After exchanging pleasantries, Dr. Zhuang asked Xie Yuyao with a smile, "Why didn't Zhao Honghui come with you?"
Xie Yuyao smiled faintly and vaguely replied, "He went on a long trip."
Dr. Zhuang didn't ask any further questions, but inquired about the medicine she had brought.
Before she even arrived, Xie Yuyao had said she would bring several of the medicines she had recently made.
"That's all." Xie Yuyao took five medicine bottles out of her suitcase, placed them on the table, and handed over a notebook.
Dr. Zhuang flipped through his notebook, which contained records of the medicinal materials and preparation process required for these drugs, as well as the efficacy and dosage as determined by Elder Sun.
"Good, I'll take it back and take a look first. Let's go to the factory now." Dr. Zhuang was very pleased with Xie Yuyao's trust. He wanted to do his best to facilitate the supply of medicine to Qingshan Village.
The group went downstairs and got into a jeep to go to a pharmaceutical factory on the outskirts of the city.
Since Dr. Zhuang had been the captain of the medical patrol team, helped train three health workers in Qingshan Village, and supported the winter hunting team's rescue work, Secretary Liu asked him about the feasibility of artificially cultivating medicinal herbs, and was also worried that the efficacy and quality of artificially cultivated herbs would not be as good as those of wild ones.
Dr. Zhuang said, "In terms of efficacy, since artificially cultivated herbs generally have a shorter lifespan, some herbs are indeed not as good as those from deep in the mountains and forests. But don't worry, pharmaceutical factories need a lot of raw materials, and relying solely on collecting wild herbs is simply not enough. They also purchase artificially cultivated herbs from individual herb farmers. I think that pharmaceutical factories would prefer you to supply a larger quantity of herbs than for you to collect herbs in the mountains and forests."
After all, the pharmaceutical factory is far from Qingshantun, and if the quantity is too small, they won't be too interested.
Upon arriving at the pharmaceutical factory, Director Liu personally greeted them. He was Dr. Zhuang's senior fellow apprentice, and the two were very close friends.
In the reception room, Dr. Zhuang smiled at Director Liu and said, "Your Excellency Xie has brought several more medicines. I'll take a look at them for you another day."
Factory Director Liu exclaimed with delight, "Really? That's wonderful!"
After saying that, he looked at Xie Yuyao and Secretary Liu: "Don't laugh at me, but Western medicine only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. I would much rather produce traditional Chinese medicine, but unfortunately, what our ancestors passed down is basically decoction, which is inconvenient for mass production and carrying. I originally wanted to invite a master of traditional Chinese medicine... Sigh, never mind."
Xie Yuyao knew what he hadn't said. The current campaign to break the "Four Olds" was to eliminate old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. This era was also a time that dealt a huge blow to traditional Chinese medicine, and most of the truly skilled TCM practitioners were brought down to the dust.
In other words, due to the scarcity of medicines in rural areas, many staff members of rural clinics and barefoot doctors went up the mountains to collect medicinal herbs to treat patients.
"Things will get better in the future," Xie Yuyao said, looking at Director Liu with bright eyes.
Seeing her determined gaze, Director Liu smiled and poured her a cup of tea. "Thank you for your kind words."
Then he looked at Director Liu and Dr. Zhuang and said, "Please sit down for a while. I'd like to have a chat with Comrade Xie."
Xie Yuyao followed him to the factory director's office, where Director Liu took out a prepared contract and handed it to Xie Yuyao.
Xie Yuyao took the contract and looked at it carefully. The section on fees was marked with a line and was waiting to be filled in by hand.
"What are your thoughts on the prescription and patent royalties?"
Xie Yuyao said, "I don't know anything about this. Let's do it your way. I also have to thank Dr. Zhuang for his help in getting to know you."
“It’s a mutually beneficial deal.” Director Liu couldn’t help but smile. She specifically mentioned Dr. Zhuang because she wanted him to offer a fair price. At the same time, she also made it clear that she wanted a fixed price and didn’t want to negotiate.
Since that's the case, he directly explained the market rate: "According to the general market rate for pharmaceutical companies in China, when using someone else's patented drug formula, the usage fee is calculated as a percentage of the total revenue from the sale of the patented product, which is generally between 6% and 10%. I will give you 10% of that, and pay you monthly."
Xie Yuyao nodded gratefully, "Thank you. May I add one more thing: the payment should be split into two parts, with 8% going to me and 2% to Dr. Zhuang. As you know, Dr. Zhuang helped with the clinical trials, market approvals, and patent applications."
"Do you know how much that 2% is worth?" Seeing Xie Yuyao's generosity, Director Liu had to remind her, "You should know that this is a military factory, and the supply will be substantial. Why don't you go back and think about it again?"
Xie Yuyao waved her hand and said directly, "No need. The fact that this medicine is effective is already its greatest value. The portion given to Dr. Zhuang is what he deserves."
Does Lao Zhuang know about this?
"I haven't had a chance to tell him yet, but this is legitimate income and won't have any negative impact," Xie Yuyao said with a light laugh.
Factory Director Liu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, we'll do it your way."
After making slight modifications to the content of their discussion, the two signed an agreement.
After signing the document, Xie Yuyao revealed another reason for her visit: "As you know, I am an educated youth sent to support rural development. Many of the raw materials for these medicinal herbs can be found in the mountains near my production brigade. Therefore, I have an idea to form a local herb-gathering team and cultivate the herbs artificially. I wonder if your factory can purchase them for sale."
After listening to Xie Yuyao's explanation, Director Liu inquired about the specific situation in Qingshantun.
Xie Yuyao wasn't very familiar with this. "How about we have Secretary Liu explain it to you?"
Factory Director Liu nodded, and the two returned to the conference room.
Liu, who had served as the village secretary for many years, was very familiar with the situation in Qingshan Village. He talked about the local terrain, the local medicinal herbs he had seen or heard of, and the situation of the villagers in Qingshan Village.
Xie Yuyao added, "In terms of manpower, if the Qingshantun production brigade does not have enough members, we can expand to several nearby production brigades. You don't know, just in Daqingshan alone, there are many medicinal herbs growing. Unfortunately, as you know, the environment outside is such that they have a treasure trove but cannot make use of it."
After listening to the two, Director Liu already had a good idea of what was going on. He said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "The procurement isn't a big problem, but many herbs need to be processed after they're harvested. If the quality isn't good, I won't accept them!"
Party Secretary Liu quickly replied, "Don't worry about that. Our educated youth Xie is an expert in this area; there won't be any problem with preparing it."
He knew that of the three medical workers in the brigade's clinic, the other two had received guidance from Xie Yuyao on their processing techniques, and her expertise in medicinal herbs was the first to be revealed.
Xie Yuyao laughed and said, "I wouldn't dare call myself an expert. I can only say that all the medicinal herbs sent to you have been inspected. If any are of inferior quality, please return them without hesitation."
Factory Director Liu laughed: "Alright! I believe that the honest and simple villagers wouldn't do anything to ruin their reputation."
After saying that, he instructed his subordinates to draft the procurement contract and to come back to sign it at the same time tomorrow.
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