Luo Ziling felt that the ones who should ask him such things were the officers from the military logistics department.
Those officers believed that Wang Zhengqiang and Luo Ziling wouldn’t be this close.
Because Wang Zhengqiang’s attitude clearly showed that he was defending Luo Ziling.
In front of them, Wang Zhengqiang defended Luo Ziling, which surprised them.
They knew Wang Feiyang was Wang Zhengqiang’s daughter, and today Wang Feiyang accompanied Luo Ziling here, so their thoughts ran wild. As a result, no one dared to question whether Luo Ziling’s relationship with Dragon Rise was abnormal, and the glasses-wearing officer who had spoken before wisely remained silent.
"Can you tell us what kind of herbs and ingredients are needed? We hope you can provide clinical trial data and information related to side effects." Yan Shiliang said these requirements and then smiled as he explained, "This is necessary for us to procure or produce medicinal materials, I hope you understand."
"I can’t give you the formula, but I can provide the main herbal components, and I also can’t provide clinical trial data; side effects are just based on our experiences and likewise lack clinical data." Luo Ziling smiled, "This formula is derived from my grandfather’s and my own experiences; many traditional medicines are obtained this way. Moreover, mass-produced medicines often aren’t as effective as those we produce in small batches, mainly because of raw material issues. Medicines made by pharmaceutical companies mostly use artificially cultivated materials, while ours are collected from the wild. The efficacy and pesticide residues are entirely different."
After saying this, Luo Ziling added, "I have already authorized Lingyun Pharmaceutical and Northern Pharmaceuticals to produce some of the medicinal recipes. They will conduct these clinical trials before production. But for this medicine you want, I have not authorized any production. Honestly speaking, we don’t want to authorize it because the profit is huge and it’s very challenging to produce in large batches."
"You’re unwilling to cooperate with the military?" Yan Shiliang was a bit surprised.
"That’s not the case!" Luo Ziling shook his head, "I’m just saying that medicines with such effects, which can extend human life to some extent, are difficult to successfully mass-produce. What I’ve provided to Dragon Rise is only a very small amount, and our cooperation mainly revolves around Lingyun Pharmaceutical’s production of externally therapeutic medicines. Please consider the actual situation. If mass production is required, the most important and rare ingredients cannot be added, reducing the efficacy slightly, although there’s still a good therapeutic effect."
It seemed Wang Zhengqiang understood Luo Ziling’s meaning and spoke again: "Ziling, why don’t you discuss cooperation matters with these logistics staff?"
He also said to Yan Shiliang, "You should find an opportunity to discuss cooperation in drug production separately."
After thinking for a moment, Yan Shiliang gently nodded, "I greatly appreciate Mr. Zhengqiang for involving himself in this matter; we have roughly grasped the situation regarding this drug. Moving forward, we will continue to keep in touch with Mr. Luo in hopes of including this drug in the military procurement list."
Luo Ziling noticed the change in Yan Shiliang’s speaking style and immediately asked: "If I authorize a pharmaceutical company to produce the improved medicine, would you also procure it?"
"Of course!" Yan Shiliang nodded, "But the premise is that quality must be guaranteed, as military affairs are very important."
"For a doctor, saving lives is paramount, and treatment techniques and medicines are the most crucial guarantees of successful treatment. Therefore, our medication research is never profit-oriented." Luo Ziling confidently said, "As long as it’s a medicine I provide, I can ensure quality. Medicines I authorize pharmaceutical companies to produce can also guarantee quality and efficacy."
Those officers had never encountered someone negotiating with them in this manner before; some were somewhat angry, but in front of Wang Zhengqiang, they dared not express anything.
At this moment, Wang Zhengqiang spoke again: "I’ve witnessed Ziling’s medical miracles several times. Next time, if I fall ill, I’ll definitely seek your treatment. If the term Divine Doctor describes superb medical skill, you truly deserve the title."
Wang Zhengqiang’s high praise for Luo Ziling only further astonished the officers present.
"Anyone who receives such praise from Mr. Zhengqiang surely excels in many ways. We look forward to witnessing miracles firsthand and sincerely hope for genuine cooperation with Mr. Luo." As Yan Shiliang spoke, he stood up and saluted Wang Zhengqiang, "Mr. Zhengqiang, we won’t disturb your work anymore; we’ll be leaving!"
Actually, the officers also stood up and saluted Wang Zhengqiang.
"Alright, you may go first; I’ll continue discussing these matters with Ziling." Wang Zhengqiang stood up and, after Yan Shiliang and his colleagues lowered their hands, shook hands with each of them one by one, "The discussions we’ve had, please organize a report and send it over, and after I carefully review it, I’ll give you my instructions."
"Yes!" Yan Shiliang promptly agreed.
Subsequently, a group of officers, led by Yan Shiliang, left Wang Zhengqiang’s office.
"I should be heading back too!" Luo Ziling stood up, preparing to leave.
"Let’s have another chat!" Wang Zhengqiang gestured for Luo Ziling to sit back down.
Luo Ziling had no choice but to sit down again.
"What did you think about the earlier situation?" Wang Zhengqiang asked Luo Ziling with a smile, "Are you willing to cooperate with the military?"
"I think any company would be thrilled to receive a military order, but I’m not very interested!" Luo Ziling frankly expressed his thoughts: "The kind of medicine they want is really hard to make. The two main materials are very limited in supply and only found deep in the Tianshan. Unless someone provides these raw materials in large quantities, which is unlikely."
"The medicines I authorized Lingyun Pharmaceutical to produce have relatively easy-to-source materials, but there are strict requirements to ensure quality. I also understand that military requirements are high; they can provide a lot more materials than I can obtain myself, but I also know that collaborating with them would bring me many troubles. So, I’m not very keen on cooperation, unless they have no demands and everything is done according to my requirements."
"You all have high standards, but I think it’s worth negotiating further!" Wang Zhengqiang chuckled, "If you could provide the military with your developed drug formula, it could undoubtedly spare many soldiers from illness or even save their lives."
"But I’m worried that cooperating with them will bring trouble to my parents!" Luo Ziling sincerely expressed his concerns, "See, someone even criticized me just now!"
Wang Zhengqiang looked at Luo Ziling and gently nodded: "I trust you have no selfish motives in these matters."
After a thoughtful pause, Luo Ziling still didn’t clearly agree with Wang Zhengqiang: "Let me go back and ask my grandfather then!"
"Alright!" Wang Zhengqiang didn’t expect Luo Ziling to have such an attitude and was quite surprised.