Chapter 66: The Dispute Over Agency Rights (I)

  The next morning, Wang Mingyu took Nie Sisi to find her classmates all over the street, which made Wang Mingyu very tired. However, Wang Mingyu learned a lesson today and bought a casual outfit. It had been three years since Wang Mingyu last wore casual clothes, and he felt quite different. After all, Shanghai was a place where fish and dragons mixed together, and wearing a military uniform was too eye-catching.

  Nie Sisi muttered to herself, her eyes occasionally glancing at Wang Mingyu, feeling a bit apologetic towards him. After all, she was the one who wanted to come to Shanghai to have fun, but now she had found someone, unlike him who could reach his destination directly as soon as he arrived.

  Wang Mingyu didn't mind, but he also didn't want to wander aimlessly, so he asked: "Nie Sisi, where exactly is this classmate of yours? Give me a specific target. That factory you mentioned earlier has already gone bankrupt. And that hospital, nobody even knows about it yet, isn't that too weird?"

  Nie Sisi felt guilty towards Wang Mingyu in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face and said: "I didn't ask you to follow me, besides, you promised my dad that you would take care of me. Can't even handle a little walk? You're a soldier, aren't you? Can't even compare to me!"

  What the hell is this? Wang Mingyu was furious in his heart. He had accompanied Nie Sisi to find someone with great difficulty, but was ridiculed by her instead. Was there still justice in this world? Moreover, Wang Mingyu had just suffered a blow from a broken love affair. However, Wang Mingyu would not usually be so tolerant and forgiving, all because of Nie Sisi's sake, he had come to this era with a special bond towards her.

  "Excuse me, do you know where XX Hospital is?" Niesi asked politely. "XX Hospital? Isn't it just inside that concession area? Most people really don't know, and that hospital is quite high-end, usually only rich people go there to see a doctor!" The brother seemed to be talking like a knowledgeable person. "Brother, excuse me, how do I get there?"

  "When you arrive at the concession, just ask where XX church is. The hospital is right behind the church. Although the location is a bit out of the way, business is surprisingly good."

  "Thanks, big brother!" Niesisi smiled smugly at Wang Mingyu. "No need, no need!" The man was taken aback by Niesisi's smile and stood there stupidly. Niesisi and Wang Mingyu hailed a rickshaw and headed straight to the XX church. At that time, rickshaws were as convenient as taxis are now, which saved Wang Mingyu a lot of trouble. Originally, Wang Mingyu didn't have much money on him, but yesterday Sun Xue had given him 1,000 yuan, which made Wang Mingyu feel annoyed, so he decided to spend it all.

  After arriving at XX Hospital, Nie Sisi ignored Wang Mingyu and asked a nurse, "Excuse me, is there someone named Li Nan in your hospital?"

  The nurse was taken aback and then said: "You're looking for Nurse Li? She's here. Who are you?"

  "I'm her classmate, and this is... my fellow villager!" Nie Sisi said "Alright, I'll go call her, you wait here!" The nurse was quite enthusiastic, running quickly to find Li Nan.

  Wang Mingyu said: "So you went to find Li Nan, that's what I call a familiar person, haha, yeah, at the time it won't feel too awkward either."

  "Ah... I remembered, you can't stay here, what if you're exposed? If that happens, where would I have any face left?" Nie Sisi suddenly thought of this and said "No big deal, no big deal, I'm still Wang Jie, right? Isn't it a bit much..." Wang Mingyu rubbed his nose and said "Of course it's a big deal, Li Nan is also from Ningbo, your great name, Wang Dashi, is also well-known to her!" Nie Sisi snorted and said "I'm fed up!" Wang Mingyu was indignant, saying that the legendary person's reputation had been fully embodied in him, when would he get some good fortune? This reputation had even spread to Shanghai.

  "You're being stubborn again? Everything has a cause and effect, who told you to be so bad in the first place? If I had known it would end up like this, why bother from the start!" Niesi said with a pained expression. "That whatever, don't try to educate me anymore, I've already put down my butcher's knife and become a Buddha under your rod." Wang Mingyu pulled a long face and said "I'm happy to!"

  "When will this cycle of revenge end?! It's really..."

  A figure rushed over, "Sisi, you're going to kill me", and then the two of them hugged each other tightly. Wang Mingyu also wanted a hug, but unfortunately he couldn't get close to them.

  "Huh, how is it you? How did you also come to Shanghai?" Li Nan looked at Wang Mingyu curiously and asked. "I'm accompanying Nie Sisi to find you!" Wang Mingyu said openly. "Heh heh, how did the two of you end up together? Could it be... that you two have a thing going on?" Li Nan joked. "Want to die, you! I and him, how is that possible? We're just old friends from the same place, we met up and came over to find you to hang out!" Nie Sisi said with a slightly red face, while also hitting Li Nan's hand.

  "Alright, alright, so you're fellow villagers, how's that? Shanghai isn't bad, right? I'll treat you to dinner after work!" Li Nan also had an innocent expression, with a smile he couldn't hide. After finishing speaking, Li Nan let Nie Sisi and the others play outside the hospital for a while, and then they would go eat together after work. Nie Sisi nodded, and followed Wang Mingyu walking out of the hospital.

  Nie Sisi found Li Nan, and she was also quite excited, after all, it had been a year since they last met. Wang Mingyu looked at her silly happiness, and he also felt that way, thinking to himself that his mental state was already like that of a 30-year-old, while Nie Sisi was only just 20 years old, still with the thoughts of a young girl.

  This hospital is indeed as the person who asked for directions said, inside are all high-ranking officials and nobles, often with a group of people surrounding them coming and going, I don't even know who the owner of this hospital is. It's astonishing that they have such abilities.

  The Qin family in Shanghai is also a super wealthy family running hospitals, on par with the Du family. Although Du Ziming once said that in the Shanghai medical community, no one can compare to their Du family, but in reality, he was just flattering himself. How could it be possible for him to be so unrivaled in such a big city like Shanghai? Not only the Qin family, but also some other super wealthy families have surpassed them, such as the Kong family and others.

  The Qin family's old master, however, had three sons, but so far only one grandson, Qin Renguo. Qin Renguo did not disappoint the family's eager hopes, under the family's cultivation, he has already obtained a master's degree from Harvard Business School in the United States and returned to China to help the Qin family start expanding its business.

  Du's Du Ziming and Qin's Qin Renguo are both top-notch in the new generation, currently vying for agency rights in a fierce struggle. In fact, this hospital was planned by Qin Renguo after his return to China as a high-end hospital, believing that some wealthy or powerful people would psychologically feel superior, so he came up with this method, which proved to be correct, as those people didn't care about money but rather face and service. In comparison, the gap between Du Ziming and Qin Renguo is quite obvious, but apparently, Du Ziming doesn't think so.

  Penicillin is a rare commodity in Shanghai, and as long as it's available, people will buy it. The black market price has skyrocketed to an insane level, but only small quantities are being sold. Currently, no one in China has the agency rights, and although US-based Pfizer wants to set up an agency in China, there has been no news so far. This has intensified the struggle among several major pharmaceutical families.

  Although the Kung family has never participated in the struggle, everyone knows that their voice is the highest. However, America is not China, and who they give it to is their business. Even if the Kung family wants to be cautious, it may be due to a kind of innate fear of foreigners. The Kung family is a typical representative of being a dragon at home but a worm outside. However, the Kung family was able to make their business so big, apart from having a relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, its head Kong Xiangxi was also a politician and businessman with considerable skills.

  This time, the Kong family was entrusted by Director Chiang to compete for the agency rights of penicillin, providing strong logistical support to the military. However, these were all behind-the-scenes, and Director Chiang would not put them on the surface, leaving himself open to criticism. The financial groups in Shanghai were not something he could afford to offend, and a temporary dispute was not desirable. His economic sources mostly relied on the financial groups of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. If he forcibly used government measures, it would not only be the Qin and Du families who would resist, but also the big businessmen in other industries, as everyone had a sense of crisis.

  So Chiang Kai-shek could only hint to Premier Kong Xiangxi that he wanted the agency rights for penicillin, and Kong naturally understood. However, the Kong family had always been extremely cautious in their dealings, with no outward signs of movement, but in reality they had already begun to instruct people in the US to investigate the background of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

  People from other countries may not feel that the name of Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical is any different, but Chinese people are relatively more sensitive. So Kong Jia guessed that behind the mysterious halo of Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical, was there a shadow of a Chinese person? Of course, this can only be thought about, and even if Kong Jia thought about it, he would think of an overseas Chinese with American citizenship, and it is impossible to think that on the mainland of China, there are still such capable people who can build their own laboratory, research drugs and weapons. If it were really a person from mainland China, then having a few more people like this, no one in China would be afraid of invasion, and they could exhaust them to death.

  This time, the agent rights dispute over penicillin also originated from an idea from the US side. In fact, Wang Mingyu originally wanted to do it himself, but this society is like that - when you make a fortune, your troubles will increase. Since that's the case, Wang Mingyu decided to earn less money and shift his troubles to someone who has time to deal with them, so he can stay out of it and focus on fighting well. Wang Mingyu always believed in one thing: there is no end to making money.

  PS: Wishing all book friends a happy Dragon Boat Festival and forever handsome! Also, I'd like to ask for some recommendations on what to collect, hehe!