Chapter 576: This Is Not the Hardest Part

After some polite deferring, the several leaders watched Lin Sicheng get into the car.

Lin Sicheng waved through the car window, and the motorcade drove out of the industrial park.

Division Chief Chen let out a sharp sigh of relief and rubbed his palms together.

It was not that the leaders lacked composure, but that they were too shocked to contain themselves.

Looking at the four people beside him, they were even more agitated and excited than he was.

Because no one had ever imagined that after all these years, a problem the authorities had tried every method to solve and offered every bargaining chip to fix would be resolved by a tiny private institution simply because of a commercial fraud case worth less than two million US dollars?

Especially the Ministry of Commerce: it was as if they were sitting at home when the credit fell from the sky.

Chen Zhendong could imagine the scene from the top of the Ministry of Commerce to the bottom—agitated, unable to endure, and heart-stirring.

Only those who have been in this industry, or even suffered losses, know how rare that Technology Authorization Agreement Lin Sicheng signed with the six companies is. To put it bluntly: from now on, domestic institutions and enterprises no longer need to worry about having no way to appeal or file a complaint after being swindled by foreign capital. The days of holding one's nose and swallowing a bitter pill are a thing of the past; the bent back can finally straighten up a little.

Based on this point, it would not be excessive for the Persons in Charge of those enterprises and institutions to collectively bow to Lin Sicheng.

But that is only secondary; the key lies in the technology licenses Lin Sicheng obtained in exchange for waiving the monetary compensation.

To tell the truth: no one had ever imagined that technology jointly blockaded by Europe and America could actually be bought with money?

Six companies, a full nineteen technology licenses, for only a little over one million US dollars?

This is even harder to imagine than breaking open the Himalayas with one's bare hands.

Although there are restrictive clauses and even a list of prohibited licenses, human effort can achieve anything.

They firmly believe that there are always more solutions than difficulties. As long as they put their minds to it, there will always be ways to bypass the restrictions and permissions.

They do not ask to break through all the technologies licensed by the six companies; being able to break through one-third would be a milestone victory.

Just for this point, Chen Zhendong believes that awarding Lin Sicheng some kind of medal would not be excessive at all.

Of course, that is just what he thinks.

Because among the restrictive clauses, there is one: if Party A discovers any institution with state-owned background entities participating in the Artifact Research, the licensing agreement will automatically terminate. To put it bluntly: from now on, Lin Sicheng is basically insulated from the word "official."

Of course, only on the surface.

Chen Zhendong does not believe that the foreigners can install a monitor on Lin Sicheng, can they?

He exhaled: "Everyone, let's return to our units to report first, then strive to come up with a plan before Monday!"

"Division Chief Chen, even if we make one, it probably won't be adopted, right?" Director Liu from the National Development and Reform Commission weighed his words, "The higher-ups have been paying attention, and now that the dust has settled, more authoritative and professional departments will definitely intervene..."

It is not to steal the credit, but that they must provide sufficient support.

To put it bluntly: a few municipal-level units cannot even invite a reliable research unit for Lin Sicheng.

Secondly, funding: whether or not one can apply for R&D expenses that easily reach hundreds of millions is one thing. After applying for it, how can it safely reach Lin Sicheng's hands without triggering the restrictive clauses?

Director Liu feels it is unlikely.

Division Chief Chen shook his head: "Rest assured, it won't be that fast! Foreign capital is not a pushover: since it could be written into the agreement, it cannot be just for show..." They will definitely conduct background checks, and they will definitely send dedicated personnel to supervise.