Section 228

As a high-value patent, this share ratio is relatively reasonable.

The authorization period is 5 years, and it needs to be renewed after 5 years. Of course, it is not ruled out that new material patents will be developed after 5 years.

However, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing.

This result can be regarded as being decided during the meeting in Beijing, under the guidance of national experts.

Therefore, it is equivalent to the two companies adding up to paying 1 billion yuan directly to Science Island New Energy Technology Company.

According to the share ratio of the patent beneficiaries, Xiao Yi directly earned 800 million from it.

Well, let’s just stick to 8 small goals.

Of course, money is not important to him now, so he decided to use 500 million of the 1 billion as the next experimental funds for the Science Island Laboratory. As for the 300 million that originally belonged to him, , when he needs money, he can just withdraw it from the subsequent profits.

However, judging from the foreseeable future, he will definitely not be in urgent need of money.

At this time, some people may want to ask, do these billions of income have to pay taxes?

There is no need to worry, because Science Island New Energy Technology Company is completely tax-free for the first three years, and also enjoys a halved tax policy for the next three years.

Compared with the jobs that this patent can bring to the entire Fei City and Hui Province, these taxes and other things are completely inadequate.

According to Xiao Yi's requirements, all authorized companies like them need to establish a certain number of factories in Hui Province and Fei City to provide certain jobs.

After all, he has the ability, so he still needs to help develop his hometown.

The leaders in my hometown reciprocated the favor and were naturally willing to provide some preferential policies.

Diaby and Linde had no problem with this requirement. It was the same to them wherever they built the factory, and Xiao Yi didn't ask them to build all the factories here. It didn't matter.

After the group photo was completed, Xiao Yi shook hands with the two people again.

Wang Chuanfu said with a smile: "Professor Xiao, if you come up with any new technology in the future, don't forget us."

Zeng Yuqun also nodded: "Indeed."

Xiao Yi smiled and waved his hand: "Both of your companies are super enterprises in China. If there is a place for cooperation, we will definitely not forget it."

"Haha! That's good!"

The two big bosses laughed.

Then, Wang Chuanfu suddenly asked: "By the way, Professor Xiao, does your company, Science Island Laboratory, also have shares? I heard that Lao Zeng and I jointly paid 1 billion this time, will you take 5 of it?" All 100 million will be invested in the laboratory as funding?”

Xiao Yi nodded: "Yes."

"Five hundred million." Wang Chuanfu clicked his tongue twice. He knew that the Science Island Laboratory, except for the piece of land at his feet, cost only 500 million.

And Xiao Yi was actually willing to directly spend 500 million to support the construction of the Science Island Laboratory, and part of the money even belonged to him.

It can be seen how much Xiao Yi attaches importance to the Science Island Laboratory.

Then the boatman thought for a moment and said, "Well, Professor Xiao, we Diaby have always supported scientific institutions like the Science Island Laboratory, so on behalf of Diaby, I am willing to do experiments for you." The office will provide 300 million free funds within 5 years.”

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment and looked at Boatman Wang in surprise, "Boss Wang, is this what you said?"

This is 300 million. Although it is paid in five years, it is completely free.

Wang Chuanfu smiled heartily and said: "Of course, this is what I said. What I, Mr. Wang, say will definitely not be false."

Zeng Yuqun, who was next to him, had already spoken when he saw Boatman Wang. Of course, he would not be left behind. He immediately said: "Old Wang is so generous. Of course, I, Old Zeng, can't be stingy. I also represent Lin." Germany Times is willing to provide 300 million yuan in funding for five years to the Science Island Laboratory.”

Good guy, this adds up to 600 million. How can Xiao Yi have any reason to disagree?

He immediately laughed and said, "Then on behalf of Science Island Laboratory, I would like to express my gratitude to both of you."

"Haha, as long as Professor Xiao can develop more new technologies like lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries, no matter how much funding we provide for free, it will be worth it!"

Wang Chuanfu smiled.

Zeng Yuqun also nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, our company invests so much scientific research funds every year, but the result? No output, especially in lithium-sulfur batteries and solid electrolytes. The investment is hundreds of millions and billions every year. As a result, a lot of papers were published, but none of the technologies were actually used. In the end, Professor Xiao had to rely on him.”

Boatman Wang also nodded repeatedly.

Linde Times and Diaby are among the top 20 companies in the country in terms of R&D investment. They are very aware of this matter.

Xiao Yi smiled and nodded.

Of course, he added in his heart, I hope you two will not complain in your hearts that I came up with these three patents without saying a word.

After all, these two companies have invested too much in both lithium-sulfur batteries and solid-state batteries. Now because of the three patents he has obtained, all these investments have become wasted.

Maybe he even scolded him behind his back.

Of course, there is no need to say this kind of thing.

After some celebrations, the authorization ceremony came to an end.

The two bosses were both very busy people, so they left Hui Province that night and left the remaining matters to their subordinates.

Things on Xiao Yi's side are not over yet, because in addition to being licensed to Diaby and Linde Times, these three patents must also be licensed to other related domestic companies.

Any domestic company with its own unique technology in the battery field can obtain authorization from him.

As for how these companies will compete with the two giants of Diaby and Linde Era, it depends on their investment in research and development.

Xiao Yi only provides material patents, but there is also an area to be explored in terms of battery structure. Whether it is a power battery designed for electric vehicles or a battery designed for electronic products such as mobile phones and computers, they are all different. of institutions.

So, maybe there is a small company from the past that can rely on its excellent structural design to become a new era dark horse in the field of lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries?

In this way, a month passed.

…

In the office of Science Island Laboratory.

"Well, almost a dozen companies have come to get authorization this month. Hey, I guess there will be another bloody storm in the next few years."

Xiao Yi sighed in his heart.

These authorizations directly allowed Science Island New Energy Technology Company to receive a one-time fee of 1.8 billion.

In addition to big companies like Diaby and Linde, there is one company that he remembers the most.

It was a start-up company founded by three Ph.D.s in materials science who had just graduated from the University of Science and Technology, named Liu Changbo, Pan Ke, and Xu Jin.

Naturally, these three people didn't have much money on hand, so they came over and said they hoped to get the patent authorization.

Logically speaking, such a company probably couldn't even afford the one-time fee, but Xiao Yi checked the past resumes of these people and the papers they had published, and finally chose to provide them with authorization and use the name Science Island The new energy technology company provided them with an investment of 500,000 yuan, which was regarded as an angel round, occupying 15% of the shares of their start-up company.

This means that they have nothing, so they first valued their company at 3.3 million.

Faced with Xiao Yi's investment, these three people were naturally grateful. Xiao Yi himself was their idol, and now that he could get such strong support, they almost knelt down and said: I have been wandering for half my life, and I have never met my master. .

Then they took the patent and 500,000 yuan and started their adventure.

Recalling this incident, Xiao Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "I really didn't expect that I also have such potential as an angel investor."

Angel round Angel round, since it is called "angel", is naturally because in the eyes of the investors, these investors are completely like angels to them, providing investment when they are most difficult to start.

Generally, investors and investees have a certain relationship.

There is a relationship between Xiao Yi and these three postdocs as alumni of the same school.

"Hopefully they can come up with something."

Xiao Yi shook his head, it was only half a million, a small amount of money.

Then I didn’t think much about it.

"Okay, let's do some statistics now. Science Island Laboratory has almost 1.12 billion in funds that can be mobilized."

Looking at this statistical result, Xiao Yi couldn't help but take a breath of air.

Excluding the 120 million in the first year of free sponsorship from Diaby and Linde Times, the remaining 1 billion is a one-time fee obtained through patent licensing.

1.8 billion, 80% of which originally belonged to him, but in the end he still used 1 billion of it as the next funding for the Science Island Laboratory.

Of course, not all of these funds will be used for scientific research, but mainly for the expansion of the Science Island Laboratory.

In addition, the provincial, municipal and national governments will provide hundreds of millions of funds...

"Yes, at least now the funding scale is on par with those of top laboratories."

Xiao Yi thought jokingly.

Science Island Laboratory targets famous laboratories such as Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Oak Ridge Laboratory.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's annual funding is about 300 million U.S. dollars, which is almost 2 billion. Now the two are benchmarked.

As for the Oak Ridge Laboratory... it's still a bit far behind. The Oak Ridge Laboratory's annual funding is more than 2 billion US dollars.

At present, Science Island Laboratory cannot keep up.

Of course, after all, Oak Ridge is a national laboratory in the United States and the largest multidisciplinary laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy. It is normal for the funding scale to be so high.

"Can we directly expand the Science Island Laboratory this time?"

Xiao Yi thought so in his heart.

Build all the parts that need to be built, except that the current laboratory is completely independent as a condensed matter laboratory, and then build a pure materials laboratory, and a mathematics-mathematical physics laboratory, in addition to staff dormitories, canteens, and libraries , study rooms, etc. must be built.

Now he has the feeling of playing a management game like City Skylines. As the first leader of the laboratory, his goal is to build his laboratory into the most powerful laboratory in the world.

But, we still need to work hard now.

"Wang Hao, come in."