The activities of the Datang Chamber of Commerce had been going very smoothly. Tang En had moved many activities that were suitable for transplanting, such as "The Voice of Irus", "Encyclopedic Knowledge Quiz", "Competition Challenge", and so on …
Among these activities, the one that the residents of Alinx liked the most was the "I'm the Big Winner" activity. Not only was it very interesting, but more importantly, they could easily get free prizes.
Bicycles had become the most eye-catching thing in Alinx in the past few days. In addition to those who participated in the activities and received free prizes, many nobles who did not lack money could not wait to buy bicycles from the Datang Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, the nobles did not necessarily think that riding bicycles was a noble experience. Thousands of years of traveling in carriages had long been deeply ingrained in their hearts. In their hearts, having a luxurious carriage was a symbol of status. A horse with the wild bloodline of the Ryan Empire was a famous brand among famous brands. A luxurious carriage would often cost them tens of thousands of gold coins.
Now, the nobles in Alinx were just following the trend. In their view, bicycles were just a novelty and could not replace the role of carriages. Even if they were a means of transportation, it was only a means of transportation for the commoners.
Nobles?
Haha, nobles never thought that carriages were troublesome.
Thanks to Tang En's free promotion, bicycles in Alinx developed much faster than expected. In just a few days, there were already many people riding bicycles on the streets of Alinx.
While enjoying the envious gazes of others, these people also passively took on the responsibility of promoting the Datang Chamber of Commerce, attracting more people to buy bicycles.
Very soon, this became a trend.
Trade Union.
"President Sidney, how do you feel?"
Bill Bohm looked at Sidney nervously. Although Sidney's character was questionable, his vision had always been the most accurate in the Trade Union. It was because of this that he could become the president of the Trade Union.
At this moment, Sidney was trying out the bicycles that were looked down upon by the Trade Union. After a short period of practice, he barely grasped the knack of it.
Sidney got off the car and came to the tea table with a serious expression. "I have to say, Baron Birbom … We all underestimated that Tang En."
"How is this possible?"
Baron Birbom had a look of disbelief on his face. "Could it be that even you prefer to travel by bicycle?"
"It's not that I'd rather choose a bicycle, but I'd get used to it."
Sidney corrected him, "If it's a short trip, walking is too slow, and a carriage is too troublesome. But with this bicycle, it makes up for the shortness. Put it at the door, and when you want to go out, you can get on it at any time. You don't have to feed it, you don't have to call a coachman, and you can control where you want to go … Believe me, people will soon get used to it and like it."
This made Baron Birbom even more anxious. "You mean, I have to find a way to compete with him as soon as possible?"
"No, your carriage company has no chance of competing with the Datang Chamber of Commerce's bicycles. In fact, carriages and bicycles are two products that don't interfere with each other. Nobles will still choose carriages because it's a symbol of status, but at the same time, they don't mind buying a bicycle. After all, it's cheap and convenient."
Sidney gave a cold laugh and said, "Perhaps you should be grateful to that fellow Tang En. If he didn't set the price of the bicycle so low that the nobles wouldn't even look at it, your carriage company might have met an enemy."
"Hu ….. Fortunately, fortunately … …"
"You feel very fortunate?"
Sidney continued to give a cold laugh, "You still haven't woken up? We underestimated Tang En before, so the violent fluctuations of the Magic Crystal made us lose everything. If we continue to underestimate him now, what will we lose? "
"But this bicycle doesn't have any competitiveness … …"
"No competitiveness? You still don't understand? "
Sidney slammed the table and roared, "The lack of competitiveness is the biggest problem! Tang En has found a huge, empty market! In this market, there are no competitors at all! What does that mean? That means shiny gold coins! "
"Not only that, haven't you noticed? Along with the bicycle, there are a series of other supporting products. A pump to inflate the 'tires', priced at five gold coins, an anti-theft lock priced at five gold coins, a custom vegetable basket priced at one gold coin, a rear seat priced at one gold coin, a child seat priced at one gold coin … … "
"If you buy all of them, a bicycle priced at ten gold coins can bring at least ten gold coins to the additional industry. At least you can't forget the pump and the anti-theft lock, right?"
Sidney gritted his teeth in anger. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the situation to intervene in the bicycle's surrounding industry. In the end, Tang En directly predicted the future and came up with an official statement that directly classified the products produced by others as second-tier products. The difficulty of product promotion directly increased by several times!
In addition, the manufacturing process of the bicycle was in the hands of the Datang Chamber of Commerce, so unless they fought a price war with the Datang Chamber of Commerce to snatch the market, there was no way to play.
At this moment, a person rushed into the courtyard with a copy of Great Tang Daily in his hands. His expression was extremely bizarre.
"President Sidney! Something big happened! "
"Good or bad?"
"This … … It's hard to say … …"
The person handed the newspaper to Sidney. Sidney's face was filled with disgust. Ever since the Datang Daily appeared, it was now much easier for people to obtain information, but this also caused the Trade Alliance to lose a lot of advantages.
However, this disadvantage would soon be changed. The Trade Alliance had gathered the industry's elites and began to uncover the secrets of the Datang Daily. Soon, they would be able to launch their own newspaper and regain control of public opinion!
However, when Sidney saw the contents of the newspaper, he was instantly stunned.
Baron Birbom leaned over and read as he read, "His Majesty Victor is implementing new policies. Intellectual property rights are highly valued. From today onwards, the 'Intellectual Property Protection Law (Provisional)' will be implemented. The new department, the Patent and Copyright Department, has begun to accept patent applications. The Datang Chamber of Commerce is the first to express its support for the Empire's new law and will apply for a patent as soon as possible …"
Below was the main content of the Intellectual Property Protection Law. However, it was these contents that shocked President Sidney and Baron Birbom. "Protect patent rights!? Doesn't this mean that Victor is publicly protecting the Datang Chamber of Commerce!? "
Their thinking was simple. If you can come up with something, I can definitely come up with something as well. But now, after protecting the Great Tang Chamber of Commerce's patent, the meaning was clear. If anyone else invented the same thing, it would be considered an infringement and they would be severely punished.
"Wait! There's another clause below — patent authorization? What does this mean? "
After the group of people finished reading the meaning of the patent authorization, they frowned and began to think about the deeper meaning.
Those who could do big business were not idiots. They knew very well that the promulgation of every law had a deeper meaning. It could not be done on a whim.
Birbom was puzzled. "President Sidney, just from the legal provisions, the patent authorization law should be beneficial to us. As long as we are willing to pay the fee, we can use the Datang Chamber of Commerce's patent. We can also produce the same product and enter the market, saving a lot of research and development costs and time … But why did Tang En do this?"
"Yes, why did Tang En do this?"
President Sidney frowned. This protection law was obviously pushed by Tang En, but why did he do this?
Not only did he provide the patent authorization, but he even generously announced that the Datang Chamber of Commerce would open the sales line to the chamber of commerce that bought the authorization. He even promised to train them until they fully grasped the technology.
It seemed like a wonderful thing, but why did he do this?
Limited by his vision and environment, Sidney could not figure out a reason. Fourth-rate companies sold their labor, third-rate companies sold their products, second-rate companies sold their brands, and first-rate companies sold their standards.
Tang En wanted to make the Datang Chamber of Commerce a first-rate company in Prandal. He wanted to set the industry standards here.
And to set the industry standards, a large number of companies would need to produce products according to his rules. So, while protecting the healthy development of the patent protection industry, what was the fastest way to achieve the goal?
Of course, it was to give them a demonstration: My product can make money, come and buy my production line!
No matter what, it was often the most efficient to be driven by profit. Once they noticed the business opportunity, they would flock to it. Tang En did not even have to do anything, and his products would be sold all over the world. They would be spread widely in the shortest time, thus forming a trend.
When companies began to use the production line made by the Datang Chamber of Commerce in large numbers, the market would be flooded with products that Tang En set the standards. The industry would naturally begin to recognize this standard. At that time, through Victor's relationship, national standards would be set to further regulate the industry's development.
Everything that Tang En did was to create an ecological environment for the healthy development of the Prandal industry from the beginning.
But of course, Sidney did not understand Tang En's philosophy. They only thought that Tang En wanted to make money, make more money, and all of Tang En's actions were aimed at this goal.
Therefore, Sidney's face was uncertain. He could not see through Tang En's thoughts, so he was not sure what to do next.
But one thing was obvious. If he accepted the patent authorization and bought the production line in time, he would definitely make a lot of money!
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