The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 1472

After all, a price war would be the last resort.

If the effects of the two products were similar, there would not be much difference in the loss suffered by both sides if there was a price war at this time.

However, if there was a huge difference between the effects of the two products, Kobayashi Pharma would only be suffering a loss.

After all, although the efficiency of the Kobayashi Stomach Pill was much worse compared to the Apothecary Stomach Pill, the cost of producing the medication was not any lower compared to the cost of producing the Apothecary Stomach Pill! i

Furthermore, Japan's labor costs were relatively high, and the cost of export shipping and tariffs was not low. Therefore, the cost of the Kobayashi Stomach Pill would indeed be much higher compared to that of the Apothecary Stomach Pill, which was certainly a more potent medication. 6

If they were to reduce the price of the medication to one hundred dollars a box, the Kobayashi Stomach Pill would have to be sold at a loss. However, the Apothecary Stomach Pill might still be able to earn a profit of at least ten to twenty dollars for each box of medication.

So, Jiro was simply trying to scare the enemy by

threatening to start a price war. He would not have the confidence and courage to officially declare a price war against his competitor.

After much deliberation, Jiro felt that the only solution to this matter would be to steal the prescription. 9

As soon as he got back into his car, Jiro hurriedly asked his assistant, "Are the masters that you brought over from Japan all in Aurous Hill now?" 6

His assistant quickly replied, "Chairman, I have mobilized a total of sixteen masters this time. Nine of them have already arrived. The other seven masters will arrive in Aurous Hill before night time." "Okay! That's good!" Jiro nodded as he said, "Ask them to set up an ambush on this road tonight. I want them to kidnap Liam, torture him, and beat him up severely. We have to force him to hand over the prescription and formula to us." 3

As far as proprietary ancient Oskian medications were concerned, even though the prescription was important, the formula was also very important, i

The prescription contained all the types of medicinal herbs and materials that were needed to produce the medication as well as the corresponding amount of each medicinal herb and materials. 5 If there were ten kinds of medicinal herbs and materials in the medication and if the proportion of each medication was different, the final medicinal effect of the product would also be different.

It was also possible that this kind of medicine which could save lives could end up becoming a poison that could harm people if there were too much or too little of a certain kind of medicinal material. 4 So, Jiro knew that even if he could figure out the ingredients and herbs that were in the medication, it would be difficult for him to formulate the correct ratio for the medicine.

If they relied solely on their own assumption and experimentation, they might not even be able to figure it out within a few years.

If the medicine contained more ingredients, they might not even be able to figure it out even after ten or twenty years.

As for the formula, it was related to the pharmaceutical process.

The current proprietary Oskian medications were basically processed and extracted using modern methods. Some medicinal materials needed to be fermented, some medicinal materials needed to form a reaction with other medicinal materials, and some medicinal materials or herbs also needed to be added in before or after certain materials for it to be effective. This was the concept of drug primer, which was mentioned in Oskian medication. 7

This was similar to a very complicated chemical reaction formula. In addition to the core raw

materials, a catalyst would also be needed. When would the catalyst be added? How much should be added? These were all very important. In case there was even the slightest mistake, this minor discrepancy could eventually lead to an enormous loss. 7

So, the safest and fastest method would be for them to obtain the entire prescription and formula directly!