456: Profit first

The old expert shook his head and said with great certainty, "This has reached the molecular level; we can't research it!"

Lehman fell silent.

The expert in front of him was already at the pinnacle of the pharmaceutical industry; if he said he couldn't research it, then he truly couldn't!

Lehman was filled with indignation.

What a great opportunity!

This was his golden chance to become the head of the Chaierfu Family!

And just like that, it was gone!

"Marina, let's go!" Lehman left with his secretary.

In the car, Lehman grew more and more angry, and more and more unwilling, the more he thought about it.

"Marina, tell me, is our United States' technology the strongest?"

Marina nodded affirmatively, "Our United States' technology is the strongest!"

Lehman asked, "Then why can a small China, a China that has only been involved in our medicine for a few years, invent a medicine that we can't replicate?"

Marina was silent.

She also didn't know why.

She couldn't figure it out either.

Lehman roared, "Do you know what that cold medicine represents?"

"It represents a monopoly, it means that all other cold medicines on the market are garbage."

"A cold medicine with no side effects, fast-acting, and effective can monopolize the market and crush all other cold medicines!"

"Do you know what a monopoly is?"

"Do you know how profitable a monopoly is?"

Lehman practically yelled it out.

Marina remained silent.

Of course, she knew how profitable a monopoly was.

With over six billion people in the entire world, if each person consumed cold medicine once a year, that would be over a hundred billion!

The profit margin for medicine is very high; if they could completely monopolize the entire cold medicine market, then with just a little manipulation, it would be trillions in profit.

First, use low prices to squeeze all other cold medicines out of the market.

Then sell at a high price.

It wouldn't need to be too high; fifty dollars would be enough to cure a cold.

For some poorer countries, they could earn a little less; ten dollars would suffice.

For some people with poor health, catching a cold three or four times a year is normal.

At least a hundred billion dollars in profit per year!

That's profit, pure profit!

By the most conservative estimate, the company's market capitalization, once listed, would be at least twenty trillion.

The profits in the pharmaceutical industry are terrifying.

Lehman's mood remained unsettled for a long time; he was very agitated now.

"Marina, prepare something to help me cool down," Lehman said.

"Yes!" Marina nodded.

Back at his manor, after Lehman showered, he entered his room.

After one night, he woke up the next day, and his agitated mood had disappeared.

"Marina, prepare a flight ticket to China for me," Lehman said decisively.

Marina nodded.

Lehman said, "Arrange a meeting with Qian Ziyong of Feihuang Group for me. Tell him that our Chaierfu Family, and I, Cairfu Lehman, would like to meet him to discuss some cooperation."

"Yes," Marina bowed.

"Wait!" Lehman reminded, "When scheduling with Qian Ziyong, be polite, be very polite!"

"Oh, and prepare a check for one hundred million in cash for me."

"Yes!" Marina bowed very solemnly.

She knew that her boss was going to handle something big.

If he succeeded, the position of head of the Chaierfu Family would undoubtedly belong to her boss.

...

Inside the villa in Shen City.

Qian Ziyong was reading a book, learning about the manufacturing of lithography machines.

He found that he had the ability to make a lithography machine, but it would be extremely costly, take a long time, and the resulting lithography machine would at most be twenty nanometers, far less powerful than the most advanced lithography machines.

While he was reading, someone called, saying that Cairfu Lehman of the Chaierfu Family wanted to meet him.

Chaierfu Family?

Never heard of them.

Cairfu Lehman?

Don't know him!

Qian Ziyong said somewhat strangely, "How did Cairfu Lehman get my phone number?"

He hung up the phone and continued reading his book.

Theoretically, he could make a lithography machine, but this was only in theory; in reality, there were many parts he couldn't make.

"It seems I need to develop a complete industrial chain!"

"Hmm... it would be best to learn about the industrial mother machine and build the industrial mother machine myself first."

Qian Ziyong thought to himself.

Making an industrial mother machine is very difficult.

He couldn't fully learn it from books; it would be best to go abroad and see the most cutting-edge high-tech mother machines.

"China currently has high-tech mother machines imported from abroad. Every time they are used, authorization from the foreign company is required, and a fee must be paid!"

Qian Ziyong sighed.

If you don't understand domestic and foreign industries, and haven't reached the forefront of technology, you won't know how many things are being held back by others.

Some foreign companies sell high-tech mother machines to them for tens of millions.

Whether it's moving the machine, turning it on, or even opening the software, money is needed to unlock it.

Is this buying a machine?

This is just renting a machine.

It's even more frustrating than renting.

With a rented machine, at least during the rental period, all usage rights are in your hands, and no additional money is needed.

But...

Sigh...

Qian Ziyong sighed.

In addition to industrial mother machines, some medical equipment is also like this.

It's frustrating, truly too frustrating!

The more Qian Ziyong learned, the more frustrated he became.

The more he understood, the angrier he got!

"Is there any way to see the most advanced high-tech mother machines abroad?" Qian Ziyong thought to himself.

If he was going to do it, he would do the best.

China indeed had imported high-tech mother machines, but they were not the most advanced; they were things that others had already phased out.

Not being advanced meant that the things made by the mother machine lacked high precision.

Although for most companies, the precision was already high enough.

But Qian Ziyong was not satisfied.

If he spent a lot of time making an industrial mother machine that wasn't the most advanced, it wouldn't be worth it for him.

His time was limited.

He also had to lose money for the company!

Qian Ziyong continued to study.

The next day, Qian Ziyong woke up early.

He didn't leave his room and had his secretary buy him breakfast.

He was studying some software-related knowledge on his computer.

Industrial drawing, programming.

From the simplest CAD software to CAE, CAM.

Management software like ERP systems, and programming software like PLC programming, and so on.

Besides hardware, machines also have software.

Only hardware cannot make a machine run.

Just as he was studying with great interest, there was a knock on the door.

"What is it?" Qian Ziyong frowned.

He had already said not to disturb him if there was nothing important.

Could it be that the company made money again?

Qi Nini said, "Boss, people from the Chaierfu Family have arrived."

"Hmm?" Qian Ziyong frowned.

Didn't he say he wouldn't see anyone from the Chaierfu Family?

That Cairfu Lehman came?

He used to not be able to remember such long names, but ever since he gained super learning ability, his memory had also rapidly improved.

The other party had found his home; if he didn't see them, wouldn't he be constantly harassed?

He might as well see them!

Qian Ziyong didn't get up, "Let him in!"

Qi Nini immediately went to bring the people in.

Lehman and Marina walked in with smiles on their faces.

Many bodyguards followed behind them and also came in.