Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

MIT's electronic science and technology major is world-renowned. Otherwise, Thomas Marr would not have come to MIT despite Germany's strong disciplines. Not only for electronics majors, but also for science and engineering disciplines, MIT is well-known on the planet.

Under the leadership of Thomas Marr, Bao Zixuan came to the laboratory of electronics and technology. What they were going to visit today was Professor Clay Freeman, the absolute authority in electronic science. This professor graduated from the California Institute of Technology. In order to be able to Reunited with his wife, who was teaching at Harvard University, he resolutely gave up his alma mater, which had trained him for many years, and came to MIT. For this reason, many people say that he sacrificed his career for love. After all, he was the dean of the School of Electronics at California Institute of Technology, and came to MIT as just an ordinary professor.

But for this reason, he attracted a large number of female fans, which increased the proportion of female students majoring in electronic science. And this also provides Thomas Marr with a lot of convenience.

Professor Clay Freeman is 45 years old, very young among professors, and looks like a handsome middle-aged uncle. Thomas Marr introduced the two of them and then returned to the laboratory.

Clay Freeman: "You are the one who wrote Industry 4.0. You are now a celebrity in our school! Not only our school, but also Harvard is discussing the two pieces of software you wrote. My wife loves you The software is highly praised. And Harvard's economics major has begun to consider compiling its application into a book and using it as a teaching material."

Bao Zixuan: "How can I make you and your wife recognize me? This is really an honor for me. I came here mainly because your laboratory can help me develop some small gadgets. For you, It’s very simple, and to me it has great economic value.”

Clay Freeman: "I forgot that you are not only a student at the college, but also a super rich man and an entrepreneur. Tell me what you want me to do."

Bao Zixuan: "I want to cooperate with your laboratory for a long time. You have to sign a confidentiality agreement before I can tell you about the first project." After that, he sent the confidentiality agreement that the lawyer had prepared to Clay Freeman.

Clay Freeman: "Okay! You are indeed a capitalist. After reading it, you signed your name readily. You can say it this time!"

Bao Zixuan: "What I want to make is a portable recorder. I named it Walkman. It is powered by 2 AA batteries. The overall weight does not exceed 350 grams. You can listen to music by putting it in your pocket. What do you think? .”

Clay Freeman: "It's a good idea, but how can we guarantee its market?"

Bao Zixuan: "We have done research in this area with professional companies, mainly targeting young men and women. Don't worry about this. I am just considering its cost issue now, so I would like to ask you to help me develop a smaller version of the recording head and amplifying circuit."

Clay Freeman: "These are very simple things. Any doctoral student majoring in electronics can do it. Why should you look for me?"

Bao Zixuan: "Because I want to cooperate with you in many projects, this is just a stepping stone. After this cooperation is completed, we will sign long-term cooperation terms, and Heiyun Company will inject R\u0026D funds into your laboratory every year. School Many applications have always been very slow! What do you think!”

Clay Freeman: "I'm a little moved, but what about my interests, how are you going to protect them."

I didn't expect Professor Freeman to be so direct, because many well-known scholars did not take the initiative to talk about this matter. They would make their appeals tactfully, after all, they had to take some face into consideration.

"My wife is a professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard. After having many contacts with her, it is inevitable that she will consider issues from an economic perspective. Don't be surprised." Clay Freeman went on to explain.

Bao Zixuan: "That's good. Otherwise, if we don't clarify our rights and responsibilities, it will cause trouble in the future. I will invest more than 5 million US dollars in R\u0026D funds into your laboratory every year, and your research results will be within the patent period." You will enjoy 3% of the profit as your income."

Clay Freeman: "These are all too far away. How much money are you prepared to invest in these two R\u0026D projects? I have to let you see the strength of the laboratory. The rest of the things will have a chance for my wife and you to Let’s talk. He is in charge of all my work.”

Bao Zixuan: "2 million US dollars. I hope to complete it within two months, and the cost cannot be higher than 15 US dollars, otherwise there will be no market at all."

Bao Zixuan plans to price the Walkman at 13. In that case, the cost of the entire machine must be controlled within 80 US dollars. This will still have to be produced in Xiangjiang. In the United States, the cost of worker wages alone will not be less than 35 US dollars per unit~ $40. In fact, the principle of the entire tape recorder is very simple. After all, it was nearly 100 years ago when it was invented. Even the test tapes are more than ten years old. It's just that everyone feels that small ones are impractical, so they don't put much effort into this aspect.

The two people discussed the design direction, and tried to reduce the weight of the components appropriately, and conducted a simple demonstration in the laboratory. Looking at the Electronic Science Laboratory of MIT, it was at the beginning of the 21st century. It's not necessarily out of date, Bao Zixuan's eyes are very hot. I wish I could move it away now. That way you can wake up laughing while sleeping. Two of MIT's strongest majors are researching a small Walkman, which is like an anti-aircraft cannon to swat mosquitoes.

I have to go to Harvard at noon, and I have made an appointment with Furujo Jiro to report by phone at 10:45. Jiro Furujo is also a ruthless person. After the meeting in Congo yesterday morning, he took a lawyer and set off at noon. And went straight to the Philips headquarters in Amsterdam without rest. After learning about Philips' requirements during the conversation with Philips, I reported to myself this morning before starting the second round of negotiations.

In fact, many companies are now producing patent licenses for recorders, especially cassette tape recorders, but most of them have to pay patent fees to Philips. Bao Zixuan doesn't want to give Philips a commission for each machine. He wants to buy out the license once and for all. This may cost more for the first time, but from a long-term benefit perspective, this is a way to save money and trouble.

The price of the entire license is not expensive, only 1 million US dollars. After all, the more people produce it, the less valuable it becomes. But a Philips vice president in charge of patent licensing privately approached Furujo Jiro and wanted to get the European agency rights for Black Cloud Games. His cousin runs an electronics business in the Netherlands.

After all, after the two games became popular in the United States, many European manufacturers wanted to obtain agency rights. However, due to the production capacity of the Heiyun factory, Bao Zixuan did not ship to Europe.

After learning about the situation from Furujo Jiro, Bao Zixuan told him that it was impossible to open up the current production to rectify Europe. He could leave the Netherlands to him, but not only must he obtain the authorization for the recorder, but he must also authorize the lithium battery patent to Heiyun. use.

Furujo Jiro on the other side of the phone was a little confused. After all, the current lithium battery industry is not mature. Why would the president want this? However, he is just an executor, not a decision-maker. He should act according to the president's requirements!

In this way, after receiving Bao Zixuan's instructions, Fucheng Jiro began to renegotiate with Philips. Everyone has common interests, and the recorder and lithium battery are not very important patents; they are not taken seriously at Philips. It only cost a total of 1.2 million US dollars to get the patents Bao Zixuan needed. This will make Philips feel regretful for years to come.