Chapter 597 Pressure from the outside (third update, please subscribe)
On this day, several BMW cars were parked opposite Jianmin Company, looking at this company with armed security personnel. The passengers got out of the car and they were several Europeans.
The leader among them is Dr. Lailan, the representative of the World Health Organization.
“1.03 billion!”
Dr. Lelan, wearing sunglasses, said in a sighing tone. He was accompanied by several reporters with cameras and notepads.
"This is the turnover of Jianmin Company last year!"
When staring at this enterprise, Dr. Lailan's tone was not just envy, but also desire!
The full name of Jianmin Company is Jianmin Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. It is a pharmaceutical company integrating drug research and development, production and sales. It is the largest pharmaceutical company in Nanyang and should be the largest pharmaceutical company in Asia.
The product types produced and operated by the company include hundreds of drugs including antibiotics and vaccine products.
Anyone who knows a little bit about it knows what his flagship product is.
"Streptomycin!"
Dr. Lelan continued.
“A few years ago, the President obtained all the patents for this antibiotic in the United States by funding Albert Szaz’s research. It was precisely because of this drug that had a miraculous effect on tuberculosis. Last year, Jianmin exported drugs worth more than US$900 million, 75% of which were streptomycin. The average price was as high as US$20 per dose. If calculated by weight, the value of this drug is 130 times that of gold. Above..."
As the numbers came out of Dr. Lailan's mouth one by one, he then said again.
“Now, there are 380 tuberculosis patients per 100,000 people in the United States, while in Europe, due to hunger and poor environment, there are 600 tuberculosis patients per 100,000 people, and there are tens of millions of patients. Struggling in pain and even dying. Correspondingly, streptomycin, the only drug that can effectively treat tuberculosis, makes most poor patients die in despair due to its high price. …”
When Dr. Lelan spoke, his tone was full of compassion, but if he hadn't been wearing sunglasses, people would have been able to see the greed in his eyes!
If given the chance, of course he hopes to jump to the dining table to share the fat like those people, but what he can do is very limited, it is nothing more than applying pressure. By creating social influence, forcing the officials of various countries to intervene, and finally forcing Nanyang to make concessions under the pretext of "for the health of all mankind". What is this concession?
Of course, several major pharmaceutical manufacturers share patents. However, this kind of sharing definitely requires payment of fees. As for paying more or paying less, that is a matter between the major pharmaceutical companies and Jianmin Pharmaceutical. As for him...all he needs is to create this opportunity.
It's a pity that I can only be a spectator, but if I can take the opportunity to invest in the stocks of some pharmaceutical companies, I may be able to get a certain return. What about using the two hundred thousand US dollars for investment?
However, at this time, sunglasses completely blocked Dr. Lelan’s gaze, and the reporters around him all took notes to write down what he said,
"A good medicine that can cure diseases and save lives has become a tool for plundering money in the hands of these greedy profiteers. In order to maximize its profits, Jianmin Company even invented differential pricing, which is to set corresponding prices according to the economies of various countries. In the United States, , Streptomycin costs 40 US dollars per dose, 30 US dollars in Germany, 25 US dollars in Mexico and Brazil, and 20 US dollars in some countries, but..."
Looking at the reporters around me , he emphasized.
"In Nanyang, it only costs 2 US dollars! At this price, last year alone, Jianmin Company made more than 700 million US dollars in dirty money from painful patients! I don’t know how many tuberculosis Patients go bankrupt in order to survive, and countless patients die in despair because they cannot afford expensive drugs.”
What is the most profitable business in the world?
Drugs!
Because no matter in any era, people are always afraid of death.
As the only drug to treat tuberculosis, Nanyang has indeed made a lot of money. This is a well-known thing.
However, this is the first time that someone has made all this public. The man's story made the reporters feel indignant as they filmed the company with their cameras.
In the company building across the street, Zhu Huayun was watching all this quietly, but his frown revealed his inner annoyance.
"General Manager, since the World Health Organization accused us of implementing differential pricing of drugs in order to make huge profits, our branches in various countries have encountered varying degrees of protests, and officials from many countries, including the United States, have They also blame us for our high pricing. They believe that drugs related to human health should be patented, rather than..." Zhu Huayun said before the secretary could finish.
“Fart! Let’s open patents first. Let the pharmaceutical companies in the United States open their patents first. If it weren’t for the patent period of penicillin, which has expired long ago, and the price dropped during the war, I can guarantee that those in the United States will now open their patents. I want to sell it for at least 50 dollars a piece!”
Although Nanyang’s penicillin strains come from the United States, including the production equipment, this does not prevent Zhu Huayun from complaining about the greed of American pharmaceutical companies.
The greed of pharmaceutical companies is well known to everyone, but in the past, no pharmaceutical company has ever controlled this huge gold mine by relying on patents like Nanyang Jianmin.
That’s a profit of nearly 800 million US dollars!
This is no longer a gold mine, but a money printing machine. Faced with such huge profits, who can not be tempted?
And such huge profits are entirely due to the fact that streptomycin can be used as a drug to treat tuberculosis patients, and the effect is surprisingly good - it can eliminate tuberculosis bacteria very effectively and completely cure the disease.
Such a miraculous drug naturally amazed everyone and gave patients hope of life. But the high price is also prohibitive.
“Now that we see that we have made money from streptomycin, everyone pounces on us like hungry wolves, eager to make a fortune from it. They eat up all the meat and let Shall we have soup?”
Zhu Huayun, who was furious, wanted to rush over and tear that guy into pieces, isn’t he the representative of the WHO?
It sounds nice to say that it is for the health of everyone, but as far as Zhu Huayun knows, that guy has very close ties with some big pharmaceutical companies in the United States.
This year, the World Health Organization stepped forward not so much for the health of patients, but rather because the big pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States have had an effect on official research in various countries. That is why the WHO came forward. .
Zhu Huayun knows the secrets very well.
“We say justice is awe-inspiring, but our hearts are all about fucking business! Today’s drama is just to put pressure on us, just ignore them!”
Listen to the manager If so, the secretary reminded from the side.
"Manager, although I said that, if you don't respond, the pressure will eventually fall on the official residence, the official residence..."
After thinking about it, the secretary reminded.
“There is a lot of pressure on the official residence now. The investigation team of the Three Kingdoms Gold Return Committee is conducting investigations in Nanyang. Coupled with the sudden visit of the World Health Organization’s special commissioner, if the pressure cannot be withstood... "
The secretary's words made Zhu Huayun frown even more tightly. Why didn't he know the pressure the official was facing now?
If you can’t hold on...
After thinking about it, he shook his head decisively and said.
“We must have confidence in you. Not to mention that you have never succumbed to external pressure. From an economic point of view, pharmaceutical exports are now the largest export commodity in Nanyang, and they are also the company’s main source of profit. Which one is less important? Which one is more important, you can naturally tell clearly..."
When he said these words, Zhu Huayun was very confident. The reason why he was so confident was that he believed that no one would treat this The chicken that laid the golden eggs gave up.
(End of this chapter)