Karina paused here for a moment, and then continued: "For example, a patent can get a licensing fee of 100,000 US dollars a year, but if people think you are poor, they will lower the price, in their opinion, you are a poor ghost anyway, just give a little money and estimate that you will be satisfied, which will increase the difficulty of the negotiation, delay the negotiation time, from the perspective of work efficiency, it is very disadvantageous." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang felt that there was some truth in this, but he couldn't take out the money for the time being. After thinking for a while, he spoke: "At present, I only have 40,000 US dollars in my hand, otherwise I will entrust you with the work of patent search, and the remuneration will be settled with you later, you first take the 40,000 US dollars to rent the office, this money to pay the deposit is definitely enough, and the more money can be used to pay for the upfront decoration costs, I will speed up the speed of earning money, and provide you with the required funds in a month and a half at most, do you think this arrangement is okay?"

Karina hesitated, "Where are you going to raise funds?"

Niu Xiaoqiang confessed: "Aren't I cooperating with your father on research and development? ”

Karina sighed: "Then arrange it this way, I will go to the patent office tomorrow to file an application, and then conduct a patent search, which will take about half a month, and when I complete the patent search, I will go to the rental office, and pay the deposit for renting a house and decoration with 40,000 US dollars, and wait until you raise the follow-up funds, and the funds can just be connected." ”

Speaking of renting a house, Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but think of Caroline. Although there is only one side, Niu Xiaoqiang's impression of Caroline is very good. This female college student is an outlier among Americans, she is not as flamboyant as other Americans, and she is also very down-to-earth, if you go to her to help rent a house, she must do her best.

"When you rent a house, you tell me that my fellow knows a senior who is an intern in a real estate agency, and she is a more reliable person, so we can ask her for help. ”

Karina has no problem with this: "Okay, I'll tell you then, in addition to these things, there is one more thing I want to tell you." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Regarding recruitment, at present, the company is the only one who works, and now the company is in the preparatory stage, I can bear it alone, and when the company officially starts business, I will definitely not be busy, and I need to replenish fresh blood at that time. ”

The wage level in the United States is too high, and for the sake of cost savings, Niu Xiaoqiang has privately considered the issue of employment and thought of a good solution.

I saw him smile and say: "I have already thought about this, I am ready to hire Chinese students and let them help us work in the name of work-study, so that we can save a lot of money, what do you think?"

Karina thought for a moment and shook her head slightly: "This can indeed save a lot of expenses, but the mobility of personnel is also very large, and those international students will definitely not continue to stay in companies with very low salaries after graduation, so it is difficult for us to build a stable team, which is very detrimental to the development of the company in the long run." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and nodded: "I have also considered this problem, at the beginning, we only recruited international students, and when the company made money, we recruited professionals to build a stable team of the company." ”

Karina snorted, "That's fine. ”

"Do you have any other questions?"

"Not for the time being. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Karina, where are you going to move to?"

Kailina looked at Niu Xiaoqiang and asked very bluntly, "Are you reluctant to let me move away?"

Niu Xiaoqiang is indeed reluctant to move away from Karina, he is now a little bit of a taste for the marrow, and he is reluctant to let go of Karina, a big Western beauty.

I saw him smile and said: "I'm really a little reluctant for you to move out, in fact, you can save a lot of trivial things in life by living with me, such as cooking and the like, and you can also get rid of rent, which is also very beneficial to you, of course, how to choose in the end, it still depends on your own meaning, I will not force it." ”

Kailina looked at Niu Xiaoqiang directly, and nodded slightly after a moment of silence: "Okay, I will continue to live with you in the future, but I will pay the rent and the food expenses." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang laughed and raised his glass again: "Come, cheers." ”

Kailina took a sip of wine and chatted with Niu Xiaoqiang. The two talked about business issues the most, and Niu Xiaoqiang took this opportunity to have a deeper understanding of the business environment in the United States.

There were three bottles of brandy on the table, all of which Niu Xiaoqiang brought back from packing last time. The two unknowingly drank two bottles. Niu Xiaoqiang is fine, but Kailina is blushing.

After drinking the second bottle, Karina reached for the third. Niu Xiaoqiang persuaded: "Karina, you have already been with a lot, and you may get drunk if you drink again." ”

Karina insisted on opening the third bottle of wine, and said disapprehantly: "There is no one else here, so you don't have to worry about anything if you are drunk." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang had no choice but to shut up when he heard this, and when the third bottle of brandy was drunk, Kailina couldn't speak.

Niu Xiaoqiang got up and helped her into the bedroom, then turned around to clean up the dishes.

Because he was anxious to use the money, Niu Xiaoqiang did not rest at night, and worked all night, and finally completed the simulation test.

He did not delay and handed over the data obtained from the test to Professor Watson as soon as possible.

Professor Watson was also a workaholic and immediately set out to write the program.

Niu Xiaoqiang said hello and returned to the rental house. Kailina had already gone out to work, and Niu Xiaoqiang went back to the house to catch up on sleep.

In the next half month, Niu Xiaoqiang lived a very leisurely life. He taught himself computer technology at home every day, and when he was bored, he went out and walked along the banks of the Charles River to adjust his mood.

On the eighteenth day, Kailina finally completed the patent search, and the patent applied by the hunter company entered the protection period, and she said to Niu Xiaoqiang at dinner: "The patent matter has been completed, and I am going to rent an office tomorrow, you should first contact the acquaintance who is engaged in the real estate agency, so as not to delay the progress." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "I'll call her later." ”

After dinner, Niu Xiaoqiang dialed the number on Caroline's business card and talked to Caroline about renting a house the next day.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Niu Xiaoqiang and Kailina took a taxi to the pre-arranged place.

It's a building in downtown Boston, where several of the companies Kalina used to work in.