"That’s true." ng Si’an nodded. "By the way, your partnered pharmaceutical company, Xiaohe and the others are doing quite well. Wen Le, though young, has a lot of ideas. The product line is sowhat limited now, but if you can provide more new products, expanding in the future won’t be an issue."
"It’s a bit cumberso to handle on my own; my lab hasn’t developed any new drugs." Yan Fei frowned as he thought about it for a mont. "Did they ask you to inquire?"
"They didn’t ask, but having two drugs on the market is almost enough; it was my own thought," ng Si’an said with a smile. "If you were involved in other enterprises, I might not pay attention, but with pharmaceutical companies, I definitely won’t miss any major or minor developnts. Back then, when there were issues, Xiaohe even consulted !"
"I really should thank you!" Yan Fei said casually, without a hint of sincerity. "How about this, when we get ho, let’s go horseback riding and hunting? You’ve ridden horses at ho, and probably hunted too, but I bet you haven’t experienced this kind of freedom."
ng Si’an thought about it for a mont and nodded, "That’s true."
He ca here to find Yan Fei for just one thing; ntioning the pharmaceutical company was just to make conversation. Once business was handled, having fun was undeniably enjoyable, unlike when at ho—where, more often than not, even outings for play were in actuality about discussing business.
"Well..." ng Si’an pondered and continued, "I think you’ve established connections here and could leverage them to procure so of the local dicines for production back ho. So drugs have good effects and don’t have patents in our area; you could find a way to bring those patents back. It seems to that you’re not overly busy here, and since you have free ti, you could bring back a few good products and, at the very least, do a service for the public—it would certainly alleviate the high cost of imported drugs."
"I’ll think about it!" Yan Fei replied offhandedly.
One becos lazier over ti; back then, Yan Sanfen, who didn’t even rest at night and caught rabbits all night, was so diligent. Busy practically twenty-four hours a day, tirelessly working to earn so initial capital.
Truth be told, when people talked about him catching rabbits at night for money, many shared it as a joke. But, many prudent folks believed that he was genuinely hard-working.
He worked tirelessly when the business at ho was just starting, always resting less and doing more.
But now, he takes his ti, leisurely walking, lazily spending days doing nothing but accompanying his wife.
ng Si’an noticed Yan Fei’s perfunctory response and couldn’t help but add a few more words: "I’m serious—it’s challenging to establish connections outside. Many have the intention but lack the ans. If you can find a way to bring back so good products, not only would so private entities gladly support you, but even the higher-ups would be inclined to..."
Yan Fei saw his sincerity and began to ponder if he had a way into that domain.
After so ti, he shook his head: "I honestly don’t have any official channels; I guess those things are high-profit. If soone has a life-saving patent, no matter the price, you have to buy it, right? Why would they sell it to us cheap? If it were you, would you?"
"Exactly!" ng Si’an sighed. Yan Fei was spot on—if it were him, dostic prices might indeed be lower. But selling abroad... now that he thinks about it, he honestly wouldn’t dare claim he’d offer the sa low price externally—in fact, a higher price is more likely.
After pondering a while, he mused: "Nowadays, Traditional Chinese dicine develops slowly and takes longer to show effects; for significant illnesses, Western dicine’s effects are quicker and better. The more critical the disease’s patent, the tighter they grip it. It’s hard to get by!"
Life-saving things don’t require cost consideration; they’ll sell for whatever price they wish.
To put it coldly, for capitalists, selling cheap at ten bucks for a thousand people is less profitable than selling at ten thousand bucks for twenty people. Normally, there might be inevitable criticism, but when it really cos down to needing it, you’ll still be cursing and buying, won’t you?
Having a patent is like having a hen that lays golden eggs; no one willingly slashes the price.
When you want to buy the rights to manufacture, not only will the price be astronomical, but they’ll keep a close eye on production numbers, fearing you might produce more on the sly, thus reducing profit margins.
As for the notion of life being paramount... forget it, not even people of the sa color would care~ let alone the capitalists!
So perpetually boast about how round the foreign moon is; it’s because they haven’t ventured out.
Once they do, they’ll see the moon is round, but for those poor fellows out there, the moon doesn’t shine upon them—the moon over there only shines on the wealthy; the poor stay on the sidelines.
Regardless of the "superior healthcare system" touted, the conditions of public hospitals are poor, and waiting in line to see a doctor is inevitable. Many die waiting for dical care—examples abound, but those who praise the roundness of the foreign moon choose not to look.
Cheaper dicine can save more lives, but does it matter to the capitalists?
For them, rather than lowering drug prices, it’s better to wait for the money, take a portion, and righteously engage in charity work. Because when you do charity, people notice; it reduces taxes, expands influence, and... there are countless benefits.
But if you lower prices, will people appreciate it?
The reality is a bit harsh—most won’t. Even if lowered to cost price, so still can’t afford it, and so will still complain the price is high.
Rarely will anyone thank the pharmaceutical company owner for cheap dicines. Conversely, if the owner takes out so money for charity, beneficiaries might show so gratitude.
Moreover, in international dealings, they’ll never lower prices... purely for profit, without bothering with charity or worrying about criticism and public sentint.
ng Si’an sighed long and hard; realizing they were nearing the ranch, he recalled Yan Fei’s earlier words and suddenly had an idea: "Brother Fei, you ntioned having no legit channels earlier, but unorthodox ways work too! As long as you can secure drug production patents, who cares what thods you use!"
Yan Fei drove on in silence, knowing that securing patents would inevitably require unorthodox asures—though there’s no need to tell Comrade Xiao ng.
Ti to divert: "From here onwards, for miles upon miles, everything you see belongs to ..."
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