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Chapter 613 Cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Old Li's face was pale, and he looked back at the old man on the sofa in fear.

I hadn't known that this kid was so sharp-tongued and would say anything.

He certainly won't bring Old Zhou with him to the door today.

What a sin!
This kid actually figured out all my little schemes.

Lu Yang chuckled coldly at him.

Old Li! You brought this trouble upon yourself. I didn't intend to deal with you, but since you're making things difficult for me, I'll make things difficult for you too.

Liu Guangnan whispered behind him, "President Lu, the workers' stock ownership plan was a collective decision. It's unlikely that it will end up in the hands of this Liu guy and a few other... a few other company executives, right?"

He had never thought of it that way.

He left Lianxiang in a huff because he was ostracized by Lao Liu and his gang, and was unable to realize his ambitions. Lu Yang just happened to give him an opportunity, acting like a nouveau riche who didn't care about money, which made him very interested. In the end, he decided to go south to Pengcheng to seek other opportunities.

But now, after Lu Yang muttered those words to himself, the fear and pallor of Old Liu across from him immediately made him think of another possibility.

The fact that this group of people are ostracizing me and trying to eliminate me is probably not simply due to differences in the company's strategic development path.

The more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong, and he began to glare angrily at Old Liu across from him.

You old Liu, so you're actually this kind of despicable person.

I misjudged you.

He was ridiculed and mocked by Lu Yang, and glared at by Liu Guangnan.

This put a lot of pressure on Lao Liu.

He can only rely on Old Zhou now. If Old Zhou still trusts him, then everything will be fine.

But what if even Old Zhou no longer trusts him?

Well... well... he could only make the worst-case scenario plan, but in that case, the Lianxiang Empire, which he had worked so hard to build, would probably be destroyed before it could truly grow.

Old Liu gritted his teeth, his face contorted with a mixture of resentment and fear of the unknown.

"okay."

Old Zhou glanced indifferently at Old Liu, whose expression was constantly changing.

A wave of disappointment washed over me, and I sighed softly.

He shook his head and said, "Young man, let's not get off-topic, let's get back to the important matter!"

He took a deep breath and said with a helpless expression, "We are not here today to discuss the future of Lianxiang or what will happen to Lianxiang in the future. Rather, it is because you have taken these people away without giving Lianxiang or the Chinese Academy of Sciences an explanation. Lianxiang will immediately have no future, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences cannot accept such a loss."

As he spoke, he stared into Lu Yang's eyes and said, "So young man, you have to make concessions. You have to let this old man see your sincerity."

After hearing what Old Zhou said, Lu Yang hadn't figured out how to respond yet, but everyone in Liu Guangnan's team was already staring at him nervously.

I'm really afraid that the new boss will give up on hiring them because the cost will be too high.

After all, from the moment they agreed to Lu Yang's request, they had no way out.

Lu Yang also noticed their concerns, so after thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll give you face, Old Zhou."

Then I'll take a step back. Everyone here is a talent in the field of chips and semiconductors. After the laboratory is established, the Chinese Academy of Sciences will provide some talents, and our Century Group will provide some talents. We'll choose from the young men behind me.

We will discuss and decide on the location of the laboratory. The necessary research funding can also be provided by our Century Group. However, the results must not belong solely to your Chinese Academy of Sciences. At most, I can only accept that we share them. Afterwards, we can establish a patent company to manage them.

Another point is that any subsidiary of my Century Group has the right to use it for free, without needing any form of authorization.

That's all.

"Mr. Zhou, if you nod, I'll have someone draft the contract. Once it's signed, we can transfer the money immediately."

Lu Yang's domineering ending made everyone ponder whether it was feasible.

Even Lao Liu was among these people.

He's not stupid. The Chinese Academy of Sciences is Lianxiang's former superior, and at least for now, it remains Lianxiang's largest shareholder.

If what this kid says is true, and everyone joins together to set up a laboratory, and this kid invests at least 100 million yuan in research and development every year, with the foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the abundance of research funds, they might actually be able to produce some useful core semiconductor technologies.

At that time... as a child of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lianxiang might be able to cry and make a fuss, and perhaps even get the permanent right to use the patents in the joint laboratory for free, just like the Century Group under this kid's name.

Right!

This kind of technology can be obtained for free, so why not take it?

Seemingly having the same thought as Lao Liu, Old Zhou looked up at him, who was deep in thought, and then said to Lu Yang, "Young man, in principle your plan is reasonable, but when setting up a company to manage patent results, everyone should be treated equally. You also said that your Century Group wants to obtain the right to use these patents for free. Then can I also say that our Lianxiang, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, should also enjoy the same rights?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Old Liu, whose thoughts had been guessed, immediately showed a look of surprise.

But Lu Yang immediately extinguished this surprise, saying, "That's impossible. Our Century Group has contributed both manpower and money, but we still have to share the patent results with Lianxiang. That seems too unfair, unless Lianxiang also invests 100 million yuan into the laboratory every year like our Century Group."

"How about this, let's not go for 100 million. If Lianxiang can agree to invest 50 million in the lab every year, then I'll agree to Professor Zhou's proposal and share the lab's results with Lianxiang. What do you think?"

Old Zhou frowned, pondered for a moment, and felt that what Lu Yang said made sense and was not unacceptable. So he looked up at Old Liu and asked, "Little Liu, what does Lianxiang think?"

Old Liu's face immediately turned ashen, like a wilted eggplant.

It darkened.

How do I see it? I'll squat down to see it, of course.

If Lianxiang could be as financially powerful as its counterpart, why would it need to squeeze Liu Guangnan's team out of Lianxiang?

Just give him 5000 million, let this old guy and his team stay at Lianxiang obediently, and there won't be any problems, right?

Seeing that he refused to agree and remained silent, Old Zhou knew that Lenovo did not agree. So he turned to Lu Yang and said, "How about this, the results of the laboratory will belong to both of us. I won't argue with you about that. But you have poached so many people from Lenovo. You have to give Lenovo an explanation and give Xiao Liu an explanation. I'll draw a line: for the next 5 years, young man, your companies are not allowed to get involved in the PC market. How about that?"

Lu Yang said with a bitter face, "Well, 5 years, isn't that a bit too long?"

What he truly thought in his heart didn't matter, but he dared not show it on his face at all.

"How about three years? How about three years?"

They even started haggling over the price.

Old Zhou immediately laughed and scolded him, "Five years, not a single day less."

As he spoke, he looked up at Lao Liu, who was still regretting not being able to get the benefits for free, and said, "That's all I can do to help you. With five years to develop, I believe that under your leadership, Lenovo will definitely achieve a certain level of success. Don't disappoint me too much then."

Old Liu hurriedly bowed in fear: "You can decide for me, I have no objection."

Mr. Zhou nodded.

He looked at Lu Yang and asked, "Young man, are you going to sign this kind of contract?"

Lu Yang was already overjoyed.

It's only been 5 years. Including this year, it's only up to 1999. There's still a year until the end of the century in 2000.

Even if the PC market in mainland China develops at full speed, according to the original timeline, it will be constrained by hardware conditions and network signal issues, and it will not be truly promoted and popularized until at least after 2000 or the beginning of the next century.

Before this, there weren't many computers available to the general public. Those who could afford and use them were mostly government agencies, universities, research institutes, and large corporations.

In this situation, why not let Lenovo take the lead for 5 years?
Besides, Lu Yang never intended to focus his energy on developing PCs right now.

As someone who has been reborn, knowing that the golden age of desktop computers is still a few years away, I naturally won't rush into the market now.

Hehe, at most... I'll just make a little bit of a plan to trip up some annoying guys.

Think of this.

Lu Yang strode forward, extended his hand and said, "Then, Elder Zhou, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you. It's settled then. I'll have someone draft the contract later."

What should have been a conflict was resolved by Lu Yang using money to pave the way, not only defused the conflict but also secured him a research collaboration partner.

It's double happiness.

Old Liu was the only one who wasn't happy. He hadn't achieved all the goals he had planned before coming here, and he was ridiculed by Lu Yang, who also exposed his deep-seated ambitions. Even though he had achieved the result of preventing Lu Yang from entering the PC computer market within 5 years, after signing the contract, his face was still as long as a donkey's.

He didn't smile at all throughout the entire process.

As for the members of Liu Guangnan's technical team who were specifically chosen by Lu Yang to stay in Beijing, they were all overjoyed. With the addition of this old leader from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lu Yang's generous investment, the two sides could work together on semiconductor research and development. Perhaps in the next few years, they could actually come up with some good things.

Let's wait and see.

(End of this chapter)