Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1134 Chain Reaction: Treating a Rich Businessman Like a Japanese? (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
The afternoon's case sharing session likely featured a large number of patients. After Fang Yan shared the case of an overseas Chinese businessman, Meng Jimin and Li Zhengji also took the stage to share their current case studies.

The afternoon passed by just like that, without anyone disturbing them.

When Fang Yan got home, she had just finished teaching her child for half an hour and was about to finish dinner when guests arrived.

The people who came this time were siblings Lin Wenfeng and Lin Suxin.

However, they didn't come here to find Fang Yan, but to find their fellow villager Hu Daohu.

The main goal was to persuade Lao Hu to let them act as agents for the business in Malaysia.

Although Lao Hu has business in Malaysia, it's not related to pharmaceuticals, and he needs to rearrange his distribution channels. Lin Wenfeng, on the other hand, doesn't need to. His Yongchuntang has an alliance of many Chinese medicine clinics, and as long as Lao Hu and Fang Yan agree, the business will expand rapidly.

However, Lao Hu had previously rejected their conditions because he was worried that directly providing authentic medicinal herbs and secret recipes would impact the company's interests. He also wanted Yongchuntang to become a first-tier raw material supplier, rather than simply a distributor.

Lin Wenfeng brought a new plan this time.

Fang Yan first had them eat at his home, and then took them to the study to talk.

The Lin siblings' current plan is to first authorize two or three non-core products, observe their channel capabilities and market feedback, and set performance evaluation clauses in the contract, terminating the cooperation if the targets are not met.

This plan directly reduced the risks for Lao Hu and Fang Yan, fully demonstrating their sincerity and flexibility.

Old Hu wasn't idle either. After rejecting the Lin siblings last time, he had someone investigate the Lin Clan Alliance's qualifications in Malaysia to ensure they had no history of business disputes or violations.

Now that I have the results, they look pretty clean.

That's why Lao Hu relented this time, even under relatively lenient conditions.

The initial intention to cooperate was thus agreed upon.

Fang Yan's side didn't expect things to go so smoothly; it was as if the Lin family had figured it out in just one afternoon.

After the Lin siblings left, Fang Yan realized that it must be because he had lunch alone with the He family father and son earlier that day.

Once the He family father and son return, they will definitely reveal some information, which will make the Lin siblings feel threatened.

So they plan to get the cooperation going first, and then talk about other things later.

As long as they can make Lao Hu feel the benefits of cooperation, then there will definitely be no problem.

Finally, Fang Yan had time to look at the gifts she had received that day.

Of course, the main focus is on the ancient sword that Wang Bo gave us. We didn't examine it properly at noon, so Fang Yan is taking it out again to look at it with Lao Hu.

He took a piece of paper, and with a gentle touch of his sword, the paper was sliced ​​open with a sharp edge, as if it had just been sharpened.

“It’s fake!” Old Hu said to Fang Yan.

"An ancient sword couldn't possibly be this sharp!" Old Hu said.

"Yeah, and it does look a bit too new, the patterns on it are still very clear."

At this moment, Old Cui, who was standing to the side, said:

"Is it possible that the person who gave it to you had it polished?"

Shaking his head in dialect:

"No, an ancient sword becomes worthless once it's been polished."

Upon closer inspection, Fang Yan observed that the sword was not long, but its blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, its sharpness was so intense that even a light touch on the fingertips could feel like a sting.

I pulled a hair out of the hair, and before I even dried it, it broke off.

Unless it's been specially ground, one can't imagine what material could be so sharp.

Upon close inspection of the sword spine, one can clearly see the flowing forging pattern, and there is no rust. Only the dragon pattern on the guard is worn and blurred.

It looks like it's been used many times.

Fang Yan determined it to be a replica of an antique weapon, likely made using modern techniques, its main feature being its sharpness. Fang Yan then put it away and went to look at the other items.

Musk and paperweights.

Needless to say, Lao Hu immediately recognized the paperweight as genuine. There were so many details inside, and just by looking at it, you could tell it was an antique. Unfortunately, it was from the Qing Dynasty, which wasn't that long ago.

As for the musk, Fang Yan planned to use it to make medicine. This time, he took out all the musk and examined it carefully. It was obvious that it was a mixture of different years. Some looked new, while others looked quite old.

Fang Yan planned to start using it as soon as possible, so that very evening he gathered all sorts of medicinal herbs at home and prepared to hand-rub some secret recipe herbs.

During the production process, the local dialect was used to invite Anton and Zhengyi, two children.

Fang Yan then explained his plan to Lao Hu:

"I plan to distribute these medicines to my mentor, Director Liao, leaders from the Ministry of Health, the hospital director, and my family..."

Upon hearing Fang Yan's idea, Lao Hu immediately gave his full support. He believed that their current success was due to their connections, and ensuring the health of these people was the key to ensuring his and Fang Yan's business.

So he joined in, and after a while, on the table in the study, besides the packaged musk, there were also a series of medicines such as angelica, chuanxiong, angelica dahurica, frankincense, and myrrh.

These were all ground into a fine powder by An Dong, and then wrapped in cotton paper.

Zhengyi stood on tiptoe beside the table, his little hands washed clean, his eyes full of curiosity.

Anton was the same; both he and Zhengyi were involved in handmade pharmaceutical manufacturing for the first time.

"Watch closely, the first step is 'blending the fragrance,' it has to be done in the right proportions, not a bit more or less." Fang Yan picked up the packet of musk, rubbed a little between his fingertips, and a clear yet rich fragrance immediately filled the air.

"Musk is divided into three grades. Although this bag is a mixture of old and new, the core 'gate' of musk is the best. Smell it."

He gestured for the two children to come closer and sniff, and Anton wrinkled his nose:

"It smells a bit like pine trees in winter."

Justice widened his eyes: "It seems... a little smelly?"

Fang Yan laughed and said:
"The smell may be slightly different for each person."

As he spoke, he took a piece of mulberry paper and laid it out. He then poured the angelica and chuanxiong powders into the paper in a 3:2 ratio and mixed them thoroughly with a bamboo scraper.

"These two herbs are the foundation for promoting blood circulation, just like the pebbles used to pave the road. You have to pave the road first."

Next, add angelica powder. "Angelica can guide the medicine upwards, allowing the aroma to permeate more evenly."

Frankincense and myrrh powder are actually resins.

After being processed with vinegar, this stuff becomes very viscous when heated and melted. Fang Yan specially used a copper spoon to hold it, heated it slightly under a desk lamp, and poured it into the paper after it softened: "These two ingredients are 'adhesives' that can make the powder clump together, and can also relieve pain and unblock the meridians, which can be regarded as adding a layer of 'bones' to the prescription."

Musk is added last, and the amount used is extremely small.

Instead of stirring directly, he used a bamboo knife to form a circle around the herbal powder, slowly "wrapping" it in like kneading dough, and said to Anton Zhengyi and the others:

"Musk is potent, so it needs to be allowed to slowly seep into other medicinal powders. If you rush it, it will 'rush' and the medicinal effect will be lost."

Both of them carefully wrote down the steps of the dialect.

Old Hu, who was also watching intently, had seen the machine-made process before, which was incredibly efficient, but this traditional handmade version of the dialect looked even more beautiful.

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked Fang Yan:

"What do you think... what if we followed the example of Swiss watches and launched a limited edition of handmade traditional Chinese medicine? We could make it with a special note that it's handmade by a well-known Chinese medicine doctor. In particular, some of the medicines would probably be worth buying by wealthy foreign businessmen."

Fang Yan paused slightly after hearing this.

Is Lao Hu treating wealthy businessmen like Japanese people?
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There will be more this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)