I’m confused as the prototype cost less than MTM annual salary...

I’m confused as the prototype cost less than MTM annual salary and Admin costs.China has been manufacturing and selling them for years and from what I’m reading the technology has been superseded by technology developed in China which is far more productive and efficient at a fraction of the cost. It’s sounds very plausible as China loves borrowing others technology and designs. I don’t see the excitement or need to license a product that still in prototype development stage and is yet to be proven the prototype works to expectations, when China has many huge factories producing and selling the products already. It’s now become very obvious why no monetary value was attributed to the prototype as it doesn’t have much, unless you listen to old mate here