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Chapter 158 Who said I was just dabbling?
In just a few days, the Xiao family's pharmaceutical factory was under construction.
"It takes at least several months to build a pharmaceutical factory, plus setting up production lines, developing drugs, and opening up sales markets... Heh, how can the Xiao family compete with the Tong family?"
The Tong family kept a close eye on the Xiao family's movements and constantly mocked them.
"Reporting to the patriarch, the Xiao family just sent someone to buy a 'Refreshing Pill' from one of our pharmacies," someone reported as they entered.
Tong Qingyun's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this.
"What are they trying to do? They're not trying to research our 'Awakening Pill,' are they?" one person asked in surprise.
“That kid is an apprentice of a traveling doctor. If he also has a prescription and has received guidance, it’s quite possible that he could…” The Tong family members were somewhat alarmed.
"Regarding the prescription, the old man told me..." Tong Qingyun said in a deep voice, "When that itinerant doctor took out the prescription, he said that there was only one copy of the prescription. Once it was given to our Tong family, it would not be given to anyone else, not even his closest relatives or successors."
"If he really taught us, Xiao Chen can just make medicine directly, and he won't need to buy our Awakening Pills."
The Tong family members breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to mock them again.
"Although the patent protection period for my Tong Family Awakening Pill has expired, many pharmaceutical companies have tried to imitate it, but none of them have succeeded. Does he think he can crack it just because he's an apprentice of a quack doctor? How arrogant..."
"Even our Tong family, after so many years of research, can only guarantee a 10% success rate in one batch of drug production, which is far from mass production. He's overestimating his abilities!"
"Let's just wait and see how ridiculous we get..."
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Inside the Xiao family compound, a stimulant pill was presented to Xiao Chen.
"Xiao Chen, you're not really planning to use a 'wake-up pill' to research and create a counterfeit, are you?" Xiao Jialin asked nervously.
"Is there a problem?" Xiao Chen asked calmly.
The Xiao family was stunned.
There's a problem? It's a huge problem!
Since its introduction, Tongjia Xing Shen Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine) has been the envy of countless well-known pharmaceutical companies...
Even before the patent expired, many people were secretly researching and attempting to imitate it.
But to this day, no one has succeeded!
Leading domestic pharmaceutical companies have all had no choice but to declare failure.
Xiao Chen actually thought he could replicate it by just buying one Awakening Pill and doing some research? Isn't that a pipe dream?
The Xiao family felt very insecure because of him.
"Let me tell you a cruel truth..." Dongfang Ruyi said, looking at Xiao Chen expressionlessly.
"The renowned pharmacist in the capital, who is revered as a god in the pharmaceutical world, also tried to analyze and replicate the Awakening Pill, but he failed in the end."
"He once said that without the prescription, no one in the world could replicate it."
Dongfang Ruyi's meaning is very clear.
The Imperial Capital's master pharmacist is renowned throughout the world; his skill level is considered among the best in the world.
Even he was powerless to do it, so how could Xiao Chen, a mere kid, possibly succeed?
Dongfang Ruyi felt that Xiao Chen was too arrogant and couldn't stand it.
"What's so difficult about that? If they can't do it, it's because they're not skilled enough," Xiao Chen said.
Everyone froze for a moment.
That's incredibly arrogant.
"You're really arrogant. As the president of the Pharmacist Association, even top-level physicians have to show him respect. This is the first time I've heard someone say that his skills are lacking." Dongfang Ruyi's tone seemed to carry a hint of disdain.
"There's no point in saying more." Xiao Chen was too lazy to explain, so he took out a few small instruments and started operating them in front of everyone.
He first separated and tested the stimulating pills to determine their ingredients.
Then he put the fragments of the stimulating pill into his mouth to taste and savor them.
Finally, he wrote down the names of some medicinal herbs on the paper.
"Get me some medicinal herbs," he ordered the servants of the Xiao family.
The group of people stared in disbelief.
"So... we're going to start making medicine?" Xiao Yuanshan muttered to himself.
Is this little devil just making fun of them?
It's all done like a child's game.
Xiao Chen didn't explain, and waited for the medicinal herbs to be prepared.
After the medicinal herbs arrived, he began making the medicine in front of the group of people, just as before.
Grind and crush the ingredients, then mix them according to the specified proportions.
Add some substances, then extrude and mold...
When a round pill was placed in front of them, they looked at each other in bewilderment.
“These pills don’t look like the Awakening Pills at all; the color and size are different…” Xiao Jialin said quietly.
“Of course they won’t be the same.” Xiao Chen smiled. “This is an upgraded version of the Awakening Pill. The ingredients are more common, but the efficacy is increased fivefold.”
"Really?" The Xiao family members stared wide-eyed, their faces full of disbelief.
In less than an hour, Xiao Chen concocted this pill, claiming it was an upgraded version of the Awakening Pill, with five times the efficacy...
No normal person would believe that.
Dongfang Ruyi shook her head, said nothing, and looked disappointed.
She had been hoping that Xiao Chen would have some impressive performances.
In retrospect, it was pure nonsense.
"Sigh..." Xiao Yuanshan sighed deeply, and the Xiao family members also sighed.
Is it really a good thing for the Xiao family to play along with him regardless of the cost?
Xiao Yuanshan regretted it; he shouldn't have said those words so definitively.
He could only prepare himself for a huge financial loss.
"Send this pill to the Imperial Capital Pharmacists Association and have them test it," Xiao Chen said.
"Uh... are you serious?" The Xiao family members' smiles froze.
"I'm not joking." Xiao Chen said seriously.
"Alright..." The Xiao family didn't know what else to say.
As long as he's happy.
The process of sending the drugs for testing will take a considerable amount of time, and they won't be able to put their minds at ease.
However, on the third day, a package was delivered to the Xiao family.
The express delivery was personally delivered by staff from the relevant department and received by Xiao Jialin.
"Why all this formality? Could it be a letter of condemnation from the Pharmacist Association?" Xiao Jialin wondered to himself.
He opened it and looked at it. At first, he didn't care, but after looking at just one thing, he was completely stunned.
"Quickly! Summon everyone to the council hall!" Xiao Jialin roared.
A moment later, everyone gathered in the Xiao family council hall.
"There's something...you need to be mentally prepared!" Xiao Jialin said with extreme seriousness.
"Master, what's wrong?" Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Could something bad have happened?
"I... can't explain it, you can see for yourselves..." Xiao Jialin sighed and put a pile of documents on the table.
Everyone gathered around to watch.
"Drug patent certificate... drug marketing authorization, drug license..." The Xiao family looked through a pile of certificates, completely bewildered.
"Xiao Chen's Awakening Pills have passed the inspection and certification of the Pharmacist Association!" Xiao Jialin said solemnly.
"Wh...what..." The Xiao family members didn't react at first, but soon their expressions were shocked, their faces full of disbelief.
"This is a letter from the master pharmacist. He personally participated in the testing and confirmed that Xiao Chen's pills are several times more effective than the Tong family's Awakening Pills!" Xiao Jialin took out a letter.
"This...this...this..." The Xiao family members' eyes widened in disbelief, their minds reeling from the shock.
Who could have predicted the outcome?
Everyone thought Xiao Chen was just dabbling in it, and no one took it seriously, but he actually succeeded!
Genius! Unparalleled genius!
The Xiao family's ancestral graves are emitting green smoke!
At the table, Dongfang Ruyi's cold expression vanished, and she quickly picked up the certificates to examine them.
She suspected it was a forgery.
However, after careful examination, it was confirmed to be genuine.
She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
Looking at the letter from the master pharmacist again, Dongfang Ruyi's breathing became somewhat sluggish.
He really did it...
In such a short time, they analyzed and replicated the Awakening Pill, and its efficacy far exceeded that of the original!
This is something even a master pharmacist couldn't do!
In the letter, the master apothecary made no attempt to hide his amazement and admiration.
Dongfang Ruyi's pupils rippled.
Is Xiao Chen even human?
Is this something a normal person could do?
How did he acquire such abilities?
Dongfang Ruyi had never experienced such ups and downs.
At this moment, she could only look up at Xiao Chen...