Urban Medical Immortal Dad
Chapter 531: Are You Blind?_1

Chapter 531: Chapter 531: Are You Blind?_1

"No... no problem."

Gui Ruyun waved her hand and replied, "Mister Mo, are you also here for that top-tier Cistanche?"

Cistanche, also known as desert ginseng or golden shoot, is a very precious medicinal herb. It is a parasitic plant on the roots of the desert shrub Haloxylon, thus it is also called "desert ginseng."

Historically, Cistanche was once presented as a tribute by the Western Regions to the Jiuzhou Dynasty.

This medicinal herb is sweet and warm in nature, salty and moist in texture, with the effects of replenishing yang without causing dryness, warming and promoting the yang in the kidneys, and nourishing kidney deficiency.

Traditional Chinese Medicine records indicate that Cistanche can treat internal damage due to overstrain, cold pain in the lower back and knees, diminished yang, spermatorrhea, infertility, and constipation due to physical weakness.

In addition, it can also regulate endocrine imbalances, promote metabolism, and to some extent have anti-aging effects.

As a disciple of the medical sage Ye Lingfeng, Mo Han naturally knew the effects of this top-tier Cistanche. If used reasonably in medicinal preparations, it could completely improve the physical constitution, especially enhancing the effectiveness for men.

Thinking of this, he cast a doubtful glance at Gui Nongsang the elder, wondering if the elder was planning to rejuvenate and strengthen his body for a second spring?

"Mister Mo, you misunderstand. I’m looking at this Cistanche mainly because an old friend from Feng City is unwell and needs this herb for treatment," Gui Nongsang explained with an embarrassed smile and turned to Wen Biyu, "Miss Wen, I heard that this 60cm top-tier Cistanche was acquired by chance from the Alashan Desert by a medicinal herb company. Do you know what the starting bid might be?"

The starting bid was no secret. Wen Biyu answered truthfully, "The starting bid is three million, not especially high, but this time I heard that there are quite a few pharmaceutical companies from Jiang State participating in the bidding. I estimate that the final bid will probably be over twenty million."

Twenty million for a Cistanche?

Gui Nongsang’s mouth twitched slightly. Although he had money, he wasn’t that extravagant.

Mo Han was initially interested. He had been planning to refine Yangqi Elixir and enter the market for men’s health, while also taking the opportunity to strike a blow to Tao Family Pharmaceuticals.

This top-tier Cistanche was an important material for refining the Yangqi Elixir.

But upon hearing the price, Mo Han immediately shook his head. The top-tier Cistanche was indeed precious, but the price was way too steep, seriously exceeding its actual value.

Spending twenty million was absolutely unworthy!

Just then, a middle-aged man in his mid-fifties with graying hair, leaning on a cane, and a young man about twenty-five or twenty-six years old also walked in through the main entrance.

"Little Dong, once we go in, you need to talk less and do more. Whether Fuyuan Pharmaceutical Factory can be revived depends on this," the middle-aged man sighed, his face filled with worry.

As the chairman of Fuyuan Pharmaceutical Factory, Chen Fuyuan was indeed troubled. The company had been losing money for thirteen consecutive months. Its market value had hit rock bottom, and they were also six million in debt to the bank. If they couldn’t find investors soon to resolve the current dilemma, Fuyuan Pharmaceutical was really going to go bankrupt and liquidate.

This Wen Family medicinal materials auction had attracted many large pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical distributors, and investment companies from Jiang State.

Chen Fuyuan brought his son, Chen Guandong, to participate for two reasons: one was to try his luck in finding an investor to save the company, and the other was to introduce his son to these industry tycoons, so if the company really went under, at least it could be merged and his son would have a way out.

As for himself, having painstakingly built Fuyuan Pharmaceutical from the ground up, if Fuyuan Pharmaceutical fell, being in this world held no meaning for him, Chen Fuyuan...

"Fuyuan Pharmaceutical? Is that older gentleman Chen Fuyuan?"

Mo Han had sharp ears and overheard the conversation between the two men. It seemed that Old He’s intelligence was not wrong; Fuyuan Pharmaceutical really was struggling. This seemed like a good opportunity to acquire them.

Fuyuan Pharmaceutical Factory was an old establishment, equipped with machinery, personnel, and a marketing network. There was no need to put in the effort to build these from scratch. The only thing he needed to do was refine the Yangqi Elixir and then improve the formula for mass production.

However, if he rashly approached to talk about cooperation now, the effect would definitely not be good. He had better wait until Chen Fuyuan was a bit more disheartened.

With this in mind, Mo Han smiled slightly at Gui Nongsang and others and followed them into the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, Mo Han was astonished by the dazzling array of glass display cabinets and the crowd of visitors.

He had originally thought the auction would be like in the movies, where people sat neatly around the auction table, then waited for the auctioneer to introduce the items, followed by bidding with signs, and finally the auctioneer would close the deal with a gavel.

But it seemed more like an exhibition now.

Seeing Mo Han’s confusion, Wen Biyu giggled, "Big Brother Mo, this isn’t the auction hall, it’s the exhibition gallery. The auction hall is up ahead, the auction doesn’t start until two o’clock in the afternoon, and everyone is allowed to enter at one-fifty."

"Do you want me to take you to have a look?"

"No need, I’ll just have a look around first."

Mo Han waved his hand. Compared to the top-tier Cistanche, he was now more interested in Fuyuan Pharmaceutical Factory.

After speaking, he smiled at Gui Nongsang and Wen Biyu, then glanced at Chen Fuyuan and his son, who were constantly trying to strike up conversations, and pretended to browse around the exhibition hall with his hands clasped behind his back.

"President Wang, although our Fuyuan Pharmaceutical Factory is currently in a crisis, our Fuyuan products are famously reputable, and we have an excellent sales channel. Just by investing two hundred million, no, one hundred million will do..."

In the center of the exhibition hall, Chen Fuyuan bent over, leaning on his cane, pleading with a portly man in a suit.

The man in the suit glanced at Chen Fuyuan disdainfully and said flatly, "Chairman Chen, I’ve looked into Fuyuan Pharmaceutical Factory. Three years ago, it was okay, but now its market value has significantly diminished, and the debt ratio has reached 50%, with the danger of delisting at any moment. Put yourself in my shoes, would you invest?"

"Besides, that imitation of Aimeiruike’s Viagra that you produced, I’ve tried it. The effect was quite mediocre. There are so many male health products on the market now. Who would invest in a company like yours that lacks core technology and relies solely on knockoffs? Are they blind?"