Lu Fan didn't know Mike nearly as well as Zhang Qingyi did.
After all, they're not from this country.
The only thing Mike remembered about Lu Fan was that he had been voted the world's richest man several times. Mike had even less of a good impression of Lu Fan.
I only remember being turned away twice.
Under Zhang Qingyi's guidance, Mike exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Lu Fan:
"Sir, you must be Mr. Lu, the CEO of Fanyue Group? You are so young."
Even now, many people still believe that the CEO of Fanyue Group, or rather, the new energy electric vehicle company, is an obese, bald businessman in his forties or fifties.
This can be considered a stereotype.
Therefore, when these people first saw Lu Fan, they were amazed by his age and spirit.
Mike is the same.
Lu Fan greeted the other party with a smile and exchanged pleasantries:
"You must be Mr. Mike, the president of Zeus Energy. I've heard so much about you." The two spoke in the language of the United States, which Lu Fan had no problem with at all.
After the mutual flattery, Mike's sharp and incisive style came into play, and he quickly got to the point of the trip.
He first inquired about Professor Cheng's research and development progress, and then mentioned that when he had his assistant contact Lu Fan's side before, he wanted to purchase an exclusive patent and the issue of the usage period.
Lu Fan rejected Zeus Energy's proposal without hesitation.
Mike himself was present at that moment, and Lu Fan gave the same answer as before.
He declined again.
Mike didn't understand his decision, but since he himself had changed his plan, he stopped dwelling on it. Instead, he asked about purchasing the patent:
"I know your Fanyue Group is very powerful, but why share the profits with other competitors?"
"Mr. Lu must be aware of my wealth. Our Zeus Energy Company has the full capability to acquire your new energy electric vehicle subsidiary."
"How about this, I'm not just buying your patents, I'm also willing to acquire your subsidiaries. Name your price, Mr. Lu?"
"Or, if you agree, I'm willing to pay billions for this, you American knife!"
Zhang Qingyi, who was accompanying Bian'er in this conversation, was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
Although since the establishment of the automotive subsidiary, the prices offered to entice Lu Fan or Professor Cheng to sell their patents have been steadily increasing.
But she still didn't expect that this Mr. Mike would actually ask for tens of billions.
At the current exchange rate, wouldn't that be... over 50 billion?! That's an uncountable number of zeros!
She looked at Lu Fan expectantly.
Zhang Qingyi was aware of this boss's grand plan.
She looked at her boss, not expecting him to agree, but rather wanting to see how he would refuse this time.
As far as she knew, her new employer was far from short of money.
This doesn't stop Zhang Qingyi from wanting to watch. Just imagine, how many people get to have such a rare opportunity to watch others give away billions of dollars in wealth?
She actually got lucky.
Zhang Qingyi suppressed a laugh, just as Lu Fan first shook his head and sighed softly, then smiled and said:
"Excuse my bluntness, but perhaps in Mr. Mike's opinion, tens of billions is indeed a very large number."
"But money is a small matter to me." "Also, my car subsidiary is no longer the most profitable business in the group."
"Battery processing plants, which were initially developed for new energy projects, are now the main source of profit."
As Lu Fan spoke, he raised an eyebrow at Zhang Qingyi.
Zhang Qingyi quickly sat up straight and said to Mike and his group opposite him:
"..." I can only say Mr. Mike, your timing was terrible. "Our car manufacturing line has been outsourced; we only handle the subsequent module assembly."
"As for the battery processing plant that Mr. Lu just mentioned, that is precisely the main business of our new energy subsidiary in the future."
"Based on current market prices, the processing plant's market value has already reached a trillion."
Upon hearing this data, a crack finally appeared in Mike's polite smile:
"Excuse me, this battery processing plant, if I'm not mistaken, is..."
Lu Fan nodded, admitting it directly:
"Our car company plans to outsource projects after sales reach a certain target."
"We will not sell the core technology of new energy battery power, but we will use it to achieve cooperation projects with major car companies."
"Our new energy subsidiary sells mature electric vehicle battery products to them, working together to accelerate the marketization of electric vehicles and the transition from gasoline vehicles to electric vehicles."
It must be said that Mike and his group were indeed late.
Even if they arrived early, Lu Fan would not sell the core technology to foreign companies.
At present, even domestic companies are not enough!
Lu Fan's refusal was clear: it was absolutely impossible for him to steal his technology, which was worth trillions or even hundreds of trillions a year, for a few hundred billion!
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