He had never seen a girl who could eat so much, clearly enjoying the culinary delights.
After handing the menu to Yang Tiantian, Tang Shu soon saw the first dish arrive—spicy chopped pepper fish head.
The dish was bright red in color, and the aroma of the fish mixed with the unique spiciness of the chopped peppers was overwhelming.
The two of them had already picked up their chopsticks and each tried a piece.
"The texture is delicate and tender, fatty but not greasy, soft and sticky, with a fresh and nicely balanced spiciness... Is this Uncle Yang from Southern Xiang?"
"No, according to Tiantian, his ancestors were imperial chefs and knew how to cook dishes from all over the place, but the Yang family are true Imperial Capital People."
"Then I’m looking forward to the next few dishes."
As a chef from the North, being able to cook a Southern dish to such a level of perfection speaks volumes of his professional skills.
Taking into account their appetites, Tang Shu ordered a total of three signature dishes, along with a small pot of spare rib and kelp soup, which were promptly served.
Each dish looked incredibly exquisite, and indeed more aesthetic than those served in bento boxes, as the two heartily enjoyed their meal.
"I’ve heard you’re planning to do some drug testing at Cloudscape Pharma?"
"Yes, when I went to process the Exquisite Plant last time, I asked colleagues in the R&D department. Is this a difficult task?"
A considerable amount of time had passed since she inquired, and Tang Shu had not yet received a response, which made her wonder if there was some difficulty.
Little did she know, this matter had coincidentally come to Jing Yu’s attention and was intercepted by him.
"It’s not very difficult. Cloudscape Pharma has its own channels, which makes it much easier than doing it under an individual’s name."
He shook his head and paused for a moment to organize his thoughts.
"It’s just... if the prescription you want to test is significantly different from others that are already on the market, the approval process at the Medical College might be slow. Would you be interested in submitting the test under the name of Cloudscape Pharma?"
Tang Shu was startled and detected the underlying implication in his words.
Beyond the differences in submitting under a company or an individual’s name, there seemed to be other factors involved.
"So, you’re saying that the Medical College will complicate things if it’s under an individual’s name?"
"Yes, nowadays there are very few new traditional Chinese medicine formulas left, and once one appears, it will definitely attract close attention from the Medical College, as well as from others in the pharmaceutical industry."
While the testing of the formula itself was not difficult, capitalists would watch the Medical College’s every move, and the emergence of a new formula would inevitably draw the major pharmaceutical companies into competition.
"So, you mean there will be continuous hassle afterwards."
Tang Shu pondered; she certainly did not want to send her medicine over then.
Simply the debut of the Exquisite Plant had attracted enough attention, and if there were other products, how could she ever have peace?
The Tang Shu of today was no longer the Young Sect Master of the Tang Sect of Damo; her foundations were still weak, and wrestling with the local heavyweights was simply inviting discomfort.
Yet, Jing Yu had just asked if she was interested in doing the testing in the name of Cloudscape Pharma, which was like giving herself an insurance policy. Even if others heard about it, they would consider Cloudscape’s position beforehand.
"What impact would this have on your company?"
Jing Yu shook his head and served them both a bowl of spare rib soup.
"No impact, really. Not all approved prescriptions go into production."
There are other factors to consider, after all.
Of course, most of the formulas that Cloudscape Pharma had sent for testing were already in production and had hit the market.