Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 484 Preparations Before Investing in New Haven

"Mr. Griffin, look at this area, it's all unopened virgin land! The construction on Grand Island has already started, and Donggang should be here soon! I will inquire about specific information later, especially the one in New Haven. Merchants this part."

"I have some news. Just before Christmas, Merck in Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Yale. Yale provides academic and scientific research support, and Merck provides funds, equipment, and the establishment of a medical research institute. There is an Institute of Biochemistry. The specific research direction is not clear, and I have not heard that a factory will be built. It should be just a research and development center. But this is a good signal!"

"Is it Merck Medicine?"

Driving in the still deserted New Haven East Port area.After listening to Rick's introduction, Griffin asked first:
"Science and engineering, Yale's biological sciences are indeed relatively strong. It's just attracting a big company like Merck, I feel. Maybe there are still some lacking? Massachusetts next door, or Harvard."

I didn't say "which of these two is better than Yale in science and engineering", but the meaning is very clear
Even Carter, a layman who is completely unfamiliar with pharmaceutical companies.It also feels a bit mysterious, after all, pharmaceutical companies are usually not small in size.R&D funds can easily cost hundreds of millions or billions, and it takes several years to produce one or two finished drugs.

People are rich and patient, so what university is it not good to cooperate with?Why did you choose Yale?

This kind of company is usually not attracted by some land rent relief.
"It's that one. Yale is not the only one involved. Harvard and Massachusetts may also be involved. After all, they are not far away. I think the credibility is quite high. Merck has been looking for cooperation with universities in recent years. There are many universities here. Connecticut has Yale, Trinity College, MIT and Harvard next door, all of which are top-notch schools. In addition to medicine, I think LCD-related research institutes and laboratories may also come here .”

"If everything goes well and the cooperation works well, there is a great chance that the LCD factory, or the new OLED factory, will settle in New Haven! First, there is a natural sea estuary and a well-developed railway network, which is convenient for transportation; second, New Haven is also close to the two major metropolitan areas of Boston and New York, which are one of the largest markets in the United States."

Rick smiled, and seemed very confident about the involvement of the German Merck Group in the small pond of New Haven:

"And most importantly, we have the lowest cost here! Whether it is New York, Boston, or Hartford, where Trinity College is located, in terms of the cost of building a factory, it is not as good as our New Haven. Oh, yes, New York There is also a Columbia! These are very high-quality resources, a single university may be nothing, but so many universities are all gathered in this area”

"It takes about three hours to drive. The farthest place from New York to Boston is more than two hundred miles and can be reached within half a day. This area is already very small. There are three ivy schools gathered in such a small area. If you add Luo Brown University in Texas, that is four. Providence, where Brown University is located, is also within two hours’ drive from New Haven. In addition, the State University of New York and Boston College are very Ivy, but their academic strength is also high. Very strong school."

"With New Haven as the center, there are at least a dozen colleges and universities nearby. As long as these resources can be integrated, even if there is no Merck, there is Merck, which will always attract people to invest!"

"The key is the issue of timeliness, and it is not easy to integrate these resources! For a single company, assuming I am now Merck Pharmaceuticals, I want elite professors from various universities to participate in the research in the laboratory. In When the laboratory is not well-known, it is difficult to attract them to join, and perhaps the only way is sponsorship. If you use sponsorship for scientific research, the more schools you join, sometimes the heavier the burden."

Griffin looked out the window, thoughtful:
"Moreover, from the perspective of our own interests. Mr. Black, what are you going to do? To be honest, I am a little bit unconfident to come here alone, but if I cooperate with DOG Real Estate, I will supply you with the low-cost and high-quality building materials you need. As long as the quantity is enough, that's not a problem!"

"I should come in. The price of the land around Yale hasn't risen yet. Then the Donggang area, and West Haven, we speculate, are mainly for money. I don't have enough money now!"

Carter gave a wry smile, investing in New Haven.
It's hard to say in other directions, but it's definitely worth it around Yale!
After all, as a time-traveler, Carter clearly knew that after entering the 90s.There will be a large number of international students here in the United States.
Needless to say, in China, New Oriental, Crazy English, etc., aren’t they all promoted by the craze for studying abroad?The field of vision shifted to the international scene. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, many of the Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe would join the Western camp.

Now that I have joined the Western system, I agree with the so-called Western values ​​and think that their system is advanced.At that time, do you want to come to the most "Western" America to learn?
With the influx of this group of people, the renting and second-hand housing market around Yale, or not to mention renting, the more people around Yale, the better the business of the surrounding shops. This is always there!

Even if international students don't spend on real estate, there are always merchants!

It's just this reason, Carter can't say it, and he won't say it directly.After all, it is only 1982, and the giant bear in the Far East has not yet shown signs of collapse
"Mr. Griffin, you should know that the development of Douglas in the past few years has been made with real money. I originally planned to learn from the mortgage association's operation and package the mortgages to get financing in the bond market. But the recent treasury bond interest rate is too high! I need to wait until the treasury bond interest rate goes down and is lower than my loan interest rate, so that I can have some living money to invest in New Haven."

"How much do you plan to invest? How long is it expected to take?"

"Let's start with [-] million, Mr. Griffin. At that time, the demand for building materials will not be lower than [-] million. With this amount, you shouldn't lose money, right? Can you provide me with materials at the same price as Douglas?"

"Unless you pay for the freight yourself! How about I still send the goods to Douglas for you? At the end of last year, the price of building materials rose again. Considering our relationship, I didn't raise the price. But the profit margin is running out. If I pay an extra shipping fee and I'm really not making any money!"

"My God, you can ship it in Florida! Keep the waybill and settle it with Mr. Kane. Am I the kind of person who cheats on my partners? The value of the currency has indeed depreciated a lot recently, I understand that."

"God praises you, Mr. Black! Then I'll go back and sort it out, and see how to arrange the transportation with the lowest cost. I remember that at the banquet yesterday, Mr. Alexander was running the New York area. I'll contact him to see if I can get it from him." Receive a batch of goods in advance”

(End of this chapter)