After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 173 Please give me a chance! Mr. Zhang!
The tall and thin staff member was obviously a fan of Tsingshan Pharmaceutical. He immediately took out his phone and began to report to higher-level leaders at Siemens (China) headquarters.

The call was connected, and the tall and thin man quickly recounted Zhang Yang's request on the phone, but gradually, his originally excited expression slowly calmed down.

A bad feeling flashed through Zhang Yang's mind.

However, since it was in receiver mode, he didn't know what was said and could only stand aside and wait quietly with Dean Zhou.

After making three consecutive calls, the tall and thin man finally stopped.

He looked at Zhang Yang, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes:
"Uh... Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I just called the marketing manager of our Huaxia headquarters. Our Huaxia headquarters really hopes to cooperate with your company, but we can't make the decision on this matter!"

"After consulting the German headquarters, they said they had never worked with a third party to improve CT machines before.

"If you want us to help you modify the CT according to your requirements and want to cooperate with us, you need to first provide us with your supporting technology for review. We will only start the next step of cooperation after we think there is no problem."

"At that time, German engineers will fly over to provide on-site guidance..."

Zhang Yang suddenly felt a headache when he heard this.

We will provide the technical data first, and then discuss cooperation after review? After the negotiation is completed, we will send German engineers over...

This process is too cumbersome and complicated.

Zhang Yang's original plan was to quickly modify a CT machine that could identify "nano-nodule contrast agent". With the CT machine, he could test the effect of the "nano-nodule contrast agent" and then promote clinical trials.

If we do this, at least several months will pass.

He frowned slightly:
"Manager, to be honest, we are still a little anxious about this matter."

"Can you help us modify one first? Then we can continue to discuss cooperation with your German headquarters..."

"As for the technical difficulty, we want to modify only a small function of the CT machine, which is to add a special fluorescent spectrum to the CT ray light source so that a special color can be displayed in the image."

"The principle is not too complicated. I think your professional team should be able to complete the transformation easily."

"You can see it?"

The tall and thin man suddenly showed a bitter look on his face and shook his head:
"Mr. Zhang, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I really can't."

"You should also know that Siemens is a multinational company with many rules, regulations and procedures. I really want to help, but I am really powerless!"

"We can only follow the requirements of the headquarters. I hope you can understand."

Having said that, Zhang Yang had no choice but to take a deep breath.

The processes for large multinational companies are indeed more complicated, not to mention a typical German company like Siemens.

"Okay, so how long does this approval cycle take?"

"This one……"

The tall and thin man thought for a moment and shook his head awkwardly again:
"Mr. Zhang, no company has ever worked with us on something like this before, and I'm not sure how long it will take."

"But I will definitely help you to get it done within half a year, okay?"

Half a year...

Zhang Yang sighed helplessly in his heart.

There is no way. Although the time exceeds my expectation, this is Qingshan Pharmaceutical asking others to do something for me, so I have to follow their rules step by step.

"Well, what's your last name?"

"Excuse me, Li Feng, I'm the business manager of Siemens China headquarters."

"Okay, Mr. Li, then please add me on WeChat. I will arrange for someone to contact you when I return to the company and connect with you. I will trouble you to help coordinate the follow-up cooperation."

"You're welcome. It's what I should do."

The tall and thin Li Feng showed a bright smile on his face. After he quickly added Zhang Yang's WeChat, he suddenly said a little embarrassedly:

"Mr. Zhang, I have another unwelcome request. Can I take a photo with you?"

"To be honest, my father is a patient with liver cirrhosis. He has been taking your company's 'liver cell activator' for many years. His health has improved significantly in the past two or three years.

He hasn't been to the hospital for three years and his condition has stabilized, so our whole family is very grateful to you and to Qingshan Pharmaceutical!"

When Zhang Yang heard this, he immediately understood where Li Feng's good impression came from.

Smiling and nodding:
"of course can!"

Li Feng quickly took a photo of the two of them, then excitedly shook hands with Zhang Yang and said:

"Mr. Zhang, can I post this photo on WeChat Moments to show off?"

"I have many friends and family members who are full of praise for your company. If they saw me taking a photo with you, I wonder how envious they would be."

Zhang Yang thought about it for a moment. Although he didn’t want to be exposed too much, it shouldn’t be a big deal to post it on WeChat Moments.

"Okay, you can post it on Moments, but please don't post it on social media platforms!"

"Okay, don't worry, it won't happen."

The little episode in discussing cooperation with Siemens passed quickly.

At nine o'clock that evening, Li Feng and another colleague from Siemens China headquarters booked flights for that evening and prepared to return to Shanghai.

At the moment of boarding the plane, Li Feng posted a photo of him and Zhang Yang on his WeChat Moments, with the caption:

"I flew to Rongcheng today to discuss business cooperation with Mr. Zhang Yang from Qingshan Pharmaceutical. Mr. Zhang looks younger than in the photo. Super awesome!"

After sending the message, Li Feng turned off his phone reluctantly. He was already looking forward to the envious messages in his circle of friends after he landed in three hours!

You know, this is Mr. Zhang from Qingshan Pharmaceutical, Mr. Zhang, the role model of the times!

……

Li Feng's flight was flying in the sky of China, and at this moment, the Magic City.

In a slightly shabby and dated office building, the office areas from the second to the ninth floor were already dark, and all the employees had gone home after get off work.

The same is true for "Elephant Medical" on the sixth floor. The ordinary employees have long disappeared, and the lights in the entire office area are turned off. Only...

Only the lights in the general manager's office not far away seemed to be on.

White light shone through the crack of the office door. When I opened the door, the thick smell of cigarette smoke filled the room.

Looking closely, I saw three middle-aged men sitting on the sofa with frowns and serious expressions, smoking one cigarette after another.

"Mr. Mao, our sales orders in the first half of this year are really too bad. Siemens is too targeted at our market!!" "When we reduced the price of our CT machines, Siemens also reduced the price. We had already negotiated several orders, but the Siemens sales representative suddenly reduced the price and gave the hospital an unprecedented price. In the end, several hospitals chose Siemens again at the last minute!"

"Hey, Brother Qiang, if we don't think of a way to deal with Siemens' relentless pressure, we really won't be able to pay salaries in half a year at most!"

As soon as the words fell, the two people on the sofa looked at Mao Zhiqiang who was standing in the middle of the office.

Mao Zhiqiang is the boss and founder of a company called "Elephant Medical Equipment". Seven or eight years ago, he jumped out of another foreign-funded CT machine company to start his own business, and thus established this domestic medical equipment company that mainly produces CT machines.

In the first two years, thanks to the support of national policies and the focus on the low-end market, although Elephant Medical did not make high profits, it still thrived.

However, in the past two years, as national policies have gradually reduced

At the same time, after well-known foreign CT companies such as Siemens Medical, GE Healthcare in the United States, and Canon in Japan noticed the good development of domestic "Elephant Medical", they began to squeeze the market for "Elephant Medical".

Siemens Medical originally did not pay much attention to the low-end CT market, but in the past two years, with the development of Elephant Medical, it also launched low-end CT machines, and the price is not much more expensive than the domestic "Elephant Medical"!
Siemens' long-standing reputation and extremely cost-effective prices instantly allowed it to snatch away countless low-end CT orders that were originally from "Elephant Medical"!

This is not over yet,

Since the year before last, Elephant Medical has launched a mid-to-high-end star CT machine, hoping to officially enter the mid-to-high-end market!
This stirred up a hornet's nest. CT giants led by Siemens suddenly suppressed the mid-to-high-end CT of "Elephant Medical" at all costs!

Are you selling cheap?
Then I’ll be cheaper than you, let’s see who can afford it!
And this is just external pressure!

Mao Zhiqiang couldn't help but shook his head.

Actually,
In order to develop mid-to-high-end CT machines in recent years, the company has borrowed heavily and invested a lot of research and development funds!
We were originally expecting a comeback for the mid-to-high-end CT machines, but if they continue to face poor management and reduced orders, the only possible outcomes are bankruptcy or acquisition!

Bankrupt!

Mao Zhiqiang walked slowly to the desk, then picked up a cigarette and lit it.

After taking a few deep puffs, he suddenly pressed the remaining half of the cigarette into the ashtray and extinguished it, with a ruthless look in his eyes:
"The situation has really reached the point of life and death!"

"Foreign companies led by Siemens want to kill us and squeeze us out of the CT machine market so that they can continue to monopolize the entire market!"

"But we have no choice at the moment. We can only grit our teeth and persevere. From today on, if they lower their prices, we will also lower our prices!"

"Our mid-to-high-end CT machines cost 650 million yuan each. If they also reduce the price to 650 million yuan, then we will reduce it to 600 million yuan!"

"In short, our primary goal now is to sell the CT machine, even if it means selling it at a loss!"

After he finished speaking, the other two senior executives present fell silent. Everyone knew that this was the worst solution.

After two minutes, a senior executive finally spoke:

"Boss Mao, is there no other way?"

"This means we will lose money on every unit we sell. If this continues, we will still not be able to outlast Siemens!"

"What can I do?"

Mao Zhiqiang shook his head:

"We have no choice but to fight! Only with orders and cash flow can we have hope! We can't just sit there and wait to die, right?"

"Only in this way can we really have a glimmer of hope!"

The two executives fell silent again. There was nothing they could do. This was the cruelty of business competition!

I don’t know how much time had passed, but an executive suddenly sighed and picked up his cell phone from the coffee table.

He opened his circle of friends and refreshed it. Suddenly, a dazzling circle of friends appeared in front of him.

The next second, he sighed again, and his expression became even more bitter!

"Hey, damn Siemens got another order and is showing off in the circle of friends! And it's from Qingshan Pharmaceutical!"

"I didn't expect that Qingshan Pharmaceutical also has a need for a CT machine?!"

This senior executive is the head of the marketing department. He had accidentally added Li Feng on WeChat before and never deleted it. He didn’t expect to see this post on Moments.

When Mao Zhiqiang heard this, he became even more annoyed.

They are being suppressed to the point where they can barely make ends meet, while their competitors are still making great progress and enjoying a good life!
But the next second, he suddenly whispered:

"Give me the phone, so I can take a look?"

The man hurriedly handed over the phone. Mao Zhiqiang took a look and saw that the photo in front of him was a photo of Li Feng and Zhang Yang!

The copy was also the one that Li Feng wrote before boarding the plane: I flew to Chengdu specifically to discuss business cooperation with Mr. Zhang of Qingshan Pharmaceutical.

Negotiate business?

Mao Zhiqiang suddenly fell silent and slowly returned the phone to the man.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. Qingshan Pharmaceutical is currently seeking cooperation with Siemens, and that must be cooperation on CT machines!
Can I try my luck?
The wealth of Qingshan Pharmaceutical is well known. If we can get close to Qingshan Pharmaceutical, even if it is just a little cooperation, it will definitely solve the urgent problem!
As he thought about it, a strong "flame" suddenly burst out from his eyes, and he raised his head and said:
"I want to fly to Rongcheng early tomorrow morning! I want to try my luck with Qingshan Pharmaceutical!"

"what?!"

The two were very surprised!

……

Tsingshan Pharmaceutical.

Zhang Yang has already assigned the task of liaising and cooperating with Siemens China headquarters to Ren Xiaomin.

Although he found it difficult to accept the half-year duration at first, he gradually realized that this was not something Qingshan Pharmaceutical could control and that many things were subject to the control of others.

take it easy.

In the next two days, he began to pay attention to the progress of the animal experiments of the "nano-nodule developer". After finishing a busy day's work, around six o'clock in the afternoon, he drove home to rest as usual.

But just as his car drove out of the gate, a middle-aged man suddenly blocked the car.

Before he could react, the middle-aged man had already quickly run to his window and said anxiously:
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, I'm the boss of Elephant Medical, my name is Mao Zhiqiang!"

"I've been waiting for you here for three days, and today I finally see you!"

"Please, give me a chance, I will only take 3 minutes of your time!"

"By the way, we are a domestic mid-to-high-end CT manufacturer. I saw you discussing cooperation with Siemens before. The quality of our products is no worse than Siemens!"

"Please, give me a chance, I will only take 3 minutes of your time!"

"Please!"

(End of this chapter)