Chapter 2970 Picking up a bargain

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Stop selling out to me!"

Fu Sheng chuckled, "You don't even think about it. If there was no chance at all, I would come here for a special trip!"

"Oh?" Zhou Buqi became happy, "Is there a chance?"

"Well, there is a chance!" Fu Sheng narrowed his eyes, as if he was confident, "This diamond arrangement was indeed discovered by Samsung immediately and the copyright was taken over. However, Samsung's people are not as good as you Such great courage.”

Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you say that?"

Fu Sheng said with a smile: "This patent was developed in 2009, and Samsung obtained the copyright in the same year. However, the OLED display screen at that time was too immature, and the screen burn-in phenomenon was too serious. I believe that even Samsung would not dare to do so. Betting heavily on OLED displays. And as I just said, this patent is actually not a hard-core technology, but a combination. Diamond arrangement is definitely not the optimal solution, and a better way of arrangement and combination will definitely be found in the future. If we really find a better combination strategy, then this diamond arrangement patent may be eliminated.”

Zhou Buqi understood now and said with a smile: "So Samsung does not bear all the risks of the diamond patent!"

"right!"

Fu Sheng burst out laughing.

It's like going to Panjiayuan to pick up leaks.

This feeling is really enjoyable.

Especially picking up leaks from South Korea’s Samsung gives me a sense of accomplishment.

Risks and benefits are related.

Samsung's unwillingness to bear all the risks related to diamond patents means that they have not yet obtained all the benefits of diamond patents!

In this way, there is room for maneuver.

It only needs to take a little action to take on the risks that Samsung is unwilling to bear, and then it can keep the benefits behind these risks to itself.

Zhou Buqi said: "So Samsung just bought part of the equity in the diamond patent."

Fu Shengdao: "That's what it means, but the operation method has changed slightly. Samsung adopts a leasing method, with a 10-year copyright of the diamond patent. From 2009 to 2019, at the application level, it is owned by Samsung."

Diamond patents are not hard-core technology patents, but they are also invention patents.

The patent is valid for 20 years.

Samsung's 10-year lease is equivalent to owning half of the diamond patent.

Fu Sheng continued: "In this way, the risk is much smaller. Even if the OLED display industry does not take off, or if there are better substitutes for the diamond patent, Samsung will not lose too much. At the same time, the patent protection As for the development team, they can also keep the ownership of the company and patents, and then they can develop better arrangement patents based on the diamond patents.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "How much does it cost to rent Samsung for 10 years?"

Fu Sheng said: "50 million US dollars."

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi couldn't help laughing, "For such a small amount of money, Samsung would rather make the crucial OLED display industry full of uncertainty? This is too petty! Now, it's reserved for us. Chance."

Fu Sheng said with a smile: "Yes, so we have two plans now. First, negotiate with this company to rent another 10-year patent right. Second, we can simply be more flexible and directly transfer this company to Buy it! It won’t cost much, just a few hundred million dollars, it depends on how you evaluate this diamond patent and its importance to the industry.”

"Important! Very important!"

Zhou Buqi doesn't know much about the display industry, and he knows nothing about the technology trends here.

However, he could make a rough guess based on his foresight and some current information.

Diamond arrangement is the best pixel arrangement for OLED displays today.

Smartphones with OLED screens will be launched soon.

This is definitely a diamond arrangement.

Once the market feedback is good, the basic "standards" of the industry will be determined.

Even if a better arrangement than diamond arrangement does appear one day in the future, it will not be easily popularized on a large scale. Reform will not be achieved overnight. It must go through many years of market testing and feedback. Only by learning from the pain and having no choice will the technological transformation be completed.

In other words, the patent for diamond arrangement will be very viable.

To take a step back, even if a better arrangement patent than diamond arrangement does appear in the future, by that time, Samsung will already be the industry leader in the field of OLED display panels. Who can take over? Even if Zhou Buqi came forward in person, it would be difficult for him to be their opponent.

Now that there is an opportunity to pick up the leak, seize it quickly!

In fact, Fu Sheng could have guessed that after these two plans were provided to Boss Zhou, he would definitely choose the latter. He smiled and said: "Then go into operation as soon as possible and buy this company. The diamond patent has been leased It’s given to Samsung, and the contract is signed in black and white. If we can just go around and acquire the patent owner, that would be a huge blow.”

Zhou Buqi slapped his thigh, "Just do it! Aisda...well, don't use the name Aisda, so as not to be interfered by other factors from China and the United States. Directly register a new patent company here in the United States, Acquisition in the name of this company.”

Fu Sheng nodded, "However, this matter is not that easy."

"Um?"

"Although I don't know clearly, I can judge based on basic business logic that Samsung should have priority. Otherwise, Samsung will rent the patent and then rely on its own advantages in the field of display panels to carry forward the diamond arrangement, and others will They must be on guard against cheating on others.”

"So now is the time to pick up the slack. Before the diamond arrangement patent has been carried forward, we should start quickly."

Zhou Buqi obviously also had this understanding.

Samsung will not be without defense mechanisms, and now is the best opportunity to take action. Once OLED displays are promoted in the market and receive praise and recognition, everything will be in trouble. Not to mention that Samsung will stop competitors at all costs, even the patent holders will open their mouths.

Fu Shengdao: "Even so, you will inevitably have to contact Samsung. If Samsung knows that you want to take a detour and attack from behind, they will probably use their priority to snap up. Samsung currently has no acquisitions. The company means that because there are no competitors, they do not need to take unnecessary risks. Once a competitor appears, they will definitely take action and would rather take risks than give their competitors a chance.”

Priority means matching and purchasing first.

European football is full of clauses like this.

For example, Manchester United wanted to acquire a player named Carvajal and offered 5 million euros. Real Madrid has priority and can be notified as soon as possible. They only need to bid 5 million euros to match the offer and use priority to snatch this player away.

If Manchester United raises the price to 10 million euros, then Real Madrid will match the price by 10 million euros, and the player will still be obtained by Real Madrid.

Unless Manchester United offers a sky-high price of 30 million euros or 50 million euros, and Real Madrid feels that the price is too high and does not want to match it, it is equivalent to giving up priority, and Manchester United will successfully acquire the player.

In the matter of diamond patents, Samsung is very likely to have priority.

In this way, it would be impossible for Zhou Buqi to secretly acquire the patent holder, and he would need to notify Samsung to match the offer... If the two parties engage in vicious competition, they are likely to offer an unimaginable sky-high price.

This is obviously a situation that no one wants to see.

Maybe Zhou Buqi and Li Zairong will have to sit down and negotiate amicably.

Zhou Buqi asked: "Are you busy recently?"

Fu Sheng smiled and said, "My current job is to be your assistant."

Zhou Buqi said: "Then form a small team and go get the quotation! Let's try it first. What if we don't have priority? Maybe we can really bypass Samsung and complete the acquisition of the patent holder secretly. . If this thing is really done, it will no longer be possible for Samsung to suppress Asda and the domestic mobile phone industry at a non-market level. "

Fu Sheng shook his head, "I don't think it's possible. If they don't even have priority, then Samsung's team is too amateur."

Zhou Buqi said: "If there is really a priority clause, I will talk to Li Zairong when the time comes. You take action first, money is not an issue!"