Chapter Forty-Nine: Barnard's Compromise
Barnard's expression softened slightly, and he asked again:
"You really can't sell potion recipes, you can't do it for any amount of money, you know, with your individual preparation speed, you can't produce potions in large quantities without machines and workers. ”
"Yes, sir. Bert affirmed.
At this point, Chris had already discussed with Bert in advance, and in order to avoid some problems, he resolutely could not sell the formula, so Bert's attitude was very firm and did not hesitate at all.
After all, once they sell the formula, then this medicine will be produced in large quantities, and the price of the medicine will not be controlled, and in order to make a profit, the high price is still not something that the low-level civilians can afford.
Looking at the two people with a firm attitude on the other side, although they are not very old, it is not simple.
Barnard leaned back in his chair and asked in a deep voice:
"How are you going to sell this potion?"
Chris smiled:
"That's right, sir. We want to sell it to you for a dose of 5p per person. As for the dosage for one person, we know for sure, and we believe that you will also measure and verify it through professional personnel and techniques. ”
There is no human and animal drug dose conversion formula in this world, but it does not mean that these pharmaceutical factories do not have some calculation methods of their own, which is nothing more than time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Barnard was a little surprised when he heard the price, after all, the price is still very low, and now the antidote with similar effects on the market seems to cost about 2 halso, that is, twenty-four pence, and his profit is still very large.
"How many copies of this antidote can you provide in a day, and when will we sign the contract?" Barnard's tone couldn't help but be a little eager, after all, the sooner he could, he would be able to earn some more money, and he believed that once this cheap potion entered the potion market, it would definitely bring him huge profits.
Chris then smiled, "Mr. Billy, we can provide 100 copies a week, and if you sign a contract, you can do it at any time." However, we have one more requirement that must be added to the contract. ”
"What do you want? Barnard said in a bold, overjoyed tone.
"We want the market to sell for no more than 10p per serving, but please note that this is not your selling price, but the final price in the market. As for how much you sell, you can decide for yourself. ”
"It can't be!"
Barnard's tone was a little gritted his teeth, and then he noticed his gaffe, reached out to unbutton his collar, and said in a gentle tone:
"You don't know, just the early promotion and publicity costs a lot of money. And those hospitals may not necessarily agree to this kind of request, and those competing manufacturers also need to spend money to settle it. ”
Chris laughed and said:
"Mr. Billy, not to mention that once you start selling this cheap antidote, you're bound to be like your peers. Those community hospitals selling this antidote are not only profitable, because the price is low, and the demand will also increase significantly. After all, it can be said that this is a must-have medicine for farmers and hunters who go up to the mountains to cut wood, and I believe that no hospital will refuse. ”
Looking at the owner of the pharmaceutical factory who was a little excited, Bert next to him said:
"You've been suppressed by your peers for so long, have they ever had compassion for you, come and help you. I believe that as soon as this cheap medicine comes out, you will become the upstart of the major pharmaceutical factories in Federenburg, don't you want to suppress some of the arrogance of your peers?"
Barnard thought of the ups and downs of the past two years, the days when he was ridiculed by his peers, and then thought that he could return to the top with this antidote, and even the peak of the entrepreneurial world, and couldn't help but breathe heavily.
Bert looked at the heat and said:
"The market price of 10p per serving is our core requirement, and if Mr. Billy is not satisfied, we can go to other ......"
"Okay, I promise! Little ones, you won. ”
Before Bert's words were finished, it was like the last straw in Barnard's heart, making him make up his mind and immediately agree.
In fact, Barnard has to agree if he doesn't agree to this matter, if he misses the deal in front of him, then his pharmaceutical factory is completely hopeless. After witnessing that the potion was actually effective, Barnard was already at a disadvantage in negotiations.
Although Barnard was not happy on the surface, he had already made a calculation in his heart.
He bought 5 pence a serving, and if the hospital had to sell it for 10 pence, he could only sell it for 7 to 8 pence. Because he had not yet opened the market and had no popularity, he needed the help of the major community hospitals, and if he wanted to get their friendship, the price in the early stage could only be 7 pence per copy.
Although he had a profit of 2 pence, he had to pay for the packaging of the medicines and the cost of transporting them to each community hospital, plus the advertising costs of the major newspapers, so it can be said that he did not make much profit in the early stage.
But once he succeeds in opening the market, he no longer has to bear the high advertising costs, and the 7p per serving can be raised to 8p, so that the profit will not come.
And with the long-term cooperation between the two sides in the later stage, after establishing a solid trust, he didn't believe that the two people in front of him still had the leisure to waste a lot of time on the configuration of potions, and they would willingly hand over the formula to him.
After the two sides agreed, Barnard asked Chris and them to come over two days later to sign the contract, after all, the details of the contract and the production will take some time, and Barnard also needs to take the medicine to the hospital and experiment on those real patients by paying a little payment.
And Chris and Bert have accomplished something big together, so the dinner in the evening included not only roast goose, but also chocolate vanilla cake that Bonnie loves.
Two days later, also at the "Billy Pharmaceutical Factory", Chris took the two contracts and read them carefully, and after confirming that there were no problems, he showed them to Bert again, and after confirming that they were correct, Bert and Barnard signed the two contracts.
Every weekend after that, Chris came to deliver the goods, and Barnard had to pay the corresponding amount, which was 500 pence, and after the cost of 200 pence, he made a net profit of 1.25 gold pounds a week, barely enough for the daily expenses of the three of them.
Later, Chris also saw an advertisement published by "Billy Pharmaceuticals" in major newspapers:
"Are you still bothered by all kinds of snake and rat bites, and are you still hungry for the expensive antidote? Not only can it relieve poisonous snake bites, but it can also clean up bee venom, scorpion venom, spider and toad toxins, etc., and give you a healthy body. ”
At the bottom is a line:
"They are sold in all the community hospitals in Federenburg, but because of the complexity of the production process, there are only 100 copies per week, while supplies last. ”
Within days, Bonnie, who volunteered at the community hospital on Etienne Street, brought the news that their antidote had become popular with civilian patients because of its low price and good efficacy.
Because there are more than a dozen community hospitals in Federenburg, each of them can only stock up to 10 copies per week, and Christi has previously researched in the community hospital in Fedlenburg, and the total number of snakebite patients per week does not exceed 100, and these patients are almost all low-income farmers and hunters.
As for private hospitals for the aristocracy and the rich, they were not on his radar.
That's why Chris offered Barnard up to 100 antidotes a week, which would only take Bonnie one night. 100 copies of potions will not be in more supply, resulting in many medicines not being bought, nor will there be less supply than demand, resulting in many civilians not being able to buy them.
And in the following period, Chris took the attention of antivenom. After all, through Barnard's feedback, it was found that this antidote could not effectively treat all venomous snake bites, and some snake venom with more violent toxins could not be truly cured, and could only temporarily alleviate the symptoms of poisoning.
In fact, the production of antivenom is both simple and difficult, especially in this world without patent protection, how to preserve research results is a big problem.
After all, Bert and Bonnie's potion recipes and extraordinary materials have not yet been funded.