He is Already a Tycoon at a Young Age! - Chapter 23



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Episode 23

Episode 23 – Capitalism, Ho!

“That guy came to you and said that?”

Eleanor Roosevelt asked, taking off her coat.

“It sounds like a threat to me.”

“It was more of an offer of alliance than a threat.”

Roosevelt smiled and turned over the stamp album.

“It’s true that RCA has been pushing themselves too hard this time. They may have been okay with Hitler, but they’ve even picked a fight with Edison.”

“I see you’re giggling while looking at the stamp album again. What did you get?”

“…”

“You really love stamps… By the way, Hitler is quite famous.”

Eleanor said.

“There was also a rumor that you received investment from Morgan.”

“It was also at the Morgan party that I first met him. It’s not impossible.”

“Isn’t that Morgan’s son who’s been hiding in Germany?”

“I don’t think your age is right for that. Jack Morgan is notorious for not having a lover. It would be even more absurd if it was a German woman.”

“Men always say that. And then they rush to any pretty woman they see.”

Eleanor sighed.

“Anyway, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be friends with Hitler. I saw it at the restaurant where I was volunteering recently, and everyone was just listening to the radio.”

She continued to speak.

“Imagine your voice being heard across America. It would definitely help you in the elections.”

Instead of answering, Roosevelt closed his stamp album.

“It’s no wonder RCA was surprised that he achieved such a great success in just one year since coming to the United States.”

It didn’t make sense.

A German immigrant who came to America with no money.

Adolf Hitler.

Was his success simply due to luck?

If not…

Is there something that is not explained?

Roosevelt muttered.

“I can’t even imagine what he’s up to now.”

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New York

Hitler Company

“Ah! I’m bored!”

He stretched and shouted.

This stuffiness is so bad that I can’t even breathe.

This is driving me crazy.

“It’s boring! It’s boring! It’s boring!”

“Hey, why are you doing that again this time, Alf?”

Richter entered the office with a surprised look on his face.

“Did something happen?”

“I’m just bored. I haven’t done anything for the past few days.”

FDR appears to have resolved the RCA issue as promised.

The mayor of New York City didn’t even bother with radio.

Without political support, RCA would not be able to sabotage anything.

Product development was handled by engineers such as Tesla, Edison, and Armstrong.

The broadcasting station also ran fairly well.

‘Joseph Kennedy also adapted quickly.’

I made over 10% profit in just a few weeks.

A visit to Disney Studios is scheduled for next week.

Hitler’s company was cruising.

Cruising.

I knew this was going to be a problem.

After living a busy life for several months, I couldn’t relax.

“Alp. Ho, I’m just asking just in case, but are you on any drugs?”

“Medicine? What kind of medicine?”

“You know. Americans, whenever they go to a party, they just spray cocaine and party.”

“I would never do something like that. I don’t even smoke much in the first place.”

Throughout history, Hitler has taken every drug imaginable.

Cocaine is the base, along with testosterone, adrenaline, methamphetamine, oxycodone, etc.

I have no intention of dying as a drug addict.

“Yeah, they say smoking is good for your mouth after a meal. That’s what the doctors said.”

“Tell those stupid doctors to smoke a lot.”

I said with a sigh.

“I’m just bored. Radio and movies are fun, though…”

There’s no comparison to 21st century entertainment.

Hollywood’s explosive action!

CG that looks real!

Tens of thousands, millions of internet videos are released every day!

Webtoons, novels, and animations.

TV, video games, etc.

‘These days, it’s the complete opposite.’

The rich people of that era spent their days playing things like cricket, golf, and horseback riding.

I’m not really interested in that.

I was thinking about collecting cars, but…

‘These days, sports cars all have a classic feel.’

I guess I’ll have to take a picture of the car myself, Richter sighed.

“Then, how about meeting a woman instead?”

“Are you seeing anyone?”

“Hey, there’s a woman who works at Johnson’s restaurant in front of here. She’s Jewish too. I’ll introduce you to her later.”

“I’m jealous. My face and name are so popular in the newspapers.”

As his name became known, more and more people approached him for money.

However, his origins are too humble to date social women.

I am not an American, nor a German Junker, I am just an immigrant.

If you do well, you will be treated as a nouveau riche.

Still, it’s fortunate that they’re not Asians, blacks, or Italians.

If I had come here as a Korean, I would have been treated like a second-class citizen.

“If it’s that boring, do you want to play card games like we did in the trenches?”

“Should I call Joseph and have him join me?”

Card games are boring too. Isn’t there something better to do?

‘It would be nice to have at least a book to read.’

JRR Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937.

Conan the Barbarian came out in 1932.

I think it was in 1919 that Lovecraft began writing in earnest.

I guess I’ll have to find out more later.

What’s a good time to kill right now?

“How about board games?”

“Hey, board game? What kind?”

“Well, how about Monopoly?”

“Monopoly? Let’s start a monopoly business? Ah, Alf, you know how obsessed America is with anti-monopoly.”

“No, not that Monopoly. The board game Monopoly.”

Richter shrugged his shoulders, expressionless.

Oh, this was before Monopoly became popular.

Let’s take a look at the notes.

I took out the notebook I had hidden on my desk in my office.

“Monopoly. Let’s see where Monopoly is…”

Etc. etc.

It’s in this category.

[Quaker Elizabeth Magee patented the game in 1904 under the name Landlord’s Game. In 1935, Parker Brothers copied it without permission and released it under the name Monopoly. It has been wildly popular ever since.]

“Seo, you’re not suggesting that we start some new business, are you?”

Richter asked with an anxious expression.

“Just having it now is overwhelming.”

“Business. Now that I think about it, I think I can do it myself.”

Aren’t board games the perfect business?

If I just made a bunch of famous games that I know, I’d make a ton of money.

It wasn’t just the United States.

Entertainment products that can be supplied worldwide.

‘I was also in a board game club when I was in college.’

But most of the people there were looking for women and men.

“You were planning to go see Disney this time.”

He said, taking his coat and fedora with him.

Monopoly started out as an illegal product in the history of the game.

I’ll try the opposite.

“How about stopping by Chicago for a bit before that?”

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It’s like saying that you should pull out the bull’s horn in one go.

I headed to Chicago with a frustrated Richter in tow.

The Windy City, Chicago.

The place they arrived at after inquiring about Elizabeth Maggie’s whereabouts was a Quaker village on the outskirts of the city.

“Hey, downtown Chicago is all busy drinking. I don’t see anyone drinking here.”

“The Quakers are probably strict about that. But just in case, be careful.”

I looked around the road.

Chicago was also where the famous Al Capone was active.

AKA Scarface.

It was at its peak after Prohibition. Even now, criminal organizations are fighting each other in the city.

The townspeople seemed to have gathered at the church.

I stood at the entrance and looked for Elizabeth Maggie.

After a while, a couple approached.

“You came looking for me?”

“Elizabeth Magee? My name is Adolf Hitler.”

I said.

“Mono… no, there’s something I’d like to discuss about the Landlord Game.”

“Did you graduate from college?”

“College? No. I’m more of a businessman.”

Do you come to college often?

“Oh, I see. Then would you like to come to my house with me? Let’s have some coffee and chat.”

The couple’s house was filled with little dolls.

From animals like rabbits and cats to smiling girl dolls.

“There are so many dolls.”

“We Quakers like to have pastimes. We make things and sell them at the market.”

Elizabeth said, putting down her coffee.

By the way, I asked you earlier if you were from college.

“Have you ever visited Ms. Elizabeth at the university?”

“Many professors use my games to teach economics. Students also often buy a few copies.”

It is used for economic education.

If you look closely, it’s a game that thoroughly reverts to the principles of capitalism.

“The landlord game is just like the world we live in. One person who monopolizes real estate drives everyone else into bankruptcy.”

She took out the game board and showed it to me.

“Economist Henry George said that all money earned from real estate should be collected by the government as taxes. I created this game to prove that.”

“I didn’t know that.”

Interesting.

Monopoly was a game created to warn against unearned income from real estate.

Actually, most people just do it for fun.

“Elizabeth, I believe this game has great potential. If the right investment is made, it could be a huge success.”

“That means…”

“I want to buy the rights to the landlord game.”

“Mr. Hitler, do you run a toy company?”

“I’m a person who mainly invests, but I would start a company for this game.”

“To be honest, I haven’t made any money from the landowner game yet. I’ve been to Parker’s Toy Company a few times, but they’re not interested either.”

Elizabeth said in a cautious tone.

“They said it was too complicated and difficult for kids to do. Things related to economics don’t sell well.”

“It will be fine with just a few modifications. Let’s sign a contract for a hundred thousand dollars first. After that, I will pay royalties based on the sales profits.”

“Oh, you said a hundred thousand dollars?”

“Yes, let’s change it a little before that.”

I took out my pen and made corrections here and there on the board.

It was something like this.

The current version is too complicated for the 21st century.

The design is also a bit dull.

It feels strangely Quaker.

“Let’s leave out the complicated auction system. If we add cute characters and illustrations, it will be popular with children. It might be better to change the name, too.”

Should we go with Monopoly like in the original history?

No, Monopoly has a bit of a negative feel to it.

They said that they use it for educational purposes in universities too.

capitalism.

Let me emphasize that this is an educational board game.

If you promote it as an educational tool for children…

“What about capitalism?”

“Capitalism. It doesn’t seem so bad.”

If you just say capitalism, it sounds kind of boring.

Capitalism.

Capitalism.

“Capitalism, ho!”

“What does ‘Ho!’ mean?”

“I just put it in because I liked the feel of it.”

Actually, it’s a meme that was popular in a certain game. It has a strangely pleasant feel to it.

Capitalism, Ho!

It would also be good for my image making.

Hitler, the defender of capitalism.

Actually, I don’t know much about economic theory.

“It kind of feels like Santa Claus. It’s also friendly.”

Elizabeth said with a smile.

I continued to draw.

“And we could use a capitalist as the mascot character. Let’s make it friendly and likeable.”

A typical Wall Street businessman character wearing a fedora.

If you draw it roughly like this…

“Alf, isn’t this Pierpont Morgan? Who, who can tell it’s him?”

“Is that so?”

“No, it’s definitely Morgan.”

Richter said in a surprised tone.

“If I write something like this, Morgan won’t stay still, right?”

“I think it would be good for Morgan’s image making. She looks friendly. We haven’t decided on anything yet, so let’s just polish it up a bit more.”

I guess we can leave the characters to Disney.

“Mr. Hitler, you said you weren’t running a toy company.”

Elizabeth leaned forward and asked.

“Yes, that’s true.”

“Then, are you not thinking of taking over the factory for free?”

“yes?”

I found myself coughing without realizing it.

Take over the factory for free?

What the heck is going on here?