By taking on a ton of loans. Cultivating the pearls was not an all-or-none exercise. They did get a few good pearls in the 19 years - just not enough to sustain

By taking on a ton of loans. Cultivating the pearls was not an all-or-none exercise. They did get a few good pearls in the 19 years - just not enough to sustain the business. How they found people who gave them loans for 19 years of experiments is something I'm curious about too.