If I were to disguise myself in a different way, my parents probably wouldn't recognize me. I could easily create goldfish eyes, a bulbous nose, thick lips, and a chubby face. It's so convenient to change my appearance however I want.
Disguise is only for a few situations. Lin Yao has decided to show his true face and no longer wants to hide his identity and keep a low profile, which is just too unpleasant.
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Chapter 208 Zhang Fan's Fate
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"Aunt Gan, this is Lin Yao." Lin Yao made a long-distance call using the phone in his father Luo Jimin's office, his tone very casual, showing none of the anxiety that Lin Hongmei, who was waiting by the phone, would have.
"Is that Xiaolin?" Gan Mei's voice on the other end of the phone sounded quite surprised, with a hint of joy. "Why do you suddenly have time to call Aunt Gan? I've tried to contact you so many times, but I couldn't reach you, you're such a busy person. Your father said you were out and he couldn't reach you by phone. Are you that busy?"
"Hehe, Aunt Gan, please forgive me, I went to Mount Emei to collect herbs. I was gone for a month or two. Good herbs grow in deep mountains and wild areas where there is no cell phone signal." Lin Yao's lie came easily to him. He knew that his father was using the excuse he had given Gan Mei to deceive her. "Did you need something from me?"
"Of course something's wrong, but it's not my business. Your Uncle Shang is anxiously looking for you." Gan Mei was very straightforward and didn't beat around the bush. She laid it all out directly. "How's the thing you promised Uncle Shang last time? Hasn't Situ Hao contacted you? I heard that Situ Hao thought you met his criteria, so your Uncle Shang hurriedly told his friend, but he can't get in touch with you. The whole world is looking for you. Last time, he even made a special business trip to Chengdu to catch you, but he still came up empty-handed."
Lin Yao smiled, thinking to himself, "My mom rarely sees me, how could you possibly catch me?" "Aunt Gan, I just got back to Chengdu. I only went back once last time to rest and stayed for one night. Then I went to Emei. I haven't been able to contact Situ Hao either. I'll call him right away and ask him."
"You went back to Chengdu? Why didn't your father mention Lao Shang to you?" Gan Mei keenly noticed the small detail and began to press the issue.
“Aunt Gan, you have no idea, last time I finally got back to Chengdu, I happened to run into a banquet hosted by the Provincial Drug Administration. I hadn’t even finished washing up when my dad dragged me there, and I even ran into your system’s leaders.” Lin Yao chuckled to himself, thinking that Gan Mei, this clever woman, was indeed quick-witted, picking up the baggage he had deliberately dropped. “Later, some unpleasant things happened at the banquet, which made my parents unable to think about anything else. They probably forgot about Uncle Shang’s important matter. Then, I went to Emei the next morning, so I probably missed it.”
"Unpleasant?" Gan Mei had indeed grasped the key point again. She wondered if something unpleasant had happened during the event organized by her system. Could it be that someone had made a name for themselves by promoting the refugees?
"What happened at the party?" Gan Mei asked directly, thinking that perhaps Lin Yao had called her this time because he wanted something from her. Otherwise, judging from the past few months, he had never been so proactive. So her voice became calm and her tone became a little hesitant.
"Sigh, don't even mention it." Lin Yao pretended to be very troubled. "I was angry when I got back too. I don't even know how I offended anyone. The leaders of your system are giving Minhong a hard time. They even said they would shut down the business for rectification."
"What exactly happened?" Gan Mei was getting impatient, and her tone became urgent again.
Based on the market response to Minhong's "Children's Cold Granules" and the numerous new drugs already submitted to the National Medical Products Administration for approval, this pharmaceutical company is poised for rapid growth and will undoubtedly shine in the industry. At this time, Minhong's social influence is unprecedented. If there is any negligence on the part of the drug regulatory system, public opinion could push Gan Mei's industry into the spotlight, which would be a bad thing.
"Zhang Fan, the head of the market supervision section of your system, brings his colleagues here to cause trouble every few days. Today he brings the leaders of the drug registration and safety supervision section, tomorrow he brings the leaders of the health bureau. He makes trouble for us even when there's nothing wrong with it, forcing us to stop production and undergo various inspections. He's come here four or five times already." Lin Yao reported him without any politeness. "He also demands that we reapply for the 'Drug Production License,' saying that the previous entrusted production license is invalid, but he finds fault with some inspection items out of nothing."
"For example, regarding item 2304, even though we have dust collection equipment in every workshop, they insist that these devices are not advanced enough and demand that production be stopped for testing. There's also item 3802 concerning the raw materials and excipients inventory. They insist that the qualifications and certification documents of the other domestic medicinal material suppliers we replaced this time are incomplete and demand that they complete the documentation and verify it before we can continue to use these raw materials and medicinal materials."
Isn't this just nitpicking? I suspect that this Section Chief Zhang is deliberately causing trouble at the instigation of Chuanlong Pharmaceutical. By the way, Chuanlong Pharmaceutical used to be Minhong's herbal medicine supplier. Because they wanted to monopolize the distribution of our 'Children's Cold Granules,' they raised the price of raw materials by 13%.
“Aunt Gan, I’m just having suspicions. But if your drug administration keeps pressuring Minhong, we’ll find evidence and see you in court. It’s a bit unreasonable for us to forcefully intervene in this legal proceedings, but it’s the only way we can do it.” Lin Yao complained with a smile, his words carrying a hint of threat.
“You little fox, don’t joke like that with your Aunt Gan. I personally support Minhong’s actions. Although you’re on the opposite side of drug distributors nationwide, your starting point is for the people. I encourage you privately, but I won’t express my opinion publicly.” Gan Mei laughed and scolded, then continued, “I’ll call the Sichuan Provincial Drug Administration right now. If things are really as you say, then that section chief you mentioned isn’t suitable for this kind of work serving businesses. I’ll give you an explanation then.”
"Thank you, Aunt Gan." Lin Yao said sweetly, thinking to himself that Zhang Fan, that brainless guy, was being instigated by Ma Yibiao and was now causing trouble for Min Hong. He was going to get what was coming to him.
"Is there anything else? If this is the only thing you called about, I'll get back to you later." Gan Mei's style was very decisive. "Remember to contact Situ Hao immediately."
"Aunt Gan, there's one more thing. What's the progress of Minhong's application for approval? The factory is waiting for your approval to start production." Lin Yao quickly brought up the second matter. Minhong's current production of drugs is limited and cannot achieve economies of scale. After Wen Youmin adjusted the production management, they can start producing new drugs at the new factory in Pixian County. They are just waiting for the approval to be obtained so they can start making great strides.
"I was just about to call your father in the next few days to talk about the approvals." Gan Mei paused, organizing her thoughts. "I think this batch of medicines is very good, but because the clinical trial cycle for traditional Chinese medicine is long and the pharmacological report verification is very complicated, it will take some time. I estimate that the approvals for a few of the medicines can be issued quickly, while the others will take longer."
"By the way, Professor Kuang specifically mentioned a condition: if you publish the formulas and processes of several medicines, he can expedite the approval process." Gan Mei hesitated for a moment, her tone somewhat hesitant, but she still managed to say it. "Professor Kuang guarantees that the formulas and processes will not be leaked. He is only interested in the new technology used by Minhong and wants to conduct academic research to promote the cause of traditional Chinese medicine."
"No way!" Lin Yao cursed inwardly. He thought to himself that Chinese researchers had the least sense of secrecy. Not to mention his own insignificant drug formula and process, even some research projects involving cutting-edge fields were often stolen and leaked abroad. The first batch of main drugs had all undergone microbial decomposition and fermentation; they couldn't be disclosed. It wasn't time for widespread distribution yet.
“That won’t do, Aunt Gan.” Lin Yao pretended to think for a moment before refusing. “You’re not unaware of the situation in China. Even if I trust Professor Kuang, his research will require many assistants. Considering the income of researchers in China, I don’t trust that the confidentiality system can be implemented so well, especially for the secret technology of a private enterprise.”
"Aunt Gan, please take the trouble to issue the approval as soon as possible. I thank you on behalf of the patients who will benefit from this."
"Okay, I'll do my best." Gan Mei reluctantly agreed, thinking to herself that those experts were really stubborn. Even though all the indicators and pharmacological reactions had passed, they insisted on conducting long-term follow-up observations according to regulations. The miraculous effects of Minhong's products had long been proven in practice. There were precedents for special handling in the approval of many traditional Chinese medicines in the past. Why couldn't they be lenient this time?
For the first time, Gan Mei inwardly criticized the experts and scholars for their rigor and adherence to regulations. She thought she should try to minimize the time wasted between procedures herself, and occasionally urging the clinical staff would also improve efficiency. Doing so would be a way of helping the people.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yao smiled and said to his father, Luo Jimin, "Dad, let's go to the Municipal Drug Administration to renew the license. I don't believe we can't get the new 'Drug Production License'!"
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"You actually want to come here to renew your licenses? Don't you know the inspection work isn't finished yet?" Zhang Fan, who had come upon hearing the news, mocked Luo Jimin with a very sarcastic tone. The head of the Drug Registration and Safety Supervision Section was an old comrade. At the moment, Zhang Fan was having an affair with his woman, so he treated this section like his own backyard, overstepping his bounds and receiving Min Hong's people on behalf of his future father-in-law.
“Hey Section Chief Zhang, it seems the Supervision Section isn’t under your jurisdiction. There’s also Section Chief Liu here.” Lin Yao took two steps forward, overtaking his father Luo Jimin. It was more appropriate for him to handle this confrontational matter. After all, the other party was a young man, and it wasn’t worth letting the big boss of Minhong deal with it personally. This was a matter of face.
“Section Chief Zhang’s meaning is also my meaning. The inspection work is not yet completed, and we cannot proceed to the final stage of issuing a new license.” Section Chief Liu Xiangnong was a middle-aged man in his late forties or early forties. He was short, had a round face, and was slightly balding. He had a very kind smile on his face and should have been a very easy person to talk to. However, he really liked Zhang Fan, who was at the same level as him, because of his promising future. Therefore, he strongly supported this future son-in-law of the Liu family.
"I see. We'd like to have a proper talk with Section Chief Liu. There's nothing for Section Chief Zhang to do here, so we won't bother you. You can go ahead and do your work, Section Chief Zhang." Lin Yao looked at Zhang Fan with an expression that said, "It's none of your business," which made Zhang Fan even angrier. He decided to teach Min Hong a lesson, even if he didn't get any benefits from Ma Yibiao, just to teach this pharmaceutical factory how to treat its maintenance workers.
Seeing that Zhang Fan remained unmoved, Lin Yao secretly laughed at the guy's petty nature and his insistence on going against Min Hong. He was going to get what was coming to him. Even if Gan Mei didn't deal with him this time, he would deal with him himself.
"Mr. Luo, the decision on whether to process Minhong's license depends on the results of the inspection. You should go back; I'm very busy here." Liu Xiangnong spoke in an official tone, raising his chin to dismiss them. So what if it's a patriotic enterprise? He wouldn't get a single penny in return; he'd be better off finding a good son-in-law.
Just then, the phone rang. Liu Xiangnong answered it and responded with "uh-huh" and "ah-ah" to the instructions on the other end.
Hearing the tone and content of the man's voice on the phone, Lin Yao immediately deduced that the caller was the director of the Municipal Drug Administration. Only the top leader could speak to Liu Xiangnong in such an attitude and make him nod and bow in agreement.
The bureau chief was on the phone inquiring about Minhong Pharmaceutical. Liu Xiangnong tried to brush it off with a few words, but Lin Yao interrupted him loudly, "Section Chief Liu, this is Lin from Minhong Pharmaceutical. Are you going to issue us this license or not? This can't be dragged on forever. If you don't give us a good reason, we're leaving today."
Lin Yao deliberately spoke loudly, and worried that the director on the other end of the phone might not be able to hear him because of the distance. So he used a "secret transmission" technique, sending his voice directly to the telephone receiver. The local air vibration was enough for the director on the other end of the phone to hear him clearly.
Sure enough, Liu Xiangnong nodded repeatedly in agreement, then stared blankly at Lin Yao with a nervous expression while holding the microphone. Lin Yao had already heard the director instruct Liu Xiangnong to keep them from leaving, and he was on his way.
"What's wrong, Section Chief Liu?" Zhang Fan was puzzled by Section Chief Liu's reaction. Judging from his expression, it wasn't a good thing, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei let Lin Yao do whatever he wanted. They had long known about their son's abilities. The endless stream of miraculous pills and the departure of bodyguards all indicated that Lin Yao was hiding something from them. However, they didn't care at all. They knew their son's character very well, so they let Lin Yao do whatever he wanted.
"Mr. Luo, Mr. Lin, I am Tong Dingkun, the person in charge here. Welcome to the Municipal Drug Administration." A middle-aged man rushed to Luo Jimin's side to shake hands as soon as he entered the door, his attitude extremely enthusiastic.
Lin Yao turned around and saw that Tong Dingkun was over forty years old, about 1.75 meters tall, with a sturdy build. His neatly trimmed short hair made him look very energetic. The smile on his face did not seem fake, but rather quite sincere. He had a faint military air about him, and his every move was also very capable.
After greeting Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei, and nodding to Lin Yao to acknowledge their acquaintance, Tong Dingkun turned to Liu Xiangnong, his tone quite authoritative, "Section Chief Liu, what are the results of Minhong's examination?"