"Nan Yi, did Men Saner contact you?"
At around eight o'clock the next morning, Nan Yi received a call from Xian Weimin.
"No, what is it?"
"He came to me this afternoon and told me that he wanted to buy out my shares."
"The taste of the mountain?"
"right."
"What do you think?" Nan Yi asked indifferently.
"I'll listen to you. If you say so, I'll sell it."
Nan Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "Tell Men Saner not to be anxious. When the dividends are distributed this year, the three of us will sit down and have a good chat."
"You want to sell it?"
"He wants to buy it, but you won't sell it?"
"If you say to sell it, then sell it. People change so quickly." Xian Weimin said with emotion.
"No problem. Whenever you want to buy my shares, just let me know. I'm always ready."
"Pujie, I don't plan to do it alone. Without you to support me, I don't have the confidence. You came to Tokyo a few days ago, why didn't you come to see me?"
"I went to see my lover, why did I look for you?"
"Forget about righteousness when you see beauty."
"Where is the background noise over there?"
"Ginza."
"Yan Jiachan, you are not a good person either, take it easy."
"If I say I'm going for a serious massage, would you believe it?" Xian Weimin said, holding back his laughter.
"I believe it. I still fucking believe that the murderer didn't kill anyone."
"Hahaha, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm here now and I haven't had dinner yet. I heard that Ginza has come up with a new way of eating, putting food on girls. Have you seen it?"
"New shit, this is something that has been around in Japan for thousands of years, I won't bother talking to you about it."
After hanging up the phone, Nan Yi sighed, "Men San'er is too impatient." Shan's main market is Japan. Japan's economy is about to stagnate, and everyone's life will become difficult. Shan's market will definitely shrink. Men San'er wants to go solo at this time, but he will not be happy for a few days, otherwise he will be hit by a blow.
Throwing the phone to Tiger Cub, Nan Yi put his hands on his head, and the school beauty next to him shouted "Ready?"
Nan Yi nodded slightly, and in less than a second he heard a "beep" sound, as fast as a flash of lightning. Nan Yi pulled out the revolver from his waist, quickly fired a shot at the target, then put the gun back into the holster and turned to look at the school beauty.
"Nansheng, you died 17.1428 times."
"Well, that's a little progress."
Nan Yi nodded with satisfaction. He died several times in the last game.
Nan Yi was practicing the traditional Chinese martial art "American Iai", and all he wanted was speed. He took his idol, the great Bob Munden, as his target, and imagined himself shooting against the great man, trying hard to leap from a few tenths of a second to a few tenths of a second.
For a whole morning, Nan Yi was immersed in the seemingly boring but enjoyable practice of drawing his gun and shooting. The time was not wasted, as he summed up a truth in half a day - from seven steps away, the gun is fast, and within seven steps, the gun is both fast and accurate.
At noon, Nan Youqiong was picked up back. Nan Wuwei now had his brother as a companion, and the two of them could do whatever they wanted. Nan Yi could also go out without worry.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Nan Yi arrived at the 65th floor of the Trump Building in Manhattan.
A joint meeting of New York building owners will be held here today, and the theme of the meeting is to sign a "non-tripping contract."
The Japanese are holding up their checks and want to buy, so it is a good time for anyone who wants to sell property. In order to eliminate unfair competition and ensure that everyone can make the most profit, the owners communicate with each other and raise the prices higher, and never lower the price.
Of course, after the sale, if the original owner wants to buy it back, other owners cannot hinder him.
It's very simple. Everyone knows that the Japanese are rich now, but most people are also convinced that the Japanese cannot always be rich. The buildings they have swallowed up will be spit out sooner or later. The original owners have a great chance of buying back the properties they sold.
When Nan Yi arrived, there were already hundreds of people sitting in a conference room that was like an open classroom. Looking around, Nan Yi saw an acquaintance and walked straight over.
"Hello, Mr. Davidson."
"Adam, just call me Harry."
"OK, Harry, no one's around?"
"No one, please take a seat."
Harley Davidson invited Nan Yi to sit down.
As soon as Nan Yi sat down, he said, "Harry, your own property?"
"Yes, I bought two buildings a long time ago. It's been too long, and it's time to renovate them. I don't plan to spend money on renovations anymore, so I plan to sell them to a good buyer. Adam, do you have personal properties too?"
"No, my baby owns a building and I am attending the meeting on her behalf."
"Oh, do you want to buy it back after you sell it?" asked Harley Davidson.
"If the price difference is significant, yes, I am looking for a suitable buyer, maybe Di Yiming, who knows." Nan Yi spread his hands and said.
"Ha, Adam, you found a good buyer, the world's richest man." Harley Davidson smiled implicitly, "It's a pity that my property is too old, the richest man probably won't be interested in it."
"Not necessarily. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Maybe our richest man won't mind."
"I'm not picky about buyers, as long as they pay in yen or dollars."
What Harley Davidson said meant that after selling his building, he had no intention of buying it back, and he really wanted to sell it.
"Harry, who's chairing today's meeting?"
"Donald, he should be the largest real estate owner in New York." Harry Davidson said, pausing, "Ah, of course he is not as good as Trinity Church."
“What about real estate giants like Toll Brothers, KB Home, Centex, and Lennar?”
"Adam, their business is not just in New York, and they tend to develop and sell, and rarely hold properties."
"Oh, I see. Tomorrow's weather should be nice, how about going fishing at Lengquan?"
"OK, let's camp there tonight and come back at noon tomorrow." Harry Davidson said after thinking for a while.
"You and me? Or should we invite some of her?"
"Oh, Adam, I understand you don't like this. Actually, I don't like it either."
"Well, I'm a pretty good cook, how about you?"
"I'm not bad either. We can have a competition and add some spice to it."
"What's the bet?"
"I know you have a Colt Model 1837 revolver rifle, and that's what you're betting on. I have a harmonica pistol made by J. Jarre, and that's what I'm betting on."
"Yeah, that's fair, deal."
At the podium, Trump was explaining the regulations. At their seats, Nan Yi and Harry Davidson were discussing what to bring tomorrow and the dishes for dinner. When it came to signing the contract, the two signed their names and left immediately.
After Harley Davidson's introduction, most of the people attending today's meeting were from the Elephant Party camp. The two of them sitting here seemed a bit out of place, so it would be better for them to leave as soon as possible.
Whether it is Pan American Investment Holdings or Taylor United Gold Group, there are a large number of Democratic Party shareholders behind them. If Nan Yi wants to say that he is not close to the Democratic Party, some people have to be willing to believe it. As his representative, Scarlett is in contact with whom, and other people can see it.
Nan Yi's situation in the country of Xian is very delicate. The cooperating forces recognize him, but do not want him to come to the forefront. It is more in line with their needs for Scarlett to stand in the spotlight, which has a lot to do with skin color and nationality.
There are some things that Nan Yi can only dabble in. If he gets too deeply involved, he can only choose to stand aside and can no longer stand aloof outside the vortex.
For example, the country of Qi is rich in oil and natural gas, and there were good opportunities to merge several related companies in the past few years, but he did not dare to do so. It involves energy security, and you still want to control it when they are not your own people?
Take a look at Nan's industries in the country of Xian. Pan American Investment Holdings is considered a venture capital. No matter how many companies it invests in, it has no say. As long as it pays taxes in the country of Xian and does not take the money with it, it can make as much money as it can.
Scarlett Food Group owns the part of its industry within the United States, but the trigger is controlled by the Rockefeller family. You have to attack wherever it says, and if you don’t obey, they will kill you.
Taylor United Gold Group is more of a financial company than a mining company. Its main profit points have always been in the stock market and futures market. Besides, the U.S. dollar has long been decoupled from gold, and it does not pose a threat to the security of the U.S. currency.
Wanderer Gun Company?
You can make any kind of gun you want. Unless you invent a gun with unlimited bullets one day, no one will even take a look at it. Registering a gun company in China is no more complicated than opening a supermarket.
Nan Yi has always been walking on thin ice. He knew that the country of Xi had many good resources, but he never thought about it. He knew that building a drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico was promising, but he never considered it.
One has to know one's own business. No matter from which angle one divides it, Nan Yi will definitely be classified into the circle of "outsiders". An outsider jumping around too much in the powerful host's house is just asking for trouble.
No matter how hospitable the host is, it is impossible for him to give up the master bedroom to guests, let alone hug his sister-in-law.
[Well, the above sentence is just a metaphor, not rigorous enough. The sister-in-law is not a real sister-in-law. Don’t refute me with real examples and slap me in the face.]
There are many small shops in this world. Big shops can bully customers, and big customers can also blackmail the shops.
Just a few months ago, a customer fell down in a Wonderful store and sued the store. Wonderful eventually lost the case and had to pay more than one million U.S. dollars in compensation.
Look, as long as the means are right, small customers can also blackmail big stores, not to mention exchanging big and small items.
After leaving the Trump Building, Nan Yi and Harry Davidson chatted for a few more words, then they separated and went their separate ways.
Nan Yi then went to Great Big Brother, abbreviated as G2B, which is a wholly-owned hidden holding subsidiary of Third Biopharmaceuticals. The Chinese translation can be "good big brother" or "big brother", which is a metaphor for "a good big brother must take good care of the second brother".
G2B was founded under the leadership of Business President Guo Min, who drew on all the marketing talents from the Third Biopharmaceutical Company... Actually, this is nonsense. The Third Biopharmaceutical Company has never sold a single pill to the outside world, and it has very few marketing talents. If it wants to hire people, it has to recruit them in China.
In China, it usually takes eight processes for a new drug to be launched on the market: 2-3 years for preclinical research, 2-4 years for preclinical trials, 30 days for IND application, 1-3 years for Phase I/II clinical trials, 1-4 years for Phase III clinical trials, several days for PRE-NDA meetings, and NDA applications are accepted within 2 months and approved within 6-10 months.
Following the formal process, it takes seven years for a drug to be put on the market for sale. Of course, China is no exception and also has the word "special" in its name. Fast track, priority review, accelerated approval, breakthrough drugs, etc. can all speed up the time to market, but the possible acceleration time is very limited.
G2B's flagship product "Viagra" is currently in the NDA application process and has gone through the priority review channel, but it will not be available for sale until April next year at the earliest.
Of course, if it is a drug that is urgently needed on the market to treat epidemic diseases, then the process can be ignored and it can be "specially" passed all the way.
As for Viagra, don't even expect to enjoy this kind of treatment.
Therefore, the main task of G2B's marketing team at present is to build sales channels and visit pharmacy owners, while Guo Min's task is to conduct industry surveys.
As soon as Nan Yi arrived at Guo Min's office, after some greetings, Guo Min immediately got down to business.
Guo Min made full preparations for today's performance report.
"Nansheng, the most advanced technology in modern medicine has been developed in three countries: the United States, the United States, and Switzerland. These three countries have basically monopolized the upper echelons of medical technology. If Third Biopharmaceuticals want to develop as quickly as possible, in addition to relying on self-research and development, we must also make external acquisitions, especially the acquisition of private laboratories and research institutes. Only in this way can we catch up.
During this period, I conducted more in-depth research on the biopharmaceutical market and found that the most advanced technology in this industry is basically in the hands of a few giants. "
What Guo Min is saying now is just some nonsense. The Third Biopharmaceutical Company has been established for nearly seven years. During these years, it has been engaged in drug research and industry research. Not to mention himself, even Nan Yi knows the current status of biopharmaceuticals and the list of major giants by heart.
Despite this, Nan Yi still pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
“If we want to acquire a company, we must first rule out the top ten giants. They have abundant funds and considerable profits, so there is no possibility of them making a move. If we rashly propose an acquisition, we may create an enemy.
But there is one giant that is an exception, and that is Eli Lilly. I asked an investigation company to investigate, and found that Eli Lilly’s financial situation is not very good, and many shareholders have already considered selling their shares…”
"Stop for a moment." Nan Yi stretched out his hand to interrupt Guo Min. "Is there any evidence to support the fact that shareholders have already considered selling their shares?"
Guo Min was stunned for a moment, then said, "There are written reports and audio tape recordings."
"Well, give me a copy when I leave, you continue." Nan Yi gestured with his hand.
Guo Min calmed down and continued, "If the price is reasonable, many shareholders will sell their shares, so I set Eli Lilly as our first acquisition target.
As long as it is acquired, the third-party biopharmaceutical company will have a . After upgrading the industry through investment, the next step is to erode other small companies, laboratories, and research institutes. "
Nan Yi thought about what Guo Min said. Eli Lilly is not a small company. This company is very powerful. After thinking for a while, Nan Yi said to Dunn who was beside Guo Min: "Dunn, you should be familiar with Eli Lilly. I want to know how many valuable patented drugs this company has?"
Dunn is Guo Min's deputy. He was originally at the bottom of the senior management of Johnson & Johnson. Third Biopharmaceuticals hired him through headhunting at a high price. He has been working at Third Biopharmaceuticals for nearly three years and has passed the probation period.
Dunn stood up. Nan Yi's question was very clever. Patented drugs are the key to a pharmaceutical company's survival.
"Boss, Eli Lilly doesn't have many patented drugs, only twelve. Eli Lilly's board of directors is not willing to invest too much money in research and development. However, their twelve patented drugs are all daily-use drugs with good sales, and there is still a long time before the patent expires.
In addition, I don’t quite agree with Guo’s opinion. The reason why Eli Lilly and Company encountered a financial crisis was because it invested too much in research and development in the previous few years, so the board of directors began to restrict investment.
Although reducing investment will weaken Eli Lilly's future competitiveness, there is no doubt that Eli Lilly's financial situation will improve within one or two years, so I am not optimistic that we can take over this company. "
"Okay, sit down."
Nan Yi did not raise any questions, but just signaled Guo Min to continue.
“Nansheng, I have set two as my second target. Both are small institutions, founded by two medical professors. Their research directions are both in the field of cancer. They are Nelson Pharmaceuticals and Peptide Biopharmaceuticals.
The scale of both companies is not large, but their patented drugs are quite good, and can be said to be the most advanced drugs for treating cancer. However, if we want to acquire these two companies, we have to pay a high price, which is why they have not been acquired so far. "
After Guo Min finished his introduction, he looked at Nan Yi's face, waiting for his questions or doubts.
"Can their medicine cure cancer?" Nan Yi asked a question that seemed a bit redundant.
“No, there is currently no drug that can cure cancer. Their drug is mainly able to inhibit the spread of cancer cells and has fewer side effects than other known drugs, but this does not prevent them from continuing to conduct in-depth research in this field;
However, if you want to conduct in-depth research, you need to invest a huge amount of money, which is not something the two companies can afford. "Guo Min said truthfully that he was very optimistic about the two companies.
"How much is a massive amount? If they conduct special research, how much research funding will they need each year?"
"Nansheng, I have made a rough calculation. If the two companies continue to carry out special research, the annual funding will be around 30 million US dollars." Guo Min said with certainty.
He has compiled statistics on this aspect.
“Have you considered inflation?”
"Uh, no."
"If we take inflation into account and expand the time span to 30 years, the funds required will not be less than 2 billion US dollars. This investment is too large and there may not be a return. I need to evaluate the two companies. Before the evaluation report comes out, I will continue to pay attention."
"clear."
Next, Guo Min proposed some third-tier acquisition targets, all of which were research institutes and private laboratories.
Researchers who are able to establish private laboratories often hold many patents. They obtain funds to maintain their research by licensing their patents. Usually, these people's research is relatively single and only focuses on one field.
After acquiring them, they can be integrated. Once two researchers in related fields are integrated, there may be a breakthrough in a short period of time. After all, when doing research, sometimes you may be blocked by a layer of window paper, and once it is broken, there will be great development.
Guo Min has planned to acquire 12 targets in total in the country, including 3 companies and 9 private laboratories. Nan Yi has neither confirmed nor denied it. It will take another month or two to see whether they are suitable for acquisition or not.
Next, Guo Min talked about some acquisition targets in other countries:
3 private laboratories and 2 research institutes in Switzerland;
A French company that conducts genetic research. Although there has been no breakthrough so far, it has great potential in the future. At the same time, it has set a goal of opening five private laboratories.
Eagle Country has two medium-sized pharmaceutical companies, which can be merged after acquisition to become a large pharmaceutical company, five research institutes, and 12 private laboratories, which are more than the number of Eagle Country, which shows the strength of Eagle Country in the field of biopharmaceuticals;
There are two pharmaceutical companies, three research institutes in Germany, and one East German institution whose nature is unclear. It was thanks to Guo Min that he was able to find this target.
Similarly, Nan Yi did not make an immediate decision on acquisition targets in other countries. It first had to investigate whether these companies and institutions were worth acquiring, and also had to weigh whether it was possible to acquire them and whether there was an opportunity to acquire them. There were many factors to consider.
However, no matter which companies will be acquired in the end, it is foreseeable that G2B will not be able to bring profits to Nan's in the short term. All profits will be used as research and development funds, and there is a high probability that Nan's will continue to subsidize the third biopharmaceutical company.
Fortunately, from the first day Nan Yi decided to invest in the biopharmaceutical field, he was mentally prepared to not see any returns for thirty years. This time can be said to be ample, so Nan Yi did not feel too uncomfortable when signing the budget sheet.
Nanyi's goal is to diversify the development of third-party biopharmaceuticals in genetics, broad-spectrum antibiotics, cancer, respiratory system, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and epidemic virology, and strive to be in an unshakable leading position in each field.
"Guo Min, let's just say that about the acquisition. Wait for my news before taking the next step. Next, I need you to find a candidate who will serve as the president of Qiande New Drug Development Company.
Qiande’s main goal is to build a CDMO platform, Contract Development Manufacture Organization, which will deeply connect with the company’s R&D, procurement, production and other supply chain systems from preclinical research, clinical trials to commercial production stages, provide other bio-enterprises with innovative process R&D and large-scale production services, and replace simple production capacity output with higher value-added technology output.
We accept commissions from other biopharmaceutical companies to provide customized production services, covering businesses including pharmaceutical outsourcing processes, formula development, clinical trial drugs, chemical or biological synthetic API production, intermediate manufacturing, powder, injection and other preparations production and packaging services.
This company should not have any connection with the third-party biopharmaceutical company. Profit is only my most superficial goal.
Although other pharmaceutical companies will certainly not outsource the core parts, we can still see some clues from the fragmented parts. We don’t seek to steal other people’s formulas, but only hope that it can bring us some inspiration.”
"Nansheng, your idea is great. Outsourcing unimportant work can save a lot of manpower costs for biopharmaceutical companies. It can also free researchers from heavy work and allow them to focus on the core research and development."
Guo Min flattered him for a while, then changed the subject, "But, in this way, the burden of labor costs will fall on our shoulders, and we won't be able to make much profit."
Nan Yi smiled and said, "Guo Min, you need to open your mind and think globally. Both China and India have many talents in this field. As long as we raise the salary to 500 RMB or 1,500 rupees, I believe there will be many talents willing to join Qiande and be employed by us."
Guo Min smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry, my thinking is too narrow. I only considered the Kingdom of Xian and Lijiapo."
"It's okay. CDMO is just an idea that came to my mind. Whether it is feasible or not still needs to be verified. You can ask the financial staff to calculate how much profit margin Qiande can have. My requirements are not high, as long as it is not a waste of time."
Guo Min disagreed and said, "It shouldn't be the case. There is a difference in personnel costs. I believe Qiande's profit should be considerable."
"Well, I won't be eating with you guys since I have kids at home. When you come, I'll reserve a table for you at the Riverside Park Restaurant. The restaurant will send me the bill. Enjoy yourself."
"Thank you, Nansheng."
"Thanks, Boss."
"You're welcome."
Nan Yi waved his hand and walked out of Guo Min's office.
…
At 9:30 in the evening, when Nan Yi was coaxing his two sons to sleep, in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, Chen Wenchen, the gold medal investor of the richest man Wei Ye, walked into the office building of the Industrial Technology Research Institute with two assistants.
After some negotiations, Chen Wen-chen was able to enter the office of ITRI President Lee Jin-hsiung.
"Hello, Dean Li, I am Chen Wenchen, the richest man in the country."
As soon as he entered the office, Chen Wenchen walked up to Li Jinxiong with ease and extended his right hand.
Li Jinxiong took Chen Wenchen's hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Chen, Shoufu Weiye is a well-known investment company in China. I wonder if you are interested in UMC or Guangsha Shares this time?"
"President Li, if possible, I would like to visit UMC, Optoelectronics, and your newly established integrated circuit manufacturing company."
"Welcome, of course. All three companies are in the Science Park, not far away. Mr. Chen, don't worry, try the Dayuling high mountain tea here first. This year's new tea is grown on a mountain 2,600 meters high. It is definitely top-grade oolong tea."
Li Jinxiong said as he walked to the shelf in the corner of the office, picked up a can of tea and walked back to Chen Wenchen. "Look, the tea leaves are hemispherical, dark green in color, with a light golden edge at the bottom. The buds and leaves are soft, the flesh is thick, and the pectin content is high. There are two or three leaves on one bud, and they are picked by hand to ensure the integrity of the tea leaves."
Chen Wenchen looked at the tea leaves and complimented, "President Li, this is really good tea. I haven't seen such good high mountain tea for a long time. I forgot to introduce it. My hometown is in Hualien County. I lived there until I was a teenager before I went to China with my grandma."
"Oh, Mr. Chen is from this province?"
"I should be considered an outsider. My grandma is a native of Taiwan. Dean Li, seeing high mountain tea brings back my childhood memories. I can't wait to taste its mellow flavor."
"Look at me, Mr. Chen, please wait a moment. I'll ask someone to make tea right away." Li Jinxiong apologized, immediately walked to the office door and shouted twice to the outside.
Soon, a young man ran towards the office, bowed and nodded, and went to make tea.
Drinking tea and chatting, the whole morning was spent in Li Jinxiong's office. When it was time for lunch, Li Jinxiong invited Chen Wenchen to have dinner at Zhubei Restaurant next to ITRI.
Judging from Li Jinxiong's attitude, he is not in a hurry to take Chen Wenchen to the science park for inspection.
Chen Wenchen was not in a hurry. He had experience working in a group of bad people on his resume. He was previously in charge of work in the Southeast Asia region and had extensive experience in dealing with various bureaucrats.
Not to mention bureaucrats like Li Jinxiong who switched from scientific research to management and became a half-way career official, he can easily deal with the warlord-style officials in Myanmar who throw people into the river at every turn. If Li Jinxiong wants to beat around the bush, let him do it.
Integrated circuit manufacturing is the new investment target assigned to him by the company. According to the company, this enterprise must be taken over and as many shares as possible must be invested. This is his main job recently and he has plenty of time to spend here.
…
At ten o'clock in the morning, Nan Yi and his two sons met a guest, Hadid, in a cafe on Long Island. The guest was a sales manager who was a designer and was sent by Boeing.
Nan Yi did not prepare any special birthday gifts for his two sons this year. Now, some of his own funds have flowed back, just enough to buy a toy for his youngest son.
"Hadid, I just called you yesterday and you're here today. Thank you for your hard work."
Boeing's headquarters is in Seattle. It takes seven hours to get here without a direct flight. Hadid must have flown here last night.
"Mr. Adam, thank you for choosing Boeing. Providing the fastest and most considerate service to our customers is Boeing's mission," Hadid said politely.
"Well, let's get straight to the point. I want to order a Boeing 747-400 for each of my two sons, but it requires some minor modifications."
"Mr. Adam, go ahead," Hadid said as he took out a paper and pen and waited until he was ready.
"First of all, it's the external spray painting...what pattern do you need?" Nan Yi turned and asked Nan Youqiong.
Nan Youqiong used his brain and said, "I want the space battleship of Space Fortress on the left, and I want Lin Mingmei on the right."
"Hmm? Who is Lin Mingmei?"
"Dad, you forgot the singer in Robotech."
"Oh, I see." Nan Yi nodded and said to Hadid, "Please give me a few renderings for my son to choose from."
"OK."
"And you?"
Nan Yi asked Nan Wuwei again, but when he asked, he deliberately did not call him by his name.
"Inspector Black Cat on the left, Inspector White Dove on the right."
"The plane is originally white, and the White Dove Inspector is also white. If you want to paint it, you need a base color. If you spray the base color, the plane will not look good."
"Can't I draw?" Nan Wuwei said with a pout.
"You can draw it, but it won't look good." Nan Yi said, turning to Hadid and asking, "If the cartoon image is a white dove, is there a way to draw it without spraying the background color?"
"Pure white?"
"No, there are other colors... It seems there is black and red, and a few other colors."
Hadid thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Adam, I can't answer you for now. I need to see the cartoon image of this white dove."
"How about this? I'll have someone send you the cartoon image video tape later. There's no rush to spray paint it anyway, so let's talk about the interior first."