The journey starts from the Titanic

Situ Nan took off his watch and handed it to Hamilton.

Hamilton was attracted by the watch at a glance, but just thought it was good.He took it and almost shook his hands in fright.

"Patek Philippe?" He exclaimed, widening his eyes to look at the sign made of the knight's sword and the priest's cross at the bottom of the watch, and swallowed.

"Sorry, boss, we can't do it, and no one in the world can do it." Hamilton shook his head.

Since the establishment of the factory in 1839, Patek Philippe has produced no more than 20,000 pieces, and the price of each piece is no less than US$10,000!Situ Nan is even more rare in the world, and the dial is actually embedded with a round of brilliant diamonds!

Patek Philippe is a world-famous watchmaker. Because it is slow enough and mother-in-law, each watch is carefully crafted. It takes several years for mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and it takes at least ten or eight years for them to train a watchmaker. I can't produce a few watches a year, most of them are orders from the upper class of the nobles, and they are not something coming off the American assembly line at all.

Although Hamilton is also known for its durability and accuracy, it is not of the same level as Patek Philippe.It's no wonder that Hamilton looked at and shook his head, and he was a little bit cynical about Situ Nan's whimsical.

Situ Nan smiled slightly and retracted his watch from Hamilton's astonishment.This watch is indeed made by him from Switzerland, there are only two in the world, and the other is in Laura's hands, but it cost a full US$100,000.He also added a few more tops later.

"What about this?" Situ Nan took out another watch from his pocket.The silver-white shell, made of stainless steel, also looks very delicate, but it is not as good as the king of watch just now, and it relaxes Hamilton's little heart.

"Oh? Zipper?" Hamilton said in a little surprise, "Does this lighter business make watches?"

"Yes. It has just been listed, please comment. Can you achieve this level?" Situ Nan asked again.

Isn't this a slap in the face?

Hamilton was a little angry, his face blushed, but he couldn't attack Situ Nan, and looked at the zipper watch seriously.

"Of course no problem. Although this zipper looks a bit special in design, but with my years of experience, my professional vision tells me that this watch has just passed the standard, and we can produce tens of thousands at any time. "Hamilton disdainfully said.

"Really it's just passing?" Situ Nan asked again.

"It's okay!" Hamilton nodded, with a critical expression."It is estimated to deceive the ignorant consumers by this novel appearance, but it may not work in a harsh environment."

"Just pass!" Situ Nan was somewhat satisfied with this answer.

Because the shape of the watch was designed by him, and then arranged to be produced by a watch factory under the Zipper company, it is really rare to get a passing evaluation from experts like Hamilton.

"It has a market price of US$10 and a cost of US$6,7. It is said that the sales are good. Can we do it?" Situ Nan looked at Hamilton expectantly.

"So cheap?" Hamilton was a little surprised, and shook his head, "We don't make this kind of watch, at least mid-range and above. I estimate that at 20 dollars, we can produce products priced at 30-50 dollars. ."

"How do you know so much detail?" he asked casually.

"I started the zipper company." Situ Nan looked at Hamilton and smiled a little smugly.In order to investigate the Hamilton Watch Company, Situ Nan deliberately learned about the watch industry from Zipper.

"Here are a few interesting designs. If you find it useful, you can try them." Situ Nan gave Hamilton a few boring designs.

Hamilton took a look, his eyes lit up, and he was moved by the novel design, and praised: "However, it is very fashionable and generous. It is estimated that it will attract many young people."

"John, I have no objection if you want to maintain Hamilton's high grade. I like its durability and accuracy. I want to remind you that the watch is no longer a toy for the nobles to show off. It should become a timepiece owned by the general public. Tools. I think every man or woman should have a watch. Do you think so?" Situ Nan smiled.

"Yes. I am planning to launch a fashionable and trendy watch, positioned in the mid-range, mainly for the middle class. With these designs of yours, I will be more confident." Hamilton cleverly said, and patted Situ by the way. South's flattery.

"If you can think like this, I'm relieved." Situ Nan nodded, with a military background, Hamilton watches should spend a little time propagating, increasing their popularity, and turning losses into profits shouldn't be a problem.

Situ Nan and Hamilton discussed how to establish a brand.In general, I am quite satisfied with Hamilton's performance.

Finally, Situ Nan took out a design drawing of the watch and said, "Let's see if it can be made. I want to customize 1,000 pieces."

Seeing Situ Nan's seriousness, Hamilton was a little strange.He looked at the drawings, secretly admiring.

Although the design gestures do not seem too skilled, it is indeed a design with a strong oriental flavor.From an overall point of view, the designer uses the center of the line between the center of the dial and the 3 o'clock position as the center of the Tai Chi diagram, and uses the inlaid red and blue gems as the background color of the Tai Chi diagram. This strong and eye-catching contrast extends to On the bezel.

The asymmetrical design of the dial reminds Hamilton of the elegant oriental ink painting, which is more agile art than the rigid symmetrical design.

"Awesome, what a masterpiece!" Hamilton praised.

"Well. Go back and discuss with the designer. It's best to add calendar and stopwatch functions to this watch, and the quality should be Hamilton. Also, remember to put the words Meihua 1921 on the bottom of the watch. This is this watch. first name."

As Situ Nan told him, he filled out a check to Hamilton."This is a deposit!"

When encountering such a refreshing boss, Hamilton smiled and promised: "Don't worry, I will try my best to supervise this matter."

Coming out of Hamilton, Situ Nan was in a good mood.Not long after returning to the hotel, Lu Bihua came and knocked on the door.

"Mr. Situ, you have entrusted me to compile "The Rise of Great Powers" and it has been finalized. According to your opinion, in addition to introducing the plot of the rise of powers in industry and commerce, I also refer to Colonel Ma Han's navy and insert the idea of ​​sea power."

Lu Bihua smiled and looked at Situ Nan's young face, with indescribable admiration in her heart.

"It's finalized? Great! Thanks to Miss Lu." Situ Nan said excitedly, wanting to pay the other party a batch of rewards, but Lu Bihua had already rejected it before.

Owing to others for favor is Situ Nan's least favorite thing. Since you can't send money, let's give something useful.

Situ Nan thought for a moment, and said, "Ms. Lu is an elegant person. In order to show my gratitude, it is not easy to give you vulgar objects. So I think, how about funding your trip this time?

I know you plan to travel around the world, write down what you have seen, and introduce advanced Western technology and culture to the country. This is indeed a very good idea and very meaningful, so don't reject it, it's just a little bit of mine!"

Seeing that Situ Nan was so acquainted, and thinking of funding her travels to other countries, Lu Bihua smiled and responded generously.

After Lu Bihua left, Situ Nan opened the Situ Nan version of "The Rise of the Great Powers" and watched it with relish.With the original time and space, this book also conceals the essence that I dare not mention.

The book also hints that there will be a greater disaster in Europe in the future. As for Soviet Russia, this extreme social model can win the civil war, but it severely suppresses human nature and acts against the sky. It will not last forever and will eventually be eliminated by humans. .

As for communism, it is just a beautiful lie, only primitive society exists!If one day it does come, then human beings will disappear, at least there will be no so-called big countries.

Situ Nan added a sentence on the last page-the establishment of a country by industry and commerce, a democratic constitutional government, and the protection of individual freedom are the global trend and irreversible.In this process, there will be twists and turns, or even retrogression, but we should not go from extreme to extreme due to temporary setbacks and mistakes....

Three poles in the sun, the earth clear.Situ Nan, who had toiled all night, was still in the room and fell asleep.

Bang bang bang!

A knock on the door awakened his dream. He was a little excited watching the "Rise of the Great Powers" last night, and didn't go to bed until three in the morning.

He climbed up heavily from the bed, opened the door, and saw He Yongyuan standing at the door.

"What's the matter?" Situ Nan squeezed his brows, his tone a little impatient.

"Master, there is news from New York, and the voyage across the Atlantic has a result." He Yongyuan said carefully.

"How? Did you succeed?" Situ Nan's spirits lifted.

"Yes, it didn't." He Yongyuan gave an ambiguous answer.Situ Nan was a little confused.He felt that he hadn't fully awakened yet, and his tight facial muscles made him very uncomfortable.

"Wait a minute, I will wash my face." Situ Nan finished speaking and walked back.

After washing his face and drinking a cup of warm milk, Situ Nan felt much better."Let's talk about it! Is it possible?"

"When the plane was approaching France, it fell out of the air without fuel and was pulled to a French port by a passing ship." He Yongyuan said with some regrets, and handed the newspaper to Situ Nan.

"...The Columbus seaplane piloted by American pilot Rawlins, after 25 hours of flight, made an emergency landing 100 kilometers from the French port and was rescued by a passing merchant ship. The reason is said to be fuel exhaustion!