Chapter 783 Self-Guided Tour
This time he came to Philips' headquarters in person, and Jing Jian actually wanted more. A series of DVD-related patents including VCD technology. As for the current DVD technology, it is actually very immature, and it may take several years to put it into practice.
However, DVD technology is not mature, and VCD technology based on MPEG-1 decoding technology standard is mature. Originally, Wang An's laboratory had research and technical reserves for CD-ROM related technologies, coupled with the joint research commissioned by the Hirata Foundation at that time, if we buy relevant patents from Philips now, it may not take a month to develop a mature VCD machine.
And at this time, people still have a misunderstanding, European and American countries have already popularized video recorders, and the rental and sales of video tapes are also quite mature, and there are very strict intellectual property protection policies. So why do you need a VCD with no significant improvement in definition? There is no need to add this appliance to the home, it is a complete waste. In fact, this is still the case today, although digital imaging technology has long been popularized, but in European and American families, there are still a group of "diehards" who insist on using video recorders, and video tapes still occupy a large market.
From this, it can be concluded that there is no market for VCDs in Europe and the United States at all. Is that correct? However, no one expected that there would be a blank in China, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. There is no universal VCR, and there is no intellectual property protection, VCDs that are easy to pirate will take the entire market by storm and will also bring sales miracles.
Of course, in addition to DVD-related technology, CD-ROM game consoles based on optical disc storage technology are also important. Compared with the original game consoles represented by the red and white consoles, the CD-ROM will show amazing charm in terms of graphics and content.
And then there are cell phones. Some people may not know that Philips was once one of the world's top five mobile phone sellers, and some of its technologies and patents were also urgently needed by Yikai.
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When Jing Jian met Philips' chairman Hutton, he first threw out a hydrangea: "Mr. Hutton, we are here with sincerity, and Yikai will look for powerful business partners in the future." In our program, many parts of the PC will be outsourced, and we are interested in a high-quality Philips monitor. ”
It's not like Jing Jian is lying. At that time, it was discovered that there was a research project on a display in Wang An's laboratory, which surprised Jing Jiandu. In fact, it is not necessary to research PC components such as monitors by yourself, and it is better to outsource them all.
Sure enough, a smile appeared on the corner of Huton's mouth. As for whether to rely on its dominant position in the display to step into the field of PC production and sales, Philips's management committee is actually controversial. The main reason is that Philips does not have much research in other aspects, and it is too expensive to buy all the patents.
However, now that the "Yikai Supermarket" has opened, Hu Dun does not want to let go of the Chinese Kaizi in front of him: "Mr. Brambble, we at Philips are also looking forward to cooperating with Yikai. There is nothing wrong with the 27 patents you are looking for, but I personally hope that you will meet our conditions: first, we only provide the right to use the patents, and secondly, we ......"
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The negotiations went quickly and smoothly, as the saying goes, Hades is easy to see, but the little ghosts are difficult. As the actual rulers of the two major enterprises, Jing Jian and Hu Dun can make a decision in one word, and there is no need to be polite and polite.
In the end, Yikai exchanged the right to use the 73 patents in his hand for 27 patents of Philips for free. In addition, Philips has become the preferred supplier of components such as Yikai displays, optical disc heads, etc., and has obtained a minimum order quantity guarantee and a purchase quantity guarantee of more than 90% (it is impossible to be 100%, because it is necessary to ensure the safety of supply channels). In addition, most importantly, we promise that when Philips' DVD products are launched to the market in the future, we will pay an additional $12 royalty per piece for Philips' products. That is, to give up direct competition with Philips in the DVD field.
When the two shook hands and said goodbye, Hu Dun could not hide the joy in his heart. For Philips, they didn't pay anything at all, and they were able to get more than 70 patents from Yikai for free. You must know that although the patent obtained by Yikai is "free" on the surface, judging from that large amount of orders, it is actually a paid purchase.
Moreover, Philips values DVD technology, and Yikai has also given up direct competition. So what about giving them some immature patents? Philips has nothing to lose.
In fact, Jing Jian was also full of joy. They didn't even care about Miller and Sayahu's ugly faces, because they thought that Jing Jian had actually "surrendered unconditionally", and if he insisted on it any longer, he would be able to get more favorable terms for Yi Kai.
Jing Jian didn't care much about Miller's complaints, time will tell, and when the time comes, they will naturally know who will take advantage in the end.
And this trip to the Netherlands, Jing Jian's work is over, but Miller and they have just begun. Once the principles are settled, there are complex contract negotiations and legal terms that keep them busy for days. Jing Jian didn't want to interfere with their work, so he started a self-guided tour of Amsterdam alone.
It is said to be a self-guided tour, but in fact, there is only one attraction that Jing Jian is interested in - the famous red light district of the sex capital.
In his previous life, Jing Jian had already learned from various media, literature, film and television works that Amsterdam's red light district was not only legal, but also had their own window girls. It's just that I didn't have a chance to go in my previous life, so this time I ...... Satisfy your interests.
Don't think crookedly, Jing Jian doesn't have a trace of that idea, just for his curiosity. Unexpectedly, after coming to the red light district, there was a kind of sigh that the trip was worthwhile. The scenery is very good, the old town of Amstel is like the water city of Venice, there are more rivers than roads, and the red light district is built between them. actually made Jing Jian feel like a "Qinhuai family".
In addition to the window girls, there is a thriving business, full of restaurants, fashion stores and souvenir shops. It's that kind of souvenir...... especially the pattern and shape...... not to mention. Jing Jian didn't dare to buy them back at all, although these souvenirs were all quite interesting, mainly for fear of being killed directly by Zhao Xia and them.
Ah, a conservative Chinese woman!
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Just as Jing Jian was holding a souvenir, he suddenly heard a surprise shout behind him: "Eh, Xiaojian, is it you? You are also in the Netherlands?"