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Chapter 28. (2/2)
A man in a suit stood in front of Gu Fan’s pharmacy, which was not open yet. The skin condition of wood and water psychics is really good, especially wood psychics. Most of them have a gentle temperament, which makes it easy to make people like them. And this Sheng Xi, with his straight eyebrows and narrow eyes, adds a hint of sharpness to his gentleness, and his temperament is even more charming.
Qing Teng seemed worried that Gu Fan would be attracted by the other person’s appearance and whispered: “Lu Ya has a 17-year-old half-sister, and Sheng Xi is engaged to her. They will hold a wedding next year when she comes of age.”
Gu Fan: “… Don’t worry, Xinghe is much more beautiful than him. I don’t have any improper thoughts about Xinghe, so how could I be attracted to him.”
Moreover, she can wipe Lu Ya’s body without changing her expression. This Sheng Xi is inferior to Lu Ya in every aspect.
The car stopped next to the pharmacy, and the three got off one after another.
Sheng Xi smiled at the three people and called them in turn: “Mr. Taishan, Miss Qing Teng, Miss Gu?”
Qing Teng snorted: “You have inquired clearly.”
Sheng Xi complimented: “The Xinghe team is the leader among the mercenaries in our Jiangnan base. I have heard of it long ago, but I didn’t expect Miss Qing Teng to be so young.”
Qing Teng is not good at socializing. She stood on the left side of Gu Fan with her hands folded on her chest, staring at Sheng Xi defensively.
Gu Fan got straight to the point: “Mr. Sheng, what do you want to talk to me about?”
Sheng Xi smiled and said, “Miss Gu is straightforward, so I won’t beat around the bush. It’s like this. I heard from a patient’s family member in the hospital that Miss Gu can refine a batch of elixirs with unique effects. To be honest, Miss Gu, we at Jiangnan Pharmaceutical are very interested in your elixirs. Do you have a chance to cooperate? Don’t worry, Miss Gu, we will provide you with the greatest sincerity regarding cooperation conditions.”
Gu Fan seemed interested: “What do you mean by cooperation?”
Sheng Xi said, “For example, you provide us with elixirs exclusively, and we use the group’s channels to sell them on your behalf. Miss Gu gets 70% of the profits, and we get 30%. Let me introduce you to Miss Gu first. Our group has branches on three major bases that can ensure that you get the maximum benefit with the minimum effort. Of course, suppose you will open the pill formula to us and let us be responsible for refining the medicine. In that case, we will also pay you an additional patent fee based on the sales share.”
Gu Fan: “I have a hair growth pill to improve people’s hair loss symptoms. I sell it for 50 points per pill and give it to you. How much do you price it for?”
Sheng Xi smiled more gently: “Miss Gu underestimated the value of the hair growth pill. You may not know that the average annual salary of ordinary people in the base is 1,000 points. Hair loss, especially hair loss among young and middle-aged people, seriously affects a lifetime of happiness. At this time, a hair growth pill with no side effects appears, and they pay the price of three to five years of annual salary. They will only think it is cheap. “
Gu Fan frowned.
Seeing this, Sheng Xi immediately said, “Of course, we can slowly discuss the specific price.”
Gu Fan said, “Your price is too high. Before I came to the base, my grandfather told me I should be honest. The profit of a hair growth pill is about 20 points, which is just enough for me. If I sell it to you, you will lose money, and my interests will also be damaged. So, I’m very sorry, I can’t accept this kind of cooperation.”
Sheng Xi smiled, “I don’t know how Miss Gu calculated the cost?”
Gu Fan smiled back, “This is a secret. Can I not tell you?”
Sheng Xi’s smile froze slightly.
Gu Fan then asked, “I’m curious, how does Mr. Sheng know that my hair growth pill has no side effects on the human body?”
Sheng Xi immediately said, “My patient’s family has used your medicine, and I asked carefully because of curiosity.”
Gu Fan: “Mr. Sheng just asked and hasn’t tested it himself. Mr. Sheng came to me to discuss cooperation. Aren’t you afraid that there will be problems with the efficacy of the medicine?”
Sheng Xi’s eye muscles tremble slightly.
In fact, he took over the management of Jiangnan Pharmaceutical at the age of 20. After seven years in business, he had already developed his cunning. It was just that Gu Fan looked too young, not much older than Qing Teng, and was a newly arrived retail investor. It was said that she had just passed the driver’s license test last month. When they met, Sheng Xi did not take Gu Fan seriously, thinking she was just a young person with talent but no worldly wisdom.
“Since we can’t cooperate, let’s go.”
Qing Teng grabbed Gu Fan and walked towards their car.
Sheng Xi caught up and was stopped by Taishan expressionlessly.
Sheng Xi stopped with a smile, took out a business card elegantly, looked at Gu Fan, and explained: “Ms. Gu, don’t make a decision yet. This is my business card. Please think about it. If you change your mind, you can contact me.”
Gu Fan thought about it, smiled, and nodded.
Taishan took the business card and got into the driver’s seat.
Leaving Sheng Xi behind, the three returned the same way.
Qing Teng asked Gu Fan: “Just now, what you meant was that you suspected that the Sheng family had already got your medicine? Well, the soldier’s family who came to buy medicine a few days ago may have something to do with him.”
Gu Fan looked at the pharmacy at the foot of the mountain, shook her head, and said: “He is so enthusiastic, I suspect he has more information. The Drug Administration likely has their people.”
She handed over five pills of each medicine she wanted to sell to the Drug Administration, but does the drug test really require five copies?
Perhaps someone at the Drug Administration gave one copy of the medicine to the Sheng family, or the drug test results were directly sent to the Sheng family.
The Drug Administration said the process would take fifteen working days. However, only internal personnel knew when the test would be completed.
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The drug test results must have been leaked. Next, two more pharmaceutical companies came to Gu Fan and wanted to cooperate with her.
Xinghe said: “Fortunately, you didn’t expose the muscle-regenerating and blood-replenishing pill. Otherwise, the military would have come looking for you.”
Gu Fan thought of Lu Ya again. Lu Ya had already found her, but he took no coercive measures. He had always been conciliatory.
“Among the five major families, the Sheng family has marriages with the other four families and has always maintained a good cooperative relationship. Therefore, Jiangnan Group is the leading pharmaceutical company in the base. The other two families also have connections, and their power cannot be underestimated. You can refuse to cooperate, but it’s best not to make the relationship too stiff.”
Gu Fan curled up on the sofa, feeling a little troubled.
She only thought that the military would value the muscle-regenerating and blood-replenishing pills and the Bigu pill, which are useful to the military. She forgot that the base also has a company dedicated to making money.
Fenghuo: “Don’t worry too much, Fan fan. The base implements the rule of law. They can’t force you to cooperate if you don’t want to cooperate.”
Xinghe: “They can’t force Gu Fan to cooperate, but they can destroy Gu Fan’s business in a roundabout way. The professional qualification, business license, health license, and other certificates, as long as one of the links is tripped, Gu Fan’s pharmacy can’t open.”
Meng Lianying: “So cruel?”
Xinghe: “This is just my guess. It depends on whether they are willing to give up this business.”
However, Xinghe’s guess turned out to be true.
At the end of August, the Drug Administration notified Gu Fan that since the base had no precedent for certification in alchemy, the Drug Administration would not grant Gu Fan the qualification to practice.
Gu Fan could not appeal this reason for rejection.
Fenghuo urged Meng Lianying: “How about you ask Young Master Lu for a favor? Fanfan first assisted him in killing Wind Bear and later served the Lu family army. Young Master Lu is in charge of this kind of professional qualification certificate. It’s just a matter of a word.”
Meng Lianying looked at Gu Fan: “Fanfan, what do you think?”
Gu Fan: “Sheng Xi is his future brother-in-law. Can he help me?”
Meng Lianying was dissatisfied: “He is his future brother-in-law, and I am still his cousin. He really dares to favor the surname Sheng. I will end it with him!”
Fenghuo whispered: “Young Master Lu treats you normally, which is almost the same as ending it with a knife.”
Meng Lianying kicked him.
Not kicking, Meng Lianying sat next to Gu Fan and contacted Lu Ya.
Lu Ya seemed to be busy. Meng Lianying stared at his friends, called for the third time, and finally got through.
Lu Ya: “What’s up?”
Meng Lianying smiled and said, “Cousin, do you remember that Fanfan wanted to open a pharmacy? Her medicine is so effective, but the Drug Administration refused to issue her a license. Isn’t that infuriating?”
There was silence over there.
Meng Lianying hurriedly said, “Cousin, please help me and tell the Drug Administration that Fanfan’s opening date has been posted. So many people are lining up to buy it.”
Lu Ya: “When will she open?”
Fenghuo answered quickly, “September 10th, in a few days.”
Lu Ya: “Got it.”
The call ended.
Meng Lianying breathed a sigh of relief and gave his friends a smug look, “What future brother-in-law, you have to stand aside in front of me.”
Fenghuo: “Well, you are still useful at a critical moment.”