Li Weiyuan was completely confused. Why did the Chinese medicine manufacturing company contact him?
"Mr. Sato speaks Chinese very well. What can I do for you?"
"I studied Chinese in college and started working at Tokawaya after graduation, so my Chinese has always been very good. I also admire Chinese culture very much, especially Chinese Traditional Medicine, which I believe is a magical treatment method."
As Sato Yoshikazu spoke, he observed Li Weiyuan's expression. Seeing that the other party did not seem disgusted, he continued speaking.
"Well, when we were visiting the famous Chinese medicine practitioner Yan Boren in Peking, he told us that you might be in urgent need of money and wanted to sell the secret recipe for your Heart-Protecting Pills. We at Dongchuan House were very interested in it, so we came to visit you."
When Li Weiyuan heard that it was about his secret recipe, he felt mixed emotions.
The family had agreed to sell the secret recipe for money to treat their grandson's illness, but the person in front of him was a Japanese, which made Li Weiyuan feel a little uncomfortable.
It feels like selling our ancestors' treasures to the devils.
But the old man remained calm on the surface. If the other party offered a suitable price, he would have no choice but to sell it. Otherwise, where would he raise the hundreds of thousands of yuan for his grandson's urgent medical expenses?
Between national justice and his beloved grandson, he chose his grandson.
"That's indeed the case. I wonder how much Mr. Sato knows about the Heart-Protecting Pills?"
Sato Kazuchi quickly replied:
"We understand that this is a medication for treating heart disease, especially for arrhythmia, angina, coronary heart disease, and early-stage myocardial infarction. It's a secret recipe that you, Mr. Li, haven't passed on to anyone, and it's very famous in China."
Li Weiyuan nodded when he heard it. It was obvious that the other party came prepared.
"Now that you've understood this, how much would you offer me for this secret recipe for the Heart Pill?"
Sato Yoshiichi and a subordinate next to him exchanged a glance. The subordinate nodded slightly, and Kato held up five fingers:
"We're willing to offer 50,000 RMB. We've also inquired, and Mr. Li, your annual income is approximately 5,000 RMB. This 50,000 RMB is almost the total of your 10 years' salary. I hope this price satisfies you."
"50,000 yuan?"
Li Weiyuan was somewhat dissatisfied. Although 50,000 yuan was a huge sum of money in this era, it was still far from enough compared to his grandson's surgery costs, including subsequent treatment costs.
But the offer of 50,000 yuan is the highest among those who have recently inquired about the price.
This put Li Weiyuan in a dilemma. He was an old-fashioned scholar and was not in the position to bargain.
In fact, the Japanese are really meticulous in their work. They had already found out Li Weiyuan's annual income. The offer of 50,000 yuan is almost his total income for 10 years, and it is the largest amount of money he has come into contact with so far.
Li Weiyuan is now 75 years old, and whether he can continue to work for another 10 years is a big question, so they believe that this price should be something Li Weiyuan cannot refuse, and it is also something he cannot earn in his lifetime.
It is also urgently needed.
Just as both sides were silent, there was another knock on the door.
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Li Weiyuan's home?"
Li Weiyuan's wife opened the door and saw another group of people coming in. One of the young women asked in Cantonese:
"Hello, we are from the Xiangjiang Four Seasons Group. May I ask if Mr. Li Weiyuan lives here?"
Xiangjiang Four Seasons Group? This is currently a very famous company in China, so Mrs. Li also invited a few people into the house.
The person who came was naturally Chen Xia. He came mainly to participate in the site selection work of the Four Seasons Center in Yangcheng, and by the way, he came to Li Weiyuan's house to purchase the recipe of Baoxin Pills.
The previous woman was Lin Hui, the general manager of Caiyunzhinan Jewelry Company.
When Lin Hui heard that the boss was going on a business trip to Guangzhou, Guangdong and Hong Kong are not far apart, so as a half host, she took the initiative to serve as a guide for Chen Xia.
Cantonese people’s Mandarin is not standard, but they can be a translator for their boss. This is the high emotional intelligence of women in the workplace.
When Li Weiyuan saw the person coming, he recognized Chen Xialai in the crowd at a glance. This Laoshan battle hero was really too famous back then.
"Hello, are you Mr. Li? I'm Chen Xia from Four Seasons Group."
Li Weiyuan quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Everyone in the world knows you. Dean Chen, how are you?"
After a few polite exchanges, Chen Xia looked at the people sitting still on the sofa.
"Mr. Li, you have guests at home. I'm so sorry."
"Oh, they are from the Japanese Togawa-ya Kampo Medicine Co., Ltd., and they are here to buy one of my prescriptions."
When Chen Xia heard this, alarm bells rang in his heart. A Japanese man, want to buy Chinese herbal medicine?
The acquisition of Chinese traditional medicine secrets by the Japanese can be divided into three periods.
The first period is ancient times.
At that time, there were envoys sent to Tang Dynasty every year, and Japan learned the Chinese system, so a large number of ancient medical prescriptions were passed on to Japan. This was caused by historical reasons.
The second period was the years of the Anti-Japanese War.
Along with the Japanese invading army came a large number of professional and technical personnel who were very interested in China's traditional Chinese medicine secrets. They used various coercive means to steal a large number of secrets from China.
The third period, and also the last period when a large number of Chinese medicine secrets were lost to Japan, was the 1980s and 1990s.
China had just come out of a special period in this era, and famous Chinese medicine practitioners, as intellectuals, did not have a good life in that era.
As a large number of well-known Chinese medicine doctors passed away in that era, those who were still alive did not dare to work in the Chinese medicine industry, and the direct consequence was that a large number of prescriptions had no successors.
Coupled with the rise of Western medicine, the decline of traditional Chinese medicine has become inevitable, and the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners is also very poor.
Therefore, the Japanese bought a large number of secret recipes from Chinese traditional Chinese medicine practitioners themselves or their descendants at high prices (dirt cheap).
This is an irony. After thousands of years of using traditional Chinese medicine, the Chinese people are clamoring to kill and ban traditional Chinese medicine, but foreigners treat it as a treasure.
Now several Japanese appeared in Li Weiyuan's house and said they wanted to buy a prescription from him. This made Chen Xia realize that these people were one of his business competitors.
In fact, several Japanese were also surprised when they heard that it was Four Seasons Group.
But it was just a surprise. After all, Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Four Seasons Group, has always been engaged in the production and research of Western medicine and has not been involved in traditional Chinese medicine. There is no competitive conflict between the two parties.
So Sato Kazuchi stood up politely and took out his business card.
"So this is the Xiangjiang Four Seasons Group. Nice to meet you. I'm a representative of Tokawaya in Japan. This is my business card. Please feel free to give me your guidance."
Dai Zixin took the business card and handed it to Chen Xia, and also gave a business card to Kato.
Chen Xia took a look and found that it was indeed a Chinese patent medicine production company.
"Mr. Kato, are you here to buy Dr. Li's prescription? What a coincidence! It seems we have a competitive relationship."
"Ah? Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals is also interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
Sato Yoshiichi was stunned for a moment.
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