Chapter Ninety-Six: Self-reliance
Mari Abe and Kentaro Wakabayashi glanced at each other, and the latter silently took out a stack of materials from his side and placed them in front of Hou Shida.
"What is this?"
Hou Shida made an inquiring gesture, and after getting permission, he picked up a document and looked at it carefully.
"This is part of the technical information of the harmonic drive reducer, and we are sorry that we have not completed the acquisition of this technology......"
Kentaro Wakabayashi looked a little frustrated, but also a little relieved. To be honest, he is very aware of the value of the harmonic drive reducer technology. Japan's economic stagnation has been so severe that it is not uncommon for the Japanese to shout "20 years before the disappearance" of the disappearance.
Under the strong rise of China before the Japanese economy, machinery, optics and electronics are already the only three industries that Japan can handle.
If you don't count AKB48.
So for this kind of Japanese traitor behavior that helps Chinese dig up the roots of Japanese industry, to be honest, Kentaro Wakabayashi is still very entangled. After all, he is not a real capitalist, and he can't sell the rope that hangs him for profit.
Therefore, for the only two companies in China, they all rejected Toyota's acquisition request, he was afraid that Hou Shida would cancel the transaction because of this, and he was afraid that this matter would not be done well, and there would be criticism within Toyota.
In a short period of time, Hou Shida only roughly read this document, put it down and asked: "So, what I want, can Toyota only provide such a little information?" ”
He is just a programmer, not a professional roboticist or mechanical expert, and only knows that the harmonic drive reducer is very important, and I am afraid that it will not be possible in China in the next ten years. But to make a specific evaluation of the information in front of him, he does not have the ability to do so. But even so, it does not affect him to use this to put pressure on Toyota.
"Hou Sang, please wait a minute!"
Seeing that Hou Shida actually stood up and walked out without hesitation, Abe Truth hurriedly said something to stay: "Regarding the matter of the harmonic transmission reducer, we really have a lot of sincerity, but the other party is unwilling to sell it There is no way, please weigh our difficulties!" ”
The head of Toyota's technical department in Abe's Truth Hall stood in front of Hou Shida, and he actually bowed ninety degrees.
Hou Shida sighed deeply, stopped and shook his head helplessly: "Minister A, you should know that I am determined to obtain this technology. Since Toyota is not capable of doing it, then I can go to Nissan and Honda, to be honest, I think Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Panasonic and other companies may not be interested. ”
"Please don't be like this, we Toyota are willing to give Hou Sang greater discounts in other aspects!"
Abe Mari was simply frightened, Toyota himself didn't want to be so weak in his dealings with Hou Shida, and the professional negotiation team of a large multinational company was sharp enough to make people collapse.
However, the premise is that the equal status of the two parties to the transaction is the basis for realization, in the transaction of intelligent control software, after the research of the professional negotiation team, the result is that Hou Shida is an individual, is in an absolute advantage.
Toyota should be glad that Hou Shida was the first to find himself, not other car companies.
If Nissan and Honda had obtained this technology, or worse, Volkswagen and GM, which were the first foreign car companies to find Hou Shida, the result would not have been very good.
Although the result was very bitter, Toyota still accurately realized that in the contact with Hou Shida, Toyota turned out to be the absolutely weak side.
Rather than turning the deal into a cold business negotiation, Toyota finally decided to put the treasure on the emotional card. In the case of no license to play, the only thing that can be taken out is Toyota's sincerity.
Sure enough, Abe Truth was ecstatic to see that Hou Shida stopped and stood in front of him with some embarrassment.
Chinese love face, I bet right this time! Abe Mari gritted his teeth and decided to add another yard, and out of the corner of his eye, he communicated with Kentaro Wakabayashi beside him, and the two of them simply fell to their knees!
"Hou Sang, please!"
"I'm very sorry, it's my job that didn't do a good job, please Hou Sang give Toyota another chance!"
Looking at two people who were two rounds older kneeling in front of him, it was impossible to say that it would not be shaken. Hou Shida is a Chinese, the education he received since childhood is that he can only kneel to heaven and earth parents, at most plus a god and Buddha in the sky, Jesus Christ and Allah Allah do not have this treatment, how can you say that you can kneel like the Japanese?
It's one thing to understand that this is Japan's national situation, but it's another thing to really have two old men kneeling in front of you.
However, Hou Shida thought not only of this, but also of reflection on his own thinking, that is, his lack of confidence in domestic scientific research capabilities.
There seems to be only one way to lack any technology, and that is to "buy"! The key reason why he regarded the harmonic drive reducer as so important was not that he really knew how important it was, but that before he was reborn in the future, this thing would have to be imported from Japan in China!
So subconsciously, he thought that the Chinese might not be able to make this thing.
He forgets that his rebirth actually brings with it the greatest variables. Are the Chinese really inferior to the Japanese? I'm afraid no Chinese will think so.
Now think about it, the reason why the harmonic transmission reducer has not been solved in China is not how difficult it is, but that the interests are not moving enough.
In areas where there is sufficient interest, are there still fewer domestic breakthroughs?
Harmonic drive reducer is an important technology for high-end robots, the so-called high-end, in fact, means that the market is relatively narrow, and the cost of research and development will be relatively high.
The domestic labor cost is low, and the high-end robot plate is not large enough, but it requires a huge investment in research and development costs, which is the biggest problem that the harmonic drive reducer has not been solved ten years later.
Now that he has decided to vigorously develop the robot industry in China, Hou Shida suddenly feels that why can't he believe that the Chinese can solve this problem driven by sufficient interests?
Moreover, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. When you encounter any technical difficulties, you first think of buying them, can you finally buy the entire industry?
If Hou Shida really wants to develop in the field of robot manufacturing, he still has to rely on the Chinese's own scientific research team! This incident has also proved that it is unrealistic to expect the Japanese to be stupid and sell sensitive and key technologies!
Hou Shida sighed deeply, nodded as if embarrassed, and said, "Okay, then I'll hear what discounts Toyota can offer me." ”
Abe was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked tentatively, "I wonder what Hou Sang thinks about buying out the software copyright for one billion dollars?" In order to compensate for the regret in the harmonic transmission reducer, Toyota is willing to raise the price by 50% as compensation for Hou Sang. ”
For a company of Toyota's size, since it is willing to spend a billion dollars on a technology, it doesn't care about adding more. Anyway, after the application of intelligent manufacturing technology, the profits generated can always make up for such a small increase in costs.
Hou Shida chuckled, of course Abe's careful thinking couldn't hide it from him. He expected Toyota to want to monopolize smart manufacturing technology, but it was impossible for them to do so.
1.5 billion dollars! Hou Shida is really a little reluctant, and the background of Toyota's enterprise can be seen from this.
"When it comes to software copyright, Minister A should not mention it again." Hou Shida shook his head and said: "That's it, I don't want much, I charge $10,000 for a software license fee for each device that uses intelligent manufacturing technology." ”
Abe Zhenzhen raised his eyebrows in some surprise, this price can be said to be too unexpected for him, not how high Hou Shida's asking price is, but too low!
If you license a software for $10,000, Toyota needs to spend a maximum of $30 million or $40 million a year. This investment is nothing compared to the resulting profits.
Just when Abe Truth was overjoyed, Hou Shida suddenly continued: "As for the three-year monopoly agreement, it depends on whether Toyota can come up with something that makes me happy......
Abe's joy had not yet melted, and it immediately froze on his face.
Well, this kind of thing is not unexpected. It's just that he can't buy out intelligent manufacturing technology at one time, which is really a pity for him.
"With a three-year exclusivity agreement, Toyota can pay $100 million a year in compensation. However, the money must be paid after a year, and although I believe in the commercial qualities of Hou San, business is business. ”
"A hundred million dollars? It's fine, but I have one string attached. ”
Hou Shida nodded, satisfied with Toyota's bid. This price is actually about the same as a billion direct buyout, this kind of primary intelligent manufacturing technology will be eliminated in a few years, and when the time comes, he will be able to upgrade the technology and continue to collect Toyota's protection fees, and the business must come slowly, isn't it?
As for the additional conditions, they were something that had just come to his mind. Since you have to make up your mind to be self-reliant, there is no more important resource than talent. Rather than taking the technology directly from the Japanese, it is better to let Toyota train talent for itself. With the corresponding talent reserve, we can continue to promote the progress of robot technology.
"I would like to ask Professor Wakabayashi to set up an automated mechanical laboratory with a portion of the $100 million a year in exclusivity. This laboratory can be affiliated with Toyota Research Institute, and I hope that this laboratory will be able to use some Chinese researchers, Professor Wakabayashi, what do you think? ”
Under the fierce gaze of Abe Truth, Kentaro Wakabayashi sighed and had to nod silently.
ps. Hey, try to find the status and resume the update. As soon as you turn 30 years old, do you have to learn to adapt to life and death? Smile bitterly, maybe I haven't learned to adapt to it yet. Some people are able to deprive you of all your affection when you realize that he is completely gone in your life.
I don't want to say more, try to make up for the arrears during this time......
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