Magic City, one of the most prosperous cities in China, is also a top metropolis from a global perspective. Here you can feel what it feels like to be at the forefront of the world.
The Oshu Daily once wrote: "In Pudong, you can even feel money flowing on the streets."
However, this modern metropolis also has a less glamorous side.
Deep in an old street of the Magic City, there is a three-story dilapidated factory building, and everyone nearby avoids it.
This abandoned factory has never been demolished. A few years ago, a group of leukemia patients moved here and settled in the factory.
Cheap, it's hard to find cheaper accommodation than here in Shanghai.
People living here don’t have money. Some people say that they run to big cities even if they don’t have money. They deserve it!
But they must stay in big cities. Big cities have big hospitals and the most powerful doctors in the country, who can extend their lives to the maximum extent.
On this day, Li Zhenguo came back from the hospital with his six-year-old son in his arms, got off the bus, and walked along the old street toward the factory.
When he was almost home, he met some neighbors, let's call them neighbors.
However, when they saw Li Zhenguo holding the child, they all subconsciously moved away. One of them even coughed twice and was so frightened that he quickly covered his nose and walked away quickly.
Li Zhenguo is not surprised or unhappy about this situation. He has been used to it since he moved here for more than half a year.
Even if the neighbor really catches a cold, he will give him a clean mask that he carries with him.
Not only was Li Zhenguo not unhappy today, he was even full of joy along the way because his son was saved.
More than half a month ago, a young patient played a movie called "I'm Not the God of Medicine" on his mobile phone for them to watch. Although it was very blurry, there were double images, and there was even a big head blocking part of the movie.
, but he and his fellow patients watched it very seriously.
I cried too, everyone cried.
Also from the movie, they learned that there is a generic drug from India. Although many people across the country are purchasing generic drugs, not everyone knows about it.
After watching the movie, they elected a representative to help them go to Indu to purchase generic Gleevec. He used to run a canteen. His wife got leukemia, so she left her hometown and brought her to Shanghai for medical treatment.
They don't ask for 500 yuan a bottle, even if it costs 5,000 yuan, they will be satisfied. At least they have hope.
Just as he was thinking that his son could be saved by taking cheap medicine, the child on Li Zhenguo's back suddenly pointed to a nearby canteen and shouted in a low voice, "Dad, I want to eat popsicles."
Turning back and meeting his son's hopeful eyes, Li Zhenguo felt a pain in his heart. He turned around and walked into the canteen. Regardless of the boss's strange look, he bought a popsicle and an ice cream cone.
I took some cheap medicine, so I could take a breather, and occasionally sold snacks to my child, who was suffering so much!
Walking briskly towards home, I felt the popsicle in my son's hand touch his neck from time to time. The cold touch made my heart feel hot.
"Dad." The son behind him broke off the popsicle with force and handed half of it to Li Zhenguo's mouth.
"Xiaobao, please eat it. From now on, daddy will buy it for you every day."
Hearing this, Xiaobao's eyes were filled with light.
When Li Zhenguo returned to the factory, he found many people crowded on the first floor.
"Uncle Li, come and watch a movie. This time it's in high definition." A young man waved to Li Zhenguo.
Taking a closer look, they were staring at a second-hand smartphone, which was playing "I'm Not the God of Medicine" they had played more than half a month ago, but this time it was much clearer, and there was already a high-definition pirated version online.
"Xiao Xu, it's much clearer this time." After sighing, Li Zhenguo and his son also joined the movie watching group.
"Uncle Li, this is the age of science and technology. This disease will be cured sooner or later." Xiao Xu smiled. Compared with most patients, he was more cheerful and sunny. He changed his clothes and stood in the school, looking like a contemporary
Like a flying college student.
Li Zhenguo nodded, "When you are cured, you have to go back to college. Only by studying can you be successful."
Xiao Xu showed his white teeth and smiled brightly, "I want to study medicine."
After exchanging pleasantries, they stared intently at the second-hand smartphone of an unknown brand in front of them.
When Li Zhenguo came, he had already been there for half an hour. An hour and a half passed quickly. Just like the first time, they cried together again.
Xiao Xu said loudly to everyone, "Don't be sad, everyone. Uncle Zhou has already gone abroad. It won't be long before he comes back with cheap generic drugs."
These words made everyone feel much better, and many people rarely showed sincere smiles. It was obvious that they trusted Lao Zhou, whether it was his ability or his character. The most important thing was that he knew a few words in English.
"Old Zhou is back!"
Suddenly someone shouted, causing a commotion. Everyone quickly turned their heads. A middle-aged man in his forties slowly walked towards this side, and they surrounded him.
"Lao Zhou, how are you?"
"Old Zhou, when can we go to Yindu? We are all relying on you."
"Uncle Zhou, are the channels ready?"
"Old Zhou..."
Facing the chattering crowd, Lao Zhou looked at pairs of hopeful eyes and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
The patients had low self-esteem and were sensitive at the same time. They discovered what Lao Zhou was doing in an instant.
Li Zhenguo laughed and patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder, "You're still pretending. Hurry up and tell everyone the good news. Everyone is waiting for you."
However, people nearby clearly noticed that Li Zhenguo's laughter was a little frightened, and the hand he patted on Lao Zhou was obviously shaking.
"I..." Lao Zhou lowered his head and said bitterly, "I can't help you buy medicine anymore."
The air suddenly became quiet. All the patients, including those who hurriedly came downstairs when they heard Lao Zhou coming back, stopped and did not dare to take another step forward.
Everyone looked in disbelief, but no one dared to ask him why.
Lao Zhou explained, "I just went to see a patient who works as a purchasing agent, and he said he wouldn't do it anymore."
"Why...why?"
"The country has revised the law, saying that those who sell counterfeit medicines will be jailed even if they are harmless to the human body."
"Is there anyone else?"
"But I can't go to jail, what will my wife do?" OK
"You are bringing medicine for us, you are not selling fake medicine, right?"
Facing the pleading eyes of everyone, Lao Zhou still shook his head, "The only way now is to go to Yindu and buy it myself. I have already asked, and the purchasing agent no longer accepts other orders. They are worried and only sell to
Old customers."
After saying that, Lao Zhou went upstairs to take his wife down and fled with a look of shame on his face.
An atmosphere of despair began to spread at the scene. None of them had even been abroad. The only one who could speak English was at least Xiao Xu. However, he did not bring the medicine in and could not pass the customs.
Moreover, Lao Zhou is a healthy person, but he is a leukemia patient. Leukemia patients have very high requirements for the environment. A small amount of bacteria may cause various symptoms. In an environment like Yindu's, it may lead to death.
Even if he could withstand the environment in Indu, he wouldn't be able to stay there for long.
Some people began to sob quietly, and some were already numb and turned back to their rooms with expressionless faces.
"Ah!" Xiao Xu roared with a cry and ran out like crazy.
"Dad?" The son beside Li Zhenguo brought him back to his senses from despair.
Looking at his son pulling at the waist of his pants, Li Zhenguo's eyes hurt, and he carried his son upstairs.
He was stooped, and as soon as he stepped onto the steps, his feet went weak and he almost fell. He held on to the handrail of the stairs and slowly walked up to the second floor step by step.
...
Similar situations occur in many places across the country. Some people who had watched the movie and had a glimmer of hope and wanted to find someone to buy Yindu generic drugs on their behalf did not dare to go again because of the changes in legal provisions. Even if they went, it would only be to help them.
My family members and some close friends do not dare to help so many people with medicines. My close relatives have cheap medicines to take, and no one wants to go to jail.
As for those who were already engaged in purchasing on behalf of others, some were afraid to stop. Although some were still continuing, they had also narrowed the scope of drug supply.
At the same time, there are still people who have a fearless attitude and try their best to help the patients around them, but after all, these people are in the minority.
No matter what, because of "I'm Not the God of Medicine", the promulgation of this law immediately spread throughout the Internet. Even those who are not online will probably hear it from people next to them.
On the Internet, the situation exploded again, and some people even speculated that this was the work of drug dealers, targeting patients who took generic drugs.
"I'm a jungler, these damn medicine dealers really don't give others a chance to survive, right?"
"When a man is angry, he will be splashed with blood. If I were a leukemia patient, since I can't survive, I might as well go to that pharmaceutical company and kill their boss!"
"The cliff is the fault of the drug dealers. I said they have never cleaned up before. Public relations, it turns out they are holding back a big move!"
"I'm so angry. What do the higher-ups think? Isn't it obvious that people are not allowed to take Indo generic drugs? They are forcing them to die!"
"Why! Why why why why!!! Why did you give me a glimmer of hope and then take it away? I just want to live!!!!"
"The brother upstairs is a patient? Be strong, there is always a way!"
"The lungs of labor and management are about to burst with anger. Just be a human being and don't you fear retribution? After death, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
"As a grown man, I cried. When I think of how desperate those poor leukemia patients must be now, I can't help but shed tears!"
"How can such a thing happen in the world? Draft? Draft? Draft! Draft!!!!"
"I work in a pharmaceutical company, and my mother just scolded me severely, saying that if I acted like a black-hearted drug dealer, she would disown my son and drive me out of my family. Laihua really gave all pharmaceutical companies
The scientific researchers in the industry are smearing the life-saving medicines that these people have worked so hard to research, but you are using them as a murderous weapon to kill people!"
"God, please open your eyes and get rid of that company boss Lao Hua!"
...
The quarrel on the Internet has become a mess. Countless passionate netizens are shouting curses in various forums and websites. They have begun to curse, ginseng and cock, and even bring their ancestors to eighteen generations.
Since the release of "I'm Not a Medicine God", netizens have gone from sympathizing with patients to criticizing drug dealers to their public relations, making netizens hate drug dealers even more.
In the past few days, several major pharmaceutical companies have frequently exposed scandalous information, which has made netizens want to eat them alive.
Now, although the changes in legal provisions have little to do with this matter, after all, purchasing on behalf of others is smuggling. Even if you are not guilty of selling counterfeit medicines, you are still guilty of smuggling.
However, with the online public opinion in the past month, patients and netizens subconsciously believe that the adaptation of this law is aimed at patients who purchase generic drugs on behalf of others.
In fact, anyone who is more awake knows that changing a law or regulation is not that simple. It requires at least dozens or even hundreds of various meetings. Maybe Li Qian has no intention of filming "I'm Not the God of Medicine"
At that time, the process was already going through.
However, people are not willing to wake up, or the public opinions that have been accumulated for a month have been accumulated in their hearts, and they will explode at the slightest touch of this caution, and they cannot control it.
Li Qian can imagine how helpless and desperate the patients must be now, and how angry the netizens are.
Some people suspected that it was drug dealers who led the changes in the provisions, and they scolded them all over.
Looking at the voices of netizens and patients on the Internet, Li Qian felt filled with panic.
Perhaps without "I'm Not the God of Medicine", there wouldn't be so many things happening. The patients would still be sick, but would become more and more desperate.
Li Qian even held a press conference from the bottom of his heart and openly called for changes to the system.
However, Li Qian still restrained himself. He knew that once he did this, it would be easy for the superiors to think that he was threatening public opinion, which would be even more unhelpful.
I can only endure it, and other than that, I can't do anything drastic.
No one wants to be intimidated. If any employee intimidates Li Qian, he will be fired if he turns back.
At this time, Li Qian knew that there was heaven in front of him and hell in the back, and there was no other way.
Han Sanping's phone call came without any surprise, warning Li Qian not to cause trouble.
After enduring it for a day or two, Li Qian no longer had any hope.
On the third day, a turning point finally came. The official website of the government cabinet published the leaders’ instructions on "I am not the God of Medicine".
"Anti-cancer drugs are life-saving drugs. We cannot lower taxes without lowering prices. We must take multiple measures to open up intermediate links and urge anti-cancer drugs to accelerate price reductions so that the people have a real sense of gain.
Adopt government centralized procurement to include imported innovative drugs, especially urgently needed anti-cancer drugs, in the medical insurance reimbursement catalog in a timely manner, study and use multiple channels, take multiple measures to eliminate various unreasonable price increases in the circulation link, and strengthen intellectual property rights for innovative chemical drugs
Protect and strengthen quality supervision..."
There are a lot of words, but Li Qian captured two key messages: medical reform and medical insurance!
"yeah!"
Li Qian's face flushed with excitement and he waved his hands heavily. With the leader's instructions, the market is basically stable!