Beijing. Ministry of Commerce!
"Ring ring ring..."
Lu Zhengjun had just put away the documents on the table and was about to lock the door and get off work, but his plan was disrupted by the sudden sound of a phone on the table.
Without hesitation, he immediately picked up the phone and said, "Who is it?"
"Lao Lu, it's me, Zhou Yang!"
Lu Zhengjun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said immediately: "Hahaha, I was planning to go to your place in two days, but I didn't expect that your call came first!"
"Oh, why are you here? Is there anything important?"
"Can't I go to your place if you have nothing to do? Can't you go see my eldest niece?"
"Okay, but if you don't have something particularly important, try not to come over. I really don't have time to receive you during this period!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
It's not that he doesn't understand the world, but it's that the village and outside are really busy during this period. Putting aside a lot of things at the institute, just the completion or opening of a lot of key projects is enough to keep him busy.
For example, the pig seedling breeding base established by the province, and the Saibei Medical Research and Development Center and the brigade headquarters of Babaoliang United Village. These things are all piled together, and Zhou Yang feels a headache just thinking about it.
Lu Zhengjun smiled and said: "I don't have anything particularly important. It's just that the batch of equipment your county ordered from Xiaobenzi, who lived a good life since childhood, has arrived and I am planning to send it to you!"
"Hahaha, I was just going to ask you about this. The factory here in Yunshan County has been built, and we are just waiting for this batch of equipment. Director Li in the county can't wait!" Zhou Yang said.
"Why can't you wait? Your Director Li doesn't know the process of importing complete sets of equipment at a glance. This thing, from project establishment to approval, the entire process will not be completed in a year or two. You guys can't do it at all." It has only taken a few months, which is already amazing!" Lu Zhengjun said.
"Doesn't this mean that there are people in the court who are good at becoming officials?"
Lu Zhengjun shook his head and said, "Whatever you say makes sense!"
"You don't have to worry about the equipment. It will definitely be shipped to Yunshan County within a week. However, this is not the reason why I plan to go there. I want to ask if there is any clue about the new drug you promised to give Lao Yan."
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "I knew you were here to urge me on this!"
"I can't do it without urging. Lao Yan and the others have entered a period of rapid development. Now all sales teams have been dispatched. At present, the agency rights in most countries and regions have been sold. If there can't be new ones, For competitive products, their rate of making money will slow down!" Lu Zhengjun said.
"Oh, how is Weiyuan Company's income now?"
"As of mid-July, they have sold agency rights in 42 countries and regions this year, earning a total of US$240 million in revenue."
Then Lu Zhengjun said again: "In addition, the direct operating income of drugs in the past six months has also reached 90 million U.S. dollars. Together with other miscellaneous income, Weiyuan Company's total revenue is 330 million U.S. dollars. Net profit was US$256 million."
"So much, then by the end of the year, their profits will probably be 500 to 800 million US dollars?" Zhou Yang asked in surprise.
"It shouldn't be that much. Luck accounts for most of the high profits in the first half of the year, but that may not be the case in the second half of the year!"
"What do you mean?"
Lu Zhengjun immediately explained: "According to the news from Lao Yan, the progress of several of their teams did not go well when they first arrived in Europe and the Middle East. The local government and pharmaceutical companies had strict regulations on our fluoxetine and alfa. Torvastatin is not of interest."
"So after weighing, they plan to divide these countries in Western Europe into two levels according to their size. Large countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and Italy are in one level. The agency fees for the two drugs are priced at US$5 million. The rest, such as Spain, , Portugal, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and other small countries, the agency fee is only one to two million US dollars, after all, they only have so much territory!"
"The pricing is reasonable!" Zhou Yang said.
"Haha, it was quite reasonable originally, but when the second quarter sales in North America were reported, Lao Yan and the others changed their minds and raised the agency fee by five times!"
"5 times?"
"25 million U.S. dollars for big countries, 10 million for small countries!"
"It's so high. It seems that the sales in North America are amazing?"
"More than just astonishing, according to statistics obtained from Johnson & Johnson, in the past six months, fluoxetine sales have reached US$80 million in North America alone, with monthly sales reaching $12.5 million."
Then Lu Zhengjun said again: "The sales of atorvastatin are even more rapid. In just 4 months after being launched in North America, it has achieved a sales volume of 130 million. These two drugs alone have exceeded the sales of Johnson & Johnson in half a year. With a profit of US$120 million, the stock surged fourfold, making it the pharmaceutical company with the highest market value."
"With such an example in front of us, our agency rights suddenly became very popular. The price was raised five times, and there was still an endless stream of people vying for it. Therefore, the agency fee alone was 240 million."
After listening to Lu Zhengjun's explanation, Zhou Yang felt relieved.
Whether it is Thieves or pharmaceutical companies in Europe, most of them are involved in both entities and finance. They are pharmaceutical companies, but they are also financial products.
Since you can increase the company's stock price and market value through agency products, why should you hesitate?
You must know that once the stock price increases, what does it mean compared to the mere thousands of agency fees!
At this moment, Lu Zhengjun said again: "But in the past few months, Lao Yan and the others have almost sold out the regional agency rights for these two drugs. If they want to sell them again, they can only sell patent licenses." , but Lao Yan thinks this is killing the goose that lays the egg, so he doesn’t want to do it!”
"As expected, the company's profit in the second half of the year can only be maintained by taking a commission from drug sales. It is expected that it will not be as good as the sales in the first half of the year. We must find new growth points!"
Zhou Yang on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and then said: "The research and development of new drugs has been put on the agenda, and there are two new drugs this time!"
"Two kinds?"
"Yes, one is a vaccine for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B. This drug has good market prospects, but it is also very difficult to develop. It is still unknown when it will be developed!"
Then Zhou Yang said again: "The second drug is a drug with special functions, mainly for men. The research and development of this drug is not difficult, and the results should be available soon. I will hand over the sample before September. For you."
Lu Zhengjun asked curiously: "What kind of medicine can be specifically targeted at men? What diseases does it mainly treat?"
"Cure Male Sexual Dysfunction!"
Lu Zhengjun was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise: "That thing can also heal?"
"Yes, why not!"
"Can it really be cured?" Lu Zhengjun said excitedly.
"Why are you so excited, Lao Lu? Maybe you are too young to be able to do it..."
"Ivory can't come out of a dog's mouth, I'm very fine!" Lu Zhengjun said hurriedly.
"Lao Lu, I understand how you feel, but if you are sick, we must treat it. Don't hide your illness and avoid treatment, as that will delay..."
Lu Zhengjun said with black lines on his head: "You don't understand, I told you that I am very good, don't think about it!"
"Okay, what are you excited about?"
"I don't need it, but someone does. If your medicine is really effective, give me some medicine. I'll be very useful!" Lu Zhengjun said.
"Okay, I'll call you when you get it done!"
"Then I'll wait for your good news!"
"OK..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound coming from the phone, and then the phone was disconnected.
When the "beep" busy signal came, Lu Zhengjun remembered that he had something very important that he had forgotten to tell Zhou Yang.
Immediately, he wanted to call back!
But just as he was about to dial the number, he hesitated. He hadn't decided on this matter yet, so he'd better wait and see!
Thinking of this, I immediately took my hand away from the phone...
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PS: The first chapter has been delivered!
