Ms. Ellis raised her head from her book and looked at Wilson questioningly.
"He remembered that I seemed to have been involved in financial fraud before."
Ellis's tone was slightly hesitant. She did not directly question the investment project Professor Wilson mentioned, but instead gently reminded the wrong party.
She remembered that the professor had mentioned to her before that he had suffered financial fraud before coming to Miskatonic University and almost ended up living on the street.
And now the professor who had failed once before brought up investment-related topics with great interest.
It's hard not to think of that unfortunate past.
Ellis did not bluntly expose her doubts about Wilson's wrong vision, wondering whether the wrong party had been deceived, so she chose to point it out tactfully.
Of course, that's a little bit euphemistic.
She doesn’t mean what she says:
I have suffered such a painful lesson, and now I want to be tricked again?
"..."
There was a little embarrassment in Wilson's eyes.
The air became somewhat solid for a moment.
When Miss Ellis mentioned that incident, he suddenly remembered that his unlucky human body had been destitute before because he believed in a fraudster and invested all his property. It turned out that he was deceived.
Go bankrupt.
If not, Professor Wilson's mentor introduced him to a job as a university professor, and now he is probably living on the streets following the example of Senior Hongkai.
No, it can't be compared like that. The wealth that Hong Kai accumulated over thousands of years was so huge that it was beyond his imagination. He had real estate all over the universe. Did that kid who wandered around like a wanderer simply have nowhere to go?
And if he is living on the street, does he really have no money?
Wilson couldn't bear the thought that the incident with the liar had caused his vest to be stripped off for the first time, coupled with the resentment of being wronged by that bastard in the world, and now it had caused Miss Ellis to completely disapproval of his investment project.
I cursed secretly in my heart.
"The current economic situation is indeed improving, and all walks of life are booming." Ellis did not want to see her friend deceived again. She explained to Wilson seriously, "But is it because of this?
Many people with evil intentions want to take advantage of it. They will attract many people, let those people take loans and invest, and then run away with the money."
In the 1920s, when the financial industry was developing rapidly, people generally had higher expectations for economic development and were more willing to take out loans for consumption, and banks were also happy to see the results.
Ellis analyzed it carefully.
Because her family is involved in all aspects of the banking and finance industry, and as the eldest daughter of the family, although she has no interest in that aspect at all and prefers history, she still knows a lot about it after being exposed to it since she was a child.
She believed that Professor Wilson was a scholar who knew nothing about academics and would definitely be at a disadvantage in that regard. His previous painful lessons were the best example.
So she hoped that her companions could avoid those big pits.
"If you are looking for investment, you can invest in industrial technology-related industries." Ellis sincerely gave advice based on his own understanding.
"The economic development has been good in the past two years, but will it inevitably slide into finance? Is that a very dangerous sign? To be on the safe side, if I want to invest a large amount, I need to hire a professional risk assessment team and a lawyer. If I
If needed, he has the resources..."
Seeing the red-haired lady in front of him giving serious advice, Wilson's lips moved and he sighed helplessly.
Did that lady sincerely suggest it? And the time traveler a hundred years later knew how deep the financial waters were. Besides, he had been miserably deceived before.
But what he means is not that he wants to invest, but that he wants to deceive the wrong party into investing...
After all, that lady is the most financially wealthy person he currently knows.
Looking at Ms. Ellis who was analyzing the risks for him so seriously, Wilson couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and felt his conscience aching a little.
But when he thought about the benefits that launching satellites could bring, he coughed slightly and interrupted Ellis's words.
"...He knows that he does not want to invest in those projects, but he wants to build a laboratory to study the field of aviation technology..."
In the first dozen years of the 20th century, aviation technology initially reached practical use, and aircraft gradually became mature. The most important theoretical basis for aviation—aerodynamics—was also established at the beginning of this century.
Therefore, what he said is not beyond the times, at least it will not be regarded as science fiction.
Ellis looked at Wilson with surprised eyes.
"He wanted to build a spacecraft that could be launched into the sky, and then conduct fixed-point reconnaissance in the air. In this way, many details that could not be noticed on the ground could be discovered."
Wilson briefly described his own conception.
Ellis raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Wilson with doubtful eyes: "Am I confident?"
"certainly."
Wilson said firmly.
"That's good."
Ellis nodded cheerfully, took out a checkbook from the small bag he carried with him, filled in a line of numbers, and then tore it out neatly and handed it to Wilson.
"That's a check for 100,000 US dollars. If you find it, you can contact him."
Ellis said in an unusually free and easy manner. He did not continue to pursue the patents obtained by the wrong research and the subsequent dividends. He was completely giving away the money.
In other words, since she rejected the project proposed by her friend, she simply threw money into it happily.
Wilson took the check handed over by Ellis with his mouth open and stared blankly at the numbers on it.
He suddenly felt that the red-haired lady in front of him was emitting a dazzling golden light, which was so shocking and inhumane.
I want to know if that will be the beauty of future generations.
That period can be said to be the period when U.S. dollar purchases were at their highest in U.S. history. After the U.S. promulgated the Gold Standard Act in 1900, 1 ounce of gold could be exchanged for 20.6 U.S. dollars. In other words, one U.S. dollar in 1900 was equivalent to today’s
of 550 RMB. Considering the prices in the United States in 1900, the consumption power of 1 US dollar should be higher than the current 550 RMB.
From late 1919 to mid-1921, a series of economic measures were designated to stabilize foreign markets, and the U.S. dollar deflated by approximately 20%.
But after this, it is still a very scary number when converted into RMB for future generations...
Does that negate the charm of a rich woman?
Wilson was blinded by the brilliant light and accepted the check with tears in his eyes.