Chapter 112: The Lion's Mouth Gaps
In January 1923, Dr. Sun and representatives of the Soviet Union issued a joint statement. The statement said that Dr. Sun did not approve of China's practice of communism because it did not correspond to China's national conditions. Dr. Sun also said that the Soviet Union agreed with China's need for reunification and independence and was ready to assist China in its national revolution.
In light of the situation, Dr. Sun had to seek help from those who could help. The Western powers did not provide assistance, and Dr. Sun sought assistance from the Soviet Union.
Mr. Zhou had been informed of Dr. Sun's joint statement with the Soviet Union in January, and he received the statement from the Chinese newspaper today.
Although he owns a large house in Queens, Mr. Zhou still lives in a 43rd Street apartment in Manhattan.
Mr. Zhou sat in his apartment and smoked non-stop, and his heart was very heavy.
Li Kangping has known Mr. Zhou for so long, and he knows that whenever there is major news in China, especially news related to Dr. Sun, Mr. Zhou can always make him happy, worried, annoyed, or at ease.
"Weapons, money, food, talent." Mr. Zhou said three key words with a solemn expression.
These three key words contain the meaning of military strength, economic strength, and human resources.
"What Mr. Zhou said is very much, I will go to strengthen the economic strength and leave."
Li Kangping left the 43rd Street apartment and went to the RCA headquarters office building, where Freeman asked him to meet with him.
The venue of the meeting determines the nature of the meeting. In the club, there is wine, beautiful women, music and dance, in such an environment, everyone only talks a little bit about technology and business, and the main theme is wind and snow, and the joy is happy.
Meeting at the RCA headquarters building is a matter of business between men and men.
"Dr. Lee, you know, I can only speak for me personally, and for the department I'm responsible for. We must comply with the instructions of the Board of Directors. Freeman opens with this statement.
"Mr. Freeman, what new instructions does the RCA Board of Directors have?" Li Kangping asked quietly.
"Patents for mechanical TVs, RCA wants to buy out ownership." Freeman said directly.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Freeman, I won't sell it."
"Dr. Li, you should sell it to us."
The demon finally bared its hideous fangs, RCA was not satisfied with the exclusive right to use the mechanical TV, they wanted it all.
Li Kangping was relieved, he saw RCA show his hole cards.
In fact, Li Kangping is more inclined to the development of wireless television systems.
To make a wireless television system, it is necessary to build a wireless television station and develop a wireless television system.
At present, Li Kangping does not have the strength to do a wireless television system.
And RCA has that strength.
Li Kangping has long been mentally prepared to sell the patent of mechanical TV to RCA.
As long as the price offered by RCA is right, Li Kangping will sell it.
It's just that,Today's Li Kangping doesn't negotiate the price with Freeman at all,The attitude he revealed is,It is absolutely impossible for him to sell the patent of mechanical TVă
After several rounds of negotiations, Li Kangping's attitude was not so resolute, he said that he could sell the mechanical TV patent, offering $2 million, to be paid in a lump sum.
"Dr. Li, are you crazy?" Freeman rejected the $2 million offer.
RCA has a lot of money, but it's not money and many people are stupid.
Li Kangping insisted on the price of $2 million, and the negotiations reached an impasse.
To be reasonable, the sale of mechanical TV patents for $2 million is indeed a bit of a lion's mouth.
In Li Kangping's memory, Zvorygin and Vanceworth in the previous generation had a dispute over the patent of electronic television. Zworykin served the RCA, and Vanceworth was an independent inventor. In the end, RCA paid $1 million in patent fees to Vanceworth to settle the technology patent dispute.
Mechanical TV has existed for a short time in the history of scientific and technological development and has caused a sensation.
Mechanical TV has its historical significance, after a short period of glory, mechanical TV was completely replaced by electronic TV, and withdrew from the stage of science and technology.
The patent fee for electronic TV is only 1 million US dollars, how dare you ask for 2 million US dollars for your mechanical TV patent?
Kangping, he dared.
In terms of business negotiations for mechanical TV patents, Zeus Labs and RCA are uncompromising.
Although Li Kangping dared, he was also afraid.
After all, RCA has a background in the U.S. federal government, which is one of the controlling parties of RCA.
The predecessor of RCA was the American Marconi Company. Li Kangping's attitude towards RCA is so tough, his Manhattan Zeus Company may repeat the mistakes of the American Marconi Company and become the "predecessor" of a certain American company.
Although he was a little scared, Li Kangping was still tough, and he let out his words, 2 million US dollars, a fixed price, and did not accept bargaining.
Surprisingly, RCA did not kill Li Kangping.
Not only did it not kill Li Kangping and bring down the Manhattan Zeus Company, but the latest news from Freeman was: Dr. Li, we are holding an internal meeting to discuss the feasibility of your offer. Please be patient.
Let's discuss, I'm going to study academics.
The distance from New York to Cambridge, Massachusetts, is 210 miles, and Mr. Ho drove Mr. Lee in a Maaswell car to Harvard University in Cambridge.
The car carrying Li Kangping drove out of New York State, and at the same time, the RCA headquarters building, Freeman and other executives were in a meeting.
"We have investigated clearly, K.P. Lee is a dictator, Zeus Labs and the parent company Zeus Corporation of Manhattan are actually K.P. Lee's one-man company, and everything in the company is decided by him alone."
"The remaining three Chinese shareholders on the board of directors of Zeus in Manhattan are really just decorations, and they have no decision-making power."
"That is, we can get the results we want by dealing with K.P. Lee."
"James, you used the word 'processing', tell me, what does 'processing' mean? I don't want K.P. Lee to get hurt in the United States, he's a celebrity, he's a rising star in physics, he's been a very active physicist and inventor in the last two years, he's a model for Asians to achieve the American dream in the United States, and America needs an Asian-American model like K.P. Lee. So, K.P. Lee must be treated in the fairest and most equitable manner in the United States, please tell me, 'deal with' K. Lee. What exactly does P. Lee mean? Freeman stared at James with extreme seriousness.
James explained, "By 'processing' I mean satisfying K. K. Brown as far as possible in a fair and equitable manner that is consistent with U.S. law and the spirit of the United States, and without causing loss to the RCA. P. Lee's wish, to give him some benefits and surprises, to let him sell the TV patent. He didn't deserve $2 million, that's a point I have to stick to. He can get a return that is less than $2 million but rich enough, which is another point of view of mine. $2 million isn't going to break RCA, and we have to stick to our principles, do we? â
K.P. Lee bought Jersey City's East Bay Radio Company, a bankrupt company that now has $1.5 million in debt. So, I think K.P. Lee is very short of money, and he will definitely sell the TV patent. Can't give him 2 million, absolutely not. â