Roland listened to Liu Ba's complaints, and secretly said in his heart: "This is actually the same reason as when a young man first enters the rivers and lakes, and he reports to his teacher when he meets someone." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

You are from a famous Shaolin Wudang family, and the characters in the rivers and lakes all look up to you, if you are a disciple of the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife, others will not look at you with the right eyes; It's the same with ocean trade, if you don't come from a famous family, if you don't come from an old business family, even if you are a nouveau riche with a lot of money, others may not be able to trust you.

From this point of view, it is inevitable that the pre-industrial merchant class of Baiougang still has some feudal aristocratic stereotypes: too much emphasis on blood and origin, and the collective rejection of young business adventurers, young people struggle in this discriminatory environment, spend more effort than the children of the family to expand their capital, build their own brand and reputation, and only then can they survive and gain the recognition of this circle. However, by that time, the young man had also become an old man, and he would probably become conservative and xenophobic, and his descendants would take over his business under the banner of 'son of so-and-so tycoon', with their nostrils facing upwards to despise the self-made entrepreneurs like his father.

This conservative atmosphere is an invisible harm to free trade, and if we want to break the conservative atmosphere of lack of mutual trust, the financial industry must stand up and innovate, shoulder the mission of promoting capital circulation, optimizing the allocation of resources, and providing credit to those "nouveau riche" who lack background.

Unfortunately, Roland could not see such a sign on the trading floor, so he planned to take it upon himself to take that crucial step forward in the financial and trade industries of Baigull Harbor and the entire Bend League.

In order to achieve this goal, he needs to create a product and build his credit and reputation first, otherwise he is also a "young nouveau riche from the countryside" in the eyes of the business aristocracy, with neither family background nor qualifications, what qualifications does he have to guide the country? Stay where it's cool!

The thoughts in his mind swirled a thousand times, and Roland fell into deep thought.

"What are you thinking, can you reveal it?" Lyuba observed his face and asked softly.

Roland suddenly came back to his senses and smiled at her: "May I ask where the patent office in Baiou Harbor is located, I want to check the terms of the patent application." ”

Lyuba bit the corner of her lip and stared at him strangely, obviously not expecting him to make such an inexplicable request, and after a long time she replied: "If you want to understand the terms of the patent application, I can recite it to you now, but ...... You may not be able to believe what I said, it's better to see it in black and white, come with me, the patent office is on the second floor of the Geert Palace, and the Commercial Court is jointly signed. ”

After taking a few steps, she remembered something, turned back and asked Roland, "Aren't the ladies going together?" ”

"They shouldn't have much interest in the patent office, so let them shop here and meet at the door of the hall later."

"That's fine, I'll make some arrangements first, you wait a minute."

Lyuba was so well organized that she immediately approached Nikita, Veronica, and Lyudmila, who were wandering around, and recommended them to visit the jewelry trading hall, the famous store "Afando Light" in Port Baigull.

"Baiou Port is the maritime transportation hub of the old and new continents, and the trade is developed, and most of the magic crystal ores imported from the New World are processed into jewelry for sale here, including many high-end enchanted crystals, and there should be jewelry you like."

Girls are more or less interested in jewelry, and after listening to Lyuba's introduction, the three girls can't wait to visit the "Light of Avatar", and they don't care so much about her accompanying Roland to the patent office alone.

The location of the patent office is not far from the trade fair. At this time, it was getting late, and the sea breeze on the street was slightly cool, Liu Ba tied up a scarf and walked side by side with Roland, turned her head to look at his face, and asked softly: "Do you have something on your mind?" ”

Roland nodded frankly and said self-deprecatingly, "I suspect I'm doing something stupid." ”

Liuba rolled her smart eyes and said softly: "You probably have some good ideas, so you plan to try your luck at the patent office and try to see if you can apply for a patent?" ”

Roland nodded, and his ambivalence eased with such a clever and understanding lady by his side.

"If that's the case, what's there to worry about?" Lyuba asked him with some curiosity.

"Because the product in my mind at the moment...... Patents are never allowed in my hometown, so I suspect I'm working blindly, and I would be ashamed to end up making a trip for nothing. Roland smiled bitterly.

Liuba raised her hand and pulled the snow-white scarf, revealing a shallow smile on her lips, and said softly: "This is not your hometown after all, Baiou Harbor has always encouraged people to use their wisdom and talents, and is committed to protecting new inventions and creations, the restrictions on patent applications are far less cumbersome than those in Kitland or the Southern Provinces, even if you take 10,000 steps back, your application is rejected, it is not a big deal, the sea breeze is cool and the air is fresh, we should take a walk in the sunset, isn't it good?" ”

"Thank you for your relief, I'm in a much better mood." Roland smiled gratefully, and an inexplicable urge to hold hands with the girl beside him arose, but in the end he suppressed this impolite thought.

Lyuba stopped in front of the steps of Geert's Palace, carefully observed his face, and asked softly, "Do you still have doubts in your eyes, can you tell me?" The heart is like a snowball, and if you hold it in your heart, it will only get bigger and bigger, and you will be happy when you say it. ”

Roland wanted to speak and stopped. He does have another concern, the patent he wants to apply for belongs to a kind of "rules of human intellectual activity", which is usually not listed in the scope of patent protection, even if the law of Baiou Harbor allows him to apply for such a patent, how to prevent others from infringing in the future? Under the existing social system, such patents are like paper tigers, and it is almost impossible to prevent others from misappropriating them.

However, after thinking about it, he was relieved again.

What am I applying for a patent for?

Is it really for the purpose of collecting royalties?

Stop it! The air of Baiou Harbor is filled with the smell of money, and there are many opportunities to make a fortune in the fair, so why choose the thankless way of selling patents!

So why did you come to the patent office on a whim?

First of all, it is habitual, and when you see the imperfection of the business model, you can't help but meddle in your business, and if you can get benefits from it, it is the best, and if you can't make a profit, you can win fame. Using patents as a stepping stone to prove that he has superior foresight, and letting the lady next to him take a look at him is not in vain. With such prestige, the next work in Hakugume Port is easy to carry out. (To be continued.) )