The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 571 Patent Grant
"You flatter me by saying that," Wang Chuanfu said modestly. "Electric vehicles aren't really anything new. They've been developed domestically and internationally, and some people even started working on them over a hundred years ago. The only problem now is how to mass-produce them and ensure their stable operation on the road."

“These are not problems, they’re very simple. In fact, the conditions are already in place,” Liu Hua said with a smile. “The question is whether you’re willing to do it.”

“We are working on it, Professor Liu.” Wang Chuanfu nodded. “Our lab is developing electric vehicles, but we have many problems.”

Liu Hua smiled, and Wang Chuanfu continued, "I initially came here to ask for your help, but you just said that the conditions are already met, and I suddenly had an idea."

"what idea?"

"I would like to invite you to invest in my company," Wang Chuanfu said with a smile. "Let's cooperate in producing electric vehicles."

Liu Hua shook his head: "You want both my skills and my money? You're dreaming too much."

"Hahahaha." Wang Chuanfu laughed: "Electric vehicles, this is the general trend. If we don't get them on the road now, sooner or later this track will be occupied by others. You have the technology, why can't you turn the technology into reality?"

Liu Hua waved his hand: "To be honest, I have absolutely no interest in this industry. Moreover, I have great confidence in the development of electric vehicles in our country. Even without my participation, there will be no room for foreigners to act recklessly in the electric vehicle race in the future."

Wang Chuanfu asked in confusion, "If everyone is so optimistic about the domestic electric vehicle industry, why are they unwilling to invest in our company? Is it because they look down on me?"

“You are absolutely fine with this. You are very likely to become a leading figure in our country’s electric vehicle industry in the future.” Liu Hua praised, “The reason I am unwilling to invest is simply because I do not want to get involved in these industries. Our country’s companies have great potential in these industries in the future, and there is no need for me to waste my energy on them. I would rather fill the gaps.”

“Great.” Wang Chuanfu gave a thumbs up: “Besides this word, I can’t find any other suitable word to describe you. Compared with you, our little ideals seem selfish and vulgar.”

"Since the opening up, our country has been able to develop so rapidly because of countless individuals with countless small ideals." Liu Hua said with a smile, "As long as it is positive and progressive, these two words should not be used to describe ideals. If these two words can be used to describe it, then it is not an ideal, but only greed."

"How many technology patents do you have that could be used in electric vehicles?"

Liu Hua waved his hand: "You can't ask me these questions. As the boss, I can't handle these things. I'll have someone ask you."

People from Taiyi New Energy and Taiyi Heavy Industry were summoned, and after a detailed search, it was found that there were more than 3,000 patents that could be used in electric vehicles.

"I never expected you to have so many patents," Wang Chuanfu said enviously. "Could you sell them to me, or license them to me?"

“Of course it’s not a problem.” Liu Hua nodded. “You can find someone to talk to. I won’t interfere with these matters. Someone will take care of how to talk to them.”

At this moment, the company's legal counsel walked in: "Boss, we just received a message from the Americans. Tesla wants to talk to us about acquiring the patents."

Liu Hua waved his hand and said firmly, "I disagree. I can authorize it, but I will never sell the patent."

Hearing Liu Hua's words, Wang Chuanfu finally felt relieved. He had been worried that if the patent had been bought, he would have wasted his time. Liu Hua saw his concern: "Don't worry, since I founded the company, I have never sold a patent. He's not the only one who wants to buy it, but I've never let them have their way."

Liu Hua sighed: "My only regret now is that I haven't established standards. Compared with standards, patents are still inferior."

Wang Chuanfu's mind was in turmoil. Not to mention that you haven't established standards, our entire country has hardly ever established industry standards. If it were him, it would be something he wouldn't even dare to think about.

"No wonder you became an academician. You have lofty aspirations, unlike us, who are only concerned with our own little corner of the world all day long."

Taiyi Group had just replied to Tesla when Tesla's acquisition specialist arrived at the company the very next day.

Liu Hua knew about this and sneered: "You bastard, you've already arrived in the capital, but you still have to do a show of it. What, did you lose face by setting foot in our Taiyi Group, or are you still dreaming of settling things with a single proclamation? Double their authorization fee."

The negotiations were obviously not going well. Ma Jianjun was furious when he received an overseas call. He hadn't expected the authorization fee to be so high.

He is not the Ma Jianjun of twenty years later. He is still in the early stages of his career. He has a little money, but it is not enough to support his grand ideals. Right now, he is penniless and wishes he could split his money in two to spend.

He was reluctant to pay such a large licensing fee, but Liu Hua had applied for a key technology patent. Without this patent, not only would his future electric vehicle empire be impossible, but even his current prototype vehicle wouldn't be able to hit the road.

"Buy it." Ma Jianjun said through gritted teeth, "No matter how expensive it is, we must buy it. Without this technology patent, our cars are just empty boxes."

Ma Jianjun's massive financial loss allowed Wang Chuanfu to profit from it. Liu Hua's consistent strategy was to compensate for losses on one side with losses on the other. Since Ma Jianjun paid a high price, Wang Chuanfu only needed to give a token amount.

Wang Chuanfu spent very little money to package all of Liu Hua's patents, but it was just a licensing agreement.

Of course, this small amount of money is still a huge sum, but compared to the value of the patent package, it's not just a drop in the ocean, it's a significant discount.

Wang Chuanfu returned home overjoyed with all his patents. Now he was full of confidence, certain that he could mass-produce electric cars ahead of time, even as electric cars were already on the roads in the US.

The person in charge of the report asked incredulously, "Boss, can this car really run on electricity? And can it run as fast as a gasoline car?"

Liu Hua looked his legal department subordinate up and down: "The company you work for now is in the new energy sector, and you don't even believe in the future of new energy?"

"I just find it hard to believe that if a car doesn't use gasoline, can it still be called a car? And can people really believe in electric cars?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "I never expected that there would be such a conservative believer hiding in the new energy company."

(End of this chapter)