George led Leland out of the conference room and did not find an empty room to talk to him alone. Instead, he took the car key and led Leland to the underground parking lot. When he came to George's private car parked next to it, George asked,

Leland: "Do you see anything?"

Looking at the Lincoln parked in front of him, Leland didn't notice any difference in the appearance of this black L-shaped car. So he said honestly: "I didn't notice it."

"Haha, let's go in and experience the difference." After George said that, he picked up the door key, opened the driver's door and got in. At the same time, he opened the passenger door from the inside.

Invite Leland to get in the car too.

After the car was modified and no longer had to be cranked to start, George got his driver's license again, but he had a driver and didn't drive it often. But it would be better to demonstrate it in person today.

As soon as Leland entered the passenger seat, he noticed something different, that is, there was a raised spot on the passenger seat. It was connected to the main body of the seat by two polished smooth steel pipes. Leland sat on

After lowering it, my head naturally wanted to place my head in this protruding position, and found it very comfortable.

"This is called a headrest, which can provide good support to the head. It can also protect the neck of the passenger in the event of a collision and prevent fractures caused by inertia."

"It's indeed a good invention, a very good invention." Leland nodded.

"So Mr. Leland, if I license the patent to automobile manufacturing companies now, how many companies do you think will use it?"

"They should all adopt it!"

"Yes, they will all adopt it, but can Lincoln still afford the patent fees now? Haha, don't worry, you can read on."

Leland lowered his head to look at the seat, and then felt where George's finger was with his hand. He found that the seat was two-stage. That is to say, the seat and the backrest were separated. Leland naturally looked back at the seat.

On the side of the chair, I found something like a small wrench.

After moving the small handle according to George's instructions, I found that the backrest of the seat quickly fell backwards and could lie flat. Then it returned to its original position under George's instructions.

"This is just a temporary modification by myself, so it is not perfect. There is still a lot of room for modification in the future. How about this technology? It can give the co-pilot a comfortable rest space. Also, look at the position of the seat.

." After saying that, he pointed to the position in front of the seat. There was a steel rod. Lifting it up slightly, Leland immediately discovered that at this time, the bottom of his buttocks could move forward and backward.

I have to say that this invention once again surprised Leland. This can completely improve the comfort of the car seat and allow people to adjust it according to their own needs. When Leland saw George adjust the position of the driving seat according to his body shape, he could

Understand the advantages of this technology.

Judging from the technology on this seat alone, if Lincoln wants to use these technologies in its own cars, some of the processes in the existing production line may need to be changed. Obtaining the right to use the patent is an expense, and transformation

The production line is another expense.

Leland is also asking himself, is the company really still coming to upgrade? If it doesn’t upgrade, it will inevitably be eliminated. It may be too late to regret it at that time. Is there a method that can be used without paying?

?Yes, that is to make George a shareholder, and the patent royalties can at least be deferred. But I am really not willing to hand over my company.

George also saw Leland's struggle, and went on to say: "If Mr. Leland agrees to the merger, I can leave you 5% of the shares, and I will use another 10% of the shares as the company's management dividend shares. And

By appointing you as CEO, I will not interfere with your management of the company unless you make any mistakes that endanger the survival of the company."

Seeing Leland's obviously moved expression, George then asked: "How about it, Mr. Leland? Can you think about it?"

In fact, at this time, Leland had fully agreed to George's merger plan, because there was nothing he could do if he didn't agree. With the technologies that George now possesses, he can acquire any smaller automobile manufacturing company and become bigger.

To put it simply, let your own car release a new car two months in advance, then wait for other car manufacturers to negotiate patents, and then modify the production line. It will still take about four months.

Then your car will be at least four months ahead of others in the market. Once a certain image is formed, regardless of how many cars can actually be sold, it will be a huge benefit in the stock market.

Therefore, after Leland thought again for a while, Leland finally nodded and agreed to George's merger.

"Haha, Mr. Leland, I have to say that you made the most correct choice. Please take a look at today's last and most important invention."

Leland was stunned for a moment when he was told that, and most importantly. Then he looked at George's actions. He saw George continue to take out the key and insert it into a keyhole next to the driver's console.

Originally, George was going to install it on the side of the car steering wheel like later generations, but the location was too small and it was inconvenient to modify, so he changed it to a relatively convenient place. Anyway, it was just a temporary modification and would be adjusted later during large-scale production.
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This car was later put into the Lincoln Automobile Exhibition Hall and was collected because of its special significance. Of course, this is a story for another day.

With the twist of the key, the car started, then George put the gear into gear and stepped on the accelerator, and the car started to drive. George drove outside and drove around for ten minutes before returning to the previous parking space.

"How about it, don't you regret it now?"

"Haha, yes, Mr. Orwell, you are so surprising to me. I have heard that someone launched a new battery at the previous science and technology expo. I didn't expect that you have even made electric start technology.

It’s a real thing. If it becomes popular, then you will change the entire automobile industry.”

"Haha, as long as you are satisfied, then we have to hurry up."

"Yes. Mr. Orwell, I agree to the merger and fully support you in getting all the shares of the company."

"Haha, don't worry, my admission will always be valid. Besides, we still need to put on a show later. Haha, we can't let those speculators see anything."

"I understand, Mr. Orwell. You should call the boss." Leland said.

"Haha, let's go, don't let them wait too long."

By the time George and Leland returned to the conference room, people in the conference room had been waiting for more than forty minutes. During this time, the most anxious people were the shareholder representatives, who were worried that the two could not reach an agreement. George would give up further.

The stocks in their hands will have a serious impact on the value of the stocks in their hands.

However, from the fact that Leland walked into the meeting room with a smile, it seemed that the outcome of the discussion between the two was not bad. But George's face looked ugly, which made the shareholder representative feel uneasy again.

As soon as George entered the conference room, he said: "Okay, gentlemen. I have reached an agreement with Mr. Leland. I will acquire all the shares of Lincoln Company at today's stock price. Remember, I said all the shares."

The delivery must be completed within two days, otherwise the merger and acquisition plan will be invalid. I will write this in the contract."

Then George looked at Paul: "Paul, you will draft the contract with Mr. Leland and the others today."

Then he looked at Leland and said: "Okay, gentlemen, I'm going to school soon, so please speed up the time. You can call all the shareholders to New York now. I hope to sign the contract the day after tomorrow.

, I will ask the bank to prepare the money."

The representative opposite was naturally a hundred percent willing. They are speculators to begin with, and all auto industry stocks have fallen this year, causing them a lot of losses. They don't want to be like Ford and General Motors, who have huge capital backing them. Now they can

Leaving the market naturally minimizes losses.

Two days later, still in this conference room, George and seven of Lincoln's shareholders all signed the share transfer document. George injected another 6 million into the company. In addition to the $4.5 million in acquisition funds paid to Lincoln, there were also

After the shares are transferred, Lincoln will have to deal with the previous troubles and the cost of modifying the production line.

It also includes building a car seat processing factory next to the car factory. A company specializing in the production of car seats. This company is fully owned by George. It also needs to recruit R&D talents. George put some of the seat functions he saw in later generations into

Write them down on paper one by one as the research and development direction of future seats, and implement them step by step.

George's plan is that the electric start patent will be licensed to automobile manufacturing companies in the future, and the patent fee will be charged. It will be charged at 10% of the selling price of each car. Seats can be purchased directly, or

You can pay patent fees. A set of seats probably costs about 5% of a car. You can also design them individually according to the car, and use a variety of materials for the seats.

These are all plans that were discussed with Leland in his free time in the past two days. The specific facts still need to be operated by Leland. What George likes most is to use money to buy shares and then let the founder of the company work for him.

Because no one has more feelings for the company than the founder of the company.

In two days, the two talked a lot, and they were highly unified on the idea of ​​making luxury cars. So they decided that Lincoln would become a luxury car among luxury cars. For this reason, George specially brought out Bentley and Rolls-Royce.

Aston Martin, Audi, and other future classic models. Now that the patents have been registered in advance and produced, they will definitely be very popular. George did not draw all the models at once, but he was ten years ahead of the curve.

That’s all.

In this era, there were also sports cars that competed in automobiles, and they had been around for a long time. For example, Aston Martin was established in 1913. There were also various awards. Since they want to gain a reputation, Lincoln Motors will definitely actively participate in these events in the future.

George only mentioned these to Leland, and the specific management still depends on him.

Of course, the registered patents are all global. George has been particularly careful about this from the beginning, and must register globally. It is better to spend more money than to leave loopholes in the future. George also specially asked Paul to apply for a professional patent.

A lawyer is responsible for this matter.
Chapter completed!