"Haha, brother Zhou Yan, you didn't expect it."
Zhang Long slapped the share transfer contract of Zhulang Technology Co., Ltd. on the table and said with a smile.
Zhou Yan looked at Zhang Long's stinking look and smiled slightly: "Manager Zhang is quite capable. He took Zhulang's lifeline into his hands in one fell swoop."
Allowing CMC to successfully transfer Zhulang's shares to Penguin also means that Penguin will be responsible for all subsequent financing plans.
Penguin could even choose to divest, cutting off Zhulang's capital chain. Zhang Long didn't believe that Zhou Yan wouldn't carefully consider cooperation, so after signing the contract, Zhang Long went directly to Zhulang Studio.
However, seeing Zhou Yan's unsurprised look, Zhang Long felt a little confused and guessed that Zhou Yan was pretending to be calm.
Zhang Long smiled: "How about Brother Zhou? Do you want to reconsider the licensing of the Sweeping Patent? We at Penguin are now considered one of the shareholders of Zhulang. We should not be as unfriendly to me as before."
Zhou Yan shook his head: "What did Manager Zhang say? We at Zhulang have always been very sincere in talking to Penguin about sweeping the patents."
"Then..." Zhang Long looked at Zhou Yan expectantly.
He was waiting for Zhou Yan to give in.
In his opinion, a financing budget of 200 million yuan is more than enough to negotiate and clear the patent.
After all, if you scan the patent, it can only be regarded as a tasteless thing for Zhulang now.
Only with Penguin’s huge traffic group will the scan function be of great effectiveness.
But before Zhang Long had time to be happy, he heard Zhou Yan say: "Ten million US dollars, in exchange for Penguin's one-year patent license, is a good deal."
Zhang Long was stunned: "Brother Zhou, are you kidding me?"
This is not the way to talk to management.
In his opinion, Zhou Yan should give in, why did he still insist on the almost overbearing and harsh authorization conditions before?
Does Zhou Yan know that US$10 million can be used to acquire a small Internet technology company?
Just to get a one-year authorization from Scanner's patent would cost 10 million US dollars.
No matter how you look at it, it’s not cost-effective.
"Actually, there is one thing that I have never told Manager Zhang. Although the scanning patent was developed by our Zhulang Zhou Wan, the patent is not affiliated with Zhulang, but with her personal company."
"That is Hongcheng Code Chain Technology Co., Ltd."
Zhou Yan ignored Zhang Long's increasingly unattractive expression and continued with a smile: "Manager Zhang acquired CMC's shares in Zhulang Technology on behalf of Penguin. We at Zhulang also very much welcome giants who have made achievements in the field of Internet technology. The company takes a stake.”
"But one code equals one code. Scanning patents is not our Zhulang business. Ten million US dollars is the appropriate price I consider for Code Chain Technology. If Mr. Zhang feels something is wrong, you can go to Zhou Wan in person. Talk, not to me.”
"You..." Zhang Long pointed at Zhou Yan with a livid face. He didn't know that he was being tricked by Zhou Yan.
He always thought that scanning patents was Zhulang's project, so all his efforts were focused on Zhulang.
Who knew that scanning the patent was not Zhulang's thing at all, but Zhou Wan's personal thing.
In other words, his efforts were directed in the wrong direction.
Zhang Long even used the company's financing budget of 200 million to acquire shares of Zhulang Technology at a high price from CMC.
The price is too high.
If Mr. Ma knew that he was tricked by a college student...
Zhang Long's eyebrows furrowed deeply. He wanted to scold Zhou Yan for being shameless, but he couldn't.
Because Zhou Yan didn't ask him to acquire any Zhulang financing stocks, everything was his own idea.
In order to obtain the patent of Sweep, I want to use pressure from the employer to make Zhou Yan give in.
As a result, now, it is he who steals the chicken but loses the rice.
Zhang Long's mood was very complicated.
"Manager Zhang, have you ever heard of a saying that a soldier never tires of deceit?" Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Zhang Long rolled his eyes.
This time, it really capsized in the gutter.
Never tire of deceit when returning troops.
It was obvious that he was too eager and lost his sense of proportion.
He even underestimated the harmless college student in front of him.
Zhang Long took a deep breath and said to Zhou Yan: "Show me the business table of Zhulang Technology. I need to confirm."
"Can."
Zhou Yan happily agreed to the employer's request and took out the business form he had prepared and handed it to Zhang Long.
Zhang Long took it and browsed the content carefully. However, on the business column of Zhulang Technology Co., Ltd., he did not scan the patent.
In other words, scanning patents is not something that belongs to Zhulang Technology.
Zhou Wan independently registered a technology company and operated the scanning patent alone.
It's really hard for him to guard against it.
Zhang Long sat on the chair with some dejection.
Unexpectedly, when he came to Hongcheng to discuss business, he ended up cheating his own company.
At a very high price, he acquired shares of a useless technology company.
Maybe the Home App developed by Zhulang Studio will be popular in Hongcheng, but Zhang Long is really not optimistic about the prospects of this app. It is not even as good as being a single reward platform and taking the path of traffic being king.
This home app was originally developed for the convenience of students. In Zhang Long’s opinion, it is really no better than scanning the patent.
If he had known that Sweep was still in Zhou Wan's name, Zhang Long should have reasoned with his feelings and pried Zhou Wan over to Penguin. When the time came, the Sweep patent would naturally be in the possession of Penguin Company. things.
As a result, he made such a big detour, looking for Huayu and CMC, but he just bought an empty shell.
In the end, if the matter of sweeping the patents has not been negotiated, Zhang Long may not even need to fill out a resignation report, and he will be kicked out of Penguin by Mr. Ma.
After all, the WeChat he is going to build next is actually a simplified version of QQ for mobile phones, which is better than the innovative application scenarios, and there is really nothing else that stands out.
Even the difficulty of development and operation will be much easier than QQ.
Because he only needs to copy the advantages of QQ and eliminate the cumbersome and troublesome parts, and then he can develop a software that can be perfectly applied to mobile phones.
But it is precisely because of the low difficulty of development that after the project is completed, anyone else can continue working on it.
Zhang Long can imagine that once the defeat in Hongcheng reaches the ears of those stubborn Penguins, it will be good to keep their position, let alone go further.
He frowned, thinking about how to save the situation next.
He even ignored Zhou Yan next to him.
Zhou Wan walked in from outside the door and came to Zhou Yan's side.
He was also a little surprised when he noticed Zhang Long who was a little depressed.
Zhou Yan asked her to come over, saying that he was discussing cooperation with Penguin. Unexpectedly, he saw a somewhat decadent Zhang Long when he arrived.
It is in sharp contrast to the confident and even a little arrogant look before.
Zhou Wan didn't know what Zhou Yan said, which made this famous senior in the IT industry look like he had suffered a major blow.
"Manager Zhang, look who's here."
Zhou Yan reminded with a smile at this time.
Zhang Long heard Zhou Yan's words and also noticed Zhou Wan.
As if grasping a life-saving straw, he stood up excitedly and grabbed Zhou Wan's arm.
However, Zhou Yan took Zhou Wan's little hand and pulled her behind him.
"Manager Zhang, don't get too excited." Zhou Yan reminded.
"I lost my temper."
Zhang Long smiled sheepishly.
Deep in his smile, there was a subtle hint of loneliness.
Zhou Wan is from Zhou Yan, so he must listen to Zhou Yan. Even if he wants to seek Zhou Wan's help, Zhou Yan will make the final decision.
Zhang Long had mixed feelings in his heart.
A freshman, who he didn't even think highly of, felt that it was just a trick to borrow Penguin's power to develop Zhulang Studio into a small and large scale, but now he can eat him to death.
Zhang Long looked at Zhou Yan who was protecting Zhou Wan behind him. He had long expected that the relationship between the two was unusual. He sighed softly in his heart and said to Zhou Yan: "Zhou Yan, if you have any conditions, just tell me Well, I just hope you can authorize Penguin to scan the patent. I can guarantee that Penguin can do the same if CMC agrees to invest as much capital as Zhulang."
This is his compromise and concession.
Acquiring the patent of Scanner was something he didn't dare to think about. Zhang Long now just wanted Penguin to obtain the license of Scanner's patent at the lowest possible cost.
Otherwise, no matter how capable he is, he will inevitably end up being fired by Brother Ma in the end.
Zhou Wan was extremely surprised when she saw how humble Zhang Long was in front of Zhou Yan.
But more.
It was Zhou Yan who protected her behind him.
Zhang Long wanted to grab her arm just now, but Zhou Yan was able to protect her.
Especially now that Zhou Yan was standing in front of her, still holding her hand firmly, Zhou Wan still felt a little strange in her heart.
The feeling of being protected, the feeling of being cared for.
It seems pretty good.
Zhou Yan didn't know what Zhou Wan was thinking. He smiled and said to Zhang Long, "Is Manager Zhang afraid that he won't be able to get the authorization to scan the patent and it won't be easy for him to return home?"
Zhang Long hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
He even felt relieved.
He was afraid that Zhou Yan would hold on to ten million dollars and not let go.
"It's really hard to deal with."
Zhang Long touched his head in embarrassment.
It is hard to imagine that a middle-aged man with great experience and ability would try his best to maintain a humble attitude of asking for help.
He didn't ask Zhou Wan, but asked for help from this little girl who seemed to be easier to talk to than Zhou Yan.
If Zhou Yan is not here, Zhang Long can ask for help.
But with Zhou Yan here, Zhang Long couldn't lose face.
"Actually... if you scan the patent, you can license it to Penguin for free." Zhou Yan said at this time.
Zhang Long seemed like he couldn't believe his ears when he heard Zhou Yan's words: "Zhou Yan, what did you say?"
"Free authorization." Zhou Yan said again with a smile.
"Did I hear it correctly?" Zhang Long asked uncertainly.
Zhou Yan nodded: "But there is one condition."
"What are the conditions, Zhou Yan, tell me."
Zhang Long seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw at this time and asked quickly.
Zhou Wan's face looked a little strange.
Because Senior Zhang Long didn't know at all that what Zhou Yan did was clearly his idea.
Of course, she wisely did not disturb Zhou Yan, but helped Zhou Yan pack up the documents on his desk.
Seeing that Zhou Wan did not put forward any opinions, Zhang Long became more and more sure that Zhou Wan was listening to Zhou Yan. He looked at Zhou Yan expectantly.
Hoping to hear an answer that would give him a sigh of relief.
However, Zhou Yan obviously wanted to whet Zhang Long's appetite. He smiled and said: "Before I talk about the conditions, can I ask Manager Zhang, if you only go back with 10% of Zhulang Technology's shares this time, Will it be difficult to do business?”
"Zhou Yan, what do you mean..."
"That is, if we refuse to license the Penguin Scan patent."
Zhou Yan said it very clearly, and Zhang Long understood it immediately.
He smiled bitterly and said: "If I really don't get this patent, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to explain."
He didn't say it was because Zhulang's weight was too low. After all, now that he was seeking help from Zhou Yan, Zhang Long could only lower his arrogance.
Although President Ma may try to protect him, Penguin is not the only one who has the final say.
This time, he tried his best to persuade Mr. Ma to agree to misappropriate funds to acquire shares, which also made Mr. Ma bear a certain risk. If he really returned empty-handed, it was still unknown whether he could survive in Penguin, not to mention whether he could keep his position.
"Why can't you explain the details?" Zhou Yan obviously wanted to get to the bottom of this and said with a smile.
Zhang Long listened to Zhou Yan's words. Although he couldn't move his face away, he still said with a little embarrassment: "Maybe the boss will fire you."
"So miserable." Zhou Yan looked sympathetic.
"No."
Zhang Long said helplessly: "I was really negligent this time and did not investigate clearly. Now if it is known that I messed up, I will most likely lose my job."
Zhou Wan was actually still observing secretly, and she couldn't help but laugh when she saw Zhang Long's tragic performance with great emotion.
Seeing the industry seniors being fooled by Zhou Yan, Zhou Wan could hardly hold back her smile.
"Brother Zhou, you should tell me what conditions you want. Don't worry, as long as I can meet reasonable conditions, I will never refuse."
Zhang Long patted his chest and promised at this time.
"This condition is reasonable to say the least, but unreasonable to say unreasonable," Zhou Yan said.
"Huh?" Zhang Long didn't understand for a while.
"It's actually very simple. We agreed to authorize Penguin to scan the patent, but as a price, Manager Zhang, you have to resign from Penguin and come to our Zhulang Technology." Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Zhang Long opened his eyes when he heard Zhou Yan's words and pointed at himself: "Me?"
"That's right."
Zhou Yan nodded: "Compared with the patent licensing fee of 10 million US dollars, I value you, Manager Zhang, more. If Manager Zhang agrees to this condition, I can ask Sister Wan to sign a patent licensing contract with you immediately, guaranteeing that no fees will be charged. Any fees."
"Zhou Yan, don't be joking. It's impossible for me to resign from Penguin. And if I really want to resign, why should I agree to this condition?"
Zhang Long said helplessly.
To be honest, he was a little confused.
After all, what kind of help is this?
He was asked to agree to authorize the scanning patent to Penguin on the condition of joining Zhulang.
In the end, he still had to leave.
Zhang Long took a deep breath and said to Zhou Yan: "Zhou Yan, don't amuse me anymore. Please find another condition that I can achieve."
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head: "I am not entertaining you. To be honest, I have always hoped that Manager Zhang could come to Zhulang Technology to help me. I think Senior Fang and Senior Sister Xu will also be happy to see you coming."
"You should know that this is impossible." Zhang Long frowned.
"Yeah?"
Zhou Yan smiled: "If we don't agree to authorize the scanning of the patent, there is nothing you can do about it, Manager Zhang."
Zhang Long exhaled heavily and took a deep look at Zhou Yan: "So Zhou Yan, you knew from the beginning that I would be tempted by this scan patent."
"That's not true. I can only say that Manager Zhang is too anxious and a little out of control."
Zhou Yan said nonchalantly: "Look, I can't decide whether you will stay or leave, Manager Zhang, and I can't guess that you will later want to acquire shares of Zhulang Technology to join our army. What I'm doing now is just an exchange of equal value." That’s all.”
In fact, the more Zhang Long looked at it, the more he felt that this was a game.
But Zhou Yan was right. He couldn't have guessed that he would go to Huayu and CMC to acquire shares.
In the final analysis, it was because he took scanning patents too seriously.
"Brother Zhang can think carefully about whether to leave Penguin decently or be kicked out." Zhou Yan reminded at this time.
Zhang Long's eyebrows furrowed deeper. He wanted to refute Zhou Yan, saying that he would not leave Penguin even if he lost in Hongcheng.
But even he himself didn't believe that if he really went back with only the shares of Zhulang Technology, whether he could keep his position as the manager of the R&D department.
One leaves with dignity, the other leaves in despair.
Zhang Long prefers the former.
But if he really wants him to agree to Zhou Yan and join Zhulang, it is obviously impossible.
Agreeing to it means giving up your own future and playing the entrepreneurial game with a bunch of kids.
"forget it."
Zhang Long waved his hand: "You can't blame others for your bad luck."
After Zhang Long finished speaking, he left without looking back.
The figure is a little lonely.
"Zhou Yan..." Zhou Wan hesitated.
Zhou Yan smiled: "He will think it over carefully, but Sister Wan, even if Zhang Long doesn't want to, we won't lose anything, right?"
Zhou Wan shook her head and said worriedly: "Aren't you afraid that Zhang Long will let Penguin threaten us with divestment?"
"Withdraw, we don't need that little money." Zhou Yan said nonchalantly.
I ran CMC, Penguin, and Flower Language.
Huayu is now firmly the leader of Hongcheng Capital, and President Jiang Da has a lot of spare money and nothing to do. Zhou Yan doesn't mind Xiao Lianyi coming to 'rescue' him.
....
At this time, Hongchuan Academy
"Xiao Li, if Zhou Yan comes to you and asks you to enter that innovation and technology class, you must refuse, you know?" Chu Qiuning said to the yawning girl Shen with some seriousness.
"Auntie, what is an innovation and technology class? What does it have to do with Ayan?" Shen Li was a little confused.
Chu Qiuning briefly told Shen Li about the I&T class.
After hearing Chu Qiuning's explanation, Shen Li opened her mouth slightly: "Ayan is so powerful."
She didn't expect that the Zhulang Studio, which is famous in the school, was founded by Zhou Yan, and now Zhou Yan is leading a class of students to prepare for the Intelligent Innovation Cup competition, which is very impressive.
"This is just nonsense. Anyway, Xiaoli, don't get involved blindly," Chu Qiuning said.
"oh."
Shen Li nodded obediently: "Promise not to get involved."
"That's right." Chu Qiuning felt that her precious niece was back again.
"But if Ayan insists on letting me join this innovation and technology class, I will not refuse." Shen Li smiled sweetly.
Chu Qiuning: ....
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