Twenty days later, London, England.

“…… Mr. Thomson, an investment of £300,000 is the bare minimum! ”

John shook his head and said with a firm expression: "I will not agree to the investment below this number, because then the factory built will not be able to meet the strong needs of the British Empire!" ”

"But ......"

After hearing this, Jim? Mr. Thomson's brow furrowed deeply.

Three hundred thousand pounds was not a small amount for any billionaire in the 19th century, and even Thomson could not have come up with such a large sum of money in one go. However, as Huntelaar said, the consumption power of Britain itself is not weak, coupled with the huge colonies, not to mention 300,000 pounds, even if the investment is doubled, there is probably no shortage of markets for the drugs produced!

But......

After a moment of silence, Mr. Thomson frowned and asked, "Although 300,000 pounds is a huge number, considering the value of several medicines, it is not very outrageous. However, with so much money, we can only get 51% of the shares, is it too little? ”

"Rare?"

Smiling slightly, John took a sip of coffee before he said indifferently: "When I was in New York last year, Mr. Morgan...... Mr. JP Morgan, Mr. Thomson should have heard of it, right? ”

"Of course!"

Thomson's gaze froze, and he nodded for a long time.

Sensitively noticing the change in the other party's expression, John smiled slightly and continued: "Mr. Morgan was once willing to invest a million dollars in my factory in New York, and only 20% of the shares!" In addition, just fifteen days ago, I had just reached a cooperation agreement with Monsieur Duran in France, and they had invested five million francs. I also only got 51 percent of the shares......"

At this point, John closed his mouth and leisurely picked up his coffee again.

Fifteen days earlier, with the assistance of Mr. Brister, who had arrived in Paris, John and Duran had signed a cooperation agreement.

Duran and several financiers invested five million francs in the newly formed United States and France pharmaceutical company, 51 percent of the shares, while John took a stake in six drugs and the right to use the future patent for diphtheria antitoxin. Thirty percent of the shares were shared, and the remaining 19 percent was divided between the Institut Pasteur and Du Bois. The Dubois plant was taken at a discount, and the Institut Pasteur was invested with future technical support.

Fifteen days later, John met with Mr. Thomson, whom Professor Liszt had introduced......

Needless to say, Thomson certainly understood.

Five million francs is equivalent to more than 200,000 pounds, and you can only get 51 percent of the shares, compared to 300,000 pounds to get the same shares. But a million dollars is almost equivalent to 200,000 pounds, and Morgan is asking for only 20% of the shares. In this respect, it is a big advantage!

But......

That's certainly not how the accounts are calculated.

Britain has the largest colony and the largest population, and the future pharmaceutical companies will naturally have the highest profits, and I am afraid that the French will not be able to compare. Relatively speaking, although the United States has the largest territory, the market is the smallest......

"Alas!"

Coincidentally, the two sighed at the same time.

At that moment, the two of them sighed at the same time as Mr. Morgan. Thomson lamented the banker's abundant capital and investment boldness. John, on the other hand, lamented that the R&D and production of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company should have been split earlier, so that the introduction of Morgan's capital could have been considered......

After a long silence. Thomson had already agreed to this ratio in his heart.

The value of sulfonamides and aspirin is no longer questioned, and shipments of local anesthetics are increasing day by day, and Thomson has long understood these specific circumstances. He knew very well what a gold mine it was, and that once he had won the patents and the technology of production, the warships of the British Empire would escort these drugs to every corner of the world, and the huge benefits would be immeasurable!

300,000 pounds sterling for 51 percent of the shares. This number is definitely worth it!

It's just that after thinking about it for a while, he still frowned and asked, "What about BMA and the scalpel club?" One of them is a doctor's organization, and the other is just a football club, so why can they each get a 5% stake? ”

At this point, Mr. Thomson's expression was rather displeased.

"Oh?"

Put down the cup in your hand. John asked lightly, "Mr. Thomson thinks they are just meaningless beings?" ”

"Isn't it?"

His eyes narrowed slightly, and Thomson asked rhetorically.

"Of course not!"

With a wave of his hand, John said categorically: "Mr. Thomson, you underestimate the role of the BMA and the scalpel club!" I'm sure that without them, it would have been difficult for the drugs produced in the future to be promoted quickly, and once they joined, it would be a smooth road! ”

John's words are unusually firm!

This time in the negotiations in London, John did not ask Brister to come to help, he stayed in Paris to continue the rest of the matter, and then he had to wait for Mrs. Brister, and then rushed to London together to make peace with John. However, John is also very relieved about the cooperation in the UK, because in addition to Thomson and him, John also brought in the BMA and the scalpel club.

BMA and the Scalpel Club, two with a 5% stake each.

BMA is the abbreviation of the British Association of Medical Doctors, and although this academic organization founded in 1832 is far from reaching the level of later generations, its membership has increased repeatedly over the years, and it has already gained considerable influence. So without paying a penny, John is willing to give them five percent of the dry shares -- once they have these shares, the BMA will be a huge help in the future when promoting the drug.

And......

Thomson could not have understood what would have been gained by the BMA if it had acquired so many shares, what would have happened qualitatively, nor would he have understood how much of a role the professional associations with money would have in the development of the profession if they were well supervised! It is even less likely that he will understand what place the physicians in England will occupy in John's future plans......

As for the scalpel club, John also has a good reason.

In addition to the fact that the scalpel club is gaining more and more support from British doctors because of the growing influence of football, which is good for the promotion of the drug, John also has a little bit of a little idea. Football clubs need to be constantly invested, and John hopes that the scalpel can continue to grow healthily and eventually become a century-old giant, so it is very important to find a stable source of income. There is no doubt that this joint venture with a pharmaceutical factory is a great opportunity, and a five-percent stake is enough to make the scalpel club reap a good return.

To put it bluntly, John gave the shares that should have belonged to him to the scalpel club.

Of course, once everyone finally agrees to this plan, then the scalpel club is equivalent to getting John's £30,000 investment, which is basically the equivalent of handing over the left hand to the right hand......

However, all this is premised on convincing investors such as Thomson.

Of course, it won't be easy, because for a big man like Thomson, any medical association or football club is meaningless, these two companies obviously don't pay a penny, and they don't have any patent rights to provide, and they will definitely not agree to let others join in at any cost.

So after deliberately putting on a posture of embarrassment for a long time, John gritted his teeth fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Thomson, if you agree to my proposal, I can personally give up some more shares!" ”

"What?!"

Thomson's eyes widened when he heard this.

"You heard me right, I'm willing to give up a certain amount of shares!"

After taking a deep breath, John said earnestly: "If you agree to each of them having five percent of the shares, then I am willing to reduce the proportion of individual shares to thirty percent, and you only need to take another thirty thousand pounds out, and you can get the remaining four percent of the shares, how about it?" ”

"This ......"

Thomson's mouth opened and closed, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He really couldn't understand the other party's way of thinking, and he could obviously take the shares himself, but he had to give Wuchang to some medical associations and football clubs; Obviously, as long as he has a tough attitude, he has no choice but to agree to his request, but he has to give up 4% of his shares...... Although it costs 30,000 pounds more on his side, it doesn't seem to take any advantage, and even a little bit of a loss when calculated carefully, but anyone with a long brain should understand that 30,000 pounds for four percent of the shares is definitely a good deal in the long run!

What is this Mr. Huntelaar thinking?

But no matter what the other party was thinking, Thomson knew that this was an extremely good deal as long as he thought about it, and almost couldn't wait to nod his head and say, "If that's the case, Mr. Huntelaar, I'm okay with it!" ”

"Very good!"

His expression still looked a little distressed, but Mr. Huntelaar still nodded and said, "Since everyone has no opinion on the plan, then I will notify the Physician Association and the Scalpel Club as soon as possible and sign the relevant agreement next week...... Mr. Thomson, I will soon be back to the United States, and I hope to be able to settle everything before I leave. ”

"Of course no problem!"

In a stirring mood, Thomson nodded vigorously and said loudly.

"So ......"

John stood up, smiled and extended his right hand to the other party: "Mr. Thomson, I wish us a happy cooperation!" ”

"Hmm!"

Hurriedly stood up, Thomson almost couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, stretched out his right hand and shook the other party hard: "Mr. Huntelaar, I wish us a happy cooperation......" (to be continued......