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Chapter 339 A Second Visit to Zhongnanhai (Second Update)
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It was the same reception room as last time. The prime minister was still kind and admirable, but the atmosphere wasn't as harmonious as before; a strange sense of oppression seemed to fill the room.
"Xiaolin, are you really sure? Is there no room for negotiation?"
The Premier's voice was deep, and his face showed great concern, which moved Lin Yao deeply.
Looking at the outstanding young man in front of him, the Premier felt a mix of emotions.
Young, capable, responsible, and decisive—this was the Premier's assessment of Lin Yao. He admired the young man and his parents and family for their actions, but he did not approve of their methods and attitudes.
Everything in this world has rules, and some rules that have been in place for many years are not so easy to break. The fact that this young man and his family want to challenge the rules on their own is, to say the least, wishful thinking on their part.
The Premier, who is well-versed in the rules and national conditions, was very unwilling to see the Lin Yao family encounter setbacks at every turn, and even less willing to let the family lose faith in the country and the government due to some ideological conflicts and contradictions, so as to do some extreme things.
In the Premier's view, while he deeply agrees with Minhong's current actions, they are also rather extreme, and he foresees that Minhong will fail. He is well aware of the inevitable consequences of this contradiction and conflict.
If possible, the Premier would rather Minhong honestly and diligently expand its scale and strength according to a normal business development model, bringing great benefits to the people of this country, rather than causing him constant worry and headaches, watching its world-leading medical technology go to waste, and watching a company that should have been developing rapidly become struggling.
But everyone has their own will, and the Prime Minister cannot order Min Hong to behave in any way. He can only treat him according to social rules and try to take care of him within his power. However, he cannot stop the powerful figures who have joined together to help the refugee Min Hong. So this second meeting took place. He wanted to persuade the young man because he did not want him to fail or even end up abroad.
"Fortunately, this family is very patriotic, which can be seen from their behavior. They didn't even have passports, so they probably had no intention of leaving the country."
With these thoughts in mind, the Premier's gaze toward Lin Yao became even more benevolent.
Lin Yao lowered his head slightly, lost in thought. He felt a sense of pressure when he was summoned to Zhongnanhai this time, pressure from above.
The Premier's intention was clear: to get Minhong to compromise, and he even offered a good suggestion: a balanced, incomplete compromise might be the best way out for Minhong. He only needed to agree to serve those at the department level or above unconditionally.
These service lists are all screened and reviewed in advance by a relevant group led by Hao Lunli, Secretary of the First Bureau of the State Council. He wouldn't want to become a full-time, 24/7 doctor, but Lin Yao still refused to accept this condition.
Although he didn't know much about officialdom and some upper-level structures, Lin Yao knew that interpersonal relationships were one of the biggest characteristics of China. Anyone could build connections with anyone if they wanted to, especially those who reached a certain level. For the sake of health, or even to stay in office for a few more years, anyone would do anything to get approval, even if it meant breaking their heads. This was the real reason why many systems could not be fully implemented.
Lin Yao still remembers a rather extreme saying among the people: "You have to rely on connections to get anything done." Although he didn't really understand it, because Minhong Pharmaceutical never relied on connections to get things done, perhaps this saying makes a lot of sense.
As his personal strength further increased, Lin Yao's mentality and mindset underwent a complete transformation.
The powerful figures who were once looked up to with awe, and the formidable military forces of the Pei, Sun, and Hong families, all became increasingly unimportant and mundane in Lin Yao's eyes.
At this moment, Lin Yao's mentality also exhibited a strange behavior. On the one hand, he often looked at society with a superior gaze, observing it with a detached and indifferent detachment; on the other hand, he observed and experienced the people and events in society from the perspective of an ordinary person, and felt very comfortable and satisfied with this.
Regardless of his mindset, Lin Yao never considered powerful people to be superior. In his view, it was the times and opportunities that made these powerful people successful. They simply happened to have a certain amount of power and control certain things, but they were not necessarily noble or of high blood. It was just a different division of labor in society.
Five thousand years of feudal history have instilled a deep-seated consciousness in the people of this nation. Lin Yao admits that he, his father Luo Jimin, and his mother Lin Hongmei also have this consciousness. However, they do not believe that this consciousness is normal or appropriate. On the contrary, they feel that it should be broken. They have no way to change this, it is just an idea.
However, Lin Yao believed that the moral consciousness that constrained people could provide some energy, which is why he set the goals and principles of Minhong. Once he accepted the Premier's suggestion, it meant that everything he had done before would be in vain, and his future actions would be meaningless.
Yes, Lin Yao felt that simply treating and saving lives was no longer meaningful.
Diseases can never be eradicated, which is why Minhong Pharmaceutical can never achieve perfection. No company, no matter how many offices it has in every city, county, township, or even village, can eliminate diseases.
It's foreseeable that once this compromise is made, Minhong's hospitals and clinics in various locations will also have to compromise in the future. Because "even a powerful dragon can't overcome a local snake," Minhong's hospitals and clinics will not be able to treat every patient fairly in any place, and will inevitably have to grant extra power to many so-called powerful local figures according to social rules. Giving preferential treatment and back-door deals will certainly exist.
"Then we might as well just shut Minhong down!"
Lin Yao thought bitterly. The thought of people like Jia Maode, who could act arrogantly and enjoy extremely high treatment in certain areas, made him feel disgusted, as if he had swallowed a fly.
Having thought through all the details, Lin Yao raised his head and looked at the Premier with bright and determined eyes.
“Premier, thank you for your care for Minhong and me. I can’t agree to this. Minhong is very special and naive, but since we’ve embarked on this path, we want to know how far and how long we can go.”
“We will do our best to develop Minhong Pharmaceutical, but if we have to develop it in a way we don’t like, we’d rather not do it at all. It’s actually more interesting for the whole family to travel the world and enjoy the scenery.”
"As you know, given our current situation, if we didn't start Minhong Pharmaceutical, we would never lack money in our lifetime. Since that's the case, all we want is to realize our own ideas. We have no interest in anything else. Whether we become the number one pharmaceutical company in China or even the world, we don't care at all."
After Lin Yao finished speaking, he stared seriously into the Premier's eyes. He noticed that the Premier had aged a bit recently, which he figured the heavy workload was taking a toll on him.
"Xiaolin, I know you graduated from medical school. Don't you want to see patients regain their health through your efforts, and don't you want to feel the joy and happiness of patients and their families?"
Lin Yao understood what the Premier meant; he was being persuaded by the idea of personal value and personal pursuit, but it failed to resonate with Lin Yao, whose mindset had now changed.
“Prime Minister, you can actually consider me not a doctor. I am not entirely devoted to the medical profession. My pursuit now is no longer to cure diseases and save lives.”
Lin Yao's words blocked all avenues of retreat, clearly stating his meaning: "We will go all the way to the end and never compromise."
"Is Minhong facing any difficulties now? Does she need government support?"
Seeing that he could not persuade Lin Yao, the Premier changed the subject. He knew that Min Hong was being investigated by banks across the country for her loan, and he also knew that if Lin Yao did not compromise, the banks would demand repayment within a specified period. So he wanted to offer his help in this regard.
"Thank you, Premier! There are no difficulties now, and we can handle any minor problems."
Lin Yao refused the Premier's help. Although he didn't understand the ways of officialdom, Lin Yao knew that if he let the Premier handle the bank's affairs, it would cause trouble for the Premier personally and be detrimental to his future work.
A good prime minister is hard to find, and Lin Yao was unwilling to let Min Hong's matter affect him. Besides, even if the bank loan problem was solved, as long as he did not compromise, there would still be endless new troubles in the future. Min Hong could handle these things himself. To put it another way, it was a case of "it is always good to help others."