Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

"Hello, Director Yang, are you free at noon today?"

"Yes, I'd like to invite you to dinner."

"Yes, something's up! ... It's a bit complicated, and it's hard to explain over the phone. Let's meet and talk."

"That case from last time? I suggest we give up on it for now. They've already reached an agreement with a company in Country C..."

Seeing that Teacher Gong and the person opposite him were having a serious conversation, Zhou Min glanced at the time again and realized it was almost 11 o'clock.

Thinking about the lunch they had arranged, Zhou Min stood up and mouthed something to Teacher Gong without making a sound. After receiving a nod from Teacher Gong, Zhou Min hurriedly left Teacher Gong's office.

As soon as she went downstairs, Zhou Min got on her electric scooter and sped off towards her house.

Once home, Zhou Min didn't hesitate. She quickly opened her wardrobe and pulled out a casual business suit from the bottom of a drawer.

This outfit was purchased by Zhou Min at a high price, specifically for occasional business events.

Although this wasn't exactly a business event, judging from the way Teacher Gong addressed him, the person on the other end was clearly not a simple individual.

Moreover, the fact that Mr. Gong chose to introduce the other party to me at this time clearly shows that he has a huge influence on my decision to start an intellectual property company.

So who is he?

Director of the Intellectual Property Office? Or perhaps Director of the Science and Technology Bureau?

Zhou Min became more and more excited as she thought about it, and in her excitement, she immediately gave herself a more mature makeup look.

When Zhou Min, all dressed up, rode her electric scooter to Teacher Gong's office building, she found Teacher Gong already waiting downstairs.

After locking the electric scooter, Zhou Min quickly ran over.

Seeing this, Gong Yu glanced at Zhou Min's high heels and couldn't help but remind her, "Slow down, there's no rush."

Zhou Min took a shortcut from the electric vehicle shed and ran over there; the whole way was covered with grass pavers.

These floor tiles are made up of small pieces, and there are holes in the middle. If you wear high heels and walk on this kind of surface, you might accidentally step into the hole in the tile if you're not careful.

Gong Yu watched Zhou Min running along and was really worried that she would fall down next.

Missing the dinner party is a minor issue; breaking a bone is a major one.

Fortunately, Zhou Min was lucky and made it across without any major obstacles.

Seeing this, Gong Yu didn't say anything more, and led them directly to his car, opened the door, and got in.

Zhou Min didn't need to be told; she sat in the passenger seat as if she knew the way perfectly.

"Teacher Gong, you changed cars?" Zhou Min asked familiarly as soon as she got in the car.

This was the second time Zhou Min had ridden in Teacher Gong's car.

Zhou Min remembered that the car she rode in last time wasn't this brand.

Gong Yu gave a soft "hmm" and didn't say anything more, then started the vehicle and drove off.

"That's great. Once I get my driver's license, I'll buy a car too."

Zhou Min has now realized the inconvenience of not having a car.

If you have a car, you can keep several sets of clothes in it, so you won't have to rush back to change if something happens.

Unfortunately, I won't be old enough to take the driving test until next spring.

Upon hearing this, Teacher Gong curled the corners of her lips and replied in a casual tone, "I hope you can still afford a car next year."

Gong Yu had reviewed Zhou Min's student file and was quite familiar with Zhou Min's family situation.

Although Zhou Min's current financial situation is not bad, it's hard to say what will happen once her intellectual property company is actually up and running.

Even without considering labor costs, the official fees for an invention patent, including application fees, substantive examination fees, and registration and printing fees, amount to nearly 4000 yuan.

If Zhou Min's company were to cover all these expenses, it might not seem like much.

But what about 100, 1000, each, each?

After all, what Zhou Min wanted to create was a patent trading platform.

Most importantly, the patent registration cycle is very long. It takes at least three years from application to authorization for an invention patent.

The process of entering the substantive examination stage alone takes 18 months according to the established procedure.

This is considered fast. If there are even the slightest problems in the preliminary review or other stages, it will be sent back and started all over again, which will extend the time.

In this process, these patents cannot generate economic benefits for Zhou Min's company operations.

This means that Zhou Min needs to continuously invest funds into this company for three years.

Only by surviving these three years will this intellectual property company have a chance to break even.

In the next three years, Zhou Min will most likely be eating only coarse food and wild vegetables.

Zhou Min, who had been in a good mood, suddenly became nervous after hearing what Teacher Gong said.

Although Zhou Min was very confident, her lack of money was indeed a major weakness.

I wonder who Teacher Gong is going to introduce me to?

Will this person look down on me because I don't have money?

Before Zhou Min could think further, Teacher Gong's voice came again: "Later I'm going to introduce you to Director Yang of the Science and Technology Bureau. Their department is responsible for the commercialization of patent results."

"I'll introduce you to him today, so you can talk to him about the relevant policies. If you have any questions about the procedures later, you can also ask him."