Chapter 18: Convincing Zheng Hong

Zheng Hong was excited for a while before he regained his composure. At this time, the wisdom of a scholar in his bones came into play, he looked at Lin Dong carefully, and asked with some doubts: "Can you tell me carefully, how to fund this project?" ā€

Lin Dong thought to himself, this is the real Zheng Hong!

He sorted out his thoughts, and then said, "I want to ask first, does this project belong to the school, or does it belong to Mr. Zheng personally?" ā€

"Nature belongs to the school." Zheng Hong said as a matter of course: "Although I discovered and initiated this project, my predecessor President Hu fully supported it from the very beginning, but it was ...... last year."

There was no need for him to continue to explain, Lin Dong knew what was going on.

The former President Hu was very supportive of the professors of the university in scientific research, especially the kind of scientific research projects with strong practicality. Presumably, Zheng Hong's high-energy battery project was also started with his support.

However, after President Hu stepped down and retired last year, the new president changed his thinking about running the school, focusing on teaching and educating people, and most of the projects that were originally invested in some long-term research and could not see much success in the short term were cut one after another.

It doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, it's just a different position.

Of course, at the level of the principal, this is not a big deal, but it is just a change in policy. But for Zheng Hong's project, it suffered a difficulty that could almost be regarded as a catastrophe.

Lin Dong shook his head and said, "If I invest, this project must be personal. In other words, the condition of my investment is that the project is owned by you, otherwise it ......"

Zheng Hong was anxious: "Why? What's the difference about investing in schools? The school's real yĆ n room is very sound, and I'm used to doing it at school, so if I go out rashly, ......"

Lin Dong shook his head and said, "Mr. Zheng, your original intention for this project was to develop a world-class super energy battery, and I also have this idea. But I'm more thinking about the benefits that this project will bring to me if it is successful. To be honest, if this project is really returned to the school, how will my investment be calculated? Compared with the school, I am personally just a small person, if the project is successful, whether my investment can be recovered, I'm afraid even you can't guarantee it, right? ā€

Zheng Hong was stunned for a moment, he is a scholar who has been committed to research, and he has not thought about the problems of project transformation and the distribution of profits in terms of economic benefits, and now Lin Dong directly puts a very cruel reality in front of him, and he doesn't know what to do.

"Then what do you say?" The continuation of the project prevailed, Zheng Hong asked Lin Dong, he believed that since Lin Dong dared to invest, he must have thought about the operation of this project a long time ago.

Lin Dong smiled, as long as Zheng Hong's support was obtained, then the rest would be easy to handle.

"The first step is to buy from the school the ownership of all the actual data and materials in the early stage of this project." Lin Dong already had a general idea just now, so he began to come to Zheng Hongyi one by one, and when he saw Zheng Hong's brows furrowing when he heard about the money, he immediately added: "Of course, I will pay for this money." ā€

As soon as this sentence came out, Zheng Hong smiled embarrassedly.

Seeing that this is no problem, Lin Dong continued: "However, you can do the specific negotiations!" The amount of the purchase cannot exceed 500,000! ā€

Zheng Hong was stunned for a moment and nodded. He really doesn't have a concept of value for the project he is hosting - of course, if it succeeds, it must be of great value, but for now, it is too far from success!

Lin Dong knew that the information in his head, that Apocalypse Energy only spent 500,000 yuan to buy this project, and he definitely couldn't pay more. If you spend too much money, the school may not let it go.

Seeing that Zheng Hong had no objections, he continued: "The second step is to rent an independent real room in the school, and you continue to complete the project. If necessary, you can leave without pay or resign directly from the school! ā€

When Zheng Hong heard this, he was directly stunned, and Lin Dong was not in a hurry, waiting for him to slowly digest this decision.

The road is relatively secluded and there are not many people.

Compared with the first article, the first item of the second step was not what Zheng Hong expected, and it was easy to accept, but the second half was beyond his expectations, whether it was suspension of pay or direct resignation, it was not something Zheng Hong had in mind. He has always wanted to do research in school, teach students, and stay here for the rest of his life.

Suddenly asked him to leave a familiar school for a project, he really couldn't accept it for a while!

"Are you so confident that I can make this project a success?" Zheng Hong suddenly raised his head and asked Lin Dong suspiciously, he didn't know why Lin Dong suddenly paid so much attention to him, or to his project.

Lin Dong thought to himself, in this world, I'm afraid even you don't have as much confidence in this project as I have!

If Lin Dong met Zheng Hong and then came into contact with this project when he was hit by that book at the beginning, I am afraid that he would still have reservations, but after three tests, he is now very sure that the information in his head will definitely not be wrong!

Even if it's wrong, it's a gamble!

Lin Dong nodded and said, "I believe that you will be able to make this project that can change the history of Huaxia Energy!" ā€

"So, I agree, resign!" Zheng Hong nodded solemnly, and then said, "But in this case, you have to pay me a salary!" I still have to support my family, but I don't have any savings......"

"No problem." Lin Dong nodded happily. "Of course, before that, we have to sign an agreement that I will set up a company that will be responsible for the operation of this project. Until the project is completed, the company is an empty shelf, and when your results come out, the company has a real role. The agreement we signed is that I will invest, and you will invest in technology, and when I invest the money, we will talk about it in detail, and then we will have to hire a lawyer or something. ā€

Zheng Hong nodded, this is what it should mean, Lin Dong thinks very carefully, at least more than he thinks as an adult.

Lin Dong sorted it out again, and found that it was roughly that, so he stopped talking.

"That ......" Zheng Hong rubbed his hands when he saw that Lin Dong was no longer talking, and asked a little embarrassedly: "That, this classmate, how much is your first investment?" ā€

Lin Dong smiled, in this era, there are such simple scholars, it is really rare!

"I just heard you say that you are still short of money," Lin Dong pointed to the ATM machine not far from the school and said, "I will transfer 300,000 yuan to you now." I will give you the money to buy the project and the 1.5 million yuan invested in the first phase within a week, and then we will sign the agreement, you and I can rest assured! ā€