Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Just as Zhou Min was pondering the company's future development plan, the factory manager finally finished his work and came over.

The factory manager was aware that Zhou Min wanted to use the production line in this workshop to produce electronic dictionaries and learning machines.

So when he saw Zhou Min squatting in front of the equipment, he went up to her and explained, "These devices were serviced before the Lunar New Year! There are no problems with them."

"The workers have been recruited and will begin training next week. The manufacturer will also come tomorrow to modify the equipment."

"If the progress goes smoothly, we should be able to start trial production by the end of this month!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min nodded and replied, "Okay, prioritize production here as much as possible. If you need anything, just contact me."

Just as Zhou Min was about to give the factory manager a few more instructions, her phone rang.

Zhou Min glanced at the caller ID; it was Gu Chaoyang, the general manager of Huachuang.

"Hello, Mr. Gu, what's the matter?"

Unless there are special circumstances, Gu Chaoyang will not call me.

So when Zhou Min suddenly received this call, she couldn't help but tense up.

“Zhongchuang suddenly issued a notice that all patent projects will receive a subsidy of 3 to 5 yuan per project after the contract is signed.”

"Many people are coming to our company to break their contracts, including those already in the registration process. What should we do now?"

This matter has become a big deal, and the company's attitude will directly affect the company's overall future direction, so he has to consult Zhou Min.

"All the patents? No quality assessment?" Zhou Min was a little surprised.

How much will this cost?

Is the other party that rich?

"The assessment will be conducted, but the price range after the assessment is between 3 and 5. The same price applies to utility model patents."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min couldn't help but silently exclaim to herself, "They're really rich!"

She knew her opponent had money, but she hadn't expected her opponent to be this rich.

Although the Science and Technology Bureau will provide certain rewards and subsidies after these patents are registered.

But even the subsidy for invention patents is only 3 yuan at most.

The subsidies for utility model patents are mostly only three or four thousand yuan.

And even then, it's uncertain whether the patent application will be approved!

After confirming cooperation with the client, Zhongchuang Company directly provides a patent subsidy of 3 to 5 yuan.

What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?

Moreover, even if these patents can be registered and patent subsidies can be obtained from the Science and Technology Bureau, this process still takes time.

Before his patent was registered, all this money was essentially advanced.

How much capital will they have to tie up in this?

Thinking of this, Zhou Min took a deep breath and said, "I agree to everything. Remember to charge a penalty for breach of contract if it exceeds seven days. Please provide a detailed breakdown of the penalty amount."

"Then we should compile a list of the low-value patent projects in our database that haven't been breached, and have our patent advisors proactively call them to inquire whether they have any intention to breach the contract. If possible, it would be best to proactively facilitate the breach."

"Then find a few trustworthy people to organize the data of those idle projects we worked on in the lab before, and also submit them to Zhongchuang for patent application."

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Gu Chaoyang had already understood what Zhou Min meant.

The competitor is clearly engaging in malicious competition. They are now using a money-spending strategy to squeeze out our company and cut off our escape route!

Zhou Min was planning to turn the tables and make a quick buck at the rival company!

This is indeed a good approach at present.

Not only can you make money, but you can also annoy the other party.

Therefore, Gu Chaoyang replied directly, "Okay, then I'll take this opportunity to expand our laboratory in the next few days and have them come up with more utility model patent projects."

Having been navigating the business world for over a decade, Gu Chaoyang was far more adept at using these tricks than Zhou Min.

"also!"

Zhou Min trusted Gu Chaoyang's abilities, so after Gu Chaoyang came up with an idea, Zhou Min decided to leave the matter alone.

Zhou Min's mind was preoccupied with something else at that moment.

"Mr. Gu, do you have any acquaintances at Huaxia University?"

Huaxia University is the only top university in China that ranks alongside Capital University as one of the top two universities.

However, Huaxia University focuses more on science and engineering, and its humanities atmosphere is not as strong as that of the Capital University.

In addition, the taciturn nature of researchers has contributed to the fact that Huaxia University is not as well-known as the capital university in China.

Since the company was still in its early stages, Zhou Min did not consider contacting other universities at that time.

However, it is now clear that Zhongchuang Intellectual Property Company is preparing to block its own patent commissioning market.

If I continue to focus only on the Capital University, then I will only be able to compete with Zhongchuang Intellectual Property Company in terms of funding.

Given their limited financial resources, it's clear that trying to gamble like this would inevitably lead to defeat.

Therefore, Zhou Min had no choice but to find another way to expand her commission market.

As the country's political, cultural, and economic center, the capital city has no shortage of universities, especially top-tier ones.

Besides Capital University and Huaxia University, there are also Capital University of Technology, Capital University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Capital University of Science and Technology...

They are all among the top ten universities in China, and all of them are science and engineering universities.

Zhou Min believes that the number of research projects that can be patented in these universities is certainly no less than that in the capital university.

Zhou Min plans to visit various universities in the next couple of days to discuss potential collaborations.

Gu Chaoyang's alma mater is Huaxia University. If he has any acquaintances who can help introduce him, that would be even better!

Upon hearing this, Gu Chaoyang immediately understood Zhou Min's thoughts.

"Are you planning to discuss cooperation with Huaxia University?"

"Yes! Now the other party wants to block our patent commissioning market, so let's expand it and let them block us."

Gu Chaoyang was clearly pleased with Zhou Min's idea, and upon hearing it, he repeatedly agreed, "Hehehe, that's a great idea!"

As a manager of the company, Gu Chaoyang did not want Huachuang Company to be deeply tied to Capital University.

This would severely limit the company's development!

However, Zhou Min had indeed enjoyed many benefits from the Capital University, so even though Gu Chaoyang was dissatisfied with this, he didn't say much.

But this time, Zhou Min suddenly changed her mind and was willing to contact other universities.

Gu Chaoyang felt this was a huge step forward.

In a sense, this can be considered a blessing in disguise.