Chapter 325 Public condemnation and public opinion explosion!
"The research and development of a new drug requires tens of billions of investment + enough luck. Pharmaceutical R&D companies maintain a large group of scientists, salesmen, etc., and after the new drug is developed, the company's time to market and sell is also limited. This is all
The production cost of medicines and imported medicines are subject to a 20% tariff, so how can they not be expensive? Since the government did not say that the prices were inflated, it means that the prices at that time were reasonable!"
"In "I'm Not the God of Medicine", the representatives of Laihua Pharmaceutical have undoubtedly become synonymous with being despicable, cold-blooded and profit-seeking. They have no sympathy for patients and seek super profits sanctimoniously.
This negative image of treachery, selfishness, and crazy profiteering is very inappropriate. Moreover, after the movie was released, people who did not know the truth unanimously condemned the pharmaceutical companies after watching the movie. This is really the tragedy of the times. Regarding that sentence
There is only one disease in the world called the disease of poverty. In fact, there is a disease that is even more incurable than the disease of poverty and is called ignorance!"
"What on earth does the director want to do? The research and development of a drug requires billions or even tens of billions of research and development, not to mention the sweat of the medical workers behind it. Therefore, it is understandable that the price of the drug was high when it first came out, but the director
It is selectively ignored to mislead the audience into thinking that selling counterfeit drugs is reasonable.
At the same time, the director praised the counterfeit drug dealers for selling counterfeit drugs at 10 times the purchase price. Isn’t this an unscrupulous act? The drug dealer even found an excuse to directly kill a female subordinate because he tried to kill her.
Isn't it more abominable to quit the drug trafficking gang, abscond with the money, and cut ties with those patients?"
"As a reality-themed movie, it very deliberately points the entire contradiction to the most admirable drug dealer. I feel extremely disgusted. It's ridiculous that so many people are following such a movie with incorrect views.
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"As a scientific researcher, I think it is necessary to say something. In fact, Laihua is a very good company. It is one of the three largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Its business covers more than 150 countries and regions around the world and has 138,000 employees.
employees. It was also selected as the world's most respected company in the pharmaceutical industry by Fortune magazine, and was selected by many media as the world's most respected company in the pharmaceutical and health care industry. Obviously, Laihua's international reputation is not
It is a good company and has developed a large number of life-saving drugs at the same time. It is a conscientious company that helps people in need!"
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A large number of posts complaining about pharmaceutical companies have appeared on the Internet, and most of them start by stating that they are high-end scientific researchers and students majoring in biology and chemistry at key universities. They tell from all aspects that Laihua is not a black-hearted capitalist, but a company that truly serves the people.
A great company that cares about patients.
What drug you bought is the second drug, the first drug is worth billions of dollars.
Each targeted drug requires more than ten years and billions of dollars of investment, and most of them fail. Drug manufacturers are very conscientious in selling them at that price.
Patents have a time limit. After this time, you can imitate your own products in China, which is why they are so expensive.
The reason why it is more expensive in China than abroad is because there are too many taxes to pay. It has nothing to do with the pharmaceutical companies selling it so expensive.
There are various explanations and reasons, all of which excuse the drug dealers. The voices of these professionals really seem to be fine.
Some sensible viewers, after reading the explanations of these professionals, feel that this is what happened. People have spent countless time, energy, personnel, and money to develop medicines that have saved countless lives. They can be sold more expensively.
I understand, and it is within the scope of the law.
For example, there is no moral kidnapping. The real life-savers are pharmaceutical companies. Without them, we would not even be able to take medicines. If pharmaceutical companies cannot make money, who would engage in research and development? There are more and more neutral remarks that seem to be very sensible.
Li Qian even saw that the famous writer Han Han also posted a long film review. There were not many movies that he could write a long review for.
"I watched an amazing movie today - "I'm Not the God of Medicine". It can be said that this is a rare domestically produced good movie in recent years."
He started by praising the movie. After praising the movie, he turned to the issue of drug dealers.
"In fact, some pharmaceutical companies have invested years and billions in research and development of new drugs, and even got nothing. Essentially, because of their research and development, many terminal diseases have hope. This is a complex and contradictory topic.
, in short, it’s not as simple as black and white. I don’t want the audience to vent their anger on the drug dealers after watching the movie. They are not bad people and will ruin the good intentions of this movie.”
Han Han is a famous writer. I don’t even know who took the lead a few years ago, but some people actually started to call him "contemporary Lu Xun".
This is relatively objective, but most viewers are not that objective.
There is no villain in the movie. In fact, the audience lacks an outlet to vent their emotions. It just so happens that the large number of posts directed at drug dealers and objective things have become the target of the audience's venting.
Compared to them, the voices of tens of millions of viewers were even more intense.
"It makes me laugh so damn hard that there are so many talented people!"
"We should still be grateful to co-authors. Pharmaceutical companies are living bodhisattvas and gods of medicine?"
"The things you develop can be sold at sky-high prices? If you say 20,000, it's 20,000, if you say 100,000, it's 100,000, and you still have to kneel down to others after taking your money?"
"Well, there are so many people with bad views. So why don't you go and argue for a bottle of water that costs 10 yuan on the mountain in the scenic spot? It's just a family buying water, and it's troublesome to transport it up. Is it 10 yuan for a bottle of water?"
You should be right, what about the 20 or 30-yuan box lunch on the train? If you don’t eat it, you’ll be hungry. Why do people scold you every day?”
"You said the sky-high price of medicine is reasonable. I hope your boss will work overtime to kill you, 997 hours a day. The boss will pay you wages and let you buy a house and a car so that you can support a family. Is it right to work overtime 365 days a year?
Go back quickly and support the boss. If you burn a stick of incense in the morning and evening, you won’t be able to afford food without the boss!"
"Stay away, you self-righteous people. Capitalists don't know who they are after giving them a little sweetness. I'll give you a quote from the movie. If you have a leukemia patient in your family, let's see if you can still say this so righteously!"
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The Internet is in a commotion, with various industry related people, trolls, neutral politicians, and excited netizens turning the entire Internet into a battlefield.
Li Qian and his team were not so relaxed anymore. They had to face all kinds of sharp problems. If they were not careful, they would be quoted out of context. They were very busy.
However, the major companies that had been sitting on the sidelines were extremely happy to see the movie being questioned by so many people.
Huayang Media, the Huang brothers have swept away the previous gloom.
"Brother, this Li Qian has stung a hornet's nest. Are pharmaceutical giants easy to mess with? The interests behind this are huge. If someone takes action, they will be banned in two days!" Huang Zhonglei looked gloating.
smiled.
"That's the one who left Laihua, otherwise the film wouldn't last more than a week." Huang Zhongjun said with some regret.
"But brother, you said there is such a big fuss now, will there be any action from above?" Huang Zhonglei said with some hope.
"Probably not." Huang Zhongjun shook his head, ""I'm Not the God of Medicine" has already been broadcast on the Xinwen Network. If it is forced to be drawn at this time and it is still banned, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?"
He sighed and continued, "It's a pity that it's too late now. If the drug dealers had come forward before it was released, maybe it could have been banned."
At the same time, Huang Zhongjun regretted that the drug dealers did not pay attention at the beginning. They could have given guidance in this regard at that time. The drug dealers would definitely not be able to sit still and would take action.
Every large multinational pharmaceutical company has astonishingly deep capital and background. How can they still deal with a mere Li Qian?
However, it's too late to say anything now. I can only watch the excitement from the sidelines and take pleasure in others' misfortune.
Like the Huang brothers, Yu Dong and Wang Changtian are also watching a movie. Although I don't know whether it will have an impact on the box office, at least Li Qian will definitely be very busy during this period, and they feel comfortable watching it.
And Ma Xiaogang, who dared not say a word after being scolded by Li Qian, also looked happy at this time.
"Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf? I really thought I would be the savior by making a movie!"
When no one was around, Ma Xiaogang cursed without hesitation.
Ever since the box office of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was released on the first day, the super high box office of 68 million made him afraid to show up.
As someone who used to talk about box office every day and despise those films and directors that have no box office but content, I am completely speechless when faced with a film that grossed 68 million on its first day and reached a maximum of 90 million in a single day.
In order to avoid the media and paparazzi, he even hid during this period for fear of being caught.
After so many days, I am finally happy!
Even if I want to go out for an interview, I will scold him.
But after thinking about it, Ma Xiaogang gave up the idea. He didn't look like he was being sprayed by netizens.
"Just wait for me!" Ma Xiaogang thought bitterly, and he'd better stay quiet first, keep a low profile, and wait until the New Year's Eve to get back on the stage!
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A few days later, "Am I the God of Medicine" continued to sell well despite numerous arguments. After a 30% drop on Monday of the second week, which was close to 64 million on the first day, it earned another 133 million on Tuesday and Wednesday combined.
After seven days of release, the total box office has exceeded 500 million, reaching an astonishing 539.5 million!
The quarrels about pharmaceutical companies on the Internet have not stopped despite the continued success of the movie, and even some influential print media have stepped forward.
Such as:
"I'm Not the God of Medicine": After reading that many people scolded drug dealers for not caring about their lives for money, I'm afraid you really misunderstood!"
""I'm Not the God of Medicine", have pharmaceutical companies over-interpreted or even misinterpreted it?"
"The film is very good, but the pharmaceutical companies should not take the blame."
They are all articles that appear to be very sensible. They analyze various data and conclude that pharmaceutical companies should not be condemned.
However, not all professionals speak to drug dealers.
On Saturday, the tenth day after the movie was released, a post appeared claiming to be from people working in the industry and revealing the inside story of the industry.
"As a former medical researcher, let me show you the data.
Last year, the average profit margin of the world's top ten pharmaceutical companies was 17%, with CDH Pharmaceuticals ranking first with an astonishing profit margin of 30%.
The average profit margin of the world's top ten banks last year was 19%. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China won the title of the most profitable bank with a profit margin of more than 30%. France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, had a profit margin of only 6%.
The gap lags behind other banks among the world's top ten banks.
In comparison, the average profit margin of the top ten automobile companies is only 6%, and the lowest profit margin is General Motors, which is only 3%.
The average profit margin among the top ten media companies is 12%, with Viacom leading the way with a profit margin of 18%.
According to domestic data, the review profit margin of all domestic industries last year was only 7%.
It can be seen from the data that the pharmaceutical industry is not as profitable as the rumors. It is even more profitable than many companies and is close to "robbing money" from banks.
As for Liaohua Pharmaceutical, its profit margin exceeds the average, reaching 19%. This profit margin is very impressive in any industry.
Let’s talk about the cost of the pharmaceutical industry. Last year, Liaohua spent as much as US$8 billion on research and development, but its revenue in 2010 was also as high as US$50.6 billion.
R&D costs of 8 billion only accounted for 16% of revenue.
In fact, the R&D and profit ratios of the top ten pharmaceutical companies are almost the same. Some people may ask, if the revenue is 50 billion, the R&D cost is only 8 billion, and the profit is nearly 10 billion, then where does the other money go?
In fact, in addition to sales, transportation, and marketing, there is also a huge public relations cost. I will not go into details. Through these data, I just want to say that the cost of the pharmaceutical industry is huge, and at the same time, the profits are far higher than most industries.
It’s not an exaggeration to say huge profits.”
As soon as this article was published, it immediately became the focus of the Internet and was reposted crazily.
Pharmaceutical companies that have always said that they have huge costs and cannot make any money have turned out to have such astonishing profits, which has also triggered nationwide condemnation and public opinion has completely exploded.