Reborn Millennial Gamer

Chapter 253 Patent!logic moat
San Francisco Bay Hotel, you can see the orange bridge across the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Strait from the window, and a red sun hangs high in the clear sky.

Lu Fei, Gao Yuanyuan and the others reported to each other that they were safe, stretched their waists, and sat back at the table slowly. The computer screen showed the US stock market. He opened at Apple's lowest point and took 13.03% with an average price of $0.32.

Apple has a total share capital of 3.5 million shares, and invested 1497 million US dollars, mostly relying on the money obtained from pledging Xinwolf and Amazon stocks.

Today's three Nasdaq Chinese concept stocks "salted fish turned over", each of them is very strong.

Xinwolf has risen from about US$1 when he started it to US$12.05. At that time, 130 million invested 4.2%, and the book value alone has doubled by 10 times.

What's more, Wangyi, which hit a new listing high, opened at 31.92 US dollars this morning. It has 3000% of its more than 19.95 million shares. .

While thinking about it, the shareholding and quantity of a company kept popping up in my brain, Feigou.com 47.88%, Penguin 55.08%, Logic 90% (in name), Tenfubao 100%, Sogou 8.5%, Qilixiang...

He took a sip of coffee to calm down his feverish brain. He had invested too much, so he remembered everything!
Having money is also a kind of trouble!
There is no need for a few top-notch professionals to do asset management more than right now. Why hasn't Xu Xin left Baring Asia?
While thinking about the expansion of Donglu Private Equity Fund, the landline rang, and Goodman had already taken people downstairs to the hotel.

Called Zhang Tianmei to the bedroom, and after a while, two people walked into the open door. Goodman looked like "fortunately fulfilling his mission":

"Gentlemen, come on, let me introduce you, Huaxia Lu, Jeff White."

"Hello, Lu." Jeff White offered to extend his hand.

"Hello."

Lu Fei shook hands with him and looked him up and down. He was in his forties or fifties, with a hooked nose, brown hair in the Mediterranean, and a retroflex accent. Investment banking experience is a good candidate.

"Lu, this is the negotiated patent license contract. It was faxed to you the day before yesterday. You should have read it, right?"

Goodman pulled two brand new contracts from his briefcase.

Lu Fei hummed, and invited them to sit down, and walked, looking at ten lines at a glance.

The licensing fee for resistive touch screen technology is US$10... Logic exclusive touch screen solution project, with an initial investment of US$100 million...

"If there is no problem, shall we sign the contract?"

Jeff White couldn't stand it anymore. Although Nukvar had contact with NEC, Microsoft, etc., he looked down on the touch technology and thought it was flashy.

Technology research and development requires not only spending money, but also pushing it to the market. Without testing, it is impossible to refine and upgrade iteratively.

Moreover, cooperation with well-known brands greatly enhances the popularity.

"Sol, is it wrong? This is not the contract we want to sign?" Lu Fei frowned and closed the agreement.

Jeff White quickly reviewed it, "Lu, this is the contract, and there is nothing wrong with it! If you think there is a problem with the license price and conditions, we can continue to talk."

"No, this is not the kind of contract I want to sign with you."

Lu Fei kindly asked Zhang Tianmei to hand over a cup of coffee, "What kind of patent license fee, what kind of upfront investment, if I buy your company, wouldn't I not have to spend this money?"

"I special (what)!"

Jeff White couldn't believe it, and repeatedly confirmed: "You want to buy us?"

"Yeah~"

Lu Fei shrugged, "Internal transactions are often cheaper than market transactions. I hope Newark can tailor logic, and many products will use touch technology in the future."

"Slow down, slow down."

Jeff White took a sip of coffee, looked at Goodman, then at the Chinese man, and dug a hole with them and waited for himself to jump.

"Goodman told me that you have the idea of ​​being acquired." Lu Fei stretched out three fingers, "3 million dollars, is it?"

"No, that's right, sir."

Jeff White's heart was pounding, and the cup trembled in his hand.

"but!"

Lu Fei squinted his eyes, "The touchpads and multi-touch keyboards you produce have received a mediocre market response, barely making ends meet, right?"

"Yes."

Jeff White opened his mouth to defend, but was immediately interrupted by Lu Fei, and continued to fight head-on. The project has a large investment, few application scenarios and products...

In short, the value of Newark is suppressed to the limit.

"The key point is that under the current hardware conditions, it is difficult to have mature and cheap products for multi-touch, right?"

Lu Fei spoke the most deadly words in the most amiable tone.

"Although liquid crystal single-touch technology is popular now, the future must be multi-touch!"

Jeff White bottomed out and Hoddie got up.

"White! I thought so too."

Lu Fei stood up and walked straight up to hold his hand, "Let's create together."

Jeff White was stunned by the "hit and pull" commercial guerrilla routine, and when his mind went blank for a moment, he caught a glimpse of Goodman smiling and presented a new agreement from the corner of his eye.

The purchase price is clearly written on it, which is 2X million US dollars.

The black and white text also listed the conditions. Wayne and Elias were promoted to be the technical directors of Logic, responsible for the touch technology of the screen panel, and he, not only can get money, but also enter Logic as a high-level executive.

"To be honest, I'm not interested in Newark's products, I'm only interested in patents and the three of you."

Lu Fei patted him on the shoulder lightly, "Especially you, White, who understands technology and operations, and is the management talent we want."

"The condition is that you want me to convince Wayne and the others to agree?" Jeff White digested everything, the corners of his mouth slightly bitter.

Lu Fei smiled and said, "Smart, this is your first task as vice president."

Jeff White was very entangled in his heart, just like a woman on the eve of her wedding. Before she got married, her husband owed her father 30 yuan and had to pay it back.

But after getting married, Dad, our family doesn't want to pay back the money!
The daughter who is really married, the water that is poured out.

Goodman saw it, and gave a thumbs up secretly. I thought that a Jew like me was so treacherous and shrewd. I didn’t expect, I didn’t expect that Lu Fei’s delicate features, like a little neon, are so bad!
Lu Fei raised his lips, "White, please think from the perspective of the vice president of logic, which number do you think 'X' is suitable to choose from 0 to 9?"

"This, this..."

Jeff White scratched his head, his hair was almost bald: "Uh, Lu, think about it, maybe between 7 and 8...I don't have much relationship with Wayne and Elias, just ordinary colleagues relation……"

Good boy!
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes and looked at Jeff White, who looked embarrassed, "So you will seriously persuade them, right? They will listen to your opinion, right?"

"Of course!"

Jeff White understands very well that this is his vote.

Although from the reduced price of 3000 million to 2700 million dollars, I lost 300 million dollars in vain, and I also made a loss of 46.5 dollars, but when I think about the option incentives I can get in the position of vice president in the future, it will be at least tens of millions.

Let me backstab myself, what's up!
"Then I look forward to your good news." Lu Fei said.

"You'll have it soon."

Jeff White is in a hurry, I'm going to kill myself, and I'll give you the food and drink now!

Watching the people leave, Goodman said quietly: "A German? He looks more like a Jew than us Jews."

"You might as well call him Judas." Lu Fei shrugged.

"But Lu, do you need to bother so much?"

Goodman wondered, touch technology is just a humble technology.

"I want to keep their people, and I want to keep their hearts. I want other companies. Do you have any plans?"

Lu Fei nodded gently, the touch technology is inevitable.

I vaguely remember that in the next two years, Nokia will enter the global mobile phone industry with resistive touch technology and reshuffle the cards.

The touch screen will become the standard configuration of mobile phones.

Logic will enter mobile phones sooner or later, but it is quite difficult for mobile phones to enter the European and American markets, especially the United States.

Any brand that can be active is either a local American brand itself, or has a relationship with American capital and communications, especially monopoly communications operators.

In the United States, bare metal is not as cost-effective as a contract machine.

Therefore, communication operators have a particularly high voice and status. If a mobile phone brand wants to build sales channels, it must open up a relationship with operators, but there are also prerequisites—

There must be a certain patent pool!
The reason why Huawei can break out of China, and why Xiaomi can't break out of China, is rooted in patents. Huawei's international share has fallen, Apple and Samsung are full, and Xiaomi can only drink some soup.

"Here is a company that collects patented technology according to your request, like this PASemi, a company that focuses on ultra-low power consumption processors and batteries...

Goodman took out a catalog and a pile of corporate materials, "There are so many companies, Lu, do you want to eat them all?"

"I don't have such a big appetite yet, so I eat the food one bite at a time."

Lu Fei scratched his lips, those who circled asked for patent licenses, and those who ticked asked for rental services.

Although Logic's overseas turnover exceeded 1.6 million US dollars, after deducting miscellaneous taxes and paying patent fees, the balance is only more than 6000 million US dollars.

Concentrate your firepower and attack the city wall of Touch Touch!

Patents are not only the strength and income of an enterprise, but also a moat. Some hundred-year-old enterprises are dead but not dead, relying on the renewal of patents.

In the future, if logic cannot enter the United States, even if it is cut off, it can rely on the authorization of Apple and Samsung's touch technology to earn a piece of the pie, and if it is possible——

Let Apple be America's millet!
While thinking, he suddenly thought, "What is Apple doing recently?"

"They are busy with public relations and public relations to restore their image."

Zhang Tianmei smiled, "As Mr. Lu said, people are designed by people, and the company is designed by people. A company with 'innovation' as its people, once Apple loses innovation, the people's design will collapse. Should we add more fire? , to sue Apple for infringing on the logic of the turntable design, making people's design collapse more completely?"

Murder, but also torture?

Lu Fei remained calm, "Have they responded to the lawyer's letter we sent to Apple?"

"Yes, Apple's legal department has contacted us in private, with the intention of reconciliation."

Goodman touched his chin. "They also revealed a strange gossip that Jobs was hospitalized for kidney stones."

"Zizi, poor Jobs. Which hospital? I'll go and visit."

Lu Fei declined the infringement lawsuit politely, and he should not be too decisive.

This is in the territory of America, Apple's home field, the great man told us that we should make more friends and fewer enemies.

He got up to go to the bathroom and asked before leaving:

"I remember Andy Lak asked me to meet in 3 days?"

Zhang Tianmei nodded, "He said that he came back from his new post at Neon and formally served as the new president of Sony Music, and discussed with you about Spotify."

"Then these few days, take the time to see Jobs."

Lu Fei shook his head as he walked, "A man can say anything he can't do, except he can't do it."

　Thank you Xuanyuanjian Yuwentuo and Jingzu Tianming for the 100 starting coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)