The journey starts from the Titanic

Practice makes perfect. If you don't care about too many theoretical knowledge factors, Situ Nan can boast of being an excellent oil worker after wearing thick cocoons with his hands.

However, Situ Nan knew that among them, only Pratt was the real oil seeker. They had real materials, a background in a class, and experience. Over time, after training, Pratt will Become the best expert in American oil exploration as in history.

This is simply a treasure sent to him by God. Situ Nan warned himself that he must draw this guy well and don't make others cheap.

Situ Nan asked Hayes and Pratt for a position as a technical consultant at California Petroleum Company, but they had never seen these two people work. They received double wages, and the other was naturally given by Situ Nan. Yes.

Hayes and the others have followed Situ Nan in the past few months and have opened several good small oil fields one after another. Situ Nan is relatively generous and gave them tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses.As a result, they are even more reluctant to think about it, and they don't bother to go back to work in California Oil.

Fortunately, Situ Nan finally ran for a while, but he ran a part of the oil fields near Los Angeles in his memory. Some succeeded, and some achieved nothing.

The overall result is gratifying. These newly opened oil fields were eventually used as the company's reserve oil fields.

After Hengda received the good news, he often came to harass Situ Nan, which was a bit annoying, especially the chrysanthemum wrinkled on Hengda's face that laughed too much made Situ Nan's heart a little greasy.

Situ Nan was a little tired and wanted to take a break, so he disbanded the temporarily formed exploration team, and then everyone returned to everyone. Specifically, the wild Hayes and Pratt wanted to return to the oil company seriously. Go to work.It's not like having some extra money with Situ Nan.

Pratt is okay. People have a good level of education, and people are more conscious. But Hai is also a crude man who wants to follow Situ Nan, for fear that Situ Nan will go out to "make extra money" and leave him.

In the end, Situ Nan tried to persuade the honest man to leave.

Of course, if Situ Nan wants to go to diamonds, he doesn't mind taking Shanghai Yes. In his words, Hayes is solid and durable, so he can leave any dirty work to him.However, Situ Nan also knew that such things rarely happened. With the growth of his career, Situ Nan could no longer have so much time and energy to go drilling in person as before.

As for He Wenxiu, it is strange to say that since the two met for the first time, He Wenxiu has been following Situ Nan like a bodyguard.

Of course, when the two are alone, He Wenxiu will speak ill of white people, but after having been with Situ Nan for so long, I have seen a lot of white Americans. He Wenxiu’s attitude towards whites has changed a little, at least knowing that some of the whites are also good. Of people.

He seemed to have never asked Situ Nan on the initiative, and he did not know why Situ Nan didn't seem to give He Wenxiu money, as if he had completely forgotten.

He Wenxiu looked indifferent when he saw that Hayes had earned a lot of money, which somewhat made Situ Nan puzzled.Situ Nan has been waiting for He Wenxiu to ask for his share.

Situ Nan calculated his own property, California Petroleum shares worth 3 million US dollars, (but this is not yet available for cash) 1.2 million US dollars in cash, a small steel plant, and a 10-hectare ranch.

After the development of speculative oil, Situ Nan became the focus of everyone. In fact, he still remembers several larger oil fields, all hidden away inaccessible places.

According to historical inertia, it should take more than ten years to be discovered. Situ Nan doesn’t want to buy them right now, but the problem is that now he has made enough of the limelight, every move is being watched, and now he hastily. Actions are easy to startle.

This is also one of the reasons why Situ Nan stayed in California for a little trouble.

The early stubborns will rot first, so let's talk about it after a while. Anyway, the oil is buried in the ground and I don't know that Situ Nan still has enough time to handle this matter.

This is also the reason why Situ Nan will lower his share of California Petroleum in the end. If he can get those big oil fields that have not yet been discovered, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes if he wants to get more shares of California Petroleum. ?

Some people may ask how it feels to become rich overnight?Will you fly with joy?Situ Nan was not at the point where he was so happy, he just made a small post, and he was happy for a while, there was no need to float himself up.

Situ Nan II was a man, especially when he crossed to the Titanic inexplicably. He had seen too many real rich people. Now let alone world-class rich people, even Hengda Brown, a “nouveau riche” who made his own from scratch. It's far inferior, so there is nothing to be proud of.

Situ Nan wrote two letters to Robes and Li Renqiao. I haven't seen them for so long without knowing how they are doing.

Once a person stops from being busy, the usual depressed thoughts flow out like a tide.

When thinking of Robles and them, Stuart thinks of Harvard, Harvard thinks of New York, thinks of New York, thinks of Titanic, thinks of Titanic, thinks of Jack and Rose, think of Wallace, think of Mu, and the cousin and nephew who are far away in England.

I am ashamed that I have been busy with my own affairs and have not had time to fulfill my promise to Mu and take good care of my cousin and nephew.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan immediately took a telegram to Wallace, telling him that he was developed, and asked him to help send his cousin and nephew to Los Angeles. Along with the telegram, there was also a remittance slip of ten thousand dollars.For Wallace's character, Situ Nan absolutely trusted.

This idea Situ Nan also held the attitude of giving it a try, but he did not expect it to come true after half a year, and gave Situ Nan a surprise.

Situ Nan remembered that on the eve of the sinking of the Titanic, on the first-class deck, Old Bi, and the few musicians who were dying to perform.

Whenever we miss our relatives during the festive season, although the festivals of different regions and ethnic groups are different, the lonely misses are the same. We can only find the fragments of those who have passed away in our memory.

Sometimes Situ Nan also thinks about his past lives, his parents and lovers, but after a century, time will gradually obliterate everything. Now Situ Nan is not as strong, frequent and slowly missed as when he first came to this world. The earth looks like through a layer of water ripples, and thoughts gradually calm down, hiding in the deepest part of memory.

"In the past, I always thought that I could reunite with the people I missed after this period of work, but after I finished one thing, other things followed... Until when I finally had time, I could never be with them. See you."

Putting down the harmonica, Situ Nan had been playing for a whole afternoon, he murmured, and it seemed to be to He Wenxiu beside him.

He Wenxiu did not answer, like a piece of wood, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, Situ Nan's words seemed to remind him of some past events.

"Old Ho, why haven't you heard anything about you? Now we are standing still in Los Angeles. Do you have any relatives who can take over and live with you." Situ Nan said casually. The huge house with only two men is too deserted. Up.

"There is nothing to say, they are all dead, and now I am fine alone." He Wenxiu said lightly.

"Oh!" Situ Nan thought, another sad man.

In the end, Situ Nan thought of Laura. This is the woman who kept telling herself to see her. Unfortunately, Situ Nan lost her contact information at the time. Nowadays, there is a crowd of people, and wanting to find someone is like finding a needle in a haystack. what!See you if you are destined!

Chapter 9 Zippo and Busy 1913

1913

After a deserted and lonely Christmas, the hand of time was set to 1913.

A turbulent and crisis-ridden era.In Europe, the smell of gunpowder between the Allies and the Allies is getting stronger and stronger. The war is on the verge of breaking out, and it only takes a little spark to ignite the war powder keg.

In Asia, after the ancient eastern empire was overthrown and a republic was established, the situation has not stabilized at all. Small wars between the north and the south, and between warlords, are constantly raging.Instead, the maritime empire in the east, Japan, is becoming stronger and stronger, stepping up its invasion of mainland China.

The United States, this blessed country, is prosperous. After the completion of the second industrial revolution, the industry is prosperous, and its national strength is prosperous.

This is the country of merchants, and this is the best era for American merchants. They are watching the coming of the world war and are ready to earn the last copper of the warring parties.

Money, or career, is the only meaning for Situ Nan to feel that he exists in this world, so he puts all his energy into his own industry.

After earning a million-dollar net worth last year, Situ Nan has always had a sense of urgency. He wants to inflate his wealth in the shortest possible time, so he keeps plagiarizing some small and exquisite gadgets from previous lives.Zippo lighter is one of them.

There are lighters in the United States, but the quality is not very reliable.

The craftsmanship is rough, and the windproof problem is not solved well. After the wick is burned, there are still obvious black residues. Over time, there is a lot of dirt in the lighter, which is ugly and troublesome to clean.

To describe it in three words is silly, big, and thick.

Situ Nan missed the zippo used in previous lives!It's a pity that zippo hasn't appeared this year, and there are no similar products.

If not, why not produce it yourself?

Situ Nan thought, how sweet and loud the metal "ding" when the zippo was broken in memory.

Past life zippo lighters are popular all over the world. Men like zippo lighters whether they smoke or not, and there are people who specialize in collecting zippo lighters.

Some gold products have been speculated at sky-high prices!

In fact, the lighter technology content is not very high, this kind of industry with low investment and low threshold technology is suitable for Situ Nan.

However, limited by materials and production techniques, the lighters produced today cannot be as refined as decades later.

Even so, it is much stronger than the black and clumsy thing Situ Nan got in his hands!