0732 Buy, buy, buy!
"Oh, oh, be careful......"
David, Cooks, and Dwayne Johnson's bodyguards stepped forward to block Wu Qian and Johnson one after another, the opponent's posture was too terrifying, and he didn't know that the weight of the iron kettle was hanging in mid-air.
"Don't worry, everyone, don't worry!"
The man holding the iron kettle was very calm.
The accident didn't happen, and I don't know what equipment the middle-aged man controlled it, but the end of the mechanical arm near the shoulder suddenly stretched out and was firmly propped up on the floor tiles, avoiding danger.
It can be seen from a series of operations on the other side that this robotic arm is still a very mature product.
"Heyman, were you trying to punch me with this thing?"
Dwayne Johnson glared at the triumphant middle-aged man and asked, he could see that the strength of the opponent's mechanical arm was very terrifying, and one punch would probably not be inferior to the boxing champion Tyson, this is the rhythm of wanting human life.
The middle-aged man carefully put down the iron kettle and said with a smile: "Mr. Johnson, I'm just joking, don't take it seriously, please allow me to introduce the mechanical muscle arm developed by our company to a few people, with it, you can have it like a green giant...... Oh no, superhuman strength. ”
Perhaps thinking that the image of the Hulk was not very elegant, the middle-aged man temporarily changed his words, and then he babbled for a long time.
They are a company that specializes in supporting bones and muscles, and has developed many devices such as robotic muscular arms that increase the strength of various parts of the human body.
If you wear a whole set of mechanical muscle suits, you will balance the weight, there will be no unsteady situation like he just now, the whole set of equipment can help people carry heavy objects below 200 kilograms for five hours in a row, and can lift 400 kilograms of heavy objects in a short burst, safe, efficient and will not damage any muscles and joints in the body.
"Trust me, with the Mechanical Muscle Suit, you're a real Superman!"
The middle-aged man said excitedly.
Dwayne Johnson felt that this product was a bit boring, for him who admired real muscles, this kind of thing did not mean much, and the complete opposite of him was Wu Qian, who listened very attentively.
"How much does such a set of equipment cost?" Wu Qian asked with interest.
When it comes to the price, the middle-aged man doesn't seem to be as confident as before, and he smiled implicitly: "If you have a single muscular arm, it is expected to cost two thousand dollars, and the whole set of equipment only needs twelve thousand dollars, and it will also come with a set of batteries as a backup." ”
After listening to the offer, Dwayne Johnson raised his hand and made an exaggerated expression, saying, "Wu, let's go to the next one......
12,000 US dollars, almost a quarter of the annual income of middle-class families in the United States, according to the attributes of the product, this is the "work clothes" provided to high-intensity physical workers, even the more developed rice countries, is not exaggerated to the point of equipping manual workers with such expensive "work clothes".
Wu Qian waved his hand to Johnson to wait, and then said to the middle-aged man: "I know that this price includes your R&D expenses, you tell me what is the cost price and R&D costs for building this set of equipment?"
The middle-aged man knew that the other party was interested in their products when he asked like this, so he suddenly became interested, and planned to walk into two steps to Wu Qian's side and whisper, but he was surrounded by five strong men.
The attack power of the unicorn arm is too strong, and the people of the spade force dare not let the man get close to the boss easily.
The man smiled embarrassedly and hurriedly removed the mechanical equipment on his right arm before he was released.
"Sir, our team spent a total of three million dollars to develop this device, and it only costs 1,800 dollars to make a complete set of external muscle equipment, but this set of equipment contains five patents, and if you want to invest in this device, you need to pay royalties for these patents. ”
The man detailed that five or six hundred percent gross profit is normal, and this is the case with high-tech products, where raw materials account for a very low proportion of costs, and what is valuable is patents and R&D expenses.
Wu Qian nodded and asked, "This product developed by your company is good, but in my opinion, it is a little too bloated, what if ...... I don't know if you guys have any plans to improve it and reduce the size. ”
Wu Qian can understand why the man only wears a mechanical arm for display, because if he wears the whole set of equipment, the whole person will become like a Gundam robot with a shell peeled off, which is too bloated to put aside.
The middle-aged man nodded vigorously and said: "As you said, reducing the volume of equipment has always been a key project, and has never stopped research and development in this area. ”
The man is very honest, what to say, and he does not exaggerate, after all, there are very strict laws and regulations, and if they talk nonsense, the lawyer team of the rich man will teach them how to behave in the company.
Wu Qian touched his chin and thought for a while, and in the face of the middle-aged man's hopeful eyes, he smiled and said, "What is the market value of your company?"
Hearing Wu Qian's question, a wonderful expression appeared on Dwayne Johnson's face, and he knew that Boss Wu was going to open the "buy, buy, buy" mode.
The middle-aged man was stunned, and the other party's question made him feel a little surprised, shouldn't he ask about the investment terms, how can he ask directly about the company's market value, is it......
"Oh, sir, you ...... Are you buying our company?"
The man asked in disbelief.
Wu Qian nodded and said: "The premise is that all the technical personnel of the company cannot change jobs, what I value is not only this immature product, but more importantly, the personnel who develop the product, if you want, call your company boss to talk." ”
The man felt that he was instantly hit by happiness, and he said excitedly: "Hello, sir, let me know again, my name is Forstrong, I am two years old Chinese New Year's Eve today, and I am the boss of this Telo Technology...... Oh my God, it's been a pleasure to meet you. ”
Forstrong didn't know how to express his feelings, and was very excited.
Perhaps because of work, his actual age is younger than he seems, Tran Technology Company is far away in California, and he came to New York to participate in the exhibition just to attract investment, but he did not expect that on the first day of the exhibition, not only did he attract investment, but even the company was acquired.
"Sir, the market capitalization of the company is $9.8 million, and I would like to keep 10 percent of the shares, and I would like you to keep 5 percent of the shares for other researchers, uh...... I am also one of the main researchers, I graduated from the University of California, and I worked in the California Intelligent Robotics Laboratory......"
Mr. Fostrong immediately jumped into the groove and began marketing himself, a company he founded with a few former alumni.
Wu Qian thought that the market value of high-tech companies would be high, but when he heard that it was only 10 million US dollars, he smiled and patted the other party's shoulder to stop his words, and said: "I have a company under my name that is very good at smelting steel, called ThyssenKrupp, and I hope to provide you with the raw materials you need for your research and development." ”
Without giving Forstrong, who was so excited that his face was flushed, a chance to speak, Wu Qian turned to Rosalind and said.
"You talk about the next thing, put this company under the name of a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp in the United States, as long as the scientific researchers do not run away, some small requirements can be met, and I will go shopping. ”
After that, Wu Qian and his entourage left the booth of Tran Technology, leaving only Forstrong with a blind face and Rosalind with a natural face, how could the boss personally negotiate the business of tens of millions of dollars.
Leaving the booth of Tran Technology, Dwayne Johnson was in a good mood when he saw Wu and asked, "Wu, have you become interested in the field of robotics?"
He was surprised that thyssenkrupp had become Wu's property, but did not ask any questions about it.
Wu Qian nodded and said, "It feels quite interesting, in case you research something like Stark Corporation, how interesting it is." ”
"Haha, Wu, it turns out that Forstrong is wrong, you don't want to be Superman, but you want to be a real-life version of Iron Man, Ness. ”
Dwayne Johnson said with a smile.
Wu Qian spread his hands and didn't know if he could do it, and he didn't say his true thoughts.
When he entered the science and technology exhibition and saw all kinds of robots all around, an idea suddenly sprung up in his heart, but the idea was still very abstract.
The group continued to stroll, all kinds of interesting inventions and creations emerged one after another, during which they met some celebrities, powerful people and entrepreneurs, and it can be seen that Dwayne Johnson has a wide range of contacts in the United States, although he is only an actor, but he is very popular with the public.
Along the way, there are many people who greet Dwayne Johnson, but Wu Qian seems to be an invisible man, and he is happy to do so.
As Dwayne Johnson said, after Wu Qian acquired Tran Technology, he officially opened the "buy, buy, buy" model.
The second technology company acquired by Wu Qian is a technology company that makes water recycling devices.
The company recently invented a residential water recycling device, and similar to the situation of Tran Technology, the owner of this company is also a major scientific researcher, receiving heavyweight customers, and the boss himself is demonstrated.
"With the growing concern about water scarcity, most people are now mindful of the fact that although the desalination technology is becoming more and more mature, it is undeniable that the water resources on the earth are still slowly decreasing, so our company was born with this product......
"The 'high-energy' residential recycling system is capable of recycling about 95 percent of bath water and 50 percent of washing machine water, which makes up about 80 percent of household water, and reusing it in toilets, washing machines, swimming pools, gardens or other places that do not involve drinking. ”
After the introduction and demonstration, Wu Qian roughly figured out the operating principle of this high-energy recovery system, indeed as its name suggests, very high-energy, high recycling rate is on the one hand, and the other is that the device uses six different cleaning methods, none of which is based on chemical filtration, which is very important and easy to promote.
After understanding, Wu Qian learned that this product was about to be launched into the market, and the price was 4,000 US dollars, including installation.
I have to say that this price is very high, according to the statistics of the Environmental Protection Bureau of the United States, the water bill of the family in the United States today is 600 US dollars a year, which is calculated according to a family of three, that is, the average water bill of a person is only 200 US dollars a year.
In other words, it would theoretically take 10 years to install this wastewater recycling device for a family to save money on a single device on their water bill.
"Is it possible to push the price down to $1,000 without compromising the effectiveness of the product, and then make a profit by providing after-sales content?"
Wu Qian questioned.
The boss of the technology company, through a brief discussion with other R&D personnel, decided that the investor's proposal could be realized.
In fact, even if the price drops by 75%, this product is still a bit chicken in the eyes of Dwayne Johnson, which is completely something that rich people can't look down on and ordinary families are reluctant to buy......
But Wu Qian directly bought the company, with only one precondition, to move the entire company to the UK......
For this decision, the boss of the company hesitated and struggled for a long time, and there were dozens of people up and down the company, which was not a small move, but in the end he still compromised with money.
"Boss, please allow me to call you that way in advance, anyway, you will indeed become my boss immediately, why such an excellent product, why don't you plan to sell it in the United States, you have to go to the distant United Kingdom?"
The boss of the wastewater recycling device company asked puzzledly, in his opinion, the population of the United States is much larger than that of the United Kingdom, and the market is logically larger.
Wu Qian showed a puzzled smile and said: "Because I know too well the current situation of household water in the UK, they need this water-saving product even more." ”
With that, Wu Qian handed over the rest to Kux, and he left the booth with the others.
Wu Qian remembered that the per capita annual water bill in the UK is much higher than that of the United States, and the price of wastewater recycling equipment is reduced to the British market, and it only takes two years to recover the cost of use, and it will be much easier to promote than the United States market.
That's not all, it's important to note that Wu, formerly the largest shareholder of Thames Water, would have done more with less if he had taken the lead in promoting water conservation.
If you take 10,000 steps back, even if the British people don't buy it and continue to use water lavishly, it doesn't matter, in the end, the water company makes money, and the technology company that develops wastewater recycling devices is not expensive.
After a long time, there was nothing new to attract Wu Qian, but Dwayne Johnson took a fancy to the products of a drone company and planned to spend 3 million to buy a part of the equity and share it in future sales.
Walking and walking, everyone suddenly smelled a burst of cheese aroma, Wu Qian thought that he had arrived at the restaurant area of the exhibition, and took a closer look, it turned out that there were three beauties making pizza in front of the booth not far away, and among the crowd around the beauties, he saw a person who was both familiar and strange, Bloomberg.