Chapter 94: The Market for Chinese Patent Medicines

  On the afternoon of the day Wang Xu returned from the Provincial People's Congress, Fusheng Hall gradually gained popularity, unlike its previous desolation. Although only four patients came, all with minor illnesses, Bai Zijie was very excited, while Wang Xu remained calm and composed.

  "Wang Xuge, the clinic is starting to get some customers, why don't you look happy at all?" Bai Zijie asked in surprise.

  "Some people are ill, what's there to be happy about?" Wang Xu asked back.

  "You're being unreasonable. There will always be people getting sick in the world, and just because no one comes to the clinic doesn't mean that no one is sick." Bai Zijie retorted.

  "Out of sight, out of mind, don't you understand this principle?" Wang Xu said with a smile. The two were chatting and laughing when Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng arrived.

  Bai Zijie's face turned red as she saw the situation, and she stuck out her tongue before going to make tea. Wang Xu smiled and went over: "Dad, Uncle Tan."

  "Hmm, I and your Uncle Tan have already looked at the house, do you want to go take another look?" Wang Yimin asked.

  "It's okay, just take care of it and buy it directly." Wang Xu waved his hand, walked inside and came out, handing a bank card to Wang Yimin: "There is 50 million in the card, the password is written on the back."

  "Clang!" Wang Yimin's card dropped to the ground, and he looked at Wang Xu in surprise, asking: "How much is inside?"

  "Five hundred thousand." Wang Xu bent down to pick up the card from the ground and handed it over again. This card was his consultation fee for He Minhua's illness, not a single cent had been spent. As for the rent and decoration of the clinic, they were his previous savings. Since he went to university, his tuition fees had never been a concern for Wang Yimin, who was self-sufficient and had some savings.

  "Where did you little brat get so much money?" Wang Yimin took the card handed over by Wang Xu again, somewhat unbelievable.

  "Doctor Wang." Before Wang Xu could respond, a person walked in from the doorway, smiling and greeting him.

  "What's this, Director Li?" Wang Xu looked at him in confusion, unsure what Li Hui was doing here at this time.

  "I'm returning to Hong Kong today, and in ten days, I'll let Zi Ming come over alone. This is the diagnostic fee of 6 million for two months." As he spoke, Li Hui handed over a bank card.

  "Clang!" Wang Yimin's card fell to the ground again, and he looked at Tan Yunteng in disbelief, asking in a low voice: "Old Tan, how much did they say the medical expenses were?"

  "It seems like 60 million." Tan Yun Teng also expressed his surprise, saying uncertainly.

  "Dr. Wang, I won't disturb you anymore. My flight is at 5:30, so I'll leave now. As for the medical expenses later, I'll have Ziming bring them over." Li Hui handed over the bank card to Wang Xu and hastily left without staying any longer.

  Watching Li Hui's hurriedly departing back, Wang Xu sighed and shook his head. He had never urged Li Hui to pay the medical expenses for his son because he had left room for maneuver from the beginning. He wasn't worried that Li Hui would default on the debt, but unexpectedly, Li Hui brought 6 million yuan just before leaving.

  "Who's that guy? He just mentioned how much the medical bill was?" Wang Yimin asked aloud as he saw Wang Xu walking over.

  "Vice President of Hong Kong Island Far Wind Entertainment." Wang Xu smiled and explained: "His son has hereditary asthma."

  "Six million for asthma?" Wang Yimin's eyes almost popped out in surprise.

  "It's just two months." Wang Xu corrected: "It takes a total of one year to treat."

  "Treatment for a year." Wang Yimin was somewhat unacceptable: "He is willing to spend so much money?"

  "I didn't force him." Wang Xu curled his lips.

  "Damn it, 6 million in two months, over 30 million a year. Grandma's, I'm going to retire and go home." Wang Yimin couldn't help but burst out with profanity.

  "Really?" Wang Xu confirmed.

  "It's fake." Wang Yimin's face turned serious, looking at Wang Xu: "With so much money, your old man can do great things now. Why bother going back? Let's bring your mom over another day and settle down in Zhongjiang."

  "Alright, it's all yours." Wang Xu picked up the cards on the ground and handed them to Wang Yimin with a smile: "You and Uncle Tan buy a house first, and then pay attention to see if there are any projects later. I'll also help ask around."

  "Alright, I'll leave you alone to make money. If you can earn 100 million in a year, I won't do anything else." Wang Yimin said with great joy, smiling from ear to ear. The two cards added up to 110 million, even at his most glorious time, he hadn't earned that much money.

  Watching Wang Yimin being happy, Wang Xu was also happy, smiling and sending the two out of the clinic. Wang Yimin had been suppressing his feelings about his mother's situation for half a lifetime, as long as he could let go, he was willing to fully support Wang Yimin's antics.

  Watching Wang Yimin and Tan Yunteng leave, Wang Xu stood at the door of the clinic, and couldn't help but think of Yang Han again. Although his father Wang Yimin and mother Shen Bingjie came from different backgrounds, they eventually ended up together, but Yang Han... until now, Wang Xu still can't be sure if Yang Han ever had feelings for him.

  At that time, in Yun City, he had a cold war of words with Yang Han. He himself didn't know why - was it because of Yang Han's sudden departure without saying goodbye, or was it because Yang Han wasn't honest with him? In his heart, Wang Xu felt very complicated towards this girl who was the only one to have a relationship with him.

  "Brother Wang Xu, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Wang Xu daze off, Bai Zijie curiously leaned over and asked: "Are you thinking of Sister Xue?"

  "What's going on in that little head of yours, always filled with all sorts of nonsense?" Wang Xu tapped White Zi Jie's head with a hint of annoyance and teased.

  "I'm not that young anymore, stop treating me like a kid. You're not much older than me either." Bai Zijie protested discontentedly.

  It has to be said that Bai Zijie is indeed a happy fruit. After fooling around with Bai Zijie for a while, Wang Xu's heavy thoughts about Yang Han suddenly disappeared into thin air.

  As time passed, the reputation of Fusheng Hall spread far and wide. Wang Xu's medical skills were remarkable - as long as it wasn't a stubborn illness, he could usually cure patients with just one or two doses of medicine. His prices were also very reasonable, so word of mouth spread quickly among local residents, who would often come to him for minor ailments. Some even affectionately referred to Wang Xu as "Wang Yishou", meaning "one dose cures all".

  After taking the medicine for five times, Wang Xu gave a re-examination and made some slight adjustments to the prescription, reminding him again, which also solved one of his worries.

  Wang Yimin also bought a house in Jiangzhou, and temporarily let Yun Tian live there. With the money given by Wang Xu, Wang Yimin's confidence is now inflated.

  Wang Xu also took the opportunity to ask Qiao Binkai and others about the situation of Hongxing Factory. Qiao Binkai shook his head directly: "Hongxing Factory is not suitable for contracting, communication optical cables belong to the state, semi-finished products cannot be handed over, and everything in the contracted workshop depends on the factory's attitude towards speaking, it's not worth it."

  Qiao Binkai knew that Wang Yimin came to Zhongjiang to do something, he had some projects under his hand, and said that he could contract them out to Wang Yimin, but was rejected by Wang Xuwen.

  After arriving at Zhongjiang, Qiao Bin Kai had helped him a lot, saying that he was giving Wang Yi Min a project contract, but in fact it was not much different from sending money, and Wang Xu naturally could not agree.

  "Why don't you open a pharmaceutical factory?" Jiang Tao suggested to Wang Xu with a smile, which was like a wake-up call.

  To be honest, Wang Xu had never thought of opening a pharmaceutical factory all along, and always regarded himself as a doctor, subconsciously forgetting about this possibility. It wasn't until Jiang Tao reminded him that he realized he could do some research and development on traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions.

  With this idea, Wang Xu specially browsed the website to check the market price of Chinese medicinal materials around the world.

  As the birthplace of traditional Chinese medicine, China's share in the global market for medicinal herbs is surprisingly small, while Japan has become the world's largest exporter of medicinal herbs.

  Through in-depth research, Wang Xu found that Japan has invested heavily in Chinese medicinal materials, purchasing medicinal herbs and prescriptions in China, processing them, and then selling them domestically again. In contrast, China is almost a blank in this area.

  After learning about this situation, Wang Xu became even more determined to develop Chinese medicinal materials. Now that Wang Yimin wants to make a big move, this is absolutely a good choice.

  "Make medicine?" Wang Yimin's eyes widened in surprise, and he asked uncertainly: "Isn't the pharmaceutical business difficult to do? The national market is already saturated."

  "It's not about making medicinal materials, but rather Chinese patent medicine and pure traditional Chinese medicine preparations." Wang Xu corrected: "I've researched this market a bit, domestically it doesn't occupy a large proportion, the largest market is Japan's Kampo market, their prescriptions are just purchased from China, if we really put effort into this, the prospects are very good."

  "Shouldn't the investment be substantial?" Wang Yimin asked.

  "The investment is indeed not small, I'll think of a way to find a few partners, you and Uncle Tan can first look for a place to select the factory site." Wang Xu directly approved.

  "After all, am I doing things or is he doing things? Why do I feel like I've become a worker for him?" After being persuaded by Wang Xu, Wang Yimin nodded in agreement. As soon as Wang Xu left, Wang Yimin came to his senses and complained to Tan Yun Teng.

  "I'm just a runner, I don't get involved in your father-son affairs." Tan YunTeng said with a smile, since Wang Xu took out 10 million for Wang YiMin, Tan YunTeng had adjusted his mindset. With Wang Xu helping Wang YiMin like this, he thought it was impossible to be as close to Wang YiMin as before, so he might as well put in more effort now and secure a position for himself in the future.

  The pharmaceutical factory's affairs couldn't be rushed, and the number of patients coming to the clinic was increasing day by day. Wang Xu was getting busier and busier, and it was already approaching the end of August. In another month, Bai Zijie would also start school, and the clinic's staff were under pressure.

  It wasn't until 10 pm that Wang Xu sent off the last patient and stood up, stretching his waist. He looked at Bai Zijie beside him and asked with concern, "Are you tired?" As the clinic's business got better and better, Bai Zijie didn't leave early either, staying with Wang Xu every day until the patients were gone.

  "Not tired, I've also learned a lot this time, and can even cure minor illnesses." Bai Zijie said with satisfaction.

  "Hmm, you're really impressive." Wang Xu smiled and rubbed Bai Zijie's hair, praising her. It was true that Bai Zijie had a good talent for traditional Chinese medicine. In just a short period of time, she had learned to recognize all the medicinal herbs in the clinic. Two days ago, someone had a fever, and he had let Bai Zijie try to diagnose and treat it. The prescription she wrote was surprisingly accurate.

  "It's getting late, I'll send you back. Don't be so late again in the future, it's not safe for a girl to be alone." Wang Xu adjusted his clothes and was about to leave with Bai Zijie when a young man suddenly sprinted over from another street corner, with a man and woman chasing after him.

  "Stop thief! Stop thief!" The two men shouted while chasing.

  Wang Xu saw the situation, didn't have time to think much, and watched as the thief ran past in front of him. He quickly turned around, grabbed the thief's shoulder, pulled hard, and knocked them to the ground, with one foot stepping on top of them.

  "What the...?!" The thief was slammed to the ground by Wang Xu, his chest pinned down heavily, struggling non-stop. At this moment, Wang Xu also got a clear look at the thief's face and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  These two chapters are transitional, Wang Xu will soon go to Yun City in high spirits, everyone please support him. As for Hua Chao Yang's plot, some people have questioned and debated it, Xiaoxiao won't explain it, just keep reading, finally asking for recommendation votes to show support.

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