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Every day with Anna walking around her manor and playing ball, the time can easily pass away. John had been so busy in the past few years, and the long journey had consumed most of his energy, so the necessary repairs were needed.

But after three days, he had to get busy.

Although the itinerary was kept secret and the servants of the family and the Brister family did not go around talking nonsense, because of his previous appearances in Karlsruhe and Essen, many people knew that Johann had arrived in Germany in various ways. So on the fourth day of John's arrival, the well-informed Baron Cole sent an invitation.

John really couldn't refuse this old friend's invitation.

Not to mention that because of a patent that John accidentally transferred, the shrewd Baron Kohl seized the opportunity to become the top steel giant in Germany, and not long ago the other party made great efforts to help John persuade the government to allow Krupp to sell a large number of patents, and John could not refuse this invitation.

Just two days after visiting Baron Cole, John received a second invitation.

"Felix? Hoffman? ”

After seeing the payment on the invitation, John's brows suddenly furrowed: "Hehe, isn't this the name of the scientist from Bayer?" ”

Of course, John was very familiar with this name.

In fact, for a long time, he had been engaged in a written lawsuit with Mr. Hoffmann -- a literary lawsuit related to Hailuoyin. The inventor of Hailuoyin insisted that the heroine was a panacea, and that John only called it poison to suppress his rivals. After all, in the eyes of many doctors, Hailuoyin can replace aspirin or even sulfonamides, and the effect is very obvious!

But in John's view, this Mr. Hoffmann was merely for profit.

In the original history of Bayer, in addition to the dye industry, the most profitable is undoubtedly the medicine of the century aspirin. Although the aspirin war broke out because of profits, it is an indisputable fact that Bayer made huge profits. But in this world, John created aspirin early, and with the first-mover advantage and the power of the aspirin brand, he defeated competitors all over the world and successfully reproduced the style of the medicine of the century. Therefore, in the pharmaceutical field, Bayer's only hope is the heroine - Hailuoyin.

And if you only talk about profits, Hailuoyin is really no worse than aspirin!

So in the past few months, Bayer has been in a "desperate battle" with Huntelaar Medical School, Hoffmann and Johann! German medical journals and new medical journals have become the positions of both sides, and one paper after another has become a gun in their hands, coldly and mercilessly bombarded at each other!

Merely......

In the eyes of others, it was a completely unequal war.

As one of Germany's leading chemical giants, Bayer is of course strong and has an extraordinary influence. But this power and influence put on John? In front of the name Huntelaar, it looks so fragile, it can be called vulnerable! John today? Mr. Huntelaar, whose prestige is at the peak of his prestige for saving the lives of countless soldiers on the battlefield with the invention of surgical debridement and effective disinfectants alone! Therefore, even in Britain, the British government, which suspected that he was secretly supporting the Boers, would not dare to act rashly, let alone Bayer, which had no roots in the field of medicine.

Therefore, in just over half a year, Hailuoyin was almost knocked out of the mortal world.

The U.S. government, which had only legislated a ban on Hailuoyin in 1924, issued an order as soon as the paper was published because of the close relationship between Roosevelt and John. As for the European countries, no one waited until the international conference of 1912, and at the beginning of 1902 a decree was issued prohibiting the use of hailuoyin. Even the German Empire, Bayer's home base, is discussing the closure of factories and the production of Hailuoyin due to the calls of many top medical schools, including the University of Berlin, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Leipzig.

So it's no surprise that Hoffman sent John an invitation.

"So, will you go?"

Raising her eyebrows slightly, Anna asked with some curiosity: "Anyway, Bayer is one of the major shareholders of the German United Pharmaceutical Company, and it is also a domestic chemical giant, I think it is better to try to reconcile if possible." ”

"Hehe, no need."

Squinting his eyes slightly, John shook his head indifferently and said, "There's no point in going, it's just a waste of time, it's better to rest at home for two more days." ”

You don't have to go to the other side to guess what Hoffman meant, it's nothing more than trying to convince him, and even threaten him with all kinds of means to make him give up Hailuoyin's harmful arguments. You must know how big the interests of Hailuoyin without any restrictions are, and anyone in the future can probably imagine it. Historically, Bayer's profits from Hailuoyin can be said to be beyond anyone's imagination, and the profits in 1902 accounted for 5% of the entire pharmaceutical industry!

So John had no interest in such an invitation.

However, John said it lightly, but Anna's face was a little uneasy, and she said worriedly: "But...... Bayer is quite influential in Germany, and if you have a bad relationship with them......"

"Haha, don't worry!"

Patting Anna's little hand gently, John said proudly: "Don't talk about a Bayer company, even if they join forces with BASF and other companies, what can they do to me?" ”

Perhaps Bayer has a huge presence in Germany, but how could John still be worried about the Huntelaar consortium after it had matured completely? And don't forget, John himself wasn't easy to mess with in Germany! Not to mention that he still holds a 30% stake in the German United Pharmaceutical Company, it is his prestige in the field of physics and medicine, as well as the huge network of relationships that have long been established in various universities in Germany, even because of the influence of stainless steel, radio, etc., it is not a chemical company in Bayer that can move if he wants!

John had full confidence in this.

So in Johan's eyes, Bayer in 1902 was not worth mentioning at all, even if the other party's influence in Germany was deeply entrenched. And unless Hailuoyin succeeds in being banned, John doesn't want to have anything to do with them.

"That's right, Anna."

Putting aside this little thing about Bayer, Johan suddenly said with great interest: "Don't talk about these disappointing things, tomorrow is the weekend, and there is a match of the University of Berlin football team...... As you know, I'm the biggest shareholder in this club, so how about we go to a football game together? ”

Even if he was a pseudo-fan in his previous life, after establishing three clubs in his life, John has become a real fan.

And don't forget, in the hottest era of Chinese football, basically boys would go to watch a few games with their classmates, and they could understand some rules or tactics by listening to a few ears. So every time he visits his club, John will be like the future East Asian three fat, suits and leather shoes to the coaches and players to "instruct" tactics, and the level of half-has also made him successfully win the weird title of football tactician......

"A football game? This weekend? ”

After listening to her husband's words, Anna shook her head busily and said; "Forget it, you better go on your own, I'm really not interested in football. And there was an auction on the weekend, and I heard that there were works by Menzel, Dürer, and Rubens, and so I was determined to come back with a few of them. ”

Anna has always been very supportive of her husband's hobby of collecting art.

It's just that Anna regrets that although John likes to collect oil paintings, he seems to be mainly focused on Italian, French, Dutch and even British, and has little interest in German painters. Naturally, Anna was deeply dissatisfied with this, especially since as a German, she did not have a good impression of the French.

"Uh...... All right. ”

After smacking his lips, John nodded with some regret.

Collecting paintings by masters is one of the best investments, and John certainly couldn't afford to get down to business. He just regretted that his wife couldn't go with him to experience the charm of early 20th-century football...... (To be continued.) )