It turns out that the commander of the third-class Ma Run is also the commander. That afternoon, George received a call from the Pentagon, and soon a jeep came to the hotel, and then he went straight to the Pentagon.
In a room still filled with the smell of decoration, Colonel Leto John received him and said to George directly.
"The military has agreed to include your company's "Agent Orange" in the military development plan. We will sign a contract. I need to remind you that..."
Colonel Leto John looked at the young man in front of him and said.
"After you sign this contract, the military will provide you with a total of no less than 5 million US dollars for the development of "Agent Orange" and its improved products. However, during the war, if the military needs it, it can authorize other companies to produce "Agent Orange", and you must provide all technical information to the military-designated companies. Of course, after the war, if the authorized companies continue to produce, they need to negotiate patents with you, and you have the right to ask them to stop production." Before coming to Washington, George had specifically inquired about patents. After the outbreak of the war, the United States established a special agency to coordinate and solve patent issues. For example, in synthetic rubber, although DuPont invented chloroprene rubber and Standard Oil developed butyl rubber, these two synthetic rubbers could not be used to produce tires. Styrene-butadiene rubber is suitable for producing tires, which was invented by Germany's Farben. Fortunately, through technical cooperation and sharing with Farben before the war, Standard Oil obtained the patent and technical knowledge for producing styrene-butadiene rubber. But until 1941, the company not only did not invest in the production of styrene-butadiene rubber itself, but also threatened to file a lawsuit to prevent other tire companies from using this technology. In this context, the US officials immediately intervened, first coordinating Standard Oil to sign a patent and information sharing agreement with the US tire production giant and the US Rubber Company. The following year, a judicial investigation was launched into the cooperation between Standard Oil and the enemy country FACO; in order to avoid further pressure from the government, Standard Oil had to agree to share the patents on synthetic rubber with all participating companies for free throughout the war.
This approach is very American... but very effective, just like the company that invented the jeep did not produce many jeeps. In the war, patents, haha.
Besides, George really had no opinion on this, provided that the United States was willing to produce, the more the military purchased, the more they had to endure the small life, such a good thing, is there any reason to refuse? "No problem!"
George signed the contract readily.
"Within two days after the signing of this contract, a down payment of two million US dollars will be deposited into your company account,"
See!
What is rich and powerful, this is it!
No nonsense, just pay the money directly.
Of course, this also made George see the power of knowledge. A factory with a million dollars made millions in a blink of an eye!
The arms business is really lucrative!
After the contract was signed, Leto John took out a business card and said.
"This is my business card. It has my phone number. If you have any questions in the future, we can contact you at any time."
"Okay, Colonel."
After George took the business card, Leto John said as if he remembered something.
"I heard that your company has just been established, right?"
"Yes."
"Then you should need employees."
The colonel said calmly.
"I have a friend whose child just graduated from college. He studied law. I wonder if there is a suitable position in the laboratory."
"That's perfect."
George said quickly.
"KTJ Laboratory is in need of a legal advisor to assist in handling some patent matters. If your friend is interested, you can try it."
Do you need a legal advisor?
You need it even if you don't need it. There are favors everywhere. Sure enough, after he said that, Colonel Leto John's smile became even more intense, and he even took the initiative to invite George to his office for coffee. I don't know how much the coffee pot in the Pentagon costs, but it is true that coffee can deepen feelings. However, after only chatting for a while, George knew the name of that friend.
Leto John, well, that's his own child. Why did he go to the KTJ laboratory? Because he has immunity. I have to say... This guy is also a fool. He fooled other people's children to go to the battlefield, and his own children were directly left behind.
But what are the benefits of favors?
After learning that George also had a company manufacturing submachine guns, he immediately said that the military was in urgent need of submachine guns and asked him to send 100 to the military for testing. If the military passed the test, it would purchase a large number of them.
It's done!
We are really an arms dealer now!
Directly entered the US military supply chain, it's hard not to get rich now!
In fact, among the tens of billions and hundreds of billions of military appropriations, roles like George are so small that they are not worth mentioning. They only eat the leftovers of large enterprises, but even so, it is still very considerable.
In the next few days, George, who was in Washington, was not idle. In addition to coordinating the military to prepare the test site, he also contacted the military's test institutions, such as sending some small gifts to those people through some middlemen, just to communicate feelings. Of course, he did not forget to send a graduation gift to Colonel Leto John's children, a second-hand car.
Although he has only graduated for more than a year, George, who has been in the sales position, knows very well how to deal with interpersonal relationships. For Zhenhua Company, the most important thing at the moment is not to conduct business, but to establish a network of relationships.
Facts have proved that all crows are black, and the crows in Washington are no whiter than those in other places. Here, relationships and human feelings are also important. Just when George was trying every means to build his own network of relationships, someone took the initiative to find him.
"Hello, Mr. George, I am Harvey, a lawyer from Harvey Law Firm, and this is my business card."
When the business card was handed over, a middle-aged American in a suit sat at the table and said directly.
"I know that Mr. George's company has just received an order from the Ministry of Defense, and I also know that you are building a network in Washington, but Mr. George, you need to know one thing, professional matters should be left to professionals to get the best results."
Looking at the business card in his hand, George knew that the legendary lobbyist had appeared!