"Herod'......"

With a long neigh, the majestic horse quickly fell silent under the control of the reins of Count Gwenser, and the Earl, who was in his fifties, jumped from his horse like a young man.

"Good morning, Lord Count."

Nicklaus and Hoffman, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly greeted them and greeted them respectfully: "Welcome to Heinz Pharmaceuticals!" ”

Count Gyunser casually handed the reins to an officer behind him, nodded and said lightly: "Good morning gentlemen, may I ask if Mr. Huntelaar has arrived?" ”

"It may take a while."

Bowing slightly, Nicklaus said with a little uneasiness in his heart. According to the agreement between the two parties, they met at Heinz Pharmaceutical Company at half past nine this morning, and their boss seemed to be arriving on time, but Count Gwenther had come nearly half an hour early. Fortunately, the two of them waited at the gate early, otherwise it would have been rude.

Hearing that John hadn't come yet, Gwense's brow furrowed slightly.

But before the Lord Earl could say anything, he, like everyone else around him, suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction he had come.

"Buzz ......"

At first it was just a low hum, but then the sound seemed to get closer and louder, until everyone could see clearly what was making the noise—two aurora that now represented status and status!

"It's coming!"

After seeing the two Auroras, Nicklaus was overjoyed, and hurriedly spoke: "Lord Earl, our boss, Mr. Huntelaar, is here!" ”

"Hmm."

With a slight bow, Count Gwenther's eyes narrowed slightly with an expressionless face.

In terms of his status and status, it is naturally not difficult to buy an Aurora, but Ge Yunse, who was born in the military, prefers to ride horses and is reluctant to put himself in a small box. And as a staunch old-fashioned. He didn't like the new things that had just appeared, especially the aurora caused the nobles to show off. In addition, Gwenther hated the rumbling noise of cars, so he was reluctant to pay a sum of money for one, no matter how many times his son pleaded.

Seeing this Mr. Huntelaar coming in a car, the Earl subconsciously felt a little displeased.

But after all, he is a big man who has been in a high position for a long time. Earl Gwenther immediately suppressed this unhappiness in his heart, and after a moment walked over to John, who had just gotten out of the car: "Good morning, Mr. Huntelaar. ”

"Good morning, Lord Count."

After getting out of the car, John stretched out his right hand to the other party for the first time, and said with a respectful smile: "It's a pleasure to see you again, and it's an honor to be trusted by the German Army, which will be a great honor for Heinz Pharmaceuticals!" ”

"Hehe, you deserve it."

Count Gyunser shook his head and said with a smile, "In the past year. We have rigorously tested several of your company's medicines, and the results are very satisfactory and can further protect the health of the soldiers of the German Army...... And now these drugs are like Aurora cars, which are recognized as excellent products by industry insiders, and we naturally will not miss such good things. ”

Speaking of the car behind, Count Gwenser's tone was noticeably slightly strange.

However, John didn't hear it, but smiled and said casually: "Lord Earl, General Motors is now working on a car called a truck. They will use more powerful engines and will be more powerful. Once mature, it can be used to carry a large number of soldiers and even artillery! I believe that in addition to drugs, we will have more opportunities for cooperation in the future. ”

"Trucks? Cannon? ”

Hearing John's words, Count Gwenther's eyes lit up!

Gyunser wasn't very interested in cars that were considered a luxury, but if it was a truck that could carry soldiers or artillery. It was impossible for him not to be interested. With the invention of new means of communication, such as the wired telegraph and the telephone, the demand for mobility in the army has become higher and higher, and the traditional horse-drawn carriage is no longer sufficient, if it is true, as Mr. Huntelaar says, that the power of the truck is enough to pull the cannon......

But not before Count Gwenser could open his mouth to ask. John waved his hand and smiled: "Of course, it's too early to say this, after all, with the current technology, I'm afraid there is still a long way to go, let's talk about drug procurement first." ”

"Hmm...... It's good. ”

Glancing deeply at John, Earl Gwenther did not pursue any further questioning.

As one of the upper echelons of the military, of course he knew that John was the big boss of General Motors, so he was very polite. After all, a Heinz pharmaceutical company, a Heinz medical device company, and a General Motors company, the scale of Mr. Huntelaar's industry is already very amazing, not to mention that the other party is still an American, and I heard that the industry in the United States is not smaller than that in Germany......

The power of money is now more important than the title of nobility.

So Count Gwenther took what John had just said to heart, and planned to keep a close eye on General Motors' new products in the future, but he didn't plan to dwell too much on it now.

However, John suddenly saw a young officer beside Count Gwenser, and was suddenly stunned, and asked with some surprise, "Excuse me, Mr. Captain, have we met before?" ”

Hearing John's greeting, Nicklaus and Hoffman couldn't help but look over as well. Following behind Count Gwenther made the others subconsciously ignore the existence of this young officer, but if you look at it now, he is already a captain at the age of twenty-seven or eighteen, and he is obviously a very good guy. Moreover, this officer is quite tall, straight, and handsome, which can be described as a dignified appearance.

"Yes sir, we've met before."

A hint of black air flashed on the young officer's face, but he still nodded politely, "I'm Cotter." Feng. Stefan, our first meeting should have been at your prom. ”

"Oh...... It's you! Haha, sorry, sorry. ”

Hearing the other party's prompt, John immediately remembered.

When he and Anna first met, there was an army officer who was John's potential rival. It's just that he quickly forgot about the other party later, but he didn't expect to meet again today. It's just that when the two met, the other party was already a high-spirited army officer with a bright future, and John was just a doctor of medicine who had just graduated. But after meeting again, John had already made a name for himself in the medical community. Moreover, there is a huge industry, and it has even become a supplier to the German Army, but the other party is only a small army lieutenant. As for Anna, the focus of the dispute between the two back then? Brister, now even more John's fiancée......

Not noticing the complicated look in Captain Stefan's eyes, John quickly turned his head and smiled at Count Gwenther and said, "Lord Count, let's go to the company's conference room and talk about it......"

……

“…… So according to our plan, the procurement will be done on a quarterly basis! ”

In the conference room of the Heinz pharmaceutical company, Count Gwenther said in a deep voice: "Every quarter, 7,500 vials of sulfonamides and 2,000 vials of local anesthetics will be purchased, and 30,000 vials of aspirin. If necessary, we will procure it on an ad hoc basis. ”

"Hmm...... No problem! ”

After thinking about it for a while, Nicklaus immediately nodded and smiled: "Our Heinz Pharmaceutical Company is fully capable of meeting the needs of the army, and we will definitely guarantee the quality of the medicine!" ”

Because of the very high price, although the products of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company are very popular, the sales volume is far from meeting Nicklaus's expectations, especially after the production capacity has increased by 30% this year, it can fully meet the needs of the current market. However, considering that the factory's production capacity continues to expand, Nicklaus was originally prepared to propose a lower price. But with the regular procurement of the War Department, the plan of price reduction can be slightly slowed down.

And......

His brow twitched slightly. Nicklaus secretly calculated: "If the armies of other countries also learn from the German Army and follow the purchase of these drugs, the price reduction plan can be postponed for at least half a year, or even a year!" ”

Apparently very satisfied with Nicklaus's assurance, Gwenser nodded and continued; "Very good, then it's a matter of price...... Mr. Huntelaar. I think the price at which your company supplies the army will not be the usual factory price, right? ”

Although he had been talking to Nicklaus since he came in, when it was time to determine the price, Gwense turned his head to look at the real owner of the pharmaceutical factory.

"Of course not!"

Without any hesitation, John smiled and said, "The purchase price of the War Department." It will be reduced by a third on the basis of the ex-factory price, that is, lidocaine and sulfonamides 12 marks, procaine 8 marks, aspirin 2 marks, what do you think? ”

According to the procurement plan proposed by Count Gwenther, the purchase amount will be 250,000 marks per quarter, and 1 million marks for the whole year. Of course, this figure is not high, especially compared to the German Army's establishment of more than half a million, but considering that it is only the first year of procurement, it is not small. Although he didn't know much about business, John's offer had been discussed with Nicklaus and Brister before. This discount allowed the German Army to save more than 300,000 marks at once, which is already quite sincere.

"Only a third?"

However, Count Gyunser was obviously still a little dissatisfied with this, and frowned and asked, "Mr. Huntelaar, can't you have less?" As far as I know, it doesn't cost much for your company to produce these medicines......"

The other party did not elaborate, but John and Nicklaus already understood.

Heinz Pharmaceutical's products are all profiteering, which everyone naturally knows in their hearts, and as long as they put some effort into it, it is not difficult for Earl Gwenther to find out. It's just that due to various factors, it's inconvenient to say it so bluntly.

"But our investment is just as huge!"

After receiving John's slight chin prompting, Nicklauston said with a look of embarrassment: "Lord Earl, I think you should have seen the building that is about to be completed when you came in just now, and in order to build this research and development building, Mr. Huntelaar has invested more than 1.8 million marks, and will continue to invest in the next few years to develop new drugs...... Without enough profits, it is difficult for us to sustain such a huge investment! ”

"This ......"

After listening to Nicklaus's words, Count Gwenther also fell silent.

After a long while, Count Gwenser's brows gradually relaxed, and he nodded: "Yes, I can understand your company's difficulties, but if you say ...... I mean, what if, the German Army, recommends your company's drugs to our allies? ”

"Really?"

After hearing these words of Count Gwenther, Nicklaus's eyes suddenly lit up like light bulbs.

This time, before John could speak, Nicklaus nodded heavily: "Earl, I'm very sorry, I think I need to discuss with Mr. Huntelaar, can we leave for a while?" ”

……

The meeting with the Earl of the German Army was far less complicated than John had imagined.

After Nicklaus explained to John the meaning of Count Gwenther's words, he immediately made a decision: to give a more favorable price, only half of the factory price! In other words, a bottle of sulfonamide only costs 9 marks, local anesthetics only cost 9 marks and 6 marks, and a bottle of aspirin only needs 1.5 marks!

Of course, even at this price, Heinz Pharmaceuticals is still profitable. However, compared to the daily ex-factory price, this figure is really very tempting, let alone compared to the price that patients get.

If the German Army sells it, it will directly get a 100% profit!

Earl Yunse was naturally very satisfied with the new price quoted by Heinz Pharmaceutical, and quickly nodded in agreement. However, in less than an hour of negotiations, Nicklaus also reached a series of agreements with the Earl of Gwenther: for example, the army's medicine could not be flowed out, for example, the transaction price of both sides must be kept strictly secret, and for example, the purchase price of wartime drugs would be increased by 10 percent, and so on.

As for recommending it to allies or something, of course, it won't fall on paper.

However, neither John nor Nicklaus doubted anything, after all, everyone would have to cooperate for a long time in the future, and they believed that Count Gwenther would not be fooled around in such a matter.

On the third day after the meeting, the purchase agreement was signed.

And then......

Mr. Nicklaus was almost impatient to get the news out of the Army's drug procurement, and then unsurprisingly caused a stir again - after three years of precipitation, sulfonamides and aspirin had become the absolute stars of the pharmaceutical world, and the two local anesthetics had become essential in the hands of surgeons, which in turn made Heinz Pharmaceutical Company famous. The cooperation with the German Army gave them another show.

And what made Nicklaus even more excited was that a telegram arrived from the Austrian army a week later...... (To be continued......)