Declining Bayer's invitation, John soon received another invitation.

“…… John, I'm afraid you won't be able to refuse this invitation. ”

When he came to Huntelaar Manor again, Mr. Brister's face was full of nervousness and uneasiness, and his whole person was as agitated as if he had returned to adolescence.

"yes......"

After seeing the name on the letter, John couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Yes, father-in-law, I really can't refuse this invitation!" ”

After glancing at each other, Weng and his son-in-law smiled bitterly at the same time.

Not long ago, when he was attending a banquet, Brister got the word out for John. As they expected, Mr. Huntelaar was willing to accept outside investment, and the news of the transfer of part of the shares of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company immediately caused a storm, and it was not a small storm! Bayer was the first to bear the brunt, and almost immediately upon receiving the news, they offered to send someone to negotiate with John, but considering various factors, Brister naturally refused.

A few days later, several large companies, including chemical giants such as BASF, came to the fore.

Treating all companies equally, John refused, and then let out the wind, saying that he was going to talk again in early October. Everyone knows what this kind of small means is about, after all, the more rich people who know the news, the easier it will be for John and them to talk about it, so that the price of the shares can soar!

Merely......

John really didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor of the German Empire, that is, the famous Wilhelm II in history, would send him an invitation at this time!

The emperor's invitation, of course, could not be refused.

The reason for inviting him is also very simple, William II's seventh child and only daughter Victoria? Louis was born, and the German emperor, who already had six sons, was naturally ecstatic. A grand ball was specially organized for this pearl of the palm, and John was one of the guests he invited. Of course, the European ball of this era was the most important social venue, especially the royal ball, which was full of dignitaries and dignitaries, and John was just one of them.

Even so, it was a great honor in Brister's eyes!

So after it was determined that John would be at this ball. "John, there are still ten days left before the ball, and I think you and Anna must start preparing for this ball right away." ”

"Ready? What to prepare? ”

Hearing this, John was slightly stunned, and John asked with some puzzlement.

"God, this is His Majesty's ball!"

Patting his forehead, Brister said rather speechlessly: "Of course, you have to customize a brand new dress from head to toe, are you and Anna going to wear old clothes to participate?" ”

"Old ...... Old clothes? ”

After hearing this, John was also speechless.

Since leaving China for New York, John has never worn old clothes. Especially when the Huntelaar family rose and John himself got married, there was no longer a single dress that could be worn for more than a year! No matter how delicate and luxurious the clothes are, the destination after a year will be the bottom of the wardrobe. As for Anna's words, it is even more exaggerated, John always feels that she is constantly customizing clothes, and never stops all year round.

For the Huntelaar family, this is necessary decency.

John has no interest in continuing the habits of his previous life, as long as he doesn't have to worry about the details. Everything was done as old Huntelaar and Anna wanted. But as Brister said, it's just a ball. Is it really necessary to prepare a full set of new outfits......

"Of course it is necessary!"

Anna, who heard the news, was even more excited than her father, screaming: "God, there are only ten days left, and I don't know if it will be too late...... No, I must invite Mr. Hansenberg to my house at once! ”

"Okay!"

Seeing Anna anxiously asked the servant to ask her tailor. John shook his head with a wry smile, finally admitting that he still underestimated the respect people had for royalty in this era. No matter what future people say about Wilhelm II, but in this era, in 1892, he was the ruler of the most powerful country on the European continent. He is the leader of an ancient family that has lasted for hundreds of years, and he is also the most noble person in the entire German Empire!

People of this era, who could have imagined the desolation of Wilhelm II thirty years later?

……

Anna was enthusiastically preparing for the ball in ten days, and so was John. It's just that Anna is preparing new clothes, new hats, new canes, new shoes, etc., for herself and her husband, while John calls the executives of Heinz Pharmaceutical Company and asks them carefully about the detailed data of this year to understand the specific situation of the company.

In just one week, John had a thorough understanding of the company's current situation.

It's also interesting to say that since the day Heinz Pharmaceutical Company was founded, it was almost the old Huntelaar or Brister who was watching, and John basically only knew the data at the end of each year, and rarely cared about the operation of the company or the factory. But now when he is ready to sell some of his shares, it is only for the first time that he has a comprehensive understanding of them and really grasps the specific situation of the company.

Looking at the numbers, John was taken aback.

Before you know it, Heinz Pharmaceuticals has grown into a big guy, with more than a thousand workers alone! It's just a pity that the production efficiency of this era is terrible, and thousands of workers can only produce about 30 million marks worth of drugs per year, an average of less than 30,000 marks per person, and this is also in the case of extremely high prices for these drugs.

In addition to the size of the workers, the figures of Heinz Pharmaceutical are very impressive.

By the end of August, Heinz had sold nearly 20 million marks of the drug, about the same as last year, but its profits were much lower than last year. This is because with the increasing influence of British and French drugs, the forced Heinz pharmaceutical company can only choose to reduce prices, and the profit is reduced when sales increase.

At this point, the Director looked at John with a rather resentful gaze.

Whether it's the British, the French, or the Americans, in fact, the patents for these drugs are licensed by John, so this guy is making more and more money, but Heinz Pharmaceuticals is not as comfortable as before. But even so, the company now had eleven million marks in cash on its books, and more than four million marks in the payment for the goods, which totaled more than fifteen million marks in cash - enough to buy any battleship except the Sovereign class! As for counting land, plants, machinery and equipment, etc., Heinz Pharmaceutical's value is much more than that of a monarch!

"Overall, pretty good."

After learning about the company's situation, John was very satisfied, at least he understood that he knew how to bid when he talked about the share transfer with others next. (To be continued.) )