The journey starts from the Titanic

He spent most of his money on charity, especially education and medical care.What's more rare is that Eastman has no racial discrimination. His philanthropy treats whites and blacks equally.

It’s funny to say that Smith turned out to be Eastman’s pseudonym. He used to donate large sums of money to educational institutions under the pseudonym Smith. Many payees don’t know who Smith is. People only know this when Eastman died. Generous and unnamed philanthropist.

If it weren't for this Eastman who loves traveling so much, Situ Nan would really have missed him. He is a few dozen years old, and he is still playing around in winter. This is a magical old man!

Situ Nan really didn't expect to meet this old man, the opportunity in life is really wonderful.

The friendship between people lies in closeness.Now that everyone has come to the bottom, Situ Nan is not hypocritical. He solemnly said: "Meet again, my name is Stoneny William. A businessman from California, he manages many industries, such as petroleum, steel, shipbuilding, and food. Agriculture is almost anything to make money."

Seeing Eastman's somewhat disbelieving expression, Situ Nan was not annoyed. After all, he was too young. It is estimated that the old man in front of him may be thinking that this kid is too bragging!Haven't they sold oil lamps, sold nails, fished, and farmed?I did all these when I was young.

Situ Nan asked, "Has Mr. Eastman heard of Occidental Petroleum?"

"Well, a large oil company has developed rapidly in recent years. Does it matter to mention this?" Eastman asked.

"In fact, Occidental Petroleum is one of my industries, and I also opened a securities company in New York-Robles Securities." Situ Nanyu said in a surprisingly endless voice.

"Ah? Really?" Eastman was shocked, thinking that he was already pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, low-key enough, but he didn't expect a dragon lying in front of him.

Situ Nan enjoyed Eastman's surprise very much, which brought back some balance to the heart that had just been shocked by Eastman.

"Also, this lady next to me, um, she is mine...woman, Laura Mellon, from the Mellon family in Pittsburgh. This time we came here on a whim to see Niagara Falls, but we didn’t expect to be able to I am really happy to meet Mr. Eastman. It's fate!"

"Hello, Mr. Eastman, come to Pittsburgh as a guest anytime." Laura said generously.

Now it’s Eastman’s turn to froze for a while. He had already noticed that the young men and women were not easy. During the two days of traveling, they were accompanied by bodyguards behind them, plus their demeanor. The background is extraordinary.

However, Eastman did not expect Situ Nan and Laura to come from such a big background, Laura will not say, Eastman naturally knows the influence of the Mellon family in the United States.

Eastman may not know Situ Nan, but he has definitely heard of Occidental Petroleum and Robes Securities, which has recently emerged as a foreign army. He has also heard about it, but the man behind the scenes who did not want to beat them turned out to be sitting in front of him. Gentle and gentle youth.

This is really unexpected and unexpected!

After all, Eastman is a man who has experienced decades of ups and downs. Although he was a little surprised at first, he soon settled down.

"Yes, this trip really gained a lot!" Eastman said with emotion.

Eastman has the style of elders, and when he associates with him, he always feels his sincerity and non-pretentiousness. Although he is a little surprised at the identity of Situ Nan and Laura, in his heart, there is no big deal. This sentiment made Situ Nan admire.

In addition to discussing the topic of travel photography with Situ Nan, he also talked about business.Especially after knowing that Situ Nan was also starting from scratch, Eastman's attitude became even more enthusiastic.He is a poor man himself, and realized the value of life through self-struggle, so he and Situ Nan also have a little sympathy.

Laura quietly looked at Situ Nan who was talking, and Situ Nan's words "my woman" just now made Laura feel happy."It would be great if there is a camera that can take color photos!" Laura interjected. She is not very satisfied with black and white photos. Women always prefer colorful colors.

"This is not impossible. It can be done. As long as the lens is equipped with three different color filters of red, green and blue, you can take color photos. We have this technology in Kodak. But such color photos Professional photography skills are required, and the tools are complicated and expensive. The colors are painted manually, and the results are not very good, so our company does not promote it." Eastman said with some regret.In terms of film sensitization technology, no one can do better than Kodak, just as no one can make a lens that can compare to a Zeiss lens.

"Oh! Really? I think that instead of putting so many color filters on the lens, it is better to install different color layers on the negatives, which can correspond to different colors of light, and finally combine the negatives of different colors, which is not better ?"

Situ Nan said that before the advent of digital cameras, film cameras did this to produce color effects, and the company that invented this technology was Kodak, so Situ Nan had a flash of inspiration. It's better to give Eastman some advice, maybe It will be effective.

After getting acquainted with each other, Situ Nan briefly talked to Eastman about the future development of photography technology. Situ Nan knows little about the technical aspects, but Situ Nan still knows the development of most industrial products, just like traveling. Although he doesn't know the specific route, he knows what the scenery looks like after arriving at the destination.

Even if his reminders are vague and fragmentary, it is a flash of insight for people in the industry like Eastman.

Sometimes we are only separated from success by a piece of paper, and the problem will be solved with just a light poke.But if we lack the last inspiration, we will be stuck there and will not succeed for a long time.

Eastman, who had always been very sensitive to technology, secretly paid attention to Situ Nan's hint that he did not miss any traces. He pondered for a while and felt that Situ Nan's suggestion was worth trying.

"What a great idea! Stonney, maybe your suggestion helped me a lot." Eastman said excitedly, "I really don't know how to thank you?"

"If you want to thank you, just give me some Kodak shares." Situ Nan thought to himself, but his face would not show anxious expression, but it is also a good choice to be able to invest in a well-known optical instrument manufacturer.

There is a plan in Situ Nan’s schedule that after the First World War, after Germany is defeated, he will rob Zeiss, even if he cannot swallow Zeiss, he will have to dig Zeiss technicians back to the United States to establish his own optical instrument manufacturing company. .

In fact, Zeiss is the German Zeiss, and no one can dig it away, but Situ Nan can benefit infinitely if he can get a part of the technology.In his previous life, Lao Maozi snatched a lot of technology from Zeiss, Germany. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia can still have a place in the manufacture of optical instruments, which is much better than China.

The snow fell and heavier in the next two days. There was a thick layer of snow on the street, and it was difficult for vehicles to travel. People stepped on the loose and soft steps, and it was more difficult to walk.

Such a heavy snow, such a cold day, going out alone and helpless, it is easy to be besieged by ice and snow, and it would be unsightly if there is no return.Although there are still some places that have not been read, Situ Nan can't take his woman to take an adventure. He has to stay in the hotel. It is not boring to have Eastman and Laura with him anyway.The telegram and the telephone are connected, so Situ Nan can also explain to Robes to check Kodak's situation.

Situ Nan and Eastman have a tacit understanding in many places. Although they met for the first time, they talked like old friends they hadn't seen for a long time.

The age gap is not a barrier.There are some people who we can compare our hearts to each other at first sight, but there are also people who we know all our lives and may still be unable to see each other.

For Eastman and Situ Nan, they belong to the former.Eastman loves music collection, and I have a good chat with Situ Nan in this regard. What made Situ Nan admire Eastman is the advanced concept of this old man in corporate management.For example, his original "Kodak Suggestion System" has been imitated by many companies.

There is also his implementation of the dividend distribution system for company employees, and the establishment of pension, life insurance and work-related injury insurance plans, which are very advanced and advanced in the current American society.To some extent, Eastman's actions have the taste of "traversers".

After encountering Eastman by chance, Situ Nan developed a keen interest in Kodak, thinking that it would be nice to have a ride. After all, Kodak is a company with unlimited potential.

The snow was still falling, and the sky was still hazy. After holding back in the hotel in Niagara for a few days, Situ Nan was a little irritable no matter how good he was.

Robles has returned to New York. He has just called Situ Nan, and the Kodak investigation has produced results.

Kodak's predecessor was Eastman and the radio antenna manufacturer Henry A. Strong in 1881 to establish the Iman Dry Plate Company.Later, in 1902, after merging with several companies in 1901, the current Kodak Eastman Dry Plate and Film was formally formed, and it was changed from a partnership to a joint stock company with US$200,000 in assets and 14 shareholders.

By the end of 1916, the market value of Kodak had exceeded $30 million, and 30% of the shares were in the hands of the major shareholder Eastman.

However, Kodak has encountered problems recently. The company is facing a financial crisis and needs a large amount of capital. However, other shareholders are reluctant to continue to invest money in Kodak, but prefer to invest in lucrative industries such as food processing and arms.

Well-informed Robes also said that some shareholders want to sell their Kodak stocks!

"This is a company with great potential, old man, do you want to start?" Although the voice on the phone was a little distorted, Situ Nan felt the eagerness in Robes' tone.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Situ Nan asked.

"Hey, what else? Are you sure you want to start?" Robles asked.

"Yes, this is a very good deal. We have a good time. You find a way to take part of Kodak's stock!" Situ Nan said.

"Well, as you wish, read the newspaper in a few days!" Robles finished speaking and hung up.

Chapter 84

In the evening, after eating, it was dark outside now, and Situ Nan walked around the room boredly.

After drinking a glass of wine, the whole body is warm, I don't know how to do something magical.

"Hi, my dear, why keep walking around, turning my head so dizzy, I can't concentrate on reading. Forget it, I'll go back to my room to read, don't bother me." Laura was a little dissatisfied. To say.

Well, this title is intimate enough, but it is a pity that Situ Nan has not succeeded several times, as long as there is no love!Of course this is done by doing it, and it's no use saying more.

The room was warm, unlike someone who had to be fully armed to go outside. After Laura had taken a shower, she put on her nightgown and came out and swayed into the hall. The slim figure made Situ Nan no less irritated.

Laura walked into the room with a twist, Situ Nan looked at her back and looked a little greedy.

Situ Nan booked a suite in the hotel, and he usually sleeps in the room next to Laura.In these days, apart from the fact that the two have already had a lot of skin-to-skin relationship, there was no breakthrough in the last step. Hey, a great beauty dangling in front of him, Situ Nan still endured not taking Laura to rectify the Fa. He admired himself for this kind of perseverance.

This evil fire has accumulated in the body, and it depends on when it erupts.