Chapter 164 Someone wants to buy your patent

The call from Cook surprised Lin Hong.

"I'm sorry, there have been a lot of other things recently, and I forgot it because I was busy."

Lin Hong is a little boring. This matter should have been called a long time ago, but after all, he was boarding in someone else's house before, and it was not easy to call others casually. After all, it costs money to call. However, he installed a phone in his room later. Except for the network fee, he didn't have to pay it himself. The phone fee was borne by himself. He should have made a phone call, but he forgot it. It was really not right. After all, Cook helped himself last time.

"You should be free now, right? I'm coming to pick you up now. I have to tell you something in person.

"Now?"

"Yes, this matter can't be delayed any longer. The other party has been waiting for a long time."

After saying that, Cook hurriedly hung up the phone, leaving Lin Hong full of doubts.

Lin Hong stayed in the room and thought for a long time, but he really didn't figure out what was going on.

About ten minutes later, Cook arrived.

After saying hello to Vina and promising to send Lin Hong back before 10 p.m., Cook took Lin Hong to a cafe.

This is a very high-end cafe. The decoration is very luxurious, the lighting is pus, and the overall environment is also very quiet. It is divided into many boxes.

Cook obviously had already reserved his seat and went straight to a windowed box. Looking out of the glass, he could see a wide river and a very modern bridge lying across it.

"Has anyone arrived?"

Lin Hong couldn't help asking in surprise when he saw that Cook had ordered three cups of coffee.

"Yes, there is another person from ATT Company. This time he is looking for you."

"AT&T?"

Lin Hong is no stranger to this company. Today, when they went to handle network business, they went to the company's business hall. And he also knows that this is a company with a very long history, as if it had been founded in the last century.

The reason why Lin Hong has some understanding of these is that there is a short text introduction in the "Operating System: Design and Execution" he read. The famous Unix was born in Bell Labs, a subsidiary of AT&T.

However, Lin Hong's understanding of this company is limited to this.

When Cook saw his doubts, he thought that he had never heard of the company, so he explained: "AT&T's full name is American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and its predecessor was the American Bell Telephone Company founded by telephone inventor Bell in 1877. It has been monopolizing the long-distance and local telephone markets in the United States for a long time. Its subordinate institutions have a total of eight main departments, namely Bell Labs, Commercial Market Group, Data Systems Group, General Market Group, Network Operation Group, Network System Group, Technology System Group and Company International Group.

"A few years ago, due to suspected monopoly, under the forced intervention of the government's anti-monopoly policy, the company's local telephone business was split and seven subsidiaries were re-established, namely: Bell Pacific, Ameritech, Bell Southwest, Bell Western America, and Bell University. Western Company, Bell Southern Company and Nynex Company.

Cook knows the situation of AT&T well, and he has done enough homework on it before. At this point, he took out a document from the briefcase he carried with him and handed it to Lin Hong. It was the introduction of AT&T.

"Although it has been split, it is still the largest local and long-distance telephone company in the United States."

When Lin Hong heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised. This company is really a huge thing. It has been forcibly split into so many companies by the government, leaving only such a little business, and it is still at the forefront of the United States. It's really a bit of "invincible" posture.

Why did such a big Mac find himself? Lin Hong couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Cook seemed to understand Lin Hong's doubts and continued: "Last month, a researcher at Bell Labs submitted a patent on mobile phones to the National Patent Office, but they soon learned from the Patent Office that before that, I had submitted a similar patent application."

"Adaptive wireless noise signal filtering technology?"

Cook's face showed a proud smile.

"That's right! STONE, the patent they applied for is also a signal filtering technology, and the principle is very similar to your signal filtering principle, and as far as I know, the technology involved in their patent is not as comprehensive as yours, and they have not yet made a physical prototype and are still in the theoretical stage.

After learning that we were also applying for the same patent, they immediately sent someone to contact me and saw our prototype product in person, and became very interested in this patent.

Hearing this, Lin Hong also understood what he meant.

"You mean that they are interested in acquiring my unapplied patent?"

After Lin Hong came here, he checked the information about American patents in the library and found that it was actually very troublesome to apply for a patent. It is estimated that it will take two to three years to be approved.

His patent has only been submitted for a few months so far, and now I don't know which drawer he is still lying in.

"You're right. They are just in favor of your patent. Although it has not been applied for the time being, it is expected that because we have the priority application right, it will definitely be approved earlier than them. There is no doubt about this.

More importantly, their patent is more about theory and concept, and has not yet entered the practical stage. It is estimated that it will take a long time to make a prototype.

You know, for them, time is money. What's more, it may take a lot of researchers' working time, which is also a big investment, so in similar situations, they prefer direct acquisition.

Lin Hong thought about it carefully and then said, "This patent is very important to them?"

"I have to admire your judgment." Cook sighed and said that he really can't treat Lin Hong as a child. "Although AT&T is still the largest telephone service operator in the United States, its overall form is not very optimistic, facing T-mobile, Verizon, and Sprint. Fierce competition among operators.

In recent years, mobile phones have gradually emerged, and the other three mobile operators have seized the lead and embezzled many AT&T users. I have consulted professionals. This technology is very critical for mobile phones. If it can be commercialized, it will gain a technological lead in the upcoming mobile communication competition..."

Although Lin Hong has never experienced the same kind of thing, after Cook's detailed analysis, he also realized that the technology he inadvertently invented seems to have become the key to the current development trend of mobile communication.

"The person they sent to be in charge of the acquisition is Joseph White, who is in charge of all external acquisitions of AT&T. He is very sincere and has asked me to ask you out many times, but for various reasons, it has been delayed until today."

Cook is very happy about this matter. This patent has been valued by AT&T, which has greatly exceeded his expectations.

"STONE, this is a good opportunity. I think they will definitely offer a price that satisfies you. When Martin arrives here, you can have a good talk with him."

"Has the other party told you how much they are willing to buy before?"

"This is not, I just visited many times. I think they should be in urgent need of this technology. I specifically asked my friends."

Lin Hong stared at Cook for a while. He could feel that Cook was really doing his best in this matter and had no other ideas.

Next, they didn't say anything more.

Lin Hong sat in his seat and thought about something quietly.

He has no experience in such business negotiations at all. After all, he is just a teenager. If he knew about this before coming here, he would definitely call back and tell his mother about the situation first.

But since he is here, he has no psychological burden. At worst, he should understand the other party's attitude before making a decision. He doesn't have to give an answer today.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Mr. Martin White, the representative of AT&T, sat in front of Lin Hong.

Joseph White is dressed as a typical businessman, with a white shirt and a black suit, a dark red tie around his neck, a pair of blue eyes, and deep eyes that make it difficult to see anything from his eyes.

Joseph's mouth is a typical New York Manhattan accent, which gives people a very tough and hard to touch.

Seeing that Lin Hong was just a teenager, Joseph was surprised, but he didn't show anything. At the beginning, he said that their company was a little interested in Lin Hong's technology and asked Lin Hong if he was interested in transferring.

In this regard, Lin Hong's answer is of course yes.

He feels a little poor now. He doesn't have money and is timid in everything he does. Since this technology can be sold directly, instead of bothering to the factory to commission production and processing, and then sell it is so troublesome, why not?

It's just how much he can sell, but he has no idea in his heart, but the good thing is that he has an ability that no one can imagine - he can vaguely sense the other person's emotions. The closer he is, the clearer and stronger the feeling.

At this moment, he can feel that Joseph seems to despise himself and has some disdain in his heart.

"I do intend to transfer this technology. I don't know how much Mr. White intends to pay to buy it?" Lin Hong didn't want to make any circle with him at all. He came straight to the point, which was just in line with his image that he did not have any business negotiations.

"To be honest, our company has fully mastered this technology and submitted patent applications. Although you applied earlier than us, there are many ways to approve our applications faster..."

Joseph did not answer Lin Hong's question, but said this. He wanted to give Lin Hong a feeling that they were dispensable for this acquisition. Although he had urged him several times before, he was not worried about this. After all, he just wanted to complete the task as soon as possible, which was completely explained. Tong. (