Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2479 is just the most dazzling piece in the puzzle plugin.
After writing the prescriptions, Bian Mu sent intern Dr. Peng to politely see the five elderly patients out.

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After politely seeing off the last young female patient and her group of five, intern Dr. Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and hurried back to the main clinic. There was something he planned to ask her in person.

"Boss! I need to ask you something. Is this a convenient time?" Intern Dr. Peng asked with a smile.

"We're all on the same side, so there's no need to worry about whether it's convenient or not. Just say what you need to say!"

"The internet says that we've entered the golden age of the elderly care economy. Should our clinic add a geriatric care session? Would that increase our economic benefits even more?" It was a bit surprising that intern Dr. Peng was actually starting to think about the clinic's needs.

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu was slightly taken aback.

“It is indeed feasible. Regular hospitals have added many types of geriatric outpatient departments. Some hospitals have actually developed into provincial key departments. I heard that they have even opened up a special floor for this purpose, which is an entire floor dedicated to geriatric patients. It is said that they have indeed increased their revenue by a lot over the years. Do you mean... we should follow suit?” Bian Mu asked in a very friendly manner with a smile.

“Well… I can’t think that far ahead, but… if we could switch the half-day outpatient clinic on Saturday mornings to this geriatric specialist session, wouldn’t we be able to earn a little more money?” Intern Dr. Peng suddenly made this suggestion.

For a moment, neither Bian Mu nor the female intern knew what to say!

Bian Mu coughed lightly twice to clear his throat, picked up his own teacup, took a couple of sips of tea, and did not give Lao Peng a direct answer.

"Dr. Peng! As everyone knows, geriatric diseases require dedicated inpatient wards. I have some experience in this area. For example, elderly people need to have their blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar, and other routine indicators measured from time to time. Especially blood sugar, sometimes continuous blood sugar monitoring, sometimes blood sugar differential averaging test. It really can't be done without hospitalization. Where do we have hospital beds now?" Fortunately, the intern doctor brought up these points in time. Obviously, she was on Bian Mu's side.

“That’s right! A while ago, the combined profits of our three clinics looked pretty good on the surface. I was even thinking of talking to a smaller hospital about cooperation, which would be like renting a hospital space nearby so I could easily arrange for patients to be hospitalized for observation. We would also need to recruit some medical staff to join us. Objectively speaking, it would even alleviate the employment pressure on the relevant departments! Alas! Unfortunately, after carefully calculating all the costs and benefits, it’s not worth it at all. I think we should just forget about it!” At this point, Bian Mu directly rejected Lao Peng’s suggestion.

"Well... if I were to arrange a deal with a hospital that doesn't require renovations and has a full staff, the cost would definitely be much lower than what you just mentioned, boss. Would you like to consider it?" Huh?! What's going on today? Contrary to his usual behavior, intern Dr. Peng is actually relentlessly urging Bian Mu to rent a place and set up an inpatient department!
For a moment, she was a little confused. After thinking it over calmly for a few seconds, Bian Mu decided to postpone such matters for now.

"It's getting late, and I've been working hard all morning. Let's eat first! This is no small matter; it can't be explained in just a few words. Let's discuss it another day!" With that, Bian Mu got up and went upstairs to change her clothes.

Seeing that his efforts had not achieved the desired effect, the intern Lao Peng couldn't help but show a somewhat sullen expression, and he became even more wary of Bian Mu in his heart!
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It was almost nine o'clock at night, and Bian Mu and Dian Shuhua were still busy doing experiments in the small laboratory in the Little White Building!

They got a little tired halfway through, so the two sat down near the door, drinking their homemade beverages and eating peanuts and beans. Surprisingly, the more they ate, the more delicious it became.

The relevant data was not ideal; sometimes the accuracy was too high, and sometimes it was below standard. They had been working on it for more than two hours, but they still couldn't find the real reason.

Dian Shuhua was alright; he sat there quietly, staring at his phone screen, patiently and meticulously searching for technical vulnerabilities...

"You two are really going all out! Any progress on the new drug?" The words had barely left his lips when Tao Wenjie's pretty face suddenly appeared at the lab doorway. Dian Shuhua, thankfully, quickly stood up and smiled at Tao Wenjie as a greeting.

Bian Mu was startled and didn't think to greet him first for a long time. It seemed that his mind was still on the experimental data.

"Weren't you out chasing after payments?! How come you're back so soon?!" Bian Mu asked in disbelief.

Bian Mu has always been particularly confident in the development of new drugs. Even though he doesn't completely trust Tao Wenjie, he's not afraid that she might suddenly barge in without warning to spy on him.

The new drug is so new that the formulation process is already quite complex in terms of its integration. Bian Mu is not afraid of anyone trying to spy on his scientific research "intelligence"!
"I've come uninvited like this, you two won't mind if I'm peeking into the secrets of the new drug, will you?" Tao Wenjie said with a smile, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

“Strictly speaking, Mr. Tao is no outsider. Please have a seat! If you like the taste, there are drinks here. Let’s go over and check the data.” As he spoke, Bian Muchong winked at Dian Shuhua, and the two went inside to check the experimental data.

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After finally checking, the mistake was found on a piece of plywood; the glue had come unglued, causing poor contact.

Bian Mu didn't ask Dian Shuhua to change his piece, but instead told him to go back to the clinic and get some rest.

Bian Mu sat with Tao Wenjie near the entrance and chatted for a while.

Tao Wenjie was quite straightforward, immediately asking Bian Mu why he didn't join forces with a few friends to take over the "Yuan Gu" Chinese medicine preparation factory, seize the new drug market as soon as possible, and make money as soon as possible by launching new products.

"Hehe... Mr. Tao knows my capabilities better than anyone. How should I put it? I'm like a piece of a puzzle. Compared to other peers, other companies, or other studios, I'm just one of the more dazzling pieces among many... Let's not talk about me. Take you, Mr. Tao, for example. Nowadays, can you sit at a desk and act as someone who plays the puzzle?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Wenjie was momentarily stunned.

I had thought of everything beforehand, but I never expected Bian Mu to suddenly throw out such a peculiar analogy.

"You know what, your analogy is really vivid, and... it's incredibly lifelike! You're amazing. After hearing you say that, I feel a little inferior, hahaha..."

"Just kidding! Did the fundraising in other places go smoothly?" Bian Mu deliberately steered the conversation away from the topic while joking.

"Hey! Don't even mention it! Everything was going so well at first, but lately half of the investors have started to get ambiguous... Let's not talk about it anymore, it's annoying!"

Hearing this, Bian Mu couldn't help but smile knowingly.