Two major companies have arrived!

  The calm days passed quickly, on October 19th, the Patriot Company arrived at Cuilu Hotel in Shuanghu District and invited Shi Lei for a preliminary contact.

  Shi Ke did not immediately agree and instead responded to the Patriot Company that they would discuss it again on October 20th. Because, Mu Shuang had a professional class today, she wouldn't skip class!

  Two days ago, Leka company sent a reply letter, clearly stating that they would send business negotiation personnel to come to Shuangqing city to contact Shi Yue. However, the interest expressed by Leka company is not very high!

  The Japanese are very particular about patent rights. The patent right of the smile detection technology does not belong to Shi Lei, and Lika Company is not interested in it either.

  The next day, at 8:30 in the morning, Shi Ke had just gotten up and finished washing up when a call came in. Looking at the unfamiliar number, Shi Ke didn't hesitate and directly pressed the answer button.

  A serious and solemn voice in English came through the phone receiver. "Hello, is this Mr. Shi?"

  Shi Ke held the phone in his left hand and replied in English, "This is Shi Ke, who's this?"

  "Hello Mr. Shi, I am Ludwig Wilhelm Ehrhard, representing Leica company. You can call me Ludwig or Wilhelm." "We have arrived at the Double Lake district, Cuilu Hotel. Mr. Shi, when can you come over? We'd like to discuss the cooperation on smile detection."

  Shi Ke listened to that long string of names, secretly cursing in his heart. Foreigners' names were really too long and hard to remember!

  "Mr. William, it can be done today!" Shi Ke knew the style of the Italians, they were absolutely a group that acted quickly, if they were kept waiting like the people from Aiguo Company, there was no guarantee that the representative from Leka Company wouldn't leave directly.

  William responded over the phone, "Mr. Shi, let's meet at 10 o'clock this morning at the Cuilu Hotel to discuss how to proceed with the smile detection program."

  Shi Ke thought for a moment and agreed. Mu Shuang didn't have any professional classes today, so she could skip class to help Shi Ke negotiate.

  He hung up the phone and immediately walked to room 502 to knock on the door.

  "Xiao Mo, Mu Shuang, open the door quickly!"

  "Get out!" Ling Yu Mo's voice came out, "Stone monster, we're still in our pajamas, you big pervert, don't even think about coming in!"

  Shi Kei sneered: "Fine, don't open it then! You guys hurry up and change your clothes, we'll go out for breakfast and continue negotiating at the Cuihu Hotel!"

  At 9:50, Shi Ke arrived at the Cuilu Hotel with two beauties and met with representatives of Leica in the lobby. Only two people came from Leica, one of whom was Ludwig Wilhelm Ehrhardt, who had called Shi Ke on the phone, and the other was Konrad Kohl, a software engineer for Leica's digital camera technology, and Wilhelm was the deputy director of the software department.

  William rented a small conference room at the Cuihu Hotel, rather than doing business over dinner like Kodak. This shows that Weiqi and Lijian are different.

  In the small conference room, after both sides had introduced themselves, William went straight to the point: "Mr. Shi, did you bring the smile detection program?"

  This time, Shi Ke brought his own laptop and a high-definition camera. He took out the laptop, started it up, and handed it to Konrad. This guy was the real expert in verifying smile detection programs, not Deputy Minister William who was just a figurehead.

  Conard worked directly on the notebook without any prompting from Shi Lei. He first used himself as a model and took several photos with a high-definition camera.

  Then he took pictures of William and various indoor scenes in the small conference room. While Conard was testing, William and Shi Kui chatted about the humanistic style of Yizhi country.

  Watching Shi Ke chatting with William, from Munich's annual Beer Festival to Bremen's Carnival and various customs in Germany, one can't help but feel a kind of illusion, as if Shi Ke had lived in Germany before.

  William was delighted with Shi Ke's familiarity with the country of Yizhi, and they chatted extremely happily.

  "Wilhelm, for this year's Oktoberfest in Munich, you're welcome to visit our country!" After a pleasant conversation, Wilhelm and Shi Ke have become friends, and the way they address each other has changed.

  "Good! William, this year's Oktoberfest in Munich, I must become the Beer King!"

  William looked at Shi Lei in surprise, "My friend, is your drinking capacity really good?"

  Shi Ke boasted: "When it comes to drinking capacity, I'm not bragging, I've never gotten drunk from drinking beer!" This wasn't Shi Ke talking nonsense, but rather he rarely drank beer and usually drank coconut milk instead!

  "Wow!" William looked at Shi Lei with admiration, "Shi Lei, this year's Oktoberfest in Munich, I must invite you to attend. Our company, Leica, is one of the sponsors of the festival, and I will have the organizing committee send you an invitation letter!"

  Shi Ke's expression didn't change as he continued to boast: "No problem! The Wine King is nothing, I'll take him down easily!"

  The two chatted for nearly an hour before technical engineer Conard finished testing and returned the laptop to Shi Lei.

  "Mr. Conard, how's the smile detection program going?" Shi Lei asked with a hint of a smile.

  "Excellent! Our company Leica needs such outstanding digital camera software!" said Conard with a serious face.

  The Japanese are meticulous in their work, practical and realistic. If a smile is required, they will do so, but won't pretend if it's not necessary, and won't say it's not needed when it actually is.

  William put away his smile, "Shi Lei, although we are friends, when it comes to the company's interests, I will handle things impartially!"

  Shi Ke nodded and said: "This is for the best! William, you talk to Ms. Mu Shuang! She's my plenipotentiary representative."

  "Mr. Ludwig, hello!" said Mu Shuang with a serious face.

  "Ms. Mu, nice to meet you," William replied. "As for the smile detection program, how much are you planning to charge?"

  "Two million dollars!" Mu Shuang raised two slender fingers as white as scallions, and her thin lips opened to utter a number.

  "Impossible!" William immediately shook his head in refusal, "This smile detection software is great, but the patent rights of our country are in the hands of Sony. Even if you sell us the source code, we will still be bothered by Sony! The source code alone is not worth $2 million! We can offer $300,000, which is equivalent to 2.4 million yuan in Xia's currency!"

  "Mr. Ludwig, are you joking? Thirty million dollars for a software that can bring revolutionary changes to the digital camera industry is somewhat laughable!"

  The evaluation department within Leica has internally evaluated the value of the smile detection software. Although Sony owns the patent rights, the software in Shi Lei's hands is more advanced, so Leica can slowly entangle with Sony and even re-innovate and apply for new patent rights again. Therefore, they are still somewhat interested in smile detection and have some ideas, not completely uninterested.

  "Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars!" William's face tightened as he raised the price, "No matter how good the smile detection program is, its patent rights are still in Sony's hands!"

  "Mr. Ludwig, I'd like to correct a misconception of yours. The patent rights for the smile detection program don't entirely belong to Sony. At least, the software patent rights in Xia Guo are in our hands! Xia Guo's development prospects are getting better and better, with increasing consumption power for high-end luxury goods, Leica camera sales data is gradually rising in Xia Guo, I think your company Leica wouldn't be unaware of this?"

  "Ms. Mu, are you bundling the smile detection program with Xia Guo's patented rights for sale? If so, our company, Leika, will raise some prices!"

  "We will retain the patent rights!"

  "Miss Mu, if you only sell the software source code, we can offer at most $350,000!" William said with a hint of disappointment. The market in Xia Guo was indeed growing rapidly, as Mu Shuang had said, and having the patent would be extremely beneficial for Leika's sales in Xia Guo!

  Mu Shuang tucked the long hair beside her ear behind her ear, "We can authorize Leka Company to sell cameras equipped with smile detection program in Xia Guo for free without paying patent fees!"

  William thought for a moment, then raised the price again, "If so, we can pay $375,000 US dollars, equivalent to 3 million yuan in Xia country's currency, to buy the source code of the smile detection program and get a free license!"

  "Mr. Ludwig, your price is too low and doesn't match the value of smile detection. The source code plus a free license, that's one million dollars!" Mu Shuang said coldly.

  William was just about to make a concession, when Mu Shuang stood up and interrupted: "Mr. Ludwig, the negotiation is temporarily suspended, we also have an appointment with Kodak of the United States and Patriot Camera Company of Japan. Hope we can cooperate!"

  Shi Ke also stood up and said with a disappointed face: "William, think about it carefully, one million is not expensive!"

  William nodded solemnly, "I will report it to the company and persuade the high-level executives!"

  He sent Shi Ke and the others out of the conference room. Just then, Shi Ke's phone rang. After pressing the answer button, a bright and cheerful voice came from the receiver in Xia Guo Yu.

  "Hello? Is this Shi Ke, old brother? I'm Ai Guo Zhong, the vice president of Aiguo Company! Are you free today? Let's meet at Cuihu Hotel and have a casual meal?" Old Clock's full name is Zhong Mu Yuan, executive vice president of Aiguo Company and also one of its shareholders, holding 17% of the company's shares.

  Yesterday, he called Shi Ke and was rejected, but didn't show any emotions. From this, it can be seen that this person is either straightforward in character or knows how to endure humiliation, or perhaps has both qualities!

  Shi Ke glanced at William and smiled, saying: "Zhong brother, I've arrived at the Cuihu Hotel, where are you guys?"

  Zhong Mu-yuan's voice was filled with surprise and delight, "Shi Ke younger brother, you've arrived at the Cuilu Hotel? I'll come out to greet you right away! Just a moment, just a moment!"

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