Chapter 741


    "You''re asking me what happened?" Department Head Wang bellowed in fury, "Now you tell me,


    what happened to the investigation of the Ephedra Syrup?"


    As soon as the Ephedra Syrup was mentioned, Philip''s heart instinctively tightened, but he quickly


    regained hisposure and exined, "Department Head Wang, I am trying hard to negotiate for


    the patent of Ephedra Syrup, but the price they had asked for is too high. We can''t afford it at all, so


    we are still trying to find a way, I..."


    "Is it because the asking price was too high, or because you requested too high of a price, Philip?"


    Department Head Wang interrupted.


    Upon hearing this, Philip''s heart skipped a beat. He was nervous, but he still pretended to be dumb.


    "Department Head Wang, I don''t get what you mean. We''re the ones buying the patent from them,


    why would I be the one to name the price?"


    "Philip, are you still ying dumb? Don''t you know that the production of the Ephedra Syrup is


    intrinsically rted to the health of our people across the nation? How can you neglect their lives for


    your own personal profit?" Department Head


    Wang shouted angrily.


    Philip was thunderstruck. He wondered if Department Head Wang was aware of the truth. A sense


    of worry crept into his mind.


    However, so long as Department Head Wang did not point it out directly, there was no way that


    Philip would turn himself in, "Department Head Wang, you are going too far. I, too, wish toplete


    the mission as soon as possible, but they insisted on such a high price. I could do nothing but..."


    "Shut up!" Department Head Wang bellowed. "Philip, do you really think that I''m clueless?"This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    "Department Head Wang, what do you mean?" Nervousness overwhelmed Philip. Beads of


    perspiration began to drip down his forehead.


    Department Head Wang shouted, "Philip, so you''d like to y dumb till the very end huhu."


    "Fade Chen, who owns the patent of the Ephedra Syrup, had promised to grant us the license to


    manufacture the drug for free. However, you tried to force him to transfer the patent to your own


    company, Bulrush Pharma, for free instead. Do you think I''m unaware of this?"


    Philip didn''t expect that blunder he had been trying hard to conceal, would be discovered by


    Department Head Wang. Terror- stricken, Philip was at a loss of words.


    "Save your chicanery. I already know everything," Department Head Wang said ragingly.


    Philip immediately came up with an excuse, "Department Head Wang, I didn''t do this for personal


    gain, but merely to make things easier for the production of the Ephedra Syrup!"


    "You are still making excuses!" Department Head Wang admonished him in fury.


    Philip gritted his teeth and exined, "Department Head Wang, you know that my team represents


    the Ministry of Health for the inspection, but to produce the drug on arger scale, many


    pharmaceutical manufacturers are to be involved."


    "But up to date, there is no manufacturer under the direct control of the Ministry of Health. If we


    want the involvement of these manufacturers in the production of the Ephedra Syrup, the process


    will be troublesome. So, I intended to transfer the patent to Bulrush Pharma in order to simplify the


    process in producing the drug on arge scale. After all, Bulrush Pharma is the top manufacturer in


    the pharmaceutical industry of China."


    "I am doing this for the sake of the country and its people."


    "Philip, do you actually believe the words you''ve said just now?" Department Head Wang said


    coldly, "Or are you treating me like a fool?"


    At this moment, Philip was still trying his utmost best to defend himself and said, "Department Head


    Wang, I really have no intention other than saving everyone right now."


    "Fade said that he allowed the Ministry to produce the Ephedra Syrup for free, but Department


    Head Wang, you also know that once the production and promotion of the Ephedra Syrup starts


    rolling throughout the country, it will be widely used, and the demand will be extremely high then."


    "Initially, Fade gave us the production license for free. But once the demand soars after the


    extensive promotion from us, maybe he will, simr to what Bald Eagle Pharma did, demand for an


    unreasonably high price for the patent right."


    "If we encounter that kind of problem again, we will have no choice but to pay."


    "It''s exactly because of this that I intend to keep the patent right in our own hands. That''s why I


    asked him to transfer the patent right instead of merely signing the production license. I am doing


    this for the greater good!"


    To be able to wind up such a seemingly reasonable story within such a short while, there was no


    doubt that Philip was a man of intelligence


    indeed.


    Under normal circumstances, Department Head Wang might have really considered what Philip had


    said.


    However, as Department Head Wang had already learned the detailed story from Elder Choi, he


    knew Fade''s character. Philip''s persuasion held no water at all.


    He sneered and said, "Philip, oh, Philip. Do you think that everyone else is as selfish as you? You


    don''t know Fade at all."


    "Department Head Wang, it''s true that I''m a little calctive. But I''m doing this with everybody in


    mind!" Philip was still trying hard to exin.


    Department Head Wang shouted, "Shut up. You know nothing at all. If Fade is really doing it for


    money, he didn''t even need to negotiate with us at all."


    "Maritime Ocean Pharma and Bald Eagle Pharma had approached him before us, both of them had


    offered a high price for his patent right. Bald Eagle Pharma even offered an annual dividend of


    revenue."


    "They offered him one billion yuan, with a yearly dividend of at least five percent of the total profit.


    What''s more, they agreed to promote and sell his products across the globe."


    "So tell me, if Fade is hungry money, why didn''t he get into a joint venture with Bald Eagle Pharma


    and went on to confer authorized production to us for free instead?"


    Philip was stunned by Department Head Wang''s query. He did not expect that Fade would refuse


    such a good offer and such a big profit. He was in total disbelief, "Department Head Wang, this, this


    is impossible—"


    Department Head Wang retorted angrily, "Impossible? For a selfish person like you, you''d think that


    a person like Fade, who is devoted to the country and the people does not exist."


    "I—" Philip was still struggling to find fault.


    But Department Head Wang had lost his patience, he snapped, "Philip, I order you to apologize to


    Fade immediately tomorrow and assist Elder Chai to sign the joint venture agreement."


    "If the agreement is not signed sessfully in the end, you will be awaiting punishment by the


    Ministry."


    "By the way, we need to conduct a strict examination of Bulrush Pharma this year. You''d better


    ensure that there is nothing fishy with yourpany, or else—"


    Hearing this, Philip was totally drained of energy that he almost copsed to the ground. He tried to


    figure out a perfect retort, to plead and to save his own skin, but Department Head Wang had


    already hung up the phone.


    Suddenly, Philip''s face was full of bitter resentment. Clutching his mobile phone, he muttered, "How


    could it be possible, how—"


    Beside him, the other members looked at Philip, whose expressions changed by drastic shades,


    with intense bewilderment. They were clueless as to what had transpired.