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Early the next morning, after breakfast, Li Mu brought a Turkish handmade tapestry and went to visit Henry with Will. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It seems that the life of the Henry family is indeed not very good, although the appearance of the house is also quite tall, but the decoration of the house is much worse than that of the Will family, but Henry has a very beautiful carriage, although the horse pulling the carriage is a little old, the carriage is carved and painted magnificently, and the façade work is still very good.

Li Mu and Will did not make an appointment in advance, when they came, Henry's family was eating, Henry had three children, two sons and a daughter, the daughter was about the same age as Li Mu, the two twin sons were slightly younger, the three children did not go to school to receive education, and Mrs. Henry taught at home,

Li Mu noticed that the breakfast at Henry's house was relatively simple, and compared with Will's breakfast, it could even be described as simple, except for the fixed milk, only stewed potatoes and brown bread were available, and the milk was not sufficient, only half a cup per person.

Henry was a little surprised to see Will and Li Mu coming to visit, but he still politely invited Will and Li Mu to sit in the restaurant.

Henry was about thirty-five or six years old, of medium height, with a neatly trimmed mustache on his face, a meticulous back with hair wax on it, and a little shabby but clean and tidy clothes.

When Will explained that he wanted to ask Henry and Mrs. Henry to be Li Mu's language teacher, Henry did not refuse, and agreed, but because of work reasons, he said that he might not have much time, but Li Mu could choose to learn the language with Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry not only knew French and Spanish, but also German and Greek.

"I have a question for you about work, if I want to apply for a patent now, when will it be done at the earliest? What will be the most effective? After talking about study, Li Mu began to talk about business, which was the fundamental reason why Li Mu came to Henry.

For the sake of Will's sheriff identity and tapestry, Henry was kind to Li Mu: "The patent is under the management of the Ministry of the Interior, and the general patent can be applied for at the Springfield Patent Office, if it is more important, then you can go to the New York Patent Office, and the publicity period is about three to six months, if no one submits a similar application within six months, then even if the applicant is not the inventor, the patent will belong to the applicant, and the application period can be extended to up to seventeen years, if the applicant is an American or wants to be an American, Then it only costs thirty dollars, but if you are British, you need a fifty dollar fee, and those from other countries need three hundred dollars. ”

"Is this racism?" Li Mu seemed to be joking casually.

"It's not—" Henry's expression was serious, and his serious appearance was very much in line with his status as a lawyer: "It's just the advantage of national treatment, American law is for American nationals, and citizens of other countries want to enjoy the convenience of American law, so they should pay a part of the additional fee, after all, they don't pay taxes to the U.S. government." ”

"Okay, okay, I'd like to apply for a patent, here's a simple schematic, you can see how much it costs -- by the way, if I want to appoint you to file on my behalf, is it feasible?" Li Mu doesn't want to go to New York, today it is estimated that the news that Li Mu has become a rich man will be reported in the newspaper, and Li Mu will be inseparable from Will from now on.

What Li Mu took out was a schematic diagram drawn overnight last night, and the painting was a Phillips pattern screw, which was actually just a simple idea without any technical content.

Li Mu is not afraid that Henry will plagiarize Li Mu's "invention", Henry's wife and children are all in Riverside Town, Li Mu is not afraid of Henry's tricks, with Will here, Henry does not dare.

"I'll take a look-" Henry took out a monocle from his vest pocket, carefully looked at the drawings in front of him, and asked Li Mu about the purpose of this screw, Henry twisted his beard and thought for a long time, and gave Li Mu a supplementary opinion: "So this is a very peculiar nail, since there is a cross pattern on it, then it must need a special screwdriver to tighten it, you can apply for an ancillary patent, which will allow you to obtain higher returns, in addition, since it is a screw, can it be used as a bolt?" If you can, then you can also apply. ”

The lawyer is really a lawyer, and the ability to find the best interests is simply innate, and Li Mu immediately decided to hire Henry as Li Mu's personal lawyer to help Li Mu take care of all patent matters.

"We're here to help." Henry does not shirk, this is a matter of mutual benefit, Henry helps Li Mu maximize the value, fully protect Li Mu's interests, and at the same time Li Mu eats meat, Henry can also drink soup.

Looking at Henry's current situation, this hire is really timely.

Li Mu likes to do things that "send charcoal in the snow", so that he can also integrate some feelings into the business, and with the maintenance of feelings, the relationship between the two parties will be closer.

Henry himself is a lawyer, and it is easy to draft an employment contract, which takes effect immediately after both Li Mu and Henry have signed it.

Li Mu will pay 120 US dollars a year to hire Henry as Li Mu's personal legal counsel, this fee does not include other costs, for example, if Li Mu wants Henry to apply for a patent instead of himself, then in addition to the carriage fee, Li Mu also has to pay a certain additional fee, and when Li Mu collects the patent royalties of relevant manufacturers in the future, some of them also belong to Henry, because Henry wants to negotiate with manufacturers who want to use Li Mu's patents on behalf of Li Mu to strive for more benefits for Li Mu.

Of course, this proportion is much smaller, and for every hundred dollars Li Mu receives, he probably only needs to pay Henry two dollars.

Two percent seems to be a pitiful amount, but considering Li Mu's future patent income, this ratio is still quite terrifying, and in a few years, Henry will be glad for his decision today.

This decision refers to screwdrivers and bolts, if Henry wants to be soaked, he can indeed apply for a patent for screwdrivers and bolts, but in this way, there is no possibility of cooperation with Li Mu, and with Will, Henry's application may not be passed.

After signing the agreement, Li Mu was in a good mood, there were more things today, Li Mu didn't have time to study with Mrs. Henry, after returning home, Li Mu rode to Springfield with Will, and there were a lot of checks to cash, Li Mu also needed to find a bank to open an account of his own, these things could not be faked.

When Li Mu and Will set off, Yan Hu and Yan Shun also followed and prepared to go to Springfield with Li Mu, from now on, these two are Li Mu's entourage and Li Mu's escort.

Well, the 10,000 taels of silver are getting more and more worthy.