Lin Sanqi was delighted when he heard this. 500,000 tablets of pyridamole cigarettes means 500 million US dollars.
In the 1960s, $500 million was absolutely a sky-high price among sky-high prices. The entire Chinese treasury only had a fraction of this amount.
"Okay, Anthony, if you're straightforward, I'm straightforward too. Don't worry, our Sha Tau Kok Pharmaceutical Factory will definitely work overtime to speed up production."
Seeing that Lin Sanqi and Anthony had reached an agreement, Professor Witte also became anxious.
America is a big market, but Europe, Asia and Africa, which he also covers, are also huge markets.
Even if poor Africans cannot buy much medicine and Asia has kicked out mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, this is still a huge market with a population of over 1 billion.
Especially considering the purchasing power of Europe and Japan, it is not a small amount.
"Lin, you can't be partial. We agreed that Anthony and I would both have a fair share of the goods. Whatever Anthony's company gets, our Witt company will get as well.
So, I'm going to order 600,000 units of Epyridamole tablets for the first batch. Don't worry, I'll pay you first and deliver the goods later. As long as we sign the contract tonight, the funds will be deposited into your designated account that evening."
Lin Sanqi slapped his thigh and thought to himself that it was great to have competition.
Fortunately, an American from the United States came out to help. If Anthony was the only buyer in the team now, I'm afraid this old guy would take advantage of the monopoly to lower his price and he wouldn't be so quick to pay for the goods.
Now that there is competition, both sides are under pressure. While the snipe and the clam are fighting each other, he, the fisherman, is sitting back and enjoying the benefits.
Sure enough, Professor Anthony was unhappy:
"Witt, come one by one. Don't worry. Baoan Pharmaceutical Factory is so big. If they run at full capacity, it will be your company's turn soon."
Professor Witte was not to be outdone:
"No, that won't work. If anti-tuberculosis treatment is rapidly rolled out in the Americas, then all the customers in Europe and Asia will go to America for treatment. Wouldn't that mean I'll suffer losses in vain? I absolutely cannot supply you first."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Lin Sanqi quickly acted as a peacemaker:
"Professors, we are close friends and revolutionary comrades. How can we argue over who comes first? How about this, let's be fair and just? We'll each take half of the daily production of Epyridamole. No one will be cheated. How about that?"
Anthony and Witt looked at each other and knew that this was the best solution at the moment.
Of course, both of them had their own plans and thought that they could give Lin Sanqi some benefits in private so that he would send them more goods.
Lin Sanqi, on the other hand, was thinking that the second phase of the project should be started as soon as possible. Production would mean money, and the business that had no worries about sales should be done on a large scale.
That evening, with the help of their respective legal teams, the three pairs signed a formal sales contract.
This contract is exclusive and no third pharmaceutical company is allowed to be the agent for Epyridamole tablets for at least five years.
All three parties are happy.
The next day, Lin Sanqi deposited $1.1 billion into his HSBC account. This was a rare occasion when the Americans and the Americans kept their word.
Bao'an Industrial Park became an instant hit.
A week later, Minister Li from the Ministry of Health came to Bao'an County with his secretary in a very low-key manner.
Because the Bao'an County Industrial Park is currently kept secret in the country and the entire county operates in a closed manner, it is impossible for outsiders to enter.
People who can enter Bao'an County to work are not allowed to leave without approval.
In an era without mobile phones and self-media, this was an effective way to block news and also protected Bao'an County's independent operation to the greatest extent possible, preventing it from being interfered with by political factors.
Minister Li Dequan came to Bao'an County secretly for inspection on behalf of his superiors, traveling with a small entourage for special reasons.
Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming personally received their immediate superior.
Minister Li is a heroine. She was born as a warlord's wife, so she is always quick in what she does and says, yet she also makes people feel friendly.
The old lady was sitting in the car heading to Sha Tau Kok, looking at Shen Guoming sitting next to her and asked:
"Old Shen, don't be angry with me. I asked you to retire because you've reached the age limit, not because I have any personal objection to you. As for Comrade Luo Weiliang, it wasn't my personal decision for him to take over the position of director of your Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."
It would be impossible for Shen Guoming to say that he had no resentment before.
But since he came to Bao'an County and became the de facto top leader of the county, the resentment in his heart had long dissipated after he climbed to a higher position.
"Commander Li, that's not the case. When I joined the army when I was young, I was used to being a brick in the revolution, and I went wherever I was told to go. Look at me now, I'm working for Comrade Lin Sanqi in Bao'an County, but I've never made any requests to the organization."
The old lady nodded. She was a senior leader, and apologizing to a former subordinate was already a sign of high status. She would not say anything else.
"Don't worry about Luo Chuanliang. I will send him back to his hometown by next year at the latest. There's no way I'll let him stay in the capital and get promoted."
Lin Sanqi joked in the passenger seat:
"That's great. Luo will just go back to his hometown. Where can he get a real job? I guess he'll just retire in a second-tier city. Haha."
Lin Sanqi is so confident that provinces across the country are now trying to flatter him and get as many medicines from him as possible.
Selling out Luo Weiliang and doing Lin Sanqi a big favor is something anyone can do.
Minister Li also joked at this time:
"Xiao Lin, you're incredible now. When you left Beijing, you were a senior official, but now you're on the same level as me. I guess it won't be long before I have to call you my leader."
Lin Sanqi's administrative position was still only that of a director, but he had a new flower hung on his shoulder strap, and his rank was raised to that of a senior cadre.
In this country where seniority and position are important, no matter how young Lin Sanqi is, he has the capital to sit at the table for dinner.
Lin Sanqi waved his hand:
"Hey, Minister Li, don't you know what kind of person I am? I don't care about this army or that general. To quote an ancient poem: I don't wish to be a marquis, but I wish the sea waves are calm~~~"
Hehehe~~~Everyone in the car chuckled, and the car quickly drove into Sha Tau Kok.
Minister Li was a little surprised when he saw the Sha Tau Kok checkpoint:
"Xiao Lin, I remember going through a checkpoint when I took the bus into Bao'an County. Why do you have a second checkpoint here?"
Lin Sanqi introduced:
"There's nothing we can do. This is the only land connection between Bao'an County and the Hong Kong River. If someone wants to escape to Hong Kong, they don't need to swim or hide. They just need to run across the border at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.
Therefore, the Sha Tau Kok Industrial Zone is actually a quasi-military zone, making it difficult for ordinary people to enter or exit. To eliminate all danger, I even built a high wall along the Sha Tau Kok River and assigned special personnel to guard it.
Minister Li nodded and said earnestly:
"You're right. This matter cannot be taken too seriously. We absolutely cannot allow a large-scale exodus to Hong Kong.
You may not feel it in Bao'an County, thinking it's calm, but I've heard too many rumors in Beijing. The leaders have endured a lot of pressure to support the construction of your Bao'an County Industrial Zone. You must not let them down.
Lin Sanqi burst into laughter after hearing this, and even Shen Guoming looked relieved:
"Minister Li, your information is out of date. Just yesterday, I transferred $300 million to the account of Hong Kong China Resources. This was our first profit, and I turned it all in without keeping a single cent. Who would dare to oppose me?"
"How much? $300 million?"
The old lady who was about to get off the car stumbled and almost fell to the ground if her secretary hadn't supported her.
The old lady was a person who paid attention to her appearance. She quickly stood up and looked at the rows of factory buildings in front of her and the rows of large trucks in the factory parking lot. She asked in surprise:
"What kind of medicine is so profitable? Even if you were selling pills, you wouldn't make this much money."
In fact, Lin Sanqi was still cautious about this. Although he promised to hand over 90% of the profits, the method of handing it over was very particular.
If you hand over all 1 billion at the beginning, it will whet some people's appetites. In the future, won't they have to pay 2 billion or 3 billion US dollars?
Not to mention that this was the 1960s, even in 2015, Lin Sanqi was reluctant to spend $5 billion to purchase the aircraft when his leader asked him to.
So he wouldn't hand over all the profits at once. He would definitely hand them over. This was the Lin family's promise and they wouldn't break it, but he would do it gradually. (End of this chapter)
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