The peaceful days passed by in a flash. On October 19th, Patriot Corporation arrived at the Green Lake Hotel in Shuanghu District and invited Shi Lei for a preliminary contact.
Shi Lei did not agree immediately. Instead, he told Patriot Corporation that they would discuss it again on October 20th.
Mu Shuang had a professional class that day. She was not going to skip it!
Two days ago, Leica Corporation sent a letter stating that they would send a business negotiator to Shuanghu City to meet with Shi Lei.
However, Leica Corporation did not show much interest in it!
The strict people of the Willpower Nation paid great attention to patent issues.
The Willpower Smiley Face Test patent was not in Shi Lei's hands. Hence, Leica Corporation was not interested in it.
The next day, at 8: 30 a.m., Shi Lei had just woken up and washed up when a phone call came in.
Looking at the unfamiliar number, Shi Lei did not hesitate and answered the call.
A solemn and serious English voice came from the phone.
"Hello, is this Mr. Shi?"
Shi Lei held the phone in his left hand and replied in English, "This is Shi Lei. May I ask who you are?"
"Hello, Mr. Shi. I'm the representative of the Leica company, Ludwig William Erhard. You can call me Ludwig or William." Ludwig introduced himself.
"We have arrived at the Green Lake Hotel in Shuanghu District.
Mr. Shi, when can you come over? We can discuss the cooperation regarding the smiley face test. "
Shi Lei listened to the long list of names and scolded in his heart. Foreigners' names were really long and hard to remember!
"Mr. William, I can come over today!"
Shi Lei knew the style of the people of the Willpower Nation. They were definitely action-oriented. If he ignored them like Patriot Corporation, the representative of Leica Corporation might just leave.
Sure enough, William replied over the phone, "Mr. Shi, let's meet at the Green Lake Hotel at 10 a.m. to discuss the smiley face test procedure. What do you think?"
Shi Lei thought about it and agreed.
Mu Shuang did not have any professional class today. She could skip it and help Shi Lei with the negotiation.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Lei immediately went to Room 502 and knocked on the door.
"Little Ink, Mu Shuang, open the door!"
"No!"
Lingyumo's voice could be heard. "Stone Monster, we're still in our pajamas. You big pervert, don't even think about coming in!"
Shi Lei grinned evilly and said, "If you don't want to open it, then don't!
Hurry up and change your clothes. We'll go out for breakfast and then go to the Green Lake Hotel to continue the negotiations! "
At 9: 50 in the morning, Shi Lei arrived at the Green Lake Hotel with the two beauties and met with the representative of the Leica Company in the lobby.
Only two people came from Leica. One of them was Ludwig William Erhard, the one who called Shi Lei. The other was Conrad Cole, the software engineer of Leica's digital camera. William was the deputy head of the software department.
William rented a small conference room in the Green Lake Hotel, unlike the Kodak Company, who chose to discuss business at the dining table.
From this point, it could be seen that the Willpower State was different from the Lijian Province.
In the small conference room, after the introduction of both parties, William went straight to the point. "Mr. Shi, did you bring the smiley-face detection program?"
This time, Shi Lei brought his own laptop and a high-definition camera.
He took out the laptop, turned it on, and handed it to Conrad.
This guy was the expert in verifying the smiley-face detection program, not William, who was just a deputy head.
Conrad operated the program on the laptop without needing any instructions from Shi Lei.
He first used himself as a model and used the high-definition camera to take a few photos.
Then, he took photos of William, the small conference room, and various indoor scenes.
While Conrad was testing the program, William and Shi Lei chatted about the culture and customs of the Willpower State.
Looking at how familiar Shi Lei was with William, talking about everything from Munich's annual Beer Festival to the Bremen Carnival, as well as the various customs of the Willpower State, one couldn't help but have an illusion. Could it be that Shi Lei had lived in the Willpower State before?
William was very happy that Shi Lei was familiar with the Willpower State, and both of them had a pleasant conversation.
"Shi Lei, we welcome you to our Willpower State for this year's Munich Beer Festival!"
After a pleasant conversation, William and Shi Lei had become friends, and there was a change in the way they addressed each other.
Shi Lei chuckled. "Great!
William, I will definitely become the Beer King for this year's Munich Beer Festival! "
William looked at Shi Lei in shock. "My friend, is your alcohol tolerance very good?"
Shi Lei boasted, "When it comes to alcohol tolerance, I'm not bragging, but I've never gotten drunk after drinking beer!" This wasn't Shi Lei talking nonsense, but Shi Lei didn't drink much beer. He usually drank coconut milk!
"Wow!"
William looked at Shi Lei with admiration. "Shi Lei, I must invite you to this year's Munich Beer Festival.
Our Leica Company is one of the sponsors of the Beer Festival. I will get the organizing committee to send you an invitation! "
Shi Lei's expression didn't change as he continued to boast. "No problem!
It's just a Beer King, and I will easily win! "
Both of them chatted for nearly an hour before the technical engineer, Conrad, finished the test and returned the laptop to Shi Lei.
"Mr. Conrad, how is the effect of the smiley-face detection program?" Shi Lei asked with a smile.
Conrad's expression was solemn. "It's very outstanding!
Our Leica Company needs such an outstanding digital camera software! "
The people of the Willpower State were strict and practical. If they needed a smiley-face detection, then they needed it. They wouldn't pretend that they didn't need it.
William kept his smile. "Shi Lei, although we are friends, this is related to the company's interests. I will do my job properly!"
Shi Lei nodded. "That's for the best!
William, you can talk to Ms. Mu Shuang!
She is my company's representative. "
Mu Shuang said with a straight face, "Mr. Ludwig, nice to meet you!"
William replied, "Ms. Mu, nice to meet you.
How much are you going to ask for the smiley-face detection program? "
"Two million US dollars!" Mu Shuang raised two fair fingers. Her thin lips parted slightly as she uttered a number.
"Impossible!"
William immediately shook his head and rejected. "Although this smiley-face detection program is very good, our Willpower State's patent is in Sony's hands. Even if you sell the source code to us, Sony will find trouble with us!
But the source code is not worth 2 million USD!
We can offer 300,000 USD, which is equivalent to 2.4 million USD in West Xia's currency! "
Mu Shuang said softly, "Mr. Ludwig, are you joking?
Just 300,000 USD to buy a software that can revolutionize the digital camera industry? Isn't that a little funny? "
Leica's internal evaluation department had already evaluated the value of the smiley-face detection program.
Although Sony owned the patent, Shi Lei's software was more advanced. Leica could slowly compete with Sony and could even apply for a new patent after the innovation.
Therefore, they were still a little interested in the smiley face test. They had some ideas about it, but they weren't completely uninterested.
"350,000 USD!"
William raised the price. "No matter how good the smiley-face detection program is, the patent is still in Sony's hands!"
Mu Shuang didn't budge an inch. "Mr. Ludwig, let me correct a mistake you made.
The smiley-face detection program's patent is not entirely in Sony's hands.
At least, Mr. Xia's patent is in our hands!
Mr. Xia's development is getting better, and his spending power is increasing. The sales of Leica cameras in Mr. Xia are also increasing. I think Leica does not have statistics, right? "
William said, "Ms. Mu, are you selling the smiley-face detection program and Mr. Xia's patent together?
If this is the case, Leica will raise the price! "
Mu Shuang shook her head. "We will keep the patent!"
"Ms. Mu, if you are only selling the software's source code, the most we can offer is 350,000 USD!" William was slightly disappointed.
Mr. Xia's market was like what Mu Shuang said. The market was increasing rapidly. If Leica owns Mr. Xia's patent, it would be beneficial to their sales in Mr. Xia!
Mu Shuang tucked her hair behind her ears. "We can license Leica to sell the smiley-face detection program in Mr. Xia for free, and we do not need to pay for the patent!"
William thought for a while and raised the price again. "If this is the case, we can pay 375,000 USD, which is equivalent to 3 million RMB in Mr. Xia's currency. We will buy the smiley-face detection program's source code and the license for free!"
"Mr. Ludwig, your price is too low. It does not match the value of the smiley-face detection program.
The source code and the license will be a total of one million USD! "Mu Shuang said coldly.
William was about to haggle when Mu Shuang stood up and interrupted him. "Mr. Ludwig, the negotiations are temporarily suspended. We have also arranged to meet with Lijian Province's Kodak Company and Mr. Xia's local camera company, Patriot Company.
I hope we can work together in the future! "
Shi Lei also stood up and said regretfully, "William, think about it. One million USD is really not expensive!"
William nodded solemnly. "I will report this to the company and persuade the company's management!"
He sent Shi Lei and the other two out of the conference room. Shi Lei's phone rang. After he pressed the answer button, a hearty voice in Mr. Xia's language came from the receiver.
"Hello?
Brother Shi Lei?
I'm Old Zhong from Patriot Company!
Are you free today?
Let's meet at the Green Lake Hotel and have a meal together. How about that? "
Old Zhong's full name was Zhong Muyuan. He was the executive deputy general manager of Patriot Company and also one of the shareholders. He held 17% of the company's shares.
Yesterday, when he called Shi Lei and was given the cold shoulder, he didn't show the slightest emotion.
From this, it could be seen that this person was either a hearty person, or someone who knew how to endure, or perhaps both!
Shi Lei glanced at William and said with a faint smile, "Brother Zhong, I've arrived at the Green Lake Hotel. Where are you?"
Zhong Muyuan's voice was full of surprise. He said happily, "Brother Shi Lei, you've arrived at the Green Lake Hotel?
I'll come out to welcome you!
Wait a moment, wait a moment! "
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