Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 486 Progress is going well

Author: Durian Shield

Chapter 486 Progress is going well

Lawrence Bell, who was excited, didn't need Fang Lang to continue speaking, and already took the initiative to say to John F. Kennedy:

"John, you are a member of the Democratic Party, right? Do you have any plans for your political career?"

After John Kennedy heard Lawrence Bell's words, his eyes swept back and forth between Lawrence and Fang Lang, and after a long while he said with an expression as if he had seen a ghost:

"I myself plan to run for Senate next year, but I have never mentioned this idea to anyone.

Fang, I don't know if you really predicted my future through your Eastern witchcraft, or if you got the news from somewhere, but I have to say, you are very powerful."

Hearing this, Fang Lang did not explain, but looked at the other party with a half-smile and said:

"You also said that you didn't mention to anyone that you were running for the Senate, right?

Whether you believe it or not, my promise will always be valid, and my Global Group will support you in next year’s senatorial election.”

Lawrence Bell's eyes shone brightly and he said firmly:

"John, I believe in you! I will convince everyone in the consortium to fully support your candidacy for the Senate next year.

If there is an opportunity in the future, we will fully support you in running for President of the United States."

John F. Kennedy also did not expect that the first support he received would come from Fang Lang, a Brazilian general.

According to U.S. policy, foreign funds cannot be accepted when running for election, but the other party's global trade is U.S. capital and is powerful.

If the other party can really fully support him, and with the support of the Boston Consortium, he may not have a chance to challenge the position of President of the United States.

Moreover, as far as he knows, the relationship between the Universal Group and the Morgan Consortium is very close. Given the Morgan Consortium’s control over the Democratic Party, if he can obtain the support of the Morgan Consortium through the Universal Group, then there will basically be no problems with his campaign.

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It has to be said that John F. Kennedy was still a little immature politically during this period. How could the Morgan consortium support him who clearly represented the interests of the Boston consortium because of his relationship with Universal Group!

In fact, the reason why John F. Kennedy later ascended to the presidency was not because he received the support of the Morgan consortium. On the contrary, his ascension was entirely due to the exchange of interests between the Boston consortium and the Rockefeller consortium.

As for his assassination, there are rumors that it was because he handed over all arms orders to the arms companies of the Boston consortium, which angered the Morgan consortium, which led to his tragedy.

Of course, Fang Lang was not aware of these situations, and he did not care when a warmonger would be assassinated, and he never thought of reminding the other party that he might be assassinated.

"Okay! Fang, you are right, I have to do this business.

Since you have expressed your support for my candidacy, I think I may not be able to refuse your request to jointly run a school."

After speaking, he turned his head in the direction of Lawrence Bell and shrugged, indicating that he had been convinced.

When Lawrence Bell saw this, he realized that he and John F. Kennedy had unknowingly reached a deal with each other. Regarding the next matter of jointly running a school, he would not be able to easily veto the other party's proposal.

He looked at Fang Lang with a wry smile and said:

"Fang, now can you tell me how you want to jointly run a school?"

Seeing the expressions of Lawrence Bell and John F. Kennedy, Fang Lang knew that as long as his request was not too excessive, the other party would not embarrass him.

"Actually, I have built several schools in Brazil, but due to the lack of teachers, the schools are not progressing smoothly, so I came here mainly to seek help.

First of all, I hope that I can refer to the courses and teaching materials of Harvard University so that my school in Brazil can be opened smoothly.

Secondly, we also hope to be on par with Harvard in terms of the school’s collection of books and scientific research equipment.

Thirdly, in terms of teaching staff, I also hope to get support from Harvard University. If Harvard professors have some experimental projects that cannot be met here, I can also provide all-round support in terms of funding and equipment to meet my needs.

The scientific research results obtained by professors from Harvard University in our school can be shared by the two schools.

Finally, if possible, I hope to introduce managers from Harvard University to manage my university according to Harvard’s management methods.”

Upon hearing this, Lawrence Bell and John F. Kennedy looked at each other and made some eye contact. Finally, Lawrence Bell took the initiative and said:

"I see what you mean? You want to copy everything from Harvard University in Brazil, right?"

Fang Lang shrugged and said calmly:

"You can say that."

Hearing this, John Kennedy asked with some confusion:

"I feel like what you said can be achieved without us, so why do you still want to talk about this matter through us?

First of all, the textbooks and courses are all public things. I think you can master them by just going to the school and doing some research.

Book collections and equipment can be solved if you have money. Of course, the faculty may be a real difficulty, but since you can provide enough scientific research funds and complete scientific research equipment, I don’t think this is an insurmountable difficulty.

As for management personnel, it is even simpler. You even only need to spend money to recruit people on campus to solve this problem.

This confuses me a little."

Lawrence Bell on the side also looked at Fang Lang with a puzzled expression.

Fang Lang smiled and said sincerely:

"You're right, these are indeed very easy to implement. But this is plagiarism, and I can't make such a bad start.

This will have a very bad impact on the academic atmosphere of the school in the future.

The reason why I came to talk to you is to obtain the formal authorization from your school. I can tell all the students who enter the school that everything we do is officially authorized by Harvard University.

I am not only a soldier, but also a businessman. I understand the importance of patents and knowledge. Harvard University’s current academic atmosphere and these intangible assets are Harvard’s intellectual property rights. I cannot infringe upon them.

Only with the official authorization from Harvard University can I openly tell everyone at the school that everything in our school was established with the help of Harvard University.

It's not something we copied from Harvard University. These are two completely different concepts."

Although Fang Lang spoke righteously, Lawrence Bell and John F. Kennedy were both smart people. They didn’t understand Fang Lang’s true thoughts. Lawrence Bell smiled slightly and said:

"So, you want Harvard University to come forward and endorse your school, right?"

Fang Lang, who was exposed, didn't feel embarrassed at all, he just smiled slightly and said:

"You are not wrong to understand it this way."

Lawrence Bell and John F. Kennedy looked at each other and laughed.

Finally, Lawrence Bell smiled and said:

"As long as you don't plagiarize Harvard's name, I'm fine with it."

John F. Kennedy also picked up the tea cup and touched it gently to Fang Lang:

"I don't have any objection either."

Fang Lang was overjoyed when he heard this and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp:

"Haha. Don't worry, my school is called Polytechnic University of São Paulo, and it will never plagiarize the name of Harvard University. But I will publicize that we are an affiliated school of Harvard University, and the establishment of the school received great help from Harvard University.

This should be no problem!”

The two of them thought that Fang Lang just wanted to use this name to recruit students locally and recruit teachers from Hedao School. They did not understand the special meaning of the alliance school mentioned by Fang Lang.

After all, the so-called Ivy League had not yet been established at this time, and we had to wait until 1954, when our school became the first to be affiliated with Harvard University, and the resistance to recruiting professors and scholars in the United States would be greatly reduced.

You can even set up a special headhunting department to start poaching from other prestigious universities in the United States to find more professors.

For example, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is also owned by the Boston Consortium, is a good poaching target.

Lawrence Bell had no objection to Fang Lang's idea of ​​taking advantage of the popularity. He waved his hand indifferently and said:

"No problem, I will notify the Harvard Board of Trustees and ask the school to sign a formal authorization agreement with you."

When Fang Lang saw that his goal was achieved, he stood up with a smile on his face, stretched out his right hand to Lawrence Bell and said:

"Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Bell.

If it can be officially authorized, I hope that Harvard University can help me recommend a few outstanding talents so that I can build up the school."

When Lawrence Bell heard this, he did not refuse, but nodded without hesitation:

"no problem!"

Seeing this situation, Fang Lang's mental calculations completely calmed down, and he turned to John F. Kennedy and said:

"Mr. Senator, thank you for your help!"

John F. Kennedy laughed loudly when he heard this and said:

"I am not a senator yet, but with your help, I think I will definitely be worthy of it next year.

You don’t need to thank me, we help each other!”

Fang Lang didn't say much. He directly stretched out his hand to hold the other person's hand and said:

"Haha. You are right. We help each other. There is still a long way to go. I think we will become firm allies."

Everyone laughed with satisfaction.

When Fang Lang saw that the matter had been settled, he couldn't wait to say:

"Mr. Bell, now that the matter has been settled, would it be convenient for you to take me to see the helicopter products produced by your company?"

Lawrence Bell did not expect that Fang Lang would be so eager, which made him very happy, because it meant that the other party really wanted to purchase helicopter products from his company.

It’s not that he is deliberately trying to please himself in order to gain his support for the other party’s school.

In fact, what Lawrence Bell and John F. Kennedy didn't know was that Fang Lang's original idea was not as simple as he said, but he was really prepared to spend real money to promote the joint school establishment.

But in this way, Fang Lang will not only have to pay a lot of money, but also may have to sign a series of agreements with Harvard University. Maybe a part of the school's annual tuition income will be handed over to Harvard University.

From Lawrence Bell's words, Fang Lang could tell that he did not want any branch of Harvard University to exist, which showed that if a joint school was really established, it could be very big.

But now, with the authorization of Harvard University and the consent of the Boston Group representatives, he can just copy Harvard University's template and Harvard University's work.

They even directly poached the professors they needed from Harvard and prestigious American universities.

The school structure built by the administrators of Harvard University is actually not much different from Harvard University. In terms of investment and price, it is not that different.

The benefits gained from this situation now far exceed the joint school plan I originally prepared.

And all this is because the two representatives of the Boston Consortium happen to have something they can control, and I can get what I want from them.

It's a perfect win-win.

(End of chapter)