Chapter 219: The Immigration Fever in Sakura Country
On the first day the Destiny Potion hit the market, people all over the world were following the related news.
Through reports from major media outlets and the sharing of many netizens, everyone finally learned about the subsidy matter from the Tianqi Charity Company.
This immediately sparked heated discussion among countless netizens.
Originally, when Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company first announced the price of the Destiny Potion, it had caused a wave of controversy; some felt the price was too high, and many still could not afford it.
But considering the prices of those anti-cancer drugs previously on the market, everyone could accept it.
After all, the ordinary anti-cancer drugs from those pharmaceutical companies involved painful treatment processes, long courses of treatment, were not guaranteed to cure, could not provide a permanent cure, and carried the risk of recurrence; such flawed drugs often cost hundreds of thousands anyway.
As for the Destiny Potion, even late-stage cancer could be treated in about a week, the process was painless, and there were no sequelae.
Comparing the two, the Destiny Potion was undoubtedly many times superior, so even if the price was several times higher, it was reasonable.
As it turned out, it was priced at only 300,000.
This price was already quite accessible.
"Huh? Is that a representative from Tianqi Group?!"
"But you know, the boss said at the executive meeting later that the group is making money now and must give back to society, so a charity foundation was established to specifically carry out various charitable activities within Long Country; as for the specific charitable operations, those are handled by the president of the charity foundation, and I am not too clear on them either."
Under such circumstances, if one wanted to ensure they could receive treatment as soon as possible in the event of getting cancer, the best method was naturally to immigrate in advance, change nationality, and shed the identity of a Sakura Country citizen.
After a burst of heated discussion online, the mainstream voice basically expressed understanding of this price.
Consequently, many people from all walks of life in Sakura Country scrambled to submit immigration applications, keeping the consulates of various countries busy to the point of exhaustion.
This was fair to everyone.
"If you bunch of losers would just step down, maybe Su Xin would let bygones be bygones with Sakura Country and be willing to supply us with the Destiny Potion!"
With both factors combined, no one was sure how long it would delay, and for cancer patients, time is life.
Regardless of whether they were rich or poor.
Therefore, even if Tianqi Group only looked at nationality and allowed Sakura descendants with foreign citizenship to use the Destiny Potion, one would still have to endure those five years before having a chance to receive treatment.
Those cancer patients were completely desperate.
Without medicine to save their lives, and with their attempts to flee Sakura Country being rejected, they were like people trapped in a dark corner abandoned by the whole world.
The charity foundation under Tianqi Group did not accept any outside donations; which groups they wanted to help and how they went about helping them, as long as it was not illegal, no outsider had the right to interfere.
After a burst of heated discussion, everyone slowly defaulted to accepting the matter of Tianqi Group's subsidies.
This also meant that if any Sakura Country citizen were unfortunate enough to contract cancer and wanted to change their nationality, even if everything went smoothly, it would take five years.
Although Tianqi Group was reducing the price by 200,000 in the form of subsidies from its charity company, what difference did that make from a direct discount of 200,000?
But what people feared was unfairness.
For a time.
Given that the Destiny Potion introduced by various countries had all been put into use, while only Sakura Country did not have a single dose, and no matter how they protested it had no effect, those cancer patients successively submitted applications to immigrate and change their nationality.
"Didn't I tell you to communicate with Tianqi Group as soon as possible? Why is there still no progress? Do you know what level the situation has reached now?"
This kind of differential treatment caused massive protests worldwide for a time.
Yet, it was logically defensible.
And so.
One must know that changing nationality is not that easy; the vast majority of countries have requirements for local residency time for naturalization.
What the hell else could one say to that?
The elite groups of Sakura Country were fleeing with large amounts of high-quality assets and capital.
"As for the 200,000 subsidy everyone is talking about, I am not too clear on that matter."
But since one has cancer, there must be a price to pay.
As the manufacturer, Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company really couldn't control what subsidies patients could get at hospitals or how much could be reimbursed; in any case, their ex-factory price was 300,000.
"If netizens from various countries have objections to this, they can ask their local charity foundations to also contribute some subsidies; I remember that charity foundations in various countries are numerous and the funds they manage are also huge, so helping some cancer patients should be no problem."
Regardless of whether they had power or not.
His eyes suddenly lit up.
For those who have cancer, who dares to bet that they will definitely live for five years? And who is willing to live in the pain of cancer for five years?
But no one said much.
Of course, for many ordinary families, this was still a very large economic burden.
And most of them were five years.
After the call hung up, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and cursed under his breath:
A middle-aged man with a sleazy appearance held a phone, bowing repeatedly while responding.
100,000 for Long Country patients and 300,000 for overseas patients—this gap was too outrageous.
But no matter how everyone appealed, all major charity foundations remained silent.
Long Country netizens were naturally overjoyed.
If the price is life, then it must inevitably be replaced by other costs.
They scrambled to try and apply for immigration to our country.
If Tianqi Group had set the price at 300,000 for everyone, regardless of whether people could afford it or not, everyone would have been able to accept it.
"The 200,000 subsidy this time should be a new charity project from the charity foundation; this has nothing to do with Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company, it is the foundation connecting directly with hospitals."
"No matter what means or cost you use, within one week, I must get a positive response from Tianqi Group; I want to know, what can we do to get the Destiny Potion?"
Overseas netizens felt it was unfair.
Moreover, treatment might require waiting in line, after all, the Destiny Potion in various countries might not be enough.
Even if they could afford it, the pressure was still very great.
Are you kidding? With the high retail price of 300,000 Long Coins for the Destiny Potion and such huge demand, which charity foundation could afford to subsidize it?
Regarding those situations, Sakura Country was anxious inside, yet could do nothing about Tianqi Group, and could only take its anger out on the delegation stationed in Long Country.
The phone in my hand rang again.
"If you can't get a response from Tianqi Group, then just wait to be dismissed from your post!"
Most families with cancer patients actually had no complaints, because they had already witnessed the sky-high prices of other anti-cancer drugs before, so the 300,000 price tag of the Destiny Potion actually already made many people pleasantly surprised.
Amidst all kinds of discussions.
People do not worry about scarcity, but about inequality.
Consequently, they wailed, protested, then rioted, and were even willing to perish together.
Even those wealthy people who did not have cancer submitted many immigration applications.
Various tragic incidents erupted all over Sakura Country, attracting the attention of netizens from various countries.
On the first day the Destiny Potion was officially launched in Long Country, everyone realized that Tianqi Group had actually provided such high subsidies for the treatment of every cancer patient.
If the subsidy is too high, the funds are insufficient.
This world is never about the weak being in the right; even if cancer patients suffer misfortune, it is impossible to demand that Tianqi Group contribute selflessly.
The Destiny Potion supplied to the Long Country market was already much more than overseas, and now the price was only one-third of the overseas price.
Equally popular was the immigration craze quietly set off in Sakura Country.
If the subsidy is too low, it is embarrassing.
Regarding this, Qi Yuanxin, president of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company, gave an official response:
But the result.
Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company was only responsible for production, the pharmaceutical companies under its name were responsible for shipping to all parts of the country, and hospitals were equivalent to terminal retail outlets.
They were helpless and desperate.
For the wealthy, life is the most important thing; even if there is only a risk of cancer, they must plan for it in advance.
The Destiny Potion quotas for various countries, after a period of transportation, also entered hospitals one after another, saving more and more cancer patients.
The popularity of the Destiny Potion continued to soar.
Who would dare to learn from Tianqi Group's method of massive subsidies by moving money from the right hand to the left?
Overseas netizens fell silent one after another.
And as a charitable foundation dedicated to helping vulnerable groups, giving cancer patients high-amount medical subsidies is also perfectly fine.
Just as he was cursing in his mouth.
Those poor and powerless ordinary people of Sakura Country, especially those suffering from cancer, naturally could not pass the immigration application.
"Bastards! That bunch of trash, they only know how to vent their anger on me! If I had the ability to make Tianqi Group give a positive response, would it still be your turn to sit on top of my head?"
"No, no, no!"
"Isn't it the trouble caused by you bunch of bastards, attacking Su Xin for no reason? Now all the citizens have to suffer along with you!"
Although this method was just a wild idea from netizens, Tianqi Group never gave a positive response as to whether Sakura descendants who changed their nationality could normally use the Destiny Potion.
Who dares to say that cancer patients are not a vulnerable group? Once they suffer from cancer, going to the hospital for treatment costs more than 300,000; this amount is difficult for most families to bear.
"The pricing of the Destiny Potion is the final result after our internal discussions and consideration of many aspects. Unless there are huge changes in raw materials and policies, this price will not have any changes."
But those Sakura Country patients trapped in despair had no other choice at all; even if they knew the hope was slim, they could only try.
What's more, those charitable foundations are not really committed to helping people.
Moreover, those countries did not want to accept these people to compete for the already limited Destiny Potion.
"At the same time, the price of 300,000 is also the unified ex-factory price of our Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company, and there will be no exceptions for any customer."
A healthy body was already one of the necessary conditions for immigration.
And those wealthy and powerful people of Sakura Country stuffed money in handfuls, plus their excellent asset status, and soon passed the immigration application.
It was some people abroad who did indeed follow Qi Yuanxin's statement, demanding that their own country's charitable foundations also give patients some subsidies, and many people also demanded that medical insurance institutions arrange subsidies.
They are all one family; the dignified president of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company actually said that he was also unclear about the subsidy matter—is he trying to fool a fool?
End of Chapter
