Giant of the times

There are so many kinds of robots in the world, so who invented the first real robot in the world?

In Li Zetian's investigation, his name was Joseph Engelberg, who enjoys the reputation of "the father of robots"!

Engelberg is one of the world's most famous robotics experts. He established Unimation in 1958 and developed the world's first industrial robot in 1959. He made outstanding contributions to the creation of the robot industry. But in 1983, just as sales of industrial robots were booming, Engelberg decided to sell Unimation.

At this moment, Unimation is negotiating with Westinghouse.

"Damn, this is just the time for me to catch up!!!" Li Zetian couldn't help but feel lucky, "Dongfang Yuqin, contact Unimation immediately and acquire it!!!"

"Yes, Mr. Li." Dongfang Yuqin nodded and immediately started to make a call to convey Li Zetian's order.

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That afternoon, Unimation received an acquisition offer from Umbrella.

Joseph Engelberg was shocked!

"Oh, Chronos Li is going to acquire Unimation. What do you think?" He called several major shareholders to the office and asked.

Everyone was shocked at first, but then one of the shareholders said: "Then let's talk to both parties. Whoever pays the higher price, we will sell to whomever."

"That's right!"

"..."

Several major shareholders unanimously agreed.

Joseph Engelberg made the final decision: "Okay, let's talk to both sides. Cruise will negotiate with Westinghouse, and I will personally negotiate with Umbrella."

"Okay." The man who spoke just now nodded.

Joseph Engelberg then flew to Los Angeles and met Li Zetian at a hotel. Li Zetian invited him to have dinner.

This time, Li Zetian took action personally, actually wanting to subdue this person.

After all, Joseph Engelberg is one of the most famous robotics experts, and such a talent deserves Li Zetian's personal help.

After the two met, Li Zetian looked at him carefully. He was nearly 60 years old, bald, wearing a pair of round-rimmed glasses, short, and wearing a very formal gray suit.

"Hello, Mr. Joseph Engelberg!" Li Zetian smiled and reached out to greet him, Corporal Li Xian.

"Hello, Mr. Chronos Li!" He shook hands with Li Zetian, and was surprised at how young the other person was.

The two sat down, and Li Zetian called the waiter and ordered a rich dinner, intending to chat with him while eating.

"Mr. Engelberg, I am very curious. Unimation is developing well, why do you want to sell it?" Li Zetian asked.

Joseph Engelberg thought for a while and replied: "I plan to sell Unimation and then create a company to develop 'service robots.' A service robot is a semi-autonomous or fully autonomous robot that can complete useful tasks." Human health service work, but does not include production equipment, such as lawn mowing robots, cleaning robots, underwater robots, medical robots, etc.”

Li Zetian understood that because Unimation was an industrial robot production company, Joseph Engelberg was no longer interested in it.

"Mr. Engelberg, after I acquire Unimation, I will naturally enter the field of 'service robots'. Otherwise, if you continue to stay in the company after I acquire Unimation, I can provide you with enough funds to develop service robots!" "Li Zetian asked tentatively.

Joseph Engelberg shook his head and said: "Sorry, Mr. Li, I am more inclined to start my own business!"

This time it was Li Zetian's turn to be stunned. The other party rejected him without thinking much.

Li Zetian said in a deep voice: "Mr. Engelberg, don't you think about it again? If you can stay at Unimation Company, you can have a bigger stage and display your talents to the fullest!"

When Joseph Engelberg heard this, he hesitated.

Li Zetian did not continue to speak at this time, but looked at him quietly and gave him some time.

After a while, the waiter served the dishes, which were all Los Angeles specialties and delicacies.

"Mr. Engelberg, let's have a drink first!"

Li Zetian picked up the wine glass and said, "This is last year's Lafite. The quality is very good. Try it."

This year is 1983, and last year was 1982. 1982 was a rare good year with excellent climate conditions. This year the quality of the grapes was very good. Therefore, the wine of this year was highly praised by wine collectors around the world, so it was also very expensive. Li Zetian bought many bottles of 1982 Lafite and kept them at home. Of course, it felt very low to use the 1982 wine to show off in 1983, but Li Zetian does not use it to show off now, he just thinks the wine tastes pretty good. If he had to show off, he would do it later. When Lafite became popular in 1982, Li Zetian opened the wine cellar, took a photo, and shared it with friends...

"Okay." Joseph Engelberg nodded, then raised his glass, touched the glass gently with Li Zetian, and tasted the wine like a gentleman.

Li Zetian put down his wine glass and smiled at Engelberg, "Mr. Engelberg, let's chat while we eat." As he said that, Li Zetian picked up a silver table knife and cut a small piece of Kobe steak into his mouth.

Joseph Engelberg saw Li Zetian starting to eat, so he also took out the tableware and started eating dinner.

He came to the appointment as soon as he got off the plane, and he was indeed hungry!

At the dinner table, Li Zetian nudged him and reminded him many times that it would be better to have his back against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

"J.P. Morgan once said, 'It is not the law that drives history, but money, money!!!' I think this sentence is very reasonable. The power of money is very powerful. Mr. Engelberg, if you If you want to make a difference in the field of 'service robots', or even achieve impressive results, you must be inseparable from the support of money! In fact, you plan to sell Unimation company also for money! In this case, then, I can provide you with Money, why do you have to work so hard to start a new business on your own?!”

At this moment, Joseph Engelberg's expression changed, and he had obviously been persuaded by Li Zetian. He drank up the wine in the glass in one gulp, then looked directly at Li Zetian and said: "Okay, Mr. Li, I have been persuaded by you. If you acquire Unimation, I am willing to stay in the company! But, you know, the company is not decided by me alone, there are other shareholders. They are negotiating with Westinghouse, if your purchase price is too low..."

Hearing this, Li Zetian felt happy and interrupted him: "As for the price, you can rest assured that it will definitely satisfy you. However, I hope to acquire Unimation through corporate financing and obtain a controlling stake in the company instead of acquiring The shares in your hands. Of course, if some shareholders really don’t want to continue to hold shares in Unimation, I can also buy them!"

Joseph Engelberg thought for a while, nodded and said, "This request can be considered."

"Okay, when the formal negotiations come tomorrow morning, we will discuss the specific financing situation! I know you are not here alone. You can go back and discuss it with them." Li Zetian said.

"Yeah!" Joseph Engelberg nodded.

PS: The fourth update is completed