This may also be the most loss-making business Liu Lang has ever done in this world.
But it may also be one of Liu Lang's most successful businesses.
What a worldly thing! It’s so amazing that two people thousands of miles apart may cross paths for just a moment and become entangled for a lifetime from then on. The same goes for doing business, the amount of profit cannot necessarily determine it.
Profit and loss.
Anyway, one Chinese and one Western, the two parties involved, a man and a woman, were beating their chests and regretting it, while the other was calling the family on the other side of the ocean overnight as if they had picked up a golden doll for nothing, urging the family to send someone to China as soon as possible to sign the contract.
This means that there are no flights between the United States and China. Otherwise, maybe within two days, the Ross family's contract would have been placed in front of Liu Lang, waiting for Liu Lang to sign and confirm.
After all, Liu Lang underestimated the huge demand for sulfonamide antibacterial drugs in the international market. Although the price of around 8 million US dollars was an astronomical figure, it was insignificant compared to the value that sulfonamide could create.
You know, a flu epidemic more than ten years ago took away the lives of nearly 20 million people in the Americas, and as many as 500,000 people died in the United States that year.
The emergence of sulfa, which has special effects on pneumonia, can be said to be a life-saving straw for such patients. Laura, who was born in a businessman family, can calculate the economic benefits it will produce with her toes.
However, although Liu Lang did not correctly estimate the true value of sulfonamide, he did not ask for an exorbitant price, nor did he really mean that poverty limited his imagination. Rather, he knew very well that European countries had been conducting research on sulfonamide for more than ten years.
Deep, they just lack an introduction.
In fact, this is indeed the case. In the past, only one year after the first generation of sulfonamides was developed, dozens of sulfonamide drugs were released. By 1945, thousands of sulfonamide derivative drugs had been developed and used in various applications.
Treatment of bacterial diseases.
Huashang Group's sulfonamides cannot always dominate the market and may only last half a year.
In real terms, Liu Lang did not lose money on the equity capital of 8 million US dollars.
Of course, these are things that Laura and the Ross family could not predict. However, of course they will not lose money. The Chinese Merchant Group will always surprise them.
Early the next morning, Liu Lang met Comrade Lao Yan, the famous Shanxi boss. Dressed in a military uniform and wearing glasses, he personally greeted the Shanxi boss when he left. It was difficult for Liu Lang to dislike him.
It is said that Comrade Lao Yan's biggest advantage in being able to stand in Shanxi is that he knows people well and appoints them well. While focusing on his own relatives and fellow villagers, he also spared no effort in promoting generals from other provinces. Facts have proved that he is extremely accurate in employing people. No matter in that war, the Shanxi army
Rebellious generals rarely appear, and it is not a fluke that he has been operating in Shanxi for decades with a firm grip on military power.
But when Liu Lang got in contact with him, he realized that if he just said that he knew people well and was kind to others, he really underestimated this big boss of the Republic of China. His extremely high emotional intelligence and strong ability to deal with people made it difficult for a young man like Fan Ziran to hang out in the business circle.
It's just that he felt like a spring breeze and didn't feel any pressure. It was his true ability that allowed people like Liu Lang who traveled through time and space to know his life to have a feeling that later generations would have a somewhat low evaluation of him.
Comrade Lao Yan obviously also knew the identities of the little foreign girls Laura and Fan Ziran, so when Comrade Lao Li went to the hotel to invite Liu Lang, he also invited these two on his behalf.
So in Comrade Lao Yan's living room, there were not only Liu Lang, but also those two people sitting there. But after Lao Yan had a brief chat with these two business elites, one Chinese and one foreign, he let his
The famous fifth cousin, Yan Huiqing, accompanied me.
Of course, the two soldiers in military uniforms were not carrying anyone on their backs. As if they had no interest in military matters, Comrade Lao Yan did not mention the Great Wall War at all. After chatting a few commonplaces, Comrade Lao Yan laughed:
"Captain Liu came to Taiyuan for the first time. The poor mountains and rivers of Shanxi are not very attractive. The places where literati and elegant people go in Jinci are not very attractive to military heroes like Commander Liu. Why don't you accompany me to the Taiyuan Machinery Factory with me?"
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Liu Lang was stunned for a moment.
What exactly is Comrade Lao Yan selling in this gourd?
Taiyuan Machinery Factory, the name sounds like it is just an ordinary factory, but in fact, it was the nickname of the famous Taiyuan Arsenal during this period.
The reason why Comrade Lao Yan has been able to establish a foothold in Shanxi for these decades is that the Taiyuan Arsenal has played a huge role. As one of the three major arsenals in the country, the manufacturing capacity of the Taiyuan Arsenal can actually rank first. The Central Plains War
In the past, what was the productivity of the Taiyuan Arsenal? It produced 35 artillery pieces, 100 mortars, 3,000 rifles, 900 imitation Thompson submachine guns, 15 machine guns, 15,000 artillery shells, 9,000 mortar shells, and bullets per month.
With 4.2 million rounds and 15,000 workers, the Taiyuan Arsenal can produce equipment for a standard division almost a month if the raw materials are sufficient.
Such an awesome arsenal, which can almost be called the number one in the country, declined rapidly due to the defeat of Comrade Lao Yan in the Central Plains War. It was not until Comrade Lao Yan came back to power last year that productivity was slowly restored, but because of fear of being attacked
The bald man's suspicion was only restored to a limited extent, and even his name was changed first.
But no matter what, this is the core and most important department of the Jinsui Army. No matter how you say it, it is not Liu Lang's turn to be an "outsider" stationed in Sichuan who still has the Central Army in his name and watch it!
"Thank you, Chief Yan, for your trust, and I am even more grateful for the two mountain cannons that Chief Yan supported during the Battle of the Great Wall. Liu Lang has always remembered them in his heart." Liu Lang did not answer directly, but suddenly brought up this issue.
In the future, the thousands of rounds of artillery shells and two brand-new mountain cannons purchased by Lao Taishan independently will come from Shanxi. Liu Lang knows very well that without the nod of the big man in front of him, you can't even think about a cannon shell, let alone a mountain cannon.
Shipped out of Shanxi.
"You're going too far. Your father-in-law bought it with money, and I also made a lot of money in Shanxi. Stop gossiping, what? Now that I'm talking about this, why don't you first remind the old man that you, Liu Lang, are a pauper now?
, please don’t sell mountain cannons and shells to you?" Comrade Lao Yan waved his hand and joked.
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears." Liu Lang replied to Comrade Lao Yan solemnly.
The little foreign girl on the side was stunned for a while, and it was good to be able to understand Chinese vernacular. This sentence from Mencius in classical Chinese is almost incomprehensible to Westerners.
The two men, one old and one young, looked at each other and burst into laughter.
I have to say that both of them think the other is a wonderful person.
One dropped the bait and the other swallowed it without thinking. It was interesting.
To say he is a wonderful person is just synonymous with fox.
At least that's how it seemed to the little foreign girl. The old man and the young two foxes were smiling brightly, but the little foreign girl instinctively felt that these two people, who had been talking about it for a long time, had a conspiracy.
Yan Huiqing was a little surprised when she looked at Liu Lang's back. Although her cousin looked modest on the outside, he was actually tough on the outside. Very few people dared to make any moves in front of him, but this young colonel acted with smooth flow and no stagnation.
It is also an expression of extreme confidence.
The King of Shanxi left a good impression on Liu Lang.
Liu Lang, on the other hand, left a deep impression on both of them. He was not only confident, but also cunning and difficult to deal with.