Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Hanaya Saburo offered to spend money to buy an air fryer. Li Weidong suddenly became wary.

"This Hanaya Saburo really didn't want to defraud this air fryer, otherwise he wouldn't have spent money to buy it. It seems he has other motives!

If I’m not wrong, he plans to buy an air fryer and then copy it. With Japan’s industrial capabilities and technical level, if they are given a few months, they can copy it and produce a better product.”

At this time, Li Weidong was already aware of Hanaya Saburo's intentions.

In the 1980s, Japan was the world's largest copycat country. Relying on Japan's strong domestic manufacturing industry, as long as any product was in the hands of the Japanese, copycat products of the same style could be quickly launched.

If they have more time, Japanese companies can draw inferences and upgrade their knock-off products, making them even better than the original products.

Li Weidong knew very well that his township electric furnace factory could not compete with Japanese companies. Any small household appliance factory in Japan could compete with the Yangzhen Electric Furnace Factory.

If Japanese companies really want to imitate air fryers, the products they launch will definitely be more advanced. By then, Li Weidong's air fryer will completely lose its competitiveness.

Fortunately, Li Weidong has a patent for the air fryer.

The Chinese don't care about any patent rights. If they see any good products, they will directly copy them. At worst, they will not want the international market and sell them at domestic prices at cabbage prices.

In this era, Japan, as one of the founders of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, must abide by the PCT Treaty. This is not because the Japanese are of high quality, but because Japan also has many patented products that need to be protected by the PCT.

In this regard, China, Japan and South Korea are similar. When they were in the stage of copycat products, they would not mention any patent protection. But when their products began to embark on the road of innovation, they immediately became the vanguard of protecting intellectual property rights.

Therefore, when it comes to copycats, Japanese companies may make some marginal moves, but they will never blatantly infringe patent rights under PCT certification.

Li Weidong held the patent in his hand and was not panicked. He looked at Hanaya Saburo and said to himself: "This Hanaya Saburo dares to come to me to play tricks on me. I won't cheat you and make you remember it for a long time!"

Thinking of this, Li Weidong said, "Mr. Hanaya, since you are so sincere, I will take a risk and sell you a sample of an air fryer. There are a few words that we must make clear in advance."

Hanaya Saburo felt happy and said hurriedly: "Li Sang, please speak."

Li Weidong said slowly: "First of all, what I sell you is only a sample, not a formal product. I hope Mr. Hanaya understands this."

"Understood." Hanaya Saburo said.

"Since this is a sample that has not yet been officially released, I cannot provide you with warranty service. Please understand this, Mr. Hanaya," Li Weidong continued.

"I understand, I don't want a warranty!" Hanaya Saburo thought to himself. When I buy it back, he will ask the technical department to dismantle it. What kind of warranty do I need?

Li Weidong continued: "In addition to the warranty, I cannot provide you with return or exchange services. In other words, after you purchase this sample, you cannot return it."

Hanaya Saburo nodded again. He had to dismantle it into parts anyway, so why should he return it?

Li Weidong continued: "In addition, I cannot provide you with invoices and other documents, also because this is not an officially released product."

"If there is no invoice, the reimbursement process will be more troublesome. When I bring the air fryer sample back to the company and let the company see the market value of the air fryer, reimbursement will definitely not be a problem."

Thinking of this, Hanaya Saburo said: "The invoice is not a problem, it is just a document."

Li Weidong showed an expression of relief, and then said: "In that case, let's talk about the price!"

"Li Sang, I can pay you 330 US dollars, which is your previous quotation." Hanaya Saburo said.

Li Weidong shook his head: "Mr. Hanaya, 330 US dollars is the price quoted for the official product. You should know that the official product is different from the exhibition samples.

Formal products are manufactured through large-scale industrial production. The cost of large-scale production is of course much lower, so I quoted a price of US$330.

The exhibit in front of you is hand-made on a small scale, and the cost is much higher than large-scale production, so the price will definitely be higher than 330 US dollars!"

"Then how much do you plan to sell it for?" Hanaya Saburo asked.

"In terms of manufacturing costs alone, our cost for each sample is more than 600 US dollars!" Li Weidong said a random number.

"Okay, I'll give you 700 US dollars!" Hanaya Saburo said helplessly.

Li Weidong still shook his head: "Mr. Hanaya, as you know, the exhibitors at the Canton Fair come from all over China. China is very big. We have paid a lot for transporting a sample of an air fryer to the Canton Fair.

It saves a lot of transportation costs and labor costs!”

"It's just an air fryer that can run even if I hold it. I have the nerve to talk about transportation and labor costs! This guy obviously wants to extort my money. Forget it, just treat it as a favor fee!"

Hanaya Saburo thought about it in his mind and said, "I'll give you 800 US dollars. Is this okay?"

Li Weidong smiled slightly: "Mr. Hanaya, thank you for your generosity. For an air fryer, $800 is already a lot. But..."

Hearing "but", Saburo Hanaya's expression twitched slightly, and he realized that Li Weidong wanted to add more money.

Just listen to Li Weidong say: "But if I sell this sample to you, I have to bear a lot of risks. So..."

"900 US dollars!" Hanaya Saburo said.

"Mr. Hanaya, why don't we round up to an integer?" Li Weidong said.

"Greedy guy!" Saburo Hanaya had all kinds of MMPs in his mind, but he still endured it in order to get a sample of the air fryer.

"Okay, I'll give you 1,000 US dollars!" Hanaya Saburo added in his mind: Just treat it like feeding the dog!

"Mr. Hanaya, you are the most generous person I have ever seen!" Li Weidong immediately praised.

"He must be a generous prodigal!" Hanaya Saburo thought to himself, but smiled awkwardly on his face, then took out his wallet, counted ten pieces of paper and pen worth one hundred dollars, and handed them to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong happily took the money, pointed to the air fryer sample in front of him, and said, "Mr. Hanaya, this sample is yours! I also hope you can report to your superiors as soon as possible. I look forward to talking to you."

Sign the supply contract."

"Don't worry, I'll tell the boss when I get back!" Hanaya Saburo said and picked up the air fryer.

"I'm still thinking about the order! It won't take three months. When we, Panasonic Electric, make better products, I will make you cry!"

The stern look in Hanaya Saburo's eyes flashed, and then he bowed slightly to Li Weidong and said, "Li Sang, I'll take my leave then!"

"Mr. Hanaya, wait a minute!" Li Weidong suddenly stopped Hanaya Saburo.

"Is there anything else Mr. Li?" Hanaya Saburo asked slightly nervously. He thought things had changed.

Li Weidong pointed to the air fryer and said: "Mr. Hanaya, this is a sample for display. I used it to fry French fries just now, so there is still oil in it. If you want to take photos, please put it in advance.

Wipe it clean with oil, and the photo will be much more beautiful."

"I spent 1,000 US dollars, and it was a second-hand product from Taiwan. What a shame!" Saburo Hanaya thought about the French fries he had just eaten, and suddenly felt that the air fryer in his arms was greasy and might even stain his clothes.

"Thank you Li Sang for the reminder, I will pay attention! I'm leaving." Hanaya Saburo bowed politely again, turned and left.

"Mr. Hanaya, please wait!" Li Weidong called out to Saburo Hanaya again.

The words "Fellow Taoist, please stay" made Hanaya Saburo a little irritated, but out of politeness, Hanaya Saburo turned around again and asked: "Is there anything else Li Sang has to do?"

"Mr. Hanaya, when you introduce this product to your superiors, please explain in detail the advantages of this product, such as small size, simple operation, fuel-saving and healthy, and clear intellectual property rights." Li Weidong deliberately said "clear intellectual property rights."

Four words make it very clear.

"What a verbose thing!" Hanaya Saburo cursed in his heart, and then said: "Don't worry, Li Sang, I will introduce the advantages of the air fryer to my boss in detail! I'm leaving!" Hanaya Saburo bowed again and said goodbye.

However, it was also at this moment that Hanaya Saburo suddenly realized that Li Weidong seemed to have mentioned the words "intellectual property" just now.

Hanaya Saburo's heart suddenly tightened. He quickly raised his head and asked, "Li Sang, what do you mean by clear intellectual property rights just now?"

"Intellectual property rights, of course, are patents. The clear meaning of intellectual property rights is that the air fryer has been patented!" Li Weidong answered.

"You mean, this air fryer has been patented in China?" Hanaya Saburo asked.

"Not only in China, the air fryer is also an international patent registered under the PCT. Japan is the founder and signatory of the PCT. Mr. Hanaya should be no stranger to the PCT!" Li Weidong replied with a smile.

For an instant, Saburo Hanaya stayed on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"This air fryer has a patent! And it's a PCT patent! How could this happen? Don't the Chinese always pay little attention to patents? Why would they register an international patent for this air fryer! If there is a patent, then we, Matsushita

Electrical appliances cannot be copied!"

After a long time, Saburo Hanaya took a deep breath and asked, "Is this air fryer really patented?"

"The patent for the air fryer has been filed with the PCT and should be approved by the PCT soon. If Mr. Hanaya doesn't believe it, he can conduct a patent search." Li Weidong replied.

Hanaya Saburo was immediately deflated. Since Li Weidong dared to let him search, it meant that the patent matter was true.

Looking at the greasy second-hand air fryer in his hand, Saburo Hanaya finally realized that he bought this air fryer and spent $1,000 in vain.

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"Since the other party has a patent, this air fryer cannot be copied, so it is useless for me to take the sample back. The company will not reimburse me. I have to pay for it myself, which is my 1,000 US dollars!"

Opposite Hanaya Saburo stood there with a hesitant look on his face, as if he was having a fierce inner struggle.

After a while, Hanaya Saburo finally asked: "Li Sang, I think even if there is no sample, it will not affect my reporting to my superiors. So, can this air fryer still be returned?"

"Mr. Hanaya, I can make it clear to you before. This is a sample, so it will not be returned. You also approved it at the time." Li Weidong said.

After hearing this, Saburo Hanaya said with a mournful face and a pleading look on his face: "Li Sang, I don't want to give you a full refund, but you can give me back 500 US dollars!"

Surrender and retreat half way, okay?

Of course not!

Li Weidong has always been the most honest person when doing business. If he says he won't return the goods, he won't return the goods.