Super Copy of Great Power Technology

"Why do you only accept RMB and not USD? Our country's foreign exchange reserves are all in USD, and we don't have much RMB at all. What should we do?"

"I think it's normal not to accept US dollars. After all, the US is ravaged by a zombie virus, and its population is almost extinct. If the US is about to disappear, what value will their currency have?"

"Yes, the RMB is now the strongest international currency, and its exchange rate has been rising sharply. More than two months ago, not long after the zombie virus outbreak, our country sold off a large amount of US dollars and bought RMB."

"Should we renegotiate the auction price and continue our coordinated bid-rigging?"

"Thirty minutes is far too short; it's simply not enough time for us to negotiate prices. Besides, the total amount of medicine that Ruida Pharmaceutical Company is auctioning today is only one hundred million doses. For so many countries with billions of people, that's just a drop in the ocean. The supply and demand relationship is severely imbalanced. How easy is it to control prices?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about manipulating the auction price. It's more important to buy the Strong Foundation IV in stock. There are more and more zombie virus infections in China. If we don't get treatment soon, the situation will get out of control. We can't afford to delay."

"I'd better call the person in charge back home to discuss how to quote a price. Hopefully, our country has enough RMB reserves."

A simple sealed bid shattered the alliances forged privately by representatives from various countries. What followed was a cutthroat competition, a direct contest of national financial resources. The conference room was filled with the constant ringing of phone calls and the ebb and flow of discussions and debates within each country's team. Representatives from some smaller countries, or those with limited funds, huddled together in small groups, discussing pooling their resources to secure a single dose of the "Strong Foundation IV" drug, which would then be distributed according to need.

As the half-hour countdown drew to a close, representatives from various countries, some gritting their teeth, some expressionless, and some heartbroken, wrote down their prices and tossed them into the box. Some countries, with their deep pockets and abundant resources, confidently submitted multiple bids at once.

"Six, five, four, three, two, one, okay, thirty minutes have passed, the quoting is over, now we will proceed with the on-site unpacking and tallying of the quotations."

"Southern Vietnam, one bid, offering 450 billion RMB."

"South Korea has submitted three bids, with offers of 1023 billion RMB, 890 billion RMB, and 490 million RMB respectively."

"India, one bid, 570 billion." (To clarify, while India's population is predominantly Caucasian, there are tens of millions of Mongolians, or Mongoloid people, who are not surprising to participate in the auction.)
"Myanmar has submitted two bids, with offers of 440 billion and 670 billion respectively..."

As the statistical work progressed, the bids rose higher and higher, with some countries even pushing prices above 100 billion to secure a single dose. This truly exceeded everyone's expectations. With each high bid, the representatives from various countries grew increasingly anxious, worried that their offers would be too low to even make it into the top ten. They had come to China to participate in the auction of the Strong Foundation IV drug, carrying the earnest expectations of the entire nation and the repeated instructions from their national leaders. If their bids were too low, they would return home empty-handed, facing reprimands from their superiors and condemnation from the public.

A dozen minutes later, the bids were tallied. The ten highest bids came from eight different countries, while the lowest bid was over 80 billion. Japan won two of the drugs, South Korea won two, and the remaining six countries each won one.

"Island nations, kimchi-producing countries... Congratulations to the above eight countries, you have obtained the first batch of Strong Foundation IV reagent. Representatives from these eight countries, please proceed to our company's sales department after the auction to pay for the goods and discuss the delivery and transportation of the reagent. Alright, I hereby announce that the first international auction of Strong Foundation IV reagent quotas has now concluded. Approximately two weeks from now, our company will hold the second Strong Foundation IV reagent quota auction. Everyone is welcome to attend on time."

When Lu Wanfeng spoke, his expression was very serious and earnest, but the corners of his mouth that were turned up were harder to suppress than an AK. Simply holding a pharmaceutical auction had easily brought in hundreds of billions, and the sales target set at the beginning of the year had been achieved eight months ahead of schedule. As the person in charge of the company, it would be strange if Lu Wanfeng wasn't happy.

For the next two months, Ruida Pharmaceutical Company held occasional drug auctions, selling off its recently produced Strong Root No. 4 drug. The auction price dropped steadily from 10,000 yuan per dose to 8,000, 7,000, and 5,000, until it reached a reserve price of 4000 yuan per dose, the lowest possible price, before finally ceasing. The auctions continued until the market was saturated, and almost every Asian person who could afford it had been injected with Strong Root No. 4, at which point the drug auctions finally ended.

Two months later, Ruida Pharmaceuticals announced that its immune-enhancing drug MY-1, developed for all of humanity, had been successfully developed and entered the mass production stage, and was beginning to accept orders from various countries. Yes, you read that right, and I'm not wrong either. The newly developed drug MY-1 only has the effect of comprehensively enhancing the human immune system; it does not have the function of comprehensively enhancing physical fitness like Strong Foundation IV.

The Rida Group invested heavily in developing human gene enhancement drugs to comprehensively improve the physical fitness of the Chinese people in preparation for the upcoming space age. As the old saying goes, "Those who are not of our kind are sure to have different hearts," and white and black people are both foreigners, falling into the category of "not of our kind." Rida had no intention of developing drugs to enhance their physical fitness; wouldn't that be like raising a tiger to threaten his own future? He wouldn't do something so irrational. Being able to produce an immune-enhancing drug effective against white and black people to combat the zombie virus was already quite conscientious.

The news of the successful development of the MY-1 drug caused a sensation worldwide. Inquiries and interview requests poured in, and orders from around the world poured in. The injectable production lines at Ruida Pharmaceuticals, which had just been shut down, were back at full capacity. However, this booming scene of production and sales lasted only a little over two months before it ended. The reason was that the MY-1 drug appeared too late; before it, most white and black people had been infected with the zombie virus and died.

From the outbreak of the zombie virus in North America at the beginning of the year, to its global spread, and finally to the successful development of MY-1, ending the zombie virus crisis, the entire process lasted seven months. Looking at the global situation now, the losses are devastating and the outlook is far from optimistic. (End of Chapter)