Chapter 62: Pharmaceutical Giants Gather in Yanhuang

Qin Hao paused briefly; he is not an economist and does not understand complex market dynamics, but he simply voiced his most sincere thoughts.

"I hope ordinary families can grit their teeth and afford it."

A single sentence, simple and plain, yet it struck a chord with everyone present.

Luo Lao nodded approvingly.

He looked at Zhang Yunfeng and Shen Lishu and began slowly:

"Our pricing must consider three aspects.

First, it must cover costs and leave profit margin for future R&D, allowing our own technology to keep advancing.

Second, it must be affordable for the common people to seek treatment and obtain medicine, so this life‑saving technology does not become a privilege of a few.

Third, the price itself is a weapon, meant to show the world what truly people‑centric technology looks like."

At this point, Luo Lao extended a single finger.

"Considering everything, I propose the final price for a single treatment be 100,000 Yanhuang coins."

One hundred thousand.

When the figure was announced, everyone fell into contemplation.

One hundred thousand may seem a lot, but compared with past treatment costs that easily ran into hundreds of thousands or millions, and the near‑100% cure rate, this price is indeed reasonable.

For an ordinary family it is a huge sum, yet not unattainable.

"I agree," Zhang Yunfeng was the first to voice his stance.

"This price will leave those Western pharmaceutical giants speechless!"

"I also agree," Shen Lishu nodded solemnly.

"The price is not high; with medical insurance reimbursing part of it, the vast majority of families can bear it, and we can save more patients."

Qin Hao and Cheng Haitang naturally also agreed.

Luo Lao nodded: "Then it's settled; I'll report it up later and let them make the final decision."

"What about abroad? This cake—do we cut a piece or not?"

At this moment Zhang Yunfeng raised a question.

Everyone turned their gaze toward Luo Lao.

Lithography machines can be sold because they are industrial mother machines; selling them can reshape the supply chain and make others rely on our standards.

But this is different—it is a life‑saving device.

If mishandled, it could easily put us on the defensive in international opinion, branding us with labels like 'technological hegemony' or even 'humanitarian disaster.'

Luo Lao did not answer immediately.

Instead, he turned his head toward Qin Hao.

"Xiao Qin, what are your thoughts on this?"

Qin Hao was taken aback; he did not expect Luo Lao to ask for his opinion.

After thinking carefully, he said:

"I don't understand international strategy, but I think our country has millions of cancer patients who have waited too long.

We must first take care of our own people; once production capacity rises and we have surplus, we can consider selling abroad."

His words were plain yet expressed everyone's sentiment.

A smile tugged at Zhang Yunfeng's mouth corner.

This kid really has the right temperament.

Luo Lao looked at Qin Hao approvingly and nodded.

"Xiao Qin's idea may be somewhat selfish, but it's exactly what we need and the right direction."

He withdrew his gaze, surveyed everyone, and said, "Since you have no objections, it's decided this way."

After the meeting, Luo Lao reported the proposal faithfully and soon received a reply.

Thus, the next day, a notice was announced.

Yanhuang Guo's internet boiled over again.

"One hundred thousand? My god! I thought it would be at least five or six hundred thousand! One hundred thousand for a life—this time the state really has our common people's welfare in mind!"

"People upstairs, don't forget medical insurance! I just asked—this innovative therapy for serious diseases is reimbursed by medical insurance at least 30%, meaning you only pay up to seventy thousand yourself!"

"Seventy thousand—my wife underwent chemotherapy last year, cost nearly four hundred thousand, and we still lost her. If it had been a year earlier, even if I had to ruin my family I would have been willing! Sob sob…"

"Prioritizing domestic patients! That sentence brings tears to my eyes. After all these years, finally our own people get to enjoy the best first!"

"What is great‑nation responsibility? This is it—take care of your own family first, then worry about the outside; our mother has no problem!"

Countless patient families, after seeing the announcement, rekindled their hope for life.

Those families who had been planning to sell houses, sell cars, and borrow everywhere now wept with joy. The hundred‑thousand price is still a lot, but they can just manage to scrape it together.

And after this notice was translated into various languages, it sparked a completely different scene internationally.

Yingjiang Guo, top floor of the Geweia Pharmaceutical headquarters.

CEO Kelei Shite slammed a cigar worth thousands of dollars onto the floor, his deep‑blue eyes bloodshot. He roared at the several department heads before him:

"Useless! A bunch of useless people! We spent eight years and over tens of billions of dollars developing our 'Cancer Nemesis,' and now you tell me it's no different from a pile of trash?"

On the massive screen, the company's stock price was plummeting like free fall; in just a few hours, its market value evaporated by nearly a few hundred million dollars.

A R&D director forced himself to speak: "Mr. Shite, I didn't expect their technology to advance so quickly…"

"I don't want to hear any explanations!"

Kelei Shite cut him off, waving irritably, "I just want to know—what should we do? Wait for bankruptcy?"

The entire conference room fell silent.

In the end, his chief strategy officer, a lean You Tai Ren, spoke up: "Sir, there is now only one solution."

"Speak!"

"Go to Yanhuang Guo." You Tairen's tone was extremely solemn.

"Spare no expense to obtain the agency rights of the 'Sentinel', even if only the exclusive agency rights for North America. Otherwise, within three months, all our anticancer drug business lines will collapse completely."

"Kelai Shite panted heavily, he looked at the words 'domestic priority' in the announcement about Yanhuang Guo on the screen, and a feeling of suffocation welled up."

"Finally, he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: 'Prepare the aircraft! Immediately!'"

"The same scene was playing out at top pharmaceutical companies around the world."

"In O State, at the board meeting of Yuansheng Pharmaceuticals, the female CEO Meng Shabei La, known for her elegance and composure, now furrowed her brows slightly."

"'Have you all seen their clinical reports?' she asked after looking around at everyone."

"'We've seen them; the data are perfect as if fake, but we've verified them through some channels—absolutely certain.'"

"Meng Shabei La thought for a moment, then said: 'Immediately form a negotiation team, with me personally leading it.'"

"Contact Yanhuang Guo's side and apply for the highest-level business talks. Tell them, Yuansheng Pharmaceuticals is willing to engage in unlimited cooperation in the life sciences field."

"In the island nation, Sakura Biotech's president Tanaka Kenji instructed his secretary in the office."

"'Jia Meizi, help me book the earliest flight to Yanhuang Guo!'"

"..."

"Soon, private jets and commercial flights taking off from all over the world all headed for the same destination."

"These pharmaceutical giants, who usually loom high above, now had no choice but to set aside their status and face reality."

"They all knew very well that, from now on, in treating cancer, they would have to depend on Yanhuang Guo's attitude."