The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's electronic science and technology program is well-known all over the world, otherwise Thomas Marr would not have been able to leave Germany's strong discipline to study at MIT. It's not just electronics majors, but MIT is a discipline that involves science and engineering majors.

Under the leadership of Thomas Marr, Bao Zixuan came to the laboratory of electronics and technology, and they are going to visit Professor Clay Freeman, the absolute authority on electronic science, this professor graduated from the California Institute of Technology, in order to be reunited with his wife, who teaches at Harvard University, resolutely gave up his alma mater that had trained him for many years and came to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For this reason, many people say that he sacrificed his career for love, after all, he is the dean of the School of Electronics at Caltech, and he came to MIT just as an ordinary professor.

But for this reason, he has attracted a large number of female fans, which has increased the proportion of female students majoring in electronic science a lot. And this has provided a lot of convenience for Thomas Marr.

Professor Clay Freeman is 45 years old, very young among professors, looking at the image of a handsome middle-aged uncle. Thomas Marr introduced the two and then went back to the lab.

Clay Freeman: "You're the one who wrote Industry 4.0, and you're a celebrity in our school right now! Not only in our school, but also at Harvard, we're talking about two of your programs. My wife is a big fan of your software. And Harvard's economics major has begun to consider compiling its application into a book and using it as a textbook. ”

Bao Zixuan: "It's really my honor that I can make you and your wife recognize me." I came here mainly because your lab will help me develop a little gadget, which is very simple for you and has great economic value for me. ”

Clay Freeman: "I forgot that you're not just a student at the academy, you're a super-rich, an entrepreneur. Say, let me do what. ”

Bao Zixuan: "I want to cooperate with your laboratory for a long time, and I can only tell you if you sign a confidentiality agreement for the first project." With that, he sent the lawyer's long-prepared non-disclosure agreement to Clay Freeman.

Clay Freeman: "Okay! You're not a capitalist. After reading it for a while, I happily signed my name. Let's talk about it this time!"

Bao Zixuan: "What I want to do is a portable tape recorder, I named him Listen to the Voice, it is powered by 2 No. 5 batteries, the overall weight does not exceed 350 grams, you can listen to music in your pocket, what do you think." ”

Clay Freeman: "Nice idea, but how can you guarantee his market!"

Bao Zixuan: "In this regard, we have found a professional company to do research, mainly for young men and women, don't worry about this, I am just considering his cost now, so I would like to ask you to help me develop a reduced version of the recording head and amplification circuit." ”

Clay Freeman: "These are very simple things, you can find any PhD student majoring in electronics, why do you want me. ”

Bao Zixuan: "Because I want to work with you on many projects, this is just a stepping stone. After this cooperation, we will sign long-term cooperation terms, and Black Cloud will inject R&D funds into your laboratory every year. A lot of applications at schools have always been slow!

Clay Freeman: "I'm a little tempted, but what about my interests, how do you protect them?" ”

I didn't expect this Professor Freeman to be so direct, because many well-known scholars did not take the initiative to talk about this matter, and they would make euphemistic appeals, after all, they still have to take care of some face.

"My wife is a professor in the economics department of Harvard, and I have been in contact with her a lot, so it is inevitable that I will consider some things from the economic side, so don't be surprised. Clayfreeman went on to explain.

Bao Zixuan: "This is very good, otherwise we will bring trouble in the future if we do not have clear rights and responsibilities." Every year, I invest more than $5 million in R&D funds into your lab, and your research results will enjoy 3% of the profits as your income for the duration of the patent. ”

Clay Freeman: "These are too far away, how much money are you going to invest in this two R&D, and how can you show you the strength of the laboratory." Let my wife talk to you about the rest. He's in charge of all of my work. ”

Bao Zixuan: "$2 million." I want it to be done in two months, and it can't cost more than $15, otherwise there is no market at all. ”

Bao Zixuan is going to price the sound listening between 139~159 US dollars, in that case, the cost of the whole machine should be controlled within 80 US dollars, which is still produced in Xiangjiang, and in the United States, the cost of workers' wages alone will not be less than 35~40 US dollars per unit. In fact, the principle of the whole tape recorder is very simple, after all, it has been nearly 100 years since it was invented. Even the cassette tape has a history of more than ten years. It's just that everyone feels that the small ones are not practical, so they haven't worked it.

The two of them discussed the design direction, and appropriately reduced the weight of the components, and conducted a simple demonstration in the laboratory, looking at the electronic science laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is not necessarily outdated at the beginning of the 21st century, Bao Zixuan's eyes are very hot. I can't wait to move it now. That way, I can wake up smiling when I sleep. MIT's two of the strongest majors study a small Walkman is like an anti-aircraft gun fighting mosquitoes.

I had to go to Harvard at noon, and I made an appointment with Jiro Gujo to report by phone at 10:45. Jiro Furujo is also a ruthless man, and yesterday morning after a meeting in the Congo, he left at noon with a lawyer. And without resting, he went straight to the Philips headquarters in Amsterdam. After learning about Philips' requirements during the conversation with Philips, I reported to myself this morning before starting the second round of negotiations.

In fact, the patent authorization of tape recorders, especially cassette tape recorders, is now produced by many companies, but most of them have to pay patent fees to Philips. Bao Zixuan doesn't want to give Philips a commission for each machine, he wants to buy out the authorization directly once and for all, so that on the surface it will cost more for the first time, but from the perspective of long-term interests, this is a way to save money and trouble.

The price of the entire license is not expensive, it only costs 1 million US dollars, after all, there are more people who produce it, and it is not worth much. But one of Philips' vice presidents in charge of patent licensing privately approached Jiro Guru, who wanted to get the right to represent Black Cloud Games in Europe. His cousin was in the business of buying and selling electronics in the Netherlands.

After all, after the two games became popular in the United States, many European manufacturers wanted to get the right to represent. However, due to the production capacity of the Heiyun factory, Bao Zixuan did not ship to Europe.

After learning about the situation on the Guruji side, Bao Zixuan told him that the current output could not be opened to Europe for rectification, and the Netherlands could be handed over to him, but not only to get the authorization of the tape recorder, but also to license the patent of the lithium battery to Heiyun for use.

Jiro Furujo on the other side of the phone was a little confused, after all, the current lithium battery industry is not mature, why should the president do this. But he's just an executor, not a decision-maker, so let's do what the president asks!

In this way, after receiving Bao Zixuan's instructions, Gurujiro began to negotiate with Philips anew. Everyone has common interests, and neither the tape recorder nor the lithium battery is a very important patent; It only cost a total of $1.2 million to get the patent that Bao Zixuan needed. This made Philips' bowels remorse for years to come.