In the telegram, Alan Wilson has made it clear that it is impossible for a company of the size of U.S. Steel not to be involved in politics, so naturally he must be very familiar with the speech skills of civil servants. When facing such people, it is best not to talk too much.
Just talk and just present the data.
When Derek came to the door with Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh took out the separate data part of the telegram and did not forget to fight for her good brother, "Mr. Derek, this is confidential information.
Important industries related to British India."
Derek frowned slightly, thinking that the female star in front of him was trying to do her best again, but Vivien kept saying, "Everything must be paid, and there will be certain risks if it is leaked."
So that's it. Derek nodded and said, "Miss Vivian, you will be rewarded for your hard work. This is a very reasonable thing. As a large-scale company, U.S. Steel will certainly not make relevant decisions."
An act of free prostitution that damages the company’s reputation.”
Bette Davis, who came with me, seemed very useless at this time and couldn't get in the conversation at all. Not only was she unable to get in the conversation, Katharine Hepburn was also unable to get in the conversation. After all, what the two of them were talking about was really not the same thing.
expert.
The profession of actor is indeed not a high-paying profession as a whole, but when it comes to the level of Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, it is very high-paying. They are already accustomed to their current life, so how can they have the motivation to learn knowledge in other industries.
"I think the contents mentioned in these telegrams alone are worth two hundred thousand US dollars. If they are indeed consistent after our verification, there will also be follow-up rewards." Derek pretended to be generous and offered the price, "I believe this will be worth a
For civil servants in British India, it is definitely a satisfactory reward."
As soon as these words came out, even Vivien Leigh was shocked. You must know that when she filmed Gone with the Wind, her salary was only 25,000 US dollars. Now, just for these unverified data, the person in front of her is asking for 200,000 US dollars?
Is it too easy to make money in this way? You must know that many well-known actresses today usually only have a salary of about 10,000 US dollars when they have a certain degree of popularity. As for actresses who are not famous, it is very difficult to survive.
Fame is very attractive to actresses. Even Katharine Hepburn, who is now famous, is not immune to this number, and Derek also said that there will be more remuneration once verified.
Several shocked female stars didn't even look at what Alan Wilson was saying. If British India was an independent country, what he was doing now would be enough to be shot. Fortunately, it was just a colony.
Among these materials, especially the iron ore part, particularly caught Derek's attention, Dolimaran iron ore: This mine is located in the Bellary area of the Mysore princely state, with an average grade of 64%. The ore
Transported to Madras port for export. Bailadir iron ore, also in Mysore state.
Just from the distribution of several iron mines in the telegram, Derek remembered the name of Mysore State.
But Derek, who didn’t know much about the interior of British India, didn’t know where the Mysore state was. He could only take the initiative to ask, hoping that Vivien Leigh would at least know a little bit, “Miss Vivian, you were born in British India.
Right? Where is the princely state of Mysore?”
If Derek asked some detailed questions, he might be able to directly expose the character of Vivien Leigh's Indian daughter, but it is precisely the issue of the country, Vivien Leigh heard Alan Wilson say it on his pillow more than once.
How to extract benefits from the princely states so that India would get nothing after independence played a large part in Alan Wilson's work. Vivien Leigh happened to know that and answered directly, "The British army has launched several attacks on Mysore."
The war in Ertu State, which is at the southern end of the subcontinent, is a place indirectly ruled by British India. There are commissioners in the princely states. My good brother used to be the commissioner of the neighboring princely state of Mysore. The local chief
You should be a peaceful believer, with the title of Sultan."
Several wars broke out between the British and the Wadia Dynasty of the Kingdom of Mysore. After the defeat of Mysore, part of its territory was divided between the East India Company and its ally Hyderabad. The remaining territory was reorganized into the Mysore State.
The Wadia dynasty returned to power under the leadership of Krishnaraja Wadia III, and the capital was moved back to Mysore.
Later, Tipu Sultan's descendants started a rebellion, but it was quickly put down, and the leader was sent to Calcutta. The British took away the prince's ruling power for a time on the grounds of peasant riots. After the Indian national uprising, the royal power was returned.
"Thank you, Miss Vivian." Derek's eyes lit up and he had already memorized Vivien Leigh's words in his mind. If he still didn't understand something, he could just leave and find a consultant to answer.
Now he needs to return to Pittsburgh immediately. Pittsburgh is the headquarters of the United States Steel Company and is known as the Steel City. The local area is also famous for its outstanding people. In addition to being the headquarters of Carnegie, local Andrew Mellon established the Mellon Foundation.
He became the richest man in the United States at the time and later became the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
George Westinghouse, an American engineer and manufacturer. He received more than 400 patents for his many inventions, including air brakes, railroad braking signaling facilities, and practical methods of transmitting electricity. He later founded Westinghouse Electric.
Company, Heinz founded the world food giant Heinz Company.
With the outbreak of World War II, Pittsburgh was at its peak at this time. The permanent population had exceeded 600,000. Steel workers were constantly coming and going. The soaring chimneys held up the sky of the steel city, leaving almost nothing but air.
fine.
Derek, who had obtained the confidential information of British India, immediately expressed his intention to return to the headquarters. He didn't even care about Bette Davis's greetings. After all, a man must put his career first.
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, maybe it can become part of the ceiling in the United States, or maybe, the opportunity has arisen, and it is worth the effort of 120,000 points.
The persistent gray gas over Pittsburgh seems to remind visitors of the city's unique position in the United States of America. Derek said that U.S. Steel only accounts for half of the U.S. steel industry, which is just a modest statement.
U.S. Steel's impact on the U.S. steel industry is considered very high among many U.S. trust companies. It can even be compared with Standard Oil, which was not broken up back then.
Otherwise, why would Morgan, who had risked his life in history, spend nearly US$500 million to acquire Carnegie Steel Company and suddenly make Carnegie the richest man in the United States?
Pittsburgh witnessed many major events that affected the United States, including the battle between Standard Oil and Morgan Bank for Carnegie Steel, the emergence and implementation of antitrust laws, and Mellon becoming the richest man in the United States as Secretary of the Treasury.
There were too many. Compared with past events, what Derek said today was not a big event.
But it is definitely not a trivial matter in the ordinary sense. After all, internationalization has always been pursued by companies of the size of U.S. Steel. If you win a country, you want the whole world.
The famous saying of the Rockefeller family, "Ninety percent is not enough, I want 100%" also works in the steel industry.
Decades ago, the Rockefeller family led Standard Oil on its journey of internationalization. For a time, British and American Standard Oil companies, German and American Standard Oil companies were established one after another. The situation faced by U.S. Steel today is better than that then. Why not give it a try?
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As mentioned before, it is certainly impossible for a company of the size of U.S. Steel to be apolitical.
On the contrary, they were very concerned about politics and even participated in it. They were well aware of the loosening of the colonial system of the British Empire. After hearing Derek's words, many directors nodded inwardly.
"I think the time is very ripe to start internationalization. And I have inquired that the iron mine is located in a place under the indirect rule of British India." Derek said with confidence, "I am not saying that there are no British people there.
Influence, but I want to say that the difficulty will be reduced, and we will invest in local construction to promote development through reasonable and legal purposes, and the British have no reason to object."
"Derek, the risk still exists. Of course we don't disagree, but we have listened to your opinion. It just needs some evaluation. Our company has many shareholders, and it's not just a few words from a few of us."
Making decisions related to the future of the company." Several directors looked at each other, and the middle-aged man in the lead said, "It requires the approval of many people, especially Wall Street."
"I know." Derek understood as soon as he heard it. He needed recognition from Wall Street, so he went to the people behind U.S. Steel, the Morgan family.
The establishment of U.S. Steel was promoted by the Morgan family, which until this year had a strong influence on U.S. Steel. This kind of decision-making requires approval, which is normal.
When Derek returned to Pittsburgh, he snubbed the electric-eyed and charming Bette Davis, but Vivien Leigh seized the opportunity to form her own group of best friends, and implemented the micro-manipulation master's initiative to join the group to keep warm.
In essence, Vivien Leigh understood the mood of these seemingly successful and radiant female stars who wanted to make progress, because she also wanted to make progress, otherwise she would not have gone to British India alone.
After the benefactor left, Vivien Leigh used kind persuasion to make Bette Davis understand that it is better to seek help from others than from yourself.
"It's true that we want to step into the upper class, but we can't put all our hopes on men in the process. We must also show our own abilities, so that others can look at us with admiration."