Chapter 311: 100 Million Dollars Only
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The knock on the door pressed Tian Lu's thoughts back into his stomach, and after answering, Qian Lele pushed open the door, poked his head in, and said with a smile: "Two, don't be at this time, hurry up, we're about to leave!"
"Okay, come on. β
After a little hesitation, Tian Lu decided to put things in order before mentioning this matter to Ye Lan, after all, he hadn't started to prepare yet, and he said that it was a common thing.
After going out to meet up with the others who had been prepared for a long time, everyone got into the car and set off.
Today's signing ceremony was arranged in a five-star hotel, very close to the laboratory, and when they arrived, the conference hall of the hotel had been arranged by Olge's company, many employees of the hotel and Olge's company were still busy, making final details preparations, while others were obviously not like the staff, holding cameras or video cameras, looking for the best shooting position.
As soon as Tian Luhua entered the hall, Wang Tao, the marketing manager of Olge Company, who had been waiting, was suddenly overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him: "Mr. Tian, welcome!
After turning around and explaining a few words to Zhao Jing and letting them do their own thing, Tian Lu followed Wang Tao all the way to the lounge on the side of the main table with Ye Lan, Han Jun and Qian Lele.
There were five people in the room at this time, four men and one woman, all Caucasians. Tian Lu had seen three of them, "one is the general manager of Olge's Huaguo District, the other is the vice president of the head office, and the other is the director of the R&D department, all of whom participated in the negotiation before, only a short man in his fifties and a black-haired woman in his thirties have not met."
After being introduced, as expected, this short man in his fifties was the president of Olge's company who came to sign today.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Tian!"
As soon as the introduction was finished, Depp took the initiative to stretch out his right hand" and said with a smile: "At the same time, it is also a honor that you finally chose Olge Company, believe me, Olge will not let you down!"
"It's my pleasure too, Mr. Depp!"
Smiling slightly, Tian Lu shook it with his right hand.
The two bosses have met, and the following is naturally to introduce other people, in fact, most of them have already met, and all that needs to be introduced is Dai Pu and Ye Lan" As for the female secretary brought by Dai Pu, it has been automatically ignored by almost everyone.
When he learned that Ye Lan was Tian Lu's wife and the second largest shareholder of the laboratory, Depp was obviously stunned, and several other people in Olge's company also showed surprise on their faces. But after all, they are all characters who have been in the mall for many years, but they reacted after being stunned, and then warmly invited everyone to sit down.
Without wasting time, the black-haired girl took out two documents at the signal of Depp and handed them to her boss and Tian Lu respectively, and Tian Lu handed the documents to Han Jun casually, but she asked with a smile: "Has Mr. Depp been to Huaguo before?"
Putting the document in front of him, Depp nodded and smiled: "Of course I have been here, in fact, this is my fourth time in Kyoto" But the most recent time was three years ago, a little bit ago. β
Although they are no longer familiar with the terms of the contract, it is impossible for Han Jun and Qian Lele to check this thick contract in less than one or twenty minutes, so Tian Lu is not in a hurry, nodding and smiling: "Yes, for Kyoto, a fast-growing city, three years is indeed a bit long." If Mr. Depp has time, I can take you to enjoy the food in Kyoto, some of my European friends are very fond of Quanjude's roast duck...
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After chatting for about fifteen minutes, "Han Jun and Qian Lele finally checked all the terms of the contract, and then nodded at Tian Lu, who had been paying attention to this direction, indicating that there was no difference from the conditions negotiated earlier.
Finally relieved in his heart, Tian Lu took over the contract in Han Jun's hands.
"So, if there is no problem, can we sign a contract?"
Seeing the smile on Tian Lu's face, Depp's expression was also relaxed, and he asked with a smile after taking a deep breath.
Tian Lu nodded and said, "Of course, please!"
The black-haired woman handed the two of them a signing pen, Tian Lu and Depp took a deep breath almost at the same time, and then put down the pen heavily in the sound of everyone's heartbeat, and signed their names worth hundreds of millions!
A contract worth billions of dollars, which could be worth a lot of dollars, was signed in the middle of a breathγγγγγγ
The signing ceremony is for others to see, and many real contracts are signed offstage. What's more, Tian Lu didn't plan to go on stage today, but Han Jun, the actual manager of the laboratory, appeared, so the contract must be signed before the start, so that everyone can rest assured.
After the two signed each other's contracts, and then each received the contract, the atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed completely.
In the low applause of everyone, Tian Lu stood up proudly and clasped tightly with the right hand of Dai Pu, the president of Olge Company: "Mr. Dai Pu, I wish us a happy cooperation!"
"Happy working together!"
Depp's face seemed to bloom with a huΔ, and he smiled very happily.
This time, Depp was able to obtain the patent of the anti-epileptic compound transferred by Tian Lu, not only defeated a strong world-class opponent like Nofi, but also defeated those colleagues on the board of directors who strongly opposed it, which was definitely a difficult battle for Depp, but it was also a battle that was finally won!
Perhaps many people think that Depp is a little too reckless this time, and even Nofi, a multinational company that has cooperated with Tianlu, does not dare to give such preferential cooperation conditions, and Depp dares to override public opinion, and directly gives a down payment of 100 million US dollars plus a post-sales commission, which is likely to be lost in the end. But in the long run, Depp doesn't see it that way, Nofi's company is headquartered in the United States, but Olg's base camp is in Europe, and it is the neurobiology and neuromedicine researchers in Europe who give Depp great confidence.
In Depp's view, Tian Lu's real influence is not in China, nor in the United States, but in Europe!
From the United Kingdom to Germany, from Italy to Austria, Olge's customers have always been full of praise for Tian Lu's research, especially the anti-epileptic compounds discovered this time, and several authoritative epilepsy research institutions such as Edinburgh and Hanover, including Olger's own drug research and development department, have given a positive answer: judging from the current data and performance, this is likely to be the best anti-epileptic drug in the future.
Not one of them!
With so many guarantees, what's the point of giving it a go?
If he loses, Depp will naturally have to bear the consequences of his own decision, but if he wins, Olger may occupy an absolutely dominant position in the field of epilepsy drugs in the next two or three decades! There will even be greater development in the field of central nervous system drugsγγγγγ
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Most of the $1.3 billion in research funding that comes down from Depp every year is wasted, and he doesn't mind giving another $200 million to try.1
"Mr. Tian, in order to celebrate the success of our cooperation, let's have a toast!"
According to the practice of Westerners, after the cooperation agreement is signed, it is natural to have a drink, and Depp specially brought a few bottles of excellent red wine, opened them on the spot and poured a glass for everyone.
Stimulated by the wine, the atmosphere in the lounge suddenly became warm.
"Mr. Tian, I have to say, you have a very beautiful wife!"
Holding his wine glass, Depp smiled gentlemanly.
If it was someone else's compliment to him, Tian Lu might not feel anything, but the praise for Ye Lan obviously made him very useful, so he smiled and nodded: "Thank you very much, Mr. Depp." β
"Hehe, wait, if it's convenient, can I have the honor to talk to Mr. Tian alone?
Taking advantage of the beginning of the field, Depp made a request that had been planned for a long time.
Tian Lu was not surprised by the mental preparation before he came, nodded his head, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Of course, how about waiting for the signing ceremony to be over?" As I said at the beginning, we can go and enjoy an authentic Kyoto meal. β
He gently clinked his glass and laughed happilyγγγγγγ
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For this signing ceremony, Olger Company did put a lot of thought into it. Let all the employees of the Kyoto branch be present to fill the faΓ§ade, and God knows how, big and small... There were more than a dozen reporters here, and there were even two cameras pointed at the main table. Of course, it is precisely because of this reason that Tian Lu deliberately "ced" the opportunity to sign a contract on stage to Han Jun, and chose to sit in the audience. Although there is no need to be low-key, it does not mean that Tian Lu is willing to let his appearance be widely advertised, and it is the laboratory that is in the limelight.
Soon, the signing ceremony officially began.
In the tradition of the whole ceremony, three senior executives of the company, including Depp, went up to speak one after another, talked about Olger's attention to the research and development of "medicine", and then praised the strength of Tianlu Laboratory, emphasizing the prospect of this anti-epileptic compound, in a word, to tell everyone that Olger's purchase of patents this time is an absolutely correct thing!
But these speeches, which may be very contagious to the employees of Olg's company, are not so useful to the reporters who have taken the advantage, and they have no passion, just record step by step. In recent years, as the speed of China's integration into the world has greatly accelerated, there have been more and more cooperation in patent transfer like this, but it is only a domestic transfer to foreign countries, and it is still relatively rare to transfer patents to large enterprises such as Olger Company.
In fact, many reporters even secretly muttered in their hearts that Org Company had no face, and that such a grand ceremony was held without inviting weighty leaders to attend, but the company and the people who cooperated with it came. As everyone knows, this is all because of Tian Lu's special request, after all, in his opinion, the cooperation between the two sides is just a little publicity, and it really has nothing to do with other people.
Seeing the lifeless appearance of the audience, Wang Tao, who was in charge of arranging the whole event, was also secretly anxious, but it was easy to invite these reporters over, and if he wanted them to be really interested in the matter itself, it was not something he could control.
Soon, the ceremony came to the last part before the "formal signing", and Han Jun, the representative of the transferor, took the stage.
As a well-informed veteran, Han Jun's speech was decent, first thanking Olger and emphasizing the significance of this cooperation, etc., and then boasting about the effectiveness of anti-epileptic compounds, and then ending his speech tepidly. However, just as the master of ceremonies presiding over the ceremony was about to step forward to replace Han Jun, a reporter in the audience suddenly raised his right hand high!
Seeing this reporter, Han Jun was slightly stunned and stopped preparing to go down. However, Wang Tao was overjoyed at this time, and hurriedly glanced at the master of ceremonies.
The master of ceremonies is also experienced in the battlefield, and immediately understood what Wang Tao meant, and hurriedly smiled: "This gentleman, do you have any questions to share?"
"Yes!"
The male reporter in his thirties nodded and asked in a loud voice: "Mr. Han, according to the information we have learned, a large domestic pharmaceutical company once also sought cooperation with your laboratory and wanted to buy a patent for this anti-epileptic compound, but it was rejected. I would like to ask what made you turn down domestic companies and choose Olger?"
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After listening to the male reporter's question, there was a slight movement in the audience.
"Here's the thing!"
Many people played jΔ«ng in an instant, and then followed the situation on stage with interest with the mentality of watching a good show. Attending this kind of signing ceremony is quite boring, and the reporters are simply hoping that something interesting will happen.
After hearing the reporter's question, Tian Lu's face couldn't help but sink.
I know with my toes that since this reporter knows the news, it must be the result of someone with a heart. In other words, some people have a grudge against Tian Lu's reluctance to transfer the patent.
It's hard to say which one did it, but there are many companies that want to talk about the patent of this compound during this time, some are domestic, of course, more foreign, and basically they are not willing to pay much price, compared with Olger and Nofi, it is like an empty glove white wolf.
Han Jun's face on the stage was also quite unsightly, and he couldn't help but look at the position where Tian Lu was sitting under the stage.
After just a little hesitation, Tian Lu nodded vigorously. There are some things that must be known to some people, otherwise, I don't know how many troubles are waiting for me in the future!
After getting Tian Lu's approval, Han Jun's jΔ«ng was shocked, waved his hand to the somewhat nervous master of ceremonies to indicate that it didn't matter, and then smiled slightly and said loudly: "As a local research institution in China, of course we are also willing to cooperate with domestic pharmaceutical companies, but unfortunately, no company is willing to accept our conditions." In fact, even among the world's leading multinationals, only Olg is willing to accept them, which is one of the reasons why we chose them. β
"Mr. Han, are you exaggerating a little by saying this?"
The male reporter seemed to be a little disdainful and said: "No company is willing to accept it, that means that no company can afford to buy it? People have assets of tens of billions of dollars, and they can't afford to buy a patent? I think you are asking for a sky-high price! Can the Olge company give a sky-high price?"
The male reporter's words were very polite, obviously with some kind of idea.
But no matter what, his goal was achieved, and most of the eyes of the audience were glued to Han Jun at this time, waiting for his answer.
sighed secretly in his heart, but Han Jun's face smiled slightly, and said lightly: "In fact, it is not a sky-high price, the transfer fee is composed of the first installment plus the later sales commission, and what we can get now is only the first installment of 100 million US dollarsγγγγγγ β