156: Pressuring someone to get married?

After returning home, Chen Chen awakened Xiao Ai in his mind and retrieved the complete set of data regarding filters, preparing to hand it over to Dr. Lu the next day.

Dr. Lu was a smart man who understood what should be asked and what should not.

Chen Chen knew that he had misunderstood earlier in the day, but so what? Let him misunderstand.

At the very least, it provided a pretext for these technologies.

Actually, come to think of it, one couldn't blame Dr. Lu for misunderstanding. His father, a manufacturer that started out making knockoff phones, had suddenly started working on mobile processor chip design, and at a time when no one was paying attention to such things.

Then there were the Hongxing Science and Technology Park and the Red Star Building located in the Imperial Capital. In his previous life, Lei Jun had struggled in the Imperial Capital for ten years before having his own headquarters, and even posted a lament about finally buying a house in the Imperial Capital after ten years as a "Northern Drifter."

Yet, Chen Yunlong had obtained such a large piece of land in the Imperial Capital seven or eight years ago to build the Hongxing Science and Technology Park.

If anyone said his father didn't have some influence, who would believe it?

It was common knowledge that in the Imperial Capital, getting the government to allocate land to you was simple, but if you wanted to have it transferred to you—that is, to buy it outright—the difficulty could be imagined.

Moreover, companies usually bought office buildings floor by floor. Was buying the entire building something an ordinary person could do? Not to mention that this also included the land surrounding the building.

It seemed his father was hiding quite a few secrets; he wondered whose connections he had used.

"Little Chen, not asleep yet?"

The voice of Uncle Chen outside the door interrupted Chen Chen's contemplation. "Not yet, Uncle Chen."

He opened the door and took the Fruit that Uncle Chen had brought up. "Uncle Chen, from now on, just rest early. You don't need to bring it up to me every day."

"I have hands and feet; I can just go down and get it myself." Looking at Uncle Chen, whose back was already a bit hunched, Chen Chen said.

Uncle Chen's real name was Chen Yunjiang, and he was likely from the same generation as his father. He had been in their home since Chen Chen could remember; it was no exaggeration to say he had watched him grow up.

As for the affairs of the older generation, Chen Chen didn't want to dwell on them too much. Besides the old man, this person was the closest person he had in the world right now.

"Our Red Star is developing even better now than when the old master was around. Little Chen, don't overwork yourself; be sure to pay attention to resting."

"I know. You go to sleep early too; I'll rest in a while."

Seeing Uncle Chen hesitate, Chen Chen asked curiously, "Uncle Chen, is there anything else?"

"Well, Little Chen, you're 26 this year. You're not young anymore. If you meet someone suitable, you should hurry up."

"When the old master was your age, you were already born."

"While my old bones can still hold up, I can still look after them for a few years."

Looking at the completely different Chen Chen, Chen Yunjiang's eyes were filled with emotion. Ever since Chen Chen officially took over Red Star three years ago, he felt like the whole person had changed.

Back when the old master had just passed away, after completing all the procedures with the help of Lu Weibing, this kid had been irresponsible all day long, buying several sports cars in one go.

He had asked Lu Weibing to discipline him a few times, but he still wouldn't change his ways. Several years had passed; although in his eyes he was still like a child, the whole person had become much more mature and steady, so Chen Yunjiang had started to have other thoughts.

Uncle Chen's words left Chen Chen between laughter and tears; so he was here to pressure him into marriage. Chen Chen understood Uncle Chen's intention, but he was only in his 20s and was in no rush at all. Moreover, his main focus was currently on the development of Red Star, and he had absolutely no mind to think about such trivial matters.

"Well, Uncle Chen, I'm still young. In a couple of years, when our Red Star is completely stable, I will definitely hurry up and let you look after the kids."

"It's getting late. Go back and rest early."

The next day, Chen Chen handed the organized data to Dr. Lu, asking him to review it first, and then contact the Legal Department to apply for all the patents that could be applied for.

Red Star now had a fairly strong Legal Department. It certainly couldn't compare with the "Nanshan Invincible" or the "Longgang Unrivaled," but at least it was stronger than Xiaomi's current Legal Department.

Among them, the Patent Technology Department was quite important. Some technologies not only needed to apply for patents in China but also global patents; none of this could be done without the assistance of the Legal Department.

Doesn't the USA like to use patents to throttle others? Now that Xiao Ai has provided me with technology from 2020, I will also use patents to build a wall against you and see who ends up throttling whom.

He believed that one day, Red Star would be ahead of those foreign companies and use patents to block their path forward.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! It was time to let these foreigners taste the feeling of being unable to move an inch.

One had to know that 2020 was an important time node for 5G. If the USA wanted to exert its strength in 5G, this was something it couldn't bypass.

In his previous life, you used this to throttle our Chinese companies; now you have to taste the same thing.

Chen Chen knew that these bandits often didn't play by the rules at all. When their technology was leading, if it was advantageous to them, they would use patent rules to throttle you.

When it was disadvantageous to them, these people would introduce some policies or laws and just take things for free.

Of course, if you really encountered someone who tore off the mask and refused to listen to reason, there was nothing to be done. If you weren't going to be reasonable, why should he bother with logic?

In normal corporate confrontations, patents were a very important component. Sometimes, the patents that made up a piece of technology might be distributed among several companies, and no one could do without the other.

Just like Huawei in his previous life, in the early stages, some technical patents couldn't be bypassed, and they had to pay patent licensing fees to many foreign companies. But once his technology had a breakthrough and you couldn't bypass his technical patents, everyone would have to cross-license each other.

"Dr. Lu, take these materials back and organize the patents as soon as possible. This is very important."

Dr. Lu looked at the hard drive in his hand with gleaming eyes. "Mr. Chen, I understand."

"By the way, Dr. Lu, even though we have this set of technical data, do not stop our own research."

"Sometimes, things obtained easily are often not cherished."

"I want our scientific research to enter a virtuous cycle; do you understand what I mean?"

Dr. Lu nodded; he understood this principle.

Chen Chen's idea was to have the system help make breakthroughs in some key technical nodes, but he couldn't let their own R&D capabilities go to waste by relying entirely on the system.

He wanted the company's scientific research capabilities to enter a virtuous cycle: the group approves funding, the R&D department works to produce technology, then commercializes the product, and uses the profits to continue investing in R&D.

"Cost-effectiveness" was a double-edged sword. While gaining the market, it also wasted one's own R&D capabilities. If your product had no profit, where would you get so much capital to invest in R&D?

Of course, any company pursued high profits, but one couldn't lose their conscience in the pursuit of profit.

High-priced items could be sufficiently high, and low-priced items should also be sufficiently low. The former gained profits, while the latter won over hearts. Chen Chen couldn't bring himself to do something like selling a 680 for two thousand.