novelraw Chapter 671 689: Competition
Chapter 671 689: Competition
So after several days of effort, Luo Zhongxing managed to lure over most of the doctors from East City Hospital using his connections and lucrative conditions! Immediately, East City Hospital was in chaos, as the attending doctors are the backbone of the hospital! Without them, the hospital was practically collapsing.While East City Hospital was in turmoil, something exciting happened: Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital made a high-profile opening! On the opening day, Lin Mu invited stars like Zhou Xun, Xie Tingfeng, and Fan Ruobing over. Wow, it was like a celebrity meet-and-greet, with journalists, fans, packed into the hospital plaza!
With all this buzz and promotion, it's renowned not just in Wancheng, but throughout the Pearl River Delta and even the whole Southern China. No hospital could gather such a powerful lineup of stars for its opening. And not only was the star lineup impressive, Lin Mu, as a major hospital shareholder, announced an exciting piece of news that truly benefited the people of Wancheng: everything from medication to medical treatment was half price!
Lin Mu knew that hospitals are hugely profitable businesses, so even half-price for a year wouldn't cause losses. Moreover, Lin Mu was banking on the hospital's reputational value, not immediate profits. Once the reputation was established, profitability could come later!
Luo Zhongxing was aware of the industry's high profits, although they weren't overwhelming, they were still profits, because regardless of the cost of pharmaceuticals or production processes, it was one of the cheapest industries in the world. Yet, Western medicine was sold at the highest prices!
Moreover, Flying Dragon Medicine could offer low-priced medicines to Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital, since they were under the Flying Dragon umbrella, pricing was ultimately up to Lin Mu. The manager of Flying Dragon and Luo Zhongxing also reached an agreement for mutual benefit: firstly, Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital's supply chain became cheaper; secondly, Flying Dragon Pharmaceutical gained a broad base of customers, a win-win situation! Thus, Luo Zhongxing didn't oppose when Lin Mu proposed this.
Upon hearing this policy, ordinary folks from Wancheng immediately applauded, and several attending doctors with relatively unimpressive skills from East City Hospital switched to Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital. This reassured the populace as they no longer worried about medical expertise! Suddenly, Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital was the hottest thing.
Luo Zhongxing became the director of Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital, overseeing all affairs, while the beautiful nurse Luo Aimiao became the head nurse, technically promoted, and of course, thanks to Lin Mu's behind-the-scenes maneuvers! Googlᴇ search NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Only then did Luo Aimiao realize that everything Lin Mu had previously said was no joke; he truly had opened a hospital, which made her see Lin Mu in a new light!
With media coverage and the participation of big-name stars, Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital became a heavyweight player, with a nonstop stream of people coming to consult or purchase medicine, since buying medicine at the hospital was cheaper than elsewhere, combined with lower treatment costs, truly provided benefits to the people, resulting in a continuous influx of patients!
Meanwhile, over at the original East City Hospital, as reported by Earth Wolf and his crew, it became incredibly desolate, with hardly a few patients visiting for consultations or medication each day. Nurses and doctors became so bored that they started playing mahjong!
Furthermore, Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital received patients transferred from East City Hospital. People weren't dumb. With Flying Dragon Hospital offering treatments at half the cost of East City Hospital, no one would waste money going to a pricier place unless they were burning cash! Hence, East City Hospital became deserted, while the remaining attending doctors regretted not following Luo Zhongxing, considering seeking him out for a talk, even if it meant offering gifts, to get into Flying Dragon Aimin Hospital! After all, there were so many patients there, and commissions were high!
The one most troubled now was East City Hospital's director, Chen Jinnan, who sat on a chair at his desk, continuously rubbing his bald head!
Chen Jinnan never expected Luo Zhongxing to be so formidable, opening a hospital and snatching all his business away. If he had known earlier, he would never have cornered Luo Zhongxing like this!
Well now, his competitor opened a hospital and operated it with flourishing activity, attracting all the patients to their side, making East City Hospital suffer, with daily losses around a hundred thousand. A day or two might be manageable, but if it continued long-term, the hospital might be doomed!
The hospital still housed so many physicians and nurses, and with only constant expenses and no income, sooner or later it would have to shut down!