Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 98 The Terrifying Lin Ran
Everyone has some fixed mindsets that cannot be changed.

The same is true for England's elite.

Hugh Barton could never have imagined that Lin Ran would trust Xu Aizhou so much that he would provide him with an authorization document without an authorized object.

Because this is equivalent to Xu Aizhou being able to fill in any name on the authorized object.

Generally speaking, according to business practices, the authorized party needs to be a real individual or enterprise.

The Xiangjiang Shipping that I worked so hard to acquire turned out to be an empty shell.

Because Hong Kong Shipping has several ships, a modern operating route, and two renovated ports, it is far from what Jardine Matheson and HSBC behind it really want.

Although the financial cost is not high, at most it is only a 20% premium, but the favors paid are huge.

As for the damage to the prestige of Jardine Matheson and Swire, more Chinese businessmen will jump out to oppose them in the future.

This gave American Capital the opportunity to enter Hong Kong and take a share of HSBC's pie, which is also a hidden loss.

In short, Hugh Patton knew that he was completely screwed this time.

As for Li Jiacheng, he was also dumbfounded, because he worked for Jardine Matheson for the profit.

As a result, they did not get any benefits and will definitely be targeted by Chinese businessmen in the future.

At least Dong Haoyun and Xu Aizhou would not let him go.

The Xu Group also does real estate business, and now it has Citibank behind it. With the support of massive funds, as long as he wants to enter the real estate industry, raising the price several times during the land auction will result in heavy losses.

He can tolerate being scolded, but he really can't tolerate his own interests being damaged.

He whispered in Hugh Barton's ear, "Mr. Barton, we still have one last trick up our sleeve. The Hong Kong Maritime Affairs Office is our law enforcement agency for the Ying Empire."

Hugh Patton himself didn't want to use this trick, but Li Jiacheng came up with it for him.

If we haven’t tried normal business competition methods, then we still have non-business methods.

No matter what, you are still Hong Kong's ship merchants. No matter how hard you try to set standards, it is a matter of the future. This is the cake of the future.

All I need to do is influence your current business and cash flow through the Hong Kong Port Authority.

Although Li Jiacheng's voice was very low, the living room was small after all, so Xu Aizhou still heard it. He smiled and said:
"Mr. Barton, I must remind you that Sir Robert Black and Sir Lyn are good friends. I also know Sir Robert Black. Are you sure you want to use the Port Authority against us?"

Hugh Barton's face was gloomy, because he knew that in order to use this trick, he had to at least find connections in London through the top management of HSBC.

This is also a manifestation of his incompetence.

Besides, even if he did find a connection in London, would that mean Lin Ran would have no connections in London? The other party was a newly-minted knight.

Xu Aizhou said: "If you think you can use this method, then go ahead and use it.

Well, we won't keep you all here any longer today. We're going to hold a small celebration party at the Xu family."

Xu Aizhou stood up and prepared to see Hugh Barton and others off.

At the celebration party, who wins and who loses? Of course, the one who leaves loses.

Hugh Barton's face turned pale. This was the first time that Jardine Matheson had suffered such a huge loss at the hands of Chinese businessmen.

When Li Jiacheng and Hugh Patton left with a gloomy face and passed by Pao Yue-kong, Pao Yue-kong reminded him: "Don't be a good person and become a dog for the white people."

After Li Jiacheng left, the rest of the people present burst into laughter, and the whole room was filled with laughter.

"I won't go home until I'm drunk today. We've withstood this attack from Jardine Matheson, and the road ahead will be smooth sailing." Xu Aizhou said, "I've already had full communication with Sir Lin in London.

He will find someone to mediate this matter as soon as possible.

At the latest this month, the International Maritime Organization and the International Organization for Standardization will come to Hong Kong for research. In addition, Rockefeller and Morgan will lead the establishment of a new global shipping company.

We can also get corresponding shares.

Including the subsequent container standards committee, there will also be Chinese representatives."

Such news is exciting enough.

No one doubted whether Lin Ran could do it.

After all, Lin Ran is not the mathematician who came to Hong Kong last year, but a senior White House bureaucrat and an outstanding representative of Chinese people around the world.

The emergency appearance of Citibank this time provided almost unlimited financial support and also indirectly proved Lin Ran's strength.

After the celebration banquet, when only Xu Aizhou and Xu Shixun were left in the Xu family villa, Xu Aizhou said with emotion: "Mr. Lin is indeed an extraordinary person.

From the beginning until today."

Xu Shixun's voice trembled slightly, "Are you saying that Sir Lin thought that Jardine Matheson and Swire would come to share a piece of the pie from the first day he wanted to cooperate with us?

Or did Sir Lin give you a document without a patent licensee in the first place just for today?"

The former is not surprising. After all, British capital in Hong Kong is strong and powerful, so it is normal for it to be coveted.

Moreover, even Chinese people who have never enjoyed the benefits of standard setting can guess it. England, the former empire on which the sun never sets, can only calculate it more accurately than them.

But if Lin Ran had planned from day one to use this patent authorization letter to defend against Jardine Matheson's attack, that would be a bit too scary. Xu Aizhou nodded and said, "Yes, it's just as you thought.

From the very beginning, Lin Sheng exploited differences in the legal system.

The different thinking habits caused by different laws are also the main reason for Jardine Matheson's failure this time.

You know that Hugh Barton was the boss of Jardine Matheson, a company within the Commonwealth legal system, and he also received relevant legal education.

In the legal framework of England, the Patents Act 1949 is the law that applies to England and Hong Kong.

Patent authorization must be clearly recorded through a written agreement and registered with the Patent Office. The authorized person must be clear, otherwise the ownership of the rights cannot be defined.

In the American legal framework, under Section 1952 of the Patent Act of 261 (35 USC § 261), patent rights are considered personal property and can be transferred or authorized through written documents.

This provision in America does not require all patent licensing agreements to be registered with the American Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Therefore, America's patent license is more like a private contract between the patent owner and the licensee.

Only when the authorization involves transfer does it need to be registered with the USPTO.

This flaw in thinking caught Hugh Barton off guard."

After hearing this, Xu Shixun was quite astonished: "I now have the same doubts as the congressmen in Washington.

Sir Lin, is he a mathematician or a lawyer?

This refers to the time when Lin Ran was questioned at a hearing before taking up his position as Special Assistant for Space Affairs. He engaged in a heated debate with many scholars, and reporters lamented in their subsequent reports:
"Mathematician turns lawyer, refutes accusations with classic references"

News about Lin Ran has always been a hot topic in Hong Kong, and even more so recently.

After all, in the eyes of Hong Kong people, Lin Ran is more or less half one of their own.

Related News Xu Shixun could also see similar reports in Hong Kong.

Xu Aizhou shook his head and said, “Geniuses are always different.

What’s more, Lin Sheng is a top genius.

It is common for such a genius to plan ten steps ahead of one step.

For our Xu family, if we hold onto Lin Sheng's thigh, I won't have to worry about you even after a hundred years."

Looking at his elderly father, Xu Shixun's eyes suddenly turned red: "You must be more than a hundred years old."

Lin Ran has returned to Washington. Whether it is Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson or other White House officials, everyone is very interested in the hotline concept he mentioned on the BBC program and his experience of meeting Korolev in person in London.

A black Chevrolet Bel Air sedan was rolling over the asphalt road in front of the White House. Lin Ran untied the cashmere scarf he bought in London and walked out of the car.

"Randolph, welcome back to safe Washington." Kennedy personally greeted Lin Ran at the door of the White House.

Lin Ran smiled and hugged Kennedy, then said, "Mr. President, this trip to London was quite exciting."

Kennedy laughed: "The Soviets are nervous. They are afraid of you."

"No, they are not afraid of me, but of America." Lin Ran said confidently.

After a brief greeting with Kennedy, Lin Ran shook hands with Lyndon Johnson and said, "Sir, long time no see."

Lyndon Johnson was his immediate superior.

In the Cabinet Room in the West Wing of the White House, other White House bureaucrats have been waiting here for a long time.

"Randolph, you performed very well in the BBC interview, allowing people all over the world to witness the elegance of senior White House officials. I think you should be asked to accept more interviews in the future," Kennedy said.

The main reason was that the impact of the Bay of Pigs incident was too severe, making the people of America and other allied countries feel that a group of pigs lived in this White House.

So even after the Korolev incident, the White House did not urge Lin Ran to return to Washington, but instead asked him to stay in London until he finished the BBC interview.

The purpose is to let the only senior bureaucrat in the White House who is not a pig help the White House rebuild its image in the minds of people around the world.

Even if one questions the White House further, it is impossible to think that a top mathematician who solved Fermat's conjecture is as stupid as other bureaucrats.

Furthermore, NASA, under Lin Ran's leadership, completed two major projects in succession, which is also part of his halo.

The result of Lin Ran's interview was unexpectedly good.

The aforementioned are public interviews conducted by the BBC itself. Interviews conducted by American newspapers themselves show that public support for the White House has improved, and confidence in NASA's ability to win the space race has set an all-time record, exceeding 50% for the first time.

The suggestions, including those from the hotline, were also generally accepted.

Of course, not everyone generally agrees. Some extremist newspapers are even more convinced that Lin Rantong G's words have directly connected the Kremlin to the White House. What if America elects a KGB member?
There is no need to go through secret channels; the Kremlin can give him orders directly.

So what you see more often is true.

The editors of these extreme newspapers feel that what they write is outrageous enough and is extreme just for the sake of being extreme.

But if these editors live long enough, they will feel that they may have made a shocking prediction more than 60 years in advance.

(End of this chapter)