Zhu Hongyan smiled and said, "That's great, it's a good opportunity to test the effectiveness of these devices."
Lin Ziyi asked, "Tian Ge, can Liu Jiansen's anti-cancer drug be produced now?"
Ye Tian nodded and replied, "Yes. I've replaced the medicinal ingredients. However, the ingredients for this drug are quite precious, so the selling price might be very high."
Zhu Hongyan inquired, "An anti-cancer drug? If it can save lives, we should produce it regardless of the cost."
Ye Tian stated, "The medicinal ingredients are not yet ready, so we'll have to wait a bit longer for this drug. Today, I'm mainly researching a drug that can treat asthma."
Zhu Hongyan commented, "Asthma? This disease has a quite high incidence rate in our country. I recall there are tens of millions of patients."
Ye Tian confirmed, "That's right, which is why I'm researching it first. Once this drug is developed, it will be licensed to Taichuan Pharmaceutical."
The ancient medicinal formula Ye Tian mentioned was very difficult to develop. First, the pharmacological effects had to be analyzed, then the active ingredients extracted, and finally adjusted to achieve a balance between cost and efficacy.
Many pharmaceutical companies had already researched this formula, but all had failed, either due to excessively high costs or an inability to produce it.
As Ye Tian familiarized himself with the instruments, the forty-five medicinal ingredients he required were all delivered. The new research building stored over three thousand types of medicinal ingredients, all of them top-tier in the country.
Originally, these better quality medicinal ingredients were either exported to Dongying or Southeast Asia, with substitutes often remaining in the country. However, Baozhi Company had been negotiating with major pharmaceutical merchants for the past six months, offering higher purchase prices, and had gradually gained control of the medicinal ingredient market.
To control these medicinal ingredients, Lin Ziyi purchased a large number of warehouses for storage. Even if they weren't used, they were stored first, and a portion of them were made available for retail.
In major cities like Zhonghai and Beijing, medicinal shops called Shennong Tang had been opened, selling various medicinal ingredients and proprietary Chinese medicines, as well as Baozhi Company's products. The purpose of opening Shennong Tang was not for profit, but to cultivate the domestic medicinal ingredient market and simultaneously acquire high-quality medicinal ingredients from all over the country.
Once the medicinal ingredients arrived, Ye Tian followed the formula and decocted a bowl of medicinal soup using ancient methods. After the medicine was decocted, he took a few sips first, experiencing the effects of the medicinal power on his body and its corresponding mechanisms.
A few minutes later, he frowned slightly. The medicinal soup decocted according to the ancient formula clearly had problems. Not only could it not treat asthma, but it also possessed a certain toxicity.
If it were someone else, they would surely be at a loss, but Ye Tian, being proficient in pharmacology, quickly identified the cause. The era in which the prescription was written had different components in its medicines compared to today, a situation he had encountered before.
Based on his understanding of medicines and the human body, he then began to separate each medicinal ingredient and extract the active components.
However, the extraction process was quite complex, and Ye Tian had to test the medicine after each extraction. Thus, it wasn't until dark that he perfected the extraction methods for two medicinal ingredients.
Lin Ziyi suggested, "Tian Ge, let's continue tomorrow. Hongyan and the others are also tired. Everyone should rest."
Ye Tian nodded and agreed, "Alright, we'll continue tomorrow."
The staff at the research center began to leave for the day. Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi then invited Zhu Hongyan and three other core members of the research center to dine with them.
Midway through the meal, Ye Tian received a call from an unfamiliar number. When he answered, he heard the voice of his second uncle, Xu Fengguo, saying, "Ye Tian! Why did you harm Siqing?"
Ye Tian questioned, "Xu Fengguo, how did you harm Siqing?"
Xu Fengguo angrily retorted, "Siqing finally found a boyfriend with status and position, why did you target him?"
Ye Tian sneered, "I targeted him? You've got it wrong. It was this driver's son who was arrogant and came to provoke me. What I did was already showing restraint; otherwise, he would have been much worse off!"
Xu Fengguo declared, "Ye Tian! I'm not done with you over this matter. Just you wait, I'm coming to Zhonghai tomorrow!"
Ye Tian calmly replied, "You'd better not come. I don't want to see you."
Xu Fengguo sternly stated, "Hmph, whether you want to see me or not, you will!"