The team leader was embarrassed. How should he answer?
Logically speaking, he has absolutely no right to command a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, as Hong Kong is still a British colony.
If they give you face, then give it to them. If they don’t give you face, then don’t give it to them. Can you still force Pumpkin Vine Company to obey their overall interests?
So this man nodded at Chen Xia very awkwardly. He finally realized that this guy was the one who really made the decision.
The above actually makes it very clear what is going on with Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals or Four Seasons Company.
When Chen Xia heard Li Tao Wanren's shameless argument, he rolled his eyes very obviously.
"I'm sorry, I just said that Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals' production of oseltamivir is very limited. We must give priority to helping countries that trust us or have helped us."
When the people of Lithuania heard this, they were all stunned.
Before they came, they had listened to the analysis of domestic experts, who said that the Chinese are very concerned about their reputation and have a strong sense of the overall situation. As long as someone makes a fuss, they will definitely compromise for fear of bad influence.
Why does it seem like this young Chinese man is not willing to compromise?
The Lithuanian Ministry of Health official jumped up again after hearing this:
"Mr. Chen, are you planning to give up on us small countries? Is this your attitude? And before, you kept saying that all countries, big or small, are equal?"
"No, no, no, sir, my remarks just now only represent Xiangjiang Pumpkin Vine Company. This is a normal business practice, and they have the right to sell drugs to whomever they choose and not to whomever they choose.
Aren't you advocating for a free market economy? You mean the government can't interfere? So, does the Lithuanian government even want to dictate the business practices of other countries?
As soon as Chen Xia said this, the people of Lithuania were furious. They had just put a big hat on someone, and the other party immediately put it back on them.
Chen Shuqin also shrugged:
"Sorry, Pumpkin Vine has decided to distribute the drug based on the level of support each government has for this flu clinical trial. Oh, and we can also open up the patent. Since this happened suddenly, we'll charge a 15% royalty."
As soon as these words came out, pharmaceutical giants from various countries around the world immediately became excited.
Others might not know, but how could those in the industry not know? Any medicine produced by Pumpkin Vine must be of the highest quality. They had been unable to get involved before, but this time it was a godsend opportunity.
As long as we can connect with the pumpkin vine, let alone 15% patent fee, even 30% patent fee will be agreed.
Chris Grayling, the manager of GlaxoSmithKline, was anxious.
"Ms. Chen, how can you open this patent to other countries? We, we have a good foundation for cooperation."
Chen Xia gently patted Chris Grayling's hand:
"Don't worry. This flu is too severe. We need to get a large amount of the drug into clinical use as soon as possible. Your company alone can't do that. However, I can limit them to sales in their own country in the contract. The markets in countries without patents will still be yours."
This sounds high-sounding, but Chen Xia actually has his own thoughts. If he always cooperates with the same company, the other party may not cherish him after a long time.
So we took this opportunity to establish a cooperative relationship with other European pharmaceutical companies and lay the foundation for possible future cooperation.
Finally, after urgent consultations between Chen Shuqin and pharmaceutical companies from various countries, patent contracts were signed with Sanofi in France, Roche in Switzerland, Bayer in Germany, Menarini in Italy, and GlaxoSmithKline in England.
The officials from Lithuania performed for a long time, but found that no one paid any attention to them. Everyone was busy flattering the Pumpkin Vine Company, which made them even more anxious.
In particular, Pumpkin Vine's patent authorization clearly stipulates that these patents can only be used in the country and cannot be sold across borders.
Lithuania is a very small country with no large pharmaceutical companies in the country, so it has no chance of obtaining the patent authorization for oseltamivir from Pumpkin Vine.
I can’t buy it, and I can’t get the patent. Am I just going to wait for death?
Lithuania is playing dirty again.
"Director Cisse, look at the faces of these people. Look at the partiality of the Chinese. You, the European Community, should have a unified policy. You can't be so fragmented that you can be defeated one by one by this Chinese person."
Cisse is also very helpless about the countries acting on their own, but there is nothing he can do. Who asked the Community Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which he leads, to come up with effective drugs to treat influenza?
Besides, the European Community at that time was different from the later "European Union". Its control over member states was far from enough and could be said to be quite loose. How could he command the health ministries of various countries?
Cisse patted Litao Wanren on the shoulder and said sympathetically:
"I'll give you a famous quote: When you realize you're wrong, you're still right. If you continue to make mistakes, they're unforgivable."
In fact, Chen Xia did it on purpose. You said that he wanted to break up with Li Tao Wanren on the spot, which is not in accordance with etiquette after all.
Then all he can do is deliberately ignore the country of Lithuania, not sell medicines to them, not grant them patents, and not care whether the Lithuanians live or die?
If only a few hundred thousand people died out of three million, he would be optimistic.
A small country must have the awareness of a small country. If it wants to act as a pawn by relying on the support of others, it must be prepared to be cannon fodder.
What is the fate of cannon fodder?
Sure enough, a few months later, the Lithuanian authorities stepped down.
Because other European countries obtained the effective drug oseltamivir, the epidemic was quickly brought under control and the death rate dropped sharply.
Because Lithuania had previously looked down on the Pumpkin Vine Company, it was included in the "drug embargo blacklist", which led to the inability to control the epidemic in their country.
It's a small country with few people, so there's no strategic vision. They immediately took to the streets to make trouble, trying to overthrow the authorities, and then the whole country became chaotic.
This is all later story and has nothing to do with Chen Xia.
After the negotiations between the two parties ended, the first batch of oseltamivir produced by Pumpkin Vine Company was directly sent to Europe by a special plane, and various countries were also rushing to organize their own production.
As the leader of the medical team's expert group, Ren Yuanfei was now in the limelight, and the depression he had been feeling for many years was finally gone.
The doctors from China were then divided into 20 groups of two, and they went to various countries as expert groups to provide guidance on epidemic treatment.
As the leader of the group, Chen Xia secretly flew directly from London to California, USA, because there was a more important thing waiting for him there.
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