After sending porcelain wedding wishes to the governor and his wife, Evan was in a state of no desire for nothing for a long time.

The instant noodle series patent finally got the authorization number of the patent office before the end of the semester, and Carl joined Alphabet, and the monetization work has made substantial progress.

With the introduction of the governor's lawyer, Albert, Carr found a potential buyer from the Republican party to which the governor belongs.

Mr. Arnold, the general manager of Pinigao Foods, a well-known food trader, wanted to buy out all the patents for $100,000. ”

"I was approached by the director of the company, Mr. Hermann Amor, who said that he could bid more and was willing to accept our proposal. ”

The selection of buyers, the initial contact and negotiation with buyers are all handled by Carl, but it is only Evan who really makes the final decision. Carl knew this very well. So, having enough good candidates on hand, Carl invited Evan to Alphabet's Eighth Avenue location and made a formal report to him.

Alphabet is just a leather bag company that employees can count in the palm of their hand, and although it is located in the center of downtown Sacramento, it only rents an office of less than 100 square meters.

After admitting the door and greeting the four employees of the company except Carl, after listening carefully to Carl's report, Evan did not immediately give his opinion.

How to maximize the profit from it, Evan and Albert have discussed it in detail. At that time, the two developed a plan to use the instant noodle patent pool as an introduction to attract food producers, traders and equipment manufacturers to join and form an instant noodle industry alliance. The consortium is responsible for promotion, and Alphabet receives royalties as the patent owner. If this idea takes shape, it will be like getting a long-term meal ticket for Alphabet.

Unfortunately, the difficulty of realizing this idea is not ordinary. According to Carl's report, only Amor Foods is interested in taking the initiative to promote the formation of an alliance, and the other companies are almost always trying to buy out the patents, preferring to pay a high price for this purpose.

If Evan sticks to his guns, the choice is obvious. Carl knew this, of course, but he still reported other interested buyers...... It's a signal for Evan.

After thinking about it, Evan glanced at Carl and asked, "Do you have anything to add about this Amor food?"

"Yes!"

Just as Evan thought, Karl was prepared and reported to Evan what he had investigated: "Amor Foods is indeed a strong company, and Mr. Herman is also very sincere, and it is very suitable for our pre-set conditions, but unfortunately, this company Mr. Herman cannot call the shots. Hermann Amor is a descendant of the company's founder, but he is no longer the owner of the company, and more than a decade ago the vast majority of the company's shares belonged to a banker named Frederick Prince. ”

"Frederick, is there anything special about him?"

"Evan, I have to say, you're so sharp!" Carr said, "he's a rich man, he's a financier, and more importantly, he's a die-hard supporter of the Democratic Party, and he's got along with Franklin D. Roosevelt." ”

"Oh!" Evan nodded knowingly, his own son is the governor of the Republican Party, and his son is getting involved with the financial owner of the Democratic Party. After touching the fluff on his chin, he said, "In that case, Amor Foods will drag it for the time being, and you can try a little more to see if it is possible for others to change their minds." If so, you can get Amor on board......"

"What if not?" Karl asked.

"No...... Then sell it and sell it to the one with the highest bid. Evan was a little distracted.

"Understood!"

"By the way, you go home and ask Albert for his opinion. Although I have a majority stake in the company, I don't plan to do anything. ”

"Okay," Carl nodded, then smiled nonchalantly, "I don't think Albert would object, though." ”

"Hehe!" Evan just smiled and didn't comment.

After talking about "investment promotion", Evan remembered another thing he had explained before, and asked, "By the way, how did the discussion go on with United Carbon Company?"

Karl thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Which one do you ask? Polystyrene foaming, or the quotation catalog of the various colors of ABS material available?"

"Let's talk about it!"

"Okay! The offer for ABS plastic has been obtained, you can take a look at it now. Carl said as he pulled out a document from his desk, "As for the foaming of polystyrene, you used to say that it can be used to make disposable containers for instant noodles, so I applied for a patent first and planned to add it to the patent pool, so I ......"

"So, you haven't talked to Union Carbon about that yet?" Evan was surprised.

Karl spread his hands, "As you said, I'm in charge of the specific operation. ”

Evan thought about it for a moment, and didn't speak again, intently looking at the quotation that Carl had found. Looking at it at a glance, Evan was a little disappointed and sighed softly.

Carl asked curiously, "What, what's the problem?"

Evan tossed the file back to Carl and said, "It's nothing, it's just that the number of colors is too small and the price is a bit expensive." ”

At this time, the plastic industry has just entered the civil use, is in a stage of rapid development, the types of plastics and the richness of colors are far from being comparable to later generations.

"Do you need me to talk to another company, like DuPont, or Dow?"

Evan nodded.

"Understood!" Carl jotted down in his notebook and asked, "Evan, do you have any new ideas for these plastics?"

Evan smiled slightly, did not answer, and changed the subject "without a trace": "You said that you were going to New York later?"

"Yes!"

"A new mission for you. ”

Carl sighed, looked at Evan and said, "Please command!"

I saw Evan take out a crumpled note from his pocket and hand it to Carl, "Go to the address above and find this person." ”

Carl took a look and it read, "Chester Carlson, 32-05 37th Street, Astoria, Queens?"

The name Carl looked familiar at first glance, and after a few moments, Carl recalled that Evan had asked Albert to check the information and patents that had the name on it. Carl thought for a moment, looked at Evan and said, "The patent for electronic photography?"

"That's right!" Evan nodded, and commanded, "Find him, I don't care what method you use, be sure to take him down." Whether it's buying out his patents or setting up a company to support his research, pay attention to meeting his wishes first. ”

"As you wish, Karl did his best. Seeing that Evan attached so much importance to it, Carl secretly raised the priority of this temporary task, and Carl trusted Evan's vision very much, but he was not without doubts, "Evan, are you very optimistic about this electronic photography?"

"Of course!"

"However, whether it is a buyout or support for Carlson's research, it will take a lot of money......

"I'm going to use all the money from the instant noodles," Evan said with a smile, "So, Carl, please sell it as soon as possible." ”