While the Chen family was reunited, Chen Shuqin was busy all day long.
On the one hand, we have to deal with interviews from various media, and on the other hand, we have to contact major pharmaceutical companies.
After all, an industry association can force manufacturers to hand over their patents, which sets a very bad precedent. If this problem is not resolved, once the moral kidnapping is successful, there will be endless troubles.
Professor Marit began his performance again.
At the entrance of the International Organ Transplantation Society headquarters, Marit faced many reporters, took off his glasses, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said in a trembling voice:
"Indeed, I have received indictments from Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals and Novartis. Facing the suppression from these two international pharmaceutical giants, as a doctor with a conscience, I will resolutely fight to the end.
No matter how much pressure or even threats they put on me, it cannot change my original intention. I insist that patents for rare diseases should be handed over to society, the government, or industry associations.
But it must never be in the hands of pharmaceutical companies, it must not become a tool for them to make profits, and thousands of people must not lose their chances of rescue and their lives because of their high drug prices.
Life is the most precious thing, which cannot be measured by money. It is unethical to use patents to make profits.
Just like last year's global influenza pandemic, Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals made a fortune from the national disaster by virtue of its patent for oseltamivir. While all of us were suffering from the disease, they took the opportunity to make huge profits.
Do you think this is normal? If a pharmaceutical company has lost its conscience and basic moral values, then all of its drugs are tainted with blood and should be despised by us.”
The reporters at the scene all swallowed their saliva.
If the previous debate was still an academic one, or a debate on whether to open patents,
Now it has evolved into a "declaration of war", a war between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, a war for the right to life and the right to profit.
Especially when Marit cited the example of oseltamivir and accused Pumpkin Vine of making a fortune from the national crisis and taking advantage of the people's suffering, this actually proved that the two sides would fight to the death.
This has established the image of Marit as a "lone hero", and this personal image is the most loved and even admired by Americans.
Just like the protagonist in the Marvel movies, he becomes a good guy fighting against evil forces.
It has to be said that as soon as these remarks were made, Marit won the support and sympathy of the general public. Even outside the hotel where Chen Xia was staying, a crowd of protesters began to appear.
This time, public opinion has reversed again.
However, some people noticed a strange phenomenon, that is, the doctors who should have supported Professor Marit the most remained surprisingly silent this time.
Except for some members of the International Society for Organ Transplantation who have issued statements condemning the pumpkin vine, other major surgical associations and medical associations of various countries have remained silent, which is very abnormal.
In fact, the matter is very simple. There is one or N financial sponsors behind various medical associations.
Who are these financial backers? To put it bluntly, they are the major pharmaceutical giants.
Medical association members do not have to pay dues, and the government does not provide any funding. So where does the money come from for annual academic conferences, five-star hotels, round-trip air tickets, high-end dining expenses, etc.?
Where do those bigwigs in the medical association get the huge amounts of sponsorship they need for every project application?
Where do the doctors get their luxury cars, mansions and huge wealth?
All of this is the result of pharmaceutical companies profiting from it. Whoever controls the doctors controls the medical association.
If they control the Medical Association, then don’t the expert consensus and treatment guidelines all reflect the interests of pharmaceutical companies?
Marit is ready to go all the way to the end.
In fact, he was also afraid, because he knew clearly that he had offended all pharmaceutical companies this time, which was definitely a very irrational behavior. There were even many objections within the Organ Transplant Association.
But he had no choice because Johnson & Johnson had already caught him.
When Johnson & Johnson placed before Morrison the list of their personal "sponsorships" over the years, he knew that he was ultimately just a tool.
To put it nicely, this is called "sponsorship", to put it bluntly, this is "commercial bribery". All the evidence is enough for him to go to jail for several years and ruin his reputation.
Johnson & Johnson headquarters building.
Marit was sitting on the sofa with a dejected look on his face, while Blair, the president of Johnson Pharmaceuticals, was leaning back leisurely in his boss chair with a look of disdain on his face.
"Marritt, you want to quit? Haha, it's too late. By then, I'll just publish this information in the media and hand it over to the Ministry of Justice. I believe that even without the judge's intervention, you will be torn to pieces by the major insurance companies, right?"
The first penny a doctor spends on medicine is paid by the insurance company, so it's clear who hates him the most.
"Mr. Blair, you can't do this to me. I've already created enough profit for you. It's because of my help that you're able to sell your medical devices to major hospitals."
"No, no, no, Professor, we're not forcing you. We're just trying to make you understand that you should continue to fight Pumpkin Vine until they give up the patent. And I can guarantee that after that, we're willing to pay you $10 million. How about that?"
"$10 million? Really?"
"Really, this money is nothing to us. Compared to the vast commercial value of the patent, it's just a drop in the bucket. But the key is your attitude."
Marit gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck, it's just a Hong Kong pharmaceutical company!"
Blair brought over two red wine glasses: "You should get what you deserve for your wise choice. Cheers."
"cheers!"
Both sides laughed politely.
President Blair knew that if he wanted to win over this tool, the best way was to use carrots and sticks, threats and inducements to make Marit obedient.
But none of them had ever imagined that their conversation had already been recorded by a miniature camera in a hidden corner of the office.
Chen Xia didn't emerge from the Space Hospital until everyone had left at night. He first took out the camera, then he walked to Blair's office and took out a document from the drawer.
After flipping through it casually, I found that it contained detailed records of Johnson & Johnson's transfers, all of which were remitted to Marit, totaling more than 5 million US dollars.
Not only were there transfer records, but there were also photos of the two parties' contact over the years, several of which were ugly photos of Marit in bed with different women.
This is the evidence that Johnson Pharmaceuticals is threatening Marit. If it is exposed, Marit will be ruined.
Such confidential information is now in Chen Xia's hands, as well as the video and audio recordings of the conversation between the two parties. Chen Xia knows that he has already won the game.
What we need to do now is to let the bullets fly for a while.
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