The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 572 WPG's Powerful Interest Group! The Power of the Fifth Night! What is a Grand Vision? Free!
An Wuyang glanced at the time on his phone and then silently calculated the time on the other end. He often contacted Musk, so he had a basic understanding of the time conversion between the two sides.

It is now nearly 10 a.m. in Xia Country time. According to the time zones of both sides, it should be nearly 6 p.m. on the other side.

"What is it?" An Wuyang asked directly.

Musk asked excitedly, "Andy, do you have a research group at Five o'clock that specializes in studying aloe vera?"

It's not surprising that Musk knew about the scar repair research team.

In fact, the intelligence information at dawn had already been thoroughly investigated, and for some people, the intelligence at dawn was transparent.

An Wuyang answered affirmatively, "Yes."

"Hasn't this team tried combining the Vitality Restoration Factor with aloe vera gel?" Musk asked.

An Wuyang retorted, "Of course it happened!"

"But it didn't work, right?" Musk guessed.

"Nonsense!" An Wuyang retorted again.

The application of energy recovery factors and vitality recovery factors in the early morning is so widespread, how could the trauma scar repair research team not have tried it?

I've tried it countless times already!
Unfortunately, the usually effective energy and vitality recovery factors suddenly stopped working and failed to produce the expected magical effects.

"Do you think there's a possibility that there's something wrong with the aloe vera you chose in the early morning?" Musk asked.

"What do you mean?" An Wuyang asked knowingly.

With the Happy Life System's notification, how could An Wuyang not know what Musk meant?
Of course, from Musk's perspective, An Wuyang really shouldn't have known.

Therefore, An Wuyang's performance was a great success!
“Let’s take the ginseng you’re currently using at dawn as an example. The ginseng you’re using at dawn contains special energy-restoring factors,” Musk explained.

“But regular ginseng doesn’t have energy-restoring factors, right?” Musk countered.

An Wuyang feigned sudden realization, "You mean, the aloe vera we use at dawn doesn't contain a certain compound that has scar-repairing properties?"

“Yes!” Musk affirmed.

"The aloe vera you use, is it all sourced externally?" Musk asked.

An Wuyang denied it, saying, "No."

"Although the vast majority of aloe vera raw materials, including aloe vera gel, are indeed sourced from external suppliers, we have actually considered the issue of raw materials," An Wuyang explained.

"Our Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base also grows aloe vera and has been used in research on scar repair, but we haven't succeeded yet," An Wuyang added.

Musk immediately replied, "While your medicinal herb base is unique and can imbue various plant herbs with special effects, it obviously does not include aloe vera."

"Your Xia Kingdom has an old saying that goes, 'An orange tree grown in the north becomes a lemon tree.'" Musk quoted the Xia Kingdom saying, but there was clearly a problem with the translation.

An Wuyang did not correct the other party's meaning, because in the field of translation, the most feared thing is: "There is an old saying that goes, 'As the saying goes.'"

"Perhaps the aloe vera variety in your medicinal herb base is incorrect, or perhaps the geographical location of your medicinal herb base is unsuitable, which is why the aloe vera you cultivate doesn't have a significant restorative effect," Musk concluded.

An Wuyang countered, "So?"

"We've found an aloe vera that can repair scars!" Musk explained.

"Where did you find it?" An Wuyang asked, both to get the answer and to test whether Musk would give the answer directly.

“In the Niger River Country in Africa, there grows a special kind of Aloe vera called Curacao in the area near the edge of the Sahara Desert. Its juice has a natural effect on repairing scars, although the effect is very weak, but this is an opportunity!” Musk said directly, revealing the location.

More importantly, it also specified the variety of Aloe vera.

An Wuyang replied jokingly, "You're telling me this so directly, aren't you afraid I'll go and buy the raw materials myself, or maybe bring back that aloe vera and grow it myself?"

Musk cautioned, "The situation in Nihe Kingdom is quite different from that in your Xia Kingdom."

“Let’s ignore the fact that Curaçao aloe vera needs a special climate on the edge of the desert to grow. Just considering the unstable situation in Nile, it will be difficult for you to carry out normal business activities there,” Musk explained.

“The Niger River Valley is currently plagued by constant internal strife, and there is no stable government at all,” Musk added.

An Wuyang had actually known about this situation for a while, so after the Happy Life System gave him a hint, he secretly thought that this reward would be hard to get.

"So what you mean is?" An Wuyang asked.

Musk replied, "Our point is simple: we want to have a relatively fair partnership with you, just like Nova Pharmaceuticals."

"We will assist you in obtaining the crucial Aloe vera in the early hours of the morning. You will then conduct research based on Aloe vera. Once you achieve results, the relevant patent rights will belong to you. However, we hope that each of you will share the corresponding product quota equally," Musk explained.

Musk only mentioned the quota issue and didn't talk about completely independent pricing and operating rights, because Wu Gengtian never cares about these things.

They only care about collecting money and delivering goods before dawn, and then they deny responsibility once they leave the factory!
How should distributors sell their products? What does that have to do with the early morning hours?
The distributors only need to abide by the rules set by Wu Gengtian in Xia Kingdom. As for how the distributors run rampant overseas, Wu Gengtian can shirk his responsibility and not control them.

If there's a problem, contact the dealer; don't take the blame in the middle of the night.

"What if we don't achieve any results?" An Wuyang asked rhetorically.

Musk calmly responded, "If there are no results, then the cooperation will naturally be canceled."

"The most likely scenario is that we won't be able to produce any results," Musk reassured him.

"How do you plan to obtain raw materials from the Kingdom of Nihe?" An Wuyang asked.

Musk quipped, "How else can we, the Bald Eagles, obtain raw materials?"

"This time, it wasn't me who discovered the raw materials, but someone else," Musk added.

"By the way, let me tell you something. Because of your success in the field of herbal medicine, all the major pharmaceutical companies around the world are now testing various herbal medicines," Musk explained.

An Wuyang was not surprised by such a chain reaction.

The main problem is that the profit margin for 'herbal medicines' produced in the early morning is just too high!
Even if the profit that ends up in Wugengtian's pocket is not as high as imagined, which of the distributors associated with Wugengtian is not making a fortune?
Global pharmaceutical giants are well aware that they can't gain more profit in the early hours of the morning. But when the same thing happens to pharmaceutical conglomerates, the results are completely different.

Taking Shuxinwan as an example, if Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Dongmosha Pharmaceuticals, or even Guanghui Pharmaceuticals independently developed it, then all the corresponding profits would go to the developing company.

Because these pharmaceutical conglomerates have enough power to absorb all the profits!

This is precisely why global pharmaceutical giants have been inspired by Wu Gengtian's success in the field of herbal medicine to launch a wave of testing herbal medicines.

After all, this is a very profitable business!
An Wuyang asked curiously, "Which company discovered it this time?"

"It was discovered by your overseas distributor, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals," Musk replied without hiding anything.

“Actually, that’s not quite right either,” Musk added.

"To be precise, the initial news was discovered by an employee of Powertech while on vacation, but Powertech's strength in the pharmaceutical field is relatively weak, and it mainly focuses on the daily chemical consumer market," Musk explained.

“This employee of Baojie Company sold this information to Johnson & Johnson, and then Johnson & Johnson sent someone to Nihe Country to confirm the information,” Musk added.

An Wuyang joked, "I guess Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals must have conducted research on that desert aloe vera, but ultimately didn't achieve the significant results they wanted, which is why they proposed a collaboration, right?"

“That’s right! You guessed very accurately!” Musk responded frankly.

“Johnson Pharmaceuticals was even worried that if they approached you directly in the early hours of the morning, they might be pressured by you. So Johnson Pharmaceuticals proactively courted its partners to secure a cooperative relationship with Nova Pharmaceuticals,” Musk added.

An Wuyang responded, "Johnson Pharmaceuticals could actually give it a try. Perhaps we could offer them the same cooperation terms as Nova Pharmaceuticals?"

“I don’t believe it! That’s impossible!” Musk replied.

“We all know what’s going on with your collaboration with Nova Pharma,” Musk added.

"Nova Pharmaceuticals provided the project, a top-notch medical research team, and even prepared its own cutting-edge medical research equipment. They even set up their corresponding laboratory in the dead of night, just to barely gain an equal cooperative status." This is the price that Muskrolenova Pharmaceuticals paid.

"You, Wugengtian, control a monopoly on resources. Although you seem very generous in terms of end-user profits, willing to share the opportunities to make money with everyone, you are too dominant in the upstream sector," Musk sighed.

Musk's analysis is spot on!
Wugengtian is indeed very generous with terminal profits, but that's because Wugengtian can't hold onto such huge profits.

However, in the upstream R&D sector, Wugengtian is too dominant. Not only does it insist on holding its own patent rights, but it also imposes various stringent conditions that require its partners to compromise with Wugengtian.

The collaboration between Nova Pharma and Wugengtian is an example.

If Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals simply came to us seeking cooperation with Aloe vera, which has scar-repairing effects, and then offered monopolistic resources, a research team, and ten years of research results...
Johnson & Johnson wants an equal partnership?

It's impossible even in my dreams!

If Johnson Pharmaceuticals were to actually deliver itself to their doorstep, An Wuyang would undoubtedly propose some harsh conditions.

Therefore, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals never intended to offer itself up. Instead, it chose to first win over allies and form a stronger interest group before approaching and cooperating with Wugengtian.

Only when interest groups clash can Wugengtian (the government) offer a relatively fair cooperation plan.

"Johnson & Johnson is really smart!" An Wuyang exclaimed.

Musk responded, "How do you see us working together?"

"Besides Johnson Pharmaceuticals and you, who else is on your side?" An Wuyang asked bluntly.

An Wuyang's intention is to let Musk demonstrate his strength, which is clearly a case of treating people differently based on their abilities!
If you're not strong enough, don't blame An Wuyang for being arrogant. After all, these people are overseas forces, and their influence in Xia Kingdom is relatively weak. Wujingtian has a natural protective barrier.

“Besides myself and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, there are two other entities: Bald Eagle’s 201 Air Base in Nile State and Bald Eagle’s Africa Operations Command,” Musk answered candidly.

An Wuyang scoffed, "Are you bald eagles really this blatant?"

"But that's just how we are, the Bald Eagles!" Musk joked.

"But don't worry, our cooperation is very simple. We provide you with raw materials, and we are just your raw material suppliers. We won't involve you at all," Musk added.

"You don't need to worry about any misunderstandings arising in your Xia Kingdom because of your cooperation with us," Musk added.

"In addition, the 201 Air Base in Niger and the Africa Operations Command will provide us with important military support; otherwise, it would be difficult for us to establish a stable supply chain in the corresponding region," Musk answered frankly.

"You only want 50% of the quota?" An Wuyang asked.

Musk's response was negative: "Of course, we'll need to offer price discounts as well."

“We want the same treatment as Nova Pharma. No matter what ex-factory price you set, we want the preferential treatment of only 50% of the ex-factory price of your five major distributors,” Musk added.

Musk didn't mention any cost-price treatment, because what exactly constitutes cost-price?

How then is the cost price determined?

Are we going to send auditors to conduct an audit in the early hours of the morning?

It's obvious that Wujingtian (the person in question) would never accept these conditions.

Therefore, Musk directly and simply stated that they wanted to fully compete with Nova Pharma, demanding both a 50% production capacity quota and a 50% preferential ex-factory price.

These are all data that can be clearly quantified and are also very easy to verify.

For example, regarding production capacity data, you can easily calculate it by simply looking at the production capacity quotas obtained by other distributors.
Faced with Musk's conditions, An Wuyang considered for a moment before replying, "What about the supply price of desert aloe vera?"

“Free!” Musk responded.

“We’ll provide it to you for free!” Musk confirmed repeatedly.

An Wuyang was slightly surprised, but then he figured out the answer.

The Nile Kingdom is poor and underdeveloped, so human resource costs there are very low. Furthermore, desert aloe vera is a wild resource. As long as the most important security issue is resolved, the overall cost will not be too high.

So Musk and his team's decision to offer it for free isn't really a big problem, but their willingness to give away raw materials for free shows a truly remarkable level of vision!

(End of this chapter)