Coming to the Door

At the same time.

As Hai Lu Feng Company continuously supplied elvers to the domestic market, while their income soared, it also attracted considerable attention.

For instance, many large eel farming companies from Eastern Ying with offices in the Pearl River Delta gradually noticed the issue.

Among them, the Kagoshima Eel Company's office in the Pearl River Delta was the first to discover the problem.

After all, after they purchased that batch of elvers from Zhang Corporation, the fact that the latter was still promoting them immediately raised the Kagoshima Eel Company's vigilance.

Watanabe Takeo, accompanied by an assistant and a translator, arrived at Hai Lu Feng Company's headquarters.

Looking at the unassuming company before him, he found it hard to believe that this was a company capable of developing artificial eel breeding technology.

But facts spoke louder than words.

The large-scale appearance of elvers out of season undoubtedly represented a breakthrough in artificial eel breeding technology.

Seeing the three strangers at the entrance, Old Ke walked out and asked, "What can I do for you?"

He then repeated the question in broken Mandarin.

The translator quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hello, we are representatives from the Kagoshima Eel Company in Eastern Ying. We are here to visit your esteemed company today. We already made an appointment with your Online Store Department the day before yesterday."

As soon as Old Ke heard they were from another company, he quickly called the secretarial office.

Li Zixuan, who had just taken over Li Wenna's secretarial duties, listened to Old Ke's call, then called the boss while heading downstairs to greet the visitors.

Soon, Li Zixuan led Watanabe Takeo and the other two to the reception room on the first floor.

About ten minutes later.

Jiang Miao and Ke Yong also returned.

Li Zixuan quickly stood up and introduced, "Gentlemen, this is our Chairman, Mr. Jiang Miao."

"Boss, this is Mr. Watanabe Takeo, the head of the Kagoshima Eel Company's team in the Pearl River Delta."

The two sides shook hands and took their seats, and Li Zixuan poured a cup of tea for Jiang Miao.

"Mr. Watanabe's visit to our Hai Lu Feng Company, I have heard about it before. You wish to purchase our company's eel breeding technology?"

"Yes? May I know Chairman Jiang's thoughts on this?" Watanabe Takeo asked with a smile.

The translator repeated it in Mandarin beside him.

Jiang Miao smiled and nodded, "Yes, the complete set of technology can be yours for 30 million dollars. However, I will only authorize your Kagoshima Eel Company to use this technology in Eastern Ying. This does not include other regions."

After listening to the translator's explanation, a hint of surprise flashed across Watanabe Takeo's face. Clearly, he hadn't expected it to be so simple, and the price was also within his acceptable range.

In fact, he didn't know that Hai Lu Feng Company's eel breeding technology was very simple and couldn't be kept secret for long.

Once domestic companies reacted, they would successively come to poach people or steal secrets. It was estimated that in two to three years, other companies would develop similar technology.

And as long as other domestic companies successfully imitated it, people from Eastern Ying, Goryeo, and Southeast Asia would also successively obtain the relevant technology through these domestic companies.

Instead of waiting for the technology to be leaked, it was better to sell it for a good price as soon as possible to maximize profits.

And the regional technology authorization for 30 million dollars was definitely within the Kagoshima Eel Company's psychological expectation. If it exceeded this price, the other party might consider it or give up.

Watanabe Takeo did not immediately agree, but instead made an international call back to Eastern Ying.

Half an hour later.

The two sides confirmed the preliminary terms of the technology transaction contract. Then, Watanabe Takeo and others temporarily stayed in Hai Lu Feng, waiting for the senior management of both sides to finalize the contract. He would represent the Kagoshima Eel Company to sign the contract and return to Eastern Ying with the technical data.

Just one week later, the Kagoshima Eel Company and Hai Lu Feng Company completed the final discussion of the contract, and Watanabe Takeo and Jiang Miao signed the contract on behalf of their respective companies.

The contract signing date was January 1, 2025.

The reason for choosing this date was that Hai Lu Feng Company's revenue for this year had already been planned, and this income had to be included in the 2025 annual finances to avoid being overtaxed.

After receiving the first payment of 15 million dollars, Jiang Miao gave the other party the first part of the technical data. This data was about how to cultivate eels to reach the critical point of sex change for male eels.

The subsequent data on seawater temperature, salinity, and feed formula during the breeding period would only be sent after the other party verified the prerequisite technology.

After signing the contract, Watanabe Takeo took the USB drive and hurried back to Eastern Ying by plane.

January 3rd.

Early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking.

At the headquarters of Kagoshima Eel Company in Eastern Ying.

More than a dozen technicians were concentrating on examining the technical data that had just been brought back.

"So that's it. It's because artificially cultivated eels lack the accumulation of certain nutrients, which prevents male eels from completing sex change. Among these essential nutrients, several are only found in natural freshwater areas."

"This Hai Lu Feng Company has used artificial feed to mimic most of the necessary nutrients. The only thing that cannot be replaced by artificial nutrients is this Duck Bill Grass."

"Not only Duck Bill Grass, but the other party also provided several alternative wild aquatic plants, which are relatively common in the Eastern Ying region. It's just that their cost-effectiveness is not as good as Duck Bill Grass."

Watanabe Junichi, the president of Kagoshima Eel Company, asked somewhat anxiously, "Can the technology be tried immediately?"

An old technician nodded, "Although it's not complete, the preliminary verification can be done. It will take about three months."

Watanabe Junichi's expression was somewhat solemn, "Then let's try it immediately. Although we have obtained the exclusive technology authorization for the Eastern Ying region, once other companies discover how simple this technology is, they will definitely continue to imitate it."

"No wonder the other party sold the technology so easily." Watanabe Jiro, the vice president, had an unpleasant expression.

"The other party is a smart person and knows that technology diffusion is difficult to avoid, so they plan to maximize their profits. However, if the technology is fine, we can also make a fortune." Watanabe Junichi was not angry.

With a cost of 30 million dollars, if they can maintain a lead for about two years, with the potential of the Eastern Ying market, this money can still be earned back.

Of course, if they only rely on selling eel fry, it will not be so easy to recover the money, after all, other eel farming companies in Eastern Ying can also purchase eel fry from the international market.

Therefore, Watanabe Junichi plans to use the exclusive technology authorization for the Eastern Ying region obtained by Kagoshima Eel Company to first make some money from other eel farming companies in Eastern Ying to recover some costs.

Coupled with the profit from eel fry, as well as the sale of mature eels and restaurant income, Watanabe Junichi is confident that he can recover the cost within two years.

However, the premise of everything is that the artificial eel breeding technology is fine and can be put into production smoothly.

On the Hai Lu Feng Company side, they received many cooperation invitations from Eastern Ying companies, but Jiang Miao did not agree, instead directing them to the Kagoshima Eel Company.

After all, since they had already signed the regional exclusive technology authorization, they could not go back on their word.

Moreover, this was a clear violation of the contract. If Hai Lu Feng Company granted technology authorization to other Eastern Ying companies, Kagoshima Eel Company would definitely win a lawsuit.

In order to prevent Kagoshima Eel Company from breaching the contract, Jiang Miao had required both parties to set a maximum penalty of 50% for breach of contract.

Kagoshima Eel Company naturally received cooperation requests from other Eastern Ying companies one after another. Watanabe Junichi knew that these companies were pushed over by Hai Lu Feng Company, and his impression of Hai Lu Feng Company also improved significantly.

At least this cooperation between the two sides had a basis for mutual benefit and win-win.