King of Industry

Faced with Ayton's inquiry, Zhao Guoyang was just about to respond when Marcus over there said: Mr. Ayton, Mr. Zhao's patent use rights are not only granted according to the number of enterprises, but also by region. .”

Although your company is a division of the Volkswagen Group, since you and Volkswagen are headquartered in different countries and regions, it is not easy to confuse this patent use right.

After Marcus finished speaking in an orderly manner, Jeffries' face suddenly became a little ugly.

He really did not expect that the commissioner of the Sao Paulo Patent Office would help Zhao Guoyang so thoroughly.

Ayton's face was also a little dignified, and he said to Marcus in a deep voice: Mr. Marcus, is there no room for change in this matter?

Seeing that the atmosphere became tense, Zhao Guoyang said calmly: Hey, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Ayton, these rules are all set by others. Since we are sincerely cooperating, I will not be in this small It’s too fussy about the issue.”

Zhao Guoyang turned his eyes to Mao Zhichun beside him, turned his head and said to the public: Well, the price of the two patents will be five million dollars.

Just as Ayton was about to refute, Zhao Guoyang waved his hand and said: Mr. Ayton, listen to me first. The five million dollars is the package of your Volkswagen Latin American company and the headquarters of the Volkswagen Group. price.

As soon as Zhao Guoyang said this, the faces of the people in Volkswagen Latin America relaxed.

Jeffries and the chief financial officer, Carlson, looked at each other, overjoyed, and said, Okay, okay, Mr. Zhao is really refreshing. We, Volkswagen, fully agree with this price. Let's start signing the contract now?

Zhao Guoyang nodded lightly and said: The contract must be signed, but before that, I would like to make a small request with your company.

What request? Jeffries raised his eyebrows and asked.

I hope that you can send one or two batches of engineers every year to our Songqi Group for guidance, and we will also send several batches of technicians to study with you, so that everyone can communicate with each other and learn from each other's strengths! How about it?

The reason for making such a request is because Zhao Guoyang noticed that Songqi Group's technology and concept are far behind the international advanced level.

Just like the design of this new model, Chen Bin and his team basically had to sit and watch when the people from Volkswagen Latin America were designing it.

If there is no improvement in this aspect, it will be very difficult for Songqi Group, and even the entire Republic of China, to improve its car design level.

In addition, Zhao Guoyang secretly had his own little calculations. Whether it is himself or Hongda Machinery Factory, the future is to get involved in the automotive field.

If you can discover and win over some technical personnel through exchanges with Volkswagen Latin America, it will undoubtedly be of great help to your future development.

After Zhao Guoyang made this request, Mao Zhichun nodded gratefully to him.

Jeffries on the opposite side discussed with Ayton, and made an OK gesture: Yes, we are willing to accept Mr. Zhao's proposal.

The goal has been achieved, and Ayton also said happily: Yes, the product designers of our Volkswagen Latin America company all admire Mr. Zhao's design ability very much. If we have the opportunity, of course we need to communicate more.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guoyang waved his hands and said, This is necessary. As long as your company's technicians come, I will definitely have a good chat with everyone.

Once the price has been negotiated, the next step is to sign the contract.

There were people from the Sao Paulo State Patent Office, and the people who made the decision on both sides were also there. The contract was signed directly in the conference room of the presidential suite without going through many twists and turns.

When signing the contract, Jeffries said to Zhao Guoyang: Mr. Zhao, according to the contract, the fee for the right to use the patent will take about three days to review and transfer within Volkswagen Group, and then we can call you.

You need to provide an international bank account. After we deduct the tax rate, we will directly transfer it to your account.

Zhao Guoyang heard the words and said: This is no problem, I can provide it to your company before returning to China.

At this point, the patent issue is settled.

In addition to the joy, Jeffries also called the exclusive VIP waiter to open two bottles of high-end red wine to celebrate.

In this regard, Zhao Guoyang also secretly praised the heroism of the chairman of Volkswagen Latin America.

After clinking glasses with Zhao Guoyang, Ayton sat directly next to him and exchanged ideas and ideas on car design.

Although Zhao Guoyang only said a few words lightly, Ayton had endless aftertaste and praised every opinion after listening to it.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Mao Zhichun touched Zhao Guoyang's shoulder and whispered, Guoyang, it's about time we set off. Consul General Luan Shengfeng is probably already waiting.

Ah, that's right, that's right, I almost forgot about this one. Zhao Guoyang, who was chatting happily, quickly greeted Jeffries, Ayton and others after hearing this.

Okay, since Mr. Zhao still has to catch a plane, we won't delay you any longer. Jeffries nodded briskly, and turned around to whisper a few words to an entourage.

The next moment, the entourage brought over two small gift boxes and handed them to Zhao Guoyang and Mao Zhichun respectfully.

Mr. Zhao, this is a small souvenir prepared by our Volkswagen Latin American company. I hope you and Chairman Mao are welcome. Jeffries laughed

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyang just laughed.

Indeed, when I went abroad to visit some super companies in my previous life, I often received this kind of souvenir.

Generally speaking, these small souvenirs are either pens with company LOGO printed on them, or gadgets inside lighters, which are more delicate but not expensive.

Zhao Guoyang took the things and thanked him: In that case, thank you Mr. Jeffries.

People from Volkswagen Latin America sent Zhao Guoyang and Mao Zhichun to the elevator all the way, and then slowly turned back.

After getting on the elevator, Mao Zhichun couldn't help asking: Guoyang, it's not good for us to accept gifts from others casually, isn't it? Do you want to go back and report to Mayor Huang?

Hearing this, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help joking and said: Don't worry, Chairman Mao, foreigners are always honest. If they are small souvenirs, they are definitely not valuable things. Such a small thing is just a normal exchange of gifts. Mayor Huang reported it, and he probably thinks you're too wordy...

Mao Zhichun thought about it, and it was the same reason, so he coughed and put the small box away.

...

Sitting on the Boeing 747, looking through the window at the airport gradually turning into ants, Zhao Guoyang let out a long sigh of relief.

What's the matter, our researcher Zhao, are you still thinking about that beautiful Miss Suzanne? Zhang Yufang next to her slightly teased.

Hey, no, I just feel that time flies so fast. It's been ten days since we came to Sao Paulo... Zhao Guoyang shook his head and murmured.

Yes! Zhang Yufang seemed to be a little touched, and nodded slightly.

Honestly speaking, the city of Sao Paulo is really charming. It's a pity that I don't have time to take a good tour. If I miss this time, I don't know that it will be the year of the monkey in the future...

Hearing this teacher Zhang's exclamation, Zhao Guoyang turned sideways and said, Mr. Zhang, don't worry about this. Our Songqi Group and Volkswagen Latin America have initially reached a cooperation intention.

In the future, there will definitely be many opportunities for Chairman Mao to lead a team to study and inspect. You are a Portuguese language expert and an acquaintance. If he wants to come over, he will definitely ask you to accompany him.

Mao Zhichun, who was sitting upright in the front row, turned his head when he heard this, and said to Zhang Yufang with a smile, Yes, Mr. Zhang, Guoyang is right.

If the new models of our Songqi Group and Volkswagen Latin America can be successful, the level of cooperation will be further expanded in the future, and personnel exchanges will be more frequent. At that time, I will have to trouble you.

Receiving Mao Zhichun's promise, Zhang Yufang's face burst into joy.

After thanking Chairman Mao, she took a meaningful look at Zhao Guoyang, and her good impression of this young man deepened in her heart.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yufang seemed to think of something, and asked a little curiously: Guoyang, when Miss Suzanne came to see you off, did she give you a bank card? If I read correctly, it seems to be Standard Chartered?

When she said this, Zhang Yufang's voice was very low, as if she was worried about being heard by Mao Zhichun and Zhong Bo who were sitting in front.

Zhao Guoyang nodded nonchalantly and said, Yes, Mr. Zhang is quite careful in his observations. I entrust Miss Suzanne to help me with this bank card. At that time, the patent royalties given to me by Volkswagen Latin America will be paid up to on this card.

Ah, so it is like this! Hearing this, Zhang Yufang suddenly realized why Zhao Guoyang was not worried that Chairman Mao Zhichun knew about it.

However, Zhang Yufang seemed to have thought of something again, so she asked curiously: Guoyang, I'm a little curious. After you deposit this huge sum of money in Standard Chartered Bank, how do you get it out when you return to China? It seems that there is no branch of Standard Chartered Bank in our country. Bar?

Zhao Guoyang did not expect that Teacher Zhang Yufang knew quite a lot.

However, this is not difficult to understand. As a teacher of Aurora University, Zhang Yufang has many colleagues who have returned from studying abroad, and it is normal to have some understanding of the situation of international banks.

After thinking about this, Zhao Guoyang explained: I have already consulted Mayor Huang for instructions on this matter. My patent royalty can be directly converted into RMB at the SJ City Finance Bureau without paying additional taxes.

Hearing this, Zhang Yufang opened his mouth and looked at Zhao Guoyang with an incredulous expression.

In fact, what Zhang Yufang didn't know was that by doing what Zhao Guoyang did, he was actually selling it to SJ City.

In the 1990s, the foreign exchange reserves of major cities in China were in short supply.

Zhao Guoyang brought millions of dollars of reserves to SJ City, which was a very good thing for Huang Zhigang.