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Chapter 232 The Battle of Public Opinion: The Situation is Completely Chaotic

It ranked 15th on the trending searches.

It ranked 10th on the trending searches.

It ranked 9th on the trending searches.

When the hashtag "#ShanchengBeer's subsidiary, JiachenBio, was reported by name" entered the top ten trending topics on Weibo, its exposure and popularity saw a qualitative increase. Not only did the video get over 20 views, but the number of reposts and comments also reached tens of thousands.

[Rampaging Little Panda]: Holy crap?! Huge news during the National Day holiday! The Chongqing Beer vaccine is actually a placebo?!

[Lin Beibenbei]: It turns out the data for the combined use of synthetic peptide vaccines and entecavir was already out a long time ago. Shancheng Beer and Jiachen Bio deceived us all. Damn it, I still have 5000 shares of Shancheng Beer.

[Battle of Shabak]: Reporting to all leaders still on holiday, someone has filed a formal complaint against Jiachen Biotechnology, a subsidiary of Shancheng Beer, alleging that the company concealed the progress of its vaccine development and engaged in fraudulent subsidy claims. A thorough investigation is recommended. @China Securities Regulatory Commission @National Medical Products Administration @CCTV News
[King Arthur ruined my dream]: Retail investors of Shancheng Beer are going to be stuck at high prices, but they deserve it. The stock price has risen from 16 yuan to 75.54 yuan, almost a fourfold increase. You were so arrogant a while ago, so you deserve a series of limit-down days after the holiday!

[I Have a Heroic Heart]: I was wrong, bro, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have mocked you guys a while ago. My entire fortune is in this stock, Shancheng Beer. If it hits the daily limit down, you might see me on the news.

No one expected that a perfectly good National Day holiday would be disrupted by the bombshell news that Chongqing Beer's vaccine was ineffective.

It's important to understand that Shancheng Beer is no longer just Shancheng Beer; it has become the "flagship leader" of the concept of curative hepatitis B vaccine.

What is a flag head?

To put it simply, it's the stock with the highest brand recognition, the highest level of investor confidence, and the cleanest shareholding structure, supporting the entire hepatitis B vaccine concept.

If Shancheng Beer collapses, it will be no less devastating than the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2000; the entire related concept will crumble.

Companies like Chuangyuan Technology in the purification equipment field, Dalian Refrigeration in the refrigeration equipment field, China Animal Husbandry Industry in the adjuvant field, as well as Guanghong Holdings and Tielong Logistics in the cold chain transportation field, all benefited from the booming concept of curative hepatitis B vaccines and saw their stock prices rise. Once Shancheng Beer, the "flagship leader," falls, their stock prices will also fall.

It ranked 6rd on the trending searches.

It ranked 5rd on the trending searches.

It ranked 3rd on the trending searches.

The Weibo hashtag “Jiachen Biotechnology, a subsidiary of Shancheng Beer, was reported by name” continues to rise in the rankings, during which a large number of marketing accounts have emerged.

Shocking! A former employee of Shancheng Beer has filed a formal complaint alleging that its synthetic peptide vaccine is ineffective. The related concept has recently been hyped in the A-share market, with the stock price surging by over 350%!

"Ten years of research and development have come to nothing; a supposedly curative hepatitis B vaccine has been revealed to be ineffective. Jiachen Bio has not yet responded to the allegations!"

Shocking revelation! Former employee of Jiachen Biotechnology accuses Shancheng Beer of fraudulently obtaining national subsidies; curative hepatitis B vaccine proves ineffective; what will happen to the stock price after the holiday? Click the article, a 10-year veteran stock investor will tell you the answer!

While numerous marketing accounts were creating hype, Caiyan.com, known as a "financial vanguard," was still one step ahead of all its peers, placing this major news involving the counterfeit Shancheng Beer at the top of its website's headline area.

Following closely behind were websites such as Eastmoney, iFinD, Tencent Finance, and Sina Finance, all of which prominently featured the news at the top of their headlines.

Did they collaborate with Zhang Yang?
Not!
The news was so sensational that they had no idea the mastermind behind it all was the owner of their arch-rival website!

It's important to know that the A-share market has not been very stable during this period. Starting from 3068 points on September 18, it fell all the way to 2700 points, with many individual stocks falling by more than 20%.

In contrast, stocks related to the curative hepatitis B vaccine concept have generally seen gains of two or three consecutive daily limit-ups, with the leading stock, Shancheng Beer, even achieving a strong six-day winning streak.

Creating a dragon can attract a lot of attention, and so can slaying a dragon.

……

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunions, moon gazing, and mooncake eating.

However, the emergence of news about real-name reporting, and the rapid follow-up by self-media and financial websites, completely shattered this peaceful night and stirred up huge waves.

Back in Gejia Village, Guizhou, Ge Weidong, who was enjoying the moon with his elders, hadn't even taken a couple of bites of mooncake when his mood was interrupted by an urgent phone call.

He was about to hang up, but when he saw the caller ID, he immediately stood up and said, "Everyone, keep chatting, I'll take this call."

"Okay, you go."

"Xiao Dong is really promising, even during the Mid-Autumn Festival he gets projects coming to him."

"That's right. Xiao Dong is a big boss who funded the construction of houses for all the villagers. It's only right that he's busy."

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

The village chief of Gejia Village, the town mayor and the county magistrate who govern Gejia Village were all inside the house at this moment. They all praised this middle-aged man who had made a name for himself in Shanghai and controlled billions of yuan.

For ordinary people, they may never meet a leader with real power in their lifetime, but for businessmen with huge wealth, it's almost like sales. Once they know that a wealthy businessman is returning to the village, they will take the initiative to hold a grand banquet and invite the businessman to invest in local industries.

Ge Weidong was shrewd. He did not refuse to invest in the local area, giving the leaders face, but he knew that it was likely to be a losing proposition, so the amount of capital he invested was not large.

Reaching the door, Ge Weidong pressed the answer button and said, "Hey, Ah Jun, what brings you to call me all of a sudden? To wish me a happy Mid-Autumn Festival?"

At this moment, his tone was still relaxed, with a hint of teasing, and he did not realize that Song Zijun had come to report bad news.

"..."

Listening to Ge Weidong's teasing, Song Zijun could clearly sense that the other party was in a good mood.

Now?
Won't that be too disappointing?
After all, it was the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

If nothing unexpected happens, Ge Weidong will have family members with him.

For a moment, Song Zijun was at a loss, wavering back and forth.

Ge Weidong knows Song Zijun very well. The two have known each other since 2003 and co-founded Chaos Investment. They even had a hand in shorting copper prices. In Ge Weidong's memory, Song Zijun is not an indecisive, stammering young man.

"problem occurs?"

Ge Weidong asked tentatively.

After a long silence, Song Zijun finally spoke on the other end of the phone: "Something has happened. A former employee of Jiachen Biotechnology posted a video of a real-name report on platforms such as Weibo and Tieba, claiming that the synthetic peptide vaccine is fake and that the results for the combined drug group have already been obtained."

Ge Weidong: "..."

silence!

silence!

Silence remained!
Ge Weidong was neither angry nor furious, nor was he exasperated, because he knew that his game with "Mr. J" had already begun, and it was on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After a silence of about a minute, Ge Weidong decisively countered, "Contact the relevant platforms immediately. Reduce the buzz where necessary, don't skimp on the cost. Ideally, block the relevant keywords to minimize the impact. We need to be quick!"

"I'll get on it right away, but I might not be able to get in touch with you by the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"That's where their shrewdness lies. They don't ignite public opinion on weekdays, but suddenly release the news on holidays. Even if we want to deal with it in time, we may not be able to contact them."

"So cunning!"

"He is indeed an old fox, but if that's all the tricks he has, it's not enough to shake the foundation of Chongqing Beer."

As soon as Ge Weidong finished speaking, he added, "Let's make the call first. Contacting the content operations manager shouldn't be difficult. If we can't find the relevant employee, we'll have their manager make the trip."

"understand!"

Song Zijun responded quickly.

As the phone call ended, Ge Weidong took a deep breath and exhaled softly, "No wonder there was no action on the 29th and 30th. It turns out they were waiting for the Mid-Autumn Festival to unleash a big nuclear bomb. Mr. J is truly an old fox."

If it were on National Day, the buzz would definitely be smaller, because the entire internet would be focused on the lineup of the military parade.

The discussion couldn't get going on October 1st. On October 2nd, people were still talking about the military parade. But by October 3rd, things were different. The hype surrounding the military parade had already subsided. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival was trying to grab attention, the focus was on that day.

What does the Mid-Autumn Festival mean?
A day for family reunion.

On a night when everyone is gathered together in celebration, who cares about work?
Let alone the Mid-Autumn Festival evening, even on a regular weekend evening, if you receive a call from your boss, seasoned professionals would have to consider whether to answer or not, because a call from your boss is usually not good news; it's either overtime or overtime.

"Dududu-"

"Dududu-"

"Dududu-"

Just as Song Zijun and Ge Weidong had predicted, it was indeed a bit difficult to contact someone's work phone number during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but after a long call, Weibo content operations manager Jiang Yaohui finally answered the phone.

"Hey Mr. Song, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival." Song Zijun replied politely, then directly stated the purpose of the call: "Manager Jiang, could you please reduce the popularity of the second trending topic on Weibo? Money is not a problem."

"Reduce the fever?"

Jiang Yaohui was taken aback at first, then politely declined, saying, "During the National Day holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the company may not be able to find anyone. President Song, this matter is probably a bit tricky."

“Money is no problem, I’ll give you double,” Song Zijun said in a deep voice.

"It's not about the money. The main problem is that everyone is on holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you ask me to contact the department staff to go back to work overtime, I'm not sure I can get them to help you."

Jiang Yaohui was still singing and dancing at the KTV. If it weren't for Song Zijun's identity, he wouldn't have bothered to answer the call.

If a leader is like this, how could he not know what kind of people his employees are?

Answer the phone?
Go back to work overtime?

Let's talk about it once we can get in touch!

"Manager Jiang, you'll find a way. You're capable, and I'm grateful." Song Zijun had already begun to hint at giving a gift.

Upon hearing the phrase "I also know how to be grateful," Jiang Yaohui immediately raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Okay, I'll think of a way."

"Yes, Manager Jiang, please take some steps to get all the keywords related to Shancheng Beer and Jiachen Biotechnology blocked, so as not to let the public opinion continue to ferment," Song Zijun instructed again.

Jiang Yaohui on the other end of the phone silently made a note of it, and replied cheerfully, "No problem, I'll figure something out for you right now."

Using one's personal time to make money for the company is called selfless dedication. Jiang Yaohui is not that great; he is just a greedy and lustful vulgar man.

If Jiang Yaohui could earn money for the company while also earning money for himself in his private time, then he would be motivated.

After hanging up the phone, he immediately dialed his subordinate's number.

"Dududu-"

One call couldn't get through.

"Dududu-"

The two are different.

"Dududu-"

Three calls went unanswered.

Seasoned office workers know the unspoken message behind a boss's call during a holiday; answering it would be suspicious.

If you answer the phone, then I'm sorry, but if you don't do what your boss says, you're essentially offending him.

However, if you don't answer the phone, even if you are held accountable after returning to work on the holiday, you can say that you didn't notice it. The company cannot fire an employee for not answering the phone on a holiday. Even if they are fired, they will receive generous severance pay.

At this point, some people might ask, what if the boss calls to discuss a raise?
The idea of ​​a manager proactively discussing a raise with employees, especially during a holiday, only exists in science fiction movies.

After trying to dial a few more numbers, Jiang Yaohui listened to the unanswered calls and decisively gave up trying to contact his subordinates, complaining, "They're all so cunning, knowing they can ignore the phone on holidays."

no way.

He had no choice but to go back and work overtime by himself.

The Mid-Autumn Festival will come again next year, but Song Zijun's kickback may not be available next year. He's still very shrewd.

……

Sichuan-Chongqing region, Shancheng Beer administration building.

As soon as the public opinion stormed, the executives were notified by the chairman's secretary that they needed to return to the company for an emergency meeting.

Inside the meeting room, Chairman Huang Minggui was raging.

"Report under your real name!"

"Fraudulent subsidy claims!"

"invalid!"

"It even got out online!"

"Isn't it embarrassing?"

How do you manage your employees?

After a barrage of questions, he changed the subject and looked at the silent Shao Xia, saying, "President Shao, what exactly is going on with Jiachen Biotechnology? Why is this kind of news appearing?"

Shao Xia is the CEO of Jiachen Biotechnology, and is directly responsible for the research and development of synthetic peptide vaccines and personnel changes.

When questioned, he seemed flustered and stammered, "This...this...the employee might...um...be dissatisfied with the severance pay, so he made up a lie to try and destroy us through public opinion."

After gradually sorting out her thoughts, Shao Xia said, "It's also possible that he was bribed by a competitor to deliberately release a video to smear our Jiachen Biotechnology's drug research and development team."

"So, it's a rumor?"

Huang Minggui confirmed this again.

He knew nothing about vaccine development, nor did he understand the difficulties of synthetic peptide vaccines.

However, he must have some skills to sit in the chairman's position.

"Yes, it's just a rumor to smear us. Don't worry, Mr. Huang, our joint drug development team is still working hard to advance the research and development of synthetic peptide vaccines," Shao Xia said confidently.

Huang Minggui is just a businessman; what does he know about vaccines? In Shao Xia's view, even if Huang Minggui were to come to the lab to check on things, he would be confident that he could deceive everyone by "taking things out of context".

How can you take things out of context? Synthetic peptide vaccines are not ineffective; they only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

For example, if Huang Minggui were to inspect the cockroach extermination efforts, Shao Xia could simply show the cockroaches his products had caught, proving that they were effective at eliminating cockroaches. Whether they could completely eradicate them was not something he would consider.

After Shao Xia made a solemn promise, Huang Minggui immediately looked at Wang Junjie, the senior executive of the public relations team, and said: "Since there is no problem with the product, the public relations team should clarify it as soon as possible, and the legal team should send a letter in a timely manner to cooperate with the public relations team to control the spread of public opinion."

"Okay Mr. Huang."

"Received, Mr. Huang."

Following an emergency meeting, the public relations and legal teams of Shancheng Beer stepped in to quell the sudden storm.

Their PR team first acknowledged Li Xiangwen's identity, but only as a peripheral employee of the R&D team. Then, they used the excuse that he was dissatisfied with the compensation during his dismissal and therefore had a vengeful mentality to smear his motives, thus removing the synthetic peptide vaccine from the center of public opinion.

Following this, the legal team contacted the relevant platforms and requested that all trending search terms be blocked on the grounds of defamation, in order to reduce the negative impact on Shancheng Beer.

Besides Chaos Investment and Shancheng Beer taking action to control public opinion, Xu Xiang and Ma Xinqi of Zexi Private Equity also rushed to "put out the fire" as soon as they learned of the news.

Although all three parties responded immediately, the response was slower due to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it took more than two hours to tighten the public opinion.

"call--"

Ma Xinqi breathed a sigh of relief. He was starting to admire Mr. J for choosing a time when they were most relaxed.

He was originally planning to go camping in the wild with his new girlfriend and have a philosophical chat when a phone call from Xu Xiang made him drive home in a hurry and immediately sit in front of his computer to contact online trolls to confuse ordinary netizens.

At this moment, everyone in the Ningbo Limit-Up Daredevil Team's chat group was cursing and swearing.

[Sun Guodong]: Damn it, this Mr. J is such a bastard. He really knows how to pick his days. He can't even have a moment's peace during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

[Shu Yimin]: Maybe he doesn't have family? Otherwise, why would he not be with his family for the Mid-Autumn Festival and instead come here to cause trouble?

[Xu Haiou]: Although the entries have been blocked, the fact that it was exposed in just over two hours has already made it the top news headline on many financial websites.

[Xu Xiang]: The legal department of Shancheng Beer has already taken action. Even if they cannot remove it, they can stop the public opinion from continuing to ferment.

[Ma Xinqi]: ​​I must say, Shancheng Beer's crisis management is quite good; they did not deny the whistleblower's identity.

[Shu Yimin]: What would happen if we denied it?

[Ma Xinqi]: ​​Once Shancheng Beer, or rather Jiachen Bio, denies that the whistleblower is a former employee, the other party will change from proving that the synthetic peptide vaccine is ineffective to proving that they are an employee of Jiachen Bio. Fortunately, they did not do anything stupid.

On the drive home, Ma Xinqi hoped that her "teammate" wouldn't do anything stupid.

He had seen far too many unprofessional crisis management people who were just making things worse and more complicated than they were actually doing.

Suppose that the public relations team of Shancheng Beer denies that Li Shangwen is their employee, the other party only needs to prove that he is an employee to prove that what he said is basically true.

If public opinion is now being directed at the point of dissatisfaction with the compensation during the dismissal, some netizens will wonder if Li Shangwen is deliberately smearing the company in order to retaliate against Shancheng Beer.

[Xu Xiang]: Da Xu, please contact Liao Ziliang and try to get first-hand information and information about Jiachen Biotechnology.

[Xu Haiou]: Okay!

At this point, Xu Xiang could clearly feel that the foundation of Shancheng Beer had been completely shaken by "Mr. J".

Even if they promptly refute the rumors, that video of the real-name whistleblower report will remain like a thorn firmly embedded in the hearts of retail investors.

What do you need to speculate on speculative stocks?
mood!

How can you create a speculative stock without emotional investment?
It's worth noting that Shancheng Beer's stock price has already surged by 372.13% in the past two months. Once the initial enthusiasm dissipates, it means that the support at the bottom will weaken, and all investors will be trapped at the top.

Therefore, the emotions must not subside!

Once it subsides…

Xu Xiang may need to reduce his holdings.

……

And on the other side.

Yanjing, Xincheng International Community.

Qiao Lechen was deeply moved by the sudden rise and fall of online public opinion. He realized what it meant for mortals to suffer when gods fight.

I thought "Mr. J" was trying to get them to talk down their chances, but it turns out he was actually pushing things forward step by step.

Li Shangwen's real-name whistleblowing has already caused a crisis of trust in Jiachen Biotechnology. If authoritative peers were to come forward to expose the fraud, the credibility would immediately rise sharply.

“This is my chance.”

As Qiao Lechen muttered to himself, he had already taken out his phone and called Mao Yinyuan.

"Dududu-"

After a brief busy signal, the call was answered.

"Hey Le Chen, why are you calling me all of a sudden?" Mao Yinyuan was clearly in a good mood, his voice tinged with a smile.

As a member of the gift-giving army, Qiao Lechen naturally knew what Mao Yinyuan was happy about, but he still asked calmly, "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, President Mao. Judging from your voice, you must have had a very pleasant time, haha."

"With all my relatives and friends coming to the gathering, how could I not be happy? Haha." Mao Yinyuan lied without batting an eye.

As the leader of Tiantan Biological Products, he received more than 30 boxes of mooncakes this Mid-Autumn Festival, 16 of which had fillings. Of course, he was happy to receive so many mooncakes with fillings.

“Yes, it’s a rare opportunity to get together.” Qiao Lechen continued, following the other person’s words. Then, he revealed the purpose of the call: “Mr. Mao, have you seen the internet news? Jiachen Biotechnology, a subsidiary of Shancheng Beer, has been reported by a former employee under his real name.”

"report?"

What about real-name reporting?

Mao Yinyuan raised his voice several decibels.

Seeing that the other party was unclear, Qiao Lechen recounted the whole story verbatim, and then added, "That's how it happened. Do you think we should add fuel to the fire? It's quite possible that the other party concealed the clinical results of their vaccine."

"Do you have evidence?"

Mao asked in return.

Qiao Lechen: "No."

"That's settled then. You can't just say things without evidence, you know? What if it's a trap set by the other side? Don't get yourself into trouble." Mao Yinyuan warned Qiao Lechen in the tone of someone who's been there.

However, Qiao Lechen knew very well that he had to stand up, because if he didn't stand up to expose the fraud before October 5th, "Mr. J" hiding behind the scenes would put him to death.

In order to gain the company's endorsement and to take this opportunity to advance his career, Qiao Lechen said, "If it's true, wouldn't it be a pity to miss this opportunity, President Mao? And think about it, if I go out and add fuel to the fire and cause Jiachen Bio to stop or even shut down the project, wouldn't the position of vice president be mine? Then it would be more convenient for both of us."

He didn't hear a word Mao Yinyuan said before, but he heard the last sentence perfectly.

If something goes wrong, Qiao Lechen will take the blame himself; if nothing goes wrong, he'll get a share of the benefits.

Thinking of this, Mao Yinyuan asked, "Then what do you want to do?"

"I would like to use the company's official Weibo account. Mr. Mao, please rest assured that if anything happens, I will take responsibility myself and will never drag the company or you down with me."

"Okay, I'll take care of it for you later, but you can't post any illegal content, and you should use suggestive language as much as possible."

"I am very sure of that."

After hanging up the phone with Mao Yinyuan, Qiao Lechen began preparing to expose the counterfeit goods.

Whether for self-preservation or for promotion, he had to appear in public during this fake incident.

Not only Qiao Lechen, but also the "anti-counterfeiting agents" from six or seven pharmaceutical companies, including Hualan Biological, Da'an Gene, and Huahai Pharmaceutical, are making intensive preparations.

Some people were still hesitant, afraid of offending Shancheng Beer.

But after watching Li Shangwen's video, they finally realized that Mr. J, who was standing against Shancheng Beer, was no pushover; he had already orchestrated everything behind the scenes.

at the same time.

Hangzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang province.

Somewhere by West Lake, Xiong Yufeng, the general manager of Shengtian Think Tank, handed his backpack to the thick-browed man in front of him and said, "Well done. We won't just make empty promises. Here's 20. After it's done, the full 50 will be delivered to you."

"Thank you, Brother Xiong."

Li Shangwen nodded repeatedly in thanks.

As a member of the Jiacheng Biosynthetic Peptide Vaccine team, he knew long ago that the vaccine's clinical performance was very poor, no different from a placebo.

But if you're just coasting along, it doesn't matter where you are. Jiachen Biotech is even easier; you can just open your eyes, close your eyes, and a few years will pass by.

However, the appearance of Xiong Yufeng and Wang Liu after get off work one day completely changed his idea of ​​slacking off, and he turned to becoming a "tainted witness".

The compensation is quite substantial now; one video is worth four or five years of his previous income. If he takes all 50 yuan, he can fully realize his dream of buying a house.

That's why he chose to leave Chongqing and come to Hangzhou in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to avoid being captured by the people from Chongqing Beer.

"Even though your traffic has been limited, starting tomorrow, you still have to post videos every day, regardless of whether you have any traffic or not, understand?"

"understandable."

"Go back and post as many videos as possible."

"Ok."

"Oh, right." Xiong Yufeng remembered something and reminded him, "If anyone else at Jiachen Biotech wants to earn some extra money, they can contact me. After all, you know the inside story."

"I'll ask later."

Li Shangwen revealed a hint of greed.

In 2009, 50 yuan was a huge sum of money that could buy a house anywhere in the country, even in the four major cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, where it could buy a house near the city center.

After Li Shangwen had walked away, Wang Liu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Brother Xiong, why is it so important to get vaccinated against fake Shancheng Beer? What benefit does this bring to Caiyan.com?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. We're just doing our jobs for money. You've done a great job this time, and I'll talk to General Manager Zhang about it."

Xiong Yufeng said calmly.

After investigating SAIC Motor, Wang Liu and Xiong Yufeng were suddenly assigned to Shancheng Beer to dig up useful information.

Through a series of maneuvers, Wang Liu first established contact with Li Shangwen, and then, after being lured by Xiong Yufeng, successfully turned Li Shangwen into Shengtian Think Tank's informant at Jiachen Biotechnology.

"I was just curious, that dorm head guy is really mysterious."

Wang Liu muttered to himself.

……

April 4th, morning.

After a whole night of efforts by Shancheng Beer, Chaos Investment, Zexi Private Equity, and all the beneficiaries, the entry for "Shancheng Beer's subsidiary, Yijiachen Biotechnology, was reported by name" has disappeared, many posts have been deleted, and public opinion has been effectively controlled.

Xu Xiang and Ge Weidong were well aware that Mr. J did not have much time left, and the other party had to crash the stock price of Shancheng Beer as much as possible before the settlement date of October 28.

But is it possible?

The possibility is extremely small!

At least in the eyes of Xu Xiang and Ge Weidong, the possibility is very small.

Because they had already gained a high degree of control over Shancheng Beer, and the negative public opinion was under control, plus Mr. J was an open secret, neither Xu Xiang nor Ge Weidong felt that they would lose.

However, they underestimated Zhang Yang's planning during this period.

Just when Shancheng Beer, Zexi Private Equity, Chaos Investment, and other stakeholders thought they had controlled the negative public opinion, a large number of self-media outlets changed their press releases.

Is Shancheng Beer's curative hepatitis B vaccine just a placebo? Carlsberg, the second-largest shareholder, announces an upcoming visit to China; this move may necessitate a reassessment of Shancheng Beer's value!

"Falsification shocks Carlsberg, bringing shame both domestically and internationally; Jiachen Bio's synthetic peptide vaccine is exposed as ineffective by a former employee; will the four-fold surge in stock price of Shancheng Beer lead to its downfall?"

"Disgraceful! Carlsberg, the second-largest shareholder of Chongqing Beer, makes an emergency visit to China. Insider information suggests that the dissatisfaction among foreign investors stems from long-term capital investments in the vaccine business!"

Nobody knows if Carlsberg is really coming to China. This press release is not aimed at individual investors, but at other organizations that are colluding with Xu Xiang, Ge Weidong, and Wang Yawei.

To completely destroy Chongqing Beer, it's not only necessary to wear down the emotions of retail investors, but also to break down the psychological defenses of institutional investors one by one.

The current public opinion is all focused on the major shareholder's reduction of holdings.

This is actually a reminder to institutions that when the buying support is weak, whoever runs slowly is the long-term capital at the peak.

However, institutions aren't stupid; they certainly won't be fooled by a few articles.

However, the pre-Qin Legalist text "Han Feizi: Yu Lao" mentions: "A thousand-foot dike can be breached by an ant's hole; a hundred-foot house can be burned down by a wisp of smoke from a crack."

What does this mean?

The translation is: A thousand-foot-long dike can collapse because of a small hole dug by ants; a hundred-foot-tall house can be burned down by a spark from a crack in the chimney.

The current possibility of Carlsberg reducing its stake may not have a significant impact on institutional decisions, but as negative news accumulates, it will undergo a qualitative change.

Xu Xiang, who had just woken up, saw that a new press release had appeared online. His face immediately tightened. Mr. J, who was hiding behind the scenes, was far more troublesome than he had imagined, and his schemes were extremely deep.

On the other hand, Ge Weidong sensed the possibility of losing money, so he took a car to the city early in the morning, intending to catch a plane and return to Shanghai as soon as possible.

Without the Huangpu River, he couldn't see the golden toad, and he felt uneasy all over.

Zhang Yang, who was behind the scenes manipulating the overall situation, also did not stay in his hometown for long. After having a simple breakfast and saying goodbye to his family, he took a taxi to Shenzhen.

(End of this chapter)