October 1963, in the conference room of Bao'an County Pharmaceutical Factory.
Lin Sanqi sat in the main seat, and next to him sat Shen Guoming, director of the industrial zone, Yuan Mingjie, director of the Baoan Pharmaceutical Factory, Jia Xuezhen, director of the Baoan County International Hospital (under preparation), and Shen Qiushui, director of the Baoan County People's Hospital.
In addition, professors from various universities who came to support Bao'an County, such as Professor Chai Guoli from Peking University, Professor Guo Wenhao from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Sun Yecong, Professor Ren Rubing from Fudan University, and Professor Shi Longchang from Zhejiang University were all present.
These people are currently the core team of Bao'an County's medical technology.
Lin Sanqi asked his secretary Bai Ruli to distribute the information one by one, and then introduced:
"We have called everyone to this closed-door meeting today so that we can review our past work and share with you what kind of work we will be doing in the future.
Currently, our Bao'an County Pharmaceutical Factory only has one product, the anti-tuberculosis drug Epyridamole tablets. Its current sales are within my expectations. Director Yuan, please introduce it to everyone."
Director Yuan took over the conversation with a smile:
"The popularity of Epyridamole tobacco tablets exceeded my imagination. We originally started 20 production lines in the first phase, but it was far from meeting the needs of the international market.
Currently, our Phase II plant has commenced production, adding an additional 30 production lines. We are also currently constructing Phase III, preparing to add another 50 production lines.
Based on the current production situation, if nothing unexpected happens, we can generate at least $5 billion in sales this year. According to Commissioner Lin's calculations, the gross profit should be around $3.5 billion."
As soon as this data came out, the conference room suddenly became lively and everyone looked incredulous.
Even Shen Guoming sighed beside him:
"I never dreamed that just one special medicine could produce so much in a year. It really made me realize the benefits of technological development. It's just that the money is too much. Xiaoqi, are you really not going to pay?"
Lin Sanqi smiled bitterly and said:
"How could I not pay? My bottom line is that we pay $2 billion to the country, and our Lin family takes $100 million.
Of the remaining funds, Bao'an County reserved $500 million for factory construction, technological development, and worker wages. The remaining $900 million was invested entirely in national health care.
Shen Guoming was a little surprised and asked in a low voice:
"According to the contract, your Lin family can take 10% of the turnover, which is $500 million. Why did you only take $100 million?"
Lin Sanqi also lowered his voice and explained:
"Godfather, this is too much money. Although I provided the technology and bought the production line, even if I take half it wouldn't be much.
But money can move people's hearts. The more I get, the more people will hate me.
If there is a storm in the country one day and people come to settle accounts with me, I will be regarded as someone who has fleeced socialism and will be the first one to escape.
They don’t care what contract you signed before. If they want to deal with you, it’s just a matter of saying a word.
So no matter how much it is, I will take $100 million. No matter how much money the Baoan County Pharmaceutical Factory makes in the future, I will take $100 million a year. This amount is enough for our Lin family to gain a foothold in Hong Kong. Money is a good thing, but being too greedy can easily lead to disaster.
Lin Sanqi said this without blushing or feeling nervous. After all, there was still a cost of 1.5 billion US dollars, which actually went into his pocket.
However, the cost theory is still convincing. All the raw materials for anti-tuberculosis drugs are provided by Lin Sanqi, including the production line.
He wants to recover some of his costs, which is understandable and can stand up to scrutiny.
Shen Guoming nodded thoughtfully, and finally praised:
"Well, you haven't gotten carried away by your immense wealth, and you've always remained vigilant and self-reflective. That's excellent. Xiaoqi, with someone like you at the helm, your Lin family will surely have a place in the country in the future."
Lin Sanqi suddenly had a picture in his mind: when he died in the future, he should be able to cover the national flag, right?
Lin Sanqi took a symbolic amount of money from Bao'an County, but he actually had his own considerations.
(Is $100 million considered symbolic? Is there some misunderstanding about symbolic?)
After all, the Bao'an County Industrial Park is located on mainland land. Although it is a public-private partnership, the general trend of the country in the next few years will definitely be that it will belong to the state and private individuals will have to withdraw.
A few decades later, Bao'an County had become a "special economic zone", and it would be even more impossible for it to belong to one family and one surname, even if your surname was Ye.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi's voluntary retreat can actually sell well. Of course, the country will not let patriotic Hong Kong businessmen suffer losses, and will provide sufficient compensation in other places.
The monopoly of Hong Kong's sand and gravel business alone is enough to make the Lin family one of the four major families in Hong Kong in the near future.
You can't be too greedy. If you are too greedy, these riches may not be yours in the future.
Professor Chai Guoli also sighed at this time:
"It's really embarrassing to say that after arriving in Bao'an County, I felt that the past few decades of my life had been wasted. The pharmacy I had studied for most of my life was all a bunch of shit. It also made me realize how big the gap is between China and the international level.
The annual output value of a single pyridoxine tablet can reach $5 billion. Wow, the output value of all the pharmaceutical industries in our country combined is not even $5 billion, right?
Lin Sanqi joked at this time:
"In 1961, during the most difficult period, our national treasury had only 50 million US dollars. Now, through our efforts, the national treasury has been greatly enriched, and we can purchase more food to alleviate the domestic food crisis.
But is this enough for everyone?"
Lin Sanqi looked around at the excited people in the conference room and poured a basin of cold water on them:
"For a country as big as ours, a few billion dollars is actually a drop in the bucket.
Everyone here, like Director Yuan, several professors, and even our President Jia, have studied abroad.
I believe you all have a good idea of how big the gap is between our country and the developed countries in Europe and the United States.
Catching up with the UK and the US is only talk now. If we really want to catch up, the investment alone will be an astronomical figure.
Of course, national construction is not the task of our Bao'an County. It is the business of the senior leaders. We cannot be complacent just because we have a little money.
But as a member of the country, especially when we have the strength and ability, we must do our part.
The information you have is about three antibiotics, one is cefuroxime, one is azithromycin, and the other is moxifloxacin.
These are three brand-new antibacterial drugs, and I have already applied for global patents through the Hong Kong Patent Office. To avoid unnecessary trouble, the patents are in my personal possession.
If the patent is in the hands of the Chinese government, it will be very difficult for the drug to enter the Western market, including the Russian country in the north.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi still planned to study anti-tuberculosis drugs, apply for a patent in the name of Xiangjiang Company, then entrust the production in mainland China, and then sell it in the name of Xiangjiang Lingnan Pharmaceutical Company.
Of course, this time Lin Sanqi is going to change his sales tactics, but that’s another story.
"These three antibiotics, I'm not exaggerating, can completely change the history of human disease."
“Oh~~~”
Everyone in the conference room was amazed again, but no one questioned it. Instead, they opened their eyes wide and pricked up their ears, not wanting to miss this historic moment.
Seeing the foolish yet clear eyes of the crowd, Lin Sanqi continued proudly:
"Everyone here is a senior medical practitioner, an expert, or a professor, so I'll give you a slightly more professional introduction. First, let's talk about cefuroxime, a cephalosporin. I guess most of you haven't heard of it..."
Professor Chai Guoli interrupted at this time:
"Commissioner Lin, we know about cephalosporins. Scientists in Eagle Country have already extracted cephalosporin C, which can be used to make an antibacterial drug. However, as far as I know, it's still only in the research stage and has not yet been officially released or used in clinical trials."
Lin Sanqi was a little surprised: "Hey, Professor Chai is really good. You already know about this kind of scientific research that is still in the laboratory stage in China."
You have to know that at that time, the domestic and foreign countries were quite closed, with a completely blocked information barrier. The domestic people knew almost nothing about what good things were available in foreign countries.
Professor Chai was choked when he heard this and explained:
"Mr. Bedford, a pharmacist from Eagle Country, was my classmate when I was studying abroad. We still exchange letters. He is the one who is engaged in cephalosporin research. The country also supports us to communicate more with our foreign counterparts and understand the situation."
Lin Sanqi thought, although they support me now, it may not be the same in the future, so he should go back and burn all the letters.
“Yes, Eagle Country has already carried out relevant research, but as you just heard, Eagle Country has not yet officially launched a product, so we have to be one step ahead and seize the market.
And if nothing unexpected happens, the first cephalosporin drug launched by the United States is a first-generation drug, more focused on Gram-positive bacteria, and has very strong nephrotoxicity, while our cefuroxime does not have this side effect. (End of this chapter)
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