Chapter 124 New Industry (I)
March 27, 2020.
The world is still in a strange state of calm.
But in some corners of the world, life remains the same as always, like a stagnant pool of water.
But there are also some places where completely new mutations have occurred.
For example, the Lao Cai area in Hongsavadi.
As the border area between Hongsavadi and China, this place used to be synonymous with chaos, with gambling, kidnapping, flour and kidneys running rampant here.
But since the end of last year, the Laojie area has officially entered a new chapter.
After more than three months of integration, the Lao Cai area has been renamed the Northern Shan Region, occupying the northern part of the Shan Plateau, and its level is equivalent to that of the province and state in Hongsawady.
Fang Xinwu and his two younger brothers drove an off-road vehicle all the way north to Nankan Town. To the north of Nankan Town is the national border, and across the way is Ruili.
He came here this time because someone asked him to do something for him.
When he arrived at the immigration office of the port, Fang Xinwu saw many Chinese people who were wrapped tightly and entered Nankan Town towards Ruili. Many of them looked nervous and were looking around worriedly.
Fang Xinwu's younger brother Mao Heshui picked up a wooden sign with Fang Xinxin's name written on it.
After waiting for about half an hour, a girl with a suitcase appeared in front of Fang Xinwu.
"Brother Xinwu, I'm Xinxin." The girl was Fang Xinxin. Although she was wearing a mask, her frail and thin body could not be concealed.
Fang Xinwu nodded: "Get in the car!"
Mao Heshui quickly took the other person's suitcase.
The group got on the off-road vehicle. Fang Xinxin was very silent along the way, just silently looking at the dense jungle outside the car window.
The vehicle drove south along the road.
Two hours later, we arrived at Xingwei Town, 80 kilometers away.
After a period of expansion and renovation, this town has now become a small city of considerable size.
However, Fang Xinwu's car did not stop, but drove towards a nearby mountain area. The mountain area was close to the west of Xingwei Town and had a relatively high altitude.
After a short winding mountain road, we arrived at our destination.
This is a small village built on a high mountain plateau. The whole village has been renovated and a lot of infrastructure has been added.
Using concrete pillars, steel structures and iron bamboo materials, Aoba Construction Company built a large five-story building here in just 46 days.
Coming out of the parking lot, there is a sign at the door written in Burmese and Chinese: Xingwei Town Genting Sanatorium.
"How many people?" asked the receptionist at the gate with a smile.
Before Fang Xinwu came, he had learned about some of the information about Yunding Sanatorium through Qingye Medical's official website: "Four people, one of whom needs medical services ."
"ID card."
Fang Xinwu and others handed over their ID cards or passports.
The waiter quickly registered the basic information, and then she asked with a smile: "Who needs medical services?"
"This lady needs package A medical services."
The so-called A package is a medical package for treating AIDS. If it is for treating rabies, it is a K package. The waiter nodded and then entered the information:
"Package A for one person. Here is the price list. Please sign and pay."
Fang Xinwu took the bill.
[Package A (AIDS treatment), drug costs 50,000 yuan, basic care costs 1,400 yuan (seven days), accommodation costs 1,400 yuan (seven days), customized catering costs 700 yuan (seven days)].
[Three ordinary guest rooms, 7 days’ stay, room charge 2,100 yuan, food and beverage charge 1,050 yuan…].
[Total 56,650 yuan. Our company does not accept any foreign currency payment, only gold or silver. ]
Fang Xinwu directly took out his bank card from Qingye Bank: "Swipe the card!"
The waiter inserted the bank card into the device: "Please enter the password."
Fang Xinwu entered the password and the machine spit out the bill.
"Thank you for your patronage. Welcome to visit us next time." The waiter smiled and nodded.
Another waiter immediately led the group to the guest room area of the sanatorium. Passing by a small park that had been transformed from a fruit orchard, they could see many people walking around.
Fang Xinwu heard that many of them spoke Mandarin, and it was obvious that many of them were Chinese.
Before planning to launch the new drug, executives of Qingye Group discussed some things, such as the fact that it would be difficult for new drugs to enter China in a short period of time.
But there are quite a few AIDS patients in China, and these people definitely need medication.
Therefore, there are only two channels for these patients to obtain drugs: one is through smuggling, and the other is to go abroad.
Considering that the prices of medicines in Siam and Luzon are very high, Hongsavady, as the origin of the medicine, has a retail price of only 50,000 gold yuan, so the cost-effectiveness is naturally very high.
The only trouble is that the local social environment in Hongsavadi is not pleasant.
After completely controlling the Laojie area, its development became a problem. After much deliberation, Liu Zhifan decided to launch a sanatorium here specifically for Chinese patients.
This is why Genting Nursing Home came into being.
Currently, Qingye Medical has four flagship products, namely, the new rapid test strips, the specific drug for AIDS - Aiqingling, the specific drug for rabies - Rabies Killer, and the traceless scar remover.
Ai Qingling and Rabies Killer are both drugs known to the outside world, while the Traceless Scar Remover is a drug developed by Li Qingye to remove surgical marks on soldiers' hands and bodies.
Since the scar-free scar remover needs to be stored at low temperatures, used in conjunction with other medications, and the dosage must be strictly controlled, this drug cannot be sold retail and can only be used as part of the cosmetic surgery at Aoba Hospital.
It is difficult to avoid scars in many surgeries nowadays, and the only option is to adjust the incision site to a hidden location as much as possible.
Aoba Hospital provides seamless cosmetic surgery services, which is definitely a big industry.
The pillar industries in northern Shan State in the future will be gambling, tourism, plastic surgery, convalescence and pipeline transportation.
As for those guests from the north, how to pay the fees is actually very simple.
There are branches of Qingye Bank in ports or cities throughout northern Shan State, where gold can be directly exchanged for gold yuan.
Although it is necessary to report when leaving China with large amounts of gold, as long as the amount of gold held at one time is less than 30 grams, you do not need to report and can directly take the gold jewelry out of the country.
30 grams of gold can be exchanged for 15,000 gold yuan, which is enough for a single person to use in Hongsavadi for a period of time.
What's more, many people who come for treatment rarely come alone, and some even come with their whole family.
The amount of gold they can carry also increases as their number increases.
Recently, due to the influx of Chinese people who need AIDS treatment, Aoba Bank received more than 147 kilograms of gold products at the Shanbei Port in one week.
China is naturally very clear about this.
But there is no way to stop this kind of thing. People want to go abroad for treatment at their own expense, so we can't not allow it! And carrying gold is also legal and compliant.
Unless the Bank of China is willing to open up the billions of gold in its reserves, it will be difficult to curb the influx of gold into Hongsawadi.
After all, there are hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients in the country, and it is impossible not to allow them to leave the country.
Unless the virus is quickly introduced through official channels, it will be possible to curb the trend of taking money abroad for medical treatment.
However, the introduction of such drugs is often very delayed, especially in China where the requirements are very strict and cautious, which results in the approval of many new drugs often taking several years.
Qingye Medical's new drugs have significant side effects, which further increases the difficulty of market access.
Of course, Qingye Medical also disdains to enter other regions.
After all, begging to get in and others begging you to get in are two different treatments.
Qingye Medical, which is qualified to be arrogant, will naturally not do such a thing as trying to please others. Wouldn't it be better to just sit and wait for others to come to them?
