Chapter 75 Patriotic Business
Sheffield did not deny that there were kind people in the world, but the Rockefeller family, who founded the Standard Oil Trust, was definitely not one of them. Would kind people engage in monopoly? Is it nice to be chased by a group of reporters digging up news every day?
"Donating to the university in Atlanta is more than 10 million US dollars, which is quite a big sum. But you can help Atlanta benefit. How many Atlantas are there in the United States? Can you donate so much money to each of them? I donate so much money to each of them? I think even if the Rockefeller family is rich, they can't do it, right?" Sheffield's tone was not without irony. He talked about money every other sentence, and the smell of money on his body was disgusting.
"After all, our company is not like yours. We don't have any listed companies, and our financing is not domestic. No one knows how much money your family has. Moreover, you have created a role as a Dixie national hero." Rockefeller Jr. snorted, his words full of envy and jealousy. Obviously, in front of Sheffield, he didn't care about his personality. He admitted frankly that doing charity was to improve the family's reputation, but it was impossible to dismantle Standard Oil.
Rockefeller Jr. understood very clearly when to take public opinion into consideration and when to treat public opinion as bullshit. It was not that he could not spend money, but he absolutely could not give up the trust's operating model.
Even before he officially took over Standard Oil, he understood the difference between spending a little money to buy a reputation and digging up the foundation of wealth.
"So? There is a good opportunity right now. We can save money and gain huge fame, which is more useful than donating to charity. If you were not my closest friend and possible long-term partner in the future, I would never tell you. All the great fame will be mine alone!" Sheffield kept it a secret. He believed that Rockefeller Jr. would definitely be interested.
"What's the matter?" Rockefeller Jr. was of course interested and couldn't wait to ask.
"Do you care about sports?" Seeing Rockefeller Jr. nodding inexplicably but with an indifferent look on his face, Sheffield knew that he was lying and actually didn't care at all, so he explained, "Annie received a telegram a few days ago saying that a nobleman named Coubertin from Paris was coming to the United States. He is an activist who revived the Olympic movement and is a very influential figure in his field."
"Is this nobleman very rich?" Rockefeller Jr. asked seriously. He just felt that this person had money to burn, otherwise how could he think of doing such a boring thing.
"It's not a question of whether he has money or not. He is the rare kind..." Rockefeller Jr.'s words choked Sheffield. It turned out that the two of them were not on the same channel at all.
However, Rockefeller Jr.'s idea was not wrong in this era. In the eyes of many people, Coubertin is now the Don Quixote in the field of sports. When he founded the Olympic Games, this feat once became the object of ridicule.
The first Olympic Games will not be held until next year. For people today, the Olympic Games are still a mirage. We can't just brag about it without seeing anything.
After much persuasion, Sheffield finally made Rockefeller understand his intention. He showed a little interest in this thing called the Olympics, but still asked with some doubt, "Will this be useful?"
"Think about it, Coubertin is French, and the Olympics he organized must have had many athletes from European countries participating. Then our United States athletes defeated the Europeans in the arena. Isn't this a very exciting thing? At that time, we can use some newspapers in the country to agitate and let people think that athletes are winning glory for the country. Then you and I, as the main sponsors of athletes going abroad to win glory for the country, can naturally surface. Isn't this more cost-effective than your donations of tens of millions of dollars? Moreover, the Olympics will surely not be held once. Every time it is held in the future, citizens will remember our contributions!" Sheffield talked eloquently, as if he would not tell you at all if you were not my partner.
"But will it be useful? Can a competition abroad attract so much attention?" Rockefeller Jr. didn't quite trust Sheffield's judgment. Of course, sponsorship was not a problem. Even if he was not interested, with the relationship he had established with the Sheffield family, this amount of money would be pocket change.
"Do you think the newspapers only care about you raping female college students?" Sheffield pouted and sneered.
"You need evidence for what you say. I have never done this." Rockefeller Jr. was immediately furious. It didn't matter where Sheffield heard this from. What mattered was that he really hadn't done it. There were many bodyguards around. If this got out, he would never be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Mississippi River.
"I'm just saying this. You haven't done this, but can you guarantee that other rich people haven't done this? We are so rich. Could it be that God has given us extra care because we are saints?" Sheffield gestured for him to stay calm and that he was just giving an example.
The cost of university education in the United States is so high that most families cannot afford it, so many fair-skinned, beautiful women with long legs choose to find a sponsor to help them complete their studies. This is not a secret, it exists in all countries, but the United States has formed an industrial chain.
As for the real wealthy class, they are born with money, like to seek excitement, and have some special hobbies. Sheffield can fully understand that. Even if they like killing people, that is their freedom.
"In fact, from the protests against newspapers in various places, we know that citizens are patriotic. I can't think of a business that is more rewarding than patriotism!" After Sheffield appeased Rockefeller Jr., he continued, "Our total economic volume is sufficient, but we don't have enough military strength, so we are still being humiliated by the British. Citizens also need a way to vent. When citizens know that athletes have defeated Europeans on European territory, think about it, will that scene be more sensational than the current protests against newspapers speaking for the British? Think about it, think about it carefully!"
"Patriotic business?" If Rockefeller Jr. regarded everything Sheffield said just now as fart, the phrase "patriotic business" successfully moved him. He nodded gently and said, "Then give it a try!"
"Now I just have a small question!" Sheffield was unusually shy and asked vaguely, "Do you have any drugs in your medical laboratory that can help athletes achieve good results?"
Little Rockefeller straightened his back unconsciously and said in a cool and arrogant manner, "Yes!"
(End of this chapter)
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