The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 827 WPG's Illusion of Life; Backfiring? Inspecting the Industry; Comfort and Probing?

An Wuyang's disguise was quite reasonable, because as he said, neither Wujingtian nor the An family needed to save too much money.

An Wuyang prefers to convert money into real resources!
Whether it's cutting-edge pharmaceutical research and development or advanced medical services, these resources are far better than mere monetary figures.

Zhu Zhiwei looked at An Wuyang with deep emotion, feeling as if she had come to know him in a new light.

"How long do you plan to stay in the capital this time?" Zhu Zhiwei asked.

After a moment's thought, An Wuyang said, "It should take several days."

“Since we’re in the capital, it’s natural to take a tour of the group’s businesses,” An Wuyang explained, then added, “Is there anything I can help you with, Sister Zhiwei?”

"Of course!" Zhu Zhiwei replied affirmatively.

"We need to discuss the matter of building a nuclear power plant at Tianjingyan in detail," Zhu Zhiwei added.

An Wuyang's heart skipped a beat, and he readily agreed, "When is Sister Zhiwei free?"

"When are you free?" Zhu Zhiwei asked in return.

An Wuyang responded, "I'm free anytime."

"How about the day after tomorrow? We'll meet at 2:30 pm the day after tomorrow to discuss the construction of the nuclear power plant with the Xia Guo Nuclear Power Group," Zhu Zhiwei asked.

An Wuyang naturally affirmed, "No problem."

After the agreement was reached, Zhu Zhiwei stood up. She glanced at An Wuyang first, then waved slightly, saying, "I'll go first."

"Okay." An Wuyang simply replied, but made no attempt to see him off.

After Zhu Zhiwei left, Chen Hongzhi immediately abandoned his girlfriend and came over to sit next to An Wuyang. He put his arm around An Wuyang's shoulder and jokingly said, "Brother Wuyang, you're amazing!"

An Wuyang complained, "Brother Hongzhi, can you please stop acting like a lid?"

An Wuyang comes from Shengqing and studies in Tianfu. His stress threshold is relatively low. For example, Chen Hongzhi's gesture of hooking his arm around someone's shoulder to express male friendship would make An Wuyang uncomfortable.

Chen Hongzhi chuckled and stopped, then lowered his voice and said, "Don't you think that one of them has a crush on you?"

"Your girlfriend's sister?" An Wuyang also spoke in riddles and beat around the bush.

Chen Hongzhi nodded affirmatively, "Yes!"

"Have you ever heard of the three great illusions of life?" An Wuyang asked.

Chen Hongzhi asked in confusion, "What illusion?"

“My phone is vibrating. I can turn the tables. She likes me,” An Wuyang calmly listed.

The last of the three great illusions of life has caused immense suffering to far too many people!
Chen Hongzhi was speechless.

“While you were talking to her, my girlfriend and I were analyzing the possibilities, and I think the probability is very high,” Chen Hongzhi said earnestly.

“Since the possibility is very high, let’s wait and see!” An Wuyang did not refute any further.

These things should be left to their own devices.

"There's a racing event the night after tomorrow. Would you be interested in participating, Brother Wuyang?" Chen Hongzhi understood that An Wuyang wanted to end the topic, so he sensibly changed the subject.

"A racing event?" An Wuyang asked in confusion, "Racing on the Second Ring Road late at night?"

Chen Hongzhi was speechless. What the hell was that someone was speeding on the Second Ring Road late at night?!
It's 2022 now, not 2002!
"Of course not, we're going to the racetrack to do some laps and race. Do you like racing, Brother Wuyang?" Chen Hongzhi asked.

An Wuyang nodded first, "I'm quite interested, but not the night after tomorrow."

“I have an appointment with Sister Zhiwei to discuss something the day after tomorrow,” An Wuyang added.

Chen Hongzhi was taken aback at first, then sighed helplessly.

An Wuyang was the one who just talked about the illusion of life, and now An Wuyang is also the one who made a promise to Zhu Zhiwei.

good good!
Chen Hongzhi suddenly felt like he was Jack Chen, but not a movie star, but the Joker of Gotham.

……

The next day.

Monday, March 7th.

At just eight o'clock in the morning, An Wuyang woke up early at the Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing Hotel.

Given the absence of fast-paced dance students, Russian foreigners, and harassment from livestreamers and Japanese female college students, he had plenty of energy and naturally managed to go to bed early and wake up early!

After getting up early, An Wuyang ate breakfast first, but he didn't bother to sample the fermented mung bean juice.

This is not to say that An Wuyang has no curiosity, but is it possible that An Wuyang was fooled a long time ago?

An Wuyang once suspected that the fact that douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) has survived to this day is probably due to tourists from other places accounting for 80% of the credit.
After all, there are always tourists from other places who don't believe in superstitions!
Around nine o'clock in the morning, An Wuyang prepared to go to Carbon Transformation Company to inspect the situation.

Although there are relevant business development milestones regarding Carbon Inc., An Wu Yang also visits regularly to make inspections.

After all, how could one not pay attention after making a large investment under normal circumstances?
On his way to the carbon-based revolution, An Wuyang received a message from Yang Jing.

Yang Jing: Good morning, Godfather.

'Safe and sound: Release!'

Yang Jing: It's still about the Smart Brain Company. Progress there is slow, and they need our help.

Yang Jing: Should I go to Hongkang Island myself?

'An Wuyang: You don't need to go in person.'

'An Wuyang: Your presence wouldn't be of much use.'

'An Wuyang: Let's wait until the offshore company is settled before discussing this further.'

Yang Jing: Understood.

After Yang Jing and An Wuyang finished their conversation, he immediately contacted Jiang Yingyu of Smart Brain Company. The two communicated via voice through the Xiaobaige app to ensure the security of the call.

"What did they say over there?" Jiang Yingyu asked first.

To maintain secrecy, even with encrypted communication software, Jiang Yingyu still did not reveal An Wuyang's name or Wugengtian's nickname.

Yang Jing echoed this sentiment, stating definitively, "They told us not to rush and to wait for the offshore company to be registered."

"How's the situation on your end?" Yang Jing asked in return.

Jiang Yingyu sighed and explained, "We've done everything we could, and rumors are flying everywhere. The outside world already thinks our Smart Brain Company is about to go bankrupt."

“That’s not all!” Jiang Yingyu added.

"As I told you before, our Smart Brain Company only has thirteen full-time employees. I'm a part-time employee, so the total number of employees is only fourteen," Jiang Yingyu added.

Yang Jing answered affirmatively, "I know, you've also encountered problems internally?"

Yang Jing remembered the relevant information about Smart Brain Company very clearly.

“Yes!” Jiang Yingyu answered affirmatively, “We deliberately delayed salary payments beforehand and explained that the company was facing financial difficulties.”

“The laws on Hongkang Island are a little different from yours. The severance pay here is less, so when a company goes bankrupt, employees usually don’t fight to the bitter end,” Jiang Yingyu added.

"Several employees have expressed their intention to leave in the past few days, and we within the company have lost confidence in us." Jiang Yingyu couldn't help but sigh as she said this.

"Even under these dire circumstances, our investors in Smart Brain show no signs of giving up. Are they crazy?" Jiang Yingyu was getting exasperated. Smart Brain is clearly sinking, and it really is sinking, yet they still haven't jumped ship?
Anyway, Jiang Yingyu was a bit convinced!
Yang Jing hesitated before saying, "It's possible that you've overcomplicated things!"

"Oh?" Jiang Yingyu asked, slightly puzzled.

“The situation at your Smart Brain Company is indeed very bad, but there’s been so much bad news about you that it may have aroused suspicion from investors,” Yang Jing explained.

Jiang Yingyu was stunned for a moment.

Yang Jing added, "We're now stuck at the last step. Only when the three founders of your Smart Brain Company sell their shares can we bring those investors down."

"After all, only when you actually sell your shares will investors start to wonder if SmartBrain Company is completely finished!" Yang Jing added.

“Then we’ll wait until you’ve settled things with the offshore company,” Jiang Yingyu replied.

"Okay," Yang Jing agreed.

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imperial capital.

Tsinghua University, Carbon Transformation Team Laboratory.

An Wuyang quickly browsed through the tour. He didn't pretend to know what he was talking about and forcefully give instructions, but instead asked some questions about the progress.

"Professor Tan, your team will need to keep an eye on the pre-selection class collaboration project," An Wuyang instructed.

Tan Jinming responded affirmatively, "Please rest assured, President An. Our team originally came from Tsinghua University, and we are now recruiting talent from Tsinghua University. We will definitely handle it well."

Dr. Niu seconded, "We have a certain reputation in the school, and with the excellent treatment offered by Wugengtian, I believe our pre-selection class for carbon-based chip technology will definitely recruit outstanding talents."

Ma Yuanjie echoed, "That's right, Mr. An, just watch closely!"

An Wuyang still remembered this pair of oxen and horses, and he patted their arms with a smile.

After inspecting the carbon alteration team, An Wuyang then went to inspect Hongyuan Pharmaceutical R&D Company.

The attributes of Hongyuan Pharmaceutical R&D Company and Carbon-based Transformation Technology Company are different.

Carbon-based Transformation Technology Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wugengtian, with only Wugengtian as its shareholder, and all its funding comes from Wugengtian.

However, Hongyuan Pharmaceutical R&D Company is a joint venture.

Although the dual-class share structure allows Wu Gengtian to maintain absolute control over Hongyuan Pharmaceutical R&D Company, external investment accounts for a full 60%.

When An Wuyang came to inspect, both the Imperial Capital Circle and the Shengqing Circle arranged for shareholder representatives to accompany him.

An Wuyang also visited New Origin Life Science Company to inspect the situation, focusing on the "Enhancing the Human Immune System Project." However, the progress of this project was almost nonexistent.

However, none of the shareholders of New Origin Life Sciences are urging the company to accelerate its research and development, because the company is more like a profit-driven platform built in the early hours of the morning.

While An Wuyang was inspecting various companies, two female security personnel from Wugengtian's All-Day Security Company arrived in the capital by plane. They first communicated with the capital's security team, and then took ten bottles of "Snow-White Anti-Aging Repair Cream" to the location designated by Zhu Zhiwei.

The location Zhu Zhiwei specified was a courtyard house next to Beihai Park, where she occasionally stayed.

When Zhu Zhiwei received ten bottles of the Supreme Repair Cream, she sent a message to An Wuyang.

Zhu Zhiwei: I received the gift, thank you.

An Wuyang was inspecting the properties of Wugengtian in the capital and did not notice the message sent by Zhu Zhiwei.

Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Beijing)

Under the guidance of Professor Liu Jinzhi, An Wuyang toured the Ruizhi Project.

Professor Liu Jinzhi, a leading expert in the field of Alzheimer's disease, is introducing the achievements of the Wisdom Project to An Wuyang.

Faced with Professor Liu Jinzhi's explanation of the professional content, An Wuyang remained silent; how could he possibly understand it?
However, during the previous inspections, the researchers liked to introduce professional content to An Wuyang, but An Wuyang remained silent, almost to the point of exhaustion.

When it came to the final summary, An Wuyang finally understood something: the progress of the Wise Project was worrying.

After listening to the report on the Ruizhi Project, An Wuyang casually asked, "Professor Liu, what do you think of our Wugengtian's collaborative project with your Peking Union Medical College's pre-selection class?"

Faced with this question, what else could Liu Jinzhi say besides praise?

The two parties were originally partners!

The Imperial Union Hospital even owns a small number of shares in the Ruizhi Project, which makes it one of the shareholders. Under such circumstances, how could Liu Jinzhi possibly refute An Wuyang?

Around nine o'clock in the evening, An Wuyang, who had been busy all day, returned to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. He planned to have a bowl of Shengqing Spicy Noodles at the hotel.

While waiting for his spicy noodles to be served, An Wuyang took out his phone to check messages. He replied to Zhu Zhiwei's message first.

'An Wuyang: Sorry for the late reply; I've been busy the whole time.'

Zhu Zhiwei: I know.

'Are you alright?'

Zhu Zhiwei: How are the various projects progressing?

An Wuyang: Apart from Hongyuan Pharmaceuticals, the progress of other projects is not optimistic.

Zhu Zhiwei: Including the carbon alteration team?

'Safe and sound: Including the carbon alteration team!'

'An Wuyang: New Origin, Carbon Alteration, Rapid Future, and Wise—these projects are not progressing well.'

After being acquired by Anwuyang, Speed ​​Future Technology was incorporated into Carbon-Based Transformation Technology.

This is because the corresponding [high-speed, high-performance memory framework technology] is associated with a milestone in carbon-based chip technology and is also associated with [Phase Three].

When carbon-based chip technology enters Phase 3, high-speed, high-performance memory framework technology will be able to be used to manufacture and verify memory chips and build usable modules.

Given the correlation between the two milestones, the progress of carbon-based chip technology is currently relatively slow, and the progress of the corresponding high-speed, high-performance memory framework technology is naturally also slow.

Zhu Zhiwei: The technology for carbon-based chips is indeed very challenging.

'All is well: Thank you for your comfort.'

An Wuyang understood that Zhu Zhiwei's subtext was to comfort him.

Zhu Zhiwei: Is the situation at Hongyuan Pharmaceutical R&D Company going well?

'An Wuyang: It's actually quite good.'

'Safe and sound: The efficacy of lupus relief medications has been further optimized, and research on systemic lupus erythematosus is also ongoing.'

Zhu Zhiwei: Hongyuan Pharmaceuticals must be very profitable, right?

An Wuyang looked at the message sent by Zhu Zhiwei and a smile appeared in his eyes. What was Zhu Zhiwei testing?

What about Hongyuan Pharmaceuticals itself?

Or is it a feint attack?

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P.S.: The group admin's cat was a corporate spy, so some members were removed from the book club group. The cat has now been subdued, and all members are welcome to rejoin the group.

(End of this chapter)