Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2014: A Plea for Help from a Colleague

In prosperous times, even the smallest personal endeavor is full of infinite possibilities.

Transportation, communication, accommodation and catering, industry access, application procedures, qualification review... all actual payment costs have hit record lows. Anyone with a bit of ability can legally start their own business in any region of the country at any time. In this sense, this is a golden age full of unlimited opportunities for success.

Bian Mu can definitely be called a lucky person in this prosperous era.

The same applies to the female media influencer surnamed Zhao in front of us.

Due to some unforeseen circumstance, the two met. Bian Mu carefully studied the company's key business operations and couldn't figure out how far he could go with this company.

“President Zhao! Your company is operating so well, even if our clinic fully cooperates, it seems that it won’t bring any constructive benefits to your company in terms of actual profit improvement, right?!” Bian Mu pointed out a major flaw in the so-called cooperation.

They're basically unrelated!

"Teacher Bian! We have absolute faith in your future. Speaking from my brother's perspective, although this is our first meeting, we're practically family. To be honest, we're not particularly optimistic about your institution's future development. What we're interested in is Teacher Bian's bright future prospects. To put it simply, our company plans to buy out Teacher Bian's intangible assets, including his personal image design, career planning, and corporate image design, to fully cultivate him into a super doctor with exceptional medical skills, a keen business sense, and expertise in pharmaceutical preparation—a doctor who is both a physician and a businessman. To show our sincerity, and also to demonstrate our team's capabilities to Teacher Bian, the first phase will be a small trial. We plan to market our 'Detoxifying Ointment' and spinal plaster system products nationwide—in streets and alleys, fields and remote border regions... In short, wherever deliverymen can reach, our products will be there. What do you think, Teacher Bian?"

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu's head spun out of its wits.

"Damn it! This attitude! The old tricks of traveling performers?! They've changed their story and are trying to fool me?! I'm speechless..." Bian Mu couldn't help but feel annoyed.

What kind of relatives does Guan Yuelin associate with?!
“Ours is a functional inter-regional drug, why do we have to market it nationwide?! Besides, does your company have such a large business network? I just looked at the financial report, and your company only has a little over 700 employees at most?!” Bian Mu casually picked out two minor points to refute.

Upon hearing this, the female influencer smiled dismissively and politely shook her head, exuding a strong theatrical flair!

"Dr. Bian lives deep within his clinic and seems quite unfamiliar with current product marketing models. Let me put it this way: every deliveryman and every pharmacy clerk, even if they have no official connection to our company, are actually loyal employees. Furthermore, our company has the capacity to coordinate with at least seven large-scale pharmaceutical companies to manufacture this series of traditional Chinese medicines for us, doubling our production capacity and boosting sales to new heights. Dr. Bian! Imagine the future... in less than three years, you'll be paying hundreds of millions in taxes!" The female influencer looked like she had come from the movie theater.

Bian Mu really couldn't sit still any longer.

Just then, the two waiters began serving the first batch of dishes.

While urging others to eat, Bian Mu deliberately avoided the topic.

Influenced by Bian Mu, Guan Yuelin has become much more restrained, and his behavior has improved significantly compared to before. Bian Mu really didn't want to make things difficult for him, so in the midst of laughter, Bian Mu talked to everyone about the medical principles of replenishing qi and warding off evil in autumn. He was quite eloquent, and to be fair, everyone listened with great interest.

When the second batch of main dishes was served, Bian Mu's phone vibrated a few times.

He took out his phone and saw it was a call from Mr. Wei from Beiqi.

Bian Mu raised his phone high and gestured to the female influencer, indicating that he had an important call to take. Then, Bian Mu got up and walked towards the entrance of the small hall. On the phone, the young Mr. Wei said he was willing to introduce a businesswoman to Bian Mu. Whether they cooperated or not was irrelevant; they only needed to meet once. As for the future, that would depend entirely on fate.

"Damn it! Please don't arrange for an even higher-level female influencer to come to me, I'm really scared!" Bian Mu thought to himself.

It wasn't until they reached the service counter that Bian Mu finished dealing with the young manager, Mr. Wei. Out of politeness, Bian Mu agreed to meet him over the phone, with the meeting place tentatively set at the "Guiyun Mountain Villa" scenic area in the west of the city.

After putting away his phone, Bian Mu chatted with the female customer service representative at the bar for a few minutes. He then realized that the influential woman surnamed Zhao was actually quite shrewd. It turned out that Guan Yuelin was a regular customer of this hotel and had a close relationship with the hotel's young owner. If Bian Mu had a successful conversation with her and even signed a letter of intent or a formal contract, wouldn't the two business and legal representatives have come along? Naturally, she would have paid for the meal; if the conversation fell through, all expenses would immediately be charged to Guan Yuelin's account.

"No wonder they make tens of millions in profit a year. They're definitely not ordinary people. They can keep track of everything, big and small! I admire them! The bartenders here are pretty impressive too. They can even accept such an unreasonable agreement. I'm really impressed!" Thinking of this, Bian Mu took out his phone and paid the bill.

The total cost was 15762 yuan. Bian Mu stated that subsequent expenses were paid by a designated person under that female influencer.

……

As evening approached and I finished get off work, a light drizzle began to fall, like silk threads, feeling like a spring rain.

Bian Mu sat by the window, sipping fruit tea and enjoying the street view, when her phone beeped.

He glanced down and saw that Guan Yuelin had transferred 16000 yuan to him.

Bian Mu was immediately amused.

Bian Mu accepted the money without replying to any text messages or calls, choosing to remain silent.

Perhaps I am indeed out of touch, but that female influencer surnamed Zhao does represent a completely new business marketing model, and the possibility of that is quite high! However, Bian Mu doesn't understand, and she can't pretend otherwise, so let's all take a step back.

Bian Mu was sitting there pondering when he saw Dr. Gong walking briskly towards him with a middle-aged man. The man was carrying a large plastic bag used by the clinic, with a corner of his clothing sticking out of the bag. It was probably a raincoat for electric bicycles. Clearly, the man had just arrived on an electric bicycle.

"This is Dr. Han, a friend of Professor Gu Yuefeng, and this is our clinic owner." Dr. Gong introduced the two, exchanged a few polite words, and then hurried upstairs to attend to her own business.

Bian Mu quickly got up and brewed a pot of hot tea for Doctor Han, and also prepared some dried fruit and snacks. The two chatted while drinking.

Dr. Han introduced himself as a doctor who runs a small clinic in the group. He used to work at a factory and mining central hospital, but he didn't get along with his boss. Considering that institutional consolidation was inevitable, and thinking that his medical skills were decent, Dr. Han, who was not yet 50 years old, completed the procedures for resigning and rented a house in the Guiyun Mountain Villa scenic area in the west of the city to open a clinic. Overall, he was neither rich nor poor, and his life was not bad.

however……

Recently, Dr. Han encountered an 87-year-old male patient. He almost suffered a major setback and was in a great hurry. He had come to the group leader, Bian Guanzhu, for help.