“…… To be honest, if it weren't for your insistence, I wouldn't have wanted to go back to New York. ”

In the living room of the house, after listening to John's decision, old Huntelaar said with some emotion.

If when he first came to Europe, the elder Huntelaar still had some objections and even dissatisfaction with the two companies in which John had invested, including General Motors, by the beginning of September 1886, this sentiment had already turned into joy! Especially for Heinz Pharmaceuticals, the old Huntelaar is now full of expectations.

Over the past 8 months, Heinz Pharmaceuticals has taken everyone who is concerned by surprise.

In the space of a month, Heinz Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. shipped a total of 130,000 bottles of aspirin, 60,000 bottles of sulfonamides, and 14,000 vials of local anesthetics, excluding those that were sent to new physicians for trial, and the sales reached an astonishing 1.06 million marks, or more than 200,000 US dollars!

When this number was just counted, it scared old Huntelaar!

The old man no longer dares to complain about John's transfer of shares in the bicycle company, this is still the first year that Heinz Pharmaceutical has just been put into production, and there is already such an amazing performance, even after deducting the huge investment such as the construction of R&D buildings and the expansion of the delivery room, personnel recruitment, etc., it is expected that it will be profitable throughout the year, so what about waiting for next year to be all stable? What about the development of markets throughout Europe and even North America?

The picture is so beautiful that old Huntelaar can't even think about it!

In addition to Heinz Pharmaceutical Company, Heinz Medical Device Company, which was put into production earlier, is also very good, with surgical instruments and blood pressure monitors as fist products, thermometers, stethoscopes and other conventional instruments as supplements, and has established the Heinz brand throughout Europe, and even North America has begun to penetrate and promote. The annual profit is expected to exceed one million marks, which greatly satisfies the elder Huntelaar and, of course, the other shareholder, Baron Cole.

And for the elder Huntelaar, it is General Motors that is more expected.

The car company, which is 60% owned by the Huntelaar family, has just finalized its first product, but just last month, the elder Huntlaar almost couldn't wait to make another trip to Karlsruhe. And they brought 200,000 marks of capital to Bentz, opening a new era of automobile manufacturing and commercialization!

Under John's reminder, the elder Huntelaar did not ask to continue to increase his shareholding, but he got all the technical information and made full preparations for the construction of an automobile factory after returning to North America......

The future is so beautiful, and the old man is naturally a little happy for a while.

But......

Facing the emotion of old Huntelaar, John smiled slightly: "Grandpa, anyway, our foundation is still in New York after all, and ...... You don't think it's relative to Germany in Europe. Does the United States want to have more prospects for development? ”

"This ...... Quite right. ”

After a slight groan, old Huntlaar had to nod.

Although in the eyes of Europeans, the United States is still a wilderness, and even the wealthy businessmen of the United States are regarded as nouveau riche when they come here, the old Huntelaar, who was born in Europe and has been successful in the United States, clearly sees the obvious difference between the two continents: although the United States is still relatively young and backward for the time being, it has a pioneering spirit that Europe does not have. Moreover, the geographical advantage is unmatched by European countries - at least in the vicinity of the United States, there are no strong enemies around. You can rest assured that you can develop boldly!

So for John's choice to go back, old Huntelaar did not have a strong objection.

After his brows twitched slightly, John smiled and said, "So grandpa, we will work hard for you in the second half of this year, let's try to smooth out all the affairs of the three companies before leaving Europe, and the foundation will be consolidated." When the time comes, you can go back to New York steadily! “

"Well, it's a must."

Hearing John's words, Old Huntelaar's expression also became solemn: "I will go to Karlsruhe twice in the second half of the year, so there should be no problem." The production and sales of medical device companies are relatively stable, so I just go to see it occasionally. It's the words of the pharmaceutical companies...... I'm afraid I'll have to rely on Mr. Bristle in the future......"

When he said this, old Huntelaar's expression suddenly became weird, and he looked at John and asked with a smile: "Boy, tell me the truth to grandpa, do you like Anna?" ”

"Uh...... Why did you suddenly get the topic off the hook? ”

John was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a little crying and laughing.

Seeing John's somewhat embarrassed appearance, old Huntelaar suddenly blinked his eyes and smiled as if he had turned into an old naughty boy: "What, can't you?" You're eighteen years old now, and even if you get married a little early, you're not going to have a problem getting engaged! If you really like that girl, you have to settle down before you leave Europe! ”

"Married? Betrothal? ”

John's eyes widened and his mouth opened, not knowing what to say for a moment. Although there are many early marriages in this era, as far as Europe and the United States are concerned, it is normal to get married after the twenty-fourth five, right? I'm only "eighteen years old", so it's a little too early to think about it, right?

But......

Thinking about Anna, who is already quite close now, and thinking about the plan to return to New York next spring, John can't help but think about it. Indeed, as the elder Huntelaar said, once John left Europe, there would probably be no future between the two, because it was impossible for a family like Brister to allow Anna to arrange her life as she pleased, at least not in this era.

"Maybe ......"

Touching his chin, a thought suddenly rose in John's heart.

"John, what do you want?"

Seeing the subtle change in his grandson's expression, old Huntelaar couldn't help but be curious, and hurriedly asked, "It can't be any plan, right?" Tsk, I think Anna is a good girl, if you really like it, you must make sure as soon as possible, so that you will leave Europe without any regrets, and secondly, we have a reliable person to take care of several of our companies......"

When he heard this, John frowned, and asked angrily, "Grandpa, are you saying these things...... The main reason is not to let Mr. Brister help watch these companies for this one, right? ”

"Uh...... How so? ”

Stunned by John's rhetorical question, Old Huntelaar's expression became slightly embarrassed. He does have such a plan in his heart, after all, his grandfather and grandson are going back to New York, so how can these three companies in Europe not have a reassuring person to stare at? If good things could be achieved between John and Anna, Mr. Brister would be the best person to do - only to supervise, not to manage, and it could not be more appropriate. Of course, if this matter had been told to John directly, old Huntelaar would have been a little embarrassed.

But after thinking about it, old Huntelaar's voice became reasonable again: "Even if I think so, what's the problem? You kid leave everything to me, how can I not plan it well? ”

"Uh......"

Now it was John's turn to scratch his head, and he smiled and said, "Grandpa, I don't care about anything......

"What do you care?"

Glaring at John, old Huntelaar asked slowly.

Biting his lip, John was really speechless for a while. Since the old Huntelaar came to Europe, he has pushed almost everything to his grandfather, first, he really doesn't understand anything, and secondly, he is usually busy with hospital work, and he really doesn't have much time, so now he is facing the old man's question is really difficult to answer.

But after frowning and pondering for a while, John suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Grandpa, otherwise, let's divide the work, you stay in Berlin and look forward to the two companies, how about I go to Karlsruhe in the second half of the year?" ”

"You're going to General Motors?"

Old Huntelaar was slightly stunned, and his expression suddenly became a little surprised.

"Hey, yes!"

Nodding, John smiled and said, "Aren't they going to produce cars for sale soon?" It just so happens that I have an idea that can help them do a good job of publicity ......" (to be continued......