money trouble

Chapter 740 Buy, buy, buy!
"Oh, oh, be careful..."

David, Cooks, and the bodyguards around Dwayne Johnson stepped forward to block Wu Qian and Johnson. If you didn't hold it firmly and hit it on your body, it's definitely enough to watch.

"Don't worry, everyone, don't worry!"

The man holding the iron pot was very calm.

The accident did not happen, and it is not known what equipment the middle-aged man used to control it. The end of the mechanical arm near the shoulder suddenly protruded, and it was firmly supported on the floor tiles, avoiding danger.

It can be seen from the other party's series of operations that this robotic arm is still a very mature product.

"Hey man, did you just want to punch me with this thing?"

Dwayne Johnson stared at the smug middle-aged man and asked, he could see that the strength of the opponent's mechanical arm was terrifying, and a punch might not be inferior to the boxing champion Tyson, this frankly wanted people's lives Rhythm.

The middle-aged man put down the iron pot carefully, and said with a smile: "Mr. Johnson, I was just joking, please don't take it seriously, please allow me to introduce the mechanical muscle arm developed by our company to you, with it, you can Possesses powers like the Hulk's... oh no, Superman."

Perhaps because he felt that the image of the Hulk was not very elegant, the middle-aged man temporarily changed his words, and then he babbled for a long time.

They are a company that specializes in assisting bones and muscles, and have developed many devices such as robotic muscle arms that can increase strength in various parts of the human body.

If you wear a whole set of mechanical muscle suits, it will balance the load, and you won’t be in the situation where he was standing unsteadily just now. When fully charged, the whole set of equipment can help people carry weights below [-] kilograms for five hours in a short burst. It can lift a weight of [-] kilograms, which is safe, efficient and will not damage any muscles and joints of the body.

"Believe me, with the mechanical muscle suit, you are a real superman!"

The middle-aged man said very excitedly.

Dwayne Johnson felt that this product was a bit boring. For him who admired real muscles, this kind of thing didn't mean much. The complete opposite was Wu Qian, who listened very engrossed.

"Then how much does such a set of equipment cost?" Wu Qian asked with interest.

When it comes to the price, the middle-aged man seems not as confident as before. He smiled subtly: "A single muscular arm is expected to sell for two thousand dollars, and the whole set of equipment only costs twelve thousand dollars. Comes with a set of batteries as a spare."

After listening to the quotation, Dwayne Johnson raised his hand and made an exaggerated expression, saying: "Wu, let's go to the next one..."

1 US dollars is almost a quarter of the annual income of middle-class families in the United States. According to the attributes of the product, this is the "work clothes" provided for high-intensity physical workers. Even the relatively developed United States is not exaggerating. To the point of equipping manual workers with such expensive "overalls".

Wu Qian waved to Johnson to signal to wait, and then said to the middle-aged man: "I know that this price includes your research and development expenses, tell me how much is the cost price and research and development expenses of building this set of equipment? "

The middle-aged man knew that the other party's question meant that he was interested in their products. He suddenly became interested and planned to walk two steps to Wu Qian's side to whisper, but he was surrounded by five strong men.

The attack power of the unicorn arm is too strong, and the spade team dare not let the man get close to the boss easily.

The man smiled embarrassedly, and quickly removed the mechanical equipment on his right arm, only then was he allowed to go.

"Sir, our team spent a total of 300 million US dollars to develop this equipment, and it only costs [-] US dollars to make a complete set of external muscle equipment, but this set of equipment contains five patents. If you want to invest This device also requires payment of royalties for these patents."

The man explained in detail that a gross profit of 5.00%[-] is normal, as is the case with high-tech products. Raw materials account for a very low proportion of the cost, and the most valuable are patents and research and development expenses.

Wu Qian nodded and asked: "The product developed by your company is good, but it seems a bit too bloated to me. If... I don't know if you have any plans to improve it and reduce its size."

Wu Qian can understand why the man only wears a mechanical arm for display, because if he wears the whole set of equipment, the whole person will become like a Gundam robot with its shell peeled off, aside from the beauty, it is too bloated.

The middle-aged man nodded vigorously, and said: "As you said, reducing the size of equipment has always been a key project, and the research and development in this area has never stopped. When the cost of materials is increased by 20.00%, the volume can be reduced by [-]%. , material constraints make the grades less than ideal, that's how it is, sir."

The man is very honest, he says what he has, and he doesn't boast. After all, there are very strict laws and regulations to control it. If he talks nonsense, the wealthy lawyer team will teach them how the company behaves.

Wu Qian stroked his chin and thought for a while, facing the eyes of the middle-aged man Xi Yi, he smiled and said, "What is the market value of your company?"

Hearing Wu Qian's question, Dwayne Johnson had a wonderful expression on his face. He knew that Boss Wu was going to start the "buy, buy, buy" mode.

The middle-aged man was stunned. He was a little surprised by the other party's question. Shouldn't he be asking about the investment terms? Why did he directly ask about the company's market value? Could it be...

"Oh, sir, you... are you going to buy our company?"

The man asked in disbelief.

Wu Qian nodded and said: "The premise is that all the technicians of the company cannot change jobs. What I value is not only this immature product, but more importantly, the personnel who develop the product. If you want, call your company boss Let's talk."

The man felt overwhelmed by happiness in an instant, and he said excitedly: "Hello, sir, let's get to know each other again. My name is Fosterang, I am 32 years old, and I am the boss of this Telang Technology... Oh my God, can I get to know you again?" It was an honor to meet you."

Fosterang didn't know how to express his feelings, he was very excited.

Perhaps because of work reasons, his actual age is younger than he looks. Tron Technology Co., Ltd. is far away in California. have all been acquired.

"Sir, the market value of the company is US$980 million. I hope to retain 5.00% of the shares. I also hope that you can reserve [-]% of the shares for other scientific researchers. Uh... I am also one of the main scientific researchers. I graduated At the University of California, at the California Intelligent Robotics Laboratory..."

Fosterang immediately got into the mood and started marketing himself. This company was founded by him and several former alumni.

Wu Qian thought that the market value of high-tech companies would be so high, but when he heard that it was only tens of millions of dollars, he patted the other party's shoulder with a smile to stop his words, and said: "I have a company under my name that is very good at smelting steel. ThyssenKrupp hopes to provide you with the raw materials you need for your research and development."

Wu Qian turned to Rosalind without giving Fosterang, who was flushed with excitement, a chance to speak.

"Let's talk about the next thing. Put this company under the name of a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp in the United States. As long as the researchers don't run away, some small requirements can be met. I'll go shopping."

After all, Wu Qian and his group left the booth of Tron Technology, leaving only Fosterang with a confused face and Rosalind with a natural face. How could a business worth tens of millions need to be negotiated by the boss in person.

Leaving the booth of Tron Technology, Dwayne Johnson saw that Wu Qian was in a good mood and asked, "Wu, have you started to be interested in the field of robotics?"

He was surprised that ThyssenKrupp became Wu Qian's property, but he didn't ask related questions.

Wu Qian nodded and said, "It's quite interesting. If something like Stark's company is developed, it will be so interesting."

"Haha, Wu, it turns out that Fosterang was wrong. You don't want to be a Superman, but a real-life Iron Man, Ness."

Dwayne Johnson said with a smile.

Wu Qian spread his hands, not knowing if it was possible, and did not express his true thoughts.

When he entered the science and technology exhibition and saw all kinds of robots everywhere, he suddenly had an idea in his mind, but that idea was still very abstract.

The group continued to stroll around, and various interesting inventions and creations emerged one after another. During the meeting, they met some celebrities, dignitaries and entrepreneurs. It can be seen that Dwayne Johnson has a wide range of contacts in the United States. Although he is only an actor, he is very popular with the public.

Walking along the way, people kept saying hello to Dwayne Johnson, but Wu Qian seemed to be an invisible person, and he was so happy.

As Dwayne Johnson said, after Wu Qian acquired Telang Technology, he officially started the "buy, buy, buy" mode.

The second technology company that Wu Qian acquired is a technology company that makes water recycling devices.

This company recently invented a residential water recycling device, which is similar to the situation of Tron Technology. The boss of this company is also the main scientific researcher, and he receives heavyweight customers, and the boss personally demonstrates it.

"As people are increasingly worried about the shortage of water resources, most people now pay attention to water use. Although seawater desalination technology is becoming more and more mature, it is undeniable that the water resources on the earth are still slowly decreasing, so , this product of our company was born..."

"The 'high energy' residential recycling system is able to recycle about 90.00% of five bath water and 50.00% of washing machine water, which accounts for about 80.00% of household water, and recycle it in toilets, washing machines, swimming pools, gardens or other areas that do not involve Drinking places are repurposed."

After an introduction and a demonstration, Wu Qian roughly understood the operating principle of this high-energy recycling system. As its name suggests, it is high-energy and has a high recycling rate. On the other hand, the device uses six different Cleaning methods, none of which are based on chemical filtration, are important and easy to scale up.

After understanding, Wu Qian learned that this product is about to be launched on the market, and the price is [-] US dollars, including installation.

It has to be said that this price is very high. According to the statistics of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the water bill of American families today is [-] US dollars a year. This is calculated based on a family of three, that is to say, the average annual water bill Only two hundred dollars.

That is to say, the installation of this waste water recovery device, according to theory, takes ten years to allow a family to save money for a device from water bills.

"Is it possible to drive down the price to a thousand dollars without compromising the effectiveness of the product, and then rely on providing after-sales content to make a profit?"

Wu Qian questioned.

Through simple discussions with other R&D personnel, the boss of the technology company believes that the investor's proposal can be realized.

In fact, even if the price drops by 70.00%, this product is still a bit tasteless in the eyes of Dwayne Johnson. This is something that rich people look down on and ordinary families are reluctant to buy...

However, Wu Qian directly made a decision to acquire the company. There was only one prerequisite, to move the entire company to the UK...

For this decision, the boss of the company hesitated for a long time. There are dozens of people in the company. This move is not small, but in the end he compromised with money.

"Boss, please allow me to call you like this in advance. Anyway, you will become my boss soon. Why don't you plan to sell such an excellent product in the United States, and why do you have to go to the far away England?"

The boss of the waste water recovery device company asked in confusion. In his opinion, the population of the United States is much larger than that of the United Kingdom, and the market is logically larger.

Wu Qian showed a puzzled smile and said, "Because I know too much about the current situation of household water use in the UK, they need this water-saving product even more."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian handed over the next matter to Kux, and he left the booth with the others.

Wu Qian remembers that the per capita annual water bill in the UK is much higher than that in the US. When the price of wastewater recycling equipment is lowered and put into the UK market, it only takes two years to recover the cost of use. It will be much easier to promote than the US market.

This is not the most important thing. The key point is that Wu was formerly the largest shareholder of Thames Water Company. If he takes the lead in promoting water conservation, it will have a multiplier effect.

Taking a step back, even if the British people don’t buy it and continue to spend lavishly on water, it’s okay. In the end, the water company makes money. In addition, this technology company that develops waste water recycling devices is not expensive. Buy it for fun. After all, there will be no loss What.

After a short period of time, there was no new thing that attracted Wu Qian for a long time. Instead, Dwayne Johnson took a fancy to the products of an aerial camera company and planned to spend 300 million to buy a part of the equity, which will be divided among future sales.

As they walked, everyone suddenly smelled the smell of cheese. Wu Qian thought that he had arrived at the restaurant area of ​​the exhibition. After looking carefully, it turned out that there were three beauties making pizza in front of the booth not far away, and among the crowd surrounding the beauties , he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar person, Blumber.

(End of this chapter)