Chapter 81 Call from the United States (asking for a monthly ticket)
Sean saw that Robert's expression was a little abnormal, so he asked: "Robert? What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Ah, No." Robert came to his senses from the sticky notes in front of him, and then asked: "Do you still have these sticky notes? Can you give me a few?" "A few, then don't think about it. "Yes." Sean quickly smiled and shook his head and said, "The company in Hong Kong only sent a dozen. I don't have enough for my office. Someone asked me for it yesterday, but I really don't have any."
"Well..., that's it!" Robert raised his head and glanced around. He didn't pay attention just now.
If you look carefully now, you will see that there are indeed many people with yellow stickers on the corners of their desks. There may be more in invisible places, such as in some documents.
Sean said again: "Well, I'll tear a few sticky notes for you, and you can use them first."
"Okay, thank you." Robert took the torn sticky notes and said, Then he asked: "Do you have the contact information of this company?"
Sean nodded and said: "Yes. There is a business card in the envelope they sent. They should also want to do our business. Are you going to call them? "
"I have this idea!" Robert looked at the sticky note in his hand. , said: "But let me study this thing again."
"Okay, well, if you call over and ask about the price, we are also going to buy some more." Sean smiled and said, "It's just that the cross-border procurement process is more troublesome. You can also ask him if we can buy it in the United States. "
Robert nodded and said, "Okay. "
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After returning to his office, Robert looked at the sticky note in his hand seriously.
After tearing one piece, it stuck to the table, and then tore it apart; then another piece was changed, and it stuck to a page of paper aside, and then tore it apart.
"Hi, Robert, what are you doing?" A beautiful blond woman at the desk next to her saw Robert acting strangely and asked.
Robert smiled and said: "Hi, Lily, this is something I got from the purchasing department. It's called a sticky note. It's very interesting..."
Then, he He told the beautiful colleagues around him about what Sean just said and what he saw and partially understood.
After listening to this, Lily said: "Wow, I have to say, this gadget called post-it notes is very useful. When you say this, I want to buy some.
When I was working before, I would often forget something. Although I finally remembered it, it didn’t have much impact, but it still affected my work efficiency, and sometimes I even had to work overtime to track the progress. ”< br>
"Yeah, I think so too." Robert nodded and said, "I think I have a very strong memory, but occasionally I forget some small things.
But as long as I have this sticky note , then no matter who it is, as long as it is used appropriately, it will basically not be forgotten."
Lily also nodded and said, "Indeed, so you value its business prospects? "
"Yes." Robert said: "People in the purchasing department like it very much, and we both want it when we see it. Think about it, how many people in the office will need it in the entire United States. This thing.
This is simply a revolutionary product. With it, many people and even many companies may be able to do things much more efficiently. ”
"Yes." Lily agreed, and then asked: "Do you think this Hong Kong company has registered a US patent? The economy in that place is very poor, so the locals shouldn't think so much, right?"
Robert Shake He shook his head and said: "Not necessarily. The person who can come up with such a magical thing must be very smart. I guess he must know the patent."
"Are you so sure?" Lily asked: "We still want to Did you check it?”
“Haha, I’m kidding you.” Robert suddenly laughed and said, “Look at this, this is the business card sent with the sticky note, and there are contact information on it. It’s a U.S. patent application number.”
“He put the patent application number on the business card?” Lily was confused, and then thought: “Is this telling us that this thing has a patent?”
"That's probably what he means." Robert nodded and said, "That's why I say he is very smart. For people who don't want to rush to register patents, this information is useless. But if you meet people who have such ideas, you can directly follow the instructions I went to investigate this patent number and can find it quickly. This may prevent many people from rushing to register the patent."
Lily nodded and said, "That's right. Although it is definitely too late to rush to register the patent, it will still give him a chance This Hong Kong company has brought a lot of trouble."
Robert nodded and said: "This is a very smart person, but it is a pity that our 3M company did not come up with such a good thing."
Lily said with a smile: "Robert, although our company is the most innovative company in the United States, you can't expect our company to be able to compare with so many smart people in the world, right? The order of magnitude is completely different."
Robert sighed: "I know this truth, but our 3M company is the world's number one in the field of glue tapes, and now someone else has invented an alternative method of using glue. It is really a pity."
< br>"They have already registered a patent, and there is nothing you can do about it." Lily shook her head and said, "Forget it, buy some and use them ourselves. This case may also be used as our internal training material."
"Well, these are not problems." Robert suddenly laughed and said: "But I have another idea. Why do you think this Hong Kong company wants to send it to us?"
Lily understood immediately and said : "He actually wants to find an American partner? Rather than just selling to us to make some money?"
Robert nodded and said, "Yes, that should be the case. I guess they must be mailing more than just us. There are so many talented people in these large companies, it’s normal for someone to see the commercial potential of this thing
Even worse, even if no one sees it, you can still get a lot of customers. "
Lily asked: "Then you want to contact them? ”
“We have to wait first. Robert said: "Lily, please help me check whether this patent number really exists. Although I think there should be no problem, I need to confirm."
I will go to Smith now and I will convince him and ask him to give me the right to go to Hong Kong to communicate with this company. "
Lily agreed: "Okay, leave the patent matter to me. ”
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Hong Kong:
On December 5, Yang Wendong was looking at the company’s financial records last month.
Su Yiyi said from the side: "Brother Dong, regardless of the equipment investment and patent registration fees for sticky notes, we sold more than 60,000 sticky notes last month, and the net profit was about 3,000 yuan.
We can still sell five to six hundred units every day, and the profit is good, but it is lower than the equipment production capacity. ”
"Well, this result is also profitable." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "There are also companies in Wanwan that have consulted us. The market there should be okay."
"Then That's good." Su Yiyi smiled.
“Ding ding ding~” the phone sounded.
Yang Wendong answered the phone, but an English voice came from the other end: "Is this Eric from Hong Kong? This is Robert from 3M Company in Minnesota, USA."
The United States?
Yang Wendong glanced at the sun outside. At this time in the United States, it should be night.
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(End of this chapter)