"Xiaoxuan, who was that?"

Just after hanging up the phone, Lu Xuan heard a voice asking beside his ear. He turned his head and saw his father and others looking at him curiously. Lu Xuan, who originally planned to explain later, directly brought up what Lin Mu wanted from him:

"Lin Mu, the manager of Huian Pharmacy."

"Huian Pharmacy?"

Lu Guoquan frowned: "Didn’t you reject Huian Pharmacy yesterday? How come they’re still calling you? Is it still about inviting you to work at Huian Pharmacy?"

"More or less."

Lu Xuan nodded and said: "But this time is different. Manager Lin plans to invite me to Huian Pharmacy for consultation for four or five days. During that period, the prescriptions I write can be purchased by patients at a 50% discount, as a subsidy for those getting medicine at Huian Pharmacy. Since I thought this was good for patients, I agreed."

"50% discount?"

Lu Guoquan’s eyes widened, and then he suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "This is great news!"

He himself runs a clinic, and although he hasn’t purchased traditional Chinese medicine, he understands the business. The purchasing price and the selling price to patients shouldn’t differ too much; otherwise, patients aren’t fools and won’t choose it.

By offering a 50% discount, Huian Pharmacy is essentially doing a losing trade.

Moreover, by inviting Lu Xuan for consultation, Huian Pharmacy surely plans to pay for that service.

Even if Lu Xuan hasn’t mentioned it, Lu Guoquan knows that the amount isn’t small.

It could be a couple of thousand a day, for sure, over four or five days, the fee for Lu Xuan’s consultations could likely approach five figures. Add to that the cost of the subsidized medicine, and in a few days, they might lose forty or fifty thousand, or even more.

"If you’re going there for a consultation, they should advertise, right?" Lu Guoquan asked.

Lu Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, I originally planned to go tomorrow, but Manager Lin said they plan to spend the day promoting the event. Besides traditional medicine discounts, there will be similar promotions on Western medicine."

Upon hearing this, Lu Guoquan understood.

Lu Xuan’s consultation and the traditional medicine 50% discount are just a lead.

Huian Pharmacy is prepared to take a loss on this part.

However, the loss in this area can easily be recovered through Western drugs. Moreover, if Lu Xuan’s consultations are effective, this promotion can significantly boost Huian Pharmacy’s market share in Anjiang County. The losses incurred during this period could be recouped in less than a month.

Maybe even in half a month.

If the promotion goes well, the cost might be recovered during the consultation days themselves.

That’s not impossible.

Running a clinic himself, Lu Guoquan knows this possibility is very high.

Realizing this, Lu Guoquan finally understood Huian Pharmacy’s plan.

However, he didn’t intend to have Lu Xuan refuse.

Huian Pharmacy will profit significantly, but patients will get a good deal too. Lu Xuan’s reputation in Anjiang County will be boosted, and he will earn a decent consultation fee. It’s a win-win situation, and Lu Guoquan couldn’t find a reason to refuse.

Whether it’s at his clinic or Huian Pharmacy, patients still have to go to Huian Pharmacy for the medication. They might as well gain some benefits.

Although this might not promote Lu’s Clinic as much, Lu Guoquan doesn’t mind.

His is a Western medical clinic. Once Lu Xuan returns to Yong City, things will be as they were, with local patients coming to him for treatment, and distant ones not bothering to travel too far.

Moreover, Lu Xuan’s consultation at Huian Pharmacy, with their promotion, might even benefit Lu’s Clinic unexpectedly.

Lin Yongzhen remained silent.

He looked at Lu Xuan with a somewhat complex expression.

It wasn’t jealousy, but rather he felt a bit disheartened.

He started working two or three years before Lu Xuan, and he went to the Second Provincial Hospital. Lu Xuan just graduated this year, yet he has already achieved such high accomplishments in traditional Chinese medicine. Even back in his hometown, he remains a prominent figure.

In comparison, although he’s close to being a chief physician, the gap between him and Lu Xuan is still too wide.

After Lu Xuan explained the situation with Huian Pharmacy, he managed to see all the queued patients in less than half an hour. However, as soon as he finished eating, more people arrived at the door.

There were even more people than in the morning.

The word-of-mouth effect was extremely potent.

Anjiang County is not that big, and anything happening quickly becomes common knowledge.

Lu Xuan himself hadn’t anticipated this.

At this moment.

Elsewhere.

County People’s Hospital.

Nephrology inpatient building.

Director of Nephrology, Lv Xuming, went over a stack of examination reports repeatedly, frowning deeply. After reading, he turned to another nephrology chief physician and thought for a moment before saying: "Old Zhou, you’ve seen this patient’s examination report, right?"

"I have, what’s up?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Old Zhou turned back to ask.

"I want to discuss this patient’s situation with you, to see if there are any other options." Lv Xuming directly stated his intention.

Old Zhou thought for a moment and said: "Director Lv, it’s not that I want to belittle myself or you, but I’ve seen Li Dali’s reports. The situation is dire. This isn’t something our county hospital can handle. If it was treatable, we surely wouldn’t give up. But as it stands, if we attempt treatment, Li Dali could end up in the emergency room."