After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 176 Is this the economic strength of Qingshan Pharmaceutical?
To be fair, the response speed of Siemens Healthineers in Germany was quite fast this time.

In just one week, he noticed the cooperation plan of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, but unfortunately, Mao Zhiqiang of Elephant Medical was faster and worked harder to seize any opportunity.

Qingshan Pharmaceutical, in Zhang Yang’s office, all three shareholders of Elephant Medical were present.

Elephant Medical is a joint-stock company. When it was first established, Mao Zhiqiang held 70% of the shares, and the other two senior executives each held 15%.

Since the cooperation with Tsingshan Pharmaceutical was of some importance, the other two shareholders also came to Tsingshan Pharmaceutical to participate in the negotiations.

Zhang Yang was not surprised at all. It was normal for multiple senior executives to be involved in general business negotiations.

"Sit down, everyone, and have a drink while you chat."

Walking into the office, Zhang Yang greeted with a smile.

Thanks to the nearly ten days of cooperation, Zhang Yang has gained a deeper understanding of Mao Zhiqiang and others, and the relationship between the two sides has become more familiar.

After a while, the aroma of tea filled the air. Zhang Yang took a sip of the tea and said, "No need to be polite:

"Boss Mao, we are acquainted with each other. The CT supporting transformation of the 'nodule contrast agent' was able to be completed so quickly thanks to your full support!"

"Let's not be too polite. You guys go ahead and talk first!"

"Tell me what you think, how do you want to cooperate?"

Entering the topic, Mao Zhiqiang couldn't help but sit up straight and nodded slightly:

"Mr. Zhang, let me just tell you what we think."

"You may not know that the medical CT machine industry is currently highly competitive, and our domestic CT machine market is almost monopolized by foreign manufacturers."

"We at Elephant Medical have finally grown from scratch to become a first-tier CT manufacturer in China, but until now we can only rely on the so-called 'price-performance ratio', that is, price wars, to attract more customers."

"This strategy worked fine in the past few years, but as our scale expanded, foreign manufacturers such as GE and Siemens in the United States also noticed our existence and began to lower their prices to compete with us on price, squeezing our sales space!"

"So... our situation has been quite difficult in the past two years!"

Zhang Yang couldn't help but nod his head. In fact, this situation is not only happening in the domestic CT machine industry, but almost all domestic substitution industries will face such a situation.

"To be honest, we have been trying to develop some core selling points and core functions to break through the price war and have our own product strength, but there has been no progress!"

"Until now, your company has developed a CT machine technology that can identify 'malignant lung nodules'. This is undoubtedly historic and an unprecedented functional change!"

"This function alone is enough to become the core selling point of a CT machine and is enough to support the sales of a CT machine!"

"So, we naturally hope to obtain your company's technology license, and it would be best if it is an exclusive license!"

Exclusive license.

Zhang Yang did not respond directly.

For him, there is not much difference whether the CT supporting technology of this "nodule contrast agent" cooperates with Siemens, Elephant Medical, or other companies.

of course,

If there is any difference, it is that cooperation with a top giant like Siemens will definitely bring greater business benefits. After all, Siemens' market share and brand awareness are there.

but,

CT machines are not the core business of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, and Zhang Yang does not care about the small profits brought by the cooperation. If Mao Zhiqiang wants the exclusive authorization of CT supporting technology, it is not impossible!

The only trouble is:
If the exclusive license is granted to Elephant Medical, the early market promotion of "Nano-nodule contrast agent" will inevitably be affected. After all, without a matching CT machine for identification, the "nodule contrast agent" alone will be useless.

Zhang Yang thought quickly, considering the gains and losses, and at this moment, Mao Zhiqiang seemed to notice that Zhang Yang was weighing the pros and cons.

He sighed slightly in his heart, knowing very well that he was at an absolute disadvantage in this business negotiation!
Thinking of this, before Zhang Yang could speak, he glanced at the other two shareholders sitting on the sofa and continued:
"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your trust in us. Our other two shareholders are here today, so I will just express all our ideas at once!"

"We hope to obtain your company's exclusive technology license. Of course, we don't want it for nothing. We are willing to transfer 50% of Elephant Medical's shares to you free of charge!"

what? !

50% shares?

After the words fell, Zhang Yang became surprised.

He originally thought that the cooperation conditions proposed by Mao Zhiqiang were nothing more than how much money he would get from selling a CT machine to Qingshan Pharmaceutical, but he didn't expect...

They actually transferred 50% of Elephant Medical’s shares to themselves free of charge?
Isn't this a big deal?

Zhang Yang's surprised look naturally fell into the eyes of the three people. The three people couldn't help but look at each other, and deep bitterness flashed in their eyes.

Of course, they don't want to give away the company they worked so hard for, but...

Everyone knows that in this business cooperation negotiation, Elephant Medical has no advantages and no other bargaining chips!
Moreover, the current situation facing Elephant Medical is indeed quite bad!

In three months, a loan of 3000 million yuan will be due, and in five months, another loan of 2000 million yuan will also be due and need to be repaid!
If no solution is found at this time, Elephant Medical may really face the problem of broken capital chain in three months!

That's right,

50% of the shares is indeed a lot, but if the company is half-dead or even bankrupt, what is the point of having more shares? !
The only chance now may really be Qingshan Pharmaceutical!
Once we can obtain the exclusive authorization for Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "nodule contrast agent", it will inevitably bring sales of at least hundreds or thousands of CT machines!
Everything will be better!

The three of them were thinking about it in their minds, and Zhang Yang's surprise soon disappeared from his face.

It has to be said that Mao Zhiqiang's way of directly giving him shares did make him somewhat tempted.

He had some knowledge of Elephant Medical. The company was not large and had not been established for long, but it was still considered a first-tier company in the domestic CT industry...

Although I had never thought of entering the medical device industry before, now that it is right in front of me, there seems to be no reason to refuse!

After a moment, he exhaled slightly and glanced around:

"Three of you, 50% of the shares is not a small matter. Are you sure you have considered it carefully?"

"Mr. Zhang, don't worry, we have already thought about it!"

"I've thought about it too!"

"Mr. Zhang, I agree too!"

The three of them expressed their opinions one after another. Seeing this, Zhang Yang stopped being pretentious and said:

"Well, in that case, I'll take advantage of you!"

After saying this, Zhang Yang still felt a hint of apology in his heart. After all, he felt a little embarrassed for stealing someone else's beauty.

"Well... let's put it this way. I heard you say earlier that you're having some financial difficulties right now. Since you gave me 50% of the shares, I'll help you out a little bit!"

“What is the current situation of elephant medical care?”

Zhang Yang's words suddenly stunned the three of them. No one expected that Zhang Yang would ask about the Elephant Medical funding chain first!

As I just said, the current capital chain situation of Elephant Medical is indeed not very good. In the next three months, the first loan of 3000 million will need to be repaid...

Although the loan was not enough to make the company insolvent, everyone felt embarrassed when Zhang Yang asked about it at this point in time, as if they were giving Zhang Yang shares because they were in debt.

After hesitating for a moment, Mao Zhiqiang finally coughed lightly and said:
"Mr. Zhang, our capital chain is indeed in some difficulty. We have a loan to repay in three months, and the amount is quite large..."

loan? !
And the amount is quite large?!

Zhang Yang couldn't help but frowned slightly:
"The amount is a bit large. How much is it?"

Mao Zhiqiang was in a dilemma and had to bite the bullet and say:
"Three months later there is a loan of 3000 million to be repaid, and five months later there is another loan of 2000 million..."

"3000 million!"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Yang was suddenly stunned.

3000? !

Is the amount a bit large?
Zhang Yang's surprised expression caught the eyes of the three people headed by Mao Zhiqiang. The three of them became anxious and worried!

Don’t let the cooperation fall through because of the loan debt. If this happens, it will be very difficult for Elephant Medical to turn around!

Mao Zhiqiang was also a little anxious and explained hurriedly:
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. Although we currently have a loan of 5000 million, we are not insolvent. The 50% stake you accept will not have any debt problems!"

"Our main funds are tied up in the CT machines in the warehouse. Once the sales of CT machines pick up, the funds will soon be recovered to solve the problem of capital chain!"

"If it still doesn't work, I can go to the bank in person to see their president and see if I can apply for a loan extension."

"no!"

Zhang Yang's surprised expression gradually returned to normal.

He shook his head and suddenly said:

"What I want to ask is, do you need a loan for 3000 million?"

"what?"

The three of them were stunned.

Zhang Yang shook his head again and suddenly thought of his financial director's career.

Lao Qian often asks whether the tens of billions of cash in his company's account needs to be invested in financial management...

"Boss Mao, don't even think about extending your loan!"

"Didn't you just say that you had a loan of 30 million and a loan of 20 million? I'll pay you back in one lump sum!"

"By the way, I will inject another 30 million in cash into your capital, for a total of 80 million!"

"This should solve your short-term funding problem, right?!"

Mao Zhiqiang and the other two were completely stunned and didn't react for a while.

For a full minute, the three of them looked at each other, and the emotions in their eyes changed completely in an instant.

To be honest, a second ago everyone was a little disappointed and even uncomfortable about transferring 50% of the shares to Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, but now!

Mao Zhiqiang couldn't help but lick his lips gently. He asked for 80 million yuan while chatting and laughing. He gave it just like that? !
Is this the economic strength of Qingshan Pharmaceutical?
This is the thigh, is this the sponsor? !
Too spicy!
Mao Zhiqiang was the first to react. To be honest, he originally owned 70% of the shares, and he had the largest share among the shares given to Zhang Yang!

He was a little sad before, but at this moment!

With Mr. Zhang Yang's support behind the scenes, are we still afraid of not being able to compete with Siemens in the future? !
"Mr. Zhang, I really want to hug your thighs tightly...!"

"Uh, that's not right! Mr. Zhang, let's sign the equity transfer agreement quickly!"

……

The transfer of 50% of Elephant Medical’s shares to Qingshan Pharmaceutical was thus finalized.

With the financial support, Mao Zhiqiang excitedly returned to Shanghai and began to further improve the CT supporting technology of "nano-nodule contrast agent" and form industrial standards, and finally formed a modular upgrade supporting plan.

But within two days, Mao Zhiqiang personally reported to Zhang Yang his idea of ​​moving Elephant Medical's headquarters and R&D center from Shanghai to Chengdu.

Zhang Yang was a little surprised. Why were they thinking of moving the headquarters out of the blue?

Mao Zhiqiang’s answer was very simple. Since Elephant Medical is now a subsidiary of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, the subsidiary should naturally be closer to the parent company!
This made Zhang Yang laugh and cry, and he finally had no choice but to agree.

At this point, the issue of supporting the "nodule contrast agent" CT machine has finally come to an end.

On the other hand, the animal experiment of "nano-nodule contrast agent" is also nearing completion and is going extremely smoothly. Wei Tian has already submitted an application for clinical trials.

It has to be said that because the "nano-nodule contrast agent" needs to be injected into the body, human clinical trials must also continue.

but.

Unlike traditional drugs, contrast agents are more like disposable medical aids and have no therapeutic effect.

Therefore, compared with traditional drugs that require a medication cycle of up to three months to half a year, "nano-nodule contrast agent" often only requires one test for each subject, which makes the clinical trial process simpler and easier.

Zhang Yang began to wait for the "nano-nodule contrast agent" to be approved through clinical trials.

At this moment, at the Beijing Air Force General Hospital, a patient named Mr. Zhang with a special identity appeared on the hospital bed.

Three days ago, Mr. Zhang suddenly felt chest tightness and coughed while at work.

The leaders at his workplace naturally knew about Mr. Zhang’s lung condition. Not only did he have multiple lung nodules, but he also might have a malignant tumor.

Therefore, Mr. Zhang was immediately sent to the Air Force Hospital for treatment.

After simple treatment, Mr. Zhang's cough was under control.

However, after all this, the issue of Mr. Zhang’s lung nodules was put on the agenda, and Mr. Zhang’s three children also came to the hospital. It was obvious that this matter had to be decided as soon as possible!

No more delay!
In the ward,
"Humph, I won't have surgery no matter what! I don't have cancer!"

"Besides, I'm already 70, why should I have surgery?! I can only have surgery if a doctor promises me that it is 100% cancer!"

"Otherwise, forget it!"

　Oh, I wanted to write more, but I almost didn’t finish it! Damn, I’m a loser!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)