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It is undeniable that Carnegie is very smart. It took Carnegie only a few decades to become rich in the world. The speed of wealth accumulation is indeed dazzling.

However, Li Mu is not bad either. Li Mu has read the autobiography of tycoons such as Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, etc. before, and is not unfamiliar with the history of these tycoons' success. Reborn in this era, Li Mu is confident that he will become one of them. In this world, Li Mu is confident that his name will be widely circulated in the future.

Of course, Li Mu didn't want his name to be associated with "robbers", so Li Mu had to accumulate wealth in a more legal and compassionate way.

Carnegie does not have this awareness yet, and Carnegie's personality does not allow Carnegie to give up. So although Li Mu clearly rejected Carnegie's request to purchase a patent, Carnegie is still working hard: "As far as I know, you have not devoted yourself to the steel industry, so there are only two ways to turn into cash on the patent you applied for. Since you have rejected one of them, that is to say, you want to retain the ownership of the patent and charge the patent usage fee. I understand this correctly."

"That's right." Li Mu did not deny that it was really useless to keep this patent in his own hands. He had to find an appropriate way to bring profits to Li Mu.

"Can the patent use right be given to me by Carnegie McCandries Steel Company? I can guarantee that your annual income will not be less than 5,000 US dollars." Carnegie has fully realized Li Mu's difficulty, and Li Mu does not look like a person who is short of money, which makes Carnegie begin to face reality. Even if he cannot monopolize patents, it is good to get the use right.

"Of course, thank you very much for your appreciation, but 5,000 US dollars a year does not guarantee that only you will be authorized. You must know how big the market for this little thing is." Li Mu must seize the surplus value to the greatest extent, even if this will make Li Mu hate him in Carnegie's eyes, Li Mu will do whatever he wants.

"Rim, don't be so greedy. The market for this little thing is not as big as you imagined. There is a fact that maybe you don't know yet. After the Pacific Railway is completed, the government's investment in railways is decreasing, people's enthusiasm is also decreasing, and the demand for related parties will also decrease. So you have to lower your psychological expectations so that you won't be disappointed." Carnegie is a good lobbyist, and the argument sounds very sufficient.

What Carnegie said was half true and half false. After the Pacific Railway was completed, the US government's investment in railways was indeed decreasing, but people's enthusiasm not only did not decrease, but instead increased enthusiasm. All railway-related companies' stocks were sought after on Wall Street, people's sanity was disappearing, and a huge disaster was about to come.

However, except for Li Mu, no one foresaw this fact.

"Is that so? If I had money now, I would use it all to buy Yili's stock." Li Mu unceremoniously exposed Carnegie's lies and showed extraordinary familiarity with the US financial market.

Yili Company is not a milk company, but a company that manages Yili Railway. The company surrounding the stocks of this company. Financial tycoons Gould and Vanderbilt launched a "financial war" five years ago. Vanderbilt lost a lot. Gould and his partner Drew were also cheated by Gould. After losing 1.3 million US dollars, they disappeared without a trace. After Gould controlled Yili Company, Yili Company's stock rose steadily and is now a famous bull stock.

"Damn it!" Carnegie finally turned against her and cursed in anger.

"Mr. Andrew, I'm going to think about your words." Will looked righteous.

Will must have been a notorious villain in front of those unscrupulous merchants in Springfield, but Will was a kind father in front of Gloria and Sandy.

When facing the profiteer, Will can start without hesitation, but in front of Gloria and Sandy, Will never even swears.

"Please forgive me-" Carnegie apologized to Will a little perfunctorily, her eyes still on Li Mu: "So Reim, what do you want? Or, if I want to obtain exclusive right to use the patent, then what price should I pay?"

Finally taking the initiative in the negotiations, Li Mu smiled satisfied: "Mr. Andrew, as far as I know, your Carnegie McCandries Steel Company has not opened yet, right?"

"Yes." Carnegie was not surprised that Li Mu knew about this. Li Mu knew even such a secret thing as Carnegie operating a sleeper car company. Carnegie really couldn't imagine that Li Mu still didn't know anything.

It was only now that Carnegie realized that it was a mistake for him to come to see Li Mu so eagerly. If Carnegie could be more patient, he might have obtained better conditions. Although he was well-dressed in front of Li Mu, Carnegie felt like he was standing naked in the open-air square, and his whole body was exposed to the public in a slight way, with no secret at all.

This feeling made Carnegie very uncomfortable.

"As you said, with the completion of the Pacific Railway, the government's investment in railways is decreasing. In the past eight years, the price of rails has dropped by 14%, so the current steel production capacity seems to be oversupply. So if you want to have a huge profit, a fist product is essential, which is exactly what you are here for-" Li Mu will not talk about the patent use rights for now, but analyze the current situation with Carnegie.

With Li Mu's analysis, the anger and anxiety on Carnegie's face had disappeared and began to gradually become solemn.

Li Mu is right. The current steel production capacity is indeed "looking" oversupply. Pittsburgh is the current steel center in the United States. Carnegie's Carnegie McCandries Steel Company will also be established in Pittsburgh. As for Pittsburgh, although steel factories are lined up one after another, most of them are only in the initial stage, and no steel company occupies a monopoly position. Therefore, if Carnegie's company wants to stand out, it really needs a flagship product.

"If possible, I hope to participate in your Carnegie McCandries Steel Company through technology investment." Li Mu finally found out and told his true purpose.

"How many shares do you want to occupy?" Carnegie did not reject Li Mu's proposal. Carnegie now must have never imagined how huge the Carnegie McCandries Steel Company will be in the future.

"The more, the better, and even the money is injected, but I don't participate in the operation, the operating rights are yours." Li Mu guaranteed Carnegie's power over Carnegie McCandries Steel.
Chapter completed!