Reborn Tycoon Rise

On July 18, as soon as Xu Zhi came to the office, He Guoyuan hurried over and said: "Xu Sheng, the United States reported two things last night, one good and one bad."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Then I'd better listen to the bad ones first!"

He Guoyuan said: "Our company was sent to purchase several LCD patents from RCA, but the US side offered sky-high prices?"

"How many did they drive?" Xu Zhi asked.

He Guoyuan said: "5 million US dollars!"

Xu Zhi asked: "How much does this kind of patent usually cost?"

He Guoyuan said: "The Japanese Sharp Company spent almost 2 million US dollars to purchase this patent. Although the money was more valuable at that time, considering that the patent is about to expire, it would be good if this set of patents could be sold for 1 million US dollars now. .”

Xu Zhi frowned and said, "It seems that our details have been found out."

He Guoyuan said: "Yes, RCA must know that we urgently need to produce LCD screens ourselves, so it offers such a sky-high price. Anyway, this patent will expire in two years, so it is a fortune to make a profit!"

Xu Zhidao: "Is there any countermeasure?"

He Guoyuan shook his head and said: "No, we have some business dealings with RCA, but we only purchase color tubes from RCA's factory in Wanwan. The other party is a large company, and each branch is completely independent. The color tube department cannot affect the LCD department. , unless we can contact RCA’s head office, it’s useless!”

"The crooked RCA factory!" Xu Zhi muttered with a frown, remembering a special thing.

"Xu Sheng?" Seeing that Xu Zhi was in a daze, He Guoyuan reminded him.

"Oh, it's okay, I was thinking about something." Xu Zhi came back to his senses and asked again: "What is the good thing?"

He Guoyuan said with a smile: "Corning of the United States has agreed to produce Gameboy LCD screens for us at HK$12 a piece, but we must sign a contract with a total amount of no less than 5 million!"

"12 Hong Kong dollars, although this price is more expensive than before, it is still acceptable. It is a little cheaper than Japan after the price increase." Xu Zhi confirmed.

Corning is the top company in the global glass and ceramics industry and one of the world's top 500 companies. Later network optical fibers are the patent of this company. It is conceivable that after the outbreak of the Internet, the demand for optical fibers alone is equivalent to sitting on the gold medal table. On top of the mountain.

"Yes, because there are enough orders, and Corning's cost is relatively much lower among all American LCD companies." He Guoyuan nodded: "In addition, our negotiators also brought good news, Corning agreed to help us To build an LCD factory in Xiangjiang, they will provide sufficient technical support."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Provide us with technical support? Are they not afraid that we won't give them orders once we learn how to do it?"

He Guoyuan said: "Although this liquid crystal technology is not easy, it is not a monopoly technology after all. If we really want to enter this industry, we can still pay a price.

Instead of doing this, Corning might as well help us directly to get our huge orders! "

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, but even though that's what he said, Americans can't believe it all. You should pay more attention in the future!"

"I know about this, but let's go back to the first thing. Without these basic patent authorizations from RCA, we can't legally produce LCD screens at all. Even if Corning helps us, we have no choice but to wait until the end of 2081 when the RCA patent expires. It can be produced later.”

"Can't wait!" Xu Zhi frowned and said: "Even if Corning can supply normally, if it is delayed until 2081, the additional cost we will pay will be much more than 5 million US dollars."

He Guoyuan waited for a while and asked, "Do we really pay these 5 million?"

"Five million US dollars is not much. It's definitely worth it, but if you want to kill me, there's no way." Xu Zhi sneered.

He Guoyuan also nodded and said, "Yes, I feel very unhappy."

Xu Zhi asked: "Corning can legally produce LCDs, and it should have been authorized by RCA, right?"

He Guoyuan nodded and said: "Yes, after the invention of liquid crystal in the 1960s, many companies were optimistic about the future of this technology. Many Japanese and American companies were interested in buying it. However, at the beginning, RCA refused to sell it and wanted to research it on its own, but Later, I invested a lot in research and development, but there was no return, so I slowly sold the patent to a lot of licenses.”

"That's it!" Xu Zhi smiled.

He Guoyuan said: "Xu Sheng, I know what you are thinking. Although Corning has the authorization from RCA, it can only produce it itself. It has no right to license this patent."

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said, "In that case, you and Corning will discuss it. The new factory will be invested in their company's name. In 1981, we can buy this company directly."

He Guoyuan's eyes lit up and he said: "This is indeed a good method. In this way, there is no possibility of patent infringement, and the cost may be reduced a lot."

Xu Zhidao: "It's not that simple. LCD is a high-tech industry and is not sensitive to labor costs. In fact, the main purpose of this is to cultivate technical talents in this area for the Xiangjiang region. However, the specific production capacity and price of this cooperation will depend on Set it in the contract in advance, otherwise future disputes will be very troublesome.”

He Guoyuan nodded and said: "I understand, the contract amount this time is not small, I have invited the top law firms in the United States to negotiate, and the subsequent contracts will be very strict.

If everything is settled, where will the LCD factory be located? "

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Tianshuiwei!"

After two months of negotiations, Dachang Real Estate, one of the major shareholders of Weicheng Company, finally bowed its head. Dachang Company is originally a small company, and investing in Weicheng has consumed too much money. However, Tianshuiwei cannot be developed in the long term, and other projects have also been affected by this. In the end, 25% of the shares of Weicheng Company were sold to Evergrande for HK$130 million.

If it is the same as history, in another three years, Weicheng Company will be unable to develop the land in Tin Shui Wai for a long time. In the end, the Hong Kong government will take back the 488 hectares of land for HK$2.258 billion, and Xu Zhi will own 1/4, which is HK$560 million.

As long as you do nothing, you can earn HK$400 million in a few years. This business is indeed good.

However, what Xu Zhi values ​​​​is not this one-time benefit. He has his own plan. He only has 1/4 of the equity, which is still too much of a loss. However, since he agreed to Li Jiacheng and China Resources in the first place, he still has to do something. , the LCD factory opened to Tin Shui Wai is an explanation.

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After He Guoyuan left, Xu Zhi called Yao Mingcheng and said, "Send someone to go to RCA's factory in Wanwan and buy a few single-family houses there."

Yao Mingcheng asked in confusion: "Why are you buying a house over there?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about it, just do it!"

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