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Chapter 212 The Furious Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company!

"Director Zhao..."

Sun Qiao hesitated, looked up at Zhao Gang inside the room, and asked.

Hearing the voice, Zhao Gang turned around and saw that it was Sun Qiao and Zheng Tong. He couldn't help but speak up:

"What's the situation at the First People's Hospital?"

"Is the defendant willing to negotiate?!"

The words were spoken.

Zhao Gang looked at the two of them anxiously, waiting for an answer.

He's getting a little anxious now.

At the detention center, Sun Qiao had the right to meet with Gao Yu, but it was clear that Gao Yu, that paranoid person, didn't give Sun Qiao any chance at all, and answered all questions with the same answer: "Go talk to my lawyer."

Okay, let's find a lawyer then.

but......

Xu De suddenly became unreachable.

No, or rather, we can't even meet. They don't give you a chance to meet and communicate, they just drag it out, and now there's not much time left before the trial.

This caused Zhao Gang to worry about both whether Novartis would find any evidence and the trial proceedings.

That's why, now that we understand Novartis's purpose in "making an example of someone," we're so anxious.

"this......"

Sun Qiao hesitated for a moment, then organized her thoughts before speaking:

"We've made contact."

Zhao Gang's face lit up with surprise, and he immediately asked, "How did the talks go?"

"If Tianhe withdraws its lawsuit, can the other party also take the opportunity to back down?"

Gao Yu was sued in court.

Theoretically speaking, their biggest demand right now is to leave the detention center.

Tianhe Pharmaceutical's goal was also to prevent the other party from being convicted. Since both parties had the same objective, theoretically, the talks should have gone very smoothly.

Unfortunately...

"no."

Sun Qiao replied, forcing a smile:

"Mr. Zhao, the other party... has made four demands."

"Require?"

Zhao Gang looked surprised.

"Still four!?"

Require?

How dare they make such a demand? Gao Yu is already in detention. Theoretically, they should be the ones in a hurry, since nobody wants to face criminal charges...

In fact, if possible, Gao Yu should have given Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company money to get them to drop the lawsuit.

And that's exactly what happened so far.

"When Gao Yu handed over the formula for [Punatinib], she was essentially paying money."

After paying the money, Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company dropped the lawsuit, and both parties went their separate ways peacefully.

Tianhe Pharmaceuticals isn't even asking for money anymore... How dare they make demands?!

"What are your requirements?"

Zhao Gang frowned, deciding to listen first before making a decision.

"The first issue is patents."

"The other party is afraid that the patent for [Punatinib] will be blocked, so they want to register the patent first... I mean a short-term, comprehensive registration, which requires the assistance of Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company."

Sun Qiao spoke.

Zhao Gang nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

No problem.

Ponatinib is currently a ticking time bomb for them.

First, there is the high investment required. When a legitimate pharmaceutical company conducts experiments, it must invest in all aspects and make progress little by little. Even if hundreds of millions of dollars are poured in, it may only make a splash.

In the past, things were fine; there were formulas, requirements, and semi-finished products, and shareholders were willing to invest money.

But not anymore.

With Novartis Group at the helm, they're holding a knife and ready to bleed Tianhe Pharmaceutical dry!

After losing all the money, where would the funds come from to continue drug research and development? So they simply gave up.

followed by.

If this drug becomes "owned" by Tianhe through legal procedures, then Novartis' compensation could increase several times over. Tianhe Pharmaceutical has no reason to take such a big risk to acquire a semi-finished formula.

"What about the others?"

Zhao Gang continued to ask questions, as he felt that the first request was not unreasonable.

But then he changed his mind...

"two."

"It's related to the pharmaceutical company's reputational damages."

Sun Qiao took a deep breath and slowly recounted the information she had obtained from her conversation with the other party.

"Compensation for the defendants Gao Yu and Qinghe Pharmaceutical for damages to their reputation, mental distress, and many other items, totaling three million yuan."

Three million yuan in compensation!?

"Impossible! Impossible, three million? What is he thinking?!"

Zhao Gang's voice was somewhat loud and sharp.

"The entire Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company has less than three million in available funds. He wants three million from Tianhe for a little bit of reputation rights?!"

"Is that lawyer crazy?!"

Three million! On paper, it's still listed as "compensation for losing a case by the Ministry of Justice," which doesn't look good on his resume or performance.

Secondly...

I've heard of pharmaceutical companies getting rich by researching drugs.

I've also heard that pharmaceutical companies get rich by selling copyrights and collecting licensing fees through rights protection.

But I've never heard of any pharmaceutical company making money by suing for defamation!

Three million...

"Qinghe Pharmaceuticals, why don't the defendant and that bastard lawyer just rob them?!"

Zhao Gang was furious and felt it was absurd. He reached out and smashed the things he had just tidied on the table onto the ground again, making a crisp "bang".

Sun Qiao took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said:

"Director Zhao, they're robbing us."

As the saying goes, "Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts."

Simply relying on drug research and development to make money and profits is nowhere near as lucrative as taking advantage of a company's misfortune, threatening Tianhe Pharmaceutical, and extorting money from it!

Three million in profit turned into a net loss.

If Researcher Cheng, the deputy factory director of Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company, knew this, he would be laughing in his sleep.

That would require the profits from countless OEM orders or numerous research projects, all for nothing more than his senior colleague spending four months in jail...

That money came really fast!

"Rob?"

Zhao Gang murmured the word, his face gradually turning ashen and ugly.

It's always been Tianhe Pharmaceutical's legal department that steals from others; this is the first time someone has taken it from him.

"No, absolutely not!"

Zhao Gang directly rejected the idea, saying it wasn't that Tianhe lacked funds, but simply that Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company didn't deserve such a large sum.

He didn't give Sun Qiao a chance to dissuade him and continued:

"What are the remaining requirements?"

Sun Qiao hesitated, but upon hearing this, he could only sigh and say helplessly:

"Two more remain..."

"Third, Tianhe Pharmaceutical will make a targeted investment in Qinghe Pharmaceutical, and this money will not be used to purchase shares or become a shareholder, but rather as a donation without reason. This amount shall not be less than five million."

"Fourth, in this case, Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company shall bear the responsibility for the subsequent drug treatment of all leukemia patients in the First People's Hospital who are associated with the drug [Punatinib]."

"Yeah, the free kind..."

Requirements for ceding territory and making reparations...

A free investment of five million...

Zhao Gang was so angry he almost laughed.

This is truly taking advantage of someone's misfortune; it's robbery, a robbery like a hooligan!

I thought that for a small factory to demand five million for defamation was already outrageous.

Looking at it now...

So this was just an appetizer!

At least with three million, there's a reason for defamation claims. But this third point, involving a five million investment, doesn't even have a reason. It's blatant robbery!

Investing money but not giving out shares, donating it... isn't that just throwing money away?!

No, it's better to just throw it away.

Even donations.

Most company donations are tax-exempt, and this money is very likely to flow back into the company through certain money laundering channels.

Not only did they not lose money, they actually made a profit on the round trip.

But that five million... it's like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone and never to return.

"Eight million... Could the entire Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company be worth eight million?!"

Zhao Gang chuckled in exasperation. Instead of getting angry again, he continued to ask:

"And the last one?"

"What's the situation regarding being responsible for all drug treatments?"

"Tianhe Pharmaceuticals needs to provide genuine imatinib? I can tell them unequivocally, that's impossible."

"That's absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Gang first ruled out one possibility.

Let's not even talk about how ridiculously expensive imatinib is.

A bottle of medicine costs 2.4 yuan. With dozens of patients, the cost would be nearly one million yuan a month, and nearly ten million yuan a year.

If it's long-term treatment, taking it for four or five years, plus the eight million in compensation... haha.

Pharmaceutical companies might as well just lose money!

They might even have a recipe in hand, which they can use to research when they have some extra money.

However, it was obvious that if Zhao Gang could realize this, Xu De could also foresee it.

so......

"It's not imatinib."

Sun Qiao said, "It's a genuine drug developed by Tianhe Pharmaceutical to treat leukemia, provided at cost price."

Are these self-developed drugs from Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company?

Zhao Gang hesitated, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

If we do it this way, the cost of a bottle of medicine will indeed drop dramatically.

Imatinib costs 2.4 yuan per bottle, while the self-developed drug... the pure cost is only five or six hundred yuan per bottle? It may only be three or four hundred yuan.

Taking on the medication treatment of dozens of people is nothing.

only......

"It's almost a complete treatment," Sun Qiao said again.

In other words, it's not just a bottle of medicine, nor does it only provide medicine.

That cost...

It's at least several million!

"Eight million in compensation, several million in medical expenses..."

After figuring it out, Zhao Gang's face turned green.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Tianhe Pharmaceuticals will never agree to this kind of concession, which is tantamount to ceding territory and paying reparations!"

He vehemently denied it.

The total value exceeds ten million.

Tens of millions... Based on preliminary estimates, if Novartis only wins by a small margin, the compensation they will receive is probably only forty to fifty million.

Of course, the main reason also lies in the imbalance of mindset.

Zhao Gang accepted the loss and had to pay compensation to Novartis.

After all, the problem was indeed with the R&D department, and Novartis was simply there to demand an explanation. Given its size, a loss of 100 million would only amount to a little over 10 million US dollars for Novartis.

Compared to Novartis's enormous R&D funding, this amount is negligible.

Therefore, Tianhe is willing to compensate.

But Qinghe Pharmaceuticals is not an option.

The other party is just a small factory that has to be subservient to Tianhe for its livelihood. Does they really deserve a compensation of tens of millions from Tianhe?!

"The Ministry of Justice will not agree!"

Zhao Gang spoke frankly, then paused, and added, "The Tianhe board of directors will not agree either!"

have to.

"I knew this would happen..."

Sun Qiao felt somewhat helpless. When he was negotiating with Xu De, he had already anticipated that Zhao Gang would not agree.

There's no way around it; being insulting is one thing, having a lot of money is another.

This example of compensation serves as a starting point.

How will Tianhe Pharmaceuticals bully other pharmaceutical companies in Qingwu Province in the future?

Not to mention, this money is recorded as "expenses incurred due to the Ministry of Justice losing a case" on the books.

"But Mr. Zhao, the case is about to open."

Sun Qiao lowered her voice and began to explain the pros and cons to the other party.

"If they're unwilling to pay compensation... then Novartis will have to pay tens of millions more!"

"If we agree, we'll only pay a maximum of eight million in compensation; the remaining medication and treatment will only be at cost price..."

With tens of millions added up, Novartis could even claim 100 million in damages!

On the contrary, the offer to Qinghe Pharmaceutical Company was only eight million.

but......

"No!"

Zhao Gang remained unwilling, his heart filled with anger.

"Since when has a small pharmaceutical company been able to threaten Tianhe?!"

"Tell them that Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company is unwilling to accept any threats, and that the company can only offer a maximum of three million yuan in compensation; they will not cover the patient's treatment!"

Three million... at most, will they only compensate for defamation?

They're even unwilling to take on the responsibility of treating patients... Although this thing involves a lot of trouble, theoretically, they should at least be able to provide some medication.

Sun Qiao was a little helpless. He shook his head and said:

"Mr. Zhao, please forgive my bluntness."

"This price... is hard for them to agree to."

"Then let Gao Yu bear criminal responsibility!"

Zhao Gang was furious. He put his hands on his hips, pointed at Sun Qiao, glared at her, and said angrily:

"I refuse to believe that he'd give up three million to spite a pharmaceutical company and go to jail!"

If you take three million, you won't lose anything.

Liability? Liability for selling counterfeit and substandard veterinary drugs? Probation plus a few hundred thousand in compensation. There's enough compensation, and the other party doesn't need to worry about patent issues.

Tianhe was able to come up with the money, which also prevented Novartis from directly holding them accountable.

It's a win-win situation!

but......

Going to jail out of spite?

First, there is the loss of freedom, the need to go to jail and bear criminal responsibility, and even the three million.

There's absolutely no benefit to it. From a self-interested perspective, Gao Yu has no reason to risk getting nothing, and even have to take responsibility for messing with Tianhe Pharmaceutical.

In summary......

"Our legal department isn't a money-grubbing sow; we don't just give money to anyone who tries to extort us!"

"Go tell the defendant."

Zhao Gang said angrily.

"Either take three million and get out of here, or...let them go to court like this!"

Sun Qiao was completely helpless and prepared to write down what the other party said before discussing it further.

Zhao Gang said:

"I just don't believe it..."

"They'd rather give up everything than not fight Tianhe Pharmaceutical to the death!"

......

......

"I don't believe it. Tianhe Pharmaceutical would rather compensate Novartis Group 100 million than compensate Qinghe Pharmaceutical 8 million plus the cost of the drugs!"

4 month 24 day.

There are six days left until the trial begins.

Qingwu Province, Wutong City.

Inside the First People's Hospital.

In the quiet, deserted corridor.

Xu De sat in the chair, his brows relaxed, his face expressionless, and spoke truthfully to Wu Xin.

"Whether it's tens of millions or eight million, anyone can see who is the most suitable to compensate," Xu De said.

Upon hearing this...

Wu Xin then responded:

"But what if Zhao Gang is unwilling... After all, to be honest, this is somewhat like ceding territory and paying reparations."

Xu De shook his head and said bluntly, "Even if Zhao Gang is unwilling, those shareholders will force him to nod his head."

"Never mind emotions."

"Money is the most practical thing for them!"

Compared to eight million, tens of millions, there's no reason for them not to agree.

Wu Xin was still a little hesitant.

And just then...

"Xu De, Xu De!"

"Someone has contacted us and wants to speak with you directly!"

Lin Yue, who was dozing off, suddenly felt her phone vibrate. She looked down at it, her expression changed, and she blurted out the truth.

Is someone trying to communicate with me?

Xu De paused, his brows furrowing.

"Who?"

Lin Yue said urgently:

Novartis Legal Department!