The Eleventh Act Sufficient Reason Wise Decision Extraordinary Courage

  As they sipped their coffee after breakfast, Roger spoke up and said: "Consul Tanny, I'd like to ask you something. What do you think of my drug - penicillin?"

  "Oh, heavens! That's absolutely the most amazing thing in the East, no question about it! I swear, from now on I'll only see Chinese doctors. Those doctors I met in America are just a bunch of butchers who only know how to wield knives!"

  Looking at the excited Tan Ni, Roger smiled: "Mr. Tan, I'm not very interested in whether you like traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine. What I want to ask is, if I start a company and mass-produce this drug, will it make money?"

  "Making money? That's completely inaccurate, you should say robbing money instead!" Tan Ni became excited again, as if a mountain of gold was in front of him. "For those patients, your penicillin is not medicine, it's an angel, it's their life! To save themselves, no matter how much money they will pay!"

  This view is consistent with Xu Zhanggui's, and Roger also holds this view, otherwise he wouldn't have brought penicillin to the Republic of China.

  "Alright, then Consul Tanny, would you like to become a partner in my pharmaceutical company?" Roger swirled the cappuccino in his cup and smiled devilishly at Tanny, offering him a temptation.

  Tan Ni's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Roger: "Me!? Partner!? Producing this... this penicillin!?"

  "Of course!"

  "I'm willing!"

  So decisive! Roger was taken aback: "But I haven't even stated the conditions yet?"

  "No need to say more, you write the contract well and I'll sign it immediately! Any condition I agree!" Tan Ni said resolutely, having personally witnessed the effect of penicillin. He understood the value of such a divine medicine, but what he understood even better was his own strength - he had money, but not too much; he had connections, but not too extensive. This opportunity to cooperate was a pie that fell from the sky and landed on his head, a blessing from his ancestors! If he hesitated over trivial matters at this moment and missed it, he would regret it until he died!

  Although the conditions are not impossible to discuss, Tan Ni is not like those big shots, and it's hard for him to take advantage of others when cooperating with him. This is his advantage in discussing conditions, but at the same time, it's also a disadvantage - there are too many people like him who don't even need to discuss conditions and are willing to cooperate unconditionally! So he must also agree unconditionally. Moreover, agreeing unconditionally can still gain the other party's favor, and may even bring some unexpected gains.

  Tan Ni wasn't without the thought of using his power to coerce Roger into handing over the secret formula, although he could blackmail Deng Ben Yin without any qualms. As a devout Christian, he firmly believed that if he did such a thing to the person who had just saved his wife, he would definitely go to hell and be tormented in the flames for ten thousand years! Moreover, could he really guarantee getting the complete formula by doing so? He didn't dare to make such a promise.

  "Alright, since you said that, I'll state my conditions." Roger paused for a moment before continuing, "There are many things you need to do. Firstly, I'm short on funds, so you need to help me secure funding to purchase the necessary equipment; secondly, I plan to set up a factory in Qiongya, and as you know the situation here, I'll need you to appear when necessary to help resolve some issues; thirdly, I'm understaffed here, so I need your help registering patents in various countries and finding suitable sales agents. Of course, you don't have to do these things personally - it's fine if you find someone trustworthy to help out. In return, as compensation, I'll give you 10% of the shares of penicillin. Although it may seem like a small amount, I believe that after two years, you'll reap a hundredfold return on your investment!"

  "I have no doubt about that." Although he was not satisfied with the 10% stake, Tan Ni still agreed because he knew that even if it was only 10%, the wealth it would bring him in the future would be astronomical!

  "But I'm curious, why set up a factory here? Isn't America good enough? Even if you don't like America, couldn't you go to Shanghai or even Guangzhou? Why here? You should know that this island doesn't even have two real roads!"

  "The only reason - I like it here."

  "More than sufficient reason, extremely wise decision and extraordinary courage..." Tan Ni shrugged her shoulders and helplessly pursed her lips.

  "Well then, let's have a pleasant cooperation!"

  "It was a pleasure working with you!"

  ……

  After Roger came out of the consulate in the afternoon, he immediately took a rickshaw to Chen Fengqi's place, preparing to tell him about the progress of things. Although he was extremely disgusted with this ruthless warlord and even hated to solve him with one shot, there was no way. If you want to stand firm here, the local snake is absolutely not allowed to be offended.

  "Mr. Chen, fortunately I didn't disappoint you, I've already established a connection with Consul Tan Ni!" As soon as he entered the office, Roger put on a smiling face, although it was hypocritical, at least he was smiling.

  "Wow! So smoothly? You've really worked hard, little brother. I don't know what kind of talk that Consul Tanner had with you. Is he willing to lower the price? Hurry up and tell me all about it." As soon as Chen Feng heard that Roger had actually gotten in touch with Consul Tanner, he immediately stood up with a joyful smile, hastily gave up his seat to Roger, and handed him his own tea, treating him warmly like a biological brother.

  Roger didn't dare to really drink Chen Fengqi's tea, and after taking it, he put it aside and continued to talk about the compensation: "I didn't know Consul Tan Ni at first, but his wife was ill and I happened to be able to cure her, so we got acquainted. As for that sum of money, I did mention it to him, but he refused to lower the price! No matter how much I said, he just insisted that you wouldn't dare not pay!"

  Chen Feng sighed and slumped back into his chair: "Alas... I knew those foreigners were a bunch of money-grabbing devils, not so easily gotten rid of..."

  "However, although they didn't agree to lower the price, I managed to dig out an important piece of information that might just make those foreigners submit if used properly!"

  "Oh? Tell me about it."

  "In fact, this compensation thing was not a requirement of the US government at all, but rather those consuls asking for money on their own initiative!"

  "What's the point of this?! What's the use?! Whether it's the US government or the US consulate, we can't afford to offend them, and in the end, we still have to pay!" After hearing Roger's words, Chen Feng's face was filled with disappointment.

  "It's different! If this is a requirement of the US government, then no matter how we try to negotiate, the price won't come down much. But if it's just the idea of those people at the consulate, then we can talk the price down! Since it's their own decision, they must be thinking of making money and getting credit for it, but if it fails, they'll have to take the blame themselves!"

  Chen Feng nodded in agreement, he also often did this kind of private work and knew the rules.

  "So, this matter is just a small disturbance to the American devils, they definitely don't care about it. They think we dare not offend them, but if this matter really gets big and becomes an international event, causing trouble for the leaders of the Tan Ni consulate, then those Tan Ni people will also be in trouble. So, they also do not want things to get out of hand. If things get out of hand, we will have truly offended the American government to death, but that group of Tan Ni people will also absolutely have to pack up and leave!"

  "So... you mean... we scare them a bit so they'll be easier to negotiate with?"

  "Right! But we must grasp the depth, if it gets out of hand, we can't afford to take responsibility. On the other hand, if it's just a small disturbance, they won't be afraid!"

  "Don't worry about this, we're experts at this kind of thing!" Chen Feng patted his chest, full of confidence.