The next day, Sacramento State University.

Led by Chester Carlson, Evan walked around the campus of the state university. Carlson's lab was right next door to the university, which was built almost right under his nose. He came in almost a few times a week after the university opened, so he was very familiar with the place.

As the only university in Sacramento, it has received full support from all sectors of the community, with grants from the City Council and donations from the public, so the school has been growing steadily.

Evin himself is also one of the donors, and there are quite a few of them. He not only instructed his Magic Seven Company, and Davidson came forward to donate $100,000 to the school, but also set up a scholarship program.

After touring the campus, Evan and Chester Carlson returned to the lab.

The reason why Evan went back to Sacramento specifically to reunite with his family was only one of the reasons, and Carlson's involvement was also an important reason.

The two enter the strictly secret laboratory, and Evan discovers that there are many people in the laboratory, and no one seems to have a weekend break.

Seeing Evan and Carlson, the researchers in white coats immediately became excited.

"Boss, go this way. Carlson led the way, and Evan was taken to a separate room.

"Now you can say it, let me make a special trip, is it that the photocopier has already been made?"

Carlson, who was originally going to surprise Evan, stiffened his smile and said with a wry smile: "BOSS, how do you see it?"

Evan pointed to the mysterious object standing in the center of the room, covered in a white cloth, and could only see the outline of a cabinet, and said, "Isn't this thing standing here?"

"Don't tell me this cloth is covered with a refrigerator or something......

Although the expected surprise was punctured by the main owner, Carlsen was not too unhappy, after all, as long as the results were displayed to Evan's satisfaction, he would not be forgotten by Evan, and the goal was achieved.

Results are key.

"Since you've guessed it, then I won't make a fool of myself. Carlson walked over to Natomoto, grabbed a corner of the cloth, and lifted it with all his might, revealing the true face of the photocopier hidden underneath.

This copier is not very large, it is a cuboid. It turns out to be compact, outwardly looks free of superfluous things, with a lid on the upper surface that can be lifted and a mirror underneath.

Although he was not involved in the development of the photocopier, Evan was familiar with its structure, so he didn't look at it much, but directly ordered: "Let's start the demonstration." ”

"I want to see how you've solved the problem that bothered us before?"

"As you wish. "Carlson didn't call anyone else and took on the presentation himself.

This photocopier has the same appearance as the full-fledged laser copier of the future, but it is completely different from the operation. From start to finish, Pearson needed to go through 39 steps in sequence to complete a single copy.

I have to say that this speed is too slow for Evan, but when he got the photocopy, a black and white photo of a lady's head, he smiled with satisfaction.

"The image is clear, the ink dots are even, perfect. Evan commented excitedly, then looked at Carlson and asked, "Has the machine conducted reliability tests, and what is the failure rate?"

"Yes. Carlson calmly replied: "The prototype of this model was completed a month ago, and since then it has been experimenting and improving, and the current failure rate has been reduced to 1 in 10,000, that is, the degree of failure once in 10,000 copies." ”

"Failures are inevitable, and I think that's enough to bring them to market. What do you think, boss?"

Evan took the copy paper and walked around the photocopier, finally stopping in front of Carlson.

"Magnus, I have to say, it was no small surprise. This is already a full-fledged industrial product. ”

"You want to bring this copier to the market, and I agree. ”

At this time, Carlson suddenly interrupted Evan: "Before that, though, we need to talk about how to distribute the benefits of this invention." ”

"Huh?" Evan's face sank, and he looked at Carlson and said, "Chester, we have an agreement on the distribution method...... Do you want to go back?"

Magnus waved his hand and explained, "No, I just want to change the way, the way you and I can accept." How about we talk in another place?"

Evan was silent for a moment, "I'm okay with that. ”

A few minutes later, in Carlson's office, Evan sat across from Carlson. The office has closed windows and doors and is well insulated, making it a great place to talk.

Evan said with a straight face: "Carlson, according to the original agreement, all the patents of the photocopier belong to the laboratory, and you, as the core inventor, have the right to profit, and the patents need to be exclusively licensed to the alphabet company. ”

"By agreement, the form of exclusive license is calculated by the number of copies. ”

"That's right. Carlson remembers the agreement he signed a few years ago.

Evan asked, "Did you just say that you wanted to change the way, but you weren't happy with this way of distribution?"

Carlson shook his head: "No, there are no grievances. ”

Evan asked, puzzled, "Then why did you change the agreement?"

"Because I want to go one step further within the Warren group," Carlson said. ”

"Huh?" Hearing this unexpected answer, Evan was stunned for a moment, and then softened his tone and said, "Tell me what you think." ”

"Okay. Carlson said, "But can I first ask you how you were going to bring the photocopier to market, whether it was a new company, or a ......."

Evan replied: "My original plan was to set up a photocopier division in Applied Physical Systems, but because of the new shareholders coming in, this plan has been scrapped and I will set up a new company, a joint venture between Applied Physical Systems and Alphabet, which will be operated by Applied Physical Systems, or a subsidiary." ”

"I see...... It's pretty much the same as I thought. After a long silence, Carlson made his request clear: "BOSS, I want to use my patent rights as capital to take a stake in that new company." ”

"Oh......" Evan bowed slightly when he heard this, no wonder he said that he wanted to go further, and became a shareholder and naturally became more closely connected with the group.

"I understand, exchanging patents for shares, which I have no objection to. ”

"Tell us what you expect. ”

“15%”

"No, it's too high, 3%"

"BOSS, you're too much of a bully, 12%"

After several rounds of back and forth, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

"7%, BOSS, you're so stingy. ”

"No, Carlson, you'll see how much the 7% is worth, and then you'll know how generous I am today. ”