Chapter 315 Sanliu Weitai Wants to Export
In addition to shopping, Chen Xia also has an important thing to do, which is to go to the pharmacy in Xiangjiang.
One reason why Hong Kong is so important to the mainland is that it is the mainland's only external channel at that time, whether it is the export of goods or the inflow and outflow of capital.
Another one is the inflow and outflow of various advanced technologies in the world, whether they are imported openly or smuggled secretly.
This includes "drugs".
Over the past 30 years since the founding of New China, half of the time has been spent catching up with Britain and the United States, and the other half has been spent on... Under such difficult conditions, the mainland's medical system can only be considered to have been preliminarily established.
Take hospitals for example. The hospitals in big cities have very high technology, such as the Union Hospital in the capital and the Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, which are the top ones.
Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the urban-rural dual system, people from other provinces have no chance to seek medical treatment across provinces. They have neither the opportunity nor the money.
The next level of hospitals are concentrated in provincial capitals, such as the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhijiang Medical University, West China Hospital in Sichuan Province, Xijing Hospital in Terracotta Warriors Province, and the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Dongguan Province.
Ordinary people in the province still have the opportunity to see a doctor, but the same thing applies: they have no money.
The second-class regional first-level hospital is barely up to standard, the county hospital is quite sloppy, and as for the township and commune health centers, they can only be described as terrible.
Medicine is constantly improving. Why do major hospitals in later generations like to send their doctors abroad for further training? They subscribe to a large number of foreign journals, etc., just to keep up with international trends.
The little pinks may not be able to accept that the "guidelines" for all diseases are developed by medical experts in Europe and the United States, and this situation will remain the same even after a few decades.
Therefore, throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and even the early 1980s, there was almost no communication and exchange between domestic and foreign medical colleagues. How could the level of medical technology be improved?
Western medicine is different from traditional Chinese medicine. It was invented by foreigners. How can we develop our own medicine in isolation if we don’t learn from them?
Chen Xia has deceived others many times when selling medicine, saying that it is imported from abroad. Why has no one discovered such a big loophole?
No one knew how far foreign medicine had progressed, what new treatments and drugs were available, and that foreign countries seemed as far away as alien planets to Chinese people at that time.
Another one is "drugs".
Domestic pharmaceutical factories have not established a systematic, scientific, rigorous and comprehensive drug research, production and inspection system.
To produce a "666 Weitai", Chen Xia only needs approval from the Health Bureau. The procedure is the same as that for rice wine factories and pastry factories.
There is no need for preliminary small-scale research and development, such as process, circuit opening, pilot test, quality research, stability test, pharmacology and toxicology, etc.
I guess the leaders of the Health Bureau have never heard of the mid-term clinical approval, production approval, GMP certification for new factories, and GSP certification for sales companies.
Even after decades of development, this area is still full of chaos, which makes people sigh.
This kind of chaos is beneficial to pharmaceutical companies in their early stages. For example, a "grassroots team" like Chen Xia took advantage of this loophole, but it is not a long-term solution.
Medicines, after all, are for humans to take.
Chen Xia was confident in his medicine, but what about others? Not everyone had a golden finger.
Why do domestic medications give people the impression of being unreliable? Do patients who can afford it choose imported medications? Even for vaccinations, some people travel thousands of miles abroad, or pay for imported medications out of their own pockets.
This should also be an issue that people in the domestic medical community should reflect on.
After Chen Xia was reborn, making money and enjoying life was his first priority, while developing domestic medicine and pharmaceutical industry was his second priority, which was also his goal and motivation for the next few decades.
The camera returns to a pharmacy in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Chen Xia, wearing a round-neck T-shirt, a pair of large shorts and a pair of flip-flops, followed Chen Shuqin into a large pharmacy.
"Sir, Madam, what medicine do you need?"
Chen Shuqin was a local, so she spoke to the clerk in Hong Kong dialect, then turned around and said, "Xiao Xia, I'm very familiar with the owner of this Longfeng Pharmacy. You can look for yourself if you want to see anything."
Chen Xia nodded and looked at the female salesperson in the drugstore a few more times. The arm-wrapped skirt was really pretty.
Pharmacies in Hong Kong are similar to those in mainland China decades ago. They are also arranged by category, with one cabinet for digestive system medicines, another for respiratory system medicines, and so on.
They are also divided into prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. Over-the-counter drugs are placed on shelves like in supermarkets and buyers can take them at will.
Prescription drugs are placed in glass cabinets and can only be purchased after a prescription and review by a pharmacist.
In addition, Chinese medicine and Chinese patent medicine are also indispensable, and all kinds of tonics are placed in the most conspicuous counter.
Chen Xia took a quick look and found that most of the medicine names were unfamiliar to him. This showed that with the development of medicine, most of the medicines on the market would be eliminated.
The only long-lasting ones are precisely those Chinese patent medicines.
Things like Double Flying Man Potion, Laba Brand Zhenglu Pills, Eu Yan Sang Baoyingdan, Wong Tao Yik Huo Luo Oil, Tiger Balm, etc., are all over-the-counter medicines that Chinese people are scrambling to buy when traveling to Hong Kong even in 2020.
This suddenly gave Chen Xia an idea: could he try to export his 666 Weitai to Hong Kong?
Maybe one day the Qingfeng branch will become a star export-earning enterprise, giving it an extra layer of protection.
The domestic demand for foreign exchange can only be described as hungry. Whoever can earn foreign exchange is the boss. Many domestic products are even exported at a loss in exchange for foreign exchange.
If it is a Western medicine and Chen Xia cannot provide much experimental data, the Hong Kong Department of Health may not allow it to be imported and marketed.
But Chinese patent medicine is different. As a pure European and American country, the British actually discriminate against traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine. They do not pay enough attention to Chinese herbal medicine and do not conduct strict inspections.
This is a small loophole that can be exploited.
Chen Shuqin could speak Yuezhou dialect, so the aunt and niece communicated directly. Since others couldn't understand them anyway, they didn't have to worry about their secret being known.
"Auntie, I have a suggestion. We still need quite some time to prepare for the jewelry store, and the lease for the previous store expires at the end of the year. But I have a great business idea that I think can be launched soon. If it's successful, the profits will be quite substantial."
"What business? Tell me."
"I opened a pharmaceutical factory in Yuezhou, specializing in the production of a stomach medicine. The ingredients are mainly traditional Chinese medicine, and the effect is very good. I also brought some this time. You can let your colleagues and friends around you try it.
You happen to be helping me set up a pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong. I can then use this shell company to purchase goods from the mainland and export them to Hong Kong. This is definitely a very profitable business."
Chen Shuqin raised a question: "Xiao Xia, Hong Kong people are very picky. What if your medicine is not effective and can't be marketed? Wouldn't that be a waste?"
How is it possible? The Chinese patent medicine is fake, but omeprazole is real. Is there any stomach medicine in the world that is more effective than this?
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