1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Chapter 367 On the Golf Course (2)

Hearing that Lu Chen had another good investment project, Morgan's fox-like eyes instantly flashed with curiosity and anticipation. He leaned forward slightly, his round body lazily leaning on the back of the chair, with a cunning light flashing in his eyes, and asked Lu Chen eagerly:

"Lu Chen, have you discovered any new money-making project that can make us a fortune? Tell me in detail now, don't hide it!"

Lu Chen sighed inwardly, but his face remained calm. He slowly said that he had a new investment project. It was just a casual polite remark. He thought Morgan was just asking casually, but he didn't expect Morgan to be so serious. It was really ridiculous. Lu Chen shook his head helplessly, feeling a little speechless. He pondered for a moment, and said carefully:

"Well, there are indeed many projects that can make money. For example, our government has launched some large-scale infrastructure projects. These projects contain huge business opportunities. As long as you can grasp the timing and direction, the profits can be considerable. Of course, the payback period of these projects is relatively long, so you need to have enough patience and a long-term perspective to look at them."

Morgan frowned slightly when he heard this, and fell into a brief period of thought. After a while, a trace of doubt flashed in his deep eyes, and he slowly said: "Lu Chen, do you really think that those infrastructure projects can make money steadily? There won't be any risks, right? After all, investment is something that can't be taken lightly."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Morgan, you are joking, right? The government is very sincere this time. Take the Hoover Dam that was built some time ago, for example. The government has prepared 50 million US dollars this time. Although it is not paid in one lump sum, the government has also given up the right to use the dam after it is built. You know, this dam also includes a large hydroelectric power plant. Everyone knows how profitable this power plant is. With this power plant, the contractor of the Hoover Dam will not lose money."

Morgan agreed with Lu Chen's statement. He said, "I have also heard about the power plant at the Hoover Dam. It is said that its designed power generation capacity is more than 1.3 million kilowatt-hours, which is enough to meet the daily power supply needs of a medium-sized city. With this power plant, we only need to take over the power grid of another city. Then this is indeed a good project."

Hearing Morgan's agreement, Lu Chen smiled and continued, "I'm not only interested in a few government projects, I'm also interested in a scientific research project."

Morgan said "Oh" and asked:

"Tell me what other research projects you're interested in."

Lu Chen's mind was full of thoughts, thinking about what kind of unique project he should recommend to Morgan. In this complicated period, there are countless money-making projects to choose from, such as the bootlegging business, which has a place in the market with its secrecy and high profits; the medical field, as people pay more attention to health, related industries also have broad development prospects; the film industry, with its strong entertainment appeal, attracts a lot of capital investment; and radio, as an important tool for information dissemination, also contains huge commercial value. However, these projects are already familiar to those who have a little brain. If they are mentioned at this moment, they will not be able to show their unique vision and excellent insights that surpass ordinary people. Because of this, Lu Chen knew that he had to come up with a unique and unprecedented project.

After a long and in-depth thinking, Lu Chen finally came up with a project that would surely make a lot of money in the future - walkie-talkies. Why do you assert that walkie-talkies can make money? This has to be closely linked to the upcoming war. Walkie-talkies are actually an advanced radio real-time communication device, which can be regarded as the predecessor of the walkie-talkies that we widely use today. When this device was designed, the main purpose was to solve the communication problems faced by pilots when flying at high altitudes. With the passage of time and the continuous advancement of technology, walkie-talkies have gradually developed into one of the indispensable key equipment on the battlefield. Whether in fierce combat scenes or in various military command links, walkie-talkies play a vital role, and their value and potential are self-evident. It enables soldiers to quickly and accurately transmit information on the battlefield, greatly improve combat efficiency, and reduce errors and losses caused by poor communication. Moreover, in the post-war reconstruction and development stage, walkie-talkies also have a wide range of applications. Whether it is some special working environments in the civilian field or other occasions that require efficient instant communication, walkie-talkies can show their unique advantages. Therefore, Lu Chen firmly believed that walkie-talkies would become a project with great investment value and money-making potential in the future.

So Lu Chen said to Morgan: "I'm interested in the radio communications industry."

"Radio? You mean the telegraph?"

Morgan said somewhat surprised.

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "The telegraph can be considered a type of radio communication. But the use of the telegraph is too limited. I want to develop a small, portable radio communication."

Morgan said with some confusion:

"What use can this have? Isn't the telephone very convenient nowadays? Why do you need this?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Nowadays, telephones can only be used in fixed places such as offices and telephone halls. Once you are not in these places, it will be inconvenient for others to contact you, or for you to contact others."

"If we have a small, portable device that allows us to contact the people we want to contact anytime and anywhere, don't you think it would be much more convenient? Can such a device replace the phone and become mainstream?"

In order to convince these people, Lu Chen tried his best and directly told them about the mobile phones of the future. Morgan was shocked by Lu Chen's idea. To be honest, he was unsure whether Lu Chen could realize this idea. Because Lu Chen's idea was too unrealistic. But this did not affect his support for Lu Chen. Imagine if Lu Chen's idea was really realized, it would definitely change the world.

So he asked, "Lu Chen, how much do you think it will cost to make this thing?"

Lu Chen said bitterly: "I don't really know how much it will cost. This is just my idea, and I don't have anything similar to use as a reference. So there is no specific figure for the cost."

I don't know how much it will cost. Isn't this a bottomless pit? Morgan hesitated. Because he usually wouldn't invest in such uncertain projects. But when he thought of the convenient communication tool that Lu Chen mentioned, he was very interested. This made him very entangled. Morgan thought for a while and said:

"Lu Chen, find someone who knows about this and ask him to write a report to me. If what you said is indeed feasible, I will invest in your project."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll find someone who knows this and do a technical analysis for you when I get back. If you think it's okay, then we can work together. If not, that's fine too. We can still work together on other projects in the future."