottoman Empire's European possessions except Constantinople and other places, allowing local ethnic groups to practice autonomy.
Chapter completed!