Chapter 16 16 [First the villain and then the gentleman]
Xiang Nan prefers to cooperate with Leslie Wenko, not because he wants to work with men and women without getting tired.
The more important reason is that Leslie Wenko is not only smart, but also an experimental physicist.
The job of an experimental physicist is to design experiments to verify the truth of the theory.
Once Xiang Nan and Howard complete the research on superfluid surface tension, they need to build a superfluid vortex model for verification.
At that time, Leslie Wenko, an experimental physicist, can just come in handy.
"Leslie Wenko?!" After hearing Xiang Nan's candidate, Howard suddenly had a wretched smile on his face, "It's a good choice! I think she is very hot."
"Howie, now I'm starting to worry that choosing her was a mistake." Seeing his appearance, Xiang Nan couldn't help shaking his head and said, "You have to remember, we asked her to help us, not for us. If you have an opportunity to harass her, you must control yourself."
"Don't worry, buddy, when it comes to laws related to harassment, I am a self-taught expert." Howard said triumphantly, "I promise that I will never mess around."
"It's nothing to be proud of." Xiang Nan said speechlessly, "Okay, you just need to be self-disciplined. But before inviting her, I think we should take precautions."
"What do you mean?" Howard asked doubtfully.
"You and I both know the value of this paper, which is related to hundreds of billions of dollars of interests." Xiang Nan explained, "It is about such a big interest, anyone may become greedy, and we cannot be completely defenseless."
"It makes sense." Howard nodded.
Vicious incidents of robbing people for projects, robbing people's papers, and robbing people for inventions in the field of scientific research are really not uncommon.
Even the famous Edison once robbed Tesla of his invention.
Once the quantum navigation system is successfully developed and widely applied to the military and civilian fields, the benefits will be more than hundreds of billions.
Xiang Nan and Howard are its inventors, and the patent authorization alone is worth tens of billions.
With such a big interest, one should indeed be careful.
"So I think we should sign a contract and distribute the benefits clearly, so as to avoid future disputes." Xiang Nan suggested again.
"OK, I happen to have a relative who is a lawyer, and I'll ask him to draft a contract." Howard nodded immediately.
As a Jewish man, many of his family relatives are lawyers.
"Well, my sister Priya is also a lawyer. After the contract is drawn up, I will hand it over to her for review. If there is no problem, we will sign it together." Xiang Nan also nodded.
…
Two days later, Howard's relatives finalized the contract.
There are confidentiality clauses, compensation clauses, profit distribution clauses, etc. in the contract, and the agreement is quite detailed.
Xiang Nan immediately contacted Priya and asked her to review the contract.
"Raj, what have you been up to lately, why did you think of signing this kind of thing?" Priya asked curiously.
Xiang Nan then briefly explained his research, "Priya, once this invention research is successful, your brother and I will be as famous as Edison and Einstein, and my wealth will also be comparable to Jobs."
"So it is." Priya was surprised, "Wow, Rajesh, you are really talented."
"Thank you for the compliment." Xiang Nan laughed.
In the evening, Priya put forward some supplementary opinions after carefully reviewing the contract.
After discussing with Howard, Xiang Nan felt that these opinions were very pertinent, so they were all included in the contract.
After the last verification and confirmation, Xiang Nan and Howard both signed their names.
The contract clarifies Xiang Nan's important identity as a creator and person in charge, and has the power to recruit, restrict, and expel partners.
…
After finishing the contract, before looking for Leslie, it was already Xiang Nan's birthday party on October 6th.
Xiang Nan simply invited Leslie to the party, planning to find an opportunity to talk to her at the party.
In the early morning of October 6th, Xiang Nan was sleeping with Penny in his arms.
Right at this moment, the phone rang in a hurry.
Both of them were woken up at once.
Xiang Nan grabbed the phone and looked, but it was Raj's father, Dr. Kusapari, calling.
He quickly picked up the phone, "Hi, PAPA."
"Rajesh, happy birthday!" Dr. Kusapari laughed.
"Thank you, PAPA." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Rajesh, your sister told me about your recent affairs." Dr. Kusapari said again, "Good job, keep going."
Knowing that his son will have major scientific achievements, Dr. Kusapari is very proud.
"Thank you PAPA, I will." Xiang Nan agreed.
"Okay, if you want a birthday gift, just ask." Dr. Kusapari said again.
"Thank you, PAPA, but I don't plan to use my family's money anymore. I've grown up, and it's time to stand on my own." Xiang Nan refused.
"What?! Do you really think so?" Dr. Kusapari said in surprise.
It has been three years since Dr. Raj graduated, but he still cannot support himself, and has to rely on his parents to pay off the credit card every month.
Although the money is nothing to the Kusapari family, the son has been unable to support himself for a long time, which makes the Kusapari couple very worried, fearing that he will become a waste who can only gnaw on the old.
Now that he has plans to become self-reliant, Dr. Kusapari is very excited.
"Yes, PAPA." Xiang Nan said affirmatively.
"Oh, Rajesh, I'm so happy that you have grown up." Dr. Kusapari said excitedly.
"Let me say a few words to my son." At this moment, Mrs. Kusapari grabbed the phone, "Rajesh, happy birthday!"
"Thank you MAMA." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Rajesh, you need to be self-reliant, and your mother is very supportive. But if you are short of money, you must tell your mother, don't force yourself, mother loves you!" Mrs. Kusapari said distressedly.
My son has never been self-reliant since he was a child. She was very worried about whether he could persevere, and even more worried that he would suffer because of it.
"Don't worry, MAMA, I love you too." Xiang Nan laughed.
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"Raj, who are you talking on the phone?" Penny rubbed her sleepy eyes, yawned and asked Xiang Nandao.
"Rajesh, there is a woman by your side?!" Mrs. Kusapari cried out in surprise when she heard it.
For so many years, Raj has never had a girlfriend, and she and her husband always thought he was crooked.
Now she heard a woman's voice beside Raj, which made her suddenly surprised and delighted.
"Yes, she is my girlfriend Penny." Xiang Nan introduced with a smile, and then asked Penny, "Haney, say hello to my family."
"Oh, hi~" Even though Penny was a little annoyed at being woken up from her sleep, she still greeted the Kusaparis very politely.
(end of this chapter)