HK$77 million every year

  Leaving the police station, Shi Ke did not return to Jingya Garden but instead went back to his dormitory in the doctoral building.

  At 502's entrance, Shi Kei knocked on the door.

  "Who's there?" came Ling Yu Mo's voice immediately.

  Shi Ke pinched his neck and said in a rough tone: "Check the water meter!"

  "Check the water meter?" Ling Yu Mo raised an eyebrow in doubt: "Who are you, after all?"

  "Hey, Little Mo, open the door, I'm your brother Shi!" Shi Lei said in a normal voice.

  The door of room 502 was opened a small gap, and Ling Yu Mo looked at Shi Ke through the gap: "Ah, it's really Stone Monster!"

  "Hurry up and open the door!" Room 502 hadn't been entered by Shi Lei many times because of Mu Shuang.

  Ling Yu Mo smiled and said: "No, no, I'm going to take a bath, can't let you in! Mu Shuang sister said, you're just a big pervert!"

  What?

  Shi Ke almost choked on his own saliva! Is he a pervert? Or is it what Mu Shuang said? What's going on here? This is too unscientific! He dares to swear to the moon in the sky that he absolutely didn't do anything to Mu Shuang, so why would Mu Shuang say he's a pervert? Is there some kind of twisted and bizarre story behind this?

  "Xiao Mo, did Mu Shuang really say that?" Shi Lei said with a vicious expression: "This damned Mu Shuang, how dare she speak ill of me behind my back! Just wait and see, next time I'll teach her a lesson!"

  Ling Yu Mo's sweet voice tempted: "Stone monster, how are you going to take her in?"

  Shi Kei fantasized in his heart, wondering how to capture Mu Shuang. That girl had a pair of long legs that were very attractive, and she always had an icy demeanor that kept people at bay, making him want to conquer her, melt her!

  "I was going to..." Shi Ke was about to say it out loud, but then he thought that this was Ling Yu Mo asking!

  "I'll take her to the first floor of the school cafeteria for dinner! Let her finish a big bowl!" Shi Lei came up with a reasonable punishment, without saying those things that were not suitable for children out loud.

  Ling Yu Mo burst out laughing, "Stone monster, you're so bad! Mu Shuang and you are just the same, being very picky about food! If you really let her eat something from the first floor cafeteria, I bet she'll go crazy!"

  Shi Ke let out a sigh of relief, and it seemed like he had managed to bluff his way through after all!

  "Stone Monster, about those Wosang National Guard guys, you weren't implicated, were you?" Ling Yuemo asked with concern.

  "Relax, they don't have any evidence. As long as Xiao Mo and you and that Mu Shuang guy don't actively report me, there won't be a problem!"

  "Don't worry, Stone, I'll persuade Mu Shuang's sister!" Ling Yu Mo said in a tone that maintained Stone, making Stone feel as if he had eaten honey.

  "Alright, Xiao Mo, you go take a bath, I'm leaving!"

  Back in the dormitory, Li guessed that this kid was actually not in the dormitory!

  Shi Ke looked at the room full of mechanical parts and shook his head in dismay. It was like this in his past life too, Li Chui had made a mess of the entire dormitory, and except for Shi Ke, the other four people in the dormitory couldn't stand Li Chui!

  Also because of this, Shi Ke and Li Cai Cheng became good friends, and Li Cai Cheng repeatedly helped Shi Ke.

  After taking a bath, Shi Ke opened his computer and habitually checked the school forum. Inside, there were still various posts blackening him. Due to Mu Shuang's relationship, Shi Ke had gained many more 'enemies', these losers helping Chen Ming stir up trouble in the forum, putting Shi Ke at the center of attention.

  After browsing for a while, Shi Ke sneered to himself: "I wonder how these guys will envy, hate and covet when they receive the application letter from Delika Company!"

  In the night sky, you can still vaguely see the twinkling stars. Time flies, and before you know it, it's already October 21st, past 8 o'clock in the morning.

  Shi Ke was awakened by the knocking on the door and shouted: "Who is it?"

  "Stone Brother, hurry up and open the door! I've brought your breakfast back!" Li Chai's voice came from outside the door.

  After opening the living room door, Li Guai had a spirited expression on his face, carrying two bags of soy milk, as well as some buns, mantou and fried dough sticks.

  "Little Li, although I really want to believe that you specifically went out to buy me breakfast. But I still can't believe it, you would actually do such a thing!" Shi Lei picked up an oil strip and took a bite.

  Li Chai smiled mischievously and said: "Shitou Ge, I brought breakfast for Xiao Min and bought some back on the way!"

  "You're being honest!" This answer was completely different from what Shi Ke had guessed.

  Just after finishing the soy milk and fried dough sticks, Ai Guozhe's Zhong Mu Yuan called and asked Shi Lei to go to Cuilu Hotel to discuss the transfer of the source code for the smile detection program and the patent rights.

  Shi Ke tidied himself up, dressed neatly and went to knock on the door of room 502. For negotiations like this, he naturally brought Mu Shuang and Ling Yu Mo along. Mu Shuang was there for the negotiation, while Ling Yu Mo accompanied him for fun.

  In the Emerald Lake Hotel, in a small conference room, Zhong Mu-yuan held a thick stack of A4 printed documents in his hand. This document was hastily prepared by the Patriot Company overnight, with approximate sales data for various camera brands in Xia Guo.

  In Japan, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Pentax, Olympus and Fujifilm etc. account for more than 90% of the total market share in digital camera sales!

  The sales of digital cameras by Patriot Corporation itself don't even account for 0.01% of the market share!

  Such a large digital camera market, if Patriot Company can expand some sales, then their company will make great progress.

  Of course, the most important purpose of this document is not to describe how Patriot Corporation expands its sales volume, but to illustrate just how vast China's digital camera market is and how it has been occupied by foreign brands in the domestic market!

  If a patriot company owns the smile detection program with patent rights in Xia Country, once a digital camera equipped with the smile detection program wants to be sold in Xia Country, it needs to pay patent fees to the patriot company or obtain the patriot company's patent authorization.

  Zhong Mu Yuan doesn't understand the value of patent rights, but Old Xiao does!

  Patriot Corporation can make a killing in the digital camera market with its patented smile detection program. If those Japanese companies refuse to pay royalties, they can even take them to court and deal a heavy blow!

  "Lao Xiao, if we get the patent for the smile detection program, how much can we gain each year?" Zhong Mu-yuan put down the file in his hand and asked Lao Xiao softly beside him.

  Geng Jin was not in the conference room, but in the main hall, waiting for Shi Lei and his party to bring them over.

  Lao Xiao calculated in his heart for a moment, then said: "President Zhong, if we can obtain the patent rights of smile detection program, relying on our company's background, we can completely gain more than 10 million US dollars from patent usage fees every year!"

  Zhong Mu slammed his fist on the table, "If I had known this earlier, I would have agreed to it yesterday! A mere 20 million can be exchanged for 100 million every year! Moreover, there's also the intangible value of the brand and its influence, all of which are wealth!"

  Lao Xiao also sighed, "Zhong Zong, I'm afraid that even if you agreed to their terms yesterday, they still wouldn't sign the contract! The negotiator on the other side may be very young, but he's definitely not someone to be underestimated!"

  "Is that so?" Zhong Mu-yuan only then remembered Mu Shuang's expression, she was full of confidence and gave herself a day, how could she be so sure that she would know the benefits of patent rights?

  "As expected, everything is within their calculations!" Zhong Mu Yuan sighed, "Old Xiao, guess whether they will raise the price or not?"

  Old Xiao nodded, "A price increase is certain! It's just unknown how much they will raise it!"

  It was after ten o'clock that Shi Ke brought Mu Shuang and Ling Yu Mo to the Cuilu Hotel. In the lobby, Geng Jin immediately warmly welcomed Shi Ke.

  "Mr. Shi, you've finally arrived!" Geng Jin's tone was filled with a sense of relief, and he also knew the importance of patent rights. If this negotiation went smoothly, when he returned to the company, he would likely be reinstated as well!

  Accompanied by Shi Ke and his entourage, they entered a small conference room. Zhong Mu couldn't wait to say: "Shi Ke, Ms. Mu, after a day of consideration, our patriotic organization agrees with the plan you proposed. We have decided to invest $2 million in purchasing the source code for the smile detection program and Xia Guo's patent rights."

  Shi Ke's face lit up with joy, never expecting that registering a patent would be so valuable. With these two million, his next plan could now be set in motion!

  Mu Shuang coughed lightly and shook her head, saying: "Mr. Zhong, we refuse to cooperate!"

  "What?" Shi Ke looked at Mu Shuang in surprise.

  On the contrary, Zhong Mu-yuan was already prepared in his heart and wasn't too surprised.

  Looking at Mu Shuang's calm appearance and the faint smile on her face, Shi Lei composed his surprise and said to Zhong Muyuan: "Brother Zhong, everything is up to Miss Mu from now on, you negotiate with her!"

  Zhong Mu-yuan looked at Mu Shuang, a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and asked: "Ms. Mu, may I ask what price you have in mind?"

  "Two million US dollars!" Mu Shuang said, "Every year two million US dollars, until the patent protection period expires or is replaced by a brand new patent."

  "Zhè..." Zhōng Mù Yuán stared at Mù Shuāng in surprise, two million US dollars a year, not a lot, but also absolutely not a little!

  The background of the patriot company is complex, as can be seen from their name, they have a close relationship with the official. Want to collect patent usage fees, sometimes it's not that easy. Especially when there are disputes and controversies, if you don't have a background, even filing a lawsuit will drag on for several years!

  The Patriot Company in Xia Guo has a background that can collect patent usage fees, and it can get over 10 million US dollars every year. Mu Shuang takes out 2 million US dollars, and the company's relationships also cost around 2-3 million US dollars. Every year, they can still make a profit of 5-6 million US dollars. This is absolutely a golden egg-laying hen!

  "Mr. Zhong, although I don't understand the camera industry, it's still quite easy to investigate the digital camera market. Even if you give us a fixed fee of $2 million every year, you'll still make a lot of money, won't you?" Mu Shuang's tone was very affirmative, despite her questioning.

  Mù Shuāng has taken over àiguózhě Company, they will definitely agree!

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