Chapter 289 Take Care of Me

"Meet me?"

In a coffee shop in Philadelphia, Lu Zhou, who was holding a mobile phone, was slightly stunned when he heard Woolf's words.

Woolf looked helpless: "Yes, I helped you lower the price to 10 million US dollars, and the other party agreed to my offer. But he said that he could not entrust the future of his team to a person who had never met in person. Boss, insist on meeting with you before signing the contract. How about... I arrange for him to come over?"

To be honest, Woolf had no idea other than rolling his eyes about the guy's reasons.

Don't talk about the future of the team, there is no future for a research team without funding. I'm afraid that the researchers in his team would like to change their bosses, so they can make up for the two months' wages owed to them first.

Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "No, let me go there. I just have to see how the equipment over there is."

Woolf smiled and said, "OK, it would be best if you'd like to come in person."

The matter of the experimental equipment cannot be sloppy. To be on the safe side, Lu Zhou decided to go and have a look in person.

Compared with the researcher himself, equipment is what he really needs.

In a high-tech talent-intensive place like Silicon Valley, an annual salary of 100,000 US dollars is more than enough to hire a doctorate in carbon nanomaterials and organic synthesis. If you hire a few laboratory assistants and interns to help, a research team can even be pulled out. Yes, at most it is a question of whether you are familiar with it or not, and whether it is smooth or not.

However, the equipment is different, and it is often an investment of millions or even tens of millions.

Among other things, a slightly better SEM scanning electron microscope costs millions of dollars. Another example is the CVD vacuum tube furnace for preparing carbon nanotubes, and the vacuum arc chamber commonly used for preparing fullerene materials. With a complete set of equipment, 20 million US dollars is barely enough at best.

For the sake of cost saving, ordering new instruments from instrument manufacturers is definitely not as cost-effective as purchasing a ready-made research institute.

He doesn't need to spend a particularly expensive price, he can get a batch of high-quality and cheap second-hand equipment, which is undoubtedly much more reliable than the second-hand equipment that has been eliminated by other research institutions or whose origin is unknown.

Not only that, but he can also get a group of "skilled workers" who can go directly to work without employee training.

After explaining the matter, Lu Zhou hung up the phone, then looked at Professor Michel Passy who was sitting opposite, and smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, the call from work kept you waiting."

"It doesn't matter, for an outstanding scholar like you, time is a very precious thing." Michelle Passy smiled and did not hesitate to compliment her, and then said, "May I start?"

Lu Zhou nodded happily: "Of course."

I have to admit that the University of Pennsylvania is indeed an incubator base for the world's business elites, both the students and the professors here are quite high-level.

Following her explanation, Lu Zhou already had a general framework for the organizational structure of the North American branch of Xingkong Technology.

Including the functions of various departments in the company, what types of talents are needed for which positions, the employee salary system and other things that need to be considered by him, she has already considered them for him.

To be honest, if she has the idea of ​​working in a company, I believe that with her ability, any management position is no problem.

Of course, doing this kind of job with a fixed salary is definitely not as comfortable as being a professor.

Especially for this kind of professor with double doctorates in business administration and international trade, the income is not only the salary of the teaching staff of the University of Pennsylvania, he can be a consultant for any company or help the company with training, which is charged by the hour of.

Usually lead students, occasionally publish papers, to improve the sense of presence, and when encountering some big cases, my students can also serve as free labor. This kind of life is definitely more comfortable than living a 9-to-5 life in the office.

"...The basic situation is like this. Considering that your company is mainly engaged in intellectual property rights, I suggest you set up an office in several major markets around the world to supervise the use of patents in these markets. In addition, if the budget is sufficient If so, I recommend that you hire professional lawyers and form a legal team of 10-20 people to be responsible for accepting intellectual property infringement cases.”

After remembering Professor Passy's advice, Lu Zhou closed the document in his hand: "I will seriously consider your opinion."

After this interview, the cooperation between him and AM Firm on the patent management company has basically come to an end.

All that is left is to hand over this document to the manager he hired, and follow the framework formulated in this document, and Starry Sky Technology's North American branch will start running like a machine at full speed.

And he can also extract himself from the tedious and vulgar things, and concentrate on the things in research.

However, for Michelle Passy, ​​it was only the business stipulated in her contract with AM Firm before. For her personally, the main purpose of today's trip has just begun.

"I noticed that you haven't developed the Huaguo market. In fact, I have a market research report on Huaguo lithium anode materials in my hand. I don't know if you are interested."

Hearing this sentence, Lu Zhou said in a joking tone: "Is there a charge?"

Professor Michel Passy smiled and said: "Of course not, but if you think my research report is okay, I can provide you with more detailed research services and help you target the Huaguo anode material market. Developing an appropriate IP licensing strategy ... Of course, there is a fee for this part.”

After receiving the research report, Lu Zhou simply flipped through it.

If you let him make a pertinent evaluation, this research report is generally well done. As for the specific part, as a layman, he can't see more things, and he doesn't want to worry too much about it.

It is his consistent position to entrust professional things to professional people.

Quietly waiting for Lu Zhou to finish reading the report in his hand, Michelle Passy smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

"Generally, I'm satisfied." After closing the document in his hand, Lu Zhou put it on the table, and said with a smile, "It can be seen that you are very professional."

"Of course," Michel Passy smiled slightly, "after all, I'm a professional in this regard."

"Then follow what you said. But for the follow-up service, I hope that Xingkong Technology will contact you. In mid-January, I will let Xingkong Technology's executives contact you."

Professor Passy smiled and said, "No problem. Then wish us a happy cooperation?"

Lu Zhou smiled slightly: "It's a pleasant cooperation."

After the meeting was over, the two went to the parking lot together.

Before getting into the car, Lu Zhou suddenly remembered something, and asked Professor Passy back.

"By the way, you are a professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania?"

Michelle Passy smiled and said, "Yes, what's the matter?"

"It's like this. I have a friend who is studying there. I wonder if you recognize him?"

Michel Passy: "May I ask who he is?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "My name is Chen Yushan. She is a master's student at the Wharton School of Business. I heard that she seems to have encountered some difficulties in her subject recently, but I can't help her with management. If it's convenient, I hope you can take care of her for me."

The moment Michelle Passy heard this name, he was slightly taken aback, and then his expression became a little subtle.

With a light cough, she quickly concealed the subtle unnaturalness, and continued: "...I seem to have heard of it, but I don't have any impression, but I will pay attention to it when I go back later."

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded: "Then please."