Chapter 760 Orange Pharmaceuticals? Taking the Civil Service Exam in Africa? Abyssinia's First Chinese Inspector!
Luzhou, Peach Blossom Town.
At the headquarters of Limin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chairman Gan Limin stands at the entrance of the lobby on the first floor.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and he subconsciously shrank his neck.
Although it was cold outside, he didn't dare go back to his office.
In his view, the reason why Senlian Capital was interested in his pharmaceutical company was mostly because Limin's headquarters were in Luzhou, which would make it convenient for the other party to manage it later.
It is important to know that there are more than 6,000 pharmaceutical companies in China that hold drug production licenses.
Small pharmaceutical factories like Limin mainly produce eye drops, vitamins, and anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs.
It's obvious at a glance that they won't starve, but they won't make much money either.
So when he received a call from Senlian Capital and learned that they had the intention to acquire him, he agreed without much thought.
"General Manager Gan."
The female secretary, dressed in black stockings and a pencil skirt, gave a soft reminder while pointing towards the factory entrance not far away.
Gan Limin looked in the direction and saw a Mercedes-Benz S600 and three business MPVs drive in one after another, and were stopped and registered by the security guard at the gate.
"You have absolutely no sense of propriety!"
He muttered something under his breath, then quickly led his secretary forward, arriving at the main entrance in no time.
"Mr. Gan!" the security guard greeted him quickly.
Gan Limin glared at him, said nothing, and walked straight to the right rear seat of the Mercedes.
Upon seeing Gao Weilin in the car, he immediately put on a smile and greeted him, "Mr. Gao, I'm so sorry! My staff were inconsiderate and kept you waiting."
"It's alright." Gao Weilin got out of the car and said calmly, "After all, it's a pharmaceutical factory, so we can't be careless about safety."
He is from Hong Kong Island, but he has been working in mainland China for the past few years, and his Mandarin is much more fluent than it was four years ago.
"Mr. Gao, please come inside!"
Gan Limin, all smiles, warmly welcomed this "God of Wealth" into the factory.
Gao Weilin was followed by more than a dozen people.
Among them are pharmaceutical industry lawyers, pharmaceutical engineers, GMP certification experts, market analysts, and financial auditors.
Although Limin Pharmaceutical is just a small company, it cannot skip any of the necessary compliance procedures.
This is also the main reason why Chen Yansen has always trusted Gao Weilin: he is meticulous and rigorous in his work, and he is both rule-abiding and flexible.
Gan Limin led Gao Weilin and his group toward the research and development center. The marble floor under their feet was polished to a shine by the cleaning staff, and their reflections were clearly visible.
Since ancient times, there have never been poor people who own pharmacies!
Ultimately, how much does a box of ordinary medicine cost?
The R&D center is on the third floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, a faint smell of disinfectant wafted out.
The glass display cases on both sides of the corridor neatly display Limin Pharmaceutical's main products, including bottled eye drops, vitamin tablets in aluminum-plastic packaging, and various anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs.
"President Gao, please take a look. This is our newly upgraded eye drop production line, which uses aseptic filling technology and can control the impurity content to below 0.1%."
Gan Limin slowed his pace, picked up a promotional brochure, and slowly introduced it while turning the pages.
Gao Weilin glanced at it and nodded slightly.
He knew Limin Pharmaceutical's true nature very well, but all they were producing were the most basic, conventional drugs, with absolutely no core technology.
Of course, most of my peers are like this.
Seeing this, Gan Limin thought he had intimidated Gao Weilin, and led everyone back to the research and development laboratory.
Several pharmaceutical researchers in white coats were busy at work. When they saw the group of people enter, they only glanced up at them before focusing on their work again.
As the saying goes, biology, chemistry, environmental science, and materials science are the four most notoriously difficult majors to get into.
The fact that pharmaceutical companies make money does not mean that R&D personnel earn high salaries.
Apart from a small number of leading pharmaceutical companies that are willing to offer high salaries, small companies like Limin Pharmaceuticals have low salaries and poor working conditions for R&D positions.
Not only do they have to stay in high-temperature, smelly environments and be in contact with various reagents for long periods of time, but they also have to work shifts or work overtime every day, which is too low in cost-effectiveness.
Therefore, even when the boss came in person, they didn't show any expression on their faces.
They only earn a few thousand yuan a month, do you expect them to grovel and fawn over them?
"This is our formula optimization area. We are currently testing a new vitamin complex formulation to increase calcium absorption. If this product can be successfully launched, our revenue in the second half of the year can increase by at least 10%."
Gan Limin pointed to a precision testing instrument and said with a smile.
Gao Weilin smiled slightly, neither saying it was right nor wrong.
He has a finance background, and he didn't know if Gan Limin's statement was correct, but he brought a professional evaluation team with him.
Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals to judge.
Afterwards, Gao Weilin led his team on a tour of the pilot plant, production line, ingredient preparation room, filling room, tableting room, and storage area. Only after the tour did they return to the office building.
After Gan Limin and Gao Weilin's group sat down in the conference room, they immediately took out Limin Pharmaceutical's financial and business statements, which detailed the company's revenue, profit, liabilities, and fixed assets.
Gao Weilin handed the materials over to the reviewers, while he remained seated, chatting and drinking tea with Gan Limin.
After an unknown amount of time, a finance staff member quietly approached Gao Weilin and whispered a number in his ear.
After Gao Weilin finished listening, he slowly said to Gan Limin, "President Gan, if the data provided by Limin Pharmaceutical is correct, I can offer 46 million yuan for a full acquisition."
Limin Pharmaceutical lacks both core R&D capabilities and a strong sales network. The only things of value are its production lines, factory land, factory buildings, and equipment in the laboratories.
"Mr. Gao, you're not joking with me, are you? Putting everything else aside, the land and factory buildings alone are worth 8 million!"
Gan Limin slammed down his teacup and asked incredulously.
"President Gan, the location of Limin Pharmaceutical Factory is too remote, so it's practically worthless."
As for those production lines and laboratory equipment, most of them were purchased six years ago. Although the eye drop production line was upgraded last year, the main equipment is still old. After depreciation, it's only worth about 10 million yuan. My offer of 46 million yuan is already a very reasonable price.
Gao Weilin replied calmly and slowly.
If Chen Yansen hadn't specifically assigned him to handle this acquisition deal worth less than 50 million, he wouldn't have bothered making the trip; he could have just left it to his subordinates.
"Mr. Gao, even if the land is remote and the factory buildings aren't worth much, my company's drug production license should still be worth something, right? It's so difficult to get a sterile preparation production license these days; the application fees and time costs alone are more than 1 million!"
In addition, I have several long-term raw material suppliers who offer me prices 5% lower than the market price. These are all intangible assets, so how can they not be included?
Gan Limin retorted.
Gao Weilin picked up his teacup, blew away the foam, and then slowly said, "President Gan, what Senlian Capital values has never been Limin Pharmaceutical's R&D, market, or profitability, but rather its existing framework. Given its current state, can it really be sold for 40 million?"
In fact, the most valuable thing Limin Pharmaceutical has is its drug registration certificates.
This is equivalent to an "identity card" for the legal production and sale of pharmaceuticals.
Although it wouldn't be difficult for Senlian Capital to obtain the approval on its own, it would still take time and go through procedures.
However, once Senlian acquires Limin Pharmaceutical, it can directly leverage the group's funds and sales network to quickly establish a foothold in the pharmaceutical market.
in the country, making money by selling drugs is not difficult; the real challenge lies in drug research and development.
Upon hearing this, Gan Limin's heart skipped a beat, but he suppressed his emotions and quickly organized his thoughts, trying to persuade Gao Weilin.
The two remained locked in a stalemate, exchanging words back and forth, for over an hour.
It wasn't until he saw Gao Weilin's face gradually showing impatience that Gan Limin lost his confidence and hurriedly agreed to the price.
Ultimately, Senlian Capital acquired all ownership of Limin Pharmaceutical for 46 million yuan.
After signing the letter of intent for equity transfer, Gao Weilin left by car, while Gan Limin showed a satisfied smile.
The price of 46 million is not high, but compared to the true value of Limin Pharmaceutical, it is a very reasonable offer.
Two days later, someone unexpectedly discovered that Senlian Group had added another subsidiary called "Orange Pharmaceuticals".
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On the evening of December 8th, "The Empress of China" premiered, but what left the audience speechless was that the actresses' scenes were cropped to only show their necks and above, a move that drew criticism from netizens.
Meanwhile, the initial lineup of guests for the third season of "I Am a Singer" was announced.
New changes have also emerged in the film and television consumption sector: online seat selection for movie tickets has become widespread, and the automatic ticket collection machines developed by KuaiPao have become the mainstream tool for verifying group-buying vouchers offline.
Furthermore, the phenomenon of selling goods through WeChat Moments has become increasingly rampant, and the WeChat e-commerce industry has entered a golden age of development.
On the other side.
Chen Yansen left the laboratory, ate a bowl of beef noodles in the cafeteria, and then returned to Bihu Yunxi.
These past few days, he has been spending almost every day at the research and development center of Orange Biotechnology, busy with breeding and selection work.
A silver and blue Maybach sped past on the Langxi Elevated Road.
Chen Yansen leaned back in his seat, his gaze fixed on the dazzling neon lights of the night view outside the window, while his mind was secretly pondering the planning issues of Abyssinia.
Leggi's execution is indeed good, but he also encountered considerable resistance in the process.
Trying to distribute the benefits of the middle and upper classes to the lower classes will inevitably touch the bottom line of some people's interests, thus triggering their backlash.
Since December, in less than a week, Legggi has quelled two more rebellions.
If Bai Zhenshan hadn't clearly explained the cause and effect in the intelligence report, Chen Yansen would have suspected that Legeji was using this as an excuse to eliminate dissidents.
Fortunately, Leggi wasn't stupid. He began to promote a large number of young people who had received advanced education, allowing these ordinary people, who represented the interests of the lower and middle classes, to gradually take control of Abyssinia's central government.
In addition, he relaxed restrictions on foreign personnel: anyone who has worked in Abyssinia for six months is eligible to apply for management positions in the Central Division.
Although the pay isn't high, with a monthly salary of only $1,500, it's the best Legge can offer.
He knew very well that with Abyssinia's current level of national education, it would be very difficult to build the country without attracting outstanding foreign talent.
Because of the low prices and low labor costs in Abyssinia, quite a few qualified European, American, and Chinese businessmen were tempted to develop their businesses there.
One of the young men, Han Mingtao, from Huian, learned of this news and volunteered to take the Dumka inspector exam.
He was a veteran with a bachelor's degree and good physical fitness. As a result, he passed both the written test and the interview smoothly and became the first Chinese inspector in Abyssinia.
When the news reached China, the media immediately wrote reports about it, with eye-catching headlines: "Are Chinese starting to snatch up 'iron rice bowls' overseas? A young man from Hui'an becomes an inspector in Africa!"
The comments section was also very lively.
"Don't let the people of Qilu see this!"
"While parents are alive, one should not travel far; if one must travel, one should have a plan."
"I remember that during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, it was quite popular to serve as an official in various states. So, is the opportunity for global unification coming?"
Is it open to all nationalities?
"If he works as a civil servant in Abyssinia, is he still Chinese?"
Faced with these questions, Toutiao's overseas branch proactively contacted Han Mingtao.
After some communication and understanding, I learned that the job in Abyssinia does not require citizenship, but only looks at education and personal ability.
After this situation was reported, many netizens clamored to go to Abyssinia to take the civil service exam.
Some people were just joking, while others were secretly buying plane tickets.
However, foreign inspectors earn $1,500 a month, while local inspectors only earn $500.
People aren't afraid of low wages, they're afraid of unfair treatment.
Many Omoro and Hamla inspectors joined together to protest, arguing that Leggi's move was unfair.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Leggeji was gradually labeled as a "traitor" and a "foreign worshipper".
But the next morning, Leggeji gave a speech on the radio, speaking very sincerely: "Fellow countrymen, I know you are very angry now. You feel it is unfair to see foreign civil servants earning three times the salary of locals, and you are worried that your work is not being respected."
I completely understand, because like everyone else, my lifelong goal is to improve the lives of Abyssinians. But I want to work with everyone to do some calculations about the future of our country and see if we can truly make it prosperous and strong.
He paused, then continued, “People may ask, can’t our own people do this work? But I want to be honest with you all, what Abyssinia needs most right now is talent that can help us quickly build a ‘modern system’.”
For example, there are high-end talents who can help us establish a formal medical system, engineering teams that can help us build a stable power grid so that even high-altitude areas can have access to electricity, and financial experts who can help us formulate fair tax laws.
These talents are not born, but require decades of education and practical experience. We have very few such talents locally, so in the short term we can only invite foreign experts to 'mentor' them.
They get triple pay, not because they are superior to us, but because they can help Abyssinia solve the problem that "it will never become rich unless it solves this problem..."
Leggee's speech was quickly published in The Evening Times and The Daily England.
This surprised people in Europe, who did not expect that Africa would actually produce a visionary leader.
Despite facing criticism, Legggi insisted on developing the economy by attracting investment and employing foreign personnel.
After careful consideration, many Europeans have also come up with the idea of going to Abyssinia and contributing to the local development.
Since there's no need for citizenship, many people are approaching it with the mindset of playing a "raising a child" game, hoping to see if they can change Abyssinia.
After all, there will never be a shortage of idealists in this world.
In China, even more people want to go to Abyssinia to take the civil service exam.
(End of this chapter)
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