Chapter 111: Someone Else's Technology
Erwin's reminder was of course well-intentioned, but he didn't know that the current Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at this time last year were completely different concepts.
When Xu Yi came last year, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was just starting, and even in Bangta City, it was only a little famous, and no one had heard of it in Anweimar City, so Xu Yi had to personally go to the magicians who participated in the assessment one by one to talk, and invite them to work in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce with the most sincere and enthusiastic attitude.
Even so, Xu Yi still encountered countless cold faces.
However, a year later, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce caused a sensation in the wizard circle of the entire Lampari Kingdom because of the addition of Grand Magician Camilla, so its fame soared, causing many magicians to flock to it.
Previously, Xu Yi even had to refuse some of them because there were too many magicians who wanted to join the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
And under the introduction of these magicians who have been working in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the other magicians know that the treatment given by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is very high, and they work in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, because they are exposed to those novel magic arrays every day and are required to master how to arrange them, which is actually very helpful for improving their magic strength.
Therefore, for many magicians, especially these low-level magicians, joining the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is actually quite an attractive choice.
So there was no need for Xu Yi to take the initiative to look for it, these magicians came to the door by themselves.
Erwin had just finished his conversation with Xu Yi for the time being, when some magicians who couldn't hold back found Xu Yi.
It doesn't matter if you just ask around the bush or ask directly. In short, they all revealed the same meaning, that is, they were very willing to work in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Xu did not immediately agree to all of them. But on behalf of the new flying chamber of commerce, they were welcomed.
Although the vast majority of the magicians present probably have no possibility of becoming great magicians, what Xu Yi needs most is to generate a consensus in the minds of the magicians of the Lampari Kingdom. That is, it is also a good choice to go to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to study magic machinery, which is equivalent to providing a new way out for these magicians.
After a brief contact, since the assessment officially began, Xu Yi and Steele left here, and then they went their separate ways.
Steele was to attend a jewelry fair held by the Sarank Chamber of Commerce here as his spokesperson, and Xu was invited by Grand Magician Eisenka to go to Grand Magician Eisenka's Wizard's Tower.
This was the first time Xu Yi had come to the magic tower of the Great Magician of Eisenka.
Compared with the Camila Grand Wizard Tower, this Eysenka Grand Wizard Tower can no longer be described as a tower, but can only be regarded as a general name.
Because the Great Magician Tower of Eisenka is actually a manor that occupies more than 5,000 square meters on the southern outskirts of Anvimar City. In addition to a wizard's tower in the center of the manor, there are various buildings scattered throughout the other places, guarding the tower in the middle.
From this alone, it can be seen that Grand Magician Issenka deserves to be called the richest magician in the kingdom of Lampari.
When Xu Yi arrived, Grand Magician Eisenka came out to greet him as soon as possible, putting on an attitude that was even more enthusiastic than the last time he went to Bonta City to see Xu Yi.
"President Xu, it's really rare for you to come here. Come, let me show you around, I think you will have a lot of opportunities to come here again in the future. "The Great Magician of Eisenka led Xu Yi in very enthusiastically. And take him around the manor.
Xu Yi was a little surprised by the enthusiastic attitude of Grand Magician Eysenka, because although the two sides had set an intention to cooperate last time, Xu Yi did not hand over some of the unique techniques of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to him according to the wishes of Grand Magician Eysenka. Therefore, the cooperation between the two sides can only be regarded as quite shallow at present.
The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has intermittently provided more than 3,000 gold coins of research and development funds to the Isenga Grand Magician during the year because of some research tasks on the magic array given to the Eysenka Grand Magician Tower, but this amount of money can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket for the current Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Of course, it is impossible to be taken into account by the great magician of Eisenka.
Therefore, Xu Yi originally thought that even if the Great Magician Issenka invited himself this time, it would just be a courtesy. But he didn't expect him to show such an attitude, as if the two sides were really very close partners.
"Look. President Xu, this is the Magic Array Research Center that I have set aside specifically for our collaborative research projects. ”
While Xu Yi was still thinking about this question in his heart, Grand Magician Essinka had already led him to a courtyard composed of six two-story buildings.
Listening to the introduction of the great magician Issenka, Xu Yi looked at the small courtyard in front of him, and felt that this small courtyard was a bit similar to the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't know if the research and development force in it was also as powerful as the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
"Now there are a total of twenty magicians from level 4 to level 7 who are doing their best to study the problems of the magic array, plus I often come here to conduct some research, I think even if it is a little worse than the magic research institute of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it will not be too far behind. The Great Magician of Eisenka said to Xu Yi with some smugness.
Xu Yi shook his head secretly in his heart.
Not to mention that there is a huge gap between the number of magicians here and the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, just the fact that Grand Magician Camilla decided to devote himself to studying magic machinery, while Grand Magician Eisenka only occasionally came to this difference, it was enough to pull the gap between the two sides to a very large point.
The main project of the cooperation between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Great Magician of Eisenka is the research in this area, so when he arrived here, the Great Magician of Essenka did not take Xu Yi to other places in the manor, and took Xu Yi to take a look around each small building, and then came directly to the magic tower in the center of the manor.
If you look closer, you will find that this magic tower is thirteen stories high, which is nearly twice as tall as the Camilla Grand Wizard Tower, which is only seven floors, and the ground floor area is more than twice as wide.
This is enough to prove the financial gap between the two great magicians.
However, the general structure of the two magic towers is similar. On the top floor is the private space of the two great magicians.
After the Eisenka Grand Magician ushered Xu Yi to the top floor, he waved all the other entourages to retreat. Then after pouring Xu Yi a cup of tea with his own hands, he sat down. put on a posture of wanting to discuss with Xu Yi carefully.
After a few words, Xu also asked about the progress of the research.
The initial cooperation between the two parties was funded by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the Grand Wizard Issenka organized the research by manpower.
Previously, Xu Yi gave the research task to the great magician Issenka, which was about the continuous and stable power output of the magic array, and how to keep the magic array on the magic machine intact for a long time.
After more than half a year of research, these two topics have made certain breakthroughs and have basically met the requirements put forward by Xu Yi.
However, after introducing the current progress of the research on these two topics, Grand Magician Eisenka said something intriguing.
"According to the original agreement. I can hand over these two research results to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but I can also choose to pay liquidated damages and hand over these two technologies to other chambers of commerce. President Xu, there are many chambers of commerce that are interested in these two technologies and have promised me that they can support liquidated damages for me and purchase them at a high enough price. ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that the Great Magician of Eisenka didn't know if he was reminding himself or warning himself.
"This is, of course, your Majesty, Grand Mage, your freedom. However, I think that since you took the initiative to seek cooperation with our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, you must not have planned to destroy this cooperative relationship at this time, otherwise, with your financial resources. There is no need for us to pay for R&D at all. ”
"That's right. Grand Mage Eysenka nodded and said, "Compared to the other chambers of commerce in the kingdom that are still very immature in the study of magic machinery, of course I would like to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce." Therefore, as long as you can agree to the conditions I have proposed, I think I will not only present these two research results in accordance with the agreement, but also continue to assist you in your research. ”
Xu Yi didn't have any surprised expression: "Please tell your Excellency the Great Magician your conditions." ”
"As I originally envisioned. It is the technology that we both enjoy together, and then as long as the chamber of commerce that uses these two technologies, they must pay patent fees for these two technologies. However, there is currently no corresponding patent bill within the kingdom or the wizards' union. So after thinking about it, I think it's better to deal with these two technologies in the same way that your chamber of commerce did before. "Eisenka Grand Magician said.
"The way our chamber of commerce adopts it?" Xu Yi thought for a moment. refers to the direct sale of technology. And then charge the corresponding fee?"
"Yes. I think it's a great way to do it, and now we share both technologies. Then the proceeds from the sale of technology are also shared by both of us. What do you think, President Xu?"
Xu Yi pondered for a moment and asked, "There are two questions. How should we calculate the proportion of our two shares, and how should we calculate these two technologies in the magic machinery of our New Flying Chamber of Commerce?"
"Because the research of these two technologies is funded by your new flying chamber of commerce, and my side is paid, so I think it is a reasonable choice to score half points. As for the new flying chamber of commerce, these two technologies will also be used...... President Xu, I think you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also need to spend money to buy these two technologies, but we still divide them in half. ”
"In other words, if we want to use these two technologies, we still have to pay you the corresponding technology usage fees?" Xu also asked.
"Yes. ”
Xu Yi thought for a while and shook his head: "I don't agree." If these two technologies are sold to other chambers of commerce, then I agree with the distribution plan proposed by you, Your Excellency the Great Mage. But if we are the new pilots who use these two technologies ourselves, then I hope we will be able to avoid this. ”
The Great Magician of Eisenka seemed to have some surprises that Xu Yi would refuse so simply, and frowned slightly.
"President Xu, although these two technologies have been invested by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I and my magicians have also put a lot of effort into it. If, as you said, you new pilots don't need to fly any fees for using these two technologies, then we will lose a lot of money as a result. What do you think...... Is that fair?"
"It's not about fairness or unfairness, I just don't want the magic machines produced by our Chamber of Commerce to be limited in one way or another, or at least, I don't like it. Xu Yi said bluntly.
Grand Magician Eisenka's brow furrowed even deeper.
"President Xu, I hope you don't let your personal preferences influence your judgment. As I said earlier, I can pay liquidated damages to your chamber of commerce according to the agreement, and then take these two technologies as my own. In the future, if your chamber of commerce wants to use these two technologies, you will have to buy them from me. ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly, let go of his body, leaned back on the chair, spread his hands, and said with a relaxed expression: "If Your Excellency the Great Magician really decides to do this, please." ”
Grand Magician Eysenka immediately changed color slightly. (To be continued......)