Chapter 7: Knowledge
“Alright, don't overthink it. You need rest, not crazy work. You are still a child. I will properly handle these novels for you after I finish reading them. The arrangements for auditing at Stanford have been made. You can go to Stanford to attend classes and accumulate knowledge when you have time. This is the most important thing for you at this stage; it will be a crucial guarantee for your entire life in the future!”
Knowledge is wealth; everyone should understand this truth, even John, who has been reborn. Although he has future information brought by his rebirth, relying solely on future information is far from enough to achieve his goals. He needs to accumulate more knowledge. Before his rebirth, he was just a senior internet user and a financial practitioner. With the future information he possessed, he could not achieve that great ideal!
Now he needs to enrich himself and master more knowledge, all of which can be obtained at Stanford. It is also the best way to conceal his secrets. Without sufficient knowledge accumulation, who would believe that an eighteen-year-old child could achieve such accomplishments? Human hearts are treacherous, and he had to take precautions in advance, especially in a crazy country like the United States, where he must be extra cautious and not be careless in the slightest.
In terms of investment, John believed that electronic technology was the most important thing, seizing the initiative and registering patents, such as numerous mobile phone technology patents, internet patents, communication patents, and so on. Although technology could bring him huge wealth, technology alone could not build a real Consortium. The foundation for establishing a Consortium was banks, controlling important resources such as oil and minerals. Steel is the backbone of a country, and oil is its lifeblood. Only by controlling these resources can one have sufficient international influence, and all of this requires him to learn and master!
So many subjects to learn also put immense pressure on him, but pressure would give him endless motivation. This knowledge would become the foundation of his future wealth. No matter how hard or tired he was, he could endure it. Success is never achieved overnight!
In terms of publishing, John also had his own ideas. If it was just one or two novels, giving them to a publishing company would be the best choice. However, he had six novels with great sales potential in his hands. Publishing them through someone else's publishing house would be a bit inappropriate and would make him miss a great opportunity to enter the publishing industry. If he could make a name for himself in the publishing industry, he could leverage the advantages of the publishing house to establish his own Amazon in the future internet era!
At this moment, John gently shook his head and said, “Mom, I don’t want to put these six novels in someone else’s publishing house. I can completely use them as a foundation to support a small publishing company!”
Soon, his mother Anna reacted, nodding thoughtfully and saying, “That makes sense. With these six novels as a foundation, it can indeed support a small publishing company. Although it’s a bit troublesome, you can get more profit. Don’t worry, I will handle it. You will soon have a publishing company under your name!”
As an elite, Anna naturally understood John's thoughts, but she did not know that her son had even more calculations in his heart. Self-publishing could indeed yield more profit, and when the internet era arrived in the future, the e-commerce market would be his biggest goal!
Under the temptation of immense wealth, one naturally had to plan ahead. In enterprise layout, one step ahead means every step ahead, and seizing the initiative is the most important. John knew very well how big the e-commerce market would be in the future internet era. He could act first and seize the initiative with Amazon, and the same applied to other companies. There was no need for him to wait and waste his time in vain!
Knowledge, at this moment, John urgently needed knowledge to arm himself. Without enough knowledge, it would be very difficult to take this crucial step. Although he did not need to personally participate in research and development, he could not be completely ignorant. At least the general direction had to be controlled by him, which required professional knowledge as a backing.
After ending their conversation and returning to their room, Smith said, “Dear, how could you agree to John acquiring another publishing house? He is already busy enough. If he distracts himself with the publishing company, the pressure he faces will be even greater, which is not good for his future growth!”
“I understand. Although I don’t know what John wants to do by keeping twenty million pounds, and he even split the ten million funds given by the family into two, I believe he has a big plan, and the launch time will not be too long. So, I want him to experience the taste of pressure before starting this plan, facing the pressure of time. If there is even a slight problem with failure, it would be even better, which will be beneficial for his future development.”
Smith shook his head and said, “No, your idea is completely wrong. It is impossible to view John with the perspective of an ordinary person. Even a small failure will not affect his decision. John is very sensitive to business. Before I even mentioned conglomeration, he immediately thought of it. Just adding a small publishing house will not have any impact on him, unless you tamper with it, which is impossible. John’s biggest pressure now is not management, but his works. As long as he has good works, he will definitely succeed. He has the family’s strength supporting him, just like the millionaire project. Without the family’s help, he would not have received such astonishing returns. Twenty million pounds is not a small sum, and there is also a five percent share. Most of these gains are due to the family’s strength. John saw through this point, which is why he made such a crazy move.”
At this point, Smith sighed softly, and said somewhat helplessly, “Actually, I also feel a bit lost, thinking that John shouldn’t have passed the family’s test so quickly. Although he overcame his initial confusion and degeneration, the self-confidence of a genius still has a huge impact on him. I am worried that after repeated successes, his ambition will constantly inflate, and he will lose himself again and fall into degeneration, after all, reality is incredibly cruel, and how many geniuses have fallen in this cruel reality.”
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Anna said indifferently, “No, I believe John will not lose himself. He has a firm will, and I can feel his persistence and desire for success in his eyes. As long as he has a bit of capital, he will launch an assault towards success. One or two failures will not defeat him. I only hope that he can experience a small setback before starting his big plan, to make him vigilant and to restrain his actions, so that he doesn’t do everything according to his own temper!”
“I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. John will not suffer setbacks in the short term. Although I don’t know what plans he has in mind, nor do I know how far he will ultimately develop, one thing I can confirm is that the gaming industry is indeed very profitable. As long as he has a good enough plan, he will definitely succeed. As long as the game is successful, the failure rate of other investments will be very low. It’s not easy to complete so much work in a short time. It would be impossible without the family’s help, especially the layout in Neon, which requires the family’s strength even more.”
Anna sighed softly and said, “I don’t know why John is so persistent about Neon, even wanting to make comics there. This decision is too foolish. But it’s also good; once he fails, it can make him vigilant.”
“Persistence is nothing; persistence is the root of success. I think John’s layout in Neon this time is not as simple as it appears on the surface. Perhaps he truly has studies on Neon that we don’t know about, after all, he spends more time in the library than at home!”
At this point, Smith sighed softly, and continued somewhat helplessly, “Dear, you didn’t attend the family meeting, so you don’t know how astonishingly much the family values John. When they saw the millionaire plan, everyone thought he was a genius, with a deep understanding of human nature, and believed that John would definitely achieve astonishing success in business. Originally, the family’s arrangement for him was to be an academic, but now no one is willing to let him walk the path of an academic. Everyone hopes for his better development in business, and that is why the millionaire plan proceeded so smoothly.”
Upon hearing this, Anna couldn't help but frown, saying somewhat uneasily, “So, the family will fully support John’s requests this time and fulfill his needs in a short period. The family wants to indirectly confirm John’s talent in business. Isn’t this too crazy? The family is putting so many resources on an eighteen-year-old child!”
At this moment, Anna found it somewhat difficult to accept. The impact was simply too great. A family was actually valuing an eighteen-year-old child so highly and paying such a huge price, just to confirm his business talent!
Smith shook his head and said, “Crazy? No, it’s not crazy at all. For the family, failure is not unacceptable, as long as the overall picture doesn’t fail, it’s acceptable. And I don’t see the possibility of John’s overall failure. Perhaps his talent is truly astonishing! You should understand how much success in business can help the family. Now, John has chosen entertainment media, which makes the family even more obliged to take it seriously, as media power greatly aids the family’s development! For any family, the appearance of a genius is taken very seriously.”
“With the family’s strong support, I also don’t see the possibility of John failing. He truly has exceptional talent in planning. All six novels have the potential to be bestsellers. If he also has such control over comics, I don’t see the possibility of failure either. We’ve also seen his ability in music. It seems my idea is impossible to realize. I really don’t want to see him live so tired. He is still a child and should have his own happiness!”
“Dear, I understand your painstaking efforts, but this is all what John himself wants. He is eighteen years old now, no longer a child. At eighteen, he can already control his own property. He has his own ideas, and we should not impose our ideas on him. The family’s emphasis is also a good thing, at least it can make his career start smoother and help him overcome the most difficult step of entrepreneurship. You must understand that not everyone in the family will have John’s qualifications and enjoy such treatment. Strength determines everything, and John has this strength.”