African Nationhood

Chapter 8 Cooperation
  Facts have proved that men cannot withstand the temptation. Shi Jintang's mouth is dry and he wants to take this dish that is delivered to his door.

It's a pity that his waist hurt so much due to the injury that he really couldn't do it.

So he planned to let Alice leave first and come back later, but the waitress Alice thought that Shi Jintang disliked her.

She couldn't stop crying but still threw the man down regardless.

……

When Shi Jintang woke up in the morning, he found that Alice was missing.

He rubbed his eyes, felt his waist again, and found that the pain had lessened, and then stood up happily.

After going to the bathroom to release the inventory, he opened the door and went next door to see Ouyang Geng and the others.

As soon as he opened the door, he found that his classmates were all there. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you all here?"

Ouyang Geng and others glared at him, "You're such a bad guy. Last night you told us that the women in the bar were unclean. Then you turned around and dragged her to your bed."

Shi Jintang immediately became excited and wondered what big noise he had made last night. How did these guys know about it?
  "Well, you guys misunderstood. I was going to sleep after I returned to the room last night. Unexpectedly, Alice brought a French businessman here to talk to me about the agency sales of lighters. After the discussion, it was too late. late……"

"It's too late, you can't be such a beast."

"That's right, Shi Wenyuan, you are so incomprehensible that you are inhumane!"

……

The denunciation made Shi Jintang feel tired for a while. These guys were just jealous, but he was also curious about how the other party knew.

The problem was with Tang Guoan. He woke up early and went out for exercise, and happened to see Alice coming out of Shi Jintang's room.

This disgusted Tang Guoan so much that he woke up other students and shared the gossip.

Everyone was holding back their anger and condemned Shi Jintang for not being the son of a man!

"Okay, you guys are too small-minded, are you doing it for an unfamiliar woman?

Let's find a place to have breakfast later, and then return to the Secretariat. "

After Shi Jintang said this, everyone woke up a little, but this kid was so shameless, so they still said angrily: "You are such a beast, you still have to treat me to breakfast today."

"no problem!"

At this point, everyone was almost exhausted, so they packed up and gathered at the door of Shi Jintang's room. After Shi Jintang finished taking a bath, they set off to go to a restaurant.

Unexpectedly, I saw Alice coming over carrying a big basket.

Ouyang Geng's small eyes were focused, and he was the first to see it, so he winked at the others and pursed his lips to indicate that they would laugh at Shi Jintang later.

Alice didn't expect so many people to gather together. She tried to calm down her nervousness, straightened her chest and stepped over.

When she arrived, she took the initiative to greet Ouyang Geng and others, "Good morning, gentlemen, I made breakfast for you, do you want to eat it?"

Hearing that the waitress actually made breakfast, everyone was curious about what she made and how good she was at it.

"What did you do? Is there enough food for so many of us?"

Alice pursed her lips and smiled slightly, "I made lamb vegetable soup with brown bread. It should be enough for you. If it's not enough, I can make it again."

Everyone looked at each other and felt that the waitress was quite virtuous. It would be better not to let down the waitress's wishes.

Ouyang Geng took the lead and nodded: "Okay, let's try it."

So a group of people squeezed into Shi Jintang's room. There was enough space in the room but not enough stools, so a few boys sat beside the bed.

When Shi Jintang came out of the bathroom, he found that the room was packed with people, and when he saw Alice with her naked face, he immediately felt astonished.

Alice's skin is very good, smooth and clean without the freckles common among British girls, and her face is small, which is in line with later generations' aesthetics of European and American women.

This will add a lot of points to her, and her appearance can be improved by at least 2 points.

The candlelight last night was too dim and she was wearing heavy makeup, so Shi Jintang didn't have much hope for her appearance. He only valued her hot figure, but unexpectedly he found a treasure.

"Mr. Shi, do you want to have breakfast now? I made breakfast for you."

Alice's gentleness and elegance made all the singles nearby shout that they couldn't stand it, and they began to curse Shi Wen for being far from human.

"Well, let's have dinner."

Alice put down the basket and opened the cotton cloth covering the basket and started to serve the soup. As for the brown bread, she had already cut it at her residence.

The thick soup was served in a white porcelain plate and had a unique flavor when dipped in black bread. Several boys did not hesitate to praise her. Alice gave it to Shi Jintang last, and then handed him the bread and spoon.

This mutton and vegetable soup is well stewed and very tasty. The pepper adds freshness and also warms the whole body.

"The soup you made is delicious, I like it."

Alice was very satisfied to receive Shi Jintang's praise. A slight smile appeared on her face and her eyes were full of sweetness.

This scene made Tang Guoan feel very uncomfortable.

……

After everyone finished breakfast, Shi Jintang asked them to go back to the Secretariat first, while he stayed in the hotel waiting for Henry Lebel to arrive.

Alice put away the dishes and was about to go back. Shi Jintang stopped her and handed her a roll of money.

"Here is $200. You go and pay the landlord's rent first, and then I will make arrangements for you."

Alice took the money with a smile and left briskly.

At around ten o'clock, the Frenchman Henri Lebel finally arrived, and the two exchanged a few words and got down to business.

"Following your prompts, Mr. Shi, I plan to use the French army to promote products. Soldiers love tobacco, and lighters are a must-have for them.

With their word-of-mouth promotion, I believe more people will know about this new tool lighter. "

This Frenchman is indeed not simple. He actually has channels from the French military. There is a high probability that he is related to Nicolas Lebel, who developed the first smokeless powder rifle.

"Oh, you have connections in the military, which I didn't expect. It seems that Mr. Lebel, you have a wide range of connections!"

The Frenchman waved his hand casually, "A businessman's connections are his passport to making wealth."

From his complacent look, it can be seen that his connections must be very strong.

"In this way, I am full of confidence in our cooperation. Next, let's talk about the specific matters of cooperation."

"Well, that's exactly what I was hoping for."

"Well, I have made some assumptions about the agency sales models in European countries:
  1) I will give you authorization for a certain period of time in France. During this period, you will be allowed to promote sales and then negotiate for agency rights after the expiration date.
  2) I invested in the European patent rights to form a joint-stock company, and the profits were divided according to the share ratio. I wonder which model Mr. Lebel prefers? "

“I’m interested in both models, can you talk more about them?”

Shi Jintang did not answer the question and silently took out the cigarette packaged in a flat box from his pocket, then opened it and placed it in front of Lebel. "This is the cigarette I invented. If it is bundled with a lighter and sold together, it should be more popular among people."

Lebel's eyes lit up the moment he saw the cigarettes and the cigarette box, and he couldn't help but pick up the cigarette box and rub it in his hands to look at it.

"This is really a keen invention. Mr. Shi, I have to admire your vision from the bottom of my heart. Although these two things are ordinary, they are very touching. The cigarette case made of this material is very textured and makes people endure it at first sight. I can’t help but want to hold it in my hands and play with it.”

"If this is the case, I would prefer that both parties jointly invest in the company to form a company. Your outstanding vision and thinking are what I lack.

If you simply pay licensing fees, although you will get huge profits in the early stage, competitors will appear soon, so I would like to share the risk with you. "

Hearing what the French said, Shi Jintang felt no emotion at all. Once these two things are put on the market, they will inevitably explode, and the licensing fees will have to increase several times after the authorization expires.

Moreover, the initiative in authorization negotiations is in his hands. If the price offered by the French is not suitable, Shi Jintang can kick him away and find someone else.

"Haha, a wise choice. So, Mr. Lebel, how much share are you going to give me?"

"20% is a good number."

"It's too low. I might as well earn the licensing fee directly, 50%."

"Too high, 25%."

……

In the end, the two settled the deal at 35%. From the date of signing of the contract, Party A Shi Jintang needs to provide detailed drawings of fuel lighters and cigarette rolling machines.

It also needs to provide feasible strategies for the production and sales of products.

In addition to being responsible for setting up a factory and recruiting workers, Party B Lebel is also responsible for agency negotiation and patent management in other European countries.

The matter was settled, and Shi Jintang breathed a sigh of relief.

Next he should prepare to go to England to plan a royal charter, and then to Africa.

Now he is getting closer and closer to realizing his dream, step by step.

(End of this chapter)