Xiang Nan prefers to cooperate with Leslie Winkle, not because he wants to work with a man and a woman to make the work less tiring.
The more important reason is that Leslie Winkle is not only smart, but also an experimental physicist.
The job of an experimental physicist is to design experiments to verify the validity of theories.
Once Xiang Nan and Howard complete their research on superfluid surface tension, they need to build a superfluid vortex model for verification.
When the time comes, Leslie Winkle, an experimental physicist, can come in handy.
"Leslie Winkle?!" After hearing Xiang Nan's choice, Howard suddenly had a lewd smile on his face, "What a good choice! I think she is very hot."
"Howie, now I'm starting to worry that choosing her was a mistake." Xiang Nan couldn't help shaking his head when he saw him like this, "You have to remember, we invited her here to help us, not to help us. If you have the opportunity to harass her, you must control yourself."
"Don't worry, buddy, when it comes to laws related to harassment, I'm a self-taught expert." Howard said proudly, "I promise I will never mess around."
"There's nothing to be proud of, right?" Xiang Nan said speechlessly, "Okay, just be self-disciplined. But before inviting her, I think we should take precautions."
"What do you mean?" Howard asked confused.
"You and I both know the value of this paper. It is related to hundreds of billions of dollars in interests." Xiang Nan explained, "With such a huge interest at stake, anyone may be greedy. We cannot be completely defenseless."
"That makes sense." Howard nodded.
Vicious incidents of stealing people for projects, papers, and inventions in the field of scientific research are really common.
Even the famous Edison once stole Tesla's inventions.
Once the quantum navigation system is successfully developed, it will be widely used in military and civilian fields, and the benefits will be more than 100 billion.
As its inventors, Xiang Nan and Howard, the patent authorization alone is worth tens of billions.
With such a huge benefit, one should indeed be careful.
"So I think we sign a contract and distribute the benefits clearly to avoid further disputes in the future." Xiang Nan suggested again.
"OK, I happen to have a relative who is a lawyer, so I asked him to draft a contract." Howard nodded immediately.
As a Jewish man, many of his family relatives are lawyers.
"Well, my sister Priya is also a lawyer. After the contract is drawn up, I will give it to her to review. If there are no problems, we will sign it together." Xiang Nan also nodded.
…
Two days later, Howard's relatives finalized the contract.
There are confidentiality clauses, compensation clauses, profit distribution clauses, etc. in the contract, and the stipulations are quite detailed.
Xiang Nan immediately contacted Priya and asked her to help review the contract.
"Raj, what have you been busy with recently? How could you think of signing something like this?" Priya asked curiously.
Xiang Nan then briefly explained his research, "Priya, once this invention is successfully researched, your brother and I will be as famous as Edison and Einstein, and my wealth will be as rich as Steve Jobs."
"So that's it." Priya was surprised. "Wow, Rajesh, you are really capable."
"Thank you for the compliment." Xiang Nan smiled.
In the evening, after Priya carefully reviewed the contract, she made some additional comments.
After discussing with Howard, Xiang Nan felt that these opinions were very pertinent, so they were included in the contract.
After a final inspection and confirmation, both Xiang Nan and Howard signed their names.
The contract clarifies Xiang Nan's important status as a creative and responsible person, and has the power to recruit, restrict, and expel partners.
However, in terms of profit distribution, Xiang Nan made concessions and shared the patent equally with Howard. If we recruit partners in the future, the amount of patent rights will be determined by their contribution.
…
After finishing the contract, before looking for Leslie, it was already October 6th, Xiang Nan's birthday party.
Xiang Nan simply invited Leslie to the party and planned to find an opportunity to talk to her at the party.
In the early morning of October 6th, Xiang Nan was sleeping with Penny in his arms.
At this moment, a rapid ringing of the phone rang.
Both of them were woken up at once.
Xiang Nan grabbed the phone and looked at it, but it was Raj's father, Dr. Kusapally, calling.
He quickly picked up the phone, "Hi, PAPA."
"Rajesh, happy birthday!" Dr. Kuthapally smiled.
"Thank you PAPA." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Rajesh, your sister has told me everything about you recently." Dr. Kusapally said again, "Well done, keep up the good work."
Dr. Kusapally felt very proud to know that his son would have major scientific research achievements.
"Thank you PAPA, I will." Xiang Nan promised.
"Okay, if you want any birthday gifts, just ask." Dr. Kusapali added.
"Thank you PAPA, but I don't plan to use my family's money anymore. I have grown up and it's time to be independent." Xiang Nan refused.
"What?! Do you really think so?" Dr. Kusapali said in surprise.
It has been three years since Dr. Raj graduated, but he still cannot support himself and relies on his parents to pay off his credit card every month.
Although this money is nothing to the Kusapali family, their son has not been able to stand on his own feet, which makes the Kusapali couple very worried, fearing that he will become a waste who only eats old things.
Now that he heard that he had plans to become independent, Dr. Kusapally was very excited.
"Yes, PAPA." Xiang Nan affirmed.
"Oh, Rajesh, you have grown up so much, I am so happy." Dr. Kusapally said excitedly.
"Let me say a few words to my son." At this time, Mrs. Kusapally grabbed the phone and said, "Rajesh, happy birthday!"
"Thank you MAMA." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Rajesh, you have to be independent, and your mother is very supportive. But if you are short of money, you must tell your mother that you must not hold on by yourself. Your mother loves you!" Mrs. Kusapally said distressedly.
Her son has never been independent since he was a child. She is very worried about whether he can persist, and she is even more worried that he will suffer because of it.
"Don't worry, MAMA, I love you too." Xiang Nan smiled.
…
"Raj, who are you talking to on the phone?" Penny asked Xiang Nan as she rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned.
"Rajesh, is there a woman with you?!" Mrs. Kusapally exclaimed in surprise when she heard this.
For so many years, Raj has not had a girlfriend. She and her husband always thought that he was a crook.
Now she heard a woman's voice next to Raj, which made her suddenly surprised and happy.
"Yes, she is my girlfriend Penny." Xiang Nan introduced with a smile, and then asked Penny, "Honey, say hello to my family."
"Oh, hi~" Although being woken up from her sleep made Penny a little angry, she still greeted the Kusapali couple politely.
