Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

After seeing the application letter written in English, they all gathered together to discuss it.

If the headquarters had not stipulated that branches should be established in countries around the world as much as possible, they would not have taken up positions in China.

These people have many prejudices against China and look down on various domestic inventions and creations.

In the past few years here, they have rarely encountered the situation of applying for international patents, so they were very surprised to see an application letter in their mailbox today.

After reading the application, the staff laughed. "Why would someone in this country submit a patent for a fire extinguisher?"

“Indeed, a place lacking scientific education cannot produce true inventors.”

"If you want to put out a fire, don't you use a fire extinguisher? It's ridiculous to put out a fire with **."

"Is this funny invention just for the sake of making you laugh?"

"This is the first time I've seen such an eye-popping application."

For a moment, everyone in the international patent application agency was laughing so hard that they bent over.

It is rare to see an application that is in a proper format and has sufficient reasons, so it cannot be rejected. However, after reading the content, everyone still can't help but make some sarcastic remarks.

Although people have gradually realized that the situation in China is not as bad as portrayed by the outside world, the prejudice against this place has been deeply rooted in people's minds.

Therefore, when it was discovered that a Chinese person had actually submitted a patent application, everyone was extremely shocked.

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the application and that its content was indeed a patent for a fire-fighting device, I became more aware of the uniqueness of this phenomenon.

Therefore, they also held a small meeting to discuss whether to approve the application.

Given that we have had almost no approval experience since entering the country, it is almost like being marginalized, which is particularly important among the few applications that have been approved so far.

Even though the fire department's application seems a little ridiculous, it still strictly complies with its standard requirements.

As required by the charter, these professionals began to evaluate the possibility of a fire protection patent, and after initial jokes, they adopted a serious and cautious attitude.

After checking the database, we quickly confirmed that this was a new, unprecedented form of patent and met the application requirements.

However, even staff with professional backgrounds in international patent application agencies find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to extinguish a fire using **.

Can such a strange thing really be sought after?

Even though they were full of doubts, they finally approved the patent application submitted by Su Chen.

In this way, Su Chen's fire-fighting patent has been registered not only domestically but also internationally. If someone wants to copy the same product in the future, they must be prepared to deal with copyright disputes.

Although the staff of the international patent agency ridiculed the fire department, they still completed the approval process.

Because no conflict with existing patents was found and this was one of the few newly filed projects, the staff processed it quickly.

Of course, no one has any reason to deliberately slow down the approval process.

Both domestic and international patents were successfully approved, but it would take some time for the notification to reach Su Chen.

After instructing Assistant Zhang to be responsible for the patent application, Su Chen personally rushed to the gate of the most famous film academy in the city.

In addition, there was another thing that Su Chen decided to handle personally.

It was the end of get out of class time when we arrived at the college gate. Many energetic students came out one after another, including many young and fashionable girls, as well as some boys with trendy styles.

This film school, which is recognized as one of the top film schools in the country, naturally has many young and talented faces. This time, I came here to find a suitable model to star in an advertisement.

He planned not only to select female models from the graduates, but also to find someone from the faculty who could serve as the director of the commercial, since he himself had no experience in film and television.

Fortunately, the film academy here has not been closed to the outside world like in the following years, and even Su Chen, an outsider, can enter and exit as he pleases.

After entering the school gate, Su Chen looked around and tried to find a model that met his requirements.

He hopes to select some young and lively girls as the protagonists of the advertisement, as such images can attract more people's attention.

Soon after entering the campus, he came to an open area of ​​the school.

Although it was the end of get out of class time, many students studying film could still be seen rehearsing their works in the venue area.

In a corner, a group of students were doing performance training, which attracted Su Chen's attention, and he walked over to watch.

This is a class of students preparing a play. Su Chen found an empty seat and sat down to watch. These students were performing pure acting skills without any scenes or props.

On the side, an older but still young teacher was giving instructions and correcting the students' forgotten lines. After watching for a while, Suchen realized that this was a performance of "Thunderstorm". Several students' performances stood out.

One girl in particular caught his attention because she displayed incomparable pure beauty when playing a certain role. Su Chen nodded secretly: This is exactly the perfect candidate for the heroine of the advertisement.

He stood by and watched other classes rehearse all this, and the students soon discovered the arrival of this uninvited guest. Usually they were also watched by students from other classes, but usually just a quick glance.

Unlike Su Chen, who was frank and straightforward, watching the rehearsal in front of them, these students also looked at Su Chen with curiosity.

Due to Su Chen's outstanding appearance, the students initially thought he was a professional actor and had no idea where he came from.

The teacher in charge of directing the rehearsal also looked at Su Chen carefully, and did not feel any hostility, and then asked: "Student, what are you doing here?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "I just have never seen the real version of Thunderstorm. I happened to see you rehearsing here, so I came to watch."

His words gave the teachers and students present more motivation. The originally sparsely attended rehearsal instantly turned into a show, and everyone tried their best to perform "Thunderstorm" as perfectly as possible. For Su Chen, this became a wonderful drama performance, and he sat down and watched the students' wonderful performance carefully.

After observing the students' performance for a while, Su Chen turned to the old teacher standing nearby and said, "I want to shoot an advertisement for a product that will be launched soon. I wonder if you are interested?"

The teacher was stunned. He originally thought that Suchen was just a student from another class. Only now did he realize that he was not from here. Out of caution, he looked at the student before answering, "It is not up to me to decide. Please ask the students what they think."

Su Chen smiled and said, "It's just a small advertisement production. We only need a few people to help. It doesn't need too many people. I hope the teacher can also help direct it."

Hearing this, the teacher hesitated a little.

Seeing that the teacher seemed interested in continuing to discuss this issue, Su Chen continued to explain: "I will definitely pay you according to the contract, and the remuneration will be negotiated, but the matter is urgent and I hope you can cooperate as soon as possible."

Although the teacher still had some doubts, he was still considering whether to trust the strange young man in front of him. Su Chen immediately showed a business card to the teacher, "I am Su Chen, the person in charge of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. You can rest assured that I have no intention of deceiving anyone."

The students who were practicing heard their conversation and quickly gathered around.

"It's you, Su Chen? Are you the successful private business owner on TV?"

"My cousin works at Red Star. He said their factory manager is very friendly. So you are the legendary 'good factory manager'?"

"Want our help to shoot a commercial? I'll sign up." "I'll be counted as one, is there any spot left for me?"

Seeing the enthusiastic response from the students, the teacher seemed helpless as all the required participants were gathered in just a few minutes.

Although he was originally hesitant about this proposal, the current situation forced him to give a response. Moreover, Suchen's name has indeed been mentioned in various public information sources recently, and his company's momentum is growing.

So the teacher thought about it for a while and nodded, "Okay, we can cooperate. Tell me what kind of content you need."

Su Chen briefly explained his request to the teacher, who nodded and said, "No problem, this can be filmed, but we need to borrow some equipment from the academy first, and then you tell me the specific filming location."

Su Chen responded: "Let's shoot inside the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

The teacher immediately agreed and said, "Then I will go back and prepare the equipment. You wait for us at the Red Star Steel Mill."

After that, he decided to act quickly and immediately led the students to the school's equipment room to borrow the equipment they needed for photography.

When the teachers and students were fully prepared, they arrived at the Red Star Steel Mill in less than an hour.

Since Su Chen had already greeted the security personnel, the teachers and students easily entered the venue. Led by Su Chen, the teacher came to an open area where some fire extinguishers were ready.

Fortunately, these fire extinguishers were filled with dry powder, and the spacious area of ​​the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was very suitable for this filming.

The teacher was surprised when he saw the fire extinguisher and asked, "Are these our protagonists today?"

Su Chen explained: "Yes, don't worry, these are ordinary fire extinguishers and are not dangerous. It is precisely because I want to promote them that I asked you to help me shoot an advertisement with them."

After listening to Su Chen's words, the teacher suddenly realized and said, "I understand. We will do as you ask." He immediately organized the students, determined the camera positions and lenses, and began to practice the launching phase in the fire-fighting scenario.