What does a loser look like?
Maybe it’s because of his ghostly appearance!
Now Edison feels like a standard loser.
He has been in Ming Dynasty for a long time. As a technician at the Telegraph and Telephone Company's research center, his income is quite high, but he still feels that he is basically a failure.
Why is this happening?
Ever since arriving in Ming Dynasty, Edison found that he had been living in the shadows.
Here he saw too many inventions, which caused unprecedented impact on Edison time and time again.
In the face of those inventions, Edison felt deeply powerless!
He is very depressed!
Because he saw the fact that in Ming Dynasty, he might even be worthless. Even if he had some good ideas, before he could put them into action or before he could succeed, those researches in Ming Dynasty would be worthless.
Centers and laboratories have turned those ideas into products.
"It's time to leave this place!"
Edison's mood seemed a bit dull, and because of this, he came to the restaurant alone and drank wine.
He has been hit hard in recent times and has even doubted his life and whether he is a competent inventor. Although he has long come to the conclusion that he is an inventor, but an inventor cannot invent a game.
On the road, they will definitely not be able to defeat those in Ming's laboratories. It's not that they can't win, but the opportunities for trial and error are far less than theirs.
"I have to go back to the United States, and then..."
Just when Edison made up his mind to return to the United States, his eyes suddenly widened when he saw the person sitting at the next table. He was...Morgan!
How did Morgan get here?
Edison was no stranger to Morgan, and had even met him once, just from a distance. They had not interacted with each other before, but this did not prevent him from taking the initiative to step forward and introduce himself.
"Mr. Morgan, I am Thomas Alva Edison. We met once in New York. I am an inventor and currently work in the Research Center Laboratory of the Ming Telegraph and Telephone Company."
While actively introducing himself, Edison speculated on the reason why they came here. Why did they come here?
Is there any financial cooperation with Daming?
This is obviously impossible. As far as Edison knew, the banking industry of Ming Dynasty was very developed. There were banks of Ming Dynasty in the United States, Britain, France and other places. There was more competition between Morgan and them.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Edison."
Morgan smiled.
"You work here? Then you must know a lot about this place. You must give me a good introduction here. It's really magical here!"
"magic,"
Edison nodded.
"How could it not be magical? How do you feel being here, sir? Is it just magical?"
Before Morgan could answer, Edison said like a salesman.
"It's not just magical, sir, you can think so, but you should also find that this is the future, the real future!"
Pointing to the electric light above his head, Edison continued.
"Look at electric lights. They have been around in the United States for a long time. What did electric lights eliminate? Whale oil and even cheap kerosene are only used in remote places. In New York, Philadelphia and other places, among cities,
In China, everyone uses electric lights because they are cheaper and brighter. This is the future. You can either accept it or be eliminated by history, sir!"
Taking a deep breath, Edison looked directly into Morgan's eyes and said.
"This is true for each of us. If we cannot correctly understand the changes in the world, then we will all be eliminated!"
Edison has always been a qualified businessman, and a qualified businessman must first be able to persuade others. He just followed Morgan's casual remarks and took the initiative in the conversation.
"You are right, Mr. Edison."
Nodding slightly, Morgan looked at Edison curiously and then said.
"So you ask, how can we ensure that we will not be eliminated in this rapidly changing world?"
Although Morgan took the initiative to speak, Edison did not directly enter the topic. Instead, he pointed out the window and said,
"Mr. Morgan, in the past few days since you've been here, haven't you felt that everything here is magical? Electric lights, telephones, high-rise buildings, cars, trams, almost everything you can imagine can be seen here.
So have you ever been curious about these..."
Turning to look at Morgan and meeting his gaze, Edison asked.
"Where did all this come from? Did they appear out of thin air?"
"How is this possible?"
Morgan shook his head and said.
“Isn’t this all the work of inventors like you?”
Morgan respected inventors like Edison very much. What did he respect? Of course it was the wealth created by inventions. Maybe he was a banker, but he knew very well what was most important.
Technology and invention!
This is the real source of wealth, and what is the role of bankers? It is to chase new technologies and get rewards from new inventions. Bankers are people who use money to make money, and what is the greatness of inventors? They can "out of thin air"
"Fabrication" can "make something out of nothing". They use real wisdom to create wealth!
"Not these, but many!"
Edison singled out his purpose directly.
"Where I work, there are hundreds of inventors like me working there. They work day and night and create new inventions every day, and this is wealth! The wealth they create is immeasurable.
Yes, Mr. Morgan, if we don’t want to be eliminated by history, we must build a laboratory!”
"Building a laboratory?"
Although Morgan did not mention "we", he had already guessed Edison's thoughts.
"Yes, a laboratory that gathers the smartest brains in the United States. Mr. Morgan, now is your chance! You have the opportunity to create this laboratory."
Whose chance is it?
Isn’t this your chance too?
Faced with Edison's proposal, Morgan thought for a while and then said.
"Mr. Edison, do you know how to generate electricity?"
Generate electricity?
If it were in another world, Edison would definitely understand. After all, electric lights, power generation, and even the city power grid were all invented by him, or in his laboratory. But now he only has a little understanding.
"Of course, I have been studying electricity since I came to Daming."
Of course Edison wouldn't say that he didn't understand. Telephone...well, there is also a word for "telephone"! This is definitely not a lie!
"That's good. You now have an opportunity. I will introduce a batch of power generation equipment from Daming to the United States to build the first hydropower station in the United States. If you can let me circumvent Daming's patent and produce generators in the United States, I can
Invest in your lab!”
As a successful businessman, Morgan would never agree directly just because of a few words from Edison. Of course, he also believed that those who could be hired by Ming Dynasty definitely had their strengths, so he decided to give this guy a
Chance.
Of course, another reason is because Morgan hopes to always have his own power generation equipment. Although Daming agreed to export hydropower station equipment to him and help him design hydropower stations, their equipment is indeed expensive because the patent belongs to Daming alone.
some.
So in the past few days, he has been thinking about how to solve this problem. After all, for Morgan, who aspires to monopolize the U.S. power generation market, just importing equipment cannot satisfy his ambition.
Now Edison's appearance allowed him to see an opportunity. Whether he could seize this opportunity depends on whether Edison himself has the ability.
Morgan's answer made Edison smile.
"Mr. Morgan, I believe you will not regret today's decision."
This chapter has been completed!