Chapter 433 Business Secrets
After the battle between Xiehe and 301, Yang Ping began to seize the time to research external fixators for the treatment of scoliosis.
Yang Ping is now proficient in writing patent applications. At that time, Yang Ping found several agencies to write patent applications for children's cruciate ligament reconstruction equipment.
However, these engineers did not fully understand Yang Ping's equipment. They wrote over and over again, but could not grasp the key points. If they did not grasp the key points, they would not be able to protect intellectual property rights well and could easily be bypassed by others.
Yang Ping had no choice but to do it himself, write the patent application himself, and then hand it over to an agency to help with the application.
Since that time, Yang Ping also knew the importance of patent application writing and spent time studying the writing of patent applications.
He also taught Song Zimo, Xu Zhiliang, Zhang Lin and Xiao Wu how to write patent applications as a basic skill for everyone to master.
After writing the patent application for the spinal external fixator, Yang Ping asked an agency to apply for the patent. Moreover, he applied for an international patent. With one application, the intellectual property rights could be protected in several major countries.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and now he has to put the new external fixator into trial production, which is an arduous task.
This external fixator has very high requirements for materials. The metal rods use high-strength shape memory alloys, and the gears and steel cables must also be very strong to withstand continuous tension without deformation and relaxation.
When designing, the dispersion of the orthopedic force is also very particular. Too concentrated force can easily cause fractures around the screws; the force is too chaotic and cannot reverse the deformity. This set of equipment is based on biology, growth and development, physiology, anatomy, biomechanics, and mechanics. , the combination of materials science and extremely high technical content.
Yang Ping visited several factories, and they said that trial production was very difficult and could not be produced by just one factory.
At present, it seems that no one can do just a few poles of memory alloy to meet the requirements. This requires a very precise grasp of the effective deformation parameters of the memory alloy.
I didn’t expect that it would be so difficult to turn the drawings into reality.
In the system space, it is just a matter of points, but in reality, it encounters so many difficulties.
Professor Qin also used his own resources to help inquire. At first, he thought it was very simple, just an external fixator. But when he saw the specific drawings and principles, he shook his head and it was impossible to realize it.
Once this external fixator is produced, its advantages are very obvious. Compared with osteotomy correction, its correction is a minimally invasive and gradual process. It reverses scoliosis. After the correction is successful, the normal spinal sequence and stability are completely obtained. Sex and mobility are most in line with the natural shape of the human body.
However, the disadvantages are also obvious. Compared with osteotomy and orthopedic surgery, it takes longer. It takes several months to install a metal frame on the back. You cannot sleep on your back. It is inconvenient to go to school. The percutaneous pedicle screws are exposed at one end. Outside, there is a risk of infection.
Compared with the long-term benefits, the shortcomings are completely acceptable.
External fixators used to treat limb deformities also need to be retained on the limbs for several months or even more than a year. The risk of pinhole infection is completely within controllable safety limits.
But now it is so difficult to trial production and produce samples for animal experiments.
Yang Ping will not be discouraged. The drawings and cases are available, and the monkeys for animal experiments are also ready. They are about to be produced now.
Huang Jiacai also began to rack his brains for Yang Ping's external fixator and contacted the manufacturer to open molds and trial production.
Other device manufacturers had no response to the matter. Gan Fengyi didn't know where she got the news, so she also approached Yang Ping and said that Johnson & Johnson could help with production and spend money to buy the patent in the future.
Huang Jiacai and Gan Fengyi have already gone head-to-head in order to grab the market. Now they are competing again in the production of external spinal fixation in Yangping.
It’s also interesting. Other companies have no interest in this set of external fixators. They think it is completely immature technology. If the mold is produced, at least tens of millions of funds will be wasted.
There is only one condition for cooperation proposed by Yang Ping, and that is whoever helps produce it will have priority in patent authorization.
Many manufacturers shake their heads, saying that the promise of spending tens of millions on an immature device is meaningless.
Moreover, there are many difficulties in opening molds and trial production, which are far from being solved by 10 million.
But Gan Fengyi, a woman, had different perceptions than others. After getting the news about Yang Ping's device, she immediately reported to Johnson & Johnson's China headquarters and won the trial production qualification of this device at all costs.
The headquarters of Johnson & Johnson believed in Gan Fengyi's judgment and immediately informed Gan Fengyi that they would go all out to win.
Huang Jiacai was in a bad situation at this time. Ruixing Company was already in crisis. Just as he feared, the major giants had mercilessly smashed the patent stick down, and the lawyer's letter was sent to Ruixing Company like snowflakes. Then the court summons arrived.
Ruixing Company, which was intensively planning to go public, suddenly encountered a patent dispute. All plans were disrupted, and all the energy was used to respond to the lawsuit and deal with the patent dispute crisis, because once the lawsuit was lost, there was only one result - huge compensation and the company went bankrupt.
Huang Jiacai had lost confidence in Ruixing's various behaviors, but for Mr. Wang, he persisted and worked conscientiously.
The military morale in other regions of Ruixing was shaken and personnel were lost. Only the South China region remained strong as before. Not only did it not cause chaos, but it also actively expanded its territory.
But recently, Gan Fengyi's offensive seems to have weakened, and even some steps are messy. This is not Gan Fengyi's style at all. Originally this was a good thing, but Huang Jiacai was a little uncomfortable with it.
For a long time, in order to compete for the market, especially to compete for the reshuffled People's Hospital, the two Eight Immortals crossed the sea and showed their magical powers. It was difficult to determine the outcome.
Just like two masters, they are fighting vigorously, but the other side suddenly loses.
Huang Jiacai was waiting for Yang Ping in the consultation room of the Department of Comprehensive Orthopedics, and made an appointment to discuss the difficulties in the trial production of the spinal external fixator.
But Gan Fengyi didn't show up, and just sent one of his subordinates over. A young girl arrived in a hurry with a leather bag in her arms. Why won't Gan Fengyi come in person for such an important meeting? Send a subordinate here?
Huang Jiacai felt more and more something was wrong. Johnson's recent behavior was completely inconsistent with Gan Fengyi's style.
Huang Jiacai took out his mobile phone and wanted to send a text message to ask. There was Gan Fengyi's number on the phone. He had met her by chance on the road and helped her change a tire. To show her gratitude, Gan Fengyi invited Huang Jiacai's brother and sister to dinner.
We just had dinner once and we are not very familiar with each other, so why send a text message?
Huang Jiacai put away her cell phone and couldn't help but wonder: "What do you call this beauty? Does your manager Gan rarely meet her recently?"
Johnson & Johnson's beautiful representative immediately stood up and nodded: "My surname is Ma. You can just call me Xiao Ma. Manager Gan is on vacation during this time."
Xiao Ma had often heard Huang Jiacai's name from Mr. Gan. Huang Jiacai, who was very professional, was registered in their Johnson & Johnson South China District and was often mentioned in meetings.
This Mr. Huang is Mr. Gan’s biggest opponent. As Mr. Gan’s subordinate, who doesn’t know this?
Xiao Ma stood up and bowed just now, showing his sincere respect for this senior.
This workaholic actually takes a vacation. The sun rises from the west. Could it be that he has changed jobs?
Huang Jiacai suddenly felt a little lost and panicked. He didn't know why he felt this way.
"Which company did Mr. Gan go to? Do you know?" Huang Jiacai asked.
Xiao Ma said respectfully: "No, our boss Gan didn't change jobs. Is she really on vacation?"
"Are you getting married and on your honeymoon?" Huang Jiacai said angrily.
Xiao Ma shook his head: "Mr. Gan is single. It seems that she has returned to her hometown. I don't know the details. I only heard from our deputy manager that after receiving the call from home, she secretly cried in the office and then hurried back to her hometown. .”
Returning to your hometown suddenly? Could it be that something happened at home and I cried, that was a big deal.
If this woman was not a big deal, she would definitely not cry in the office. Huang Jiacai felt panicked. Hearing that this woman was crying, Huang Jiacai actually felt an inexplicable feeling of affection in his heart.
There's something going on, why are you panicking? It's a joke. Huang Jiacai pretended to be calm, but he wasn't very familiar with it.
This girl Johnson is quite honest. She may have just joined the industry, but she actually told Huang Jiacai that at a time when the struggle with Rui Xing was so fierce, any changes for people of Gan Fengyi's level should be kept secret.
You are still young, and if you encounter someone ruthless, you may take advantage of this opportunity to launch a fierce offensive and break the market balance between the two companies.
But Huang Jiacai didn't want to do this. It was pointless to take advantage of others' danger.
"Mr. Huang, our President Gan said, I'll give this information to you." Xiao Ma took out a thick piece of information from his bag and handed it to Huang Jiacai.
Huang Jiacai hesitated, then took it and saw that it was a business secret.
"Give it to me? You must have made a mistake."
Huang Jiacai only turned through a dozen pages before returning it to Xiao Ma.
Xiao Ma was very sure: "Yes, Mr. Gan has repeatedly told me that this information must be given to you and not allowed to be seen by others. I put it under my pillow when I sleep at night."
Huang Jiacai opened another thick book. This is Dr. Yang's trial production plan for the spinal external fixator. It is a complete plan from mold opening, materials, processes, and cooperation in the upstream and downstream enterprise industry chain.
The production of this set of equipment involves several key technologies, which are mastered by foreign-funded enterprises. It lists in detail the weaknesses of these enterprises and how to use negotiations to exchange conditions for conditions to disintegrate their technical alliances and obtain cooperation.
It even lists in detail certain key processes, which manufacturer and person to contact, and even the phone number and address.
Huang Jiacai got goosebumps after only seeing half of her. This woman was so powerful. She thought that only he, Huang Jia, could perform at this level in the world.
Unexpectedly, this woman is even worse than Huang Jiacai.
"Are you sure Gan always gave it to me?"
Huang Jiacai was still suspicious and thought there must be a misunderstanding.
This is a commercial secret. I don’t know how much effort it took to produce this information.
"Yes, before President Gan left, she handed this document to me. She said that she would give it to you when she attended Dr. Yang's meeting, and that it could not be passed on to anyone else. She also said that in order to complete Dr. Yang's work, apart from her, Only you can do it, no one else can." Xiao Ma is very serious.
Huang Jiacai took a deep breath and put the information away.
"I see, do you know where your hometown is, Mr. Gan?" Huang Jiacai couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Ma thought for a while and said: "I don't know either."
(End of chapter)