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Penicillin's profiteering and plummeting

Huo Yingdong's recent penicillin smuggling business is very hot. It is so hot that it is a mess. It is impossible to describe the penicillin with the German Bayer trademark. Not only has it been sold all over Hong Kong, but it is also exported to the world through various channels. The company is completely out of stock now.

His subordinates told Huo Yingdong that Sir Humphrey of Pangu International Co., Ltd. has gone crazy now. He dumped the stock at ex-factory prices to Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian regions, and stopped the purchase from the "pharmaceutical" factory. Acting for Pfizer's drugs except penicillin

His subordinates even told Huo Yingdong that Humphrey even threatened to give "Hong Kong trending gang leader Huo Yingdong" a little color.[

After Huo Yingdong heard Humphrey's threat, he sneered at it

"Look at the color of your old mother. I'm not mistaken. Your Pangu's Pfizer is so expensive. The doctors are not fools. If you have money but don't make money, they will praise your stinky feet. I'm already giving you face. , you bastard, don't be shameless"

After Huo Yingdong expressed his pride to his assistants in the office, he thought about it seriously, and felt that it was not easy to offend Humphrey too much. He was British after all, and he even had a knighthood. It's troublesome to make a fuss

Huo Yingdong sternly said to his subordinates and assistants: "Go outside and tell the Pangu people what I said. If you have money, everyone earns it. We are willing to supply Pangu at a low price and let them sell it in the UK market. "

The assistants under him had no objection, but the managers of the top class became anxious when they heard it, and hurriedly said: "Boss Huo, the British market is so big, are you really willing to give it to Pangu?"

Huo Yingdong hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind, and said: "If you have money, everyone earns it, and I will leave a foot of room for the supply of goods in my hands. I am not afraid of him playing tricks. Besides, the domestic water in the UK is very mixed. Pangu acts as an agent for Pfizer in the United States. There are a lot of distributors and now we do it ourselves, so it’s better to ask them to do it for us.”

Humphrey, who received a message from Henry Huo Yingdong, was a little hesitant at this time. He had been tossing a lot during this time. First, he brought a few executives from foreign firms to seek pressure from Hong Kong Governor Ge Lianghong, but Ge Lianghong had an ambiguous attitude. Or rather a mouse-thrower, completely indecisive

In Ge Lianghong's view, if the smuggling is completely cleared up, Hong Kong will have to make trouble. The smuggling will first endanger the coal transportation from the mainland to Hong Kong. Do the French there buy high-priced coal?

Besides, the trade unions in Hong Kong are also very violent at present. Strikes due to labor disputes often occur. Ge Lianghong understands that there are hands from the north behind this. Even street sweepers dare to strike, then Hong Kong can really change its name and become a stinky Hong Kong

But the most important thing is your wallet

Mrs. Ge Lianghong just partnered with the Huo family's Starlight Company to establish a joint venture Starlight Pharmaceutical Company. This company is mainly engaged in the sales of so-called East German Bayer pharmaceutical products, and it is oriented to the entire Southeast Asia and Central and South America. and Caribbean exports

After Lao Ge asked, he found out that his wife Ge Mulian didn't do anything in this matter, and she didn't do anything, and she got [-]% of her net

Ge Lianghong inquired again, and found that the company sold the low-priced penicillin that Humphrey "strongly protested" and the profit was very large, almost the same as selling opium. This made Ge Lianghong make up his mind, as long as Huo Yingdong does not smuggle arms, and others can turn a blind eye

When Huo Yingdong said that he was willing to give Pangu the agency of the British market, Lao Ge felt that Huo Yingdong did a good job, and he might not be so magnanimous if it was him

Sure enough, after the negotiation with Huo Yingdong, Pangu International Co., Ltd. stopped making trouble. For Ge Lianghong, who is the governor, this result could not be better. Everyone traveled thousands of miles just to seek money. Since it can be negotiated and resolved, that is It's best, so he doesn't care about drug smuggling

After World War II, the British economy was severely traumatized. At the same time, the domestic state-owned enterprises established in World War II began to be divided up by capitalists and became private enterprises. The oil and water of "government" officials became smaller and smaller.

As the governor of Hong Kong, Ge Lianghong found out after he came here that he couldn't just rely on his salary to live here. He would have to starve to death. You must know that although Hong Kong is a land of maru, the people who come and go are rich businessmen and gentry. Poor people can't even afford a facade, but they don't have the face to see others

In the Governor's Mansion that day, Ge Lianghong saw his wife Ge Mulian's face beaming with joy during the family dinner, so he asked:

"Honey, you always look so happy lately, can you share with me?"[

Ge Mulian raised her eyebrows and said, "I just got the March sales records of Xingguang Pharmaceutical Company today, and the situation is quite good."

Ge Lianghong jokingly said: "Oh, then please tell me about our amazing female senior class."

Ge Mulian pretended to be mysterious and said, "Do you know how much Starlight shipped in Central and South America and the Caribbean in March?"

Ge Lianghong thought for a while and said, "Five thousand pounds?"

Mrs. Ge leaned back and forth with a smile, almost spraying the lamb chops in her mouth onto her husband's face. She shook her head in ecstasy, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and continued to look at her husband who was studying for a bachelor's degree with a teasing expression.

Ge Lianghong was a smart man, knowing that he must have made an order of magnitude mistake, he said in surprise, "Could it be fifty thousand pounds?"

Ge Mulian looked sadly at her husband who was full of political future, restrained her excitement, and said in a calm tone: "40 pounds." After finishing speaking, she inserted a piece of raw celery as a side dish, take a bite and bite down

Lao Ge was a little dizzy at this moment, and he subconsciously responded: "It's unbelievable, this is a crazy deal, 40 pounds is 120 million US dollars."

Ge Lianghong managed to react from his surprise, and immediately asked: "What is Huo Yingdong's profit margin?"

Ge Mulian was very satisfied with her husband's surprise, and she said proudly: "The 2% profit makes a total of [-] pounds, and I can get [-] pounds for [-]% of the shares."

Ge Lianghong was dumbfounded. He even felt a little jealous in his heart, and said: "In this case, your annual income will be 12 pounds, which is actually more than the income of a duke's territory. All wage subsidies add up to only £[-].”

Ge Mulian put her hands on the back of her husband's with a smile, and said affectionately: "This is our common income, honey, I know, if it wasn't for your sake, Huo Yingdong would never have given me [-]% of the shares."

Ge Lianghong suddenly felt his waist stiffen, and he converted happily in his heart: "12 pounds a year, that's more than 46 US dollars, which is nearly half a million, my God, as long as this "drug" Two years in business and I'm a millionaire."

The frankness of the British in front of money is always astonishing. Ge Lianghong swallowed the lamb chops in his mouth while thinking, and said crisply:

"Honey, you tell Huo, if you need help, let him speak up, I have a few Cambridge classmates in Brazil and Argentina, and they still have some influence on the local "government""

Greghorn paused, tried to think with a businessman's thinking, and said, "Why doesn't he export to the United States? I have many classmates in the United States."

Ge Mulian said: "Huo said that the current supply of goods is only enough for sales in these regions, and the market will be expanded to North America and Europe in the future."

Ge Lianghong nodded and said: "I hope this is not a short-term fast money. I estimate that as soon as the pharmaceutical companies in the UK and the US start to cut prices, your profits will start to drop sharply. I don’t pay much attention, I really didn’t expect that the cost of these “pharmaceutical” factories is so low.”

Ge Lianghong's prediction was right. Pfizer and Glaxo Wellcome in the United States have discovered low-priced penicillin on the market, and a price war has begun.

Pfizer of the United States and Glaxo Wellcome of the United Kingdom made a fortune from the production of penicillin during World War II. Even though the price of military purchases is very low, the profits are still very considerable under a large number of orders. According to the contract signed with the "government" As long as the pharmaceutical factory guarantees to supply the military at a fair price, the "government" will give it tax-free benefits and will not interfere with its price monopoly in the market. Therefore, although World War II is over now, the price of penicillin is falling very slowly. The reason for the "pharmaceutical" factory is that the war is over, but isn't the tax exemption treatment also cancelled?

Recently, the British domestic market has undergone sudden changes. A large amount of German Bayer penicillin has appeared on the market from nowhere. 20 units, but after Pfizer and Glaxo Wellcome offered 20 units of goods and a price of 19 US dollars, the penicillin of Bayer Pharmaceuticals plummeted all the way to 14 US dollars a box

Because of the price drop, Sir Humphrey of Pangu found Huo Yingdong at the first time [

"Huo, the 14 dollars you quoted for a box is too expensive, now Pfizer is willing to give me a supply price of 10 dollars a box"

Huo Yingdong said without even thinking about it: "From now on, I will give you a supply price of US dollars per box. The UK is Glaxo Wellcome's home base, so they are more ruthless. Don't hesitate, we can start this price war." "

Fok Yingdong is now proud of the spring breeze. After learning of the price war, the mainland has continuously adjusted the price. At present, the price of each box has been reduced to 2 US dollars. Fok Yingdong’s smuggling volume has increased sharply. Several large ships transport penicillin between Shenzhen and Hong Kong every day.

The mainland assured Huo Yingdong that no matter what price the British offered, he would immediately follow suit and reduce the price to at least 70% of the British price.

Domestic penicillin is currently hoarded very badly. After discovering this gold digging channel, Xiaoqiang has to bring several tons of 40kg iron drums filled with penicillin raw powder every time he comes back. Beidu, Puhai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu are all stepping up to build The penicillin sub-packaging plant and various state-owned glass factories are also booming. The "government" is full of orders, and they are desperately producing penicillin sub-bottling bottles. The only regret is that the aluminum foil and rubber stoppers on the bottles have not yet been made in China, and Xiaoqiang still needs to ship them wholesale from 2011. back

It can be said that apart from glass bottles and repackaging, the penicillin exported from China to Hong Kong costs nothing at all, and you can do whatever you want to moleste the British Glaxo Wellcome and the American Pfizer

Pangu Matheson was originally an agent of Pfizer's products and competed overseas with Glaxo Wellcome's British products, but now Pangu Matheson took the East German goods that were rumored to be smuggled from Hong Kong and returned to the UK. Threatening the market of Glaxo Wellcome Pharmaceuticals

Objectively speaking, this kind of bidding is beneficial to the ultimate consumers. Therefore, the British Labor Party rejected the "Hong Kong Imported Drugs Act" that the Conservative Party demanded to be taxed in Parliament. The Conservative Party was not discouraged. A proposal to increase the tax rate on imported drugs was also put forward, calling for an increase in taxes on all foreign drugs exported to the UK

Since this is related to the employment of voters in pharmaceutical factories, the Labor Party agreed to this bill. But the bill has just been passed and has not yet been approved by the Prime Minister. The United States has hit the big stick on free trade and strongly protested against the British bill.

Since Bayer's penicillin has not yet been sold in the North American market, and it is only competing with Pfizer in overseas markets, the innocuous Americans only care about the tax rate for American "drugs" entering the British market. The protest in the United States died again with the Prime Minister

The copycat German Bayer penicillin on the British market has already fallen with the ex-factory price of Glaxo Wellcome’s latest price of 12 dollars a box, and the price of 10 dollars a box has been listed.

After the import drug tax increase bill fell through, the price of penicillin from Bayer in Germany plummeted again, and Glaxo Wellcome in Nye could only keep up immediately, offering a price of 9 dollars a box, but Glaxo Wellcome in the UK Headquarters, this price war, Glaxo Wellcome will accompany it to the end no matter what

Nevertheless, compared to the cost price of a box of six bottles of US$1, Glaxo Wellcome still has a large profit, which is why the British "government" is finally unwilling to increase import taxes. The huge profits formed under the price monopoly of Kang are too outrageous. It has already affected the improvement of the level of medical security for British citizens. It is also a way to please voters by lowering prices through external competition.

Unexpectedly, after the bill was passed, the price of penicillin from Bayer in Germany plunged recklessly. Bayer penicillin fought a price war, and the price dropped every day, and finally dropped to 1 US dollar per box. You know, Glenn Although the cost price of Suweikang is 1 US dollar per box, considering the cost of sales channels in the market, this 1 US dollar is also hit into the meat of Glaxo Wellcome

Not only that, these penicillin with the German Bayer trademark also sold 20 units and 40 units of goods, which made Glaxo Wellcome lose its temper completely, so Glaxo Wellcome hung up the waiver card and desperately used 1 The cost price of a box in US dollars and the Bayer truce, no longer dare to mark a low price God knows, if the fight continues, the price of German products will be lowered to what extent to read om)

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