This weekend, John was accompanied by Mr. Hollins on a tour of the dye factory south of Berlin.

Of course, in addition to the two, there was also a professional that John had specially invited from Baron Cole to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the value of the entire plant. In the afternoon, when John asked not to be too detailed, the professional came to a preliminary conclusion: if the chemists and workers employed in the factory itself were not to be considered, the price of 300,000 marks would be more appropriate for the plant, equipment and patents alone!

That's about $60,000.

In terms of scale and level, in Germany, where the chemical industry has begun to take off, this dye factory is indeed not the top, but the total assets of 300,000 marks are enough to make it stand in the middle and upper level. The location of the factory is not far from the center of Berlin, so it is very convenient to transport and the total area is large enough to have a lot of room for expansion. And more importantly, the foundation of this dye factory is quite good, and what is lacking is only a lot of capital and technology intervention, which is generally very satisfactory to him.

Mr. Hollins' offer was 350,000 marks, and the difference between the two sides was not too big.

So after the end of the day's inspection, John smiled at the seller very politely: "Mr. Hollins, thank you very much for accompanying me today, I am quite satisfied with this factory!" Well, give me a week to think about it, and how about I get back to you next weekend? “

"Absolutely!"

For John, a young and overly buyer, Hollins was also very polite.

Although the fact that the other party was an American had made Hollins a little apprehensive, it was fortunate that John had identified himself as a German early on, which made him enthusiastic about the young man. And as a shrewd businessman, Hollins also saw John's sincerity today, and knew that if he only made a slight concession on the price. This factory should be ready to shoot soon!

In fact, he was right.

After declining Hollins' invitation to dinner, John pondered all the way home.

John had already decided to buy the dye factory, and during the tour, he had even planned the first renovation plan for the next step: a state-of-the-art scientific research center, with an investment at least the same as that of Bayer's real room three years later. And even more than one and a half million marks of theirs!

There is no doubt that it will be the most advanced and largest real yàn room in the world!

If we consider that if John wants it to be completed and put into use before he leaves Germany, the construction will have to be accelerated, and the investment will probably increase considerably, and at first glance, John's idea is that it will only need to be no more than two million marks.

It's going to be a huge investment plan!

In terms of the gold content of each country, two million marks are equivalent to more than 400,000 US dollars, almost 100,000 pounds, and such a huge amount of money is only for the construction of a scientific research center...... In the eyes of the people of this era. There is no concept of a scientific research center, it is just an advanced real room!

Without further consideration, John had already made up his mind.

But after making up his mind, he still has many issues to consider, such as the configuration and structure of the real room, the early recruitment and reserve of talents, including the early determination of the future research and development direction, etc., but the most important thing is two points: one is the huge two million mark funds. Where did it come from? Second, after Johann left Germany, who would take control of the factory?

Thought all the way. John had a real headache.

The problem of money is the easiest, and although the acquisition fund is as high as half a million dollars, it is not difficult for John to get this money, he has already thought of a solution, but there must be some twists and turns.

The key issue is the management of factories and research centers.

For a long time to come, John will definitely have to go back and forth between New York and Berlin every year or two. Although in previous years with the advancement of technology. The speed of cruise ships has greatly improved, and the advent of first class has greatly improved the comfort of travel, but it is still a little difficult to accept the back and forth of almost a month.

Therefore, it is imperative to ask someone to help manage the dye factory.

"The general manager wants one, and the scientific research director needs one."

He muttered to himself in a low voice. John shook his head in annoyance.

If this is in New York, he can naturally rely on the connections of old Huntelaar to solve this problem, but in Berlin, his foundation is still too thin, and most of his energy is spent on work, so he really doesn't have too many connections. However, the foundation of the chemical industry in the United States is too poor, and it is easy to build a factory and a real room, but it is difficult to develop it and become the world's top, so no matter how difficult it is, John can only choose Berlin!

He needs a general manager who can manage production and sales, and a scientific director who can carry out R&D intentions.

"Perhaps, I can listen to my grandfather's opinion?"

Thinking about it, John, who had almost no experience in this area, finally thought of his only relative.

Regardless of the bicycle factory or the toy factory, including the machinery factory that is still in preparation, John has chosen to find someone to cooperate with and be a hands-off shopkeeper himself, but this time the situation is different, as his main direction in the future, the pharmaceutical factory must be in his own hands. And for long-term considerations, even Johann, the machine building factory in Berlin that produces surgical instruments, had to find someone to manage it before leaving, and completely hold it in his own hands!

And John has almost zero experience in this area.

Thinking about this headache along the way, the rickety carriage drove to the house.

It was not early, and after a brief supper, John went back to his bedroom, and lay down on the bed to rest, but soon he rolled over and sat down at his desk, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a letter to old Huntelaar. In the letter, John briefly wrote down his current plans and problems, mainly asking his grandfather for advice on how to keep the factory and research center running as he wants after returning to New York, and ensure efficiency.

In the end, John hesitated, and added another paragraph to the end, another paragraph that would definitely make his grandfather on the other side of the ocean thunder.

After sealing the letter, John sat at his desk for a long time, and at last gritted his teeth, got up and went out and knocked on the door of Hans the butler.

"Sir, is there anything wrong?"

After opening the door, Hans, who was already preparing to rest, asked with some questions.

"Mr. Elber, I need you to help me with something."

Handing the envelope in his hand to the butler, John said with a solemn face: "Tomorrow you will go out in person and send this letter to my grandfather." Remember, don't go through ordinary letters, send them out as much as you can with the fastest telegram ......" (to be continued......