This point in time was right when things had just begun to open up. Even the YW small commodity wholesale market in the south was only in its starting phase; people from other places didn't even know what YW was for yet.
To be precise, all forms of individual commercial activity were just beginning to find their way, and problems would crop up from time to time.
Therefore, to have figured out the concept of "affiliation" was truly a sign of very advanced thinking.
Of course, advanced was one thing, but it couldn't be called "badass" yet. What was truly badass was actually getting the deal done.
One had to realize that the Ice City Pharmaceutical Factory was a municipal-level unit. The head of the factory was on the same level as Zhang Siyuan; which big shot of that status was ever a simple person?
Thinking of this, Wang An sucked in his teeth and blinked rapidly before saying with a smile
"Big brothers, if you two can really pull off this 'affiliation' thing, then no matter what it is, I'll have to get in on the action with you, hehehehe."
The reason Wang An agreed so readily was that, in his view, making money had to be done as early as possible, and one had to seize every single opportunity to do so.
When someone else was providing the safety net, you didn't need to overthink—getting the money in hand was the only way!
Hearing Wang An say this, Wang Shuai and Wu Dong couldn't help but look delighted. After exchanging a glance, Wu Dong said to Wang An with a laugh
"Xiao Anzi, who are you looking down on? I'm not even bragging, but in this Heilongjiang province, is there anything we can't get done?"
Hearing this, Wang An laughed and flattered them
"Hahahaha... right, right, right... absolutely. My brothers and sisters here are figures as badass as lightning; if you gave them wings, you'd fly to the heavens. How could a little thing like this be impossible? Hahahaha..."
Wang An laughed, and Wang Shuai and Wu Dong couldn't help but laugh along.
After the laughter subsided, Wang Shuai suddenly said
"Xiao An, about that scar-removal medicine—ask the doctor if he can turn it into a different form. For example, something like vanishing cream or toothpaste. Basically, just don't make it something that has to be mixed right before use. The main goal is to make it so people can't figure out what the hell is inside."
What Wang Shuai mentioned was exactly what Wang An was thinking. No matter what the product was, once everyone knew the secret, it would lose its value.
Wang An suddenly remembered that the pharmacy clerk already knew about the formula.
Fortunately, the clerk didn't know the method of use, nor did he know that applying this medicine to a wound would cause an unbearable itch and extreme agony.
Even so, Wang An was still worried. After all, the formula had already been researched and verified.
That pharmacy clerk had skipped the research phase; he was only missing the high-proof liquor as the catalyst. There was no guarantee he couldn't figure it out.
Thus, Wang An told Wang Shuai and Wu Dong about the pharmacy clerk.
Sure enough, as soon as Wu Dong and Wang Shuai heard this, their expressions instantly became solemn. They hurriedly asked which clerk in the pharmacy it was.
Wang An described the clerk's appearance, and a flash of ruthlessness immediately crossed the eyes of Wu Dong and Wang Shuai.
Wang An suddenly felt that the pharmacy clerk was likely in for a very rough time.
It had to be said that for these second-generation heirs to grow up and achieve their current status, besides family factors, their own personalities played a huge role.
To put it bluntly, not a single one of these guys was a "soft touch."
Naturally, since they were like this, it showed that their fathers certainly weren't simple characters either.
Wu Dong nodded and said
"Don't worry about that. It's a small matter; we'll handle it."
Pausing for a moment, Wu Dong continued
"Alright then, Xiao An, we're heading out. Regarding what Xiao Shuai just said, have that doctor research it. Anyway, if the factory is established, he'll be the one in charge of the R&D section."
One could tell that Wu Dong and the others were determined to get this pharmaceutical factory. More importantly, they had the actual power to make it happen; that was the most crucial point.
As the two turned to get into the car, Wang Shuai added
"They'll come to deliver sand and cement again tomorrow, so we won't be coming along. When you have time, hurry up and let that doctor do some research."
Wang An said with a smile
"Got it! Take care, big brothers."
The two waved and drove away.
After seeing off the convoy, Wang An noticed his father, Wang Dazhu, and his eldest uncle, Wang Daliang, studying the two circular saws.
Circular saws of this era could be described as simple to a fault.
At first glance, it was just a square wooden table, except only the tabletop was wood; everything else, including the legs, was iron.
The entire table frame was welded from very thick angle iron.
If it weren't for the small piece of circular saw blade peeking out from a third of the way across the tabletop, the thing would basically just be a table.
However, the magic of the device lay beneath the table. Underneath, there was a solid iron shaft longer than the table itself.
Embedded on this shaft were the saw blade and a concave flywheel.
To use it, one simply had to loop one end of a belt over this flywheel and the other end over the flywheel of a walking tractor or a four-wheel diesel engine, then start the engine.
Of course, this table with the circular saw had to be pinned to the table legs with a punch or a crowbar to fix the table firmly in place.
Wang Dazhu and the carpenters were very familiar with circular saws. Seeing Wang An walk over, the carpenter Niu Yichen immediately praised him
"Xiao An, you've brought two great pieces of gear! With these, I don't know how much work your father and I will save. Most importantly, we don't have to pull the big saws anymore, hahahaha..."
Another young carpenter named Niu Dalong, Niu Yichen's son, also said with a laugh
"Exactly! After pulling the big saw all day, your shoulders ache like crazy, hehehehe..."
Hearing this, Wang An said with a smile
"If you're working for my family, the tools have to be complete, hehehehe..."
Following that, the others chimed in with a bunch of idle chatter, but Wang An just smiled and didn't join the discussion.
But it had to be admitted that this very simple circular saw was indeed quite advanced for this era.
After a while, Wang An realized he wasn't needed and turned back to his own work.
The foundation wasn't finished yet; where was the time for this kind of nonsense?
Walking back to the crawler tractor, Wang An restarted it and continued pushing the foundation.
(End of Chapter)