Chapter 8

The virtual meeting was with the owner/CEO of Clones-R-Us. Was friendly to say the least. I learned that he was really only the marketing person and that the fast clone units were developed by a team. In other words, his specialty was making money with other people’s ideas. They had gotten into the online gaming market with my game just because it was too much money to ignore. That he was even more interested in the solid 3D Holo tech I had developed. He could see some real potential for profit from it.

I talked around the possibilities of it being developed into a Holodeck however the man was smart enough to realize just what an interactive solid 3D projection could be developed into. I was not the only one that knew of tractor and repulsor beams.

“Look Tim, I was prepared to buy the software outright. However, given the potential I am considering offering you a stake in the company instead.”

“I already bought 1 percent of the stock with our last transaction.” I replied.

“I see.” He paused in surprise. “However, I am thinking of a much larger percentage, maybe even a seat on the board.”

“I don’t do people well. So, the board seat is of no interest to me.”

“Tell me how sure you are of developing this Holodeck idea of yours?”

“Very, it’s just a sideline of a different project that I say will in all modesty give me a Nobel prize.”

“I see. Would it be safe to say you are not interested in the marketing end of it.”

“Yes, it would.”

“I really see a lot of upsides to this. Just what would it take to make you part of our development team?”

“I don’t really want to work with people. In fact, I am building my dream home in the Rocky Mountains right now. It will be kind of hard to commute from there.”

Look I am going to make you an offer that you should see the value in. 25% of the company’s stock and we become your sales force on intellectual properties.”

I thought about it for a few. “That seems like it would be fair for the rights to Solid 3D. However, you really do not know what the future is going to be.”

“Nobel level. So, you say however I have no idea how to evaluate that.”

“Maybe an NDA.” I offered.

He stared at me for a few. “Agreed.”

And Anne produced a virtual one for his signature. It seems the company AI was encouraging him to sign it.

“Floor is yours.” He said after signing it.

“Tell me do you understand the makeup of matter?”

“No, at least I do not believe so.”

“Okay let’s go back to the big bang.”

“A large explosion.” He offered.

“Yes, but not in the way of anything we can recreate today. You see the big bang was the release of light. Photons to be precise. Those photons combined to create matter and that is what is expanding the universe as we sit here.”

“Okay I get the idea.”

“Well, I have solved the equation to get photons to combine into matter.”

He just stared at me, not quite getting it.

“A more practical application would be a replicator.” I offered.