Chapter 144 Watches and Health Care Group

Chinese Medical Research Institute.

In the laboratory.

When I saw the cheese-colored loose body in front of me, I realized that it matched the color and shape described in the measles vaccine of later generations.

Wang Mengde was very happy.

This was the world's first measles vaccine of this era.

Historically, the first measles vaccine was developed by a medical scientist from the United States in 63, but the measles vaccine was not developed in China until 65.

Now, we have developed a vaccine several years ahead of schedule.

Not only did it solve the problem of measles prevention early, but it also accidentally won the world's first place.

"Is the production method recorded in detail for every step?"

After looking for a while, Wang Mengde asked.

"Brother, don't worry. Since the beginning of the experiment, we have kept detailed records of every attempt, whether successful or failed."

On the side, Huang Sizhong's dark face was also full of excitement.

He spoke softly, representing several people.

In the past two months, as the person in the team who is most familiar with the operation of "test tubes and reagents", he participated in the entire process of this experimental research.

While instructing others, he carried out experimental operations according to Wang Mengde's instructions.

In just a short period of time, his confidence was restored.

At the same time, with hard work, he feels that his current level is several levels higher than when he just graduated.

Even the teachers in my previous school may not be better than I am now.

“Very good, I will report to Dean Lu now, you continue to conduct experiments here and study new measles vaccines.

After all, the effectiveness of this vaccine still needs to be determined through clinical trials. If it is not effective, we can have alternative vaccines."

Wang Mengde nodded and gave instructions.

In fact, he knew that the measles vaccine developed according to his methods and experimental procedures would definitely be very effective, but he could not say it clearly.

And I also want to train these people more, as there is still a lot of vaccine development work to be done in the future.

"Yes, senior brother."

The eight junior brothers and sisters said excitedly in unison.

director's office.

Dean Lu sat behind the desk, while Mr. Pu and Wang Mengde sat on the sofa on the side.

When he heard that the measles vaccine had been developed and could be put into clinical trials, he looked at the two people in surprise.

Originally, two months ago, when Wang Mengde said he wanted to take a few young people to develop a vaccine, he was very much against it.

With these young laymen who are not even half-baked, even if Wang Mengde is a genius, he will most likely return empty-handed.

At the beginning, he tried his best to persuade him, just like Mr. Pu.

Later, seeing that Wang Mengde insisted, he discussed it with Pu Lao and agreed first.

Gave a laboratory and a lot of research materials.

At the same time, he also privately contacted the relevant leaders of the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, preparing to jointly develop vaccines after the Chinese New Year.

Unexpectedly, the vaccine was successfully developed just two months after the Chinese New Year.

Although it is a vaccine that has not yet been tested for its effectiveness in clinical trials.

But this was also very shocking.

It was because the achievements of the genius in front of him were so amazing in the past that he was half-believing and half-doubting. If it were someone else, he would have scolded him for fraud.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, are you sure the measles vaccine has been successfully developed?"

Dean Lu asked again worriedly.

"Dean, I'm sure the samples are in the lab and can be used for clinical trials right away."

Wang Mengde said in a firm tone.

"Okay, now that the samples are out, leave the rest to me. I'll have someone go to the lab to get the samples later."

Dean Lu chose to believe him. After all, this young man had done so many miraculous things in the past two years.

Of course, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.

After he gets the samples, he plans to send them all to his superiors, and then suggest that his superiors conduct clinical trials while allocating some samples to other biological product research institutes or related research institutes for research and analysis.

Thinking of this, his expression changed, and he asked again: "Comrade Wang Mengde, you have recorded the relevant methods and steps in the process of developing the vaccine, right? Give me a copy of this as well."

"Dean, these are all recorded. I will copy a copy for you when I get back."

Wang Mengde agreed.

He also guessed the purpose of Dean Lu's study of the records.

Anyway, in this era, these things are collectively owned.

As time goes by, the Chinese New Year will be here in a dozen days.

this day.

After delivering some supplies to the grandparents in Tiangezhuang, Wang Mengde rushed non-stop and arrived at Wangfujing Street before noon.

I looked at the sky and felt very hungry, so I found a restaurant to fill my stomach first.

This restaurant, called Weimin Restaurant, is a public-private joint venture.

After entering the store, I found an empty table and sat down. The waiter came over lazily with a notebook and a pen in his hand and asked casually, "What do you want to eat?"

If this kind of service attitude happened in the previous life, the restaurant would have closed down long ago.

But in this era, everyone is used to it.

In fact, this attitude is considered good. Some store service staff will beat or scold people for no reason if they don't like them.

As a result, many stores now have a piece of paper posted on the wall that reads "No beating or scolding of customers without reason".

Because now all the shops, restaurants, etc. are state-owned, and the service staff are all glorious working class workers. How much money the store makes has little to do with them.

"I want one serving of twice-cooked pork, two steamed buns made with two kinds of flour, and two steamed corn breads."

Wang Mengde looked at the small blackboard hanging on the wall and saw the words "twice-cooked pork" written on it, so he started talking.

"It's fifty cents in total, and three ounces of meat coupons."

The waiter wrote a few words casually and said expressionlessly.

Wang Mengde hurriedly took out fifty cents and a meat ticket from his pocket and handed them to him.

Twice-cooked pork is 40 cents a plate, and two steamed buns made of two kinds of flour and two sesame seeds are exactly 10 cents.

At this time, one no longer needed food coupons to eat at restaurants of all sizes in the capital, as they were managed by the newly established state-owned "catering companies," and even if there was a shortage of food and oil, they could still provide it.

It was not until the end of 59 that the situation changed.

In some cities around the capital, such as Tianjin, Baoding, Shijiazhuang and other cities, due to shortages of grain, oil, tea, eggs and meat, restaurants of all sizes began to implement the system of collecting grain coupons for dining.

In addition, the local residents had low food rations and an extreme shortage of non-staple food.

Many residents flocked to the capital city specifically to find food and meals.

For a time, unprecedented long queues appeared in front of hotels and restaurants of all sizes in Beijing.

It can be said that there were crowds of people who stayed there all night long.

They start queuing for breakfast the next day in the evening, and then queue up for lunch after breakfast. After lunch, they queue up for dinner. This cycle repeats itself, and many families take turns queuing up.

At the same time, local residents in Jingcheng, finding that staple foods were not yet sold with food coupons, also began to join the queue.

This situation soon attracted the country's high attention.

Not only did it consume a large amount of grain and oil, but the situation was chaotic and the "political impact" was too bad.

Therefore, after research, the city of Jingcheng reported to the "court" for approval. From 60:7 on July 30, , all restaurants and hotels under the jurisdiction of Jingcheng would provide food by ticket.

Only eighteen high-end restaurants were retained, which did not charge food stamps, but the prices of the dishes were very expensive.

Moreover, to dine at these 18 high-end restaurants, you need to make a reservation one day in advance, and the number of reservations available each day is limited.

After waiting for a while, his meal was ready.

At this time, there was no waiter to help him serve.

Wang Mengde got up and walked to the window, then returned to the dining table with his meal.

The whole plate of twice-cooked pork is mostly meat, which is estimated to be at least 120 grams. Add onions and other side dishes, and it looks appetizing.

He picked up the chopsticks, grabbed a steamed bun weighing about 250 grams each in one hand, and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Twenty minutes later, the plate in front of him was empty, and the four steamed buns and corn bread were all eaten.

After burping comfortably, he got up and went out, coming to the Wangfujing Department Store not far away.

Wangfujing Department Store, which opened in September 55, is a landmark building on Wangfujing Street. It is also the first large-scale department store built with state investment in the history of New China and is known as "the first store in New China."

Wang Mengde went straight to the third floor and came to the watch counter as if he was familiar with the place.

Next to them, many people were looking through the glass, carefully at the various watches displayed on the counter.

Most of these watches are foreign brands, and there is only one brand, 'Shanghai', which is a domestic brand.

In July 1958, Shanghai launched a self-made mass-produced wristwatch named A7 (movement model), which was the first watch brand produced in China.

A total of about 58 pieces were produced in 13600. The current selling price is 60 yuan per piece. After a period of time, the price of this watch will rise to 120 yuan.

And starting from September of 59, you needed a watch ticket to buy it.

"Buy three ladies' watches of the brand 'Shanghai'."

Wang Mengde squeezed into the crowd and spoke loudly to the salesperson.

You have to speak loudly because there are so many people around you and if you speak too softly, others won't be able to hear you.

When they heard that he wanted to buy three watches, the salesperson and the people around him were shocked. After seeing his appearance, the salesperson's face changed, and then he said loudly:
"Comrade, I'm sorry, but we only have one 'Shanghai' brand women's watch left at the moment."

If someone else said he wanted to buy three watches, she would definitely think he was a profiteer and would call security to hold him down.

As for the man in front of me, he is so handsome, he must not be a bad person.

"There's only one left."

Wang Mengde said with some disappointment.

Then he bought the last watch without saying a word.

After paying the money and seeing the sight of the 'flying ticket folder' above his head, he squeezed out of the crowd with the ladies' watch in hand and found the manager's office with the help of a staff member.

After knocking on the door and entering, I met Manager Qi from the department store.

This person was also one of his former patients.

"Oh, Doctor Wang, you are here."

When Manager Qi saw that it was him, he quickly stood up, shook his hand, asked him to sit down, and quickly poured him a cup of hot tea.

"Manager Qi, I'm here to buy a watch, and I'd like to come and see how you're recovering."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"Haha, Doctor Wang, I have fully recovered now. Nothing has happened in the past few months.

By the way, did you buy the watch?

Manager Qi was also a smart guy. He knew that he must have other things to do, so he took the initiative to ask.

"I was planning to buy three 'Shanghai' brand women's watches, but unfortunately there was only one on the counter, and I bought it."

"Ah? Doctor Wang, why do you want to buy so much?"

"Haha, my wife is pregnant, and my mother and mother-in-law have been taking care of the children and doing housework for a long time. The three of them have been quite busy recently. I want to buy a watch for them."

Wang Mengde explained.

"So this is ah."

Manager Qi breathed a sigh of relief. When he first heard that the other party wanted to buy three watches, he was a little nervous and subconsciously thought that the other party was planning to speculate.

But on second thought, this doctor in front of me is a doctor who can see patients in Guang'anmen, and he will definitely not be interested in such a small profit.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Doctor Wang, isn't this a coincidence? A batch of goods just arrived last night, and there happened to be 'Shanghai' brand watches, but we just haven't had time to put them on the counter yet.

Please sit down and have some tea. I'll go out for a while."

Having said this he hurried out.

Not long after, he came back with two boxes in his hands and a staff member following him.

"Doctor Wang, these are two women's watches. You don't have to go to the counter. Just give her the money and she will send you the invoice later."

Manager Qi smiled and handed the box in his hand to him.

"Thank you, Manager Qi. Thank you so much."

Wang Mengde said happily, then took out the money from his pocket, counted out twelve bills, and handed them to the staff behind him.

In the afternoon, return home.

He Shengnan looked like she had just woken up. She was leaning against the head of the bed, squinting her eyes and yawning.

She is now more than four months pregnant, her belly already looks very big, and her movements are starting to become a little clumsy.

"Shengnan, wake up."

"Well, Meng De, you're back. Are grandpa and grandma and the others okay?"

"Grandpa and grandma are fine for now."

Speaking of his grandparents, Wang Mengdeqiang said with a smile.

In fact, he lied. The current situation in rural areas is not good.

Everyone's eyes were green with hunger, and they wanted to take a bite of everything they saw. Some people had already started digging for tree roots outside.

If he hadn't sent some supplies back every now and then, and if Wang Mengwei hadn't worked at the Shahe Meat Processing Factory, Wang Jinghui and Wang Tianshi would definitely not have survived the winter.

"By the way, Shengnan, I have prepared a gift for you."

Wang Mengde changed the subject.

Then he took out a box from the pocket of his cotton jacket and stuffed it into her hand.

"Wow, it's a watch."

He Shengnan said with her hands covering her mouth in surprise.

the next day.

As soon as Wang Mengde arrived at the office, he was called over by Mr. Pu.

"Meng De, good news. With the approval of the Dean, you are now a member of the health care team."

(End of this chapter)