Pricing

(Chapter 10 is after Chapter 15, it was missed. This is Chapter 11.)

Two hundred million, is that a lot?

Not at all!

The current price of gold is 390 yuan per gram. Two hundred million yuan is 512kg of gold, which is a 30x30x30 centimeter cube of gold.

Zhou Qi knew that on Skypiea, gold was everywhere. Enel even used gold to build a ship!

This amount of gold was but a drop in the bucket for Skypiea!

However, Skypiea had the guardian BOSS Enel. If he wanted the gold, he had to defeat Enel first.

"If you want Nico Robin, you have to defeat Crocodile. If you want the Door-Door Fruit, you have to defeat an entire CP9..."

I just wanted to make some money, why did I inexplicably make so many enemies?

"I need to go make money first. Other people have found pharmaceutical companies, but I can't come up with the money..."

As for where the money would come from.

"Lord Lelouch, you're here!"

Hearing this name, Zhou Qi was stunned for a moment before remembering that this was his alias in the One Piece World...

It wasn't really useful, as he had already told Smoker his real name.

The main reason was that Tannis was a stranger, but Smoker was an acquaintance.

Abbu already knew that Lelouch was an alias, but since Zhou Qi said his name was Lelouch, he didn't dare to call him by his real name.

"Ah, it's me. By the way, is Chairman Tannis here?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Yes!" Abbu nodded. "Lord Lelouch, the medicine you brought is incredibly effective, it can cure all diseases! Chairman Tannis hasn't left since the trial results came out, he's been waiting for you!"

"Alright!" Zhou Qi nodded.

The name Amoxicillin sounded ordinary, but its components were not.

It was none other than the famous penicillin!

"Tell me about your trial results!" Zhou Qi said.

"Yes, we had a total of 40 pills. We sent 20 pills to Loguetown and 20 to the docks. Four of those were used on Reza, a Marine soldier with the most severe injuries, and the remaining 16 were used on other patients. The 20 pills sent to the docks were distributed among over sixty people..."

"Wait, this stuff can be divided?" Zhou Qi asked in surprise.

"Yes, our doctors have tested it. The medicinal effect is extremely outstanding, so much so that one pill is not needed at a time. Only one-third is needed to treat most inflammations..."

"That's... normal!" Zhou Qi nodded. The penicillin he brought had been fighting bacteria on Earth for over sixty years. As bacteria's resistance increased, it had undergone countless iterations.

The people in the One Piece World had never experienced antibiotic treatment. It was like a level 10.0 character fighting a level 1.0 monster, naturally it would be a complete stomp.

The bacteria in their bodies naturally couldn't withstand such a potent antibiotic.

"By the way, will my dimensional portal bring any bacteria over?" Zhou Qi suddenly thought of this issue. However, looking at the few people around him who had been in close contact with him, it seemed like nothing happened...

It made sense. What bacteria could he carry? At most, it would be common human parasites and symbiotic bacteria. Even if he changed worlds, they wouldn't suddenly mutate.

If he carried the novel coronavirus or the plague virus, it might indeed cause a biochemical crisis, but it wouldn't be a big problem.

There were too many amazing doctors in this world.

Instead, he should worry about accidentally bringing viruses from the One Piece World to Earth. Then he would become a sinner of his nation!

"Fortunately, I don't go out often. But from now on, I'll change the teleportation location to the bathroom. I'll disinfect myself before entering and exiting each time..."

Abbu was still talking about the trial results.

Overall, Amoxicillin performed exceptionally well in this world. Even for severe infections, only one pill was needed to take effect. For ordinary infections, only one-third, or even one-quarter, was sufficient.

It was practically a panacea!

Reza was given four pills directly because of the lack of experience during the first trial. The doctors were still lamenting it!

"By the way, didn't you notice any other symptoms?" Zhou Qi asked, somewhat confused by the results. "Did anyone have any adverse reactions?"

"Uh, no. Does this medicine have any problems?" Abbu asked.

"Some people have allergies and cannot use Amoxicillin. For them, this drug is poison..." Zhou Qi said.

"We haven't encountered anyone like you described..." Abbu replied after thinking for a moment.

"I see!" Zhou Qi nodded. Were the people in the One Piece World physically stronger? Or were there fewer people with allergic constitutions here?

But, who cared? He wasn't a scientist, why think about these things? He'd leave it to the professionals to research later.

"So, do you think there's a market for this medicine?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Yes, absolutely!" Abbu said quickly. "Loguetown alone needs a large quantity of this medicine, let alone the entire East Blue, or even the whole world. Those who fish, work, or move goods get injured countless times every day. As long as you have it to sell, you won't worry about no buyers!"

"Then, how much do you think is a reasonable price for one pill?" Zhou Qi asked again.

"Huh? This..." Abbu fell silent. I'm just a butler, I don't know...

"If you ask me, a single pill of this medicine is worth 100,000 Belly, and that wouldn't be an exaggeration!" Tannis's voice came from outside. "After all, this is a life-saving drug..."

"100,000 Belly?" Zhou Qi looked at Tannis, who had just entered, and asked, "How much gold can 100,000 Belly buy?"

"Based on the current exchange rate of the World Bank, 100,000 Belly can be exchanged for 40 grams of gold!" Tannis replied.

40 grams of gold is equal to 16,000 RMB. This means 10 Belly can be exchanged for 1.6 RMB, so the exchange rate between RMB and Belly is 1:6.25?

You can't calculate it like that. A newspaper here costs 50 Belly, while a newspaper on Earth costs 1 yuan. By that logic, the exchange rate should be 1:50!

"The World Economic News is basically a monopoly business; scarcity drives up prices. Newspaper prices should be artificially inflated. On Earth, newspapers have become a sunset industry due to the squeeze from self-media, and their prices are not what they used to be. Moreover, gold on Earth, besides being used for jewelry, is also an industrial raw material. Gold in the One Piece World is simply a precious metal, so the price of gold on Earth should also be higher than in the One Piece World!"

If he equated the gold prices of the two worlds, the price he set would earn him much less.

"Let's just use a 1:10 exchange rate for now, it's easier to calculate!" Zhou Qi thought.

Amoxicillin costs about 4 cents a pill on Earth. Relatively speaking, it should cost 4 Belly here.

But if he calculated the cost based on the industrial level of the One Piece World, the selling price wouldn't be 4 Belly.

Hmm, a hundredfold increase, 500 Belly would be more appropriate. He could see the market reaction then and lower the price if necessary.

500 Belly is only 0.2 grams of gold, which isn't much. Remember, when penicillin was first discovered, one gram of penicillin was equivalent to one gram of gold, no joke!

And this is just for one pill!

At this price, even Vegapunk wouldn't be able to say anything...

"100,000 Belly is too much. At this price, many people simply can't afford it!" Zhou Qi shook his head and said, "I develop medicines not to make money, but to save more people from disaster and suffering. How about this: 500 Belly per pill, 20 pills per box, 10,000 Belly per box. What do you think?"

"This..." Tannis looked at Zhou Qi in shock. "10,000 Belly a box, are you serious?"

"Of course, I'm serious," Zhou Qi smiled.

"You really are..." Tannis was shocked. In this world, if you want to make money, you can't be too conscientious. Tannis had seen his fair share of ruthless merchants, and he himself had done plenty of shady deals.

He never expected to meet someone with such noble ideals one day!

"However..."

"Please, go on!"

"I'm new here and don't have any sales channels in the East Blue. Do you have any connections?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Yes, yes!" Tannis quickly replied, "We have partnerships with pharmacies all over the East Blue. Additionally, our Tannis Trading Company has wineries and taverns in various countries in the East Blue where these medicines can be sold!"

Although selling medicine in a tavern felt a bit strange, it wasn't penicillin, so it was fine.

"Then you will be in charge of selling these medicines. You can have ten percent of the sales profit!"

"Thank you..." Tannis nodded quickly. He knew it was the right decision not to make an enemy of this person back then. See, it paid off!

"Oh, right!" Zhou Qi continued, "I don't accept Belly, only gold. Is that okay?"

"No problem!" Tannis nodded. It was just a matter of transferring the funds after they were received, not troublesome at all.

Moreover, with this intermediary step, the funds would inevitably stay in his hands for a period of time. How important was that for a trading company?

Not to mention the connections and influence that selling these medicines would bring to the Tannis Trading Company.

It was a win-win situation, why wouldn't he do it!

"One more thing!" Zhou Qi paused again.

"Please, tell me!"

"I need some startup capital!"

"This..." Tannis's expression changed, but he quickly nodded firmly. "How much do you need?"

"Gold, 1 ton!"

"This..." Tannis was speechless. "Sir, you think too highly of us. Although the Tannis Trading Company is large, we don't have that much liquid capital!"

What did 1 ton of gold mean? That was 2.5 billion Belly!

"Then how much do you have?" Zhou Qi asked.

"300kg at most!" Tannis calculated in his mind and then replied.

"Then give me 300kg first!" Zhou Qi smiled. "That should be enough to get the factory up and running!"

"This..." Tannis hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "No problem, but it will take 5 days to arrange the funds, so you'll have to wait!"

"5 days?" Zhou Qi thought for a moment and asked, "How many days does it take to get to Shimotsuki Village?"

"Three days!" Tannis replied.

"And Tang Peach Town?"

"Two days!"

"Perfect. Arrange two ships for me. I'll go to Tang Peach Town first, then to Shimotsuki Village!"

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away!"

Zhou Qi nodded. He wondered if there was anything else he needed to say. Probably not!

"Lord Tannis!" A servant suddenly rushed in from outside. "Captain Smoker is here, he's right outside the door!"

"Hmm?" Tannis was taken aback and quickly looked at Zhou Qi. He knew that the Captain wasn't here to see him, but to see Zhou Qi.

"Since he's here, let's meet him. We can tell him about the pricing issue then!" Zhou Qi had originally planned to keep Smoker waiting for a few days, but since he was here, he'd just meet him.

He wasn't a schemer. Instead of forcing himself to act mature, it was better to be himself.