Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 768: Secret Recipe Research Institute, Unexpected Attention (Monthly Ticket Plus)
The conference room was filled with leading officials of the institute.

Before Fangyan came, they had already held a meeting to discuss in detail what Fangyan had said yesterday.

"We have now reached a consensus and agree with the plan you proposed yesterday."

"Today we are finalizing the specific details, such as the personnel composition, size, and cooperation framework of this secret recipe research institute, um...actually, the equity."

The highest-ranking leader on the scene was Dean Zhao Xiwu, who spoke the decision of the institute into a dialect.

Fangyan nodded:
"Okay, I would like to hear the opinions of our hospital leaders on this matter first."

Dean Zhao Xiwu nodded to another slightly younger man, who took out a file bag, pulled out a stack of documents, and then said to Fang Yan:

"Well, based on current policies, our institute is fully capable of providing you with a venue."

"Inside the Capital University of Chinese Medicine, there is an old factory building that was previously used as a temporary activity base for the cadre school. It has been abandoned for more than ten years, but the external frame structure is fine, and the internal facilities are also the same. It is about 2,000 square meters."

Fangyan was a little surprised when he heard this. He originally thought that the research institute would just give him an office and let him find a few people to work there, but he didn't expect that he would be directly granted a 2,000 square meter cadre school activity base, and it was inside the future university.

At this time, the other party continued:
"We can set up a 'Secret Recipe Research Institute' of the same size as other research institutes. Six hundred square meters will be used as the core R&D area, including three P2-level biological laboratories for processing toxic medicinal materials, two sterile preparation rooms, and a demonstration hall for traditional Chinese medicine preparation."

"The other 2 square meters is the Chinese medicine trial production area, where we mainly make a small freeze-dried powder production line. We can use the Soviet-style equipment from Beijing Pharmaceutical Factory, two pill rolling machines, and one plaster coating machine..."

Fangyan interrupted here and said:
"Wait, is this necessary? We are mainly responsible for research and development, not production. The production can be done by the factory of overseas Chinese businessman Hu Daohu."

The leader who was speaking stopped what he was doing and said to Fangyan:

"After discussion, we finally decided that we should cooperate with him while retaining a certain degree of independent production capacity. After all, we are his own people."

President Zhao Xiwu said:
“It’s risk aversion.”

"Oh, I see!" Fangyan nodded.

Then he raised his hand to signal:

"please continue."

The leader who spoke next continued:
"In addition, there is a 200-square-meter insurance document library. It uses a constant temperature and humidity explosion-proof warehouse to store various collected secret recipes. It is equipped with a double key lock and mechanical password access control."

"Next is the sample planting area. This is where we collect and cultivate experimental strains of authentic medicinal herbs. It's about 300 square meters. It's mainly used to study whether the medicinal herbs can restore their medicinal properties by changing the environmental temperature, light and soil structure after leaving their original areas. We can apply for special funds from the Ministry of Health for this."

"Then there is the 150-square-meter administrative office area, which is used as a reception room, finance room, conference room, and office."

"The remaining 150 square meters are used as shower rooms, four 24-hour duty dormitories, and a collective kitchen equipped with a gas stove and refrigerator."

"The floor is paved with terrazzo for anti-static treatment, and the walls are painted with lime mixed with cinnabar using this traditional method to prevent insects. The R&D area has an independent entrance and exit, which is connected to the production area through an underground passage. The passage is equipped with ultraviolet sterilization lamps. The entrance to the document library is disguised as a boiler room, and two 90° corners are required to enter to prevent linear blasting."

Hearing this, Xiao Li couldn't help but complain:
"No... who is doing explosions and stealing secret recipes in the capital?"

Isn't this just an old man eating arsenic because he thinks his life is too long?

Knowing that Xiao Li came with Fangyan, the leaders on the scene did not look down on him, but explained:
"It's okay if no one comes, but we have to design it. This is also for our superiors to see, and it also shows our rigorous attitude and the importance of this matter."

Xiao Li showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

Well, I was just thinking too simply.

The leader then continued:

"...the preset blasting pressure relief port on the top of the document library will automatically open when the pressure exceeds 0.3MPa, and the 3-ton quicklime emergency pool buried underground will automatically decompose and absorb moisture in the event of a flood..."

"..." Xiao Li was speechless. This was simply the Fortress of Doom. Fang Yan didn't feel surprised at all and asked them:

"How long will it take to renovate it? Can it be repaired in half a year?"

Zhao Xiwu said:
"It won't take long. Our construction team will come and fix it."

After hearing Fangyan's answer, he didn't know how long it would take exactly, but if it was less than half a year, he could accept it.

So he nodded and said:
"I think that's fine, please continue."

After saying this, it’s time to talk about equity. Fangyan wants to see how much they have left for himself.

"For the cooperation structure, our plan is this: the institute will take a total of 51% of the shares, including the institute's technical consulting fees and ancient book sorting service fees, and open a column in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine titled "Ancient Prescriptions for Modern Use" for publicity, and the academicians of the institute will jointly sign the "Authentic Medicinal Materials Quality Commitment Letter."

"In addition, our research institute has issued a 'Secret Recipe Special Approval Document', which can help save the three-year domestic new drug review process and also allow the use of controlled medicinal materials such as musk and tiger bones."

“Also, eight Chinese medicine graduates are assigned to the program every year.”

"In addition, the institute retains the decision-making power and has a veto over matters such as the commercialization of secret recipes in ancient books and the transfer of core technologies to capitalist countries."

"The remaining 49 percent is yours."

Fang Yan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the institute was basically going to split it with him. The key was that they had to organize the operation, as well as the various venues and equipment, and respond to the superior's policies. He asked:
“Aren’t there too few research institutes?”

President Zhao Xiwu said:
"It's not a small amount. We won't take such a small amount for nothing. We just need to ask Hu Daohu to give us some of the medicinal materials purchasing privileges. That means our institute will find channels for 60% of the medicinal materials supply and settle the bill according to the planned price."

It turns out he is waiting here.

This is also a big part, especially after the reform and opening up, whoever controls the supply of medicinal materials will get the money for a long time.

Fangyan thought for a moment and said:
"That should be no problem. Hu Daohu hasn't contacted any Chinese medicinal materials supply channels yet."

Zhao Xiwu smiled and said:

"We knew Concord would definitely want it, so we left 40 percent for them."

Fangyan suddenly realized that this was true.

Then he said:
"Is there anything else?"

Then the leader turned a page and said:

"In terms of personnel, we initially plan to arrange a chief researcher, two technical consultants, six forging technicians, four security guards, eight production operators, and seven administrative and logistics personnel, including a special liaison officer from the Municipal Party Committee Revolutionary Committee, who will also be in charge of ideological review."

"The remaining issues are the subsequent hiring of retired experts, employee benefits, academic exchange funds and the like, which can be discussed slowly later."

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"I have no problem with anything else. This involves Hu Daohu's medicinal material channels. I have to go back and discuss it with him."

Zhao Xiwu glanced at everyone present, and after everyone agreed, he nodded:
"no problem."

PS: After finishing this chapter, I still owe you 69000 words.

No more today. Please come early tomorrow.

Lao Feng is working hard on coding for tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)