Chapter 541 New Project
"It really has such great potential!" Sheffield looked at his wife and whispered, "Don't underestimate the emergence of synthetic materials. In a sense, the emergence of plastics coincides with the time when I merged with the chemical company. If we seize this opportunity, it will be another opportunity to move to a higher level. First send someone to find out the bottom line and have a general understanding before formally negotiating. At the same time, we must also be prepared for failure and avoid the shackles of patents."
Plugs, sockets, radios, phone cases, propellers, valves, gears, almost anything you can think of can be made of plastic.
Like many similar projects, plastics also have quite a few researchers working on it. German chemist Adolf von Baeyer discovered that after the reaction of phenol and formaldehyde, there were some stubborn residues at the bottom of the glass tube. However, Baeyer's eyes were on synthetic dyes, not insulating materials. For him, this sticky insoluble substance was a dead end. For Baekeland and others, this thing was a bright signpost.
Baekeland was lucky that his British counterpart Sir James Swinburne filed his patent application only one day later than he did.
If the goal cannot be achieved from Baekeland, then we have to move to the next stage. How to play rogue and let Baekeland know that cooperating with the United Company is the most beneficial to him. There are many ways to do this. First of all, Sir James Swinburne's patent application was one day later than Baekeland's. However, it is unclear who was first and who was later between two researchers thousands of miles apart. It can only be said that Baekeland's patent application was earlier.
If Sheffield is determined to act like a rogue, he can simply turn black into white and say that Sir James Swinburne's research results were transferred to the United Company, thereby bypassing Baekeland's patent.
At the same time, in the name of Sir James Swinburne's client, he sued Baekeland, causing him to be involved in a long and desperate lawsuit and refused to give up. At the same time, relying on the advantages of his large enterprise, he quickly expanded his production capacity and forced the patent owner into a dead end. Even if he lost the lawsuit in the end and the occupation of the market became a fait accompli, no one could do anything to Sheffield.
At worst, they will just pay compensation in the end. This is also the tradition of the United States. First, create a fait accompli, and then after a few years, they will say sorry in a nonchalant way and pay a symbolic amount of medical expenses. This is how the Panama Canal operates!
After listening to her husband's meaning, Anne had already understood what was going on. She said softly, "First of all, what we should do is to make sure that there are no other giants behind Baekeland."
Anne has been in the United States for more than a decade, so she knows that the operation her husband mentioned is actually not a problem. Facing the patent owner, the advantage of large companies is that they have money. They can completely take advantage of the patent owner's lack of funds and seize the market at the cost of patents and litigation.
Anne, who had witnessed it with her own eyes, knew that it was her husband's support for Tesla that helped the inventor of alternating current, who was almost in trouble, to get out of the predicament. Without her husband's support, Tesla's life would have been miserable.
Anne quickly thought of doing this because her husband had done this before. In fact, the biggest advantage was that she had to make sure that there was no giant supporting Baekeland. If there was someone who was not afraid of the existence of the United Company and supported him, it would not be easy to achieve her goal.
The advantage now is that the United Company has just absorbed the chemical industry of the DuPont family. Looking at the United States, it can be said that it is the only one that dominates. No matter how rich anyone is, it will take a certain amount of time just to rebuild the factory, not to mention occupying the market. The disadvantage is the patent issue that Sheffield mentioned.
"Go through a middleman to find out the truth. I think Mr. Rand will do the trick." Anne suggested to her husband, "Gunpowder and plastic seem to be neither too close nor too far apart. The sense of distance is just right."
"Then let's go with him!" Sheffield said without objection, holding his wife's hand. "How dare I disobey my mistress? I am already very satisfied to have such a wife who keeps forgiving me."
"Well! I also hope that you don't have any more illegitimate children. You even got Alice Roosevelt." Upon hearing this topic, Anne's face immediately turned from sunny to cloudy. She stretched out her hand to pinch the soft flesh on her husband's waist and then twisted it, with an angelic smile on her face, showing with practical actions that the patience of the Arlington mistress is limited.
"I have no other choice, right? As a man, I have so many competitors. Sometimes I have to put myself in a difficult position and sacrifice my body for the development of the joint company. This is inevitable." Sheffield found an excuse for his behavior. "If it weren't for Edith's help, would my career have developed so quickly? If it weren't for Alice Roosevelt, how could the antitrust law be passed so easily?"
It would have been fine if his wife didn't understand the slave owner's hardship, but she actually tortured him. Sheffield felt very aggrieved now.
"Your twisted logic is not worth believing!" Anne curled her lips. She was not bewitched by her husband's sweet words at all. She had already sacrificed so much and put another woman in Arlington to give birth to a child. What else did she want?
"Of course I know that my Anne has also made great sacrifices!" As he spoke, Sheffield had already embraced his wife with one hand. "Don't worry, my goal is not even to be the richest man, and the influence of the future joint company will not be limited to the United States. I want my sons to be the richest people in other countries. Of course, the biggest share will definitely go to our children. This way, they can live a peaceful life in their own country, and if something unexpected happens in a certain country, they can also help. I will continue to work hard to expand our family's wealth."
"You said before that the Rockefeller family is all about making money and then using the money to live a long life. Your purpose of making money is to have children and make them the richest people?" Anne clenched her fist and hit her husband. "Anyway, everyone knows that I am the mistress of Arlington, and your legitimate heir is my son, and there is only one."
"It doesn't necessarily mean just one. It would be a shame for you to have such an excellent wife to have only one." Sheffield used his licking skills again. It was not known whether it was a coincidence or something else, but Sharma, who was not far away, seemed unable to bear it and directly showed his weapon. Two huge horses actually did such an indecent thing in broad daylight.
"Look!" Sheffield pointed at the two Shire horses and said, "People say horses have five legs. It's true..."
"You're still so unserious at this age!" Anne gently pulled Sheffield's ear and laughed heartily in her husband's arms.
All things are revived, and it is the mating season on the grassland again! The dog licks everything, isn't it because Sheffield is rich and has billions? If it were someone else, they would have nothing.
After Ogle came to Arlington, he finally had a general understanding of the heart of United Corporation. It was a bit surprising that in Texas, where people are proud to work for United Corporation, he had never had such an idea and had never even been to Arlington.
It was not until today that he had a certain understanding of this small city, which is far less famous than Houston and Dallas. The first is the huge number of cars, which is almost more than that in New York.
"Brother!" A soft call brought Ogle back to his senses. Natalia was wearing a tight skirt, and seemed to be preparing to recover her figure after giving birth. Seeing her brother come to his senses, she continued, "How are you doing in New York?"
"Not bad!" Ogle hesitated, looked at his sister, and finally said, "In fact, with your conditions, you can find a man who treats you well for the rest of your life. You don't need to be one of the many women in Sheffield."
"Oh!" Natalia smiled noncommittally and said nonchalantly, "This kind of man is not easy to find, but it is definitely much easier to find than a man like William. He is the master of this country. People like you are only the master of this country for one day in four years. After the election day, you will no longer be important to the country."
"He makes more money in one day than you can make even if you work non-stop from now until you are eighty. Brother, I am not questioning your ability, this is a fact. Even your identity as a reporter was obtained with a letter of introduction from him, otherwise how could you become a reporter right after graduation and become famous now!" Natalia sighed, "I don't want to know what happened between you and him, but I can guess that your meeting must have been unfriendly, and you should behave yourself."
"Yeah, I should be more obedient." Ogle thought of the night of the Great Leap Forward, and said listlessly, "I know, don't worry, I won't cause trouble for him again."
It's just that you think you are looking for trouble with him! Natalia thought about it but still didn't say it. After all, the person in front of her is her brother. Some things are not easy to say, and it would be too straightforward to say them.
At the same time, Sheffield, who was walking, listened to John Connor's report and nodded continuously, but at the end he shook his head and corrected, "Animal testing alone is not enough. Things used on humans must undergo human testing, otherwise we can't get accurate data."
"But if there are a large number of casualties, the news may leak out." John Connor said with some embarrassment, "At least there is no safe place in the country."
"Then go to Haiti or Guantanamo." Sheffield said coldly, "It's much safer overseas. Build a factory and use the resistance organizations in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Haiti as experimental subjects. Make it look like a public bathroom to hide it from the public."
“By the way, we also need to build a crematorium and throw the burned bodies directly into the sea. This way it can be kept secret.” Sheffield called out to Mr. Savior, indicating that he had not finished speaking. As a senior German fan, he was quite familiar with the relevant procedures.
(End of this chapter)
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