John really didn't care about this heart surgery.

He was well aware that this was a special case, because the patient's wounds were simple and in good physical condition, and because he happened to be present. In fact, given the technical conditions of this era, it makes sense for doctors not to touch the heart. So seriously, such an operation does not have much significance other than symbolizing the touch of the heart in the surgical field. Historically, the Germans also began heart surgery during this period, but there was not much progress in the following decades, and cardiac surgery did not really develop until after World War II......

Because the patient was doing well and Luca volunteered to stay in the hospital, John left shortly after the operation was completed. Although he wanted to wait for the patient to wake up before leaving, his father-in-law, Brister, had already made three phone calls in a row.

"John, it's about the shares of pharmaceutical companies!"

As soon as I arrived home, my father-in-law greeted me with a solemn face: "I rejected the capital injection from Bayer and BASF, but what I didn't expect was that several other companies withdrew their applications for shareholding, and now only the two of them remain!" “

"What?!"

Upon hearing the news, John's eyes widened suddenly!

He asked Brister to reject Bayer and BASF because of their chemistry prowess. The German chemical industry in this era was already strong, accounting for more than eighty percent of the world's output value, and Bayer and BASF were among the best, and John had to guard against it. In the final analysis, the pharmaceutical industry in this era is essentially the chemical industry, and accepting them means cultivating the most powerful opponents for yourself!

But John didn't expect it to be the current situation!

After frowning and pacing for a few steps, John asked in a deep voice, "Father-in-law, do you know why those companies suddenly withdrew their shareholding applications?" What new competitors have emerged recently? Or is there something wrong with our industry? ”

"No, it's neither."

Shaking his head, Brister smiled wryly.

Competitors have actually appeared a long time ago, after all, the artificial synthesis of aspirin appeared during this period, and Bayer is the real original. But unfortunately, under the pressure of technology beyond the times, no matter which competitor's product is launched, Heinz Pharmaceutical will greatly reduce the price, hurt people with the original, and smash them back. So in the past two years, Heinz Pharmaceutical Company has offended many people while grabbing a lot of profits. However, in these years, products are king, especially in the field of drugs, Heinz Pharmaceutical Company almost dominates the world, so when sales increase significantly, profits do not decrease but increase!

Therefore, several companies retreated, certainly not because of the company itself.

"Hehe, then it could only be the Germans!"

His eyes narrowed slightly, and John even forgot that the old man in front of him was also German.

"Yes, that's the only explanation."

Taking a deep breath, Brister nodded and smiled bitterly: "Obviously they know very well that only when companies like BASF and Bayer take a stake in Heinz Pharmaceutical can they slowly take control of it in their own hands and bring maximum benefits to Germany!" So there must have been pressure from the outside world to get those companies out. ”

"Hehe, very clever idea."

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and John could only shake his head.

The Germans want to take control of pharmaceuticals that are more profitable and appear to be more promising than the chemical industry, and the best course of action is for Bayer or BASF to swallow up Heinz. In this way, you can not only control aspirin and sulfonamides, but also absorb the advanced concepts and technologies of Heinz Pharmaceutical, which is definitely a profitable deal!

"It's a pity...... You're too early. ”

After a long silence, a mocking smile appeared on John's lips.

The last decade of the 19th century was undoubtedly a decade of rapid self-confidence for the Germans, the unification of the empire gave them a fist to build, the victory in the Franco-Prussian War gave them unimaginable dividends, and the development of modern higher education and science and technology gave them a huge impetus, which made Germany rise rapidly and become a European industrial power in just a few decades!

In the last decade, the industrial center of Europe began to shift from Britain to Germany, and the Germans quickly became the first in Europe in terms of hard indicators such as coal and steel, and the strength of the military power provided protection for all this, and at the same time subtly increased their ambitions. So when Pilov said in Congress: "Let one of their neighbors get the land, and the other get the sea, and leave the sky for themselves...... Such times are over. We don't want to squeeze others into the shadows, but we also want to get a place in the sun. In fact, the war was already doomed twenty years later......

Uh, turn the conversation back on what went away.

Before coming to Europe this time, John was actually ready to sell Heinz Pharmaceutical, and he was even willing to keep only 30% of the shares, and give the rest to others. This is because he understands very well that the era of chemical pharmaceuticals has not yet brought! Sulfonamides were taken out by him decades in advance, and in addition to aspirin, the effective drugs invented by scientists in the next ten years were extremely limited and could not become a climate.

"Do you really think that if you master Heinz Pharmaceutical, you will master pharmaceutical?"

The clearer the thought came to mind, the more sarcastic the look on John's face grew.

If it was ten or twenty years later, when the Heinz pharmaceutical company came to such a hand, John would definitely be distressed, but what about now...... Whether it is Heinz Pharmaceutical Company in the past and now, or the company after the transfer of shares in the future, the root of the development and growth lies in John's brain, without the knowledge in his mind, it is just a fool's dream to want to be the same as now!

It can be said that the current Heinz pharmaceutical company relies on a few patents.

After thinking of this, John's state of mind quickly calmed down, and he asked calmly, "Father-in-law, what kind of price are they going to offer?" How many shares do you want? ”

"As for the shares, they want to get at least half of them!"

After a slight hesitation, Brister said in a low voice: "The price is still being discussed, and the current figure they give is still some way from our expectations...... John, what do you think about this? “

When it came to the end, Brister finally couldn't help himself.

"My idea is actually very simple!"

Smiling slightly, John said leisurely: "If they insist, of course, the shares can be sold, but since they want to get more than I expected, then they must ......come out at a price that exceeds my expectations." )