Roy was interested in the licensing of patents and talked a lot with Richard.

However, the two of them just chatted and did not sign a contract or anything.

After all, this is not a trivial matter, according to the laws of the major powers of the Holy Dome Continent, the patent protection period ranges from ten to thirty years, and the maximum of weapons and equipment is thirty years.

In other words, as long as you apply for a patent for a mandala musket now, if you want to make money from the patent, you have to work hard in the past thirty years.

Therefore, if Roy authorizes Syxth, the details, such as how many years of authorization, the proportion of shares, etc., must be negotiated.

As for Richard, although he is the majority shareholder of the Syxis company, the majority shareholder is not equal to a word, he still needs to go back to the company to discuss and obtain the consent of the majority of shareholders before he can sign a contract with Roy.

Now the two can only have a preliminary understanding of the intentions of both parties, and the follow-up cooperation has to be discussed slowly.

Of course, Richard also assured Roy that as long as he could sign a licensing contract with Roy, the licensing fee would be five percent of the sales. According to the market of the Sky Wolf Empire, this kind of licensing fee calculated by sales is generally around two to five percent, and five percent is considered the top level. He is a major shareholder, and the Lord can still do this.

The two had a good conversation, and then Roy brought out another mandala-1002 for Richard to try. This is the short-tube version, with a total length of thirty-five centimeters. It is said that the pistol is a little longer, but it is still a lot shorter than the 1001, which is one meter three meters long.

The principle of both guns is the same, but there are slight differences in details.

It's easy to make things bigger, but it's more technically challenging to make things small. Although the range of this short-barreled version is not as good as that of the long-barreled version, it is actually more refined in workmanship and has a higher cost price.

Roy positioned the long-barreled gun as a military or police rifle, and the short-barreled gun as a defensive weapon for law enforcement officers or a military commander.

Richard obviously prefers this short-tube version, after all, it is more refined and more convenient to carry.

Seeing this, Roy said that he would return and give him a specially customized short-barreled gun.

This made Richard very happy, in fact, he felt that the short pipe in his hand was very good, Roy just sent him directly, there was no need to break the bank.

But he was still embarrassed to say this, not because of how expensive the gun was, but because Roy's patent had not yet been registered, and the contract with Syxis had not been signed. If you give him a gun now, there may be a risk of leaks.

Since it is cooperation, it naturally has to be taken seriously. Richard knew that he would definitely not take the initiative to leak secrets, but it would be difficult to say in case there were some passive situations, so he simply did not speak.

In the evening, the sun had set, and Richard was reluctant to leave the range.

He invited Roy to his house for dinner, but Roy politely declined today, and he still had some things to attend to.

Richard didn't force it, he told Roy to hurry up and register the patent, and then he would be contacted again as soon as possible.

Then Richard left in his own car.

However, after being away from the Dawn Racing for a while, Richard's mood of seeing the hunt was a little lighter, and he suddenly frowned.

He always felt as if he had overlooked something..........

"That's right! The Mandala-1001 and 1002 muskets that Roy took out don't seem to be the same as the ones he used in the finals!"

Richard slapped his thigh.

If he's not mistaken, the musket used by the Dawn team in the final seems to be able to shoot continuously in a short period of time!

But what Roy just showed him was the last bullet and one shot. Although the time interval is short and it is easy to reload, this is not a continuous shot, and there is always only one bullet in the gun!

It didn't quite look like the game he saw......

Richard said to himself:

"Could it be that the driver is in the car, manually reloading?"

But he quickly shook his head again.

"Not right! If you are good at shooting in normal times, then it is still possible. But in the Sirius Cup

In the heat of the battle, it is absolutely impossible for the driver to reload accurately! After all, it's not one gun, it's twenty!"

Richard's brow furrowed, and he remembered that Roy hadn't taken the gun from the Dawn car just now, but from the cabinet.

Richard thought at the time that Roy was trying to keep the car as it was, but now it seems ......

"This little fox is hidden! He should have another gun, one that was more advanced than the Mandala 1001 - at least more advanced in terms of reloading! It's interesting, it's really interesting......

Richard smiled and shook his head.

Ever since Roy had saved Erin and the name appeared in front of him, he still had Roy to some extent, but he found that Roy had exceeded his estimate time and time again.

This young man has a future!

On the other side, after seeing off Richard, Roy returned to his office and thought about it carefully.

"Working with Richard is a great way to do it......

If Roy wants to sell arms directly in the Sirius Empire, or this kind of musket that can change the mode of war, the benefits will definitely be higher. At least more than the cost of his authorization.

But this is too risky, after all, it will seize the market of other arms giants, and you are a small company with no background, just wait for others to retaliate.

And there is another problem, that is, the market here is huge!

The influence of the Sky Wolf Empire is definitely at the level of the Holy Dome Continent, and selling arms in the Sky Wolf Empire is not only sold to the Sky Wolf Empire, but also to most of the entire Holy Dome Continent.

If Roy goes all out to sell it again, with the quality of this mandala gun, it will definitely sell out! But with such a large market, his production capacity will definitely not be able to keep up......

After all, his factory is in the small country of the United Kingdom of Stokato, and he has to provide these guns for himself and the kingdom's army, which is already a lot of distribution. If it is provided to the Heavenly Wolf Empire or even the entire Holy Dome Continent...... That capacity will definitely not be able to keep up.

If the production capacity can't keep up, the sales volume can't be raised, and the money will naturally be less.

Of course, you can sell at a higher price, and the unit price is high, and the profit is naturally high.

But the problem is that the technical content of this gun is not too high, if the price is really too outrageous, it is estimated that others will risk infringement lawsuits, and they will also have to imitate it. Litigation is very difficult, especially cross-border lawsuits, and Roy doesn't want to be so troublesome.

So after thinking about it, unless Roy doesn't plan to sell mandala muskets right now, working with Richard is the best choice. ….

"If this cooperation is successful and can bring me a lot of benefits, then I can continue to work together in the future, such as this ......."

A short-barreled revolver appeared in Roy's hand.

The gun in the Dawn Racer is a revolver that can fire six times in a short period of time. This is a more advanced weapon than the Mandala-1001, and Roy is not ready to go on the market for the time being, mainly to equip his own people on a small scale.

He felt that Richard should be able to see that he had kept a hand, which was exactly what he was trying to do.

In business, you can't be modest and clumsy. Should you shine your muscles, you still have to shine your muscles. In general, everyone likes to do business with powerful people.

Let Richard know that he still has a good gun, and the follow-up cooperation will of course be smoother.

Speaking of which, though, the revolver — a revolver with paper-shelled bullets to be precise — was a transitional product in Roy's eyes. Although it has many advantages and is handsome, the disadvantages are also obvious.

That is, there are many small parts, the structure is complex, it is easy to be damaged, the nest and the end of the barrel are easy to leak, and the transverse size is increased.

Oh yes, and the most important thing is that it's expensive! The cost of the revolver was much higher than that of the 1001 and 1002.

Now that metal-shelled bullets and smokeless gunpowder have been made, a part of the Mandala Design Institute is working on magazine-fed and magazine-fed guns. Waters told Roy that the research had come a long way, and it was estimated that it would not be long before a better gun could be made. Those guns were what Roy was looking forward to the most.

Of course, the revolver is over-attributed, but now

It's still a good thing, and he may have to cooperate with Richard in the future, after all, his own mandala company is still too small.

Roy enlisted Waters and asked them to help make some limited mandala guns.

There are a lot of guns, but they don't need to be remade, they just need to be modified, and they are different from ordinary guns. For example, get some beautiful patterns, get some gold and silver plating, and so on.

The dwarves were very efficient, making several in just one night.

Seeing these beautiful guns, Roy was very satisfied, both in terms of appearance and ability, they were the top muskets.

Then Roy thought about the licensing issue again, if it was licensed, he would definitely not be exclusively licensed, because he would still produce it himself. Exclusive authorization, then you can't produce it yourself.

And if you produce it yourself, it's better not to compete with the company Sykes. After all, the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and there is no need to fight with yourself.

Roy's previous plan was to demarcate the area, for example, the sales area of the Mandala Company on the side of the United Kingdom of Stokato, and the sales area of the Syxis Company on the side of the Sirius Empire. They don't influence each other.

But now after seeing these beautiful guns, Roy suddenly felt that maybe there was another way!

That is, the mandala company sells high-end products.

For example, this gorgeous gun, or for example, more effort is put into the cost of raw materials and manufacturing, and the quality is better, but the price is also higher.

The company sells low-end products - not that they are of poor quality, but that they are cost-effective compared to the products of the Mandala company.

One is based on quality, and the other is based on quantity. Then there is not much competition between the two companies. ….

Roy thought it was a good idea, and he was going to study it with him the next time he saw Richard.

He believed that Richard would not refuse, because for an arms giant like Syxeth, it must be more profitable to walk.

But when I saw Richard again, things suddenly changed.

……

Eyler Manor, Richard's study.

Roy and Richard sat across from each other.

Looking at Richard with a serious face, Roy asked curiously:

"Mr. Richard, you are in such a hurry to find me, is there something wrong with the musket?"

Roy had just been shopping with Erin.

He didn't really want to go, but he couldn't stand Irene's soft grinding.

The charitable foundation has just started, and Erin has a lot to do, but today is just a temporary break, and Erin is ready to come out to breathe.

Looking at Erin's pitiful appearance, Roy relented and had to agree, he wasn't too busy himself anyway.

It's just that not long after he arrived on the street, he was found by someone sent by Richard, saying that he was looking for Roy in an emergency.

Since it was an urgent matter, the shopping was naturally canceled, and Erin was a little unhappy, but Roy was quite happy.

It's just that after seeing Richard's serious face, Roy's happiness is gone.

The two have an intersecting business, only a mandala gun, and Richard is so anxious to find him, obviously a problem with the gun.

Sure enough, Richard nodded, and said helplessly:

"It's really a matter of muskets......

Royce frowned. Is the licensing fee too high?

"How?"

Richard shrugged his shoulders and said:

"It's a bit unfortunate that the company bought a musket patent two days ago. I didn't pay much attention to this before, but I didn't expect this patent to conflict with my proposal......

After some explanation by Richard, Roy probably knew the reason -

The company Syxis bought a patent for a musket the other day.

Patents are something that the company has been buying, and they themselves have been applying for it, so it's nothing new.

An ordinary musket patent, the asking price is not high, and one million can be bought out. With this amount of money, the manager himself can call the shots.

After buying it, a lot

The shareholders of the company did not know about this matter, because it was really a very small matter, and the report to the shareholders was only a few words.

But what I didn't expect was that after the research of the company's design department, it was found that this musket patent was very powerful! It is even possible to change the mode of war!

So he hurriedly convened the board of directors to study, and at that time Richard happened to be playing with guns at Roy's.

It wasn't until he returned to the company that he found out about it.

He saw the musket patent, and it was really good. Because it is not loaded with gunpowder and projectiles from the muzzle, but from the breech!

Although it is still a step of "pouring gunpowder, loading the projectile, setting fire to the cap......", the loading speed is very slow. But it has a big advantage, that is, it can be loaded on its stomach! You don't have to stand and reload like a breech gun.

This means that it is possible to shoot on your stomach!

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with saying that this musket patent can change the mode of warfare.

The senior management of the company felt that this new musket could be developed and produced! It's like drowsiness, and I'm sending a pillow! ….

Although the Sykes Company is the third largest arms giant in the Sky Wolf Empire, it looks very beautiful, but every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.

There are still two giants on top of Syxetus!

And Sykesaith hasn't released a new product for a long time, and he has eaten the old book for a long time. The fourth largest arms company has been eyeing them for a long time and has always wanted to surpass them.

Their company's current situation is like rowing, if you don't advance, you will retreat!

The new musket that I suddenly discovered seemed to be tailor-made for them!

It was at this time that Richard and Roy had almost finished talking, and he came to the company with his own ideas.

And then Richard was stunned, and was preempted?

However, after seeing the details, he breathed a sigh of relief. The so-called new musket patent is obviously inferior to Roy's mandala gun!

It's just that when he proposed it at the meeting, he didn't get the support of most of the people.

There are two reasons for this.

One is that the price is too high. The former is a patent bought out for 1 million, and the latter requires 5% of sales, which is a big difference!

Businessmen are profit-seeking, so they will naturally choose the most cost-effective way.

The other is because Richard didn't make it clear. He knew that the mandala gun must be better than that patent, but others didn't know it! Others can only be understood through Richard's dictation, and Richard can't say much, and many things can only be vaguely explained - because he promised Roy that before the contract was signed, he could not disclose specific information, because Roy had not registered a patent yet.

The reason why the patent has not been registered is because it is on the safe side. After all, the registration has to be made public, and if the cooperation with the Syxis company is not successful, and other companies take a fancy to this patent and want to use some means to obtain it, then Roy will be more troublesome.

This caused a lot of trouble for Richard.

But he is a very professional person, especially if the partner is Roy, since he agreed, he naturally has to do what he says.

So this leads to the fact that when everyone hears it, oh, they can shoot on their stomachs, they all reload relatively quickly, and they are all new muskets...... Aren't they all the same?

But the price of your mandala is too high, and the patent fee for the "new musket" is only one million, which has already been paid.

The company is large, but it is not necessary to work on two identical projects at the same time, only one of the two can be chosen.

Then don't you have to think about it, you must choose the "new musket"!

At such times, while other shareholders respect Richard as a major shareholder, they will vote for what seems to be the best deal.

Richard owns 30 percent of the company's shares and does not have an absolute controlling stake, so he cannot force a change in the company's strategy.

But there are also many shareholders close to Richard in the company, who together hold more than 33 percent of the shares and have a veto on major matters. This involves the future direction of the company, which is naturally a major matter.

So, Richard stepped in to stop the "new style

Musket" proposal passed.

The current situation is that his "mandala musket" was rejected, but so was the proposal for a "new musket".

Of course, after all, the shareholders are their own people, and there is no malicious competition from outsiders or anything, so there was no tension at the meeting, Richard said that it was to be considered, and everyone else also expressed understanding.

Every time a company sets up a big project, it is not so easy to pass. It usually takes some time before the final decision is made, and they are used to it.

However, this matter is very important now, and it may affect the future status of the Syxthis company, so everyone hopes that Richard will think about it as soon as possible.

Then, Richard called Roy.

After listening to this, Roy suddenly had a toothache.

The plan to make money lying down has failed?

He glanced at Richard, who had a serious face, and he always felt that Richard should not just give up.

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