In the face of Ayton's inquiry, Zhao Guoyang was just about to respond, and Marcus over there spoke: "Mr. Ayton, Mr. Zhao's patent use right is not only granted according to the number of enterprises, but also by region. ”

"Although your company is a division of the Volkswagen Group, since you and Volkswagen are headquartered in different countries and regions, it is not easy to confuse this patent right. ”

After Marcus finished speaking, Jeffries's face suddenly became a little ugly.

He really didn't expect that this commissioner from the São Paulo Patent Office would help Zhao Guoyang so thoroughly.

Ayton's face was also a little solemn, and he said to Marcus in a deep voice: "Mr. Marcus, isn't there any room for turning around in this matter?"

Seeing that the atmosphere became tense, Zhao Guoyang said indifferently: "Hey, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Ayton, these rules are all set by everyone, since we are sincerely cooperating, I will not be too concerned about this small issue." ”

Zhao Guoyang's eyes turned to Mao Zhichun beside him, and he turned back to the public and said, "In this way, the price of the two patents will be five million US dollars." ”

As soon as Ayton wanted to retort, Zhao Guoyang waved his hand and said, "Mr. Ayton, you listen to me first." The $5 million is the combined price of your Volkswagen Latin America company and the Volkswagen Group headquarters. ”

As soon as Zhao Guoyang said this, the faces of the people on Volkswagen's Latin American side relaxed.

Jeffries and Treasurer Carlson looked at each other and said overjoyedly, "Okay, okay, Mr. Zhao is really refreshing." At this price, we at Volkswagen completely agree. Let's start signing a contract, shall we?"

Zhao Guoyang nodded lightly and said, "The signing must be signed, but before that, I want to make a small request to your company." ”

"What request?" asked Jeffries, raising an eyebrow.

"I hope you can send one or two batches of engineers to our Songqi Group every year for guidance, and we also send several batches of technicians to your side to study, so that we can communicate with each other and learn from each other's strengths!"

The reason why such a request was put forward is because Zhao Guoyang noticed that the gap between the technology and concept of Songqi Group and the international advanced level is indeed very large.

Just like the design of the new model this time, when the people of Volkswagen Latin America were designing, Chen Bin and his team could basically only sit and watch, and the design level and thinking vision were too different.

If there is no improvement in this area, it will be difficult for the Songqi Group, and even the entire Republic, to improve the level of automobile design.

In addition, Zhao Guoyang secretly has his own little abacus. Whether it is himself or Hongda Machinery Factory, the future is to get involved in the automotive field.

If you can find and get some technical personnel through communication with Volkswagen Latin America, it will undoubtedly be of great help to your future development.

After Zhao Guoyang's request was made, Mao Zhichun nodded at him gratefully.

Jeffries and Ayton on the opposite side discussed it, and made an OK gesture and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhao's proposal, we are willing to accept it." ”

After the goal was achieved, Ayton also said happily: "Yes, our product designers of Volkswagen Latin America have great admiration for Mr. Zhao's design ability. ”

When Zhao Guoyang heard this, he waved his hand and said: "This is a must, as long as your company's technical personnel come, I will definitely have a good chat with you." ”

The price is negotiated, and the next step is to sign the contract.

There were people from the São Paulo State Patent Office, and there were people from both sides, and the contract was signed directly in the conference room of the presidential suite without any twists and turns.

When signing the contract, Jeffries said to Zhao Guoyang: "Mr. Zhao, according to the contract, the cost of the patent right will take about three days for us in the Volkswagen Group to review and circulate, and then we can call you." ”

"You have to provide an international bank account, and after we deduct the tax rate, we can directly transfer it to your account. ”

Zhao Guoyang heard the words and said: "This is no problem, before returning to China, I can provide it to your company." ”

At this point, the patent matter is settled.

In addition to the joy, Jeffries also called the VIP waiter to open two bottles of high-end red wine to celebrate.

In this regard, Zhao Guoyang also secretly admired the heroism of the chairman of Volkswagen Latin America.

After a glass with Zhao Guoyang, Ayton sat directly next to him and exchanged some ideas and ideas on car design.

Although Zhao Guoyang only said a few words lightly, every opinion made Ayton have an endless aftertaste after listening to it, and praised it again and again.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Mao Zhichun touched Zhao Guoyang's shoulder and whispered: "Guoyang, it's almost time for us to go, Consul General Luan Shengfeng's side, it is estimated that he is already waiting." ”

"Ah, yes, yes, I almost forgot about it. Zhao Guoyang, who was chatting happily, heard this, and hurriedly said hello to Jeffries, Ayton and others.

"Okay, since Mr. Zhao still has to catch a plane, then we won't delay you much. Jeffries nodded briskly, turned and whispered a few words to one of his entourage.

The next moment, the entourage took two small gift boxes and respectfully handed them to Zhao Guoyang and Mao Zhichun.

"Mr. Zhao, this is a small souvenir prepared by our Volkswagen Latin America Company, I hope you and Chairman Mao are not polite. Jeffries laughed

Hearing this, Zhao Guoyang was stunned.

Indeed, in my previous life, when I went abroad to visit some super companies, I often received this kind of souvenir.

Generally speaking, these small souvenirs, either pens printed with the corporate logo or gadgets in lighters, are more delicate but not expensive.

Zhao Guoyang took the thing and thanked him: "Since that's the case, then thank you Mr. Jeffries." ”

The people of Volkswagen Latin America Company have been sending Zhao Guoyang and Mao Zhichun to the elevator, and then they slowly turned back.

After getting on the elevator, Mao Zhichun couldn't help but ask: "Guoyang, let's accept gifts from others casually, isn't it okay?" Do you want to go back and report to Mayor Huang?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but quip: "Don't worry, Chairman Mao, foreigners have always been sincere." If it's a small souvenir, it's certainly not a valuable thing. Such a little thing is just a normal exchange of courtesies, even if you report it to Mayor Huang, he will probably think you are verbose......"

Mao Zhichun thought about it, and it was also the same reason, so he coughed and put away the small box.

……

Sitting on the Boeing 747, looking through the window at the airport below that was gradually turning into an ant, Zhao Guoyang breathed a long sigh of relief.

"What's the matter, our researcher Zhao, are you still thinking about that beautiful and touching Miss Susanna?" Zhang Yufang next to her teased slightly.

"Hey, no, I just think time flies so fast, it's been ten days since we came to Sao Paulo......," Zhao Guoyang shook his head and muttered.

"Yes!" Zhang Yufang also seemed to be a little touched, and said lightly.

"Honestly, São Paulo is a city that is really charming. It's a pity that I didn't have time to take a good tour, and I missed this time, and I didn't know that it was going to be the Year of the Monkey in the future......"

Listening to this Teacher Zhang's exclamation, Zhao Guoyang turned sideways and said, "Teacher Zhang, you can rest assured about this." Our Songqi Group and Volkswagen Latin America have reached a preliminary cooperation intention. ”

"In the future, Chairman Mao will definitely have a lot of opportunities to lead a team to study and inspect. You are an expert in Portuguese and an acquaintance, and if he wants to come, he will definitely ask you to accompany him. ”

Mao Zhichun, who was sitting in the front row, heard this, turned his head and said to Zhang Yufang with a smile: "Yes, Teacher Zhang, what Guoyang said is right. ”

"If the new models of our Songqi Group and Volkswagen Latin America can be successful, the level of cooperation will be further expanded in the future, and the exchange of personnel will be more frequent. When the time comes, I will have to trouble you. ”

got Mao Zhichun's promise, and Zhang Yufang's face was full of joy.

After thanking Chairman Mao, she glanced at Zhao Guoyang meaningfully, and the good impression of this young man in her heart was a little deeper.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yufang seemed to think of something, and asked with a little curiosity: "Guoyang, when Miss Suzanne came to see you off just now, she gave you a bank card, right? If I'm not mistaken, it seems to be from Standard Chartered Bank?"

When she said this, Zhang Yufang's voice was very low, as if she was worried about being heard by Mao Zhichun and Zhong Bo, who were sitting in front of her.

Zhao Guoyang nodded nonchalantly and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhang is quite careful in his observation." I entrusted Miss Suzanne with this bank card for me. At that time, the patent royalty given to me by Volkswagen Latin America will be credited to this card. ”

"Ah, so that's the case!" Hearing this, Zhang Yufang suddenly realized why Zhao Guoyang was not worried that Chairman Mao Zhichun knew about this.

However, Zhang Yufang seemed to think of something again, so she asked curiously: "Guoyang, I'm a little curious, how can you withdraw this huge amount of money back to China after you have deposited it in Standard Chartered Bank? We don't seem to have a branch of Standard Chartered Bank in China, right?"

Zhao Guoyang didn't expect this teacher Zhang Yufang to understand quite a lot.

It's not hard to understand, though. As a teacher at Aurora University, Zhang Yufang has many colleagues who have returned from studying abroad, and it is normal for her to have some understanding of the situation of international banks.

After thinking about this, Zhao Guoyang explained: "I have already consulted Mayor Huang about this matter. My patent royalties can be exchanged for RMB directly at the Songjiang Finance Bureau, and I don't need to pay additional taxes. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yufang opened her mouth and looked at Zhao Guoyang with an incredible expression.

In fact, what Zhang Yufang didn't know was that Zhao Guoyang did this, in fact, he sold it to Songjiang City.

In the 90s, the foreign exchange reserves of major cities in China were in short supply.

Zhao Guoyang brought millions of dollars in reserves to Songjiang City, which was a great benefit to Huang Zhigang.