The Twenty-Sixth Chapter: The Auction of the Big Pit
Roger was not prepared to personally participate in the negotiations with those quasi-agents, anyway the conditions had already been set, as long as the gap was not too big they could be agreed upon, and in this era, those white people generally looked down on yellow people, his presence during the negotiation might even have a counterproductive effect.
Although Roger was displeased with the racial discrimination of those whites, he did not want his emotions to affect his income, especially when these incomes could be in the millions.
"Although it feels unpleasant, it can only be like this for now." Thinking about the racial discrimination issue of whites, Roger let out a depressed sigh and left the consulate, completely throwing the negotiation task to Tanny.
"It seems that the mission of returning to the Republic has increased by one more item... Although I don't know what I can do, at least, I want to make the university English four and six levels become university Chinese four and six levels..."
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Because he was concerned that his own pricing of penicillin would be too high to encourage the agents, and also to give them a stimulus to increase their income, Rogers had Tanney put out a feeler before formally mentioning penicillin.
"Ladies and gentlemen, before we begin today's formal content, I have an exciting announcement to make - in addition to Antibiotic X (the official sales name of penicillin in this world - to prevent others from guessing the source of the medicine from the name), we have also successfully developed a new type of miraculous drug that is on par with Antibiotic X. The specific efficacy can be found in the materials I sent you, and if you don't believe it, I can conduct verification experiments under your supervision."
To ensure the sales of antibiotic X, we have decided that this new type of drug will be put on sale again after 5 years. At that time, we will authorize and transfer the complete production technology to other companies, and the companies that receive such treatment will only be agents of antibiotic X!
Tan Ni's words were like a heavy bomb exploding among the agents, another divine medicine! This Dongfang Pharmaceutical is really not to be underestimated, creating history with two divine medicines at once.
And this divine medicine can even be transferred!? Is something wrong!?
Everyone knows that there must be an inside story, but they really can't figure out why. However, no matter what the reason is, the transfer of a divine medicine's rights is absolutely correct, and even if not, they are determined to get Antibiotic X.
Since obtaining agency of antibiotic X is a prerequisite for everything, let's put the question aside and talk about it after obtaining the agency.
Seeing the enthusiastic situation in the field, Tan Ni nodded satisfactorily and immediately began negotiating agency rights.
The negotiations went very smoothly, but it can also be said that they did not go smoothly at all. As for whether they were smooth or not, it completely depends on which side's perspective you look from...
For Tan Ni, today was the happiest day of his life. As he watched contract after contract with a string of zeros flying in front of him, he felt that agreeing to Roger without hesitation was the most correct decision he had ever made in his life.
For those agents who were determined to get rich, today is not so comfortable. Originally, they wanted to make a lot of money directly from penicillin, but now Tan Ni's conditions have mixed it up, making money is certain, but it can't be considered a big business. Fortunately, as long as the agency right is obtained, the improvement in reputation is still very significant.
Even if the drug is no longer profitable when it's in hand, as a strategic drug and the sole agent for each country, the national subsidy alone can make them rich, not to mention the transfer of a divine medicine 5 years later.
As neither Roger nor the quasi-agents wanted too many people to become agents, they negotiated and allocated agents according to market share. For example, North America was divided into three sales regions, South America had one, and the Caribbean had one. Europe and Africa were basically divided by country and their respective colonies. As for Asia, except for India, all of it became Roger's territory, with a setup that resembled the allocation of World Cup final slots.
After the quota was negotiated, Tan Ni's mouth had never closed, because what followed was the auction time... Obtaining agency rights requires paying a certain agency fee first!
This is also the origin of that long-standing rumor.
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"Mr. 18 has bid up to $2 million! $2 million! Just $2 million and he's got the agency rights for the entire Western United States?! Good heavens, don't you know how many people are in the Western United States?!"
"Oh! Mr. 24 has raised the price, directly to 30 million! 30 million for the first time! 30 million for the second time! Is there anyone else who wants to continue bidding?! Think carefully, everyone, and consider again how about we take a closer look at the current situation of the US pharmaceutical market?"
"Alright, alright, Mr. 24, I accept your protest. To be honest, you really didn't need to throw your shoe up here... $3 million for the third time! The agency rights for Western America have been obtained by No. 24!"
At this moment, Tan Ni's tongue was flying up and down, saliva splashing everywhere, even though his forehead was already covered in sweat, he didn't notice at all, completely immersed in the auction.
During the auction, he even wondered if it was a good choice to enter politics and become a consul in the first place. After so many years, those diplomatic clichés had become annoying to him.
And now? Every time he uses his own eloquent words to stir up the atmosphere, he can get tens of thousands of US dollars! What's crazier than this?!
After the negotiations ended, the agents who had obtained the agency rights set off on their journey back home with the first batch of penicillin for road use, excited and in high spirits. Those who failed to win the competition were not entirely without gain - Roger gave them some mysterious blue pills and revealed that once the penicillin factory was completed, he would mass-produce these pills and welcome all agents...
Of course, in order to prevent being easily copied, the main ingredients of this blue small pill are extremely complex tonic Chinese medicine extracts, and the ingredients of Viagra are very hidden and mixed in the middle. This formula can be said to be unsolvable even if it is taken to modern times, and there was no possibility of imitation in the Republic of China era!
As for Viagra, Roger similarly didn't apply for a patent at all! Because if he had applied, then 20 years later he wouldn't have been able to make money from the blue pills, and by not applying he could grab an extra 50 years at least!
For truly unbreakable core products, no one is stupid enough to apply for a patent - patents are publicizing technology while protecting it! Haven't you seen that Coca-Cola doesn't have any patents?
"I really want to see the look on those guys' faces 5 years later when they find out that the heart medicine they've been eagerly waiting for is actually a patented dye that has long expired." Roger's mouth curled up unconsciously.
