Whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, everyone is accustomed to "judging people by their appearance" when they first meet.

Because among the five senses of human beings, the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, the "eye" is at the forefront.

It is also because a person's "appearance" is the most intuitive and can show a lot of information.

For example, age.

A person's age can reflect a lot of things in itself.

Age doesn't make much leave, and some things that take time to accumulate are impossible for a person to have before a certain age.

For example, knowledge and experience.

In the United States, the average age of doctoral graduation is 33 years old. Therefore, if a minor half-boy claims to be a doctor, either he is lying, or he is a genius who has been born out of the thousands. And more often than not, it's mostly the former.

Of course, "judging people by their appearance" is, after all, a derogatory term and is not advisable. With this as the criterion, there will always be a day when things go wrong.

That's when Chester Carlson.

In order to increase Carl's success rate in convincing Carlson, Evan once prepared a "bag" for him before he went to New York. The bag is not a clever idea, but a design related to "electronic photography".

Carl suddenly came to Carlson, saying that he was interested in cooperating, and he was not ready to agree. Carlson wants to work with large companies with deep capital rather than an unknown person like Carl who suddenly appears out of nowhere. Even though he has run into a wall several times in front of these companies.

But when Carl offered his "tips", Carlson quickly succumbed.

For no other reason, Carlson's research has been stuck for a long time in the process of moving from theory to actual production, and the design drawings given by Carlson, although obviously only one part, are of great help to Carlson. So, whether it's for his own benefit, or for his years of hard work, Carlson's choice is obvious.

After signing with Carl, Carlson was obsessed with the design drawings and wanted to communicate with its makers or development team as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Carl told him: "The picture is the work of the boss, and he asked me to come to you." You don't have to worry, you can get your wish when you arrive in California, and then you can talk to him if you want!"

At the time, Carlson was speculating about what kind of person his mysterious boss was. In Carlson's imagination, he must have been a middle-aged man, with a background in science and engineering, otherwise the drawings he made would not have been so beautiful; he probably worked in a large company, which would explain why he knew Carlson; and he had a small savings, otherwise he would not have been able to support the research.

However, when Carlson arrived in California and saw the boss he had in mind, he was stunned.

This day will be remembered forever by Carlson.

His guesses were almost unsuccessful, except for the fact that he had money.

What appeared in front of him was Evan, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes and wanted to dress up a little more maturely, but the residual childishness on his face and a strong youthful atmosphere betrayed his age cleanly, and his actual age was less than sixteen years old.

Before Carl's introduction, Carlson thought he was a waiter with a part-time job.

At this age, Carlsen couldn't have associated him with the word "boss" anyway.

So there was the scene that blurted out earlier.

After a brief moment of embarrassment, everyone got into Carl's Ford together. Carl was the driver, the only lady, Helen, sat in the passenger seat, and the other three were crammed into the back.

Maybe it was unbelievable, maybe it was to try it out, and Carlson couldn't wait to talk to Evan about "electronic photography" in the car.

In the same way, perhaps seeing Carlson's intentions, or perhaps to prove himself, Evan happily communicated with Carlsen.

The two of them asked and answered, you came and went, and in an instant, they were full of passion.

There is a good saying: "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth".

Another saying goes: "A mule is a horse, pull it out for a walk."

Whether the stomach is in stock or not, it can't be faked in front of professionals.

In this way, after a few back and forth, Carlson's doubts vanished, replaced by the joy of meeting his comrades and the eagerness to get to work as quickly as possible and experiment with new ideas.

According to the original plan, after receiving the people, Carl would take Carlson and his party to the prepared house, let them settle down first, and then go to the hotel in the evening to welcome their arrival. I will go to the lab the next day.

However, Carlson, who was late to Evan, even offered to go to the lab in the car, and after Evan said he was not in a hurry to persuade Helen, Carlson dismissed this idea.

Karl's house is located on I Street, adjacent to H Street, where the official residence is located. The house is a small two-story building with a yard, which was rented by Carl as a whole, and it is fully furnished and can be moved in with your bag. After reading it, Carlson said he was very satisfied.

After looking at the house and making sure there were no major problems, Evan and Carl left. Carlson and his family were tired from the train for such a long time, so they naturally needed to rest a little so that they could have the strength to attend the evening reception.

Lunch Evan was settled with Carl at the Alphabet office.

Eat pizza.

The two talked while eating.

Carl first praised his boss and said: "Evan, your communication with Carlson has been outstanding, and it seems that he is completely convinced." ”

Evan smiled embarrassedly and said humbly, "Fortunately, I prepared in advance. ”

"Carlson is really good, he is a talent, it is hard to imagine that he is a patent attorney in his own job. ”

Karl said: "No, no, no, compared to Evan, Carlsen is not very good. You know that you're just a high school student now, and you're already able to communicate with Carlson, who has a double degree in physics and law, and I can't imagine how good you will be in a few years. ”

"And you already have two inventions in your hands, worth hundreds of thousands, and Carlson's invention is still losing money. ”

"No, Carlson's invention is worth a lot more than instant noodles and suitcases in the long run," Evan said. ”

"But it's yours now," Carl said. ”

Evan corrected: "No, it still belongs to Magnus, but I, to be exact, Alphabet has exclusive licenses." ”

Karl said, "One meaning. I just don't know how much money and time we need to invest before it can be turned into a product and sold for money. ”

Evan glanced at Carl and said, "You've been holding this question in your mind for a long time, haven't you?"

The little trick was recognized, and Carl smiled wryly: "Please forgive me, I just want to have a number in my heart." ”

As Evan himself said, Alphabet is not the only one who owns Alphabet, although he contributes all the valuable goods in the name of this company, and he holds the majority of the company's shares.

However, minority shareholders are also shareholders. Shareholders can care about the interests of the company.

It's human nature, and Evan doesn't have much to say.

Evan thought for a moment and replied, "It will take about three to five years to get the product out of the product." As for the input, it needs about 100,000 yuan per year, which may be a little less in the first few years, and more when the products are produced later, after all, it is necessary to build factories to recruit workers or something. ”

Hearing the data given by Evan, Karl breathed a sigh of relief, and finally it wasn't too outrageous, "In this way, the 500,000 paid by Ando Kazukiyo is enough to support until then." ”

At this time, Evan shook his head at Carl, "Carl, who told you that there is only one project in the future, 'electronic photography'?"

Carl was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something, and asked, "The Rubik's Cube?"

"That's right, but unfortunately it's not awarded!" Evan snapped his fingers, wiped the cheese from the corner of his mouth with a tissue, and instructed, "When the lab is on the right track, it's the turn of the 'Rubik's Cube'." ”

"Understood!" Karl nodded in agreement, and then habitually asked, "How much do you think the Rubik's Cube should be sold?" ”

"Sell?" Evan waved his hand and corrected, "I won't sell patents this time, I'm going to produce and sell my own." ”

"So, Carl, give you a task. ”

Carl's mouth opened in surprise, "Can I refuse?"

Evan turned a deaf ear, "Help me register another company, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet, mainly engaged in the production and sales of toys, well, the recruitment of people will also be handed over to you, and you must have relevant experience......"

"The first product is the Rubik's Cube, which has six faces...... Let's call it 'Magic 7'!"

Well...... What the hell!