Bi Xinglong solemnly took the key, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and put it in his pocket:
"Dean, don't worry. You personally picked me from the list of those to be deported, and you personally promoted me to vice-dean. To say I saved your life is no exaggeration. I will do my best to take care of this family for you."
Lin Sanqi patted Bi Xinglong on the shoulder: "I trust you to do the job!"
After explaining the work to his subordinates, Lin Sanqi finally came in front of Leader Jing.
Leader Jing took out a letter of introduction and said:
"With this letter of introduction, you can travel around and if you need anything, you can get full cooperation from the local authorities.
Comrade Sanqi, I've already verbally reported your proposal for a new drug production base to leadership, and they're quite interested. However, this involves many aspects, so you must proceed with caution.
If it works out well, you'll be a hero, and I'll celebrate. If it doesn't, you'll be accused by some of having ulterior motives, which might be detrimental to your future. So you must choose your location carefully; if you don't choose well, it's better to leave it empty than to force it."
Lin Sanqi had a preliminary idea of buying something, which was copied from later generations' homework.
He wanted to draw a circle on the edge of the South China Sea and establish a drug production base, similar to a "special economic zone". The drugs would then be produced domestically, exported through Hong Kong, and sold by European and American companies.
By utilizing the free land costs and cheap labor costs in the country to produce medicines, the drugs can be used domestically or exported, allowing the country to earn the most precious foreign exchange.
Lingnantang’s patent is authorized, so Lin Sanqi can make a lot of money.
Of course, he didn't want cash. He used the foreign exchange he earned to trade medicinal herbs and jade in China, and exchanged the rest for gold to take to another time and space.
As Hong Kong is a transit export destination, the government can collect transaction taxes, as well as terminal fees, logistics fees, etc., allowing the Hong Kong Eagle government to make a profit and solve the employment problem.
Finally, the Harvard University team became the general agent in European and American countries.
If nothing unexpected happens, they should be able to get a pretty big piece of the pie, and also share the honor of being the inventor, gaining both fame and fortune.
But only they can make this money, otherwise Chinese medicines will not be able to enter the mainstream markets in Europe and the United States. There are ideological and interest issues involved.
More importantly, drugs are strictly monitored in the European and American markets, and FDA approval is very strict, which is definitely not something that Red China can conquer.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi had no choice but to give this piece of fat meat to the Americans themselves, letting them complete all the links from approval to sales, so that the anti-tuberculosis drugs could be successfully launched on the market and everyone could make money together.
In this way, from upstream production to midstream transportation and then to downstream sales, everyone can get involved and make money. This is sustainable development.
Southerners believe in a saying: everyone makes money. If you think about monopoly all the time, you will often end up failing.
Don't try to make every last penny count.
But this is the most ideal situation. If you want this business to be successful, there are too many aspects involved.
For example, Lin Sanqi wanted to draw a circle and set up a pharmaceutical factory in the mainland.
If you are a red factory, Western countries may not be willing to import from you. Take the Xinjiang cotton incident as an example decades later. They deliberately discredited you and then banned you.
But if you are a Hong Kong-funded factory, mainly Lingnan Tang Company, investing in the mainland, will the mainland allow it within 60 years?
Decades later, foreign investment was strongly welcomed by governments at all levels in the mainland, but in the 1960s it was a huge problem and was likely to be extremely controversial.
Some people may say that if you don’t set up a factory in the mainland, you can set up a factory in Hong Kong.
If it works on a small scale, it won't work on a large scale, because Lin Sanqi will want to produce more and more drugs, and the pharmaceutical factory will continue to expand and eventually form an industrial zone.
There is no land in Hong Kong.
All the land in Hong Kong is privately owned. It cannot be demolished or expropriated at will. Even the land in the New Territories is in the hands of farmers and gentry.
The most important point is that even if you have worked hard and invested huge amounts of money to finally build a pharmaceutical industrial zone in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Eagle government will then come up with any excuse.
What if they're asking you to shut down your pharmaceutical factory or confiscate it, for example, for collusion with the Communist Party, environmental pollution, or drug quality issues? This is a valuable asset that can't be moved.
Don't doubt the bottom line of capitalism. Its bottom line is shamelessness. Just look at how they directly confiscated the assets of Russian citizens a few decades later, even their yachts were not spared.
When other countries are at war, why should you, a third country, confiscate the assets of their citizens?
It was understandable that the United States confiscated the assets of Japanese expatriates during World War II. After all, they were hostile countries, and the two sides were at war, so they suspected you of being a spy.
But when the Russians fight the Russians, what do you think of the European and American countries? But the European and American countries are so shameless that they confiscated your yacht and sports team. What can you do? If you have the guts, go call 911.
Five days later, Lin Sanqi, the Pan family, and a 20-person medical team finally arrived in Luohu after a long journey.
When the in-laws came, Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng were already there to greet them at the port.
Professor Pan studied in France in his early years and visited Hong Kong several times when he was young, so he was not that excited.
But it was Pan Ren and Pan Cen's first time in Hong Kong. They kept looking around and were extremely excited when passing through the customs.
After Lin Sanqi handed the luggage to the Pan family, he said to his father-in-law and wife:
"Dad, Xiaoye, I'll take you here first. I have some things to do in the mainland, so I won't go to Hong Kong until a few days."
Father Pan nodded and said, "Okay, be careful in the mainland."
Lin Sanqi laughed and said, "Don't worry, Dad. We have to find a way to protect ourselves in Hong Kong. I can walk around freely in China."
Lin Sanqi turned around and handed a large envelope to Jia Xuezhen.
Jia Xuezhen is the oldest and was appointed as the temporary leader of the medical team going to Hong Kong:
"Lao Jia, here are the IDs of all 20 of you. I'm giving them to you for safekeeping. You'll need them when you go through customs later.
Also, there's 10,000 Hong Kong dollars in the bag. You don't need to report to the Welsh Hospital in advance when you arrive in Hong Kong. It's a rare opportunity for you to come out, so go explore Hong Kong and have some fun."
Jia Xuezhen took the big envelope and said to his colleagues with a smile:
"Comrades, we are here to eat, drink and have fun under orders. Such great benefits, let's thank our dean with the warmest applause~~~"
Everyone applauded and laughed happily while clapping.
Lin Sanqi liked this kind of atmosphere. These days, people from other units who went abroad all wore uniform clothes and walked in lines, with serious expressions and rigid movements, just like the Terracotta Warriors.
Fortunately, these medical staff have almost all studied abroad. They were timid in China, but they let themselves go after they came out.
Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng waved to Lin Sanqi on the other side of the river, and pointed to several minibuses in the distance, meaning that everything had been arranged.
Lin Sanqi also responded by waving his hand and pointing in the direction of the mainland, indicating that he still had a mission to complete.
After everyone passed through, Jin Caifeng was the first to come forward, hugging her daughter-in-law with such joy:
"Xiao Ye, oh, you don't look very well. You must have had a hard time on the road. Are you pregnant? Lao Lin, Lao Lin, come and check Xiao Ye's pulse."
Lin Kucan was greeting his father-in-law and the doctors from the infectious disease hospital. He smiled happily after hearing his wife's words:
"You, don't you see who has the most people in this team? Doctors and nurses. With them here, are you still worried about Xiao Yezi getting into an accident?"
Jin Caifeng slapped her forehead:
"Oh, yes, my parents-in-law are here, and there are so many doctors and nurses. I'm really getting old and confused. Let's go, we've prepared a place for everyone to stay, let's go home."
Lin Kucan also smiled and said to Pan Zhengquan:
"Father-in-law, Xiaoqi has already arranged a house for you in Hong Kong. As for work, take your time. Once you are in Hong Kong, you will be safe and your expertise will be useful."
Pan Zhengquan also sighed with emotion:
"I don't know when I can return after this trip. Lao Lin, you have a good son, and I have a good son-in-law."
After seeing the family across the street reunited, Lin Sanqi turned around and greeted the local Bao'an leader who came to pick him up.
"Leader Liu, several leaders, thank you for keeping everyone waiting."
Liu Xian, the leader of the local military region, also came all the way from Huadu today to accompany Lin Sanqi on his inspection.
"Welcome, Comrade Lin Sanqi. Today, all of us are under your command." (End of this chapter)
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