Kuang Peisheng was overjoyed: "Oh dear, I'm already very grateful that President Lu would accept my kindness. As for whether or not we'll cooperate, that's a matter for later." Bai Ling's president, Mitaro, looked to be in his forties, but was actually over sixty.
Lu Fan thought that Mitaro was young.
Mitaro also thought the same about Lu Fan; he hadn't expected that someone so young would take over the Huanmei Group's new energy project.
"That's truly astonishing!"
Mitaro can speak some of the local dialect, but it's still a bit awkward, so most of the subsequent communication still requires a translator.
Lu Fan greeted President Bai Ling with a smile, shook hands with "020", and then they both sat down.
Kwong Pui-sang was also there, having come specifically to keep the guests company.
As the "introducer" for both sides, he exchanged a few pleasantries, making sure neither side was left out.
Lu Fan didn't interrupt, and then, seizing the opportunity, asked Mitaro about the purpose of his trip to the country:
"Mr. Kuang didn't talk to me in detail, he just said that you were very interested in one of my projects?"
In fact, just considering Bai Ling's main business is enough to figure out Mitaro's purpose in meeting Lu Fan this time.
Lu Fan agreed to meet because Kuang Peisheng and Huanmei Group were involved.
This project had previously been handled by Huanmei Group.
Even if the funding chain breaks down and the business has to be shut down, Lu Fan feels that there is still a sense of connection to the business.
Mitaro didn't blame Lu Fan for his directness; on the contrary, he admired the other's straightforwardness. He wished that Lu Fan's projects could be sold as readily as his personality.
"Mr. Lu, my group is very optimistic about your project, so could you please sell us the patent for this project?"
Huanmei Group initially wanted to start a new energy project.
It's because they know that the automotive industry in the small country is saturated and is seeking breakthroughs and development.
Because Kuang Peisheng and Yataro had some personal relationship, he thought of acting as a go-between to earn a patent fee or subsequent fees.
Later, due to a shortage of funds.
Kuang Peisheng had no choice but to withdraw from the project.
He thought that few people in China could take over Zhang Qingyi and his team's experimental research and development.
He could easily wait until Huanmei Group's cash flow improves before organizing another event.
To everyone's surprise, Lu Fan bypassed him and Huanmei, and directly signed a contract with Zhang Qingyi and Professor Cheng's team...
And that's how this scene came about.
Kuang Peisheng smiled on the outside, but cursed inwardly.
Just as others had warned him before, Lu Fan was the kind of person who liked to hog all projects.
Now that he has acknowledged that the new energy project has made some progress, Yataro is indeed interested in acquiring it.
Lu Fan shook his head and rejected the idea:
"I'm sorry, but I have other development plans for this experimental project and it will not be sold to the public."
Bai Ling Group is indeed powerful, and Lu Fan's Fan Yue Group cannot compare with it, but Jiang Group is on par.
This makes the acquisition and cooperation quite tricky.
But Mitaro is not one to give up easily:
"Our group is willing to invest 100 million US dollars to jointly develop this project, or acquire 30% of the shares in Mr. Lu's new energy project. What do you think?"
In Mitaro's view, a hundred million yen is enough to prove the value of the new energy project.
But Lu Fan didn't think so.
In his plan, the research and development of new energy projects represents a market worth trillions of dollars in the future...
Afterwards, Yataro tried to persuade him, and Kwong Pui-sang also tried to persuade him from the side.
However, Lu Fan politely declined all of them.
In the end, Mitaro shook his head in disappointment and flew back to Little Days Country that very day. Kuang Peisheng's favor with Lu Fan had also been used up.
Lu Fan then made various excuses to decline subsequent invitations.
New energy projects are like a big cake.
And it's not just Huanmei Group and Bailing that they've got their eyes on. Very soon.
The research institutions that Professor Cheng and his colleagues had previously joined abroad also came to them.
After the departure of Mitaro, the president of Bailing Group, representatives from Fengtian Motor Company, a multinational automobile company also from Japan, came to the newly established new energy company under Fanyue Group for negotiations.
The experimental project that Professor Cheng and his team participated in was funded by Fengtian Company.
Therefore, the person in charge here is quite familiar with the progress of Zhang Qingyi and his team's experimental project.
After finally achieving results, they couldn't sit still any longer.
Zhang Qingyi 2.0, responsible for external affairs, expressed his apologies to the representatives of Fengtian Company:
"Our boss isn't in the office right now. If you have anything to discuss, I can help you make an appointment."
However, the representatives of Fengtian Company did not have a good impression of Zhang Qingyi. Moreover, they came for this project and technology, and they did not have any respect for Lu Fan, the boss. They only asked to see Professor Cheng.
If Professor Cheng truly wanted to continue collaborating with Fengtian Company, why would he have bothered returning from abroad to conduct research in China?
Zhang Qingyi could only apologize again and say:
"I'm sorry, Professor Cheng doesn't come to the lab very often."
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