1928: The rise of giant merchants

November 1, the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928).

Early in the morning, Ye Luo called Cao Fan to take him to the pharmaceutical factory in Ye's Industrial Park.

Recently, Longhurendan has been favored by the Songhu Police Department and the patrol bureau, and has been listed as one of the must-have medicines. Sales have increased dramatically. Sino-French Pharmacy also took this opportunity to open branches in Jiacheng, Suzhou City and other places next to Shanghai Beach. Management personnel from Ye's Pharmaceutical Company went to serve as store managers to vigorously promote and sell Longhurendan.

Huge sales also put great pressure on the production line.

In order to meet the market demand for Longhurendan, Xiang Songmao specially formed a research team to improve the sales process of Longhurendan, striving to maintain quality while speeding up production.

Seeing that the pharmaceutical factory that had been abandoned for many years and was directly abandoned by the Kadoorie family was revived again, the old employees were very happy, and their recognition of Ye's Investment Company had also increased a lot.

After entering the pharmaceutical factory, Ye Luo went straight to the general manager's office.

Seeing Ye Luo coming over, Xiang Songmao, who was working at the desk, quickly stood up to greet him: "Second Young Master, why are you here suddenly?"

"Songmao, I am going to develop several new drugs and need your help." Ye Luo got straight to the point and told the story of Feng Chengcheng being hospitalized due to anemia. He also pointed out that the root cause of "Sick Man of East Asia" is malnutrition and anemia, especially in women. very.

Xiang Songmao studied medicine abroad and was deeply convinced of this.

"The first product I want to launch is called 'Artificial Blood'. The medicine is as its name suggests. The core of its formula is a traditional Chinese medicine produced in Guizhou, the whole plant of Rubiaceae Ishizawa Orchid, which is mostly distributed in Guizhou has the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, nourishing qi and blood, promoting muscle growth, and relieving coughs. You can improve the specific formula in this regard."

Ye Luo handed all the compiled documents to Xiang Songmao.

"I hope to produce the finished product within a week and try to put it on the shelves before the middle of the month. You don't have to worry about publicity, I will be fully responsible. The main customers are anemic people and women."

"What about the other drugs?" Xiang Songmao couldn't help but ask.

"There are also Butian juice to strengthen the stomach and replenish deficiency, Haibo medicine to clear the blood and detoxify, bark pills to strengthen the brain and moisturize the intestines, and lung breathing gum to reduce phlegm and relieve cough. I have all the ingredients, main functions and production processes of these formulas. It is roughly written in the information. Your technicians will use these information to produce the finished product as soon as possible. Remember not to add any harmful substances." Ye Luo mentioned a lot of new drug names, and Xiang Songmao was stunned for a moment.

It took a long time for him to react.

The second young master is really a genius in business.

Each health medicine has specific needs of people, and is backed by Ye's huge funds and various publicity.

It’s hard not to make money.

"By the way, these medicines are the same as Longhurendan. They are named after the Sino-French pharmacy and are as separate from our Ye's Pharmaceutical Company as possible." Ye Luo added, "After all, these are not real medicines, at best they are It is a slightly effective health medicine and harmless to people, but it must not be thought of as a miracle medicine that can cure all diseases."

"But with the vigorous promotion of Longhurendan, the current situation cannot be avoided if we want to avoid the title of miracle drug." This is also something that Xiang Songmao is very distressed about.

Their producers all know the specific facts of Longhu Rendan. It is indeed better than the Japanese aggressor's Rendan, and it is of high quality and low price. However, it is a simple health product, which is the icing on the cake for the human body and cannot help in times of need.

Medical treatment depends on modern medical technology.

Developing domestic medical standards is the top priority.

This is also the real goal of Yip's Pharmaceutical Company.

"That's why I let Huang Chujiu stay in the Sino-French Pharmacy and let these drugs stay in the Sino-French Pharmacy and never print any Ye's labels." Ye Luo sighed and said, "I promote Long Tiger Man Pill, as the boss of Ye's Investment Company, I am an investor in these medicines, not a producer, not a holder, everything is in the Sino-French Pharmacy."

"Second Young Master, what are you doing?" Xiang Songmao's heart trembled. After Ye Luo said this, he finally understood why Ye Luo wanted to come to Ye's Pharmaceutical Company on his own and left Huang Chujiu to stay at the Sino-French Pharmacy.

This is treating Huang Chujiu as an abandoned son!

He felt a chill in his heart. Looking at Ye Luo now, he no longer felt that the young man in front of him was just a young and promising tycoon.

Ye Luo is a businessman.

And when he does things, he is sometimes more ruthless than those veteran gangster tycoons.

Being friends with him would naturally make you happy. If you were to become his enemy or be treated as an outcast by him, your life would basically be over.

"The pharmaceutical industry is hugely profitable. We are involved in it. When we make enough money, some people will come to share the money, some will come to slander, some will come to regulate, and some will come to rob us. The most important thing is that we cannot avoid the National Government's control. Checks and balances. And to break through our defenses, the exaggerated efficacy of these drugs is the best excuse.”

Ye Luo looked at him deeply and said calmly.

"Based on my friendship with many people in the National Government, no one will kill me because of this, but they will never tolerate my monopoly and invading the health care product market. Even forcing us to give out shares, produce formulas, or even sell the company will not be tolerated. It's not impossible. Giving up the car to keep the coach is something I have thought about a long time ago."

Ye Luo didn't expect to become a pharmaceutical tycoon by relying on these health products with exaggerated effects. He just wanted a large enough amount of quick money.

In this case, someone must take the blame and give the Nationalist Government a step down.

Naturally, this step cannot be him, Ye Luo.

Then it can only be Huang Chujiu.

"I understand." Xiang Songmao nodded.

"These days, I have been paying close attention to the internal accounts of Sino-French Pharmacy. Huang Chujiu is greedy for small profits and has evil intentions. Over time, something will always happen. If he is really working diligently and has not been involved in anything bad, then I There is also a way to save him, but if he"

Ye Luo did not continue speaking and stopped at the point.

The words were talking about Huang Chujiu, but they were also reminding Xiang Songmao.

When faced with huge interests and wealth, human nature cannot stand the test.

He admired Xiang Songmao who died fighting against Japan and saving the country, and did not want him to go to another path of no return because of his huge wealth.

"The goal of Ye's Pharmaceutical Company is to study real medical skills and pharmaceutical fields. You are the general manager. If you have any needs, you can ask the investment company. We can also select some good seedlings to send overseas to study medicine."

Ye Luo patted his shoulder and encouraged,

"If the pharmaceutical industry becomes established, you will be one of the founders, so do your best."

When Xiang Songmao heard this, he immediately became energetic and nodded: "Second Young Master, please rest assured, I will live up to your trust."