Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 77 Horizontal Cooperation
Main plane, Hanyang.

Hu Rentao from the Iron and Steel Institute did not expect that his trading partner would drive from Jincheng to Hanyang overnight.

"Boss Ren, have you brought all the samples?" Hu Rentao didn't waste any words and got straight to the point.

"Professor Hu, everything is in my car. How about taking them to your laboratory now?" Ren Dian nodded.

"Boss Ren," Hu Rentao paused a little embarrassedly, "Our previous cooperation was private, and basically did not require any laboratory resources, so the contract didn't matter."

"But now to identify these things, we need to use laboratory instruments and equipment, and we also need to sign a horizontal technical cooperation agreement before we can proceed. I am really sorry that I did not make this clear to you, Boss Ren, yesterday."

Hu Rentao was really embarrassed. In his opinion, this was somewhat like taking advantage of someone's misfortune. However, there were people coming and going in the laboratory, and he would not feel comfortable psychologically if he said that he had done this secretly.

"No problem." Ren Zhong was stunned for a moment, but when he heard that this was what Hu Rentao was worried about, he immediately felt relieved. It would be good to sign the contract. After signing the contract, I would no longer be worried that Professor Hu would not try his best.

"Professor Hu, I will sign the contract as you say. You can just ask for the funding. I want us to establish a long-term cooperative relationship. In addition to the quality analysis and optimization of open-hearth steelmaking this time, we will use this open-hearth to refine some special alloy steels, such as nickel steel and high-manganese steel. I think it would be best to include them in this package."

Ren Zhong said frankly that money was not a problem for him now. The amount of Hu Rentao's horizontal contract was much less than that of new product research. These were all very mature formula designs in the main plane. Ren Zhong just needed Hu Rentao to customize the open-hearth furnace he designed.

Hu Rentao didn't expect Ren Zhong to be so straightforward. His face turned red. After thinking for a while, he said, "For projects that require the use of laboratory testing instruments, we charge according to the actual expenses incurred. I estimate that 30 yuan a year is enough. I can handle the alloy steel process design and optimization you mentioned personally. I will calculate the workload for half a year, 3 yuan a month, so let's call it 18 yuan. We will sign this technical inspection and consulting service contract at 48 yuan. If we want to issue an invoice, we may need 6 points of tax, which is slightly more than 50 yuan."

Hu Rentao did not charge more. For him, after the contract was signed, the school would directly take 20 yuan as management fee, and the rest would be handed over to the laboratory for experimental equipment costs, which was about 10 yuan. He would keep more than 10 yuan to work for half a year, which was basically the regular price for university teachers. After all, he would have to work for a year on and off.

"I have no problem on my side. Just draft the contract according to what Professor Hu said. I will sign it today. Should it be in my personal name or do I need to find a corporate legal person? I now have three companies in different industries under my name, which may not be related to the steel industry. One is a battery factory, one is engaged in communication equipment, and the other is a toy factory. If signing with a company is not suitable, I can also entrust a machinery processing factory." Ren Zhong had never done this before, so he asked Hu Rentao directly.

Anyway, he has to pay for it himself, so anything is fine with him.

"If Mr. Ren does not require that we cooperate with you on a horizontal project in the name of the school, but wants to cooperate with me personally as a scientific and technological personnel, then cooperation with Mr. Ren personally is also possible." Hu Rentao said, "Now the school's policy on horizontal projects is flexible, so it doesn't matter." "Then let's cooperate in the name of individuals, so as to avoid the trouble of official seals." Ren Zhong made the decision directly, "This is not a project that I want to apply for awards or get local subsidies, so the name of the school is useless."

"Professor Hu, this is how we work on the contract. Next, when we are executing the contract, if Professor Hu can solve the process optimization of a new product and achieve our production capacity design target, I will personally reward you 10 yuan for each item. This work will be effective for a long time. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation!"

If you want a horse to run fast, you must feed it enough and give it enough water. Although Ren Zhong does not have much work experience, he still understands this principle.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Hu Rentao's expression changed slightly.

"Are you serious, Mr. Ren?" Hu Rentao was not pretending to be polite. When people reach middle age, they need real money to buy the daily necessities of life. He is an associate professor at a university. It sounds glamorous from the outside, but his annual income at school is not too high. Under normal circumstances, it is less than 30. If there is no extra income from horizontal projects and his wife's job is just average, the combined annual income of the two is less than 50. He does not live a very good life in Hanyang.

After all, basic needs such as mortgage and children's education cost at least 200,000 or 300,000 yuan a year.

If Ren Zhong's project can really be fulfilled, Hu Rentao's annual income will more than double. Moreover, he can make a living based on his own ability, and Ren Zhong did not attach any difficult conditions. It is equivalent to making money without doing anything. This is the life model that Hu Rentao most hopes for.

"Of course it's true, Professor Hu. Let's sign our horizontal cooperation contract first. I don't need to issue an invoice. I will just sign it for 50. Then I will transfer the entire contract amount directly to you. In addition, I will transfer another to you personally as a reward for this process optimization. We have had little cooperation before and lack mutual understanding. I will continue this business for a long time, and it will definitely get bigger and bigger. After a while, Professor Hu will know what kind of person I am." Ren Zhong didn't say anything else and just spent the money!
This way, the direct use of cash is more persuasive.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Hu Rentao's breathing became much faster. He thought that although what Boss Ren did seemed a bit weird, it was indeed real money. Thinking of this, Hu Rentao no longer had any doubts. Although he didn't understand the meaning of the other party doing these things, the money was really attractive to him!
Horizontal technical cooperation contracts are all ready-made templates, and consulting services are very vague. Ren Zhong does not need to be too strict to prevent Hu Rentao from slacking off, so there is nothing to discuss about the terms of the contract, and it was completed in less than half an hour. There is no need to rush the rest of the school procedures and take it slow. As for the matter of transferring money to the school, Professor Hu also told Ren Zhong not to rush and to wait until the contract process is completed before he can make progress on the project at the school.

Hu Rentao also declined the 10 yuan bonus, but Ren Zhong didn't care and directly transferred the yuan to Professor Hu's personal account.

Although Ren Zhong did not mention the construction period, he knew that Professor Hu would definitely put him first! In addition to the school courses that had to be completed, Professor Hu put all other things on the back burner and called a few graduate students to start working hard to analyze the steel samples brought back by Ren Zhong, the raw material samples for steelmaking, and other things related to the entire process.

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