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Turning over the documents in his hand page by page, Tesla was full of puzzlement.

"I don't understand...why did you do that?" The amount on the check was an astronomical figure he could not imagine, and it was a hundred times more than the sum of the remuneration he had received in Butler's company over the years, even with the addition of these years The Butler family's investment in his research is still not enough for one-tenth of this check.

Even though he was used to seeing "big scenes", Bonnie's move still made Tesla feel that he had not communicated well with her.

"Don't worry, this check will definitely be cashed." Bonnie said in a joking tone. "I hope you understand that I am very sincere."

"Bonnie, that's not what I meant." Tesla said awkwardly.

What he wanted to ask was why did the Butler family buy the copyright of AC?

What I want to ask more is, why so many?

Even though he knew that the patent for alternating current could bring him greater wealth in the future, what Bonnie provided was probably a number that he might not be able to earn in his lifetime.

After the demonstration at the World Expo a few days ago, and the benefits brought about by providing stable power to thousands of lights at the World Expo, AC power can now be said to be successful to a certain extent, and they are also targeting the Niagara Hydropower Station project, but they haven't even managed to get a hydroelectric project yet.

All this seems premature, doesn't it?

After Tesla finally expressed his thoughts, Bonnie couldn't help it: "If I give such a figure, if others may change their ways to increase the price, you still think I gave too much? "

Tesla retorted: "And you, as a businessman, gave such a high price at the beginning, doesn't it make people think otherwise?"

"So, give me an answer." Bonnie showed a faint smile.

"I can't give it." Tesla sighed, "I can't understand what you want to do."

Bonnie picked up the bone china cup in her hand and took a sip of black tea: "You know that I am determined to win the Niagara Hydropower Project, so I must be fully prepared."

Seeing that Tesla seemed anxious to speak, Bonnie raised a hand to calm him down: "It's not that I don't trust you, and I also know that Morgan will not change his choice, you let the world see When it comes to the power of alternating current, we are now only a step closer."

Tesri had a guess in his mind, but he still couldn't believe it: "What is it?"

"If you can sell me the patent of alternating current, I will waive the patent copyright fee for alternating current." Bonnie put down her teacup and said slowly.

No matter how calm Tesla was, he couldn't help taking a deep breath.

"You..." You paid a huge amount for the patent of alternating current, but you didn't receive any money.

Is the man in charge of Butler & Co. really a businessman and not a big philanthropist?

No matter how indifferent Tesla is to money, he knows what it means to give up patent fees.

Perhaps from the beginning, Bonnie hadn't let him refuse - the proof was that she offered a price that was almost sky-high.

"If you want to win the bid, the cost of building an AC hydropower station is of course lower than that of a DC power station, but this is far from enough. If the price we offer to the public is based on patent royalties, it will increase the cost of public electricity consumption. To make electricity, a new energy source To be promoted, these unnecessary costs must be reduced.”

The patent of direct current is still in the hands of Edison, and direct current must continue to build transformer stations, so electric power cannot be widely promoted.

Historically, in order for the stretched Westinghouse to successfully win the bid, Tesla God voluntarily gave up the AC patent and provided it to everyone for free.

Also because of his feat, Westinghouse won the project to build the Niagara Hydropower Station, and it was another story to be absorbed by Morgan because of lack of money.

Of course Tesla understood what Bonnie said.

But understanding is one thing, accepting is another.

"But if you do this, Butler Company won't..." Is there a huge loss?In case they still don't get the hydro project.

"Don't worry, I can afford this price, which proves that I have enough confidence in the prospect of AC power, and Butler Company will not have any financial difficulties." Domestic gold mines and overseas diamond mines have always been Butler The biggest financial support behind the company is why Bonnie is so confident that Butler's company will not break the capital chain.

Tesla propped his chin, lost in thought.

Bonnie didn't bother him either, and picked up the cookies and tea, and ate them in small bites.

Tesla finally looked up after Bonnie settled for a piece of cake and a few cookies.

"I still can't accept your check." Tesla said as if making up his mind.

"You don't want to sell it?" Bonnie said in surprise, "I know that once alternating current is popularized, you may be able to get more patent fees than the current figure on the check..."

Tesla hurriedly said, "I didn't mean that."

"Ok?"

"I'm willing to sell you the patent rights, but I don't need so much." Tesla's eyes seemed to hide a vast ocean, without wind or waves, endless.

"I only charge a nominal fee of one dollar."

For a long time, his research has been so smooth because of the support of Butler Company, and no matter how advanced and absurd his research may seem in different industries or even in the same industry, as long as he submits an application, Bonnie will give him support.

In the past, he also thought about using the patent fee of alternating current to fund his research project, but in fact, with the support of Butler Company, he did not need this fee.

This time Bonnie was willing to pay a high price for the AC patent, and after knowing her true intentions, it was even more impossible for him to collect that sum of money against his conscience.

This time, it was Bonnie's turn to be a little helpless.

But soon, she calmed down.

This is the same as Tesla gave up the AC patent in history. This time, he also made the same choice.

Sometimes giving up does not mean that you can't have it. Sometimes, only giving up can make things more perfect.

Bonnie can already imagine what kind of good talk this story will become in the future.

"Do you have a dollar?" Tesla smiled and signed his name on the patent transfer contract.

Bonnie took out another check and signed her name, letting Tesla fill in the amount himself.

——In later generations, both of these two checks were collected in the Butler Museum. The two checks with a huge difference in amount have always been a guarantee for the Butler family to convince the public, because it was the selfless act of the two great gods in that era that benefited the entire world. The best proof in the world.

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After obtaining the patent for alternating current, Bonnie announced to the American public that Butler Company had given up the patent for alternating current that it had purchased from Tesla for one dollar while submitting a bid to the government.

At the same time, the story behind the abandonment of patent fees was naturally spread to every corner of the country by the media in rich language.

In the competition between alternating current and direct current, Edison never tried to give up the patent fee of direct current.

In terms of cost-effectiveness alone, Butler's company has thrown away Edison's company by a few blocks, let alone leading in technology.

Butler's combination of punches naturally allowed them to successfully get the hydropower project.

However, after the Butler Company successfully obtained the hydropower project, it was ridiculed by some businessmen. These people all thought that it was not worthwhile to give up so much just for a hydropower project.

A lot of ugly remarks appeared at this time——

Rhett Butler handed over the family business to such a silly girl, and he was bound to go out of business soon.

It's a joke that women are in power, they're prodigal bitches.

Women just stay at home obediently.

Of course, these people's faces will be swollen in the future, after more and more people start to use electricity and new electrical appliances.

However, such voices linger in the business circle.

Of course Bonnie knew what she was doing, and she wasn't angry because the noise only proved the short-sightedness of these people.

What made her angry was that these people made use of the topic, and there were probably behind-the-scenes masterminds behind it. To put it bluntly, they attacked women for black's sake.

The Butler Company won the bid to engineer the hydropower plant during the Expo.

As an international conference that attracts the world's attention, people from all over the world came here during the World Expo. At this time, the competition between direct current and alternating current is intensifying. Almost all foreign friends can feel the spark of the war between direct current and alternating current.

Of course, not everyone came here to watch the performance of emerging energy, some people came to see Xiaobo's demeanor - such as General Hailik and his daughter, because of their arrival, there were more important government officials And dignitaries came to Chicago, and even set off an upsurge in the upper class to visit the World Expo, which attracted an endless stream of visitors every day.

Some people come for popcorn and Wrigley's gum.

And some people came for the first International Women's Conference.

The Women's Pavilion was specially set up at the Chicago World Expo. From the perspective of respecting the success of women's labor, this pavilion shows the development of women's careers in the past century, which has never been seen in previous World Expos.

Bonnie was also invited to participate in the International Women's Conference, and the unfair treatment she received made her receive special attention at this session of the Women's Conference, even though many of these women could not understand DC and AC, but They issued a statement in response to the gossip Bonnie suffered.

Naturally, Bonnie will not let go of such an opportunity. In interviews with major media, she decisively clarified the reasons why she gave up the AC power patent fee, so that more people can understand the relationship between Butler and Tesla. What kind of benefits are given up.

Doing so began to cause the public opinion, which was not too crooked, to slowly turn against Bonnie, but all this was actually just a prelude.

The real war is coming.

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