Mr. Nicholas, our company is very interested in your technology. Can we talk further?
Hello Mr. Harryson, we at Innovation Workshop are very optimistic about your technology. We can provide the funding and services needed for your further development. Would you like to chat?
Hello Mr. Nicholas, I am Keith from Google. Our scientists are very interested in your technology. Could we discuss it?
Mr. Nicholas, we are from Microsoft. We are very interested in your technology. Can we talk?
Mr. Harryson, we at Rothchild Venture Capital have an offer you simply cannot refuse.
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As soon as the press conference ended, Nick was surrounded by several waves of people. Some asked about technical details, some sought cooperation, and others generously offered money.
Regardless, to these people, they were like a glowing egg right now. It was just a matter of who could get this golden egg first and hatch a golden goose.
Although he was a bit flustered by being surrounded, he did not act rashly. On one hand, he was a bit dazed and couldn't make sense of many things.
On the other hand, he had his own plans, so he definitely needed to carefully consider his cooperation partners.
Doctor Bill, who had been waiting there, didn't like seeing Nick surrounded by the crowd, but he didn't intervene; instead, he shook his head and left the scene.
Over the next few days, Nick and the others began to come into contact with all sorts of people. Some were sincere, while others had ulterior motives. For a time, they were quite confused and didn't know how to choose.
Among them, as a giant in the domestic tech industry, Tesla was very interested in their technology, so the conditions they offered were quite generous, even preparing two plans for them.
The first was for Tesla to purchase this technology and the related patents, offering a price that even they found tempting: 80 million.
This price was clearly carefully prepared by Tesla for them. If the four of them split it equally, each person would get 20 million.
However, they clearly didn't understand the situation; this technology had come from Nick's hands from beginning to end, and the other three were just assisting from the sidelines.
Of course, if they really sold this technology, he certainly wouldn't be stingy, and the other three would definitely be rewarded according to their contributions.
The second plan was to seek cooperation with them. Tesla would inject 40 million into their Militech to acquire a 49% stake.
They would also dispatch relevant scientific researchers to help them complete the subsequent development of this technology. Tesla would have the right of first refusal to purchase all technical achievements and patents at a 30% market premium.
Nick was somewhat tempted by these two plans from Tesla, but he still refused.
First of all, regarding the first plan, if he sold this technology, he would have more funds to invest in his next projects.
But he was unwilling to just sell this technology like that. The vast amount of information in his mind told him that this technology still had much more value that hadn't been tapped into.
If he sold it to someone else, it meant he wouldn't be able to interfere in the future, which was somewhat of a regret.
As for the second plan, Nick didn't even think about it and rejected it directly. This looked like a generous plan, but in reality, Tesla was playing tricks on them.
And 40 million to buy 49% of the shares was simply too cheap. Besides, the remaining 51% wouldn't be his alone; there was Tyler's stake, and in the future, there would be Zack's and Terry's as well. In this way, wouldn't Militech become a holding company for Tesla? They would have worked hard only to end up as high-level employees.
The second company to contact them was Innovation Workshop, a very famous domestic venture capital firm that had invested in many well-known tech companies.
The plan they brought was actually quite sincere, but they underestimated the value of this technology and his potential.
They wanted 45% of their company's shares for 60 million, and would provide additional investment according to needs in the future.
Finally, they also promised to do their utmost to help them go public within three years.
Such conditions were undoubtedly tempting for a new team and company that hadn't even truly left campus yet, but it wasn't what Nick wanted.
Tyler and Zack didn't really understand his refusal.
Whether it was the previous 80 million or this 60 million, it was right in front of them; they just had to nod and agree, and it would be theirs. If the company went public within three years as planned, they would step into the top of the social pyramid in one go.
For these young people who hadn't yet left campus, this was definitely fatally attractive.
Although Nick had revealed some information to the three of them, as well as his dreams, he definitely couldn't say exactly what was going on, and the three of them only had a one-sided understanding from his words.
Standing from their perspective, it was understandable that they had some small emotions. After all, for ordinary people, who could resist the temptation of tens of millions?
For Nick, the knowledge he possessed told him that the value of this technology was far more than that.
And in his view, this technology would be a stepping stone for their further development. With this technology, it meant they would soon be able to achieve results in some fields.
Furthermore, he could use this technology as a foundation to cultivate his own company team and scientific research strength.
To him, this was just the beginning; even more exciting things were yet to come.
Facing the somewhat disappointed expressions of everyone, Nick knew he had to console them, otherwise, morale would easily dissipate.
Many people had approached them over these past few days. Besides some normal contacts, some were also resorting to underhanded methods.
For example, many people had approached Zack and Terry, attempting to use large sums of money to obtain relevant technical data from them, and some even tried to poach them with generous conditions.
However, these two knew that the real core technology was actually always in Nick's hands, and at best, they were just deputies.
Even if they were truly tempted, they didn't have any technology on hand to give.
Furthermore, although Nick hadn't explicitly said it, from the time they had spent together these past few days, neither Nick nor Tyler were the type of stingy people.
It was certain that when this technology succeeded, they would get their own share. Therefore, they naturally disdained this current temptation.
It was just that they were a bit confused now. Not only Zack and Terry, but even Tyler and Nick would feel a bit wavering in the face of so many temptations.
Relatively speaking, because Nick had his own dreams and pursuits in his heart, he was more clear-headed. The other three didn't quite understand his thoughts, which led to some misunderstandings.