The group continued to take the train to New York.
After arriving in New York, Xie Yuxi was responsible for applying for Li Yu's two automobile patents.
Li Yu came to Collins Publishing House. Now Li Yu has become a best-selling author.
James, the editor-in-chief of Collins Publishing House, made a lot of money because of this performance, so when he saw Li Yu, it was like seeing a big benefactor.
James said happily: "Great Eastern scientist and science fiction novelist! During your absence, the second edition of 150,000 copies was sold out again, which is like magic."
"150,000 copies?!"
Li Yu was not surprised, but Lu Bicheng was the first to say.
"Yes, we have started printing the third edition and are preparing to publish another 150,000 copies." James was full of confidence.
The genre of novels is very suitable for mass distribution. In addition, everyone has never seen such a deep and interesting science fiction story, so it is not easy to sell.
"Oh my God! There are too many!" Lu Bicheng is a very responsible person, and he immediately began to worry about whether there would be any major mistakes in his polishing.
Fortunately, it has reached the third edition, and some parts that are not in line with American reading habits have been revised.
James said: "This time the royalties total US$45,000, and we will pay it to your Citibank account in the near future."
Li Yu said: "Thank you, Mr. Editor-in-Chief."
In fact, the current financial industry in the United States is quite chaotic. The main reason is that there are no big banks and only small banks.
It was not until the birth of ATM that earth-shaking changes took place in the U.S. financial industry, and large-scale commercial banks finally appeared.
At the beginning of the 20th century, banks were basically city banks.
It can be seen from the name of Citibank, "Citibank", it was even called "City Bank of New York" at first.
It's just that Citibank has a franchise license and can open branches overseas; in addition, its headquarters is on Wall Street, so its influence is relatively greater.
But when compared with HSBC in the UK, it really lags behind.
James smiled and said: "Star Wars stories are now being discussed in the streets, and there are even toy manufacturers manufacturing lightsabers. In addition, Le Monde once conducted a poll, and the villain Darth Vader's final reversal made him more popular.
Ridiculously high.”
I didn’t expect that newspapers would use this popularity voting routine now.
Li Yu asked: "It just so happened that I brought a Star Wars prequel, which revolves around the life of Darth Vader and tells step by step how he fell into darkness."
"Prequel?!" James almost jumped out of his chair, "You mean, it's already been drafted?!"
Li Yu took out the manuscript and put it on the table, and then said: "Without Miss Bicheng's polishing and Miss De Ling's translation, it would not have been so fast."
James said: "In fact, it is precisely because of the lady's writing style, the delicate and beautiful text, and the grand background that it has attracted so many readers. And I really didn't expect that Miss Bicheng was such an oriental beauty. I think
Putting it on the cover will definitely be a big selling point."
Although James did not know that the French Hachette publishing house had already made the same move, as keen publishers, they finally thought of going together.
Li Yu also took out some background pictures that he drew out of boredom while riding trains and ships, such as lightsaber shapes, Millennium Falcon shapes, Death Stars, Star Destroyers, weird alien planets, etc.
His painting skills were very poor, but James obviously saw what he wanted to express, "I will immediately find an illustrator to perfect them. I can already imagine the sight of countless dollars flowing into the publishing house! This first edition
You can directly print 200,000 copies and sell them in bound volumes in the future, and you can make a lot of money."
The specific details must be handled by them.
James also suggested that Li Yu contact toy companies. Many patents can be registered, which is also a costly expense.
Li Yu was very familiar with him. In later generations, he was the so-called peripheral person.
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When Li Yu left the publishing house and came to the laboratory on Fifth Avenue, he didn't see Tesla, but he saw Mark Twain.
"Oh, respected scientific giants, we meet again!" Mark Twain said enthusiastically.
Li Yu stepped forward and shook hands with him: "Mr. Mark Twain seems to be a little radiant."
Mark Twain was now wearing a new suit and had a fine Cuban cigar in his mouth.
Mark Twain laughed and said: "The patent fee for my underwear button has been given to me. It feels so good to make money with my brain. I must let everyone know that I am also a smart inventor."
Then he looked at Lu Bicheng and Konoe Akiyuki who were behind Li Yu: "What two beautiful oriental girls, you are more beautiful than the models I saw in the underwear company."
Lu Bicheng was a little confused: "Underwear, underwear?"
Mark Twain actually took out a button from his pocket and said, "Just like this, they will definitely liberate women in the future."
Lu Bicheng and Konoe Akiyuki had never seen this thing before, and they didn't know what underwear was. They looked at the button in Mark Twain's hand and wondered: "Liberation? Women?"
Mark Twain said proudly: "Just wait, and then I will be a friend of women all over the world."
Lu Bicheng and Konoe Akiyuki looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what he was talking about at all.
Li Yu interrupted his fantasy, "Mr. Mark Twain, may I ask, where is Mr. Tesla?"
"He, he's still at Wardenclyffe Tower on Long Island," Mark Twain replied.
"Didn't you say that the construction and debugging have been completed?" Li Yu asked.
"That's why I rushed over. He told me that tonight would be a unique and super show." Mark Twain said.
Mark Twain was very excited when he talked about this. After all, it was shocking to think about being able to create artificial lightning.
In Western mythology, lightning is the weapon of the god Zeus. If he could create lightning, Tesla would be a god-like existence.
Unfortunately, things turned out to be the opposite in the end...
"What a coincidence, I just happened to catch up." Li Yu thought to himself.
That night, they came to Long Island, New York.
Many people have gathered nearby, but everyone is afraid of lightning, so they are far away from Wardenclyffe Tower. Fortunately, it does not hinder the viewing.
Lu Bicheng asked: "Can humans really create lightning?"
Li Yu nodded: "Of course, Tesla was successful a few years ago and even caused a city to almost lose power."
After waiting quietly for a long time, electric flashes began to appear on Wardenclyffe Tower.
Everyone immediately exclaimed, and many reporters picked up their cameras to take pictures. Unfortunately, with today's camera technology, it is not easy to capture lightning.
Immediately, a very brilliant flash of lightning gathered on Wardenclyffe Tower, with electric light spreading everywhere.
Konoe Akiyuki didn't dare to blink at all: "Really, I really did it!"
This time Tesla's artificial lightning was quite large in scale and could be seen even in the New York City area due to its high enough height.
The whole "show" lasted for several minutes before the equipment stopped running due to excessive load.
Lu Bicheng was very excited, grabbed Li Yu's hand and asked: "How did you do it?"
She obviously thinks Li Yu knows everything.
But Li Yu really couldn't explain it to her, so he could only say in general terms: "He used a device called a Tesla coil, which is actually not complicated. If you want to see it, I can make it in the future.
It’s just that the scale cannot reach this level.”
To put it simply, this is an artificial lightning maker.
Since then, there have been Tesla coil enthusiasts all over the world, many of whom are still junior high school students. They can also create dazzling artificial lightning, and the effect is very beautiful and extremely sci-fi.
Many residents of Long Island are rich, and they can't help but marvel at it.
Li Yu thought that if he were in China, he would probably be called the "King of Thunder and Lightning".
There were many rumors about Wardenclyffe Tower later on, and some even said that the Tunguska explosion in Russia was caused by Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower.
This statement was first published in 1990 by "Destiny", an American magazine famous for publishing supernatural stories.
The reason is very funny, because they think that the latitudes of Wardenclyffe Tower and Tunguska are relatively close; and before the Tunguska explosion, Tesla went to the library to check information about Siberia.
It is indeed too far-fetched.
People who write articles for magazines must not know what wireless power transmission is.
Because of the huge difference in directionality of wireless energy transmission, the transmission efficiency over this distance cannot even reach one ten thousandth.
The Tunguska explosion was at least a thousand times more powerful than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb "Little Boy".
In other words, the energy emitted by Wardenclyffe Tower is 10 million times that of a little boy. Isn’t this just ridiculous!
If this really happens, it is estimated that the entire New York State and even the northeastern United States will be bombed to the ground. No, it should be the Great Bay.
However, most people do not understand the scientific principles behind it, so this rumor has been circulating for a long time.
Li Yu still remembers that this statement was still used in various "Unsolved Mysteries of the World" that he saw on street stalls in his early years.
Everyone likes to read this kind of story that is obviously very mysterious but can be easily deciphered.
Including the pyramids, Bermuda, etc.
Li Yu came to the tower and saw Tesla, who was very excited because of the success of the experiment. He was being interviewed by reporters.
"It's so great. You are truly a man close to God!" the reporter said excitedly.
Tesla said proudly: "This is the huge potential of wireless energy. It will definitely become an inexhaustible energy source for mankind in the future!"
The reporter jotted it down in his notebook. It will definitely be the headline tomorrow.
Tesla saw Li Yu and said to him: "Did you see it too? How spectacular!"
"Spectacular, indeed spectacular." Li Yu said.
"This will definitely bring a steady stream of investment." Tesla is very confident.
Li Yu spread his hands: "Maybe."
The next day, major newspapers reported on the spectacular scene last night.
When Morgan on Wall Street saw the newspaper, he became furious. He asked his assistant Spencer: "Did he invest all the $200,000 I sponsored into this short performance?"
Spencer also had a headache when he saw the report: "It's very possible."
Morgan said angrily: "Go and investigate the direction of his funds immediately. If you really invest all your money in such a fruitless thing, wouldn't you think that I am being taken advantage of?"
Spencer said: "What if it succeeds?"
Morgan said: "Are you kidding? Apart from building a few lightning bolts, what specific plan can he come up with for the research on wireless energy in the past few years? If the final $200,000 is just to let all New Yorkers watch a lightning show, he will
We can only find another investor!”
Morgan can become the world's creditor, but he can't be stupid.
Nowadays, most of the most profitable businesses in the world are concentrated in the industrial field. Financiers must invest and of course they will try their best to understand an industry.
Tesla is in trouble now, all the money is spent on his dream.
It can only be said that he is really too persistent.
The "Le Monde" published at the same time grandly introduced the Star Wars prequel that will be published soon.
Pulitzer knows how to publicize, not to mention that the Star Wars series has laid a very good sales foundation, and there is no need to worry about selling it.
So when Pulitzer offered a large advertising fee, Collins Publishers accepted it without hesitation.
One is making so much money, and the other is completely wasting money.
Capitalists are the most unkind people. All they care about is whether they can bring huge profits.
Tesla's dream as a scientist is completely different from the original intention of the capitalists. How could he get continued support from Morgan?
Unless he is involved in the school's scientific research project and applies for funds specifically used for scientific research.
When Morgan sent people to investigate Tesla's financial situation and fund direction, the American Physical Society sent an invitation to Li Yu to grant him the status of a formal member of the American Physical Society.
Li Yu was already a member of the Astronomical Society before.
These two societies are on the same level.
Let me say more, the United States later established an organization called the American Physical Union. It was jointly established by 10 professional units in the field of physics, including the Physical Society, the Astronomical Society, the Optical Society, and the Acoustical Society.
The huge physics federation formed became the world's largest physics organization in later generations, and about a quarter of the world's physics-related research documents came from this organization.
The president of the American Physical Society is the famous Michelson.
Because Li Yu conducted single-photon experiments and even more incredible X-ray diffraction experiments while in Germany, he has become a top figure in physics.
It is impossible for the American Physical Society not to pay special attention to him.
What's more, Michelson himself has been engaged in optical-related research and is also extremely interested in Li Yu's single-photon experiment.
When he proposed this resolution, it was almost unanimously approved, and Li Yu successfully became a formal member.
After Li Yu was notified, he asked the students to learn the operating procedures of modern laboratories from technicians in the laboratory, and he left for the American Physical Society.
Michelson waited at the door with several researchers.
Li Yu stepped forward and said, "It's such an honor for you to welcome me in person!"
Michelson said: "Sir, there is no need to be modest. We are honored that you can accept our invitation."
Li Yu followed him to the hall, and Michelson handed him a certificate: "Although we are not as lofty as the position you once received as a foreign academician of the Royal Society, our respect for you is immeasurable."
Li Yu said: "President Michelson has said it, and I am flattered myself."
In fact, Li Yu is indeed interested in this position, which will be of great benefit to his future work in the United States.