June 15th New York World's Fair

Early in the morning of the exhibition, George first came to his company's booth. The booth was decorated by Paul according to George's instructions. It can be said that it is decorated with flowers and branches, which is different from the simple roots on other booths.

Moreover, George made two cylindrical 1.5-meter fixed frames with steel bars in the middle of the booth. Inside the columns was a platform that could swing slightly from side to side. The rechargeable car battery that George invented with excellent sealing was used

It is fixed on top and swings with the platform.

There are also two wires, one connected to the battery and the other connected to the electric fans. George also specially asked Paul to arrange for two beauties to stand next to two special booths to keep the batteries shaking slightly.

The invention of the car seat headrest was originally going to be put on the exhibition stand for a week, but George decided not to do it after thinking about it. He planned to use it as a small trump card.

Seeing a circle of people gathered around his booth, George did not go up to say hello to these people, but Paul did the communication.

He wandered around the expo, and Paul estimated that the Stark family's expo was learned from here. Here, George saw stainless steel washing machines, vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, as well as refrigerators and other home appliances.

The inside of the washing machine that George saw was almost smooth, and only the water was constantly rotating along the inner barrel. George suddenly discovered that it seemed that the agitator test washing machine had not yet been invented. After writing this down, George was ready to go back.

It’s very simple to create an agitator washing machine.

There are also fans. Today's fans have fixed wind speeds and do not have the function of changing gear speeds and automatically shaking their heads like in previous generations. This one is even simpler, just adding a few sets of resistors and a small motor.

When I saw a household refrigerator, George in his previous life had read an online article about inventing a car air conditioner based on the principle of a refrigerator. The basic principles of the two are the same. You can definitely recruit people to develop it yourself, and you have the ideas you provide.

, then it’s done. You should also write this down.

After walking around for a while, George discovered that there were still many areas for improvement in terms of people's livelihood. In the past, George's eyes were fixed on those large companies he remembered from his previous life.

After going around for a while, I realized that these inconspicuous things combined are no less profitable than those companies. Many home appliances in the previous life had their schematics drawn in the instructions. Haha, it seems that I will also have to learn physics in the future.

Study it in depth.

George then moved forward to the car-related product area, where there are local American cars such as General Motors, Cadillac, Lincoln, Ford, etc., as well as brands such as British Louvre, Bentley, German Mercedes-Benz, and BMW. George believes that next year,

, he will be the most beautiful cub in this exhibition area.

Here George focused on observing Lincoln cars, because George remembered that it was at this time that Lincoln was already losing money, and it was sold to Ford for $8 million with a two-year reserve.

George feels that the value of Lincoln Company will definitely be lower during the economic crisis, and this is his next goal.

George saw various diesel engine companies, agricultural machinery companies, etc. George did not browse too much about these, he just had a rough image, took some leaflets and left.

In a corner of the exhibition, George discovered the aircraft manufacturing company. Then George slowly started to search. After passing two booths, he saw a booth with the words Boeing Aircraft Company on the banner. The company George was looking for was this company in

Now it seems like a company that has just started, because it was the world's largest aerospace company in its previous life, and it was also the world's leading manufacturer of civil aircraft and defense, space and security systems, as well as an after-sales support service provider.

Boeing is still in its infancy. From the furniture on the exhibition board and the introduction of yachts, it can be seen that it has also encountered difficulties.

George came here to meet William Edward Boeing, the founder and soul of Boeing. Under his leadership, Boeing became the largest manufacturing exporter in the United States. Boeing provides products to more than 150 countries and regions around the world.

Provide support to regional airline and government customers.

Boeing's products and customized services include civil and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronics and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communications systems, and performance-based logistics and training.

Boeing has three business divisions: Commercial Aircraft Group, Defense, Space and Security Group, and Boeing Global Services Group. Annual revenue reached US$58,158 million (2020)

However, he began to suffer losses due to the international situation. But this is the Marvel world, which is different from later generations.

In the Marvel world, Tony Stark has a private jet customized by Boeing, so we can see his potential.

Although during World War I, due to the network of Boeing's partner Wilt, the U.S. Navy purchased 50 C-type trainer aircraft equipped with twin pontoons, bi-wings and single engines from Boeing Aircraft Company at a price of US$220,000, allowing the company to grow rapidly.

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However, after the First World War, there was no greater demand for military aircraft, the civil aviation industry had not yet begun to develop, and Boeing encountered a bottleneck in its development. Therefore, George was able to see furniture and yachts on Boeing's product display boards.

Introduction, this is all for survival.

When I saw George, whose clothes looked very expensive, standing outside the booth, an employee from Boeing Company rushed over immediately and handed over an introduction about the yacht.

Then he had to introduce the product to George in detail, but George interrupted directly: "I'm not here to see the yacht. Is Mr. Boeing, the boss of your company, here?"

Then George was taken to see Boeing. The Boeing in front of him should be 39 years old, wearing a pair of round glasses, a beard, and a neat suit.

The employee went over to tell Boeing what happened, and then when Boeing nodded, he smiled at George and left.

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"Hello, sir, I don't know what to call me. I am the person you are looking for, William Edward Boeing. You can also call me Boeing." Boeing saw the young man opposite who was about 180 meters tall, handsome and well-dressed.

People say.

"Haha, hello Mr. Boeing, I've taken the liberty to drop by and introduce myself. My name is George Orwell, and I am the largest shareholder of the Coca-Cola Company and the largest shareholder of the Winchester Company."

"Nice to meet you." After saying this, the two shook hands.

"I don't know, Mr. Orwell is looking for me?" Boeing took George to the rest area next to him, sat down and asked again.

"You can just call me George. Well, that's the case. When I visited the Self-Defense Forces Camp in Washington, I heard the aircraft instructor talk about the seaplane produced by your company. I am also very interested in airplanes.

It was a great opportunity, so I came over to see if there was any chance of cooperation with Boeing." George said sideways that he had connections in the military and was very rich.

I have no choice. I don’t have anyone to support me, so I can only do it myself. It seems that I should find someone else. It’s very shameless for me to do such a thing.

"Of course, haha, I don't know, George, how do you plan to cooperate? Do you want to learn to fly an airplane? I can introduce you to a training school. And if you want to buy a seaplane, I can also take you to experience our company's

Blue Eagle. It is definitely one of the best airplanes." Boeing said with a smile.

Maybe he didn’t convince Boeing of his identity, and a stranger came forward to say who he was. Although the clothes George wore looked expensive, the liar didn’t cover himself.

"Haha, I think Mr. Boeing has misunderstood. I am interested in your company. I wonder if Mr. Boeing has accepted the idea of ​​becoming a shareholder." George did not struggle to prove himself, but directly stated his purpose.

"This is such a cooperation, please let me consider it." Boeing said.

It could be seen that Boeing did not believe in George's strength, so it did not agree. George also laughed and did not continue to delve into this issue.

George remembered that due to the transformation, the current Boeing company has lost nearly 300,000 US dollars, which means that Boeing is now struggling. Moreover, the economic crisis is coming soon, and George believes that when he finds Boeing again next time, he will definitely

He would not refuse. After the two talked about the technical issues of flying the plane for a while, George handed over his business card and told Boeing to call him if he changed his mind. He would definitely offer a price that Boeing could not refuse. Then he left.

This booth.

Boeing also sent back a business card and sent George out of the booth. Looking at George walking into the crowd again, Boeing thought that maybe this person he had just met today was really interested in Boeing. He also thought about the current situation of the company, and felt in his heart

I thought that maybe this was a way out. But I still kept looking, then looked at the business card in my hand, and then put it away.

That afternoon, when Boeing went to visit other exhibits at the expo, they saw the Panlong Company being watched. After thinking about George, whom he had talked to in the morning, he also walked into the crowd and listened carefully to Paul's introduction to the advantages of batteries. After listening to the explanation

, which further deepened an idea in my mind.

On the other side, after George came out of Boeing, he stood in front of the Airco Seaplane Company's booth soon.

If Boeing is the dominant company in civil aviation, then the Lockheed Aircraft Manufacturing Company founded by Allen Lockheed and Malcolm Lockheed lit the fuse for what became the No. 1 arms manufacturer.

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The entrepreneurial journey of these two brothers was not smooth. The current company is already their second venture. The F-1 designed by this company once set a record of 211 miles and 181 minutes of flight time. However, due to the F-1

The plane was a seaplane, and the US military at the time required them to convert it into a road plane. The First World War had already ended before the plane was successfully converted.

And because the U.S. government began to sell a large number of military aircraft to the civilian aircraft market at extremely low prices, the current aircraft are very cheap. How cheap? You can buy one for 300 US dollars. This has led to the fact that although Lockheed aircraft

The reputation is very good, but no one buys it.

So the current Lockheed Aircraft Manufacturing Company is on the verge of bankruptcy. Looking at this slightly shabby display stand in the corner, George can see that the company is definitely at the end of its rope. It is estimated that there is no need to wait for the economic crisis.

Come, the brothers' company won't last long.

When you walk into the booth, you can see several photos posted prominently on the booth. The introduction shows a group photo of King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium taking their plane, and there are also several photos of the movie factory renting Lockheed's plane.

Stills from the movie.

It can be said that although Lockheed's aircraft had a good reputation at this time, no one bought them.

Lockheed Flying Company went bankrupt under such circumstances. It was not until 1926 that Lockheed Flying Company was opened again, and it went bankrupt again during the Great Depression. In 1932, Lockheed was auctioned, and Robert and Cortland Gross

The brothers bought it for $40,000.

With the efforts of these two generations of entrepreneurs, Lockheed developed step by step, and later merged with Martin, becoming Lockheed Martin, the largest arms supplier to the US military.

Lockheed's failure was due to social environmental factors as well as company management. It can be said that the two brothers are both designer-like talents, but they are weak in management, so they failed repeatedly.
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