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Noticing the change in the investor's facial expression, Xu Fu made his suggestion.
“I’ll give you a fee to buy back your investment, or you can continue to be an investor and compete with American radio stations for the legal patent rights to television.”
It says there are two options, but in reality, investors can only choose one.
After listening to Xu Fu's advice, some kind-hearted investors quickly decided that they were willing to sell their investment agreements.
Under the agreement signed with Ferro-Farnsworth, they will also receive a share of the profits when the television patents go into production, and may even receive capital as an investor.
But clearly, they will never live to see that day again.
As the economy gradually recovered due to the effects of the Great Depression, some inventions were shelved.
For many investors, the television patents held by Ferro Farnsworth are their only hope.
Conversely, the existence of American radio stations made this hope equally distant.
Therefore, instead of continuing to invest in television patents, it's better to sell them now and take advantage of the opportunity.
At the very least, it's best to have some income, however small, but better than all the investments that later proved unsuccessful.
After freeing up the first investor, Xu Fu quickly acquired most of the investment in the Ferro-Farnsworth patent.
After signing the contract that Xu Fu had prepared in advance, he hurriedly left with the check.
Soon, only Xu Fu, Fei Luo, and the last two investors remained in the room.
The two of them invested the most money in Fellowes Farnsworth's television patents, and the ransom demanded by Xu Fu could not even cover their investment.
"So the choice is between the two of you?"
Small investors held very small shares in the agreement, but as small amounts of money accumulated, Xu Fu also lost the opportunity to become one of the major investors in the Ferro TV patent, second only to the two investors ahead of him.
“Mr. Xu Fu, I know this is a somewhat insulting question, but can you give me 200 reasons why you are so concerned about television patents?”
After a moment of silence, one of the investors spoke up and continued asking questions.
As investors, they may see the future of television and believe it could dominate a certain market in the future.
However, this clearly does not foreshadow the rapid development of television in the future, which is a limitation imposed by time.
"Like I said, I love the perspective of television, and there's no doubt it's a great invention."
Fortunately, Xu Fu was not among these prisoners, but he was unwilling to tell them what he knew about the future.
"What if it fails, what if the future of television isn't as bright as expected?"
There is no coincidence.
He responded psychologically, but outwardly Xu Fu maintained a confident expression, saying, "I believe that day will not come."
Given Xu Fu's confident demeanor, the expressions on the investors' faces calmed down considerably.
"I'm sorry, Ferro."
Inside the lab, another person remained silent for half a second, then apologized to Ferro Farnsworth before stepping aside.
After saying this, he turned to look at Xu Fu standing in front of him, and said with a wry smile, "I don't have your firm belief, Mr. Xu Fu. My past investments in television patents have already left me strapped for cash. I thought I would see results soon, but I don't have the courage to fight against American Radio Corporation."
Laboratory technician Rivero Fasworth nodded in understanding.
What happened at the American radio station was something no one wanted to see, but it happened.
Even Ferro himself, not to mention investors, was puzzled by this.
Just as he was leaving the company, another investor who had been observing from the sidelines made a decisive choice.
According to the other party, he had an investment in radio, and because American Radio Corporation was the largest manufacturer of proprietary radios in the country, he had no choice from the beginning.
After the last two investors left, Xu Fu became the largest investor in Fellowes Farnsworth's television patent rights.
After confirming his identity, Xu Fu quickly adjusted his attitude.
He looked at the panicked Ferro Farnsworth in the laboratory and asked, "Mr. Ferro, how long would it take you to build a television set in the shortest amount of time?"
Returning to his area of expertise, Fellowes looked less worried than before. He frowned slightly in thought for a moment, then replied, "If you don't have to worry about the resolution, I can assemble the TV in half a month."
Unlike American Radio, which stole the patent, Farnsworth had already created a prototype for Ferro's television production five years earlier, which was key to his patent application. The reason the patent could not be commercialized for so long was that the original prototype's resolution did not meet Ferro's needs.
In the years following the patenting of the television, Ferro Farnsworth focused on optimizing image technology and the technology for receiving television signals.
Open the prototype in the lab and look at the image of the mold lake displayed on it.
In Xu Fu's view, the image of this Ferro Farnsworth TV prototype was naturally abnormal in terms of shape, after all, with the rapid development of liquid crystal materials, the screen resolution has become more and more advanced.
Prototype images like those of Fello-Fatsworth, if placed in the future, might not even be given a second glance.
However, during the period covered by this report, the main position was occupied by mechanical television.
In contrast, Ferro's invention of the electronic television was more advanced in terms of image quality. Although the image on the prototype was still somewhat distorted, it was at least recognizable enough to satisfy the average person's idea of television.
Turning his gaze away from the television, Xu Fu looked at Ferro and said, "Put your research on image technology aside for now and immediately create a new television; it will be key to our future plans."
If Xu Fu remembers correctly, the first television set, as claimed by the American Radio Corporation, was not officially born in the laboratory until 1933.
This was the key to American radio stations dominating the television market. Xu Fu's approach was, since American radio stations are going to wait until next year to produce television, I will import it first, and at the same time, I will directly put the name of the father of television on Fello Fassworth.
This may be complicated for ordinary people, but we must not forget that Xu Fu himself owned all the media newspapers and had them at his fingertips.
As one of New York's largest newspapers, it wields enormous influence in the media.
This is something even American radio companies cannot match.
This became the key to Xu Fu's courage to compete with American radio stations for the television market.
...
The Antiworld, 890 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.
Xu Fu opened his eyes, and the scene around him had changed: the train from San Francisco to New York had returned to the resistance base.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Fu quickly adapted to the changes in his surroundings.
His gaze swept over the words in front of him, and a playful look flashed in Xu Fu's eyes.
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However, compared to the smooth progress of the collection, the progress of obtaining antimetals seems to be a bit slow.
However, during this time, Xu Fu has also been in contact with various possessed entities from the Anti-World, including the recently "resurrected" Tony Stark.
However, the growth was not satisfactory.
Perhaps I should try to lend a helping hand.
Staring at the alluring bronze seal on the back of his hand, Xu Fu wondered.
His anti-world actions have mostly been passive, rarely proactive.
Of course, this is related to his focus on the positive world, but it is also related to the way it is accessed, which is ultimately not as convenient as it seems.
At this point, the number of updates to the Positive World was nearing its target.
If he doesn't want this issue to delay the update of the prints, he needs to make extra efforts to collect the necessary materials as soon as possible.
When it comes to this, Xu Fu's first thought is naturally Tony Stark, who was recently "resurrected" at the rebel base.
Of course, according to Howard.
Tony Stark wasn't resurrected, he was awakened.
Despite the assurances later given by Howard, Nick, and others regarding their previous experience in the cyborg experiment, they worked with Dr. Pym to reconfigure Tony Stark's brainwaves, altering the memories belonging to Juan Torch within him and erasing his memories from the laboratory.
...But anyone with a discerning eye can see that cracks have appeared in the resistance organization.
This time, Xu Fu was able to detect other vibrations from the base.
Howard may have sensed this, but he did nothing about it himself, instead pouring his entire soul into "Tony Stark".
...
"So your ability is to turn yourself into a giant ball of flesh?"
"How do you manage to flatten your body into a plane, and how do your internal organs function in that state?"
At the rebel base, the "awakened" Tony Stark tries to adapt to the strange atmosphere within.
His last memories were only of the moment the plane crashed; when he regained consciousness, the whole world had changed.
His own father had become a half-human, half-machine creature, and the people around him all looked very strange.
Even Tony Stark spent a lot of effort adapting to his surroundings.
"So, what are your abilities?"
Sitting inside the base, Tony Stark turned to look at Nick Fury beside him, lingering for a moment on the bandages on his face, before asking a question out of curiosity.
"Will his eyes emit any light?"
Turning his head, he fixed his undamaged eye on Tony Stark's face. Even Nick Fury, who opposed Howard's robotic experiments, had to admit that the Tony Stark standing in front of him was indeed as lifelike as the real Tony Stark. If he hadn't experienced what happened in the lab, he might have thought that what he was seeing in front of him was Tony Stark himself.
The person who died in the car accident.
No, my eyes have no power.
Nick Fury shook his head, shifting his gaze from Tony Stark, and calmly turned back.
"This is just blind faith."