"...but please forgive me...I refuse!"

A calm answer made Morgan stunned. Isn't the offer he offered attractive enough? Looking directly at the Chinese man in front of him, the light from the Italian crystal chandelier in the restaurant reflected on his face. This is Morgan.

For the first time, I took a serious look at this Chinese person, a Chinese person who would never enter my sight.

His long and thick sword-like eyebrows, straight bridge of nose, fair skin and slightly upturned lips at the corners of his mouth make his expression seem to have the innocence and stubbornness of a child. Wait until you see his appearance clearly.

Finally, Morgan finally believed why the lady he invited was actually a lady, and she would mention it when answering her questions.

He is the kind of man that many women and ladies in the Oak Bar are willing to fall into his arms. Even from the perspective of an old man like me, the man in front of me is also a handsome and charming young man.

.

Even though he rejected her, Morgan still smiled at him as kindly as possible.

"Crocodile smile!"

He muttered something in his heart, still keeping a smile on his face.

"it is a pity!"

After looking at him, Morgan continued.

"You declined my invitation!"

There is something in the words! Li Zicheng muttered in his heart.

"I'm not an American, and...you know, American society is very repellent to China!"

"I think we can negotiate terms now!"

Morgan regained his crispness and got to the point directly.

"Conditions remain unchanged!"

This answer did not surprise Morgan.

"Um!"

Not angry, Morgan just nodded and wiped the corners of his mouth.

"Li, this matter needs to be considered. And I'm in a hurry to make a decision, which may take me half of the night."

"It doesn't matter!"

Li Zicheng, who continued to enjoy the steak, said, it was just another protracted battle! After almost a day and night of protracted battle, he had already made preparations in his heart, and he would wolf it down just to prepare for the protracted battle.

"You should know that you only have the drawings of the equipment, without any verification of actual production!"

Morgan played his first card.

"We can add corresponding clauses in the contract. If the production efficiency cannot meet the standards, you can recover the fees paid to me!"

After answering calmly, Li Zicheng, who still lowered his head, continued to fight with the food. He had already prepared for what they said. He believed in the Germans and their precision!

"The source of your drawings, please forgive me, you took out blueprints, so I have to consider this issue!"

"As long as the original drawings are with me, I can protect my own interests!"

Li Zicheng raised his head and looked at Morgan. He smiled and joked that he was facing Morgan. What's more, he couldn't provide any original drawings at all. The printing machine could only provide a blueprint of this photosensitive reaction. Fortunately, it was necessary to

Otherwise, tens of thousands of drawings would be enough for me to draw for ten years, not to mention that I don’t know how to draw engineering drawings.

"With the original drawings in my hands, I don't need to worry about anything else, what do you think?"

Damn little profiteer!

Cursing in his mind, Morgan pretended to be gentle and said.

"You have indeed considered it very comprehensively!"

Not only is he comprehensive, this guy simply does everything perfectly!

Or give him an annual salary of two million US dollars a year? At this moment, Morgan once again had the idea of ​​hiring Li Zicheng, but he immediately gave up the idea. Li Zicheng had already made it very clear that he did not

He doesn't want to stay in the United States, maybe this place doesn't leave a good impression on him, and his goal is hundreds of millions of dollars!

"Last year, U.S. Steel produced 20 million tons of steel and removed about 30% of the scrap iron to make steel. This means that U.S. Steel's blast furnace iron output was about 14 million tons. This year it will exceed 16 million tons, so..."

When Li Zicheng shared his psychological numbers while enjoying dinner, Morgan did not speak, and did not even show the slightest emotion on his face.

"...So, according to my calculations, in ten years, the output of U.S. Steel will exceed 35 million tons! Let alone thirty years!"

When calculating the output of U.S. Steel, Li Zicheng, who seemed not to pay attention to Morgan, had been observing this "pirate". The only regret was that there was no emotion at all on Morgan's face.

of fluctuations.

In the next ten years, the cumulative output of U.S. Steel will exceed 300 million tons. Morgan does not find this surprising. In fact, not only him, but also Rockefeller was also optimistic about U.S. Steel. In the early days of U.S. Steel,

Jian, when he bought his mine, didn't he also choose to pay with U.S. Steel stock?

"Based on this calculation, if U.S. Steel uses my blast furnace to build a new blast furnace and at the same time renovates the existing blast furnace, regardless of the increase in output, the cost alone can be saved by more than 10%. In the past thirty years, U.S. Steel has

The company’s cumulative cost savings will reach...well..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Zicheng recalled a number in his heart. The current price of pig iron is US$20.2 per ton.

"More than $1.5 billion!"

$2.065 billion to be exact!

Morgan was thinking about this number in his mind. This was the number mentioned in Charlie Swaber's report. If his blast furnace technology was purchased, U.S. Steel would increase its profits by more than $2.065 billion within thirty years. Taking into account future earnings,

Within thirty years, the profits brought by this blast furnace technology alone to U.S. Steel were more than twice the current market value of U.S. Steel. This technology was equivalent to rebuilding two U.S. Steel companies.

But...I'm Morgan!

"From 1910 until now, the United States is experiencing an unprecedented economic depression, and how long it will take to get out of the economic depression is difficult for you and me to predict! In the case of economic depression, I do not think that the United States Steel Company

The development will be as you speculated, although I personally am very much looking forward to it!”

"In 1910, the U.S. steel production was 26.51 million tons. In 1911, the U.S. steel production was 28.2 million tons. In 1912, well... I think there is no problem approaching 30 million tons. The increase in production capacity was largely due to the expansion of the U.S. Steel Company.

It has a big relationship. There is no doubt that the economic depression that Mr. Morgan talks about actually has little impact on the American industry. I believe that in ten years, the steel production in the United States will be at least twice what it is now!"

impossible!

Li Zicheng mentally defeated this conclusion he had made. The U.S. industry had ended its period of "rapid development." From 1900 to 1910, U.S. steel production increased 2.5 times, which also meant that the period of rapid development

In the end, if we want to double the current output, we have to wait at least 20 years.

"This kid..."

Morgan was deep in thought, his eyes still fixed on Li Zicheng in front of him. From the time the two met until now, he has never made a mistake. When he chose to ignore him, he chose to provoke, and then he

He was constantly provoking, and it seemed that he had the upper hand throughout the entire negotiation. He knew that he wanted to get this technology, and the expansion of U.S. Steel was inseparable from technology.

"Your technology has no verification, so it will be difficult for me to convince the board of directors to accept your conditions!"

"You're Morgan!"

Is there anyone whom Morgan cannot convince? Yes... there is only one person, and that is himself!

"Then you should know that Rockefeller is also the major shareholder of U.S. Steel!"

"That's your business!"

When Li Zicheng said this, Morgan glanced at him and personally poured a glass of wine for his empty glass.

This old fox is giving in!

Come on... come on, come on, take the bait!

While pouring the wine, Morgan suddenly looked directly at Li Zicheng and said something.

"There seems to be a little problem with your bond mortgage!"

You old fox! After hearing this, Li Zicheng raised his head and looked at him, grinned and laughed.

“In everything there is always a gain and a loss!”

Although he cursed the old fox in his heart, Li Zicheng still kept smiling.

"That's usually the case."

What a cunning guy, but unfortunately he can't work for himself! Finding that his words still failed to interfere with him, Morgan sighed helplessly. This guy seemed to appear out of thin air. He didn't have any information about him at all. It was almost impossible to interfere with him.

There is no way. There are gains and losses. He is reminding himself that what he lost on the loan will be taken back here, and he will have to pay interest on it.

After a long silence, Morgan finally made a decision.

"The patent fee is US$0.8 per ton, based on a basic output of 12 million tons, calculated based on ten years of output, and a one-time buyout!"

You took the bait! You old guy finally took the bait!

"The patent fee is US$1.39 per ton, other conditions remain unchanged!"

After suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Li Zicheng said in as calm a tone as possible.

“$1!”

"$1.38!"

"$1.10!"

“$1.375!”

In the end, the two bargained straight to the point, almost increasing or decreasing the price by less than one cent. Both Li Zicheng and Morgan knew that in fact both parties were now eager to reach an agreement.

"$1.35, half of which is paid in cash..."

Will the other half be paid in stocks? Hearing the first half mentioned by Li Zicheng, Morgan trembled in his heart. If he paid him these stocks, if he transferred them to Rockefeller, with Rockefeller's "viciousness", it is very likely that he would not be able to sell them.

In half a year, U.S. Steel will become a Rockefeller company.

No! You must not give him stock, even if it is just one dollar!

"There's no way I'm paying in stocks! There's no room for negotiation!"

After being interrupted, Li Zicheng fell silent and looked at the time. It was already 9:15 in the evening. After waiting for almost 20 hours, he finally waited for Morgan's first mistake! Now watch him bite.

No more biting the hook!
Chapter completed!