Chapter 32 Blatant
Sheffield felt that Mr. Lafayette's judgment was not too accurate. His father had inherited some of the Sheffield family's virtues. For example, in terms of being despicable and shameless, he was definitely influenced positively, but he used it on women.
He sat down slowly and felt something foreign under his butt. He reached out and a pair of underwear made of high-end material appeared in his hand. The father and son continued the posture and looked into each other's eyes.
"As you know, the French are romantic, Paris leads the world in fashion, and there has been a fashion revolution in recent years." Harry Sheffield took the underwear from his son without changing his expression and explained, "This kind of underwear is easy to wear. In fact, if it is promoted in the United States, it should quickly occupy the market."
"It's very admirable that my father has not forgotten his career in China even though he is in Paris." Sheffield watched his so-called father put his underwear in his pocket and nodded boredly, as if he deeply agreed with this.
Nowadays, women's underwear was indeed first appeared in France. The romantic French seem to always be innovating this kind of thing.
"Of course, there's no need to mention the hard work here!" Harry Sheffield said with a look of knowing who knew it, "What makes me most happy is that you can now stand on your own. As a father, the happiest thing is to see my child grow up. Since you came to Paris to expand your network, you must participate in various social activities and meet many celebrities and ladies."
The more Sheffield listened, the more he felt that his father did not express his relief. In just a few words, it turned into a dirty conversation. He had to ask, "Besides knowing famous ladies?"
"Kid, you should realize the importance of connections!" Harry Sheffield shook his finger to emphasize the point.
"But I'm not going to live in Paris like you!" Sheffield didn't agree. No matter how influential European countries are, their potential is limited. The current European imperialist countries are visibly strong, while the United States is invisible.
According to a saying that emerged before and after World War I, the so-called Britain, France, Germany, and Russia are just the framework of medium-sized powers. There is no need to imagine how powerful these countries will be in the future. Their strongest time is now, and people have already seen it.
A colony is a colony, it is not the homeland, and the control is always a level lower, and it cannot be done as if one were one's arm. If it is not the homeland, it will be lost in the future. A great power is a great power, and it is not a historical norm to be beaten for a while.
Just like the current United States, the later Soviet Union, and the later Republic, once it breaks out, the impact will be immeasurable.
This strength is reflected in the ability to break through obstacles. The first comers will definitely set up barriers for the later ones. Not all latecomers have the ability to break through such barriers. Before the Republic, the island nation also encountered barriers from the United States. In fact, even if we don’t consider the issue of US troops stationed in Japan, it is extremely difficult for the island nation to break through such barriers with its own strength.
The island nation itself does not have sufficient internal demand support, just like a hemophiliac patient, just a small cut can cause the bleeding to continue. Factors such as land gap and population gap are very important. If the United States wants to strangle the island nation, it will achieve its goal sooner or later.
Not wanting to dwell on the topic of dirty tricks, Sheffield said directly, "Father, I came to Europe on behalf of my family to conduct an investigation, gain useful experience, and reorganize our family's business."
"I see. It's always been going on. What about now? The situation in France is different from before. Is there a problem with the export at home?" Harry Sheffield slapped his thigh, his whole body seemed to sink into the sofa, and said weakly, "It's not easy, it's not easy? Now France is also vigorously supporting agriculture."
France has excellent natural climatic conditions, suitable for the growth of a variety of crops. It is the largest agricultural producer in Europe. Since the Franco-Prussian War or even earlier when it was still at odds with Britain, France has taken the path of a European agricultural empire.
In fact, this was the line of the Southern Democratic Party before the Civil War. At that time, the Democratic Party envisioned a super agricultural empire. Industry was of course important, but who couldn't do industry? There were many industrial powers in Europe, so it was better to use industry as a supplement and build a large agricultural empire. In fact, the Republican Party followed the line of England. According to the Democratic Party's idea, the United States would not become a loser like Brazil and Argentina, but a strengthened version of France.
England is the world hegemon, and France is not weak either. In fact, in Sheffield's view, who comes first or later will not affect the final result. No matter which one is stronger, agriculture or industry, it will drive the other field. The problem is that the southern states have been robbed.
Harry Sheffield's meaning is not difficult to understand. For a country like England, the United States' grain exports are not a problem, but France's agriculture is strong in itself, and it is not easy to increase exports first.
"Father, you misunderstood. My coming here has nothing to do with grain exports. There are so many countries in Europe, and it doesn't matter if France is missing." Sheffield counted on his fingers. Although he didn't look back, he could hear footsteps coming down the stairs, but he ignored them. "During this trip to Europe, my family hopes to obtain European patent authorization to set up a factory. We are not Yankee thieves. We can't always rely on imitation to make a living."
Standardization will be completed sooner or later. In fashionable terms, this is a key step to becoming bigger and stronger. We cannot always be big but not strong. However, in Sheffield's view, using patents to kill small workshops will create a market with greater significance in the short term.
You can't do it on your own, but you can work with other companies to accomplish this and set up barriers. Then you can talk about how to divide the cake. But the premise is to ensure that the number of people dividing the cake does not increase.
"Patent authorization?" Harry Sheffield had to admit that he had a blind spot in his knowledge, but he couldn't show his weakness in front of his child. He flipped through the phone book with a look of concern and muttered, "I remember Alice's father was from the judicial system."
Sheffield took a peek and saw that the pages that his cheap father was flipping through were filled with contact information. There were hundreds of people on the pages he had read alone.
Julie smiled at Sheffield, walked over to Harry who was looking through the phone book and whispered something to him. Sheffield then witnessed with his own eyes how the underwear was transferred.
"Can you be more blatant?" Sheffield complained in his heart, and when he turned his head, he saw the camera in the corner of the living room. What was the purpose of putting this thing in the house?
(End of this chapter)
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