Chapter 1669


    Objectively speaking, Japan, as an advanced country, has many developed and prosperous


    sectors.


    Nevertheless, other than Western medicine, almost the rest of the remaining lines were copied from


    Oskian medicine. 3


    Kobayashi Pharma, Ottasan Pharma, and Dapeng Pharma were typical corporations that copied


    prescriptions from Oskian medicine and ancient Oskian medicine. 2


    Dapeng Pharma, for instance, had onceunched a so-called Oskian medicated slimming granule,


    which had its name attributed to a genius ancient Oskian doctor, Quinton Burns.


    From this, one could see that Japanese pharmaceuticalpanies did not really contribute much to


    Oskian prescriptions, and the majority of them either stole or tantly giarized them. 1


    That was the main reason Charlie could simply disregard the R&D department without hesitation.


    Who needs the prescription developed by Kobayashi Pharma''s R&D department when the magical


    prescriptions were written in the Apocalyptic Book were far superior to theirs? 6


    Makawa felt ashamed after getting ridiculed by Charlie.


    No one knew the actual condition of Kobayashi Pharma better than Makawa.


    Indeed, as Charlie had mentioned, most products from Kobayashi Pharma had been actually


    sourced from ancient Oskian medicine.


    As such, he felt embarrassed, but at the same time, he did not know how to refute Charlie.


    Charlie looked at Makawa, then said nonchntly, "A researcher who steals prescriptions from the


    R&D department is not worthy of being in my team. As a result, let me announce that, from now,


    Kobayashi Pharma''s R&D department will be disbanded, and everyone inside will be fired, with not


    a single one spared!" 3


    "What?!!”


    Everyone in Kobayashi Pharma was shocked and speechless.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Had Charlie been way too ruthless?


    The fact was that there were about 100 employees in the R&D department in Kobayashi Pharma,


    and that would make up a total of over 100 families. 9


    In Japanese society, it was meant to have only one individual to work outside. Thus, most would be


    the husbands who would work, while the wives would stay at home to take care of the children.


    Because of this norm, Japanese families were very particr about job stability.


    In general, most Japanese would work for the same job for many years until retirement.


    As such, to the Japanese, the most feared thing would be job unemployment. 2


    Makawa was also stunned.


    Despite his ie being considered high, he had to endure a great deal of burden too.


    The housing market price in Tokyo was considered the highest in Asia. Just a few years ago, while


    Kobayashi Pharma’s business was booming, he had taken on a big loan to buy a big house, and his


    monthly debts racked up to more than twenty thousand yen. 10


    Besides that colossalmitment, he also had two sons and a newly born daughter.


    Not to mention his wife, a total of five members in the family, and he was the sole breadwinner.


    His Kobayashi Pharma earnings were considered very high, with a monthly ie of about


    seventy to eighty thousand yen. As such, he lived a veryfortable life, and his wife and children


    had an upper-ss lifestyle, enjoying a luxurious daily consumption. 6


    Nevertheless, sudden unemployment would instantly plunge his family into a severe financial crisis.


    There would be a monthly shortage of at least fifty thousand yen, and if he could not find a job that


    would pay more than that, his family would fail to sustain themselves.