Chapter 1431 Research and development expenses of traditional Chinese medicine
Alice also had her own things to do when she came to the federal capital, so she only had some time to get here today.
She said enthusiastically: "Teacher, how are you preparing? Do you need any help?"
Ye Bufan smiled slightly: "Everything is ready. Unlike Western medicine, our Chinese medicine requires very few equipment and tools, as long as there are people around."
"Oh! Teacher, how are you going to charge? Have the charging standards been set?"
"Uh...I forgot."
Only then did Ye Bufan remember that he was opening a medical clinic and not an outpatient clinic, and the charging standards had not yet been determined.
Cao Xinghua said: "We old men were so excited that we forgot about charging, but it's not too late to order now."
After speaking, he looked at Ye Bufan: "Brother, how do you think this standard should be determined? How much should we charge for consultation?"
Ye Bufan thought for a moment and stretched out a finger: "The consultation fee will be charged at the standard of 100 yuan."
Lou Baiming said: "Senior brother, isn't 100 yuan a bit high? When converted into US dollars, it's almost a dozen yuan."
Ye Bufan shook his head: "You misunderstood. The 100 yuan I mentioned is US dollars. Our consultation fee is 100 US dollars per time, and the treatment is also 100 US dollars. As for the price of medicines, just follow the market and follow the market price."
Cao Xinghua looked stunned: "Ah? Senior brother, 100 US dollars costs almost 800 Chinese coins. Isn't it a bit much just for the consultation fee?
Moreover, we have just officially entered country m, will there be any adverse effects if we raise the price too high all of a sudden?"
"The price of 100 yuan is already very cheap. Because we have just entered the market, we cannot set the price too low."
Ye Bufan said, “Because we have just opened the market, we cannot give people the impression that traditional Chinese medicine is cheap.
Our Chinese medicine is no worse than any other medical skill, and there is no reason to be cheaper than others!"
In fact, he did not set this price arbitrarily, but the result after comprehensive consideration.
According to the worth of several of them, not to mention 100 US dollars or even 1,000 US dollars is not high. After all, they are the top Chinese medicine experts in China, and it is difficult to find the best one on weekdays.
But they have just arrived in country m, and they represent not the national experts in traditional Chinese medicine, but the overall impression of traditional Chinese medicine, so they set the price at 100 US dollars.
"this……"
Cao Xinghua seemed to feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it for a while.
Wang Xuande hesitated and said, "Medical Immortal, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Mr. Wang, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Ye Bufan has a very good impression of this old man recently, otherwise he would not have left him in country M.
"That's right." Wang Xuande carefully adjusted his words and said, "When we were in China, our Divine Needle King used to charge relatively high fees.
At that time, the medical fairy taught me a lesson: Doctors should be kind-hearted and should not be mercenary, but our current price seems to be higher than what I paid at that time..."
At this point, he stopped, with a cautious look on his face, fearing that he would say the wrong thing and make the other party dissatisfied.
"Mr. Wang, I understand what you mean."
Ye Bufan smiled slightly, without any hint of dissatisfaction, and then said: "China is China, and country m is country m. Different countries have different charging standards."
Wang Xuande looked puzzled: "Old man, I'm stupid, so I'd like to ask the medical fairy to clarify."
"The reason is very simple. If you look at Western medicine, you will know. How much does the medicine developed by country m sell in their own country? How much does it cost in China?
The price of their medicines in our country is almost several times that of our own country. In serious cases, it can reach dozens or hundreds of times.
In fact, Western medicines are all made by chemical synthesis, and the cost is very low. A pill costs only a few cents, or at most a few yuan. You can easily sell it for hundreds or thousands of dollars, and you can even take the medicine.
The most typical example is the leukemia drug Gleevec, which can make you bankrupt.
You want to ask why it is so expensive? There is only one reason: high research and development costs.
Putting aside whether the prices of Western medicines are reasonable, don’t Chinese medicines have research and development costs? Of course they do, and our Chinese medicines don’t fall from the sky.
Starting from the time when Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, and through continuous improvement and excellence by Hua Tuo, Bian Que, Zhang Zhongjing, Li Shizhen and other traditional Chinese medicine masters, today's traditional Chinese medicine system has emerged.
This is our research and development, which took 5,000 years and used countless outstanding talents. In terms of value evaluation, it is higher than any other medical system.
If we are descendants of China, we won’t say anything. This is the legacy left by our ancestors, and there is no need to consider R&D expenses at all.
But it is different for foreigners who have been charging us for research and development expenses. This money should still be collected."
After hearing what he said, several old men present suddenly became enlightened and nodded incessantly.
Wang Xuande bowed deeply: "Listening to the medical fairy's words is better than ten years of reading. Old man, I have learned a lesson."
After the price was set, Sophie wrote a price list and posted it at the door, and then she was responsible for the charges.
Not long after the opening, a Chinese man came over in a hurry. He was a young man in his thirties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and walked into the medical center with a hurried look.
After entering the door, everyone discovered that this person's facial features were not in their normal positions. In layman's terms, he had a slanted mouth and crooked eyes.
Sophie asked: "Sir, would you like to see a doctor?"
"Nonsense, why would I come to you if I don't want to see a doctor?"
The bespectacled man's speech was somewhat unclear due to a stroke, and he could barely hear what was being said.
"Then please pay the consultation fee, which is US$100."
"What? What did you say?" The man was stunned for a moment, then looked at the sign at the door, then looked at Sophie, "Isn't this a Chinese medicine clinic?"
Sophie nodded: "Yes, we are pure Chinese medicine here."
The man with glasses suddenly shouted angrily: "Why don't you go and get a doctor from a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who charges so much? Even if I go to a big hospital to apply for a Western medicine doctor, it's only this price. Why are you so expensive? You don't want to open it, do you?"
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Ye Bufan frowned and stepped forward and said, "According to your opinion, Chinese medicine should be cheaper than Western medicine, right?"
"Of course!" the man with glasses shouted confidently, "You can bluff others, but I absolutely can't. Do you think I have never been in China?
I grew up in China and lived there for more than twenty years. I stayed in country M after graduating from Shuimu University."
Ye Bufan asked: "Then let me ask you, are you Chinese or M country now?"
"Of course I'm from country M. Did you study at Shuimu University for nothing? I stayed here as a special talent and am already a formal citizen here.
Note, not a green card holder, but a formal citizen."
Speaking of this, the man with glasses showed a proud look, but because of his slanted mouth and crooked eyes, he looked a little weird.
Ye Bufan said: "Since you are an official citizen of country m, that's right. Our traditional Chinese medicine clinic provides free medical treatment to Chinese people, but charges 100 yuan for people from country m. If you want to see it, pay. If you don't want to see it, please leave."
After the bespectacled man revealed that he was an official citizen of Country M, he originally expected to see the envious look in his eyes, but he didn't expect this result, and he was immediately upset.
"Is there any mistake? I am a citizen of Country M, and you, a Chinese, want to charge me extra?"
