Chapter 735: The Legacy Must Not Be Broken! (Two chapters combined)
When everyone else in the family came home that evening, they all gathered around Gu Yin when they saw her there.
Li Mengxin pulled Gu Yin aside and said with a smile, "We've seen what's going on online today. Ayin, weren't the experiments you did very effective? Our customers are already using connections to place orders. Some customers who know our connections are asking your mother and me if it would be faster to buy from you since you made the medicine. Or do you have any channels to let them try it first? Money is no object! Your aunt and I told you we don't have that kind of authority. This is all arranged by higher-ups! You're just doing research! The specific arrangements and purchasing channels are all handled by those above. You don't have that much power to help. But everyone doesn't believe us. They keep nagging us to arrange it. They say if it really works, they don't mind paying more. Ayin, if—I mean, if it doesn't cause you any trouble—could our store also purchase some products and sell them to our members? But if it causes you any trouble, then it's not necessary."
Li Mengxin didn't want to ask, but the shop's customers were all VIPs, and she had to give them face. After all, they had spent so much money there, patronized the shop for so long, and recommended so many other customers. The shop's success was largely due to these VIP clients. Their shop couldn't compare to high-end beauty salons, though it was certainly much better than mid-range and low-end beauty parlors. The wealthy women who frequented their shop did so mainly because of recommendations from their regular customers, besides the connections with the Chu and Zhou families!
Rather than calling those long-term customers "customers," it's more accurate to say they've become friends with them. And these people haven't been too pushy; they just know about their relationship with Gu Yin and want their help inquiring. They're willing to pay a slightly higher price, but they don't want anything to cause Gu Yin any trouble or negative impact!
Gu Yin smiled and said, "What's the big deal? It's definitely possible! After I've got it sorted out, I'll apply to the higher-ups. I have that advantage! By the way, Mom, have you and my aunt considered opening a beauty salon? We could hire some doctors and nurses, and specialize in beauty treatments! Now that life is better, more and more women are willing to spend money on their faces and bodies. I feel this industry is very lucrative. Everyone says that women's and children's money is the easiest to earn, and the most money can be made. I completely agree. Look, Grandpa has a factory that specializes in pharmaceuticals, and Chu Yan's family factory is now involved in medical machinery. If you open a beauty salon, I don't think there will be any problems with equipment or medicines. As for doctors and nurses, as long as you offer high salaries and good benefits, I can even advertise for you at the school! Not all medical students want to work in general hospitals; many are also interested in beauty treatments. It's just that there are very few reputable ones in our country. I've seen some classmates even go to neighboring countries to study this! What do you think?"
Gu Yin had actually thought about this a while ago. Although their club wasn't small, it wasn't huge either. One person could manage it, but it would be a bit crowded with two people. Moreover, they were both very mature in terms of management and reception skills, and either of them could handle things independently.
For the next few years, or even the next decade or so, the beauty industry will be extremely profitable. People with a little money are willing to spend millions on cosmetic surgery! Not to mention celebrities, who frequently travel abroad for treatments and maintenance!
Take double eyelid surgery, for example. It's a major surgery now, but in the future, even small beauty salons on the street will be able to do it! Many of those people are unqualified and will malfunction! Yet, many people will still happily get it done!
Li Mengxin and Li Xiang exchanged glances. Li Xiang smiled and said, "No wonder you're mother and daughter. Your mother has also discussed this with me, but because many technologies in our country are not yet mature, some people have doubts and concerns about this! I'm still considering it! But since you've put it this way, your mother is a decisive person! We'll go choose a location later! Then we'll slowly write up a plan and proposal! And then we'll show it to your grandfather! If it's feasible, we'll start!"
Gu Yin smiled and nodded upon hearing this: "It's understandable that there are concerns in China. After all, this stuff came from neighboring South Korea, and the technology isn't very mature yet. How about this, Mom, you and Auntie go to South Korea in a while and see if you can recruit a few skilled and experienced doctors to come and practice. Right now, many people trust the technology there. Bringing people over will also be a good advertisement for your beauty salon. You don't need too many, just one or two will do. We can find other doctors or nurses in China, such as attending physicians. We can find some graduates from our school, or senior students who are interested in this field and are about to graduate, to practice. What do you think?"
Li Xiang nodded; she thought Gu Yin's plan was feasible! Li Mengxin also had no objections, so the matter was settled!
Just as she finished speaking, Gu Hua, Wang Weiwei, and Li Xiaohua returned.
Upon seeing Gu Yin at home, Wang Weiwei and Li Xiaohua quickly stepped forward, greeted the others first, and then both of them hugged Gu Yin tightly.
Wang Weiwei patted Gu Yin's back forcefully and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Vice Class Monitor! You've gotten even more beautiful! You're so fair it's almost blinding! Did you use some medicine you developed yourself?! Speaking of which, shouldn't we share good things? With our relationship, shouldn't we get it before those people online?" She then raised her eyebrows and winked!
Li Xiaohua nodded vigorously beside her! She really was very fair-skinned!
Seeing the two of them, Gu Yin was also very happy. She smiled and patted Wang Weiwei on the back: "I'm just naturally beautiful, God gave me this. But you've definitely gotten much darker and stronger! You haven't even had military training yet! How did you get like this? You'll look like coal after military training! Xiaohua too, your school doesn't have military training either, how come you're all so dark? Weren't you helping out at the shop in town during the summer vacation?"
Wang Weiwei said helplessly, "You should see what kind of school I am. It's a sports school! There are far fewer theoretical classes than practical classes. In the short time since the start of the semester, I've been practicing martial arts almost every day. I'm even building muscle! The teacher said I used to be too thin and not strong enough. I've been exposed to the sun all day, no wonder I'm tanned! Look at my big arms, they're peeling!" After saying that, she rolled up her sleeves to show Gu Yin her arms.
Looking at her arms, which were covered in alternating layers of tan and white, Gu Yin said helplessly, "Didn't you take any sun protection measures? Can't you wear long sleeves? Your arms must be burning from this tan. I'll get some medicine for you to apply later."
Wang Weiwei nodded and then shook her head: "When I was at home, I used to practice martial arts with my dad under the big trees. Even when we were running in the mountains or working in the fields under the sun, we always wore long sleeves or arm sleeves. But now I'm at school, and we wear the same training uniform. The summer uniform has long sleeves, but the teacher won't let us wear them, saying we need to get used to the sun first! At first, I wasn't used to it, and it was so hot and spicy that I couldn't sleep at night. But I got used to it the next day. Everyone goes through this. The teacher is right, you just need to get some sun!"
Li Xiaohua chimed in, "My brother runs the shop in town, and I sometimes help out during the summer vacation. But we had a bumper rice harvest, so I spent the last part of the year doing farm work before school started. My mom told me to go home and rest, but we country kids can't sit still, so I worked for a while. Even with arm sleeves, the areas exposed to the sun still got tanned, and wearing a hat didn't help; my face still got sunburned. But now, with the medicine you developed, I'm not afraid of military training anymore! When I first entered the campus, everyone else was fair-skinned, and I was the only one who was so dark. People asked me if I liked dark skin and had gotten a tan. I had no idea what tanning was; it was just from farm work. Everyone gave me weird looks! I was so embarrassed!"
That's the truth. If they were studying in the city back home, it wouldn't be so bad. Many of them come from rural areas, and everyone is tanned together, so they wouldn't feel out of place. But here in Beijing, everyone is fair-skinned and clean-cut! She felt a bit like an oddball. To be honest, she felt a little inferior for the first few days and even wore long sleeves, which made her feel stuffy and hot. But after hearing Gu Hua say that everyone would be the same during military training, she stopped caring.
Gu Yin smiled at the two of them: "Don't worry, after military training you'll be several shades lighter, dazzling them. Everyone else will be dark-skinned, and you'll be fair-skinned! Let them envy you!"
Wang Weiwei nodded: "Then we'll be waiting!"
After finishing speaking, the food was ready. After dinner, since there were many rooms in the house, they didn't take Li Xiaohua and the other girl back to school.
The next morning, after having breakfast and saying goodbye to her family, Gu Yin went to the laboratory.
Gu Yin kept her promise to her online friends and planned to do her best to fulfill it during this period. So she asked the staff in Dabai Mountain to send some Rejuvenating Herbs over.
This busy period lasted for more than half a month. After organizing all the experimental data, Gu Yin sent it to her superiors. After the superiors approved it, she deliberately applied for a patent. After waiting for about a week, the patent was granted!
Along with them came a portion of the prepared medicine.
So Gu Yin became a propagandist again.
I took a picture of the patent and posted it online: "I promised you! Get your money ready! It's on sale now! (Using the medicine doesn't mean it will never go back! The most important thing is for you to take care of it properly!)"
The prices set by the government this time are not expensive, but they are not cheap either.
If it were just some medicinal herbs, it certainly wouldn't be that expensive, but these herbs are all from mountain lakes, so they are quite valuable.
The price is uniform at 380 yuan per box. Each person can only buy one box, and each person can only buy each item once. Moreover, it must be purchased with an ID card!
The price of each item is 380. This price is not expensive for working people or people from relatively wealthy families, but it is expensive for some students or people from families with financial difficulties.
But the thing is, it's worth it! Just that thumb-sized amount, according to cell analysis, can keep a person in this state for five years!
However, regarding the insomnia medication, Gu Yin had the people above make it into incense. People who want to go to bed early can light it, and those who don't can leave it on. This way, people who need to work overtime don't have to worry about falling asleep!
After giving her instructions, Gu Yin stopped paying attention to what was happening online and went back to the laboratory.
In October, Gu Yin's Phase III trial for the targeted drug was finally completed! Then it entered Phase IV, meaning it could begin mass production and market launch in Beijing!
Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize nominations for this year's awards have been announced, and Gu Yin is among them. Although this was expected, people all over the country are still very happy!
The internet was flooded with congratulatory messages and visits from classmates, teachers, and villagers, but Gu Yin, busy in the lab, wasn't excited. After all, she already knew the results, and the experiment was more important!
Her previous experiments on gene mutations had not made much progress because Gu Yin had an inspiration for thalassemia, a gene mutation disease, during the experiments. So the previous experiments were put aside, and Gu Yin planned to use this experiment as her doctoral dissertation.
After reading a large amount of literature, Gu Yin applied to review the medical records and treatment processes of patients in major hospitals. Finally, she went to the Guangdong-Guangxi region to investigate. In addition to genetic factors, Gu Yin also wanted to know, through investigation and experimentation on their living environment and habits, whether their disease was caused by gene mutation due to geographical environment.
However, Gu Yin was not good at this, and doctors in China were not sure if it was due to the environment. With no other option, Gu Yin had to return to Beijing.
Since we can't eliminate it at its root, we can only start by addressing the symptoms!
In fact, Gu Yin really wanted to directly change their genes, to erase those incomplete genes! To fundamentally transform them!
But this is an experiment against the national conditions! Every nation's genes are a kind of inheritance, and she cannot sever her own nation's heritage! Moreover, it is simply not allowed in China! This matter cannot be rushed; we can only figure it out slowly! So let's deal with the thalassemia first.
This disease isn't widely publicized among the public, and couples don't even check if they have it before getting married. It's a far cry from the days when it only gained attention more than a decade later! Now, these two things are mandatory for marriage! In severe cases, this can cause miscarriage. Even if the fetus survives and is born, it will require lifelong blood transfusions and replacements—it's too much suffering!
Gu Yin went to Dabai Mountain again in November!
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