"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Carmen Rothschild." Seeing Carmen enter the conference room, Jiang Chen stood up and greeted him with a friendly smile.
"Thank you for your hospitality. It's also a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen, the mysterious Asian." With the same friendly smile, Carmen shook Jiang Chen's hand.
High nose, deep eye sockets, and light green pupils. He looked very thin and very capable. From his self-restraint, it could be seen that he was indeed worthy of his birth.
"Haha, do I look mysterious?" Jiang Chen joked with him.
"Of course, you have countless possibilities hidden within you. From our perspective, you are mysterious enough." Carmen smiled meaningfully.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, then he also smiled and invited him to take a seat.
As for the Rothschild family, Jiang Chen had heard a lot about them. But most of the information came from unknown sources. The truth and conspiracy theories were mixed together, making it difficult to determine which part was true and which part was false.
Based on public information, Rothschild Bank's annual revenue was less than 10 billion USD, and its profit was less than 3 billion USD. Its capital was estimated to be no more than 30 billion USD, less than a fraction of the major European banks.
Whether the family's current situation was as declining as it appeared, or they purposely faded out of the world's sight like the conspiracy theories speculated. For example, Jiang Chen didn't know that Dalmer Corporation was one of Rothschild's assets.
Of course, Jiang Chen wasn't interested in researching the history of the family's rise and fall. He only briefly understood the identity of Carmen Rothschild, who came to discuss business, and invited him to this meeting.
The two sat across from each other at the conference table. On the table were two cups of hot tea and two identical documents.
"Our group is very interested in your company's achievements in the artificial intelligence field. I believe Mr. Jiang has already read this letter of intent. Do you have any suggestions?" Without much small talk, after they sat down, Carmen went straight to the point.
Artificial intelligence was the trend of development in the next 50 years. This could be seen from the history of the wasteland. Although the historical nodes had diverged since the beginning of the Cold War, the overall development trend of civilization would not change.
In order to grasp the pulse of the times, Dalmer Corporation also made a move that followed the trend of the times. Therefore, they found Future Technology, a rising force in the field of artificial intelligence, to discuss the possibility of applying artificial intelligence to the automotive industry.
"Of course, but before we start, can I ask a question?" Jiang Chen smiled.
"Please," Carmen said with a smile.
"May I know why your company chose us? You have to know that our area of expertise is in the field of mobile software. It's not an exaggeration to say that we don't know anything about the automotive industry. "Jiang Chen was honest.
To Jiang Chen's confession, Carmen didn't give up. He shook his head and continued.
"It doesn't matter. We've already finished designing the radar sensing equipment and the main control computer for the AI piloting. All that's left is the software. "
"Originally, we had a partner, but there was a problem with the software developer that we were working with, causing the software and hardware to not be perfectly compatible. The car may crash while driving. You know what will happen if something like this happens on the highway, so we terminated the contract. "
After a pause, Carmen looked at Jiang Chen with a meaningful look and smiled.
"Our price is high, and our requirements are equally high."
"Can I ask how much it will cost?" Jiang Chen took a sip of the tea and smiled.
"One billion USD." Carmen raised a finger and slowly said.
When he heard Carmen's price, Jiang Chen was speechless.
[No wonder they're a financial group that transcended the century.] One billion USD, selling software is more profitable than selling gold.
When he thought about it, he selectively forgot that he was now the president of a company with a market value of ten billion. One billion USD was equivalent to one month of Future Technology's revenue.
But who wouldn't want more money?
But Jiang Chen's silence in Carmen's eyes was interpreted as a lack of money, so he smiled and said, "Of course, the price is negotiable. If Mr. Jiang is not satisfied with the price, you can bring it up with me. "
If they could be the first to enter the field of "artificial intelligence plus cars" before their competitors, Audi and BMW, it would undoubtedly help them take the lead in the market. It was only one billion USD. In 2014, Daimler Corporation's pre-tax profit was 10.8 billion Euros, so they had ample cash flow.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Chen slowly said.
"One billion USD is fine, but I have a condition."
Carmen slightly frowned, but the smile quickly returned to his face.
"Oh? Please go ahead. "
"I need to add Future 1.0's logo to the boot interface."
"Add Future 1.0's logo? Just this? I have to remind you that we don't plan on adding social media to the autopilot system, "Carmen said in a humorous tone.
"It's fine, it's just adding a logo. The duration is within one second." Jiang Chen didn't seem to mind.
After pondering for a moment, Carmen nodded and extended his hand with a smile.
"Then I guess our deal is done, right?"
"Of course." Jiang Chen also smiled and shook his hand. "It's a pleasure working with you."
Because it was only a small change, Carmen also brought a professional lawyer with him. The contract was amended on the spot.
After signing the contract, Carmen waved to the secretary behind him and took a briefcase from her.
"After signing the confidentiality agreement, we will submit the software requirements and chip samples to you. You only need to create a program that is compatible with our chip. Although the time in the contract is a bit tight, I believe with your ability, you will be able to produce stunning results by next May. "
In order to be in time for the launch of the new car next year, the program must be submitted by May. Otherwise, the approval would have to be delayed, and the launch of the new car would not happen.
May would be underestimating Yaoyao's ability.
"Of course, by the way, is there any reward for delivering the product early?" Jiang Chen asked half-jokingly.
Carmen didn't expect Jiang Chen to have the ability to complete the product early. Usually, the development cycle for this type of software would not be short. It would be impressive to complete it in five months.
"If Mr. Jiang can complete it early, I can give you a small gift." Carmen laughed.
"Can you tell me what the gift is?" Jiang Chen's tone was nonchalant.
"I heard Mr. Jiang's car is our Maybach S600. Are you satisfied with our company's brand?" Carmen smiled mysteriously.
"Of course, both the comfort and reliability are satisfactory."
"If Mr. Jiang can deliver the product before May, I can give you a limited-edition sports car – the Maybach EX under design, limited to five units worldwide."
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