Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1025 - 989: Understanding the Opponent

This time, Zhengmao Pharmaceutical has invested quite a bit in holding the conference, selecting the renowned Jiuzun Club on Binjiang Road as the venue.Prior to the liberation, this place used to be a consulate for a certain major country, styled as a Western castle.

Lin Jie took Lin Miao, who was idling at home, along with him by car.

However, after hearing from Lin Jie about the elderly lady last night, little Lin Miao was deeply touched by the old lady's maternal love and the unexpected coincidence.

"Brother, that old lady took three or four days to find you. Who knows what she went through in the meantime? Is her health okay?"

Patiently, Lin Jie replied, "Her spirit seems fine, and she walks steadily; her health should be alright."

"Before I left last night, I messaged Song Licheng, and he'll arrange a health check-up for the old lady."

Lin Miao responded with an oh and asked with concern, "Brother, the old lady's son just had surgery, so he must be in poor health. Wouldn't his condition frighten her when they meet?"

Worried, Lin Miao sighed as Lin Jie patted her head, saying, "How could she be afraid to see her own son? Worry is inevitable, but I'm sure she has prepared herself mentally."

A moment later, Lin Miao sighed again, "I hope the old lady's sincerity will be rewarded, and that her son gets better with Heaven's blessing."

Hearing this, Lin Jie wasn't pleased and said, "Miaomiao, you need to understand that I'm the one treating her son, not some ethereal Heaven."

Lin Miao argued back, "Didn't you say before that the person is suffering from a malignant tumor, and all you can do is your best, but there's a lot of luck involved in how long he can live?"

"Isn't that luck granted by Heaven?"

Lin Jie was momentarily at a loss for words and simply turned his head away to ignore her.

Near ten o'clock, the Lin siblings arrived at the Jiuzun Club.

Guided by the hostess, they entered a hall, signed in, and received a set of exquisitely printed promotional materials.

The hall had already been arranged in the style of a conference.

Lin Jie noticed Fu Xiuyuan and others standing on the podium, with rows of chairs below nearly filled with people.

As the conference was about to start, Lin Jie waved at Fu Xiuyuan on the podium as a form of greeting, then led Lin Miao to the back of the hall to find two empty seats.

At this moment, a beautiful host on the podium raised her microphone and said, "Distinguished guests, welcome to Zhengmao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.'s new drug launch event."

"And now, let's welcome..."

Lin Jie wasn't paying attention to the speaker on the podium and opened the promotional materials in his hand.

The materials began with an introduction to the company, with an emphasis on the development process of the generic drug.

Seeing that it took four years, over a hundred pharmaceutical researchers, and 467 million in investment, Lin Jie couldn't help but chuckle.

Damn, they really know how to pull a fast one.

"Hello, Expert Lin!"

Hearing this, Lin Jie turned his head and saw a well-dressed woman in professional attire bending over to talk to him.

Her deep career line was mesmerizing.

"Expert Lin, I'm Yan Jie, the chairman's assistant. Please come with me to the VIP lounge!"

Lin Jie gestured toward the crowd seated in front of him and Fu Xiuyuan speaking passionately on stage, whispering, "What about this conference?"

Yan Jie whispered back, "This is mainly for media reporters and representatives of some small pharmaceutical companies."

"The esteemed guests and the chairman's friends are all in the VIP lounge."

Lin Jie suddenly understood, no wonder he didn't recognize anyone in the dozens of people seated below—he had gone to the wrong venue.

He and Lin Miao got up and followed Yan Jie out of the conference hall.

They took a vintage-style elevator to the fifth floor and entered an elegantly decorated hall with soft music playing.

Looking around, Lin Jie saw only a few people scattered around, either standing or sitting.

He also noticed several familiar faces like Fu Hechang, Fu Wenzhu, as well as Lu Kaicheng, Chen Lili, Yao Siyuan, and Chen Fanzhi.

Upon seeing Lin Jie, these people gathered around him.

"Expert Lin, Lin Miao, welcome, welcome!"

As the gracious host, Fu Hechang warmly greeted them and added, "I've heard that Expert Lin is now leading a large medical research project, with dozens of guards carrying guns?"

Lin Jie chuckled, "It's not that my research project is important, but rather the patients within are."

Fu Hechang responded with a nod, "I understand!"

Just then, a few new guests arrived, and Fu Hechang excused himself to attend to them.

Lu Kaicheng, holding a wine glass, flashed a light smile at Lin Jie, gesturing toward Chen Lili, who was chatting intimately with Lin Miao, and apologized, "I brought Lili along to gain some insights."

"She'll inevitably have to attend social functions when she starts working."

Lin Jie took a glass of juice from a server and asked, "Has Chen Lili found a job yet?"

Lu Kaicheng shook his head, "Not yet! She's passed the first and second rounds for two positions, but there's still the final one or two interviews to go."

Casting a sneaky glance at Chen Lili, he leaned closer to Lin Jie and spoke softly, "Actually, I'm hoping she'd work for you! Don't worry.

"But she insists on proving herself without relying on others."

Lin Jie looked over at the tall Chen Lili.

Today, she was clearly dressed up, with a finely applied light makeup and a figure-hugging spring outfit paired with a chic bob, exuding youthful vitality while being attractive and charming.

Sipping his juice, Lin Jie asked with a smile, "What? Feeling threatened?"

Lu Kaicheng nodded and sighed, "How can I not worry?"

"Lili is getting better and better at dressing up. Society is quite a big dye vat. With my current income, which is average, the down payment for the house still needs support from both families!"

Lin Jie laughed and said, "You two have been together for more than ten years, that's quite deep."

"To be honest, if we have to say who might run into problems between the two of you, I believe the likelihood of you having issues is higher than Chen Lili's."

Lu Kaicheng rolled his eyes at Lin Jie and said defiantly, "How is that possible? I'm a one-hearted, unparalleled good man!"

"But Lin Jie, based on what you've said, I need to ask you a question."

"When Lili and I have a fight in the future, whose side will you be on?"

This question was clearly heard by Chen Lili too.

She came over and asked, "Lin Jie, I'm curious about this too. If Kaicheng and I are choosing sides, whose side will you be on?"

"You can't say that whoever is right will have your support!"

Lin Jie looked at Lu Kaicheng, then at Chen Lili, and firmly said, "Naturally, I'll be on Chen Lili's side. After all, we knew each other first."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lili leaned against Lin Jie and smugly said, "Lu Kaicheng, did you hear that?"

"Lin Jie is on my side."

"In the future, if you upset me, I'll have Lin Jie give you a hard time at work. With Lin Jie's reputation, doing that won't be a problem."

Lu Kaicheng immediately put on a bitter face, looking at Lin Jie with resentment...

"Lin Jie..."

Chen Fanzhi walked up to Lin Jie, raised his wine glass, and lightly clinked it against Lin Jie's glass.

After sipping some red wine, he said confidently, "By the end of November this year at the earliest, or by this time next year at the latest, we can hold a product launch too."

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Lin Jie responded politely.

Frankly, by now, Lin Jie was also suspicious that the formula and production process that fell into Chen Fanzhi's hands was indeed a windfall.

If this matter was orchestrated behind the scenes targeting Lin Jie.

Then they must know that Lin Jie's position today is solid and unshakable.

Moreover, Lin Jie has caught the eye of the government at a high level, and it's clear he has significant support from the military.

Should the plotters initiate a conspiracy against Lin Jie,

Even if they succeed in their goal of tripping Lin Jie, they would surely face fierce retaliation from the military and Lin Jie's massive support group.

Lin Jie believes that as long as those behind the scenes are somewhat rational, they wouldn't execute such a plan that hurts one's enemies by eight thousand while damaging oneself by ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand...

After some brief exchanges with acquaintances, others in the hall also came over to greet Lin Jie, getting to know him a bit...

After eleven o'clock, another individual arrived in the hall, prompting quite a few people to welcome him.

He was Cai Jinqiang, Chairman of Zhengda Pharmaceutical.

After nodding to those who came to greet him, Cai Jinqiang walked away and went directly to Lin Jie.

"Expert Lin!"

"Chairman Cai!"

Cai Jinqiang took a glass of red wine from a waiter, swirled it lightly in his hand, and raised the glass towards Lin Jie, saying, "Congratulations on achieving another shining accomplishment in medical research, Expert Lin."

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Jie asked with some puzzlement.

Cai Jinqiang chuckled lightly, "Zhengmao Pharmaceutical managed to develop Mabthera's generic drug in such a short time, surely not without your contributions, Expert Lin."

Lin Jie replied somewhat uneasily, "Chairman Cai, you're joking."

"Zhengmao Pharmaceutical spent four years, with over a hundred medical researchers, costing 467 million..."

As Cai Jinqiang kept smiling and staring at him, Lin Jie felt he couldn't continue and asked, "Could it be that Chairman Cai has new insights?"

Cai Jinqiang took a sip of wine and said softly, "Those who understand their opponents best are not friends, but enemies."

"We and Zhengmao Pharmaceutical are also, in a way, competitors."

"To be honest, Expert Lin, we have a department dedicated to gathering information on domestic and international counterparts."

"The information I've gathered is that Zhengmao Pharmaceutical has been on a decline over the past few years, surviving on a few drugs developed a decade ago and some common medications, with only a handful of researchers."

"Last September, Fu Xiuyuan took charge of Zhengmao Pharmaceutical and started a restructuring."

"In November, Zhengmao Pharmaceutical began their large-scale recruitment of medical researchers..."

Cai Jinqiang counted with his fingers and said, "From then on to today's drug launch, it's been a mere six months."

"Achieving Mabthera's generic drug in such a short time is indeed a miracle."

He sized up Lin Jie and said with a smile, "The only one capable of creating miracles is none other than Expert Lin."

Lin Jie smiled and said, "Chairman Cai, you're overestimating me."

"You're an industry insider, you should understand how vast the leap is from a surgeon to pharmaceutical researcher."

"This matter truly has nothing to do with me."

Cai Jinqiang winked at Lin Jie and said meaningfully, "Perhaps Zhengmao Pharmaceutical obtained the original drug formula and production process through other means."

"Let's not talk about this anymore..."

He said seriously, "Expert Lin, I'd like to discuss a collaboration with you..."