It says it belongs to Evan's office, but there is no sign on the door, and it looks like a normal reception room.

In fact, Evan has no formal position within Magic7, and he is not yet an adult, so it is impossible for him to join the company.

Evan is in and out of the factory in the name of a director of Magic7.

A small company is a small company, and no one cares who is a director.

Henry walked into the office and shook Evan's hand.

"Hi Magic boy, see you again. ”

Thirty-five-year-old Henry isn't dealing with Evan for the first time. After learning by chance that it was Evan who invented the Rubik's Cube, he called him so.

"I heard that you have a trial production today, what is the result, when can I buy it on the market?"

"Good afternoon, Henry, you still look so energetic!Please be seated!" Evan laughed, "As for the trial production, it is going well, and it won't be long before you can give it to your son as a birthday present." I just hope he won't be discouraged by not being able to solve the Rubik's Cube. ”

The two sat opposite each other, and soon someone brought in two cups of coffee.

Henry smiled and said, "Haha, then I'll wait for your good news." ”

He took a sip of his coffee and asked, "By the way, how are my company's products used, and is there anything that needs to be improved?"

"If so, please be sure to bring it up, and our company will fully cooperate with your request. ”

"Don't worry, Henry!" said Evan, "At the moment, there is no supplier who meets our requirements better than your company. ”

Henry said: "So, about the order......

Finalizing this order, Henry's performance can rise a lot, which is the main purpose of Henry's visit today.

Evan squinted and said, "Henry, you have to talk to Davidson about the order, I'm just a director, not a supply chain manager." ”

"It's me who was rude!" Henry smiled awkwardly, knowing that Evan was the true owner of Magic7, but the basic rules had to be followed.

"It's a trivial matter, Henry!" Evan waved his hand indifferently and said, "You like the Rubik's Cube, I like it, many people like it, so once it is on the market, its sales can be expected." ”

"That's why your orders are indispensable!"

"I just hope you don't have a problem with the supply......"

"Of course not!!" Henry assured: "We at 3M are professionals, goodwill is our foundation, and we will never have a problem with the supply of products." ”

"That's good!" Evan nodded, "Then it's settled." ”

"Thanks, Evan!" Henry immediately looked liked, "By the way, I booked dinner at the Elk's Tower, I don't know if Evan is free for the evening, ......"

"That's not necessary!" Evan waved his hand and declined his invitation, "By the way, I heard that 3M has a strong strength in glue, and I would like to consult." ”

The invitation was directly refused, and Henry was a little regretful at first, and sure enough, this kind of character is not so easy to get along. Seeing that Evan had something to ask, Henry immediately cheered up: "Evan, do you want to purchase glue?"

Evan said: "Sort of, do you have a glue in your product line? It doesn't need to be too sticky, but it can be used multiple times, and there will be no glue residue when it sticks to metal and plastic." ”

"Well......" Evanti's request is a little strange, generally speaking, people always require the stronger the viscosity for glue, the better, and no one has mentioned this requirement before using it many times, as a senior salesman, Henry is clear about the company's product line, so he knows that his company does not have products that meet Evan's requirements after a little recollection, "I'm sorry, Evan......"

Evan lowered his head in disappointment.

Henry asked tentatively, "Evan, is this glue useful to you?"

Evan said, "Sort of......"

Henry made a suggestion: "If that's the case, I can apply to the headquarters and have the R&D department develop this glue specifically." ”

"That's right!" Evan slapped his thigh when he heard this, as if Henry's suggestion reminded him, "Since I don't have one, I can develop it specifically!"

Evan stared at Henry with burning eyes and asked, "Henry, your company's R&D team is strong, I don't know if your company will accept the commission for R&D?"

"Commissioned R&D?"

"Yes, we provide the target performance indicators, pay the corresponding R & D costs, you research and develop for me, and the resulting patent rights belong to us, of course, sharing is not impossible to discuss. ”

"This ......" Evan's proposal sounded very good, but Henry was only a sales manager and had no authority to make such a decision, but if he refused in person, he was afraid that it would affect the order, so he hesitated.

He hesitated, and Evan immediately said, "No, then forget it......"

Then he lowered his head and muttered, "I don't know Dow, DuPont can take this order......"

As soon as he heard the names "Dow" and "DuPont", Henry immediately became nervous, stickers are not an exclusive business, it must be 3M, in case......

Thinking of this, Henry immediately changed his words and said, "Wait, Evan, I think your proposal is good. ”

"So, so your company wants to take this commission?" Evan looked up at Henry, secretly putting pressure on him.

Henry nodded, "Of course!"

Although this is definitely ultra vires, for the sake of the order...... I have to put it off until the contract is signed.

"Okay, let's talk about the details of the entrustment contract!"

"Well, Evan, although I want to settle it as soon as possible, I'm not a professional, and when it comes to contracts, I need to get a lawyer from the headquarters to come and do it. Henry thought it was perfect, but he still looked at Evan with trepidation, "Why don't we reschedule it?"

Evan touched his chin and felt that what Henry said made sense, so he nodded and said, "It's okay, but I hope it will be soon......"

Henry proposed, "Look, how about next Wednesday?"

"Hmm...... Well, after all, it takes some time for your lawyer to come from Minnesota. Evan thought for a moment and said, "Then it's decided, I'll wait for you next Wednesday." ”

As he spoke, Evan stood up and held out his hand to shake hands.

The matter has been done, and it is time to send off the guests.

Henry stood up together, reaching out to shake Evan together.

Sending Henry away, Carl walked into the office, looked at Evan who was sitting on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, with a proud face, and wondered: "Evan, why do you have to let 3M take over the commissioned research and development?"

Evan glanced at Carl and didn't answer his question.

Is he going to tell Carl that because that glue was originally developed by 3M? He just had a bad taste and wanted to restore "history".

The stickiness is not strong and can be used repeatedly, what can this glue do?

The answer is simple, post-it notes!

Post-it notes are one of the "artifacts" of the office, and they are deeply loved by office workers, especially creatives.

The sticky back of the sticky note sticker makes it easy to jot down what you want to do, then tear it off and stick it in an easily visible place to remind yourself of what to do, and it can also be used to inform people.

In the last life, the invention of post-it notes was very accidental, and the inventor of the glue was originally going to study a very sticky glue, but accidentally got a weak glue, and just when everyone was frustrated, his colleague Arthur Fourley discovered the value of this weak glue. Arthur used to put a note in his songbook as a sign when he went to church, but the note often fell off when he turned the page, so he thought, "If there is a glue that is a little sticky but not too sticky, it can be attached to the strip of paper, and it can be torn and pasted again and again without destroying that piece of paper, that would be perfect!"

So there were post-it notes.

Since Evan didn't want to say it, Carl didn't ask any more questions, but changed the question: "Do you want to give all the sticker orders to 3M?"

Evan shook his head without thinking, "No, Carl, if the supply chain wants to be free of problems, the supplier must not be the only one." ”

"Although for the time being, only 3M is qualified, don't underestimate the strength of other companies. Therefore, the contact should not be broken, and the motivation of their research and development should be maintained. ”

Carl nodded, indicating that he understood.

Four days later, Henry returned to Magic7, with two colleagues, one of whom was in charge of negotiating with Magic.

Henry was fortunate that 3M headquarters did not refuse to commission such a thing, on the condition that the patent rights be shared.

The sticker contract was successfully won, and Henry was excited.

The entrustment contract was not so smooth, and it was Carl who was in charge of the negotiation on Magic's side.

The two sides had disagreements on the ownership of patent rights, the payment of funds, the audit of the R&D process and other aspects, and it took three days to talk.

It was because of Evan's instructions that the contract could be concluded so quickly. Otherwise, Carl would have to talk about it for another ten days before it was done.

It's June, summer vacation is just around the corner, and Evan and Audrey's time at Sacramento High School is coming to an end.

Seeing that there was not much time left to get along, Kairol became more and more silent day by day.

She couldn't bear Audrey!

Don't look at Kai Luoer is the eldest sister in the class, she is outstanding, and there are many people around her, but few of them are friends who can make friends. Although he didn't spend a long time with Audrey, he was the one that Cairol valued the most.

"Audrey, you've gone to Los Angeles, but don't forget me!"

At the luncheon, Laure grabbed Audrey's hand and said.

Audrey replied: "Of course not, Kailoer, don't you know the address of my house, my family will not move away in a short time, you can send me a letter." ”

"I'll write to you as soon as I get to school. Okay, don't be sad, Kairol, let's laugh. ”

"Besides, if you can't find Audrey, can you still find me!" Evan interjected.

It's good that Evan doesn't interject, but when he does, Kairol is in a worse mood.

"Shut up, Evan, it's none of your business here! I'm not bothering you, and if it weren't for you, Audrey wouldn't be gone!"

Evan was speechless.