I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 753 Is the United States determined to "go to war" with China?
Xishan No. 1 Courtyard.

The four of them sat leisurely in the living room, with Guo Ziyang and Xu Qingzhou discussing their plans to open a company in August.

Ding Jiahui leaned over and took a big bite out of the apple in Guo Ziyang's hand, while interjecting, "Two of the five founders of the studio are planning to leave."

Song Yao took Er Miao back into her arms, "What's the reason?"

The little brat who was struggling just moments ago is now snoring away peacefully under the girl's gentle touch.

Ding Jiahui thought for a moment, "The entrepreneurial philosophy is different now."

"Guo Ziyang, another person, and I tend to build our own IP, starting with fun mini-games and gradually expanding, taking a steady and solid approach. However, the other two prefer to directly connect with the mainstream market and turn to large-scale AAA projects."

“We’ve actually discussed this many times, but neither of us can convince the other.”

Guo Ziyang said with great regret.

"Guo Ziyang and I plan to buy the shares of those two people who left. Even if the investment bank brings in funds, our shareholding will not be less than 51%, which is above the absolute control line."

There is no banquet in the world that doesn't end.

It is not uncommon for founders to part ways.

Xu Qingzhou wasn't surprised. The essence of starting a business and running a research group is actually quite similar. In the past, some of his collaborators went into administration or started businesses selling goods.

He asked, "When the founder leaves, they take some of the funds with them. What's your financial situation like?"

"No problem."

Guo Ziyang smiled and said, "I knew a senior from my school days who worked in investment banking. A few days ago, I told her about our project, and she was willing to provide us with seed funding. Although it's not a lot of money, it's enough for the initial operations."

He discussed the funding issue with Ding Jiahui and finally decided to raise the funds himself.

no doubt.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao are both wealthy, and they could easily secure investment if they asked. However, they prefer to obtain seed funding through their own efforts rather than relying on their friendships.

Besides, when friends get involved in financial transactions, there's always a sense that things aren't entirely pure. We should wait until we need Xu Qingzhou and the others to help us out in an emergency before making any decisions.

Xu Qingzhou and his companion understood their old friends' thoughts; the fact that the investment bank was willing to invest showed that they valued Guo Ziyang's project.

"It's not easy to meet up," Ding Jiahui said, resting her chin on her hand.

When I was in high school, I imagined that everyone was in Kyoto and we could have a meal together anytime. But now I realize that it's actually quite difficult to have a meal together.

Xu Qingzhou laughed: "This is the norm for oxen and horses. They are always busy with various things, but when they are really free, they just want to lie down and do nothing."

"Are you sure you don't want to do anything? Someone just can't sit still; even when they're resting, they're thinking about math calculations."

Song Yao complained from the side.

"Too curly, deserves to be scolded."

Ding Jiahui supports her good friend.

3pm.

The group went out to buy groceries. As before, the two girls were in charge of preparing the food, while Xu Qingzhou and Guo Ziyang were the ones who did nothing but clean up after the meal.

At 6 p.m., the four of them were already sitting around the bubbling hot pot.

"cheers."

The four people clinked glasses.

After eating for a while, Guo Ziyang and Ding Jiahui looked at each other, coughed lightly, and grabbed Ding Jiahui's hand.

"Today, we'd like to take this opportunity to announce something."

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao also stopped eating.

The company matters have been discussed, so the major issue Guo Ziyang mentioned is probably related to his personal life. Such a major issue could mean either a breakup or a further step in the relationship.

The latter is definitely the one in front of us. Guo Ziyang chuckled: "We got our licenses a few days ago, so we're officially licensed to work now."

"Tsk tsk, you guys did a great job keeping it a secret. You did something big without making a sound."

"Jiahui, congratulations."

Song Yao smiled, genuinely happy for her best friend.

"Come on, let's raise a glass to congratulate you two on your successful marriage."

Xu Qingzhou picked up his wine glass.

The four men clinked glasses again, laughing and joking as they reminisced about the past.

At the same time, on the other side.

"Old Guo and his team, sigh, they're just too stubborn." The young man shook his head and said, "It's not 20 years ago anymore. If a studio like ours doesn't latch onto a big company and has to work our way up little by little, let alone make it to the top, we'll be crushed into dust by big companies if we're not careful."

His name is Wang Linchuan, and he is a member of Guo Ziyang's studio.

Zhang Mo, a member of another studio, took a sip of his drink and asked, "I heard that a manager from miHoYo wanted to poach our studio a few days ago?"

"Yes, but Lao Guo refused."

Wang Linchuan said helplessly, "Guo prefers to develop his own business rather than be affiliated with a company."

miHoYo – you might not recognize the company name, but you're sure to know their games. Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd are two phenomenal games created by this company.

miHoYo can definitely be considered an emerging gaming giant.

What caught HamiGame's eye was their previous work, "Ancient Building Restorer," which was designed by HamiGame and received a lot of positive feedback in the mini-game field.

Wang Linchuan sighed and said, "I used to think the same way. It's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond. I can make my own decisions about my company. But when I think about it carefully, it's actually quite good. With a big company, I don't have to worry about the company suddenly going bankrupt one day."

Zhang Mo didn't say anything. When they first got together, they wanted to make a name for themselves and take the path of independent development, but that was very difficult.

Wang Linchuan said, "Old Zhang, come with me to Leihuo Technology. It's a subsidiary of NetEase, and the benefits are definitely not bad."

"I need to think about it."

Zhang Mo spoke slowly.

Europe.

Munich, Germany, is home to the administrative headquarters of the Max Planck Society.

Klinger looked at the documents in his hand. "Oh, they're sure they want to do this. I mean, targeting Xia now seems a bit foolish."

"The United States is willing to cover 50% of our breach of contract penalty, and the price of the superconducting thin film will be one-third of that in China."

Across from him was Tom Wen Lawrence, the president of the Max Planck Society.

Lawrence continued, "Germany doesn't want to take sides and intends to remain neutral in this tug-of-war. The council's intention is that China and the United States each take half of the superconducting thin films we purchase, which will save us 10 billion euros in costs."

"What about the lithium dendrite and shuttle effect technology packages? If China takes countermeasures in these areas, European and American automakers will suffer heavy losses."

Klinger frowned.

According to the original contract, they needed to purchase all their superconducting thin films from China.

Is the United States determined to "go to war" with China this time?
"The U.S. Department of Energy has developed a new technology, which, although not as good as China's patent, is 80% more effective."

Lawrence said, "We haven't completely sided with the United States, which is the best outcome for China. Moreover, I believe China won't use these two technologies as bargaining chips right away. You know, China urgently needs the European and American markets right now."

In previous negotiations with China, in order to acquire lithium dendrite and shuttle effect technologies, Europe and the United States were forced to open up their battery markets, allowing Chinese companies to enter.

It should be noted that many of Xia Guo's large enterprises have already built factories in Europe and America.

If the Xia Kingdom were to impose controls on these two technologies, they themselves would suffer heavy losses first.

(End of this chapter)