Chapter 50 Patent Fees

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by patent?" Farrell wanted to pretend to be in a state of nothing, but his blue face exposed his thoughts.

Su Cheng smiled very purely and said affectionately in English: "The double donkey head oil recovery machine has applied for domestic and foreign patents, so I think you have bought the production line of the double donkey head oil recovery machine. By the way, do you want to buy a patent?"

Farrell was stunned for a moment. When he realized what was going on, the fire in his eyes could almost ignite Su City.

The Chinese cheated me!

This is Farrell's first reaction.

At this moment, Farrell couldn't wait to mincise Manager Mao, or other similar Chinese into meat stuffing and make Chinese dumplings. If there is enough flour, he also wants to add some patent lawyers and group legal affairs as seasonings.

He asked in the voice between his teeth, "If we want to buy a patent, we will definitely let you know."

"That's good." Su Cheng waved his hand happily and sent Farrell away.

Li Weixiang, who is next to

, doesn't know English and said with emotion, "Well, if I'm better at English, I can read foreign journals directly."

"Forefathers may not like to talk to me, nor may they like you to read their journals." Su Cheng said inexplicable words, looking at Farrell's thin saliva in the distance and the dry manager Mao.

Although he couldn't hear the content of their conversation, Su Cheng could also guess the content.

After a while, Manager Mao came over angrily.

Before he spoke, Mr. Su Cheng asked first, "Have you signed the contract?"

"What?"

"Have you signed the contract with the Americans? Buy one of your production lines for 1 million yuan.

"It's signed." Manager Mao hesitated for a moment and did not roar immediately, although he was indeed ready to do so. However, it is not enough to solve the problem by roaring alone. Su Cheng and he belong to two places, but there is no affiliation.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "As long as the contract is signed. Americans talk about evidence and law the most. As long as you sign the contract, the production line will be sold. Don't worry about other messy things.

Manager Mao misunderstood, "hummed" and said, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking? Don't you just want to get a part? So, how much is your patent? We bought it from Dalian Heavy Industry.

In 1987, corporate officials already knew what a patent was, but paid little attention to it. Generally speaking, the patents within state-owned enterprises are within the scope of nonsense. Manager Mao is now opening the price, and he does not want the work of creating foreign exchange to be full of twists and turns. Moreover, what he is willing to pay must be in RMB.

Su Cheng shook his head, but with a trace of displeasure on his face, he said, "Manager Mao, I've already pointed you the way. If you don't want to leave, don't blame me for being rude."

"If you dare to destroy our foreign exchange-generating work..."

Su Cheng waved his hand and turned away. He didn't talk to Manager Mao about patent ownership, nor did he say that they had stolen his own design. These things will not impress Manager Mao. At best, it will be exchanged for thousands or tens of thousands of yuan of patent fees, and it is definitely RMB.

Manager Mao was stunned for a long time, but turned back, persuaded Farrell, and said, "Don't worry. I asked Su Cheng to promise that he would never talk about the patent issue. In China, whoever blocks the friendship between China and the United States is a sinner.

"Can I sign an instruction manual?" Farrell was a little happy. He thought that Manager Mao had really convinced Su Cheng. He hurriedly said, "I want a document with legal effect, indicating that Su Cheng voluntarily gave up his patent appeal..."

Manager Mao's face was wrinkled into bitter chrysanthemum, and finally said, "I can't answer you now, but I'll reply to you as soon as possible."

"Good, you must get the legal documents so that our transaction can continue." Farrell looked serious.

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The next night.

Representatives and officials of Dalian Heavy Industry, the Ministry of Machinery, the Ministry of Petroleum and Shengli Oilfield gathered in the conference hall of the oilfield machinery factory to prepare for a lawsuit.

Manager Mao jumped up and down, told how he worked hard to get this export business, and scolded Sucheng for disturbing the market, ignoring fairness, blackmailing foreign businessmen, and undermining unity...

Four-character words came out of Manager Mao's mouth one by one, and Su Cheng laughed dumbly. He said secretly, "To master these words, it's really more than ten years of experience."

After listening for a few minutes, Director Dong from the Ministry of Machinery coughed gently and said to Lin Yonggui, the representative of Shengli Oilfield, "Secretary Lin, what is your attitude towards the oilfield?"

Lin Yonggui smiled and said freely, "What should be ours is ours."

Jin Qing, the director of Dalian Heavy Industry, stared at his eyes and said, "Secretary Lin, we have been in a relationship for many years. You are a little unorthodox about this matter. We do machinery, unlike your oil mining. It's not easy to make a business that once you export and make foreign exchange, what kind of patent will your patent be ruined? Director Dong, do you think it's appropriate?

Su Cheng raised his hand at this time.

Lin Yonggui immediately named, "Su Cheng, tell me."

"Yes." Su Cheng cleared his throat and said, "The director of the gold factory just said that their 1 million dollar export foreign exchange business was ruined by us. I have two different opinions.

"There are still two points. OK, tell me, I'll listen." Jin Qing's position is higher. It's not that he has never seen the US dollar, and his attitude is much calmer than that of Manager Mao.

Su Cheng nodded and said in plastic surgery: "First, the production line contract of Dalian Heavy Industry has been signed. As long as the contract does not stipulate that Dalian Heavy Industry must obtain the patent right of the double donkey head pumping machine, Halliburton must fulfill the contract and pay you 1 million US dollars. If they don't do this, you can have a lawsuit. I think there are many American lawyers willing to help. Therefore, this matter actually has nothing to do with our Shengli Oilfield Machinery Factory.

"Second." Su Cheng quickly stretched out his finger and said, "Our patent is a real patent. As the deputy director of Shengli Oilfield Machinery Factory, I can inform you that the royalties of each double donkey head pumping machine are $1,299 per patent. That is to say, Halliburton produces 1,000 double donkey head pumping machines and has to pay us $1.29 million, which is not a small amount of money.

There was a sound of inhalation in the conference room.

Before Jin Qing spoke, Director Dong of the Ministry of Machinery jumped up first: "Is it really 1.29 million dollars?"

"It's true." Su Cheng said categorically.

Halliburton is a technical company. Every day, they spend a lot of money to buy other companies and technologies, and millions of dollars are not even a little bit of money on their business blueprint. Su Cheng guessed that buying the patent of the double donkey head was the only way for Farrell to solve the trap. He dares not drag the company into the lawsuit. Even if it's more economical, it won't work.

However, the $1,299 patent fee is too illusory for Chinese people.

Some people have begun to think nonsense: can the illusory patent be exchanged for 4 imported refrigerators? No, it's the production of a pumping machine, which is equivalent to sending us 4 refrigerators? It's just that they produce their own things. Why do they send us the refrigerator for nothing?

Fortunately, officials who have experienced the baptism of the market economy for several years will not stand up and show timidity even if they don't believe it.

People looked at each other and didn't say anything.

Director Xiang, who is in charge of coordination of the Ministry of Petroleum, said, "If this patent is really worth 1 million dollars, then I think we should do our own things."

He said to Director Dong of the Machinery Department.

The latter looked helplessly at the gold factory director. Everyone is 1 million US dollars. Naturally, it's hard to say who is in the way.

Manager Mao was worried that his foreign exchange business would fail. Regardless of the discipline of the meeting, he jumped out and said, "No. You can't ask us to make way just because you want to sell patents, right?

No one present was stupid. They looked at Manager Mao with great interest. Just now, it was he who vowed to make way.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "We sell patents, and you sell production lines, which is not contradictory. In fact, if we hadn't decided not to levy domestic patent fees... hehe."

This last sentence is a clear threat.

The director of the gold factory absolutely didn't want to talk nonsense about this problem. He wisely dragged Manager Mao away and said with a smile, "Yes, our domestic enterprises should cooperate with each other."

"Make money from foreigners together."

"Make money from foreigners together." The director of the gold factory laughed loudly.

Manager Mao looked at his boss shaking hands with Su Cheng, and suddenly felt abandoned.

Out of the conference hall, Lin Yonggui pulled Su Cheng aside and muttered, "I remember that the patent of the double donkey head oil extractor seems to belong to you?"

"Yes." Su Cheng didn't hide it. It's not a secret for a long time.

Lin Yonggui said "um" and asked, "What do you think about this patent fee?"

"First enter the account of the machinery factory. Then, let's see what happens." Su Cheng performed very casually.

"Don't you want to fight for it?" Lin Yonggui looked at Su Cheng in surprise. The public money of $1 million is crazy, not to mention private money.

Su Cheng shook his head resolutely and said, "There are many ways to make money. It's better not to fight for it than to fight for it."

He thought clearly. The ownership of the patent fee is very clear, and there is no need to fight for it at all. The problem is that the amount of money is too large, and it may cause a lot of criticism to be given to private individuals. Instead of crying and asking for money, it's better to wait for another two years, and the melon is ripe.

What Su Cheng thought of, Lin Yonggui could also think of it. However, it is one thing to think calmly, and it is another to deal with it calmly.

Lin Yonggui suddenly became silent and re-examined the young man in front of him as if he didn't know him.

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