January 2016, Ersha Island, Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Hospital, VIP room on the top floor of Building 3.
Several deans of Huadu Medical University were either sitting on rosewood sofas or standing in front of various collections, sipping the finest Pu'er tea and chatting leisurely.
These big guys are:
Dean Zhang Yuezheng of the School of Pharmacy, Dean Wang Chengwen of the School of Clinical Medicine, Dean Lou Jinsong of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Dean Xiang Qian of the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dean Xie Lei of the School of Basic Medicine, and Dean Zhang Shengjian of the School of Laboratory and Biotechnology.
These six deans are also Lin Sanqi's core advisory group.
Dean Wang is Lin Sanqi's mentor and half-master, so he is particularly relaxed.
At this moment, Dean Wang was standing in front of a Tang Sancai pottery, and he was extremely surprised.
"Sanqi, your Lingnan Hall has moved to Ersha Island. The renovations are incredible. I was already amazed by the antiques and curios at May Square before. How come there are so many top-notch national treasures this time?"
Look at this Tang Sancai figurine. It's almost identical to the Xi'an Museum's treasured Tang Sancai flying horse, but yours is much bigger and more beautiful, completely surpassing the Xi'an one. How did you get this national treasure?"
Lin Sanqi thought, I emptied all the antiques from the Xi'an Cultural Relics Store, but I still found many more national treasures.
Tang Sancai was not valued in the 1960s and could be sold at a fixed price.
Wait, it seems that people generally didn’t pay much attention to antiques in the 1960s, so all the cultural relics unearthed from the Ming Dingling Mausoleum were destroyed.
It was precisely because of the unprofessionalism of others that he was able to get the national treasure among national treasures.
Before Lin Sanqi could answer, Dean Xiang of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and Dean Lou of the School of Biomedical Engineering were standing around a terracotta warrior, questioning their lives.
Dean Xiang touched his chin, really puzzled:
"Xiao Lin, you have a room full of national treasures, and they're all extraordinary. But I don't understand why you put this Terracotta Warrior in here?
You say it's fake, but considering the quality of the antiques in this room, it can't be fake. But if you say it's real..."
Dean Lou also approached the Terracotta Warriors and observed them repeatedly, his heartbeat accelerating.
"Qizi, you're not going to tell us that this Terracotta Warrior is real, are you? I see a lot of signs of recent repairs here, it looks like it was unearthed not long ago."
Lin Sanqi was preparing fruit with Yin Lianyi. He turned around and smiled.
He thought that this Terracotta Warrior was of course real, and it was the first Terracotta Warrior unearthed by the Xi'an archaeological team in the 1960s. The relevant departments gave it to Lin Sanqi as a souvenir and sent it to Bao'an County.
Because Lin Sanqi's request at that time was to give him two terracotta warriors, Xi'an would not go back on its word.
Of course, the archaeological team has not yet realized what kind of national treasure they have given away.
Lin Sanqi would not take this burial object home, as it would be too unlucky. But it would be fine to put it in the hospital. With people coming and going, it would be able to suppress the evil spirit.
"As for the Terracotta Warriors, if someone asks me about them, I would definitely say they are 1:1 replicas, made from the clay excavated from Pit 2. So when you test them with a machine, the data is the same as the Terracotta Warriors in the pit.
But since several teachers have asked, I definitely won't hide it. This thing is absolutely authentic and newly unearthed. There were originally two, but because the relevant departments still need to study it, they sent me one first."
He cursed the dean in a low voice:
"What kind of idiot would dare to sell a national treasure like this? Aren't you afraid of being shot?"
Dean Lou smiled and shook his head, looking at another group of terracotta warriors:
"Oh, forget about the Qin Terracotta Warriors. Take a look at these twelve Tang Dynasty ladies. They're bare-chested, wearing narrow-sleeved skirts, their hair piled high, their faces heavily made up, and they're holding round fans or musical instruments. They're gorgeous, their postures elegant. Don't they look familiar?"
Dean Wang put down the Tang Sancai and trotted over quickly:
"Hey, these Tang Dynasty ladies' figurines look just like the eight in the Xi'an Museum. They're the same style. But you have four more than the Xi'an Museum. Wow, your set is more complete."
Lin Sanqi and Yin Lianyi placed the fruit on the table and then said with a smile:
"Why go to the Xi'an Museum in the future? If you want to see cultural relics, come to my place. I guarantee that they are all top-notch. And the cultural relics in the museum are all covered by glass, but here you can touch them freely without worrying about dropping them."
Upon hearing this, Dean Zhang of the School of Pharmacy quickly put back a Tang Dynasty mirror with a golden back and auspicious beasts and grapes.
"You can't drop it. I can't afford the compensation if you do. Even the Palace Museum would be jealous of these antiques. Aren't you afraid they'll be confiscated?"
Lin Sanqi chuckled and said casually:
"Not just anyone can enter my top floor. Except for the most distinguished guests and the top politicians and businessmen, ordinary people cannot enter. Those who can enter have status, so naturally they won't report it, right?
Even if someone reports me, I'm not afraid. I have sales invoices and export certificates for these cultural relics, which prove they've been passed down in an orderly manner. As long as I don't sell them, the cultural relics department will have to abide by the law, right? "
When the deans heard this, they felt relieved and thought that they were also privileged people.
In fact, Lin Sanqi cannot be blamed for the differential treatment. Building No. 3 was originally an administrative building. After Lingnan Hall took over, it was transformed into a VIP building.
Ordinary VIPs go to the second and third floors; important VIPs naturally go to the fourth and fifth floors.
But if they are wealthy people on the Forbes list, or some high-ranking officials whose names are blocked, they can naturally go to the top floor, where they can be shown so many national treasures and drink the best tea.
If you are willing to stay for dinner, there are famous chefs from eight major cuisines, so you can definitely have a feast.
It is a bit like a "private club", but Lingnan Hall only focuses on health preservation, not politics.
The several deans sat down again, and then Dean Wang asked:
"Sanqi, didn't I hear your Chinese medicine clinic is booming? It's making over a billion a month, so why don't I see the bustling, bustling scene of a hospital? Instead, it seems a bit quiet."
How do you make so much money with such little traffic? Are you just bragging? You have to pay taxes on this, so be careful not to get hurt."
Yin Lianyi smiled and explained:
"President Wang, the truth is, all the doctors at Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Hospital are nationally renowned Chinese medicine practitioners, and the medicines they use are all top-grade, pollution-free herbs. The cost of each visit is very high.
Generally speaking, those who can come to Lingnan Hall are either rich or noble. The patients come not only from China, but also from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas.
This group of rich and powerful people attach great importance to privacy. The physical health of some people is even top secret information that must never be known to the outside world.
Therefore, all our Lingnan Hall outpatient clinics adopt an appointment system. Please make an appointment in advance by phone or email.
All patients' cars go through the underground garage, with dedicated personnel guiding them downstairs. Each patient has their own elevator. Upon arriving at the clinic, they see the doctor directly and leave immediately after their consultation. They will not meet anyone else during the entire process.
Dean Wang nodded and said with emotion:
"No wonder. I was wondering why this hospital was so deserted, with only the guzheng music playing on the radio. It turns out it's to protect the patient's privacy."
Dean Xiang of the Chinese Medicine Hospital has a deeper cooperation with Lingnan Hall and knows more about the inside story. He smiled and said:
"I'll scare you to death if I tell you this, but for those wealthy people who come to Lingnan Hall for a consultation, the cost starts at hundreds of thousands, and it's not uncommon to see prescriptions costing millions.
The medical skills are top-notch, the service is top-notch, but the fees are absolutely top-notch too. Ordinary people simply cannot cross this threshold.
Now all the famous Chinese medicine doctors from our two affiliated Chinese medicine hospitals are practicing in Lingnan Hall.
These old men and women were all very happy because Lingnan Hall could provide not only the lost ancient medical books but also the most authentic Chinese herbal medicines without any pollution, and the efficacy of the prescriptions increased dramatically.
It can be said that apart from the big players in the capital, Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic is the strongest in the country.
Not to mention the long waiting lines for patients to make appointments, even the interns who want to come to Lingnan Hall for internship are selected from a hundred thousand people and have to pass a strict assessment.
Dean Wang nodded, then smiled bitterly and pointed at Lin Sanqi and cursed:
"You kid, you're a Western medicine doctor after all, why did you choose to do business with Traditional Chinese Medicine? If I tell people that my students, Wang Chengwen, are Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, won't I be laughed at by my colleagues across the country?"
Lin Sanqi flattered:
"That's not the case. Traditional Chinese medicine is just a tool for me to make money. Western medicine is my main profession. So, I invited a few deans here, firstly to catch up, and secondly to ask for some advice on antibiotics."
Dean Zhang of the School of Pharmacy was surprised:
"Why are you suddenly interested in antibiotics? Ordinary antibiotics are already everywhere, both expensive and cheap, and the profit margins are quite thin.
High-profit antibiotics, such as faropenem sodium, avibactam sodium, voriconazole, etc., are all monopolized by foreign countries. You can imitate them, but the concentration will probably not reach that level.
If you want to develop high-end antibiotics, the R&D costs are not small, and the difficulty is extremely high. With the current domestic research capabilities, even the Chinese Academy of Sciences is unable to do it. "
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, I have never thought about making money from antibiotics in modern society.
If you want to make money, how can you make money faster than traditional Chinese medicine? This is definitely a shady business.
No matter how expensive Western medicine is, it is regulated by the Price Bureau, and the hospital’s profit margin on drugs is zero.
However, Chinese medicine prescriptions are arbitrary. For example, a few prescriptions from Lingnan Hall cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. If you try Western medicine, you will be beaten to a pulp, and the Price Bureau will not let you off either.
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a fish that slipped through the price bureau's net. (End of this chapter)
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