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The meeting ended.
Everyone dispersed.
Shi Ze was about to return to the research institute.
"Old Ze, quickly tell me, what’s the deal with that robotic surgery over there?" An old friend of his, a fellow academician, Duan Zhichai, stopped him. Although Duan Zhichai was well past seventy, he was still leading projects.
Research subjects.
That is, Medical Devices.
He missed this opportunity and was probably regretting it heavily now. Shi Ze smiled faintly and shook the photocopy of the product manual in his hand, "Come on, let’s go to my place, and I’ll explain it to you properly."
"Alright."
Then.
The two arrived at Shi Ze’s office.
They looked through the manual.
While he explained.
The more Duan Zhichai heard, the more shocked he became.
None of those who went on the inspection specialized in medical equipment research and weren’t fully aware of the difficulty of such technology, but Duan Zhichai, who had spent half his life researching it, knew very well the technological content inside.
This wasn’t just the advancement of a single technology.
Materials.
Mechanical Engineering.
Processing.
Micro-sensing.
System control.
...
This represented breakthroughs in a dozen high-tech fields that had to be achieved in order to manufacture it. If it was as Shi Ze said and as written in the product manual, even if he was given a hundred-PhD team, it would take at least five years, and they might still not even get close.
An insider sees the way.
But having seen the way.
He realized just how high-end this scientific research strength was.
"So, do you have confidence in tackling them?" Shi Ze asked with a smile.
But what greeted him.
Was Duan Zhichai’s shaking head, and it was constant shaking followed by a sigh, "Alas, the technologies involved here are too numerous, beyond my capacity to solve. Besides, the funds required are substantial."
In the end.
He still did not have blind self-confidence.
"Don’t underestimate yourself, how much money do you think would be needed to develop them?" Shi Ze asked.
After thinking for a moment.
Duan Zhichai’s expression turned serious as he held out five fingers.
Shi Ze guessed: "Five hundred million?" He shook his head, with five hundred million, the other party would not likely sell it for one billion RMB each, so he laughed, "Fifty billion? It shouldn’t take that much, right?"
"No, it’s five hundred billion. To develop all the equipment described here, without five hundred billion RMB, it’s not even worth considering, and this is a conservative estimate—it would only be more, not less."
Duan Zhichai said earnestly.
Hearing this.
Shi Ze too was taken aback.
These devices.
Just for research and development would need at least five hundred billion?
"Really?"
"I can guarantee, only more, not less. Hence, unless the state wants to handle it, no pharmaceutical company would be able to pour so much money into developing these things."
Duan Zhichai tapped the product manual.
"..." Shi Ze.
Such an amount.
Indeed, only a nation would dare to invest so heavily.
"Should I file a report to the higher-ups?" Duan Zhichai suddenly said.
Despite the slim hope, he was terribly eager.
Shi Ze rolled his eyes.
You’re really daydreaming; five hundred billion, how much does the Chinese Academy of Sciences spend on research in a year, and your estimate is still conservative. Unless there’s a compelling reason, the state wouldn’t bother with you.
"I know it’s difficult, but how can we know without trying? I’m going to write the application right now."
After saying this.
Without waiting for Shi Ze to speak, Duan Zhichai hurriedly left.
Just now.
He suddenly remembered something: last year, the state somehow obtained the medical equipment design diagrams of many Western pharmaceutical giants, and those were all cutting-edge medical devices.
One look.
And you’d know they were obtained through grey channels.
This time.
If such methods could still be used, it would save a lot of trouble. As for whether it’s reaping without sowing, appropriating the fruits of others’ labor, Duan Zhichai could only apologize.
As long as it could enhance the national level of technology.
Some methods.
Defiant in the face of right and wrong.
Half an hour later.
A freshly submitted application was sent off.
Then.
It disappeared without a trace.
Duan Zhichai’s hopes ultimately burst like a bubble, not to mention Tang Qing calling off Fighters’ Contract collaboration with the government, even if it were still ongoing, Tang Qing wouldn’t steal from his own System.
...
Before long.
The content of the meeting leaked out.
Suddenly.
The major Huaxia pharmaceutical companies were shaken.
If implemented.
Their Interests would definitely be impacted, although this time it was just the integration of the medication system. But next time, in order to catch up with the Myanmar Pharma Group, will the drug manufacturing and R&D system be integrated?
After all.
They already have Automatic surgery cabins.
While they.
Have no such Projects.
Some smaller pharmaceutical companies were like mourners at a funeral.
Relying mainly on medical representatives to sell Medicines, and when doctors no longer need to make prescribing decisions, what could they rely on for survival? Larger companies, after the initial shock, gradually calmed down.
They are large in size.
The impact wouldn’t be fatal.
They won’t die off in the short run.
If other drugs from Myanmar Pharma Group enter Huaxia.
That’s a big deal.
Just the Transcription Fluid alone.
Things aren’t that bad yet; it’s a field they can’t touch. Perhaps, by importing Transcription Fluid on a Large-scale, they might find a way to manufacture it—this is the goose that lays the golden eggs.
...
In Neibu Du.
After Huaxia’s delegation left.
Just one day.
Several inspection teams visited in succession.
They already knew about Huaxia delegation’s actions. Frankly, it was hard not to know, because Myanmar’s mouthpiece gave extensive Registration to this visit, touting the significance of the inspection.
On hearing this.
Many companies couldn’t sit still.
They were envious of the Myanmar Pharma Group’s profits, and when the Group asked them to help with drug approvals in various countries, they all agreed. However, the process is lengthy.
Previously.
To raise the bar.
They meddled with their own governments to issue a series of The laws and regulations, under the guise of safety, greatly increasing the difficulty of Medicines Going public, making the process increasingly complex and costly.
As a result.
The effect was remarkable.
Unknown numbers of new competitors entering the field were worked to death by them.
But now.
This set of processes.
Is also restricting them.
It’s like cooking your own goose for dinner.
Even if they tried their hardest now, they could not push forward the registration of Transcription Fluid legally. However, if quick approval was not possible, it was still feasible to buy some Medical Devices to study.
However.
When they saw the prices of the equipment.
They were shocked.
Holy crap.
You might as well go and rob someone.
And the attitude of the Myanmar Pharma Group was very calm, take it or leave it, I’m not in a hurry to sell. As for technology exchange, not interested. When you have a technology that interests me, then we can talk.
Just like that.
This inspection.
Hastily ended.
Of course.
It wasn’t entirely fruitless; if they couldn’t afford the expensive, they could buy something cheaper to start with, take it apart at home, and see if they could learn something from the technology inside. As for the Operating room for the most sought-after constriction tumor Surgery, they could only look.
Over a hundred million US dollars apiece.
Really too expensive.
If they hadn’t known about Ling’s prowess, and since Ling had always wanted to cooperate with them, they would have considered hiring someone to steal it. So, this inspection concluded with major companies having contributed over ten billion Asia Dollars in procurement Contracts.
It was announced over.
