The current John Browning was not the image of the bald old man in the future.
Although he was in his twenties, he was full of energy. His mind was full of all kinds of strange ideas.
However, he felt that compared to the youth in front of him, he was indeed not enough.
Even though he designed his first gun at the age of 13 and obtained the patent for his first gun design at the age of 24.
However, the value of the smokeless gunpowder invented by the other party aside, he had designed the 1882 Lee rifle at the age of ten,
and that gun had actually given him a lot of inspiration.
Browning asked curiously.
"Then, Mr. Bruce Li, please tell us your purpose for coming!”
Li Zixuan nodded.
"Do you remember selling a gun to the governor of California?”
"
Of course, that time, my brother and I were almost killed by the governor's bodyguard. God, that governor's 20 dollars was the most dangerous money I've ever earned.”
Although she didn't know what he had experienced, it shouldn't be a good memory.
Li Zixuan smiled and said,
"Not long ago, the governor recommended you to me. He said that the guns you sold him were his favorite collection, so he hoped that I could buy your gun workshop!”
"Buy our workshop!”
John Browning was slightly surprised.
"To be more precise, I hope that the Browning brothers will work for me!”
Li Zixuan did not hide anything and directly stated the purpose of this trip.
Browning couldn't make a decision after hearing this.
However, he still asked,
"How much do you plan to pay to buy our workshop?"”
"If you work for me, that workshop is worth a hundred thousand dollars. If you leave, it's worthless!”
Hearing that Li Zixuan valued his brothers so much, John Browning was touched.
Even he himself didn't think that he was worth 100,000 dollars.
That was 100,000 dollars. If their gun shop could earn five dollars per gun, he would need to sell 20,000 guns to earn it back.
In fact, it was already a miracle that their gun shop could sell two or three guns a day.
Sometimes, even one gun per day could not be sold.
This was because this Wilbur County in Arizona wasn't rich, and its area wasn't large.
Almost every family owned all kinds of old-fashioned firearms. If the manufactured firearms were not sold to big cities like Salt Lake City and Provio, it would be difficult for the locals to digest them.
"In other words, you're willing to pay us a hundred thousand dollars to work for you!”
John Browning took a deep breath to suppress his excitement and asked.
"That's right. Not only that, you'll be paid 200 US dollars a week. All the guns you design in the future can be named after your surname, Browning. I can also give you 5% of the profit on each gun!”
After hearing Li Zixuan's conditions.
John Browning felt dizzy and hot.
The other party's offer was too tempting. In addition to the acquisition fee of 100,000 US dollars, the weekly salary was 200 US dollars,
and he had the naming rights of future products and a 5% share of profits.
He believed that if he designed guns for other weapons companies, no company would give him such high treatment.
John Browning even wanted to agree immediately.
After all, they were very down and out now.
The high-class suit he was wearing was specially prepared to act as a facade.
Once he returned home, he would have to change into tattered clothes.
Firearm design was actually a very expensive thing to do. The savings his father had left for them had already been squandered by him.
Although his brothers were still supporting him, if he couldn't find a source of income soon,
they would have to close the gun shop.
"Mr. Bruce, I want to discuss it with my brother first. Is that okay?”
John Browning asked carefully.
"No problem. If you're not satisfied with the treatment, we can talk again!”
Li Zixuan was really serious about taking the Browning brothers under his wing, and the conditions he offered were quite sincere.
Just as John Browning was feeling a little dizzy from Li Zixuan's words,
the door of the gun shop was suddenly opened.
The leader was a muscular man with a Mediterranean hairstyle. His fat body looked like a few swimming rings as he walked in with a cigar hanging from his mouth.
Behind him was a group of cold-looking white men wearing hamburger hats.
John Browning's expression changed when he saw the leader.
The person glanced at the people in the shop. When he saw Li Zixuan and Jiang Mei 'er, his fat trembling face looked a little strange.
It was just like how the villagers would find it strange if two foreigners suddenly appeared in a small county town in the future.
However, when he saw the beautiful and pure Jiang Mei 'er, his eyes were filled with lust.
However, the look in his eyes was covered up in an instant.
The brawny man came in front of John Browning and ignored Li Zixuan.
"Kid, it's time for you to pay the fee. Forty dollars!"”
Hearing this, John's face turned pale. He said,
"Bill, I don't have that much money at the moment. Can I have it in a few days?"”
This sentence seemed to have angered the fat man named Bill. He cursed,
"Shit! We should let that old man Jonathan know that his son has become a pauper as soon as he went to see God!”
At this point, he paused and then continued,
"However, you have to pay what you have to pay. Forty dollars a week is the rule set by the Bill Gang on this street. No one dares to disobey!”
"But I haven't sold a single item in my shop today!”
John Browning emphasized.
"But the suit you're wearing is probably worth more than 300 USD. Kid, don't play tricks on me!”
Bill said fiercely.
"This…" John Browning was speechless.
In fact, he really wanted to borrow some money from Li Zixuan,
but he had not agreed to the other party's conditions. He felt that it was not gentlemanly to borrow money rashly.
Besides, he was unwilling to hand over the money to these gangsters.
"You're called Bill, right? I'll pay for him!"
Just as John Browning was in a dilemma, Li Zixuan opened his mouth and
took out a roll of green US dollar bills from the inside pocket of his suit.
Then he took out a 50 dollar bill and handed it to Bill.
After the burly man took the US dollar bill, he saw Li Zixuan take out a 100-dollar bill. It was at least 3,000 US dollars.
His eyes instantly turned red.
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