Reborn in 1994, escaping from marriage and going sea fishing, I won!

Mayor Feng was silent, and the two looked at each other in silence.

"Secretary, we are just leaders of the town and have no say in the county. Even if we feel it is inappropriate, it is useless." Mayor Feng smiled bitterly.

Secretary Liang sighed: "I can't figure it out!"

Why is this the case?

Mayor Feng smiled bitterly: "Alas, we've been eating from the same big pot for too long. Our technology and management are backward."

As he was speaking, Lin Guoqing arrived.

Seeing the two leaders' worried faces, Lin Guoqing asked in surprise, "Secretary Liang, Mayor Feng, our project is progressing smoothly, and the purchase price of medicinal herbs is higher than before. The people can earn more, so they should be happy."

Mayor Feng repeated Secretary Liang's words to Lin Guoqing: "It's heartbreaking to see such a good pharmaceutical factory being bought out like this. But attracting investment is so popular everywhere now, and we feel it's inappropriate and useless."

Lin Guoqing was stunned. "I've looked up a lot of information before, including the county's pharmaceutical factory. It's an old factory with a long history, and it has many precious prescriptions. I heard they've applied for a lot of patents."

Secretary Liang nodded. "Someone in my family works at the county pharmaceutical factory, so it's true. Manager Lin, are you saying they're after the patent?"

Lin Guoqing smiled and said, "Of course, we also need your local medicinal herbs. The key is this patent. Once they get it, and they register it internationally, we will have to pay them patent fees for selling similar medicines in the future."

Secretary Liang was stunned, his expression changed drastically. "Is it that the county pharmaceutical factories are not allowed to sell these drugs, or are pharmaceutical factories nationwide not allowed to sell them?"

Lin Guoqing replied: "International patents are for the international market. If the same or similar drugs are exported, patent fees must be paid to the island nation. This is the wisdom of our ancestors and cannot be sold lightly."

Mayor Feng scratched his head. "What should we do now? Secretary, should we report this to the higher-ups?"

Secretary Liang nodded: "Okay, I'll call now!"

Lin Guoqing also took the opportunity to go outside and call Liu Meilan to report the situation here.

Liu Meilan was very shocked: ten million yuan could buy a pharmaceutical factory with a long history, and this pharmaceutical factory also had many patents.

"Lin Guoqing, talk to Secretary Liang and Mayor Feng. Have them use their connections to talk to the person in charge of the pharmaceutical factory or the higher-ups and ask them not to sell the factory for the time being! No one in this world would do a business that would lose money. Since they're willing to pay 10 million, this pharmaceutical factory must bring them a steady stream of profits, far more than 10 million!"

Lin Guoqing nodded: "Mr. Liu, don't worry, I can handle this."

"Thank you for your hard work!" Liu Meilan hung up the phone, then walked out of the room and rushed directly to the hospital.

Doctor Wang had just sent a patient away when he saw Liu Meilan coming over. He was slightly startled: "Meilan, how come you have time to come to the hospital?"

Liu Meilan replied, "Grandpa Wang, do you remember the discussion we had a few days ago about collecting medicinal herbs in Xiangyang Town? When you were young, you once participated in a breakthrough meeting at the pharmaceutical factory in Wuzhou County, which is one level higher than Xiangyang Town!"

Grandpa Wang nodded. "Yes! Because the medicinal resources there are very rich, so they built a pharmaceutical factory there, bringing together outstanding Chinese medicine doctors from all over the country. Everyone brainstorms there to optimize the prescriptions so that these prescriptions can be industrialized."

"Many patent medicines were produced there in the past, but for some reason, many have stopped being produced in recent years. It's a pity for those good prescriptions."

Liu Meilan understood instantly: some people don't want workers and spend a lot of money just to buy prescriptions.

"Grandpa Wang, do those prescriptions still seem valuable now?"

Doctor Wang nodded. "Of course it has value! But now people prefer Western medicine that works quickly and are less receptive to Chinese patent medicines. In fact, in my opinion, Western medicine has its advantages, and Chinese medicine has its strengths. Western medicine mostly treats symptoms, while Chinese medicine focuses on treating the root cause. Developing some patent medicines that combine Chinese and Western medicine would be a very good approach."

Liu Meilan got a definitive answer from Doctor Wang and sighed, "Grandpa Wang, the pharmaceutical factory in Wuzhou County is about to be sold to the Japanese. They won't accept the workers, and I suspect they're just after the prescriptions! The people I sent over found out that the prescriptions have already been patented. I'm worried that after the Japanese buy them, they'll apply for international patents. Then, our domestic pharmaceutical factories will have to pay taxes on exporting similar drugs."

Doctor Wang was stunned when he heard this: "Traditional Chinese medicine is clearly our treasure, how can we allow others to apply for a patent?"

Liu Meilan replied, "So now the problem is very difficult. I've asked Lin Guoqing to contact the relevant local personnel and ask them to delay the sale of the pharmaceutical factory! Grandpa Wang, can your old friends who once participated in the battle together at the Wuzhou County Pharmaceutical Factory draft a document and submit it to the higher authorities, demanding that the prescriptions not be sold?"

Doctor Wang's expression grew serious upon hearing this: "Alright! We old guys aren't confused yet! Call now!"

Doctor Wang took out the address book from the drawer, which contained the phone numbers of old friends.

More than a dozen calls were made in a row, and the people on the other end of the phone were very shocked after listening to the calls. They all said that they would report the situation to their superiors.

After Doctor Wang hung up the phone, Liu Meilan said, "Thank you, Grandpa Wang!"

Doctor Wang shook his head. "We are the ones who should say thank you. You reminded us to attach importance to the protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine! That pharmaceutical factory must not be sold!"

Liu Meilan touched her chin. "Okay, I got it! I'll send someone to connect with the locals and try to revitalize that pharmaceutical factory! It's just that the subsequent management is a bit troublesome. The factory is far away, so I'll have to send someone to keep an eye on it."

Doctor Wang thought for a moment and suggested, "If you feel it's difficult to manage the pharmaceutical factory locally, you can move it to Shenzhen along with the staff and the prescriptions."

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "I'll consider it! I'll send someone over as soon as possible to try to resolve this matter properly!"

After Liu Meilan left, Grandpa Wang picked up the phone and called his old friend who held a high position.

This phone call is the one that really plays a key role.

After Secretary Liang reported the problem, the county leaders took it very seriously.

The sale of the pharmaceutical factory had previously stalled because the other party only wanted the factory but was unwilling to accept the workers. However, buying a pharmaceutical factory without the workers inevitably arouses suspicion.

Now that they have figured out the other party's true intentions, people in higher-ups are even less willing to make decisions rashly.

Only Director Xu of the pharmaceutical factory was particularly anxious at this moment, because he had already gained a lot of benefits from it, and his children were studying in the island country. Now he wanted to sell the pharmaceutical factory to the islanders immediately.

But now the county leaders called him directly and explicitly forbade him to sign the contract. Even if he signed it privately, the county government would not recognize it.

Director Xu was both anxious and worried. After asking around, he learned that it was actually Xiangyang Town that was obstructing the matter, and he was immediately furious.

He found a few people and planned to teach Lin Guoqing a lesson.