Helplessly, Smith could only ask Charlie, "Mr. Wade, if we decide to import the Apothecary Restoration Pill at a million dollars per box for the time being, how many boxes can you provide us?"
Charlie waved his hand. "We can't put the price too low for now. If you guys want to import it, it has to be five million dollars per box. I can give you twenty boxes at a time."
Smith became very restless. Subconsciously, he asked, "Mr. Wade, didn't you tell me just now that it wouldn’t be more expensive than Novartis’s medicine? It's now three million dollars more expensive than Novartis's medicine!"
Smiling, Charlie said, "The price of a million dollars is the price of the medicine when it's officially listed. I always mean my word. After it's officially listed, I'll give you the patent for free if the price is more than a million dollars. For the time being, however, the price will be five million dollars per box. It's unnegotiable."
Smith no longer had the energy to complain about Charlie’s shamelessness.
After thinking it through, he had decided that since the Apothecary Pharmaceutical was reluctant to sell the patent, his current mission would be to try his best to get as many Apothecary Restoration Pills as he could and bring it back with him. On one hand, his
son would have the medicine. On the other hand, he could ask the medical enterprises to crack its prescription secretly.
When the prescription had been cracked, he could mass-produce it in India. Consequently, the Apothecary Pharmaceutical would be very miserable.
Hence, he said, "Mr. Weaver, Mr. Wade, I'll sort out your requests and hand them over to the committee of FDA as soon as possible. I’ll also hand it to Congress for a review. If there are any results, I'll give you guys the feedback right away!"
The moment Liam thought of what Charlie had asked him to do, putting up an imposing manner, he knocked on the table and said, "Mr. Smith, ask the people in your country to act fast. We don't have so much patience to wait forever."
Smith hurriedly nodded. "Gentlemen, don't worry. I’ll get it done quickly."
After he had agreed to a series of harsh terms raised b y Charlie verbally, Smith took the initiative to end the meal. Albert then immediately asked someone to send Smith back to Shangri-La.
The moment Smith had left, Liam could not wait to ask Charlie, "Master Charlie, Smith is so eager to get the Apothecary Restoration Pill. I think that it's not only for his son. He may have some other ulterior motives too!"
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