Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0646 Old Iron 666
"There is a saying among ancient drugstore owners: I wish there would be no suffering in the world, so why worry about the medicine on the shelf collecting dust? Since the Jiu Pharmaceutical Factory is going to be a joint-stock company, we might as well change the name to Shengchen Pharmaceutical. Our short-term goal is to revitalize the pharmaceutical factory, and our long-term goal is to watch it go bankrupt."
After leaving the cafeteria, Nan Yi and Leng Yan took a walk among the trees in the factory area.
"Boss Nan, do you have to be so weak? If you really want to make Yao Shengchen, I'll see how you cry."
"You know what, Yao Shengchen's wish is from the bottom of my heart. There are many businesses that can be done in the world. People are healthy, but they will grow old. If you live a few more years, you have to eat a few more years. The money that you can't make here can still be earned in other places."
"Let's not talk about the distant future, let's focus on the present. What should we do with Jiuyao Factory, no, Shengchen Pharmaceutical?" Leng Yan lifted her hair and raised her foot to look at the soles of her shoes.
"What should I do? You shouldn't ask me. Ask yourself. Think about what you have experienced in Shanghai in the past two years."
"Shanghai?" Leng Yan thought for a moment and said, "Hepatitis A?"
“Yes, in 1983, there was a small-scale outbreak of hepatitis A virus in Shanghai. The source of the disease was the hairy clams from Qidong. The health department of Shanghai has known about this source of the disease, and Shanghai has also issued regulations prohibiting the sale of hairy clams.
But this can't stop the demand for hairy clams in Shanghai. There are still people selling them in the market, and many people are buying them. They only cost 70 or 80 cents per pound, which is great for supplementing protein."
"We are researching a specific drug for hepatitis A?"
Nan Yi glanced at Leng Yan and said, "Sure, can you tell me when the research will be successful?"
"How do you estimate this?"
"So, we can research special medicines, but we can't regard them as special medicines to save Shengchen Pharmaceuticals. Maybe before the research is successful, our long-term goals will be achieved."
"If you don't want to research special medicines, then what are you researching? You don't want to produce Isatis root, do you? In 1983, someone in Shanghai spread the rumor that Isatis root can cure hepatitis A. You don't want to do that?"
"Am I that bad? In the past two days, I have looked up a lot of information and consulted many doctors at home and abroad to learn more about the treatment of hepatitis A.
Actually, this hepatitis A, I mean icteric hepatitis, there is no specific medicine to treat it abroad, under normal circumstances, hepatitis A patients will recover on their own;
Even if you are admitted to the hospital, all you will be given during the treatment is some vitamins to prevent dehydration, and at most you will be given an IV.
Isatis root can clear away heat and detoxify, and it does have a certain effect on hepatitis A. Although it is very small, it is a psychological medicine that can give patients peace of mind.
What do you think should be the most important thing to pay attention to if hepatitis A breaks out again in Shanghai? "
Leng Yan said: "Isolate in time and control the source of infection."
"Well, hepatitis A is not scary, but the chaotic human heart is scary. If people's hearts are stable and they abide by the isolation rules, the disease will come quickly and go away even faster.
We can’t sell much Isatis root in a year, and the price is not too expensive. I’ll go to other Isatis root manufacturers and ask if they sell their machines. We’ll produce Isatis root for a year and stock up some in Shanghai. If I win the bet, we’ll sell it at a fair price. If I lose the bet, I’ll bear the loss myself.”
"Since we are going to gamble, why bother to keep the price low? We can just increase the price and ship the goods out."
"My comrade Leng Yan, your idea is unacceptable. Although it is natural for businessmen to make money, there are some money that cannot be made and some wealth that we cannot distribute.
Don't think about it, stay here tomorrow and help me to calm down these people in the factory. The day after tomorrow, you go to Bagui Pharmaceutical Factory and find an expert named Liu Xu to inquire about the matter of levamisole hydrochloride. I will go to the First Infectious Disease Hospital to inquire about the technology transfer fee of 84 disinfectant. "
"No way, you also want to produce disinfectant, so are we a pharmaceutical company or a chemical company?" Leng Yan exclaimed.
"It doesn't matter what kind of company it is. As long as it can make money, it's a good company. Can't a pharmaceutical company have a chemical subsidiary? Besides, 84 disinfectant can also be classified as a drug."
Nan Yi was also helpless. He also wanted to develop some special medicine. He also wanted to fill the domestic gap. But it was not that easy. The Third Biopharmaceutical Company burned hundreds of millions of dollars before it started to produce results. How much more would Shengchen Pharmaceutical have to spend?
What to hit?
Nan Yi has to keep the company alive first before he can consider other things. If the company goes bankrupt, everything will be in vain.
For Nan Yi now, the most important thing is to make money. Without money, everything will be starving.
Nan Yi and Leng Yan walked around the factory and then went to the factory office.
Although Gan Ziru had not come to the factory since he was hit that day, and it was time for him to leave, Nan Yi still did not occupy his factory director's office, but took Leng Yan to the finance department.
Nan Yi walked over to Xu Zhengyan and asked, "Cashier Xu, have all the workers' wages been paid?"
Xu Zhengyan, the name sounds very cool and she looks very cool too, but that was twenty years ago. Now she is at the age of counting down to retirement.
"Director Nan, except for the people in the factory office, all the workers have already received their money."
"Okay, I understand." Nan Yi responded, and then said to Jiang Ziqi: "Accountant Jiang, how much money is left in the factory after paying the wages?"
"Two hundred and forty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-two and sixty-four cents."
Jiang Ziqi, 27 years old this year, looks four or five years older than her actual age, but has the charm of a middle-aged woman. She is very attractive to teenagers and those over 40.
Chu Fan said that this person was very aggressive, but Nan Yi thought her current performance was okay, so he didn't jump.
"Okay." Nan Yi responded again, and turned to Yuchi Shao and said, "Chief Yuchi, a lawyer will be here soon. You and him should work out a loan agreement for 500,000 yuan in triplicate. The factory will keep one copy, the lawyer will take one copy away, and there will be one copy for Leng Yan, who is Party B."
After saying that, Nan Yi picked up the microphone on the table and called Jin Daosheng.
After finishing the call, Nan Yi said to everyone, "Before the factory director's office is vacated, I will borrow a table from the Finance Department to work. Please forgive me for any disturbance."
The factory office can be in chaos anywhere except the finance department. Nan Yi must be in charge of the finance department to prevent any trouble from happening with the last bit of money in the factory.
During Shen Qinglian's period, many expenditures of the Jiuyao Factory were unclear, and the withdrawal procedures also violated the financial system. If Nan Yi really wanted to hold on to it, the three people in the Finance Department might not be sent to jail, but he would definitely make them pack up and leave.
Unfortunately, Nan Yi had to let bygones be bygones.
As if no one was around, Nan Yi and Leng Yan continued to discuss work.
"When you were in China, did you ever buy Bufferin Cold?"
"I have bought it. This medicine is very useful. The day and night tablets are separated and it seems that the ingredients are slightly different. I won't feel sleepy easily after taking it during the day." Leng Yan replied.
"I asked someone about this, and it turns out that the ingredients of the day and night tablets are actually similar, with just a slight difference in the dosage of the drug. The day tablet has less anti-allergic ingredients, so you're less likely to get sleepy.
In fact, most of the time, a cold will get better if you endure it. Just like when we were kids, we didn’t need to take medicine when we had a cold. We just drank more hot water and sweated under the covers.
Those delicate ones take medicine all the time and have tetracycline teeth. Their teeth are so yellow that they are embarrassed to open their mouths when they see people. They have to cover their teeth when they smile, hehe, just like Lin Daiyu. "
"Hahaha, don't tease me."
Nan Yi imitated Lin Daiyu's behavior, which made Leng Yan tremble with joy. Even Jiang Ziqi and Xu Zhengyan, who were eavesdropping with their ears perked up, were laughing.
"Seriously, most cold medicines on the market actually have the same ingredients. Some brands have more active ingredients, some have less, but in short, there are thousands of variations but they all contain the same ingredients.
We only need to find a mature prescription that has been clinically tested, apply for drug approval, and immediately organize production. There is no need for research and development, and we only need to think about how to sell the drug.”
"You want to advertise?"
"yes."
“Is it appropriate to advertise pharmaceutical products?”
"How can it be inappropriate? I have already thought of the brand and name of the medicine. The brand is called Laotie and the name is 666. The slogan is: Don't worry if your child catches a cold, Shengchen Pharmaceutical Laotie 666 is specially designed to cure colds. Your child will be healthy and have no problems."
"Old Iron 666." Leng Yan read it again and said, "It's a bit difficult to pronounce."
"It won't be difficult to pronounce if you read it a few more times." Nan Yi said knowingly.
Leng Yan asked again: "Why do you call me Laotie, and why do you call me 666?"
"Two people who have a good relationship are called 'tie zi' in some places, 'tie ge peng' in some places, and 'tie ci' in Beijing. Anyway, the word 'tie' is indispensable. I might as well add the word 'lao'. Isn't this Laotie, old friend?
This means that we at Shengchen Pharmaceutical treat our patients as if they were our good friends, very kindly.
As for 666, that's even simpler. I think the initial retail price for our Laotie is 6.66 yuan per box, which is considered to be a new era."
"It's so expensive, do you want to eat people?"
"Is it expensive? It's not much more expensive than other cold medicines. You think it's cheap because you can buy it in small quantities. I'll give you two pills for a few cents, so of course you don't think it's expensive. Besides, I plan to sell it in capsules directly, so this price may be too low."
Nan Yi said thoughtfully: "Don't take the price seriously. We still need to calculate the cost and compare the cost and selling price of similar drugs. We have to be a little more expensive than others, but not too much more. Accountant Jiang, please call Deputy Director Gao."
"OK."
Jiang Ziqi agreed and went out to call someone.
After a while, Jiang Ziqi came back, and Gao Changning was not there.
"Director Nan, Deputy Director Gao is not in the office."
"Oh, I see." Nan Yi responded, and then said to Leng Yan: "Let's go to the canteen and see if they have taken it out cleanly."
With that, the two of them walked out of the Finance Department.
After leaving the factory office, Nan Yi asked Leng Yan again, "Have you counted Gao Changning's R&D expenses over the years?"
"I have only seen the accounts for the past five years, and about $3.06 million was spent on research and development."
"Oh, Gan Ziru and Shen Qinglian are both good people. They spent more than three million to study the air, but they didn't even hold Gao Changning responsible. I wonder how much of the money was actually spent on research and development."
"Aren't you going to not pursue it?"
"Not pursuing the matter does not mean that we do not need to examine Gao Changning. If the money was really spent on research and development, Gao Changning should not be the deputy factory director anymore and should be a pure researcher. If there is something fishy going on, he should not be the deputy factory director anymore and should be transferred to the security support department as the section chief."
"My boss Nan, please speak human language." Leng Yan said with a blank look at Nan Yi.
"Raise a dog. The security department needs to strengthen its security. We urgently need to equip it with a few big wolfdogs. The position of the breeder is still vacant." Nan Yi said coldly.
"What a way to insult someone."
Nan Yi did not respond to Leng Yan's complaints, but asked, "What is the relationship between Du Shishi and Du Shoufu?"
"A nice old man waiting to retire, a broadcaster, why would I ask about their affairs?"
"We should find out more about everyone in the factory office. We should know if there is anyone standing behind them. I haven't seen Du Shishi yet. Is she pretty?"
"She's pretty and has a nice temperament, but she's not sunny. Her face is so gloomy, as if everyone owes her money."
"Are you sure your expression is accurate?" Nan Yi confirmed.
