Chapter 506 Liquid Crystal Technology Patent
After the meeting, Yang Wendong said to Lin Youjing beside him: "We will negotiate with them later. As long as the request is not too outrageous, we can consider it."
"How much is the investment?" Lin Youjing also asked with some uncertainty.
In recent years, he has followed the growth of Changxing Group and has participated in many investments or technology purchases for European and American companies. However, this is the first time that such a company has made direct investment without having any products. bump into.
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "It's really hard to say. Investing in this kind of small business is called venture capital. From a literal sense, it carries a lot of risk;
Especially the earliest investment does not actually cost much. The purpose of investment is to help capable companies achieve their strategic goals;
For example, if a company needs 1 million US dollars to do one thing, as long as it is sure that it is Reasonable demands and a promising future Possibility, then you need to invest 1 million US dollars. The shares can be discussed, but the amount cannot be less. Otherwise, the goal will not be achieved. The investment of 800,000 US dollars may be in vain, but with 1 million US dollars, it is possible to obtain an industry of more than 3 million US dollars. , and even more to come. ”
“I understand. "Lin Youming nodded and said.
Yang Wendong smiled again: "Investing in technology companies generally follows this logic. This type of company is different from traditional companies. If it really develops, it will take turns. No outsiders invest;
So everyone invests in the early or mid-term. In this regard, if you spend more time to understand the development process of many companies in Silicon Valley, or investigate the history of ARD, you will know better. Understand what venture capital should do. ”
In the era before the Internet, most people had no access to fields they were not involved in. Even in the investment field, there were many types involved. Even in the Internet era, everyone was only familiar with famous Internet companies. Let an investor The Internet's investment in the chemical industry is also a black eye.
In his early years, Lin Youjing acquired and invested in many traditional industries in Europe and the United States for Yang Wendong, such as supermarkets, patented technologies, production lines, poaching, etc. These were his specialties, but he did not know much about technology-based companies. ;
But it doesn’t matter, technology companies are just getting started now, and everyone has time to gradually understand them.
"ARD? Okay, I will check it out specifically." Lin Youjing agreed.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "There's no rush, let's go to the next stop now."
After finally coming to the United States, I naturally have to do a lot of things at once, and investing in Intel for the future is just one of them.
On June 22, Yang Wendong arrived in New York;
After seeing a large number of buildings outside the car, Yang Wendong suddenly thought of something and immediately asked Lin Youjing beside him Said: "Is there a real estate company in New York City called TLP Real Estate Company?"
"Yes, there is such a thing. "The founder of this company is Fred." Lin Youjing has been in the United States for many years, and he knows a lot of celebrities in American society. Seeing that the boss seemed interested, he asked, "Yang Sheng, do you want to do this too?" Invest in real estate in New York? Or this company?”
Yang Wendong smiled and said, “No, I’m just asking.”
He will not participate in some political figures and major events in the United States or other countries. At least he will not participate now. In the future, he will at best go with the flow, but he will not offend any party;
For example, in 1963 Even if he knew about the major event that happened in the United States, he just kept silent.
I just suddenly thought of TLP today, and naturally it is impossible to do anything. After all, the future is still decades away, but there may also be purely business cooperation, not to mention more friendship, at least not It's okay to make enemies or have some connections.
Once again, because of his existence, the farther history is from the present, the greater the impact may be. No one knows what will happen in the future.
Half an hour later, the car drove to a building, where many staff from the Changxing Group's U.S. branch were already waiting here.
After Yang Wendong got off the car, he looked up at the top of the building. At the top of the building, there were three big characters "RCA". This was his destination today.
"Yang Sheng, this is the headquarters of the American Broadcasting Corporation." Lin Youjing introduced.
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "It is indeed majestic. This building is definitely the best in Hong Kong."
"Buildings in New York are generally taller." Lin Youying said with a smile : "The World Trade Center building in New York started two years ago with a total investment of US$700 million to build two 110-story buildings. This height is simply unimaginable in Hong Kong."
"World Trade Center?" Yang Wendong didn't say anything else. ,
Now, he feels that the current society is gradually developing closer to what he remembered in his previous life; many well-known companies, well-known buildings, and well-known figures have stepped onto the stage of history one by one;
Fortunately, ten years ago, He has been in Hong Kong for 20 years and has not had a great influence on many figures around the world. At least some figures in the 1970s, he still With the help of the golden finger of the prophet, as for after the 1980s, even if part of the business history really changed, it would not matter.
With 20 years of hard work to build a business empire, plus the prophet of the overall external situation, It is enough. After all, many major national and international events cannot be affected by one's own existence. At this moment, a group of white Americans also walked out of the RCA building. After communicating with Lin Youjing, the leader came to Yang Wendong: "Hello, Mr. Yang, I am Thomson, the vice president of RCA Company."
"Hello, Mr. Thomson." Yang Wendong shook hands and said.
Thomson said: "It's a little hot outside. How about we enter the building?"
"Okay." Yang Wendong naturally agreed.
Then a group of people followed Thomson to the inside of the RCA Building. Thomson and his team also introduced some of their company's technology, scale, industry, etc. to Yang Wendong and others, which also benefited Yang Wendong a lot. This is a career far bigger than his An even stronger group;
And such a group can only be said to be at the bottom of the top 50 in the United States. This is enough to show that a big fish raised in a fish pond is facing the challenges of marine life. Times are so ridiculous. If you want to grow stronger, you have to go out.
Everyone came to a conference room, and two blonde beauties poured coffee for everyone.
At the beginning of the formal meeting, Thomson asked directly: "Mr. Yang, I wonder what kind of cooperation you have when you come to our company this time?"
RCA Company and Hong Kong's Changxing Group had an agreement many years ago. Cooperated;
As the largest TV production group in the United States for decades, as mainstream American families begin to replace color TVs, the previous black and white TV production lines and technologies are useless , just at this time, people from the Changxing Group came to the United States to communicate and negotiate with them to buy;
One wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell, so naturally it was the best;
Later, the Changxing Group When developing many of their products in the United States, they also look to RCA for promotion, because RCA owns NBC, one of the three major radio and television stations in the United States, and controls 1/3 of the ratings in the United States.
Therefore, RCA also knows something about this overseas consortium that can provide its group with more than one million US dollars in revenue a year. They know that it is one of the largest overseas consortiums in Hong Kong and even Asia, and it is very influential in Southeast Asia.
For such an Asian consortium, there is no conflict in cooperation with RCA, and the Southeast Asian market is also the back garden of its biggest enemy, the Japanese TV brand. Therefore, this time Yang Wendong, chairman of Changxing Group, visited the RCA Group as well. We attach great importance to it and hope to achieve some deeper cooperation.
Yang Wendong also liked this kind of directness, so he said: "Mr. Thomson, I want to buy the liquid crystal patent invented by your company at the beginning of this year."
1968 was a magical year. Many electronic technology companies were established, and many electronic technologies emerged, the more famous of which is liquid crystal technology.
At the beginning of this year, RCA announced the first LCD screen in human history. Although it is very small, it is the originator of future liquid crystal technology and will have a profound impact on the future electronics industry;
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As a time traveler, in the environment of Hong Kong, it is impossible for him to conduct this kind of research, and there is no possibility of success, but the purchase is still possible.
“You want to buy liquid crystal technology?” Thomson was stunned for a moment, and then asked: “Although we have invented this technology, there is still no way to commercialize it. What do you want this technology for?”< br>
RCA’s ambition is to use this technology to make a very thin TV. Especially at this time when Japanese color TVs are entering the US market on a large scale, they also understand that it is impossible to compete in terms of cost. If you are too small and Japanese, you can only compare with technology.
After trying for a while, I found that it was impossible to do it. One is that the liquid crystal can only make thin slices the size of a fingernail. Once it gets bigger, the scrap rate can be so high that people want to smash the machine;
The second one is the limitation of LCD technology. The display is too slow. It cannot respond to a simple binary signal when it is sent out. The human eye can see its changes. This kind of display speed will definitely not make a TV. At most Can be a traffic light
"Mr. Thomson also knows that I have a TV project in Asia." Yang Wendong explained: "I think this liquid crystal technology has a good future, so I want to buy it back and study it."
Of course he wouldn't Let me tell you that this kind of latest LCD chip actually has a commercial market, that is, watches. In a few years, when the production of LCD technology improves, it can also be used in calculators, industrial displays, etc.
In the past, Japan, a small country in history, acquired liquid crystal technology and then launched liquid crystal electronic watches. In a few years, traditional mechanical watches were scrapped. In the end, the three Nordic countries could only rely on their feelings to replace mechanical watches. Push it to the status of luxury goods, otherwise this industry will be dead.
Now I dominate Hong Kong's manufacturing industry. Even if I can't achieve a monopoly in this field, I still have to take a bite out of it.
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