Kawei is a typical person born in the 1960s. He was born in an ordinary civilian family in an ordinary city. The family of six all depends on his father's salary.
Otherwise, he would not be able to go to medical school or work in a hospital, nor would he be able to reach the heights he had before time travel. But according to the evaluation standards of the 21st century, the young Kawi was no different from a semi-illiterate.
In an era of scarcity of materials, spiritual life will only become even more scarce. He has never seen anything elegant since he was a child and has no concept of art.
Kawei only knew that when he opened the anatomy book for the first time, he was deeply shocked by the diagram of human body dissection inside. From then on, surgery was his inner art.
He couldn't understand ballet and remembered finding the dance strange the first time he saw it on television. Just dance, and it’s okay to call it art. After all, everyone has different opinions, but why does good art have to make the skirt so high? 【1】
When he was young, Kawei felt that he was pedantic and conservative, but after arriving in Austria, he discovered that Europeans in the 19th century were much more conservative than himself.
Girls on the street wear long skirts that not only cover their knees, but even their ankles. But at the same time latitude, girls dancing ballet in the theater had to lift their skirts above the knees in order to lift their legs and jump.
Is it really for art?
If it was really for art, why would VIP boxes be set up on both sides?
With such a long distance and such a skewed perspective, do all rich people have crooked eyes?
After all, the value of the box seats does not lie in watching the performance, but in being noticed by the bottom audience. Sitting here is a symbol of status. The real use of the box is actually the same as Laszlo, it is a small social place used to receive guests.
Of course, there are many types of socializing these days, and there are also different types of people, and some boxes will seem too restless.
"Who is next door?" Chino heard the humming sound in his ears and was very upset. "Are you going to let people watch the ballet?"
"You've seen so many operas and ballets, and this isn't the first time you've seen them. You're making too much of a fuss." Laszlo has no interest in art. Whether it's investment or coming here to watch dance, it's all about money. "Aren't all dancers like this?" What are you doing? It’s rare to find someone as pursuing as Beatrice.”
"...I really can't bear it, can you please lower your voice???"
Kino raised his fist and wanted to hit the wall a few times to let the neighbor know that the world has not fallen to this level. But just as he was about to start, Laszlo grabbed him: "The third floor is a super VIP box. Anyone who can enter here has permanent use rights."
This statement is very straightforward. The people sitting on the sofa on the third floor are the bosses who have spent a lot of money on the theater.
Kino's voice suddenly became much shorter: "Who is next door?"
"Theatre owner." Laszlo smiled, lit up his pipe, and comforted, "You are here to discuss business with me and make money. Those dancers who can't get on the stage are making money by working with the sponsors, so why not make money?"
Kino lost his temper, but he still couldn't help but cursed: "If you want to play with me, take it home, what's the point of influencing others?"
"You haven't bought a box, you don't understand." Laszlo crossed his fingers behind him, and the servant guarding the door stepped forward and pulled down the curtains on both sides, "As long as you close the curtains, this is an extension of your home. You can do whatever you want.”
"French ballet is terrible, I didn't expect it to be the same in Austria."
"What an innocent and innocent Kino, ballet all over the world is like this." Laszlo laughed for his old friend, and smiled ruthlessly, "Haven't you heard a sentence?"
"What words?"
"The opera house is a place for men of the upper class to have sex." Laszlo blew out a smoke ring and said, "It's called the opera house for short." [2]
"Alright alright......"
It's not that Kino didn't know about this kind of thing. On the contrary, he often came to the opera house and knew the secrets in the VIP box. As long as you book a box, you will have the privilege of entering and exiting the dressing room and backstage at will during the performance.
However, as an elegant person from the birthplace of ballet, he still hopes that the art can be purer.
"Wait a minute, does Beatrice have a sponsor? If not, I can..."
Laszlo looked at his loving little eyes and said with a smile: "Yes."
"Yes???"
"How else could she be the chief?"
Kino felt as if a hot iron had been inserted into his heart. Hearing the vague breathing sound next door, he was surprised: "No, no, how could she..."
"What are you thinking? Of course she got to the top position on her own merit."
Laszlo rarely looked up at the stage. Beatrice was dancing the ghost dance in the middle of the second act: "But you have to know that as long as the girls around her have financial sponsors, the 'finance sponsor' will become the chief necessity. Conditions. No matter how talented a person without a sponsor is, he can only serve as a backup dancer, and sometimes he cannot even dance as a backup dancer."
"Hers, who is her sponsor?"
"I."
...
Even though Laszlo next to him smiled like a child, Kino had difficulty accepting the reality.
Because the sponsor represents support, even if there is no physical transaction, the two people must have in-depth spiritual communication, which means that the clean white cloth in his heart has been dyed with the color of Laszlo, and soon It's hard to change anymore.
But after hearing the price quoted by Laszlo, he could only sigh: "You are too rich."
"I believe that one day you will be like me." Laszlo took off his pipe, knocked off some ashes, and suddenly said, "The next door seems to be over, let's continue talking."
Chino was also an old man who had been struggling in the money field for several years, and he quickly recovered from his loss. This episode in the box also made him sober up a lot: "Before building the factory, I The efficacy of the drug needs to be clarified.”
"I have the lab report in my hand."
"No, I don't want to report." Kino stated his request. "Even if you give them all to me, I won't be able to understand them based on my level of knowledge. Instead of going around in circles like this, it's better to do it more directly."
Kawei understood what he meant: "You mean to go directly to the surgery?"
"Yes, the most direct way is to let me see the effect of the operation."
Kawei couldn't accept this request, not because he was unwilling, but because the mothers' bellies were unwilling: "Mr. Chino, I do have several women who need cesarean section. But there is still a long way to go until the actual due date of the operation. For a while, it was impossible for me to take the huge risk of bringing the surgery forward.”
"When was the earliest?"
"In about 10 days."
"It takes that long?" Kino thought for a moment and said, "I can stay here for five days at most, and I have to go back to Berlin after five days."
Laszlo faintly smelled a different smell: "You have just arrived in Vienna, what are you anxious about? I also want to take you around. And once the factory is confirmed to be built, how will you have time to go home?" I think you might as well just move to Vienna, and you can use my VIP box at any time."
"No, I have to go back." Chino changed from his normal behavior and directly rejected his kindness. "There is still a clothing business waiting for me in Berlin."
"So urgent?"
"There have been too many orders recently, and they are very urgent." Chino said, "If possible, would Dr. Kawei go to other hospitals to look for a few pregnant women?"
Kawei is very clear that his current status is far from being enough to go to other hospitals to do "flying knife": "Can't Mr. Chino come back in ten days?"
"After I return to Berlin, I will not come to Vienna again in the short term." Chino made it clear, "And if you want me to invest money to build a factory, the pharmaceutical factory cannot be built in Vienna and must be moved to another location."
Laszlo had previously felt that housing prices and labor wages in Vienna were on the high side, and it was better to reduce labor costs than transportation costs. Since Kino spoke first, he followed the flow and asked: "Where do you want to change? The lower reaches of the Danube River? The outskirts of Graz? Or simply move to Innsbruck in the west?"
"No, I mean not in Austria."
Kino's decision surprised both Kavi and Laszlo.
Carvey's surprise was more innocent, thinking that the Italian businessman just wanted more power. But Laszlo was different. He knew Chino. This guy would not be so aggressive in doing business. Now that we are determined to change the factory location, and we are so determined to do so, there must be other reasons.
"What do you mean?" Laszlo had a bad premonition, and his face instantly darkened. "Is something big going to happen recently?"
"Big deal? No..."
Only then did Kino realize that he had let slip: "Mr. Laszlo is overthinking it. It's sunny and sunny in Austria. How can there be any big things? If there are really big things, it will have to be your investment project here, don't talk about it." Austrians and even Americans across the ocean have heard about it.”
"Don't flatter me, I won't do it." Laszlo became more and more confused as he listened, "You said you have nothing to hide from me?"
"No."
"Well, the pharmaceutical factory will be located in Vienna. Construction will start next month. You can transfer the money at the end of this month."
"Oh, why are you stubborn? Why do you have to choose Vienna?"
"The reason is very simple. Oxytocin was invented by Dr. Kawei. I have already applied for the patent and will get an answer soon. No need to ask, the officials will definitely agree when they see my name."
Laszlo asked: "You and I will each contribute half of the money to build the pharmaceutical factory. In this way, we are two to one. Dr. Kawei and I both live in Vienna. Of course, the pharmaceutical factory must be located in Vienna. Why?" Want to move somewhere else?”
"actually......"
"Stop it, you must be hiding something from me!" Laszlo's tone became more and more serious, "Kino, I regard you as a friend, and I have made you a lot of money over the years. But how do you repay me now? ?You don’t even want to tell me this bit of news?”
At this time, the ending music of "Giselle" and the audience's warm applause sounded in the audience, but the three of them were so quiet that they could not say a word.
I don't know how long it took, but Chino couldn't bear the depressing atmosphere and could only suggest: "Both of you are my friends. Logically speaking, this matter should not be disclosed to anyone, including friends. But now that Mr. Laszlo has asked this, I can only warn you to leave Vienna as soon as possible."
When businessmen reach their level, the funds in their hands are closely related to politics and military.
Ten years ago, Laszlo would have started making plans to move after hearing this advice. But now he has an additional identity, so he must ask the reason: "Why?"
"Prussia wanted independence."
"Stop joking, haven't the Germans become independent a long time ago?"
"No, that's different." Kino lowered his voice, fearing that the walls had ears. "The talk of independence is more ridiculous than a piece of paper. Real independence depends on this."
As he spoke, he made a shooting gesture: "Several steel plants in Berlin have been working at full capacity since last year, and new guns are being shipped to military camps. And my clothing factory has also undertaken part of the military uniform orders. It has to be delivered by April.”
"No wonder you are in a hurry to go back."
"Yeah, this time I came to Austria not so openly. I hid it secretly from some people." Chino sighed, but still didn't want to talk more about military and political secrets. "Let's go back to the pharmaceutical factory. I personally recommend building the factory in Italy. .”
Laszlo did not expect that the life history in Lombardy that Kavi originally used to win over Kino would be used on him instead. Dr. Carvey was born in Lombardy and solved the problem of the location of the pharmaceutical factory very well.
Of course, Lombardy is in the north of Italy, too close to Germany and Austria.
"If my guess is right, Italy will definitely get involved." Chino could not judge the direction of the matter. "But with Prussia's current strength, it is impossible to lose this war. The south of Italy is still safe. I think Naples good."
It is a famous port in Italy, and it is indeed far away from the German-Austrian border. Even if a war breaks out, it will not be affected.
And Laszlo knew very well that Franz had already lost interest in independent Italy, and now he only considered Hungary and Prussia on the east and west sides: "Naples... is a good place, but it is too far from Vienna. .”
"You can also move there. It's a very beautiful port city."
Laszlo will definitely not leave Austria. Even if he does leave, he will go back to his hometown of Budapest. And it was even more impossible for Kawei to go to Naples. Considering the development of medicine, he would have to go west.
"How are you thinking about it?" Kino asked.
"It's not that great. I think it's better to wait a while about the pharmaceutical factory."
"Italy is indeed too far away." Kawei also followed Laszlo's intention and said, "If there is a war, I don't think Austria will lose easily."
"You are too young, kid. Look at Austria's record a few years ago." Kino sighed, "Since Franz came to the throne, has he ever won a war? Never."
Although the final decision was made by the three of them, the prescription was still in Kawei's hands. It would be difficult for the two of them to make a decision without him nodding. Now that things have developed to this point, without knowing whether there will really be a war, Kawei made a difficult decision:
"If that doesn't work, I personally suggest putting the pharmaceutical factory in the United States."
