Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1837 A Man's Face
"To see if you are a good cook, first look at your knife skills!"

Yang Xiaotao stopped there and brought the topic back to the present moment.

He picked up two shredded potatoes with chopsticks and said, "This skill is fast and accurate. Director Bai, your chef is skilled. His cooking skills must be high-level!"

Bai Jingshu smiled and said, "Boss Yang is amazing. This chef used to be the chef at Hongbinlou. Later, he encountered some problems and retired. I invited him here!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "The chef of Hongbinlou, no wonder the taste is so good!"

"Your pharmaceutical factory has found a treasure."

Bai Jingshu smiled and said, "If you like, come often."

"Director Xu is here too. As for Old Zhao, I won't say anything."

Yang Xiaotao smiled, Xu Yuanshan nodded, and Zhao Chuanjun hummed twice.

As Yang Xiaotao started eating, no one said much, as it was rare to have such a meal on the table.

Because it was work, Yang Xiaotao did not drink any alcohol. Seeing this, the others replaced the alcohol with tea.

After they had almost finished their meal, they started talking again about the morning topic, but after a while they ended up talking about the pharmaceutical factory.

"Boss Yang, the products our pharmaceutical factory produces are still too limited!"

"It's still the plum blossom disinfectant and antidote. Now that the overseas epidemic is facing improvement, it is probably impossible to make money like this in the future!"

Bai Jing expressed his concerns.

People without thought, he must worry about.

The long-term concern of pharmaceutical companies is the future development direction. They can't just rely on their past achievements forever.

If you want to develop, you must have your own way.

"So, I wonder if I can find a way to develop it, even if it's just producing one or two kinds of medicines!"

After Bai Jing finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

After listening to Bai Jing's story, Yang Xiaotao was also thinking about the future direction of the pharmaceutical factory.

The reason why a pharmaceutical factory is called a pharmaceutical factory is because it can make medicines!
But now, pharmaceutical companies can only rely on two drugs to support themselves. Even though these two drugs are very popular, it is not a long-term solution after all.

At the very least, they are inferior to those pharmaceutical factories that produce antibiotics, and their foundation is also weaker.

Of course, Yang Xiaotao didn't want to waste the brand of the pharmaceutical factory.

I can’t say for sure now, but in the future we can introduce more Western medicines, including equipment and technology for production.

While Yang Xiaotao was still thinking, Xu Yuanshan coughed and said, "This is not easy to do."

Everyone looked over, Xu Yuanshan looked at Bai Jingshu, "There are quite a few domestic pharmaceutical factories now, but they basically produce plasters, pills and the like. As for those producing Western medicine, they were built by the alliance back then. They have developed slowly over the years, and without the introduction of technology, it would be difficult."

"Even so, these drugs are not easy to produce domestically."

"There are a lot of people involved behind each of these pharmaceutical factories, and they all have their own characteristics. If you want to take advantage of them, they won't agree."

Zhao Chuanjun nodded, "I understand this very well."

"When I was in the army, I needed hemostatic powder when I was injured, but the medics' medicine box was out of it, so I went to the local hospital to find some. But the hemostatic powder they got was a completely different brand, and the effect was much worse."

"In the end, we will find out that although the name of this hemostatic powder sounds the same, the formula inside is different."

"Each pharmaceutical company has its own unique formula, and even if the ingredients are the same but the content is different, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Everyone present naturally knew what Zhao Chuanjun said.

Bai Jingshu also understood the difficulty, so he nodded and said, "In fact, I also know the difficulties in traditional Chinese medicine."

“But for the development of pharmaceutical factories, we must think long-term.”

At this point, Bai Jingshu showed a look of difficulty on his face.
"I have mentioned this to my family, but..."

Everyone knows Bai Jingshu's origin and family background.

Although they were badly damaged after the war, this kind of family values ​​inheritance, and you never know if they might have found a recipe somewhere.

"However, my family thinks that there is no possibility of investing in a pharmaceutical factory. Besides, the family has already supported two pharmaceutical factories and does not have many resources to provide for us."

Bai Jingshu finally said it, although it was unpleasant to hear, his reasons were very sufficient.

Seeing that no one was talking, Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed and said, "Director Bai, since the domestic market is a bit difficult, let's sell it abroad."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone looked at him, wanting to see what was going on.

“Focus on foreign markets?”

Bai Jingshu frowned slightly, then said, "Boss Yang, our antidote and disinfectant have already been sold overseas, there is no doubt about that."

“But these two are not long-term solutions.”

"Just like Qinghao Oral Liquid, as the disease abroad is under control, more and more effective drugs will appear in the future, which will put great pressure on our production competition."

"We don't expect this prime time to last long."

Wang Zichun and others from the pharmaceutical factory nearby nodded one after another. They could feel from the purchasing tasks issued by the Guangdong government that this golden period was slowly declining.

"As for the plum blossom disinfectant, to put it bluntly, it's not that there are no alternative products for this disinfectant."

"If better disinfectants are found abroad, it will affect our products. Neither is a long-term solution."

After Bai Jing finished his story, he looked at Yang Xiaotao, but the other party just smiled.

"Director Bai, I think you misunderstood."

"When I say opening up foreign markets, I don't mean using the drugs in front of us."

"Isn't it the medicine in front of you?"

After hearing this, several people were stunned. Then Wang Zichun asked tentatively, "Boss Yang, do you want to use domestic drugs to expand the foreign market?"

"Correct!"

Yang Xiaotao answered affirmatively.

Bai Jingshu took a deep breath and looked at Yang Xiaotao, "Boss Yang, you may not understand. The plasters and pills we produce are not recognized abroad. They only recognize tablets and syringes."

After Bai Jingshu finished speaking, his point was just one: it is a bit difficult to open up foreign markets.

Yang Xiaotao shook his head, moved back, and looked at Bai Jingshu, thinking about how to express his thoughts. However, it was a little ungentle to say it in front of a woman.

"Director Bai, cough cough."

"I don't mean to offend you with what I'm going to say next."

Yang Xiaotao said it in advance to avoid being thought of as a hooligan.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao say this, Bai Jingshu's brows knitted together again, and then spread out, "Boss Yang, just whatever you say."

"it is good!"

Yang Xiaotao picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip, then looked at the people present.

Finally, he looked at Xu Yuanshan and said, "Uncle Xu, what do you think men care about most?"

Xu Yuanshan was stunned and looked at Yang Xiaotao, wanting to confirm what the question was.
"Lao Zhao, Lao Wang, you guys are all middle-aged now, tell me, what do men, especially middle-aged men, care about the most!"

Several people looked at each other.

There are many answers to this, but can you please say it out loud?

Finally, Xu Yuanshan said, "Men care about a lot of things."

"Power, status, money, women, even family, work, children, etc. Why are you asking this?"

Yang Xiaotao just smiled, and then said seriously, "Uncle Xu, in my opinion, what you said is actually just one."

"What?"

Several people were curious, and even Bai Jingshu pricked up her ears to listen. As a middle-aged woman, she also wanted to know what men cared about most.

This facilitates her family harmony.

Yang Xiaotao smiled mysteriously, "That's right, face."

As soon as the answer was announced, several people frowned. Although they were reluctant, they had to admit that Yang Xiaotao was right.

Face, which man doesn’t want face?
Even if you don't have any abilities outside, you still have to save face in front of your wife and children when you get home.

Especially for the men in this old city, if they don’t have face, they can’t go out.

Bai Jingshu nodded slightly. Although the man in their family had treated her with respect for many years, she didn't really have much face.

The consequence of this is that life between husband and wife becomes somewhat rigid.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have only one daughter.

Thinking of this, Bai Jingshu silently decided in his heart that he must give the man enough face when he returns home in the future.

"What is the most embarrassing thing for a man?"

"Old Zhao, you go ahead."

Yang Xiaotao didn't give everyone time to think and asked again.

Zhao Chuanjun took out a cigarette and said, "Well, Mr. Yang, what you said is true. I have never lost face before, so how would I know?"

"Why don't you ask Old Xu? He often loses face."

Xu Yuanshan immediately glared at him, but before Xu Yuanshan could speak, Yang Xiaotao said with a smile, "Old Zhao, you can't do it."

"Hmm? Why not?"

Zhao Chuanjun was stunned by what he said.

Yang Xiaotao turned his head to the side and said earnestly, "Tell me, if you had sex with your aunt and she said this to you, what would you do?"

Zhao Chuanjun was confused for a moment and didn't understand why Yang Xiaotao brought up his wife again.

However, Bai Jingshu on the side reacted quickly. After putting himself in the other person's shoes, he immediately understood the meaning of these words.

Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao and spat in his heart. This guy said everything to my face.

Xu Yuanshan also understood, his face looked strange, and he looked at Lao Zhao with pride.

But I was also somewhat relieved that it wasn't me that was mentioned.

Zhao Chuanjun was still confused. "What's that? Why are you saying that? What do you want to say?"

"Okay, then I'll be frank."

Yang Xiaotao first looked at Bai Jingshu, who turned his head aside, and then said to Zhao Chuanjun, "I mean, what if."

"Suppose, you are with your aunt at night, right, and then your aunt kicks you down and says, you can't do it!"

"Do you feel like you've been slapped in the face and lost face?"

Seeing that Zhao Chuanjun understood and his face turned ugly, Yang Xiaotao immediately said the rest, "And then Uncle Xu and the others found out about this. Tell me, isn't it embarrassing?"

crunch
The chair was moved to the back, and Zhao Chuanjun immediately jumped up, "Don't talk nonsense, don't spread rumors, you, you you..."

"If, I mean if, if it was you, or if it was Uncle Xu, if it was..."

"Ouch!"

Before Yang Xiaotao could finish his words, Xu Yuanshan reached out and punched him in the stomach, then covered Yang Xiaotao's mouth.

"Can you please stop talking nonsense? What will people think if it gets out?"

Xu Yuanshan quickly explained, then looked at Zhao Chuanjun, "Old Zhao, calm down, it's just a hypothetical, an analogy, no one takes it seriously."

Zhao Chuanjun looked at Yang Xiaotao nodding hurriedly, then he snorted coldly and sat back in his chair, just turning sideways and looking at Yang Xiaotao with side eyes.

If this guy dares to talk nonsense again, he doesn't care about Mr. Yang or Captain Yang. For the dignity of a man, for...
The next second, Zhao Chuanjun suddenly raised his head and sat up straight. Xu Yuanshan beside him also let go of Yang Xiaotao, warning him with his eyes not to talk nonsense.

"Although this is false, what Mr. Yang said does make sense."

"As a man, who can bear such words?"

"Isn't that right, Old Xu?"

Xu Yuanshan was about to nod when he saw Zhao Chuanjun regain his composure, but when he heard the last sentence, he turned around and snorted, "Go away."

At this time, Gong Xiangjun and others in the room showed expressions of approval.

When people reach middle age, the women in the family are also as vigorous as wolves and tigers. This is a hidden worry for men, and it is always difficult to talk about it.