Inside the largest tea house in Wild Waves City, the "Willow House", Gao Guanyu took a sip of tea and couldn't help but slightly frown.
The environment in the Great Wilderness was too harsh. Even the best tea carried the taste of sand and wind, making it somewhat sour when tasted.
Gao Guanyu was a graceful and elegant middle-aged man. He had a round face that would leave a good impression on anyone who saw him. He was chubby and didn't seem to be scheming at all. He was even somewhat clumsy.
However, in the Zephyr Guild, everyone called him "Fat Fox". He was known for his sinister and cunning nature.
Gao Guanyu was a senior manager of the Zephyr Guild's patent center.
The Zephyr Guild was a major refining sect. The number of new patents used every year was as vast as the ocean.
Of course, the hundreds and thousands of patents couldn't all be developed by the Zephyr Guild's own refiners. Many of the patents had to be purchased from the outside world.
Gao Guanyu's job was to look for patents with relatively high potential on the market and buy them at a very low price before the inventor could see their value.
Afterwards, he could use them himself or use the huge network of the Zephyr Guild to resell them. Either way, he could make a fortune.
Having been in this circle for decades, Gao Guanyu, with his rich experience, was keenly aware of the value behind the patent of the "Demon Beast Detector".
Once it was commercialized, it might set off a wave.
More importantly, this magical equipment somewhat overlapped with the various magical equipment currently produced by the Zephyr Guild.
In Gao Guanyu's opinion, many of the designs of the Demon Beast Detector were better than the Zephyr Guild's hunting watches and other magical equipment.
Once it was on the market, it would definitely have an impact on the magical equipment of the Zephyr Guild.
Therefore, Gao Guanyu was very interested in the Demon Beast Detector. He was determined to get it.
"The difficulty of this mission shouldn't be high."
"The other party is just a freshman who is less than 20 years old. The Grand Desolate War Institution's Refining Department is the third-rate of the third-rate. I've never heard of it before. They refine this type of magical equipment. "
"I guess this kid just came up with the idea on a whim. By chance, he designed the Demon Beast Detector. I'm afraid even he himself doesn't realize the value it contains."
"As long as he spends a little money, he can buy all the patents..."
Gao Guanyu slightly smiled and closed his eyes to rest. He used the last few minutes to think about what to say later.
Suddenly, the chatter of two waitresses could be heard.
"Did you watch the video? The Vulture is indeed a good nickname. He's so cunning and sly!"
"Of course I did. Everyone says that this Vulture is the ruthless person of the new generation of our Grand Desolate War Institution. They would rather provoke both the Iron Fist Club and the Chaos Edge Hall than provoke Vulture! "
The Wild Waves City was a university town, and there were many students working in the teahouses and restaurants in the Wild Waves City. It was not for money, but to cultivate the spirit of self-reliance.
The two waitresses were both students of the Grand Desolate War Institution.
"Vulture?"
Gao Guanyu was shocked. Then, he laughed involuntarily, laughing at himself for being overly sensitive.
The most famous department of the Grand Desolate War Institution was the Combat Department. From his name, one could tell that he was a ruthless person from the Combat Department. No matter how sinister or vicious he was, it had nothing to do with him.
It was better to think about how to deal with that silly freshman!
A moment later, a man in a school uniform appeared. Apart from his bright eyes, the ordinary-looking young man walked into the teahouse. After looking around, he walked straight toward Gao Guanyu.
Gao Guanyu put on his friendliest expression. With the friendliest expression, he smiled and said:
"Hello, Student Li Yao."
"I am Gao Guanyu from the Zephyr Guild. I have come here mainly to discuss the transfer of the patent of the Demon Beast Detector with you."
"We have carefully studied your patent. Although it is somewhat unrealistic and not easy to commercialize, there is still some novelty in its structure. We can see that you are a genius. It can also play a certain role in the refining of some magical equipment of our Zephyr Guild."
"Therefore, we want to buy it and enrich the patent bank of the Zephyr Guild."
"Here are some of the terms I have drafted. You can take a look first. Every year, our Zephyr Guild buys hundreds of patents from the outside world. Basically, we operate according to these terms."
"You can rest assured. The Zephyr Guild is a famous sect with a long history. These terms are absolutely fair and will not let you suffer a loss."
Gao Guanyu transmitted a contract to Li Yao's crystal processor.
Hearing Gao Guanyu say that the Demon Beast Detector was impractical and difficult to commercialize, Li Yao's eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
When his gaze swept across the contract and saw a series of numbers, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a trace of mockery.
"Five million?"
"You want to buy all the rights of the Demon Beast Detector with only five million?"
Li Yao looked at Gao Guanyu with a smile that was not a smile.
With his current strength of the 6th level of the Refinement Stage, which was about to break through to the 7th level, how could he not earn five million?
Not to mention anything else, if he were to crazily hunt demon beasts in the Wasteland, instead of taking them back to the school to exchange for credits, it would not take long for him to earn five million.
And the reason why he could hunt demon beasts so efficiently was that the Demon Beast Detector played a key role.
You want to buy the patent of the Demon Beast Detector with a mere five million? Do you really think I am a fool who has never seen money?
And the clause at the bottom made Li Yao shake his head and cut off the idea of cooperation with the Zephyr Guild on the spot.
According to this clause, the Zephyr Guild would not only buy the patent of the Demon Beast Detector, but also the subsequent improvements and research rights of this patent.
In other words, once Li Yao agreed, then all the research and refining work related to the Demon Beast Detector would not be carried out in the future.
This was absolutely unacceptable to Li Yao.
In Li Yao's vision, the current Demon Beast Detector was only the first generation. It could not even be considered a real "detector".
Because it did not have the ability to detect, only the ability to scan. The principle was to rely on the appearance and characteristics of the scan to compare with the data in the database.
If it was an unknown species of demon beast, or some kind of rare mutated demon beast, there was no relevant data in the database, so it could not be detected.
And even if it was the same species of demon beast, there were different kinds of demon beasts. There were also differences in strength. High-level demons also knew how to cultivate. After cultivating, their true strength could not be judged purely by their race.
Therefore, Li Yao would continue to research and develop. The second generation of the Demon Beast Detector, the third generation, the fourth generation...
In the end, he hoped to develop a magical equipment that did not rely on the database at all, but had a real detection function. As long as a mystic ray swept, it could see the approximate strength of the enemy.
This magical equipment could not only detect the combat power of demon beasts. It could also detect the combat power of cultivators and demonic cultivators.
This was the ultimate magical equipment in his mind, the Combat Ability Detector!
Therefore, how could he hand over all the subsequent research and development rights to others?
Li Yao shook his head. He flatly refused:
"Sorry, Mr. Gao, your conditions are still a little bit different from my expectations. Let's cooperate again in the future."
Refused?
Gao Guanyu raised his eyebrows. He was slightly surprised, but his smile was even more brilliant. He said unhurriedly:
"Student Li Yao, it doesn't matter if there is a gap. Let's talk about it slowly. If you are not satisfied with the price, I also have a little authority. I can help you fight for it. "
Li Yao smiled:
"I am indeed not satisfied with the price, and the gap between the two sides is not something that can be made up with a 'little authority'. But what I can't accept the most is the transfer of the development and improvement rights of the patent."
"I can accept it. This is the model of authorized production. "
"With my authorization, the Zephyr Guild can mass produce the Demon Beast Detector. The profits will be divided by both sides. I can lower the ratio. "
"But the patent of the Demon Beast Detector is still in my hands. It's still in my hands. I can carry out the follow-up research and refinement work as I wish. "
Gao Guanyu's smile was somewhat stiff:
"Student Li Yao, is it necessary?"
"The market of the Demon Beast Detector is not bright. Even if it is successfully commercialized, who knows how much it can be sold?"
"If the profit is divided according to the ratio, your risk is very high!"
"If you think five million is too little, I can apply for the authority from the headquarters. The final transfer price can be raised to eight million!"
"But we must get the complete patent, including the subsequent research and improvement rights."
"The Zephyr Guild is not a small guild. We never do authorized production, which is almost the same as OEM. The magical equipment we refine must have the complete patent."
"How about this, if you are willing to give up the subsequent research and improvement rights, I can add another two million to the previous price. The final transfer price of the patent will be ten million!"
"What do you think?"
Seeing that Li Yao was silent, Gao Guanyu thought that he was hesitating, so he added more fuel to the fire:
"Student Li Yao, let's be honest."
"The Demon Beast Detector is indeed a good piece of magical equipment."
"But no matter how good the magical equipment is, it will encounter many problems in the process of commercialization, such as channels, marketing, mass production quality control, after-sales service, and so on. If you are not careful, not only will you not make a lot of money, you will even lose everything!"
"The Zephyr Guild is sincere in obtaining the patent of the Demon Beast Detector. The price of ten million is already the limit. I believe that no one will offer a higher price."
"The term of protection of the patent is only three years. After three years, everyone can imitate the structure of the Demon Beast Detector and produce the same type of magical equipment!"
"There is only one chance. You must seize it!"
Gao Guanyu's words were not completely deceptive.
Ten million for a patent of a college student's research was indeed a sky-high price.
However, in Li Yao's mind, he had other plans.
He stood up and slightly bowed:
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Gao. I'm afraid that we can't reach an agreement on this issue. Let's work together again next time."
Li Yao turned around and left.
Since the two sides could not reach an agreement on the core issue, there was no point in continuing to dwell on the details.
His time was very precious. There was still a lot of research and training to be done.
Looking at his back disappearing at the entrance of the teahouse, Gao Guanyu's smiling face suddenly became extremely gloomy.
This fat fox squeezed out four words from between his teeth:
"You don't know what's good for you!"
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