The Learning System is My Misunderstood Daughter

Chapter 85-86

Chapter 85

The first thing Yun Xiaolu did when she returned to school was to find Professor Gu and explain the situation. Xu Ke was now staying at a guesthouse, waiting for news.

Professor Gu was stunned by the news for a moment before he spoke, "Are you saying that the director of your provincial electric motor factory wants to collaborate?"

It wasn't that Professor Gu was sheltered, he had participated in national projects with multimillion-dollar budgets where things got done efficiently. So, he was shocked not by the scale of the collaboration with a factory but by the fact that it was initiated by a student.

"It's not that I brought them here. They came on their own," Yun Xiaolu denied her own abilities. She had just chatted with someone on the train.

But if it weren't for you, they wouldn't have known about this, would they? Moreover, they made sure to inform you in advance. Clearly, they want you to be involved.

Professor Gu wasn't a rigid, bookish person. On the contrary, having gone through many ups and downs, he had learned to be astute. He wouldn't be completely oblivious to the situation.

"So, how do you plan to negotiate the collaboration?" Professor Gu's eyes held a hint of teasing. He had already figured out the purpose of the student coming to him earlier—it was to ensure that her hard work wouldn't be swallowed up by higher-ups.

"Professor, originally, I thought of giving the technology directly to the school and letting them negotiate with the electric motor factory. If we could make money, it would benefit the school's funding. But then I realized that if this deal doesn't make much profit, would our department get a share?"

Yun Xiaolu had no intention of profiting from this, so she didn't need to hide her plans from anyone, especially not from Professor Gu.

"You don't intend to claim a share of the profits?" Although Professor Gu had encountered many selfless individuals, he didn't believe that everyone had to be like that. After all, the technology belonged to the individual, and if they were willing to donate it, that was great. But it wasn't reasonable to force others to do the same.

But since Yun Xiaolu didn't want a share of the profits and also didn't want to hand over the technology entirely to the school, could it be that she wanted to donate the dividends later?

"I was thinking of giving 30% of the technology to the school as a way of giving back for their support. At the same time, the remaining 70% would be used as funding for research activities in our department, taking advantage of the electric motor factory's desire to leverage our school's reputation. If the profits are low, of course, it would all go to our laboratory. But if we're lucky and there's more money, any teacher or student who needs funding for research projects can apply for assistance," Yun Xiaolu explained. She felt that this amount of money could help her department to some extent, but she would never dare to imagine having enough funds to support projects throughout the entire school.

The school's funding is extremely tight. Apart from conducting research projects, it needs to cover daily expenses and some infrastructure development. Nowadays, university education is publicly funded, even meals are provided by the government. So, the school is really strapped for cash.

Any additional income attracts everyone's attention, and there would be fierce competition for a share. Professor Gu wasn't confident about how much their department would receive if that money went to the school.

"Have you thought about it? This might actually be quite profitable." Imported electric kettles cost seventy to eighty dollars, putting them in the category of "luxury goods." If this product can be manufactured domestically, even if the price drops, it could still potentially earn tens of thousands of dollars. It's a huge sum in today's world.