Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2274 Jian Gua
In the stillness of the night, at the old Wu family residence.

In the study, Bian Mu pulled open the large drawer in the middle of the desk, picked up a small and exquisite black sandalwood box from the lower left corner of the drawer, and gently opened it. Three antique-looking New Year coins were clearly visible.

Without desire or desire, Bian Mu casually cast a hexagram...

The upper trigram is Kan (坎), and the lower trigram is Gen (艮). The four yin lines and two yang lines are arranged in a staggered pattern, with Kan water at the top and Gen mountain at the bottom supporting it. This is the Jian hexagram!
Among the 64 hexagrams, this one is the 39th. The upper trigram belongs to water, which represents change and is associated with the concepts of "danger, trap, and wisdom." It emphasizes "danger," and Bian Mu focuses on change. The lower trigram belongs to earth, which represents "stopping, guarding, and securing." It emphasizes "peace." The upper and lower trigrams each occupy half of the hexagram, without a clear distinction between primary and secondary. This means that subsequent changes often contain many variables. If either the host or the guest tries to act recklessly and attempt to control something, they will likely end up failing and gaining nothing.
According to common sense, this hexagram is considered an inauspicious one.

However, Bian Mu smiled thoughtfully. In his heart, he had long regarded it as an "auspicious omen," and it was basically in line with his recent predictions about some personnel matters, so he naturally felt much more at ease.

"Heavy rain pours down, snow fills the sky, travelers on the road suffer from cold and hardship, dragging themselves through mud and water with great effort, things don't go as planned, so be patient." This is the most common and easy-to-understand imagery of the hexagram, and most people would be greatly disappointed after reading it.

Bian Mu disagreed.

Nowadays, Bian Mu's skills in traditional divination, traditional mathematics, advanced mathematics, etc. have improved a lot. His understanding of the divination will only become more rational. The primitive cognition of being at a loss and resorting to divination when faced with problems is long gone from him.

Bian Mu casually picked up a few counting rods and symbolized Tao Wenjie, Lei Xueming's small team, Lei Xiaoxuan's small group, Liu Shunrong, Yiyoukang, and the pharmaceutical company where Andelin worked... He then used the "Jian" hexagram as a mathematical basis to perform some calculations...

Bian Mu ultimately determined the element of the "Gen Mountain" hexagram to be in the "new standard for traditional Chinese medicine". In his view, the traditional Chinese medicine manufacturing and sales industry should indeed be rectified, and it is imperative to raise the industry threshold accordingly. With Gen Mountain as the foundation, the foundation for the development of various traditional Chinese medicine businesses in the future will only be solidly strengthened, which is definitely a good thing!

Once the standards change, the representatives in this industry will definitely react quickly and flexibly, making significant adjustments to their R&D centers, companies, production workshops, and employees. It's such a vivid description!
Looking at the array of counting rods on the table, Bian Mu once again deeply admired the extraordinary wisdom of his ancestors!

In his view, he is currently in the middle of the two hexagrams "Kan Water" and "Gen Mountain". He is firmly rooted in the solid foundation of "Gen Mountain", and he can include his friends such as Old Liang, the forest ranger, Old Pei from the Yao family, Assistant Zhang, and even Dian Shuhua, the two sisters from the Dong family, and "Knife Face". Everyone is working together to develop a highly effective traditional Chinese medicine with new standards and strict requirements, in order to gain a foothold in the market.

Perhaps, the introduction of this new regulation is more like a reward for everyone's hard work!
Lei Xueming's small team is probably getting restless lately. In terms of technology, their small team is indeed keeping up with the market, their pace is indeed precise, and their efficiency is astonishing. However... lack of integrity will inevitably lead to failure. There are some important logical aspects that they may not have done well.

They are all extremely profit-driven, rushing to seize market share, accelerate progress, and maximize market profits... They have intentionally or unintentionally neglected many core and key technical aspects. With the introduction of new regulations for traditional Chinese medicine, their best-selling drugs will soon face strict inspections from relevant departments. Whether they can pass the inspection smoothly and avoid being ordered to be taken off the shelves for rectification will really depend on their true abilities!
"Lei Xiaoxuan is, after all, from a family of pharmacists. His ambitions aren't as great as Lei Xueming's, and he takes much smaller steps, making him quite steady and pragmatic. However... he's also incredibly greedy. I've never heard of him having any outstanding abilities in research and development. Picking up ready-made ideas is probably his main style, right? Otherwise... he wouldn't have been entangled with Cao Xiuyi for so many years... This time, it might be difficult for him to get out unscathed... At least, his economic gains will have to be somewhat reduced..." Thinking of this, Bian Mu couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he often used those two Lei teams as a mirror to reflect on himself, which allowed him to make a smooth transition.

Thank goodness! "Tao Wenjie is a different story... However, she's also a bit too eager for quick success. Compared to that person, she's taking too big and too fast steps in every aspect. If she's not careful, she might hurt herself. Fortunately, she has always performed exceptionally well in terms of market foresight. She has even thought of directly transferring the latest technology patent of the Bi Group to the preparation of traditional Chinese medicine. She really has a lot of talent! In the future... should we consider cooperating with her? At least we can avoid a lot of detours in terms of time and money..." Thinking of this, Bian Mu was really tempted. He was thinking about how to take some time to carefully calculate it. After the Qingming Festival, he would probably have to decide whether to cooperate with her.

The positive aspects are the mainstream, so there's nothing to worry about. However, variables do exist objectively. Some people and things are even beyond our control. Whether we choose to stay clean and seek a safe and slow-paced development path, or seek limited cooperation with Tao Wenjie and others to launch an effective traditional Chinese medicine as soon as possible, there are indeed some uncertainties along the way. Risks and high returns go hand in hand, and it will be hard to decide when the time comes!

Bian Mu was looking down at the calculations when her phone rang.

It was actually a call from Luo Jiaming.

"Did it disturb your rest?" On the other end of the phone, Luo Jiaming's tone of voice sounded acceptable, at least slightly better than Bian Mu had imagined.

"No need for that! He's just fiddling with divination tools in his study!"

"What time is it? You're still making that kind of thing now. It's causing quite a stir in Lijin, hasn't it?"

"It's not that serious. As you know, the production and sale of traditional Chinese medicines here are always very strict. There probably aren't many medicines that would be taken off the shelves for rectification. How are you doing over there?" Bian Mu asked with concern over the phone.

"So-so, I tried a few small projects, but alas! Bad luck, things have stalled recently. Last month there was even an asset dispute, but thankfully my friends helped, so things didn't turn sour... You're doing really well now. In your opinion, if we joined forces, how big of a new market could we carve out around Lijin?" Alright! Luo Jiaming was quite straightforward when it came to serious matters.

"Well... you've always had a big ship mentality, while we've always been dealing with small boats. We're not even in the same league. It's too early to talk about cooperation, is it?" On the phone, Bian Mu politely declined. To be honest, he would never choose Luo Jiaming to cooperate with in the future.

Some things may have to be kept deep in one's heart for a lifetime, and one can never utter a single word about them to anyone.

In Bian Mu's view, Luo Jiaming had already exhausted all his options in the research, development, production, and sales of traditional Chinese medicine, and now he had nowhere left to go.