"Good evening, Mr. Huntelaar."

"Uh, good evening......"

Facing the young white man who took the initiative to greet him after entering the door, John was a little overwhelmed for a while, and his eyes for help immediately drifted to the old Huntelaar next to him. As soon as he arrived home in the evening, a stranger came up to greet him, a rare sight that surprised John.

"John, this is Mr. Adolf Hoffmann."

Old Huntelaar hurriedly stepped forward and introduced John: "It is a brilliant chemist at Bayer, and he is the one who tested the antipyretic analgesic you invented. ”

After listening to old Huntelaar's words, John immediately stepped forward and took the initiative to extend his right hand: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Hoffman." ”

In just two sentences, John already knew what was going on.

When the elder Huntelaar and Bayer discussed cooperation, they did bring a sample of acetylsalicylic acid prepared by John, and the elder Huntelaar personally supervised a person who was suffering from a fever to take it to observe the curative effect, and this Mr. Hoffmann must have been the guinea pig.

After shaking John's right hand vigorously, Hoffman almost couldn't wait to say, "Mr. Huntelaar, the medicine you have invented is amazing!" Soon after I ate it, my head stopped hurting, my body temperature also dropped, and I felt much better after sleeping with my head covered...... This stuff is amazing! ”

When negotiating with Bayer, the elder Huntelaar did not tell the other party about the specific ingredients of the drug, and naturally it was impossible to say the name aspirin, which was made up later, so Hoffman could only refer to it as a miracle drug.

"Thank you."

After nodding politely, John greeted with a smile, "Mr. Hoffman, why don't we sit down and talk slowly?" ”

"Of course!"

Hoffman nodded immediately and sat down in the living room with the two Huntelaars.

Sit down and exchange pleasantries. John looked at the young white man in his thirties, and then couldn't help frowning. This guy is not very tall, that is, about 1.7 meters, but his figure looks very thin, and his face looks quite pale, and he seems to have something wrong with his body.

But after just five minutes of conversation. From his grandfather, John already knew who this Mr. Hoffmann was.

With a degree in chemistry from the University of Munich, he has been with Bayer for four years and is now the head of a research group, which can be said to be one of the best chemists in Bayer today. John did not doubt this, because most of the best chemists in this era are young people, and the rapid development of science has given them the opportunity to give full play to their abilities with stronger learning ability, while those who are really old can hardly do much.

Merely......

John has heard of Felix? Hoffmann, who was a big figure in Bayer's history, was the controversial inventor of aspirin. He was also the inventor of Hailuoyin, but this Mr. Adolf Hoffmann, Johann does not have the slightest impression in his memory!

However, after a few minutes of brief conversation, John found that Mr. Hoffman had a lot of knowledge of chemistry and a very good understanding of the production process. As a semi-professional chemist, John has spent a lot of time studying and researching in his life, and at least he can't be wrong with such a simple judgment.

"John. Mr. Hoffmann is interested in joining your pharmaceutical facility. “

After explaining the situation in general, old Huntelaar smiled helplessly and said, "Bayer has rejected the offer to cooperate with us. Several companies such as BASF have no intention of increasing investment in pharmaceuticals for the time being, so for now, we may have to do it ourselves! So, after careful consideration, I invite Mr. Hoffmann to my home today......"

"Mr. Hoffman is interested in pharmaceuticals?"

John raised his eyebrows, and immediately understood what old Huntelaar meant.

"Yes, sir."

I owe a little. "I've been working at Bayer for four years and I've been working on improving the dye process, but now I don't find myself very interested in it," says Hoffmann. And that day, this ...... I was blown away by the medicine that Mr. Huntelaar brought, so I was very interested in producing it! ”

"Well, that's ......"

After listening to this passage. John fell silent.

It's a good thing that someone is willing to join, but there are some things that John can't figure out. Now that Bayer has seen the effects of aspirin, why did it finally let go of this great opportunity? And in John's impression, Bayer should have begun to get involved in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years, John's requirements are not high, investing 500,000 marks and a few chemists can account for 20% of the shares, such an investment in aspirin alone can quickly recover the cost, such a good opportunity is rare!

After seeing the subtle change in the expression on John's face, old Huntelaar immediately guessed his grandson's concerns, and said lightly: "John, one more thing to tell you, Bayer seems to be the same as yours, and is ready to invest millions of marks to build a real room!" ”

"What?!"

After hearing this, John was shocked!

Of course, he remembered that Bayer was going to build an ultra-luxurious real room, but it should have been two or three years later, why did it suddenly advance to 1885?

"Is it the reason for your own influence?"

At this moment, John's expression immediately sank.

Bayer built a real room in advance, even if John entered the pharmaceutical industry in advance, he is not afraid, because he knows very well that at least for a few decades, the pharmaceutical industry in all countries in the world will only be limited to the study of existing substances, the search for and the discovery of possible medicinal value, is an isolated research method, will not do in-depth research on the relationship between the chemical structure and biological activity of natural or synthetic substances. Including the follow-up sulfonamides and penicillin, their antibacterial effects were discovered by chance.

In this regard, John has a natural advantage.

But this kind of thing is not good for John, even if it is under his influence.

Of course, this kind of influence is only two or three seconds, John's mood returned, and he immediately nodded with a smile: "Mr. Hoffmann's interest in pharmaceuticals is naturally welcome, but about your work at Bayer...... Sorry, you know that we are now Americans, after all, if we offend a large German company for this reason......"

Although Bayer has only been established for 20 years and is not yet the largest industrial group in Germany, Johann still does not want to offend such a future giant. At least in his mind, Hoffman, who he never remembered in his memory, was not worth doing it himself.

"Don't worry!"

Hoffman blinked his eyes and immediately spoke: "I have always taken leave during this time due to physical reasons, and I am already a little dissatisfied, and as far as my work is concerned, there is not much progress at present...... I'm sure if I resign and join here, there shouldn't be any problems! ”

"Physical reasons?"

John's brow furrowed, and he immediately asked, "What is wrong with Mr. Hoffman?" I happen to be a doctor, so maybe I can help a little. ”

John really didn't care about the lack of progress in Hoffman's work. Hoffman's job is to improve the production process of a certain dye, which requires repetitive practice, relying on the accumulation of time and technology, and it is very normal to have no results, and it is precisely to understand this, so Hoffman himself has nothing to be embarrassed about, and said it generously.

"Huh? Aren't you a surgeon? ”

Hoffman was stunned when he heard this, and asked with some puzzlement.

John couldn't help but roll his eyes, and explained helplessly: "Mr. Hoffman, although I am now engaged in the work of a surgeon, in fact, the work of an internal medicine doctor can be done, and it is not necessarily worse than others, please rest assured. ”

Although he had never worked in internal medicine in his life, after all, John was a 21st-century medical school graduate, and he also worked in internal medicine during internships and rotations, which was much better than the internal medicine doctors in 1885.

Hoffman's reaction seemed to be a little hesitant, but he quickly smiled and nodded, "If that's the case, that's great......" (To be continued......