Lawrence quotes from Iron Fist

Ward

[resuming a meeting after Danny's entrance] Like I was saying, this anti-parasitic antimonial will have far-reaching effects. There are–

Danny

[aside] What is this?

Joy

Pricing strategy for a new drug we patented.

Ward

–this will hit markets in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, even Eastern Europe. These are all possible customers.

Joy

Which means we can make this in bulk, making the production price less than $5 a pill.

So we can sell for $50 per dosage. It'll fund new research and give a nice boost to our profit margin and pharmaceutical division.

Danny

Excuse me, but umm, how many people die from, what is it?

Ward

Leishmaniasis. If left untreated, the latest numbers show roughly 50,000 a year.

Danny

And we have the cure. We can save lives at 5 bucks a pill but you want to raise the price?

Ward

I know how this looks, but this is how business is done.

Danny

We should sell at cost.

Joy

That's... that's not how it works. This is normal business.

Danny

Then normal is not the best path to take. We can make our profits elsewhere.

Lawrence

Please Mr. Rand, we know how to do this. The World Health Organization will make most of the purchases and subsidize it for third-world countries. No one who needs this will be left untreated.

Danny

No one should make a profit off of the misery of others. It's wrong.

Ward

The suit against our Staten Island chemical plant has escalated rather quickly. I had hoped that Mr. Rand would be here to speak for his actions, but the concept of work hours is still foreign for him. However, we are a team and we need to support our colleague as he continues his transition back into this life and this company, so let us do what we do best, and save the day. I've carefully weighed our options, and after consulting with Joy, I've reached a conclusion: settling would be a mistake. Paying these people off admits there's something to hide when there isn't. This was an act of pure manipulation and I'm calling their bluff.

I think you might be letting right and wrong interfere with what's best for the company Ward.

Ward

Really, Lawrence? Are you willing to sacrifice $200,000,000 during one of the most challenging fiscal years this company has ever had?

The bad publicity could cost us even more in the long run! Can we honestly take that kind of risk?

Ward

We settle here, and suddenly everyone is knocking at the door, looking for a handout.

This looks bad.

They'll boycott our products.

Joy

If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that my brother has never given us a reason to doubt him. Look at his track record, every decision has been impeccable. I may not always see it at the time, but he has never once failed this company. We can trust Ward, we can trust that this is a risk worth taking.

Danny

I know some of you aren't happy with me, and I know what you want me to do. But, I've made a decision. Until we can be sure it isn't causing illness, we're shutting down the Staten Island plant. We're also gonna keep everyone on payroll. That way no one loses their job.

Lawrence

Don't be a jackass Danny. This isn't the way business gets done. If your father were here–

Danny

But he isn't. And as far as I can tell, he's nowhere in this company. And believe me, I've spent most of the day looking. I know you all want me to back out on this, but my dad once told me: "If something is worth fighting for, you stand and you fight." So I'm standing.

Danny, you may have a voice on this board, but it's just a courtesy.

Lawrence

Don't expect anyone here to be listening to a kid who got his MBA from a Himalayan monastery.

Joy

Lawrence, you don't have to attack him. Danny's plan is–

Lawrence

The idiotic dream of a child.

Danny

Karen Page at The Bulletin seemed to like it.

What? You already went to the press?

Danny

She seems to think it's gonna make front page tomorrow. [Board members check the news on their phones, seeing an article authored by Karen about it] Listen, I know this isn't what you wanted, any of you. But if you look deep down at the better part of yourselves, you'll know we're doing the right thing.