With a wait-and-see attitude, I will wait and see Boeing's recent predicament.

In fact, Han Chudong is already prepared to buy some Boeing shares through Mason Private Equity Fund after the next external fundraising, but this does not mean that he should be soft-hearted when bargaining.

The negotiations encountered difficulties for a while as he proposed the idea of ​​refusing to pay part of the fees.

After Boeing's small management team borrowed a phone to communicate with their superiors, they decisively agreed to waive the "lost work time" priced at US$600,000, and then discussed the design style and warehouse renovation work. The lawyers of both parties will sign a three-party purchase and sale agency agreement based on the negotiation results.

Assistant Arthur helped to see off the people from Pan American and Boeing, then entered Han Chudong's office and asked curiously, "I remember that you told the CFO to reduce unnecessary expenses during the meeting last month. So what about this Boeing 747?"

"This is my personal interest, and you guys will be able to enjoy it in the future. I think it's necessary to buy one."

Han Chudong knew that this was an unnecessary expense, but he still wanted to buy it, so he changed the subject and said, "I visited Paul Getty's house last night. The atmosphere filled with historical relics was very interesting. Please help me find a group of professional cultural relic experts and antique dealers. I plan to invest some money to collect a batch after getting a loan from Citibank."

“How much did you invest?”

"About five to ten million US dollars, depending on what you buy. For now, it will be registered under the company's name."

In Han Chudong's eyes, there is not much difference between his personal assets and the company's assets. After all, Mason United Group is a sole proprietorship and all the shares are in his hands alone.

Spending money in the name of the company can be deducted from taxes, but if you take money out of the company yourself, you will need to pay a large amount of personal income tax, which is a loss no matter how you calculate it.

Assistant Arthur thought that Han Chudong intended to distribute assets reasonably and consider long-term interests, and he also thought it was necessary.

I carefully wrote this down in my notebook, and then asked, "What's the matter with the Citibank loan?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that I met someone from Citibank last night. They should be able to lend me $200 million soon. I'll hold a meeting later to announce how to use the money."

“…”

Assistant Arthur had a slight headache. He knew very well how much the company's total loan was. He said, "If we continue to borrow money, we will have to pay nearly $200,000 in interest every day."

"What are you afraid of? The rate at which the value of assets is increasing is much higher than the loan interest rate. Moreover, the U.S. dollar has been depreciating so rapidly recently. It doesn't matter if we follow other companies and use new debts to pay off old debts. Even if we wait until we get the $200 million, I still think the overall debt ratio is too low, which is not conducive to the company's development."

While talking, Han Chudong picked up today's schedule and took a look. He said in surprise, "The 10:30 schedule was moved forward. How long has it been? The suitcases have already been made?"

"Isn't it just a box with four wheels? You were on vacation in Japan a few days ago. I saw the design drawings and submitted them to the Patent Office for filing. I also submitted applications to other countries. I heard that the International Patent Union is preparing to implement a plan to simplify the application process. You can apply for multiple patents in other countries here in the United States. Isn't it great?"

"It's really great. Hurry up and give me a sample to test. This thing should be able to help me make a lot of money!"

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Others thought that Han Chudong earned his current net worth through his brain and research and development.

To some extent, that's true.

It's just that he is standing on the shoulders of giants, tirelessly tinkering with things that will be common in the future but do not exist now, and using this to accumulate capital and achieve a huge leap forward.

The overall scale of Mason United Group is quite large. At the headquarters, together with industries in other places, the number of employees has exceeded 4,000 and is still increasing rapidly. There are more than 80 executives who earn an annual salary of more than 30,000 US dollars, and more than 20 people whose annual salary exceeds 100,000 US dollars.

For example, Dyson, the general manager of Mason Laboratory, used to be an executive at Bell Labs. When he just switched to this company, he received an annual salary of US$120,000, in addition to other benefits including a year-end bonus.

Mr. Dyson's main job is to coordinate the toy R&D team, beauty R&D team, home appliance R&D team, and communicate with the R&D project leaders of Aurora Games. Recently, a luxury goods design project team has also been added.

In Dyson's eyes, Han Chudong was undoubtedly a person with wild ideas. From time to time, he would throw a project to him, and he would be responsible for producing the finished product.

For example, the recent trolley suitcases and hand-held skateboards for children. The home appliance R&D department has the most tasks. Today, they are asked to design a siphon coffee maker, and tomorrow they are asked to design a desk lamp with adjustable brightness. Developing new ballpoint pens is also within the design scope. They also have to make restraints for adjusting human posture and the like. They are said to have put them on sale in Baofeng Electric Appliance Stores, and they are self-produced and self-sold.

Since being recruited by a headhunting company more than two months ago, he has received thirteen projects of various sizes. The most puzzling one for Mr. Dyson is the lithium battery R&D project.

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Although he had heard that Han Chudong had earned more than 10 million US dollars from his dry cell battery patent, Dyson did not think the project would be successful.

Mason Laboratory was established as early as last year. It currently has more than 300 employees. Its fame is overshadowed by Han Chudong's personal achievements, and almost not many people know of its existence. It is a subsidiary of Mason United Group.

The marketing departments of each subsidiary were integrated and made independent, as were the R&D departments.

Occasionally Dyson would feel that he was like the magic wand in Han Chudong's hand, which he would directly throw to him whenever he needed something, without ever considering whether it could actually be realized. The last time he heard that they might have to develop a personal computer, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep well the whole night.

When Dyson contacted the headhunting company, he had no idea that Han Chudong was so capable of causing trouble.

The only advantage is probably that the R&D funds are sufficient and the employees' salaries are paid on time.

Right now.

Dyson dragged his suitcase all the way to Han Chudong's office.

Before he even picked up his suitcase, he complained, "Boss, the lithium battery project is definitely dead. I've recruited several people with experience in battery research and development, but they don't know where to start. Why would you come up with the idea of ​​developing batteries using lithium as raw material? There is absolutely no research in this area, and no one has ever heard of such papers or results. I suggest that you just cancel the project..."