In fact, there is no question of who wins and who loses. The proposal thrown by Lu Zhou is definitely a win-win for him and Umicore.

Otherwise, Carnot will not nod so easily.

But after all, it is a $400 million business.

Even for Umicore, an international chemical giant, this is by no means a small number, especially in the difficult conditions of Lu Zhou’s “pay off once before the end of the year”.

After signing the letter of intent for cooperation, in order to seize the time to persuade the board of directors, Carlo Ditt couldn't even eat dinner, but only had time to open a bottle of champagne and a dry boat, and then sneaked away from the hotel while making a phone call.

According to his commitment to Lu Zhou, he will fly back to his headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, to persuade the board to agree to the patent cooperation agreement and to sign the contract before the end of the year.

As for whether it can be done, Carrotit can only say that he does his best.

After all, for a listed company, a transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars is not a casual decision.

Do not say anything else, regardless of whether the contract is ultimately negotiated, from the moment the letter of intent is signed, the relevant information must be disclosed in advance on the securities market.

The phone call of Carnott was just called to the secretary of the board of directors.

After enjoying the rest of the dinner quietly, Lu Zhou got up and left the hotel lobby, stood on the elevator and went straight back to the room where he stayed.

His footsteps are very light along the way, just like his mood.

As soon as the door behind him closed, Lu Zhou recovered as if he had been awakened, and realized that he had done something wrong.

"400 million dollars..."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the cooperation letter of intent in the hands, feeling the accelerated heartbeat, Lu Zhou's mood is difficult to calm down for a long time.

Unexpectedly, this night's effort, he realized a class jump from the middle class to financial freedom.

When he was a child, he had a daydream of a five-million-dollar lottery. As for the millions of dollars, even hundreds of millions... To be honest, he never dreamed of dreaming.

Buy something better.

Ask another assistant?

Buying a small calculator for Xiao Ai?

Let the old man help himself to go to Beijing to buy two sets?

still is……

First hair collar?

Fortunately, reason has prevailed.

Lu Zhou, who just took out his mobile phone, finally restrained the urge to share his joy with his fans and put the phone back in his pocket.

When it comes to money, it’s still a low-key point.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Zhou meditated a few times of normal heart, got up and took a shower in the bathroom, let the boiling brain calm down a bit.

As for the question of "having so much money to buy something," he plans to stay until the contract is signed and then think about it...

After washing, lay flat on the bed.

I thought that I would be able to fall asleep soon after I got busy. The result turned over and over until late in the evening, and Lu Zhou didn't feel a little sleepy.

I don't know when it started, there was a little faint outside the window.

It wasn't until the phone's alarm sounded that he realized that he hadn't slept all night.

In fact, Lu Zhou does not know that it is not just him who stays up all night.

This night, many people stayed with him all night.

As for the reason, it has to be traced back a few hours ago.

At the early hours of Washington time, the Umicore head office in Brussels, Belgium, suddenly disclosed a $400 million patent cooperation plan on its official website.

It is this news that has disturbed the dreams of many investors.

Although the media has reported on the "major research results" of lithium anode materials more than once, and with a variety of bright and eye-catching titles, so far, no chemical company has really begun to industrialize lithium anode materials.

This time, Umicore suddenly took huge sums of money to obtain the patent license for lithium anode materials.

The sensitive capital market finally smelled a glimpse of the wind.

This day seems to have finally arrived.

......

The sun rises the next day, m is still going on. Except for the one-night Lu Zhou still screaming, everything in the venue seems to be no different from yesterday.

However, with Wall Street separated from Boston by hundreds of kilometers, the entire lithium-ion-related sector is like a carnival.

Almost all companies involved in the lithium battery industry, in less than half an hour after the opening, the stock price has risen to varying degrees.

This kind of grand occasion not only stays in the lithium battery related industry, but also feeds back to the futures market of lithium materials.

After all, Lu Zhou underestimated the market's enthusiasm for lithium batteries and underestimated the influence of its partners.

When it comes to market value and fame, companies such as Umicore may be better than Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, BYD, and other customers who produce batteries, but they are more than "100% of their own mobile phones, new energy vehicles, etc." the company.

But to say the influence of the industry, these chemical giants with hundreds of years of history are not inferior to them.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

In five years, you can make a Tesla, and you can rise to an Apple or Microsoft in ten years. But if the speed of technology can't keep up with the pace of the times, maybe they will be replaced by new high-tech companies in less than ten years.

However, for those enterprises that are in the upstream of the industrial chain, their prospects are relatively small, but the risks they all share are relatively small.

After all, no matter what kind of products are popular in the market, the demand for chemical raw materials is always there.

However, no matter how the capital market has been reflected, these things have nothing to do with Lu Zhou.

At least, now, he doesn't have the extra energy to pay attention to it.

When I slept in the afternoon, Lu Zhou stretched out and took the phone and looked at the time. As a result, I didn’t look at it, but I saw a missed call from the full screen.

Among them, Professor Chiric called, there were domestic calls, and some missed calls.

When the phone started to pick up from the phone, another call came over.

Subconsciously pressed the button, Lu Zhou moved the phone to the ear.

"Hey?"

"it's me."

Upon hearing the familiar voice on the phone, Lu Zhou squatted and asked in an uncertain voice.

"Professor Li?"

There was a hearty laugh from the phone.

"Haha, it seems that you haven't forgotten me yet."

Lu Zhou also smiled and said, "How come you forgot? How do you change your number?"

For Professor Li, Lu Zhou naturally will not forget that if the old gentleman did not help, his system task may not be completed smoothly. Just hit the strange number, so that he will not respond to it for a while.

Professor Li said with a smile: "I am not changing the number. I am on a business trip, using a temporary number."

"Traveling?" Lu Zhou's expression can't help but be weird. "You shouldn't be in Boston?"

"It’s just in Boston. I heard your report yesterday. It’s really wonderful," Professor Li said with a sigh of relief. Finally, he did not forget to tease him. "How, last night’s play, today’s rest. Done yet?"

Lu Zhou coughed a little: "What is it? I went to bed yesterday and went to sleep... I didn't fall asleep. Right, where are you now?"

Professor Li smiled and said: "I am sitting downstairs in the hotel lobby. Just waiting for the dinner, if you have time, let's have dinner together. If you haven't slept enough, 咱Just reunite."

Lu Zhou said with a smile: "How can I have no time? I will come down."