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Chapter 233 Zhang Yang Plants Flag in Shenzhen, Synthetic Peptide Vaccine Faces Repeated Questioning

Shenzhen, the fourth largest city in China.

As a historical product of the reform and opening up in 1978, its positioning is science and technology and innovation, and making money is the keynote of this city.

While cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou may be xenophobic and discriminate against migrant workers, Shenzhen is different. This "young city" not only gathers migrant workers from all over the country with various accents, but it also has a resounding slogan: "Once you come, you're a Shenzhen resident."

Of course.

This slogan is only for homeowners.

Without a house, one is like a rootless duckweed, always at risk of leaving Shenzhen. Only those who have bought a house in Shenzhen can truly be considered Shenzhen residents.

At this moment, in a corner of a Starbucks in the Futian COCO Park business district, Zhang Yang, dressed in a white letter T-shirt and shorts, looking just like an ordinary college student, handed over his business card and said, "Mr. Yang, nice to meet you for the first time. Please take care of me."

"Although I'm not in finance, I've heard of you, Mr. Zhang. I must say, the phrase 'young and promising' really seems tailor-made for you."

Wearing a white T-shirt, with a thin face, Yang Xingping, who was in his early forties, took the business card and praised it highly.

As the top executive of TCL Communication, he took full charge of the strategic transformation and operational management of the mobile phone business.

In early 2009, he proposed the "4C Strategy" to TCL Group on several occasions, namely Connect, Content, Commerce, and Community, to promote the extension of mobile phones from hardware manufacturing to mobile Internet services.

Looking at it from a strategic perspective five years from now, Yang Xingping was undoubtedly right.

The internet transitioned from PCs to mobile devices in less than two years, specifically in 2010 and 2011.

Due to its proximity to Hong Kong Island, Shenzhen naturally possesses the conditions to connect with the international community. In addition, with a large number of young people coming to Shenzhen to seek their fortune, the city's tolerance for foreign technologies and new things far exceeds that of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

"Mr. Zhang, here is my business card."

Yang Xingping also took out his business card and exchanged it with Zhang Yang.

After a brief introduction, Yang Xingping, adhering to the principle that time is money, got straight to the point: "I heard that Mr. Zhang is here on behalf of several venture capital firms?"

"You could say that, but they are LPs, they only provide capital and are not responsible for day-to-day management. I am now the GP of Shengtian Investment."

Zhang Yang nodded in response.

GP stands for General Partner, and is primarily responsible for core operations such as fund raising, project screening, investment management, and exit.

LPs are limited partners who only contribute capital, do not participate in day-to-day management, and share investment returns and bear limited risks in proportion to their capital contributions.

In order to avoid unlimited liability, Zhang Yang did not use his own identity as a natural person as the GP, but instead used Shengtian Investment.

If Zhang Yang absconds with the money, or if significant losses occur, he will at most be liable for the registered capital of Shengtian Investment, and it will not implicate Caiyan.com or Zhang Yang himself.

There are advantages and disadvantages. This structure also made other insurance funds feel uneasy and reduced their investment. However, Liu Hua and Ma Junhui still believed in Zhang Yang's strategic vision. The two of them invested a total of 2 million yuan and became the largest investor in Shengtian Investment.

The remaining 2.2 million yuan will be contributed by Shanghai Guosheng Capital (5000 million yuan), Shenzhen Capital Group (3000 million yuan), Gong Xu (3000 million yuan), Ma Yun (3000 million yuan), Chenda Venture Capital (2000 million yuan), and Shaanxi Guotou (2000 million yuan)...

It's worth mentioning that Sequoia Capital, after discussions among its leaders in China, also invested 3000 million RMB in Zhang Yang as a trial, making it Shengtian Investment's only international fund.

For someone who has just started a business, it might be difficult to borrow even 200 million yuan. But for a young entrepreneur like Zhang Yang who has a history of success, 200 million yuan is not even enough to fill a gap in his teeth. Insurance funds and state-owned assets are also willing to entrust money to people with recent success.

Upon hearing that Zhang Yang was the GP of a VC fund, Yang Xingping suddenly realized and said, "I see. So, what does Mr. Zhang mean now?"

Instead of answering his question, Zhang Yang countered, "I've also been reading the articles about mobile 4C that you shared on Weibo, and I'm very interested in them. Could you elaborate on that?"

"Mr. Zhang, what's going on?"

Yang Xingping's brain went blank for a moment.

Something is wrong!
Something's completely wrong!
He had assumed Zhang Yang was discussing cooperation with TCL Group, but it now seemed to have deviated from the intended course.

Seeing the other party's surprise, Zhang Yang said calmly, "If I remember correctly, in 2004, TCL Group and France's Thomson jointly established TTE color TV, and its market share continued to grow. In the same year, it also acquired Alcatel's mobile phone business, wanting to expand its business into the mobile device field, but it did not perform well."

At this point, he paused for half a second, carefully examining Yang Xingping, and said, "As the head of TCL's communications business, Mr. Yang is in charge of the strategic transformation and operational management of the mobile phone business. However, given the poor performance, there must be considerable resistance to the transformation, right?"

In 1981, TCL's predecessor, "TTK Home Appliances Co., Ltd.", was established. As one of the first 13 joint ventures in China, it initially focused on magnetic tape production.

In 1985, the company transformed into the telephone industry, launching the first hands-free push-button telephone in China, and officially registered the "TCL" trademark in 1986, embarking on the path of branding.

In 1993, TCL was no longer satisfied with its market share in cassette tapes and push-button telephones. It launched China's first 28-inch large-screen color TV, officially announcing its entry into the home appliance industry.

As the company grows larger, and given that it is a joint venture, internal decision-making naturally cannot be done in a monolithic manner.

Even emperors cannot command absolute obedience. Factional struggles have permeated China's 5000-year history. Companies are microcosms of dynasties, and power struggles are inevitable.

When Zhang Yang pointed out his current predicament, Yang Xingping was silent for a moment, then said with relief, "That's right, TCL's mobile phone business is indeed a bit tricky."

Currently, TCL Group is focusing on the display panel industry. With TV shipments soaring, many within the group believe that they should abandon tape tapes, landline phones, mobile phones, and other miscellaneous projects and concentrate on display panels in order to catch up with Japanese and Korean companies in the future.

When Li Dongsheng, the head of TCL Group, recruited Yang Xingping to the company, he was thinking of diversifying the business, just like how they transformed from cassette tapes to landline telephones and then from landline telephones to LCD TVs, seeking more avenues for development.

However, having tasted success and seeing the huge potential of the panel industry, Li Dongsheng gradually neglected the mobile phone business.

Seeing Yang Xingping admit it and a hint of helplessness flash in his eyes, Zhang Yang knew there was a chance. He said, "I also know about Mr. Yang's early career. He served as CEO of Dopod from 2001 to 2008, accumulating a lot of experience in the mobile phone industry. My capital and I cherish talent very much and believe that you can have a broader space for development."

"!!"

Yang Xingping was suddenly startled.

Good guy!
They really are trying to poach our talent!
He knew it! The reason Zhang Yang didn't contact Li Dongsheng was because he was after him.

However, on the other hand, if they can leverage Shengtian Capital's funding to integrate existing resources, they might actually succeed in starting a business.

Withdrawing his surprised gaze, Yang Xingping also revealed his ambition, tentatively asking, "How much funding can Shengtian provide?"

"How much do you want?"

Zhang Yang asked rhetorically.

"1 million, no, 7000 million is enough. Shenzhen's mobile phone industry chain is very mature. 5000 million can start a brand. Another 2000 million can be used for marketing and distribution channels, and then..."

Before Yang Xingping could finish speaking, Zhang Yang interrupted him, saying, "I'm not talking about making feature phones. Let's go back to the original topic. I think your 4C strategy is very worthwhile to invest in."

"Not a feature phone?" Yang Xingping paused for half a second, then said, "You want to make a phone that's compatible with 3G networks?"

"Yes."

As Zhang Yang nodded, he explained, "You wrote in your Weibo post that 4C is the medium to activate the other 3C. Through mobile financial management software, mobile office applications and other content services, mobile phones are upgraded from simple communication tools to the entry point for users' lives and work."

"I have written about it, but the cost of manufacturing 3G phones is incomparable to that of 2G phones; the investment may be quite huge."

Yang Xingping's words meant that he was testing Zhang Yang's financial strength.

"Money is not a problem. The 3G network has only been in operation for a short time, and we have to take it one step at a time. We will try to integrate it first, and then we will do it in a big way when the time is right."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yang added, "I've also contacted Samsung Group. If all goes well, we might be able to secure the domestic distribution rights for LCD screens."

"I need to think about this carefully."

Yang Xingping didn't act rashly; he needed to carefully assess the feasibility.

"Well, think about it carefully first. I still have a dinner appointment with your CEO, Mr. Li," Zhang Yang said with a faint smile.

His trip to Shenzhen wasn't just about winning over Yang Xingping; he wanted to visit all the companies in the entire upstream mobile phone industry chain.

When Yang Xingping heard that Zhang Yang was going to see Li Dongsheng, he asked in surprise, "See President Li? What are you planning to do, President Zhang?"

"Samsung's response to me was vague. They might not supply me with LCD screens directly, so I'll have to settle for something like a joint venture."

Zhang Yang admitted frankly.

He wasn't worried that Yang Xingping would tell TCL Group's decision-makers. First, it would offend Zhang Yang and indirectly offend the behind-the-scenes capital of Shengtian Investment. Second, TCL's decision-makers might not believe him, and even if they did, they would most likely not invest funds to negotiate cooperation with Samsung Group in advance.

When the risks outweigh the rewards, smart people will choose to avoid it.

"I understand." Yang Xingping nodded slightly and whispered, "If Samsung doesn't supply directly, you want to arrange a joint venture between TCL and Samsung."

"Pretty much, haha."

Zhang Yang smiled.

He didn't want to bring TCL Group and Samsung Group together, but rather to establish a mobile phone panel company between the two, with one providing the technology and the other providing the production capacity.

"Well."

Yang Xingping slowly stood up, extended his hand and said, "I wish President Zhang a great victory. I will consider what you said."

"OK."

Zhang Yang stood up and shook hands.

If you want to "plant your flag" in Shenzhen, or rather, if you want to "plant your flag" in the mobile phone industry, you must find someone who knows the industry.

With eight years of experience in the tech industry, Yang Xingping is undoubtedly the best candidate.

……

Yanjing, Xincheng International Community.

Qiao Lechen waited and waited, and finally received a call from his boss, Mao Yinyuan, around 5 p.m.

"Hey, Mr. Mao."

Qiao Lechen pressed the answer button.

"I've taken care of things for you, but I advise you to think twice before you act. If the other party actually produces clinical results showing that the synthetic peptide vaccine is effective, we can only say that it was your personal action. In the end, if you are sued and have to pay compensation, the company will not cover it," Mao Yinyuan solemnly reminded him.

"That's for sure, I'll bear all the consequences myself."

Qiao Lechen made a guarantee.

Does he have a choice now?
He has no choice!
Because "Mr. J" has sent him threatening letters and "organized a group" to buy Shancheng Beer. If he doesn't join the group, what awaits him is not a defamation lawsuit, but imprisonment for manipulating the stock market and leaking corporate secrets!

Furthermore, if he succeeds in exposing the fraud, he can use this achievement to advance his career!
Seeing that Qiao Lechen was determined, Mao Yinyuan did not try to persuade him any further. He said, "Alright, I'll have Xiao Sun send you your official Weibo account password. I won't interfere with how you set it up, and don't contact me during this time."

"Yes, Mr. Mao."

Qiao Lechen knew very well that Mao Yinyuan was afraid of getting involved.

Less than half an hour after the phone call ended, Xiao Sun, whom Mao Yinyuan had mentioned, sent Qiao Lechen the account and password for the official Weibo account of Tiantan Biological Products via text message.

After obtaining the official Weibo account, Qiao Lechen didn't rush to log in. Instead, she found Li Xiangwen's Weibo account and reposted and commented on it using her own personal Weibo account:

"I've always felt that a curative hepatitis B vaccine is unlikely to be realized because peptide molecules are very unstable in the human body, have weak immunogenicity, and are easily degraded. They simply cannot continuously stimulate the immune system to produce enough specific antibodies and cellular immune responses."

Initially, no one paid attention to this repost and comment, until Tiantan Biological's official Weibo account reposted it, which immediately attracted the attention of netizens.

[Dreaming of marrying Shizuka]: What's going on? Tiantan Biological Products reposted this? This seems to be a listed company that makes preventative hepatitis B vaccines!
[Strawberry Popsicle]: Goodness, is the war about to reignite?
[Charming Night Scene]: Regardless of whether Jiachen Bio's R&D path is correct or not, just considering peptide molecules, they do become unstable after entering the human body and are easily degraded.

[Unrequited love is the norm]: I saw that Jiachen Bio disclosed that the adjuvant used in the vaccine is aluminum hydroxide. Although this can enhance humoral immunity, the immune activation seems to be far less than GlaxoSmithKline's adjuvant system AS04. I look forward to Jiachen Bio responding publicly.

[Big Pig]: Oh no, oh no! It's clearly Chinese, and I recognize every single character, but when put together, I can't understand a single sentence. What are you guys even talking about? Is the synthetic peptide vaccine really fake?

With the official Weibo account of Tiantan Biological reposting, the previously suppressed enthusiasm has been reignited. Furthermore, when Hualan Biological, Da'an Gene, and Huahai Pharmaceutical, seeing that their peers were forming a group, they did not hesitate to publicly question the feasibility of Jiachen Biotechnology's technological path.

[Bing Yaojie]: As far as I know, in international literature, the highest response rate in the placebo group of hepatitis B clinical trials is usually no more than 17%, but in Jiachen Bio's trial, the response rate in the placebo group was as high as 28.2%, far exceeding the normal level. I seriously doubt the rigor of the trial design and may involve subject selection bias or defects in the data statistical methods.

[He Jiani]: According to the latest disclosed Phase II clinical information, the Shancheng Beer Phase B Northern Group only included 360 subjects, and the follow-up period was 76 weeks, which makes it difficult to verify the long-term effectiveness of the vaccine.

[Pan Hao]: Actually, I've always had a question: Shancheng Beer only invested 2 million yuan in R&D over 10 years. Compared to the average cost of 10 billion US dollars for international pharmaceutical companies to develop hepatitis B vaccines, doesn't that seem a bit low?

The downfall of these three corporate executives has sparked another wave of discussion on the internet.

The hashtag "Jiachen Biotech faces scrutiny from several industry executives" skyrocketed to the top ten of the trending topics list.

All of a sudden.

A large number of netizens flocked to watch.

[Loves wearing open-crotch pants]: This time it's really a battle of the gods. He Jiani is my company's leader and a senior executive in Hualan Biological.

[Cockroach with Twin Ponytails]: Goodness, Qiao Lechen, He Jiani, and Bing Yaojie, look at their Weibo verifications, they are all executives of a preventive hepatitis B vaccine company. Is this a business war?

[Math Prince Teacher Yi]: Regardless of whether it's a business war or not, it's good to raise questions if you have them. Let's hope it doesn't turn into something like the Hanxin chip scandal.

[Jiaojiren]: Pu Nieyi, please don't call me a fraud yet! I still hold shares in Shancheng Beer. Wait until I sell them after the holiday before you start calling me a fraud. I'm begging you!

[Wooden Boat Carrying Dreams]: Damn you, A-shares! Open the gates! Someone's trying to kill me! I need to open the gates to sell my stocks! Quick!!!

No one expected that Shancheng Beer, or more accurately, Jiachen Biotechnology, would face one crisis after another.

Most importantly, stock trading is not allowed during the National Day holiday! Due to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the A-share market will not open until October 9th, which is a huge torment for shareholders of Chongqing Beer!

However, Hong Kong stocks will only be closed on October 1st for the National Day holiday. Also, since October 3rd is the Mid-Autumn Festival and October 4th is the weekend, the market will be closed for two days. Trading will resume on October 5th, which is tomorrow.

Although Hong Kong stocks and A-shares are very different, they are related to each other.

If Hong Kong stocks surge, A-shares may also surge after the holiday.

However, if Hong Kong stocks plummet, A-shares are basically locked in a decline after the holiday.

……

When the article "Jiachen Biotechnology is questioned by several industry executives" surged into the top five of the trending list, Ma Xinqi, who is in charge of internet public opinion, also noticed the abnormal surge in the entry and quickly clicked to check it out.

"Bing Yaojie, He Jiani, Qiao Lechen, Tiantan Biological, Hualan Biological, and Da'an Gene—are these all Mr. J's puppets?"

Ma Xinqi was already feeling a chill run down his spine.

He had thought Mr. J had connections everywhere, but he hadn't expected him to be this powerful, able to get executives from multiple companies to personally question the synthetic peptide vaccine.

After a brief hesitation, he immediately called his boss, Xu Xiang.

"Dududu-"

"Dududu-"

"Dududu-"

The phone was constantly busy.

"Hello, the number you dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."

Ma Xinqi glanced at the time; it was a little past 5:30 PM, almost 6:00 PM. Xu Xiang was probably getting a full-body massage.

Since he couldn't get in touch with Xu Xiang, Ma Xinqi turned to Xu Haiou.

"Dududu-"

The call was answered quickly.

"Hey Xinqi, what's up?" Xu Haiou asked, getting straight to the point.

"Here comes another trouble, Brother Xu. Executives from pharmaceutical companies like Tiantan Biological, Hualan Biological, and Da'an Gene are collectively debunking synthetic peptide vaccines, saying that there may be errors in the research and development process."

"..."

As soon as Ma Xinqi finished speaking, Xu Haiou fell into complete silence.

Is the R&D path flawed?

You didn't say anything 10 years ago!

You didn't say anything 5 years ago!
Now, suddenly someone is saying that the development path of synthetic peptide vaccines is wrong?
Something is wrong!
Something's wrong with a million things!
Xu Haiou immediately realized that it was that "Mr. J" who was behind it again. He said in a deep voice, "I will contact Jiachen Biotechnology immediately and ask them to issue a denial and do emergency public relations. You should inform the head of the organization and ask him to take charge."

"The Grand Master didn't answer the phone; he's probably busy," Ma Xinqi quickly replied.

"Then contact other people. We must cool things down immediately. This matter cannot be allowed to escalate, otherwise the other party will succeed!"

Xu Haiou remained calm under pressure. After giving Ma Xinqi some instructions, he immediately hung up the phone and dialed the number of Liao Ziliang, the vice president of Jiachen Biotechnology.

"Something's happened, Mr. Liao. Executives from Hualan Biological, Da An Gene, and Tiantan Biological have said on Weibo that your R&D path is flawed. You must now respond with facts!"

As soon as Xu Haiou finished speaking, Liao Ziliang immediately became agitated and asked, "What? There's an error in the research and development path? What error?"

"How would I know what mistake it is!" Xu Haiou thought to himself, but still left room for maneuver by saying, "I'm afraid you'll have to ask your R&D team members. Time is of the essence, Mr. Liao."

"I understand, I'll contact them right away."

Liao Ziliang didn't dare to delay and immediately contacted the members of the R&D team.

But then the heartbreaking thing happened: no one was foolish enough to answer his calls, even though Liao Ziliang made more than a dozen calls in a row.

Answering a call from your boss on your day off?

That's just asking for trouble!
Furthermore, the biomedical field in China was just starting out, and there were countless job opportunities available. They weren't afraid of losing their jobs and didn't even consider Liao Ziliang.

However, not everyone is a seasoned professional; there are still inexperienced newcomers who answer their boss's calls on holidays.

The moment the call connected, Liao Ziliang launched into a torrent of instructions, "Jiannan, immediately open Weibo and write a technical clarification addressing the slander from our competitors. Time is of the essence, so be quick!!!"

"I...I'll take care of it right away."

Xu Jiannan was instantly stunned; he regretted answering the call.

I thought my boss was going to give me a promotion and a raise, or talk about advancement, but instead he was assigning me work.

Upon learning that he had to work, Xu Jiannan immediately looked distressed. He dawdled for half an hour before finally writing out his technical responses and sending them to Liao Ziliang's email address.

Half an hour later, Jiachen Biotechnology issued a response announcement regarding its R&D path to the entire internet, along with a lawyer's letter.

Recently, numerous articles and statements have appeared online that defame and smear synthetic peptide vaccines. Our company hereby issues the following unified response:

1. Synthetic peptide technology activates the immune response by mimicking hepatitis B virus antigen fragments, and the related research and development path has been internationally recognized.

2. The Phase II clinical results of the combination therapy group have not yet been completed, and the claims of no efficacy circulating on the Internet are pure rumors.

3. Shancheng Beer has invested more than $5 million in total, not the $2 million rumored online. Although this is less than the average cost of $10 billion for international pharmaceutical companies to develop hepatitis B vaccines, drug development does not rely entirely on funding.

Furthermore, our company has recorded the publisher's ID and unique verification number, and will file lawsuits against them collectively after the holiday. Please stay tuned!
After Jiachen Bio issued its announcement, the popularity of the hashtag "Jiachen Bio questioned by several industry executives" quickly cooled down.

Many people may only know how to buy popularity, but they don't know how to reduce it.

Generally speaking, clients who need to reduce the heat of trending topics are businesses and celebrities, especially celebrities, who have to be constantly on guard against negative trending topics all year round.

Liu Yifei's team was once rumored to be a "transvestite" for a period of time because they failed to reduce the trending topics in time, but the rumors were later proven false.

Upon seeing Jiachen Bio's response, Qiao Lechen, who was far away in Yanjing, immediately pressed his advantage: "In short, do you dare to have our experts from Tiantan Biologicals stationed at your Jiachen Bio to test the effective components of your synthetic peptide vaccine?"

Less than ten seconds.

The official Weibo account of Tiantan Biological Products reposted this.

The continuous confrontation has finally made netizens restless, especially shareholders of Shancheng Beer.

[Bathing Emperor]: Brother, stop talking, brother. I'll treat you to a foot massage and give you my favorite Xiao Mei. Stop talking, I still have 50 in curative hepatitis B vaccine concept stocks.

[Loves Barbecue]: Holy crap, what grudge do they hold against each other? Has Qiao Lechen gone mad? Is he really going to administer a fake synthetic peptide vaccine?
[Love is Innocent]: Could it be that my wife is cheating on me with the CEO of Jiachen Biotech? Why can't we talk about this after the holiday? I'm in so much pain right now, I can't even sell my stocks.

[Motorcycle Boy]: I feel so bad, so bad, so bad. I hope the National Day holiday ends soon. I've invested all my money in Chongqing Beer. If this keeps up, won't it hit the daily limit down after the holiday?

Panic is spreading rapidly, and the question of whether the synthetic peptide vaccine approach is correct has already been raised in the minds of stock market investors.

……

Shanghai World Financial Center.

The first thing Ge Weidong did upon returning to Shanghai was to go to his office and discuss countermeasures with Song Zijun.

"Mr. J is stirring up public opinion again. We have no idea how many more tricks he has up his sleeve. Ah Jun, what should we do?"

When the question was raised, Song Zijun replied with a sullen face: "The current public opinion environment is very bad. I never expected that listed companies such as Tiantan Biological, Hualan Biological, and Da'an Gene would also get involved. Mr. J's background and strength are probably beyond our imagination."

"If Jiachen Biotechnology cannot turn the tide, then we can only save ourselves, contact other organizations to communicate and get through October 28th."

"no!"

Ge Weidong immediately rejected this, retorting, "You want to collude with them, but why are other organizations helping us?"

"How about we cut our losses?"

He suddenly spoke again.

To become a qualified investor, one cannot be indecisive or hesitant.

Many retail investors lose money in the stock market because they clearly made a wrong trend, but they didn't want to correct it, or they were afraid to. In the end, they not only missed the market trend, but also got stuck halfway down the mountain.

"Sell off other institutions' assets after the holiday?" Song Zijun lowered his voice, then couldn't help but add, "Won't that have a negative impact?"

“I’m afraid they’ll dump the stock, because we’re the ones betting against each other now. Even if it drops 10 consecutive limit-up days, they’ll probably still make a profit.”

Ge Weidong's eyes were filled with worry.

The "Shancheng Beer Securities Lending Agreement" clearly states that the anchor price for Party B is 62.43 yuan. As of the closing on September 30, the share price of Shancheng Beer was 75.54 yuan.

If the price drops by 10%, the stock price will be 67.98 yuan; if it drops another 10%, the stock price will be 61.18 yuan.

In other words, they only need two consecutive limit-down days to start losing money.

Take the two consecutive limit-up days as an example. The price difference between 62.43 and 61.18 is 1.25 yuan. Multiplying this by 3000 million shares, Ge Weidong would lose 3750 million yuan.

"Then exchange a portion?"

Song Zijun also realized the seriousness of the situation.

They had a cost of over 30 yuan and have already made a floating profit of nearly 9 million yuan. If they successfully cash out, it might be enough to cover the losses from the "Shancheng Beer Coupon Contract".

But people are never truly resigned to their fate.

Ge Weidong thought for a moment, then closed his eyes and said, "Let's wait a little longer. I think Xu Xiang will come up with a solution."

When Ge Weidong said those words, Xu Xiang was indeed making moves; his connections were in no way inferior to those of public fund management companies.

Despite the efforts and spending of Xu Xiang, Xu Haiou, and Ma Xinqi, the popularity of Weibo has once again declined.

The continuous attacks made Xu Haiou realize that something was seriously wrong, and he began to express his opinions in the Ningbo Limit-Up Daredevils QQ group.

[Xu Haiou]: Something's not right. Mr. J is really acting strangely. It seems like the other party was prepared in advance. I suggest we cash in the Shancheng Beer as soon as possible and not talk about the bigger picture with other organizations.

[Sun Guodong]: Didn't Brother Xiang say he wanted to make 150 yuan? And what about the other organizations...

[Xu Haiou]: Better to die than lose a friend. In this situation, how do you know Mr. J doesn't have a backup plan? Besides, after reading Jiachen Biotechnology's response, it's quite possible that it's fabricated.

[Ma Xinqi]: ​​So, what that former employee said is true?

[Shu Yimin]: What do we do now?
With gradual guidance, disagreements have emerged within the previously united organization, leaving Xu Xiang in a very difficult position.

Post-holiday crackdown?

If they close their operations after the holiday, without considering any follow-up orders, they could earn around two billion Chinese yuan.

But the price of 75.54 yuan was far from what he expected.

Xu Xiang originally planned to let retail investors in at 100 yuan, then let them trade all the way up to 150 yuan, and finally explode.

From 75 to 150, it doubled exactly, and he was really reluctant to give it up.

[Shu Yimin]: @Xu Xiang, what did the helmsman say? Should we sneak out some shares after the holiday?
After much hesitation, Xu Xiang replied, "Let's wait and see how things develop. I'll contact Ge Weidong and Wang Yawei again to ask for their opinions."

The shares of Shancheng Beer are currently highly concentrated. If the institutions do not sell and each contributes several hundred million yuan, they can completely control the stock.

But then another problem arises: news reports that Carlsberg, the second-largest shareholder of Shancheng Beer, will be visiting China soon. Who knows what its purpose is?
Xu Xiang had to admit that "Mr. J," standing behind Liao Guopei, was indeed a very troublesome guy.

While Xu Xiang and Ge Weidong were filled with worry, Qiao Lechen, a senior executive at Tiantan Biological Products, was still engaged in intense online debates.

[Qiao Lechen]: The "epitope recognition amino acid cryptography theory" lacks verification from international authoritative research institutions. Using immature technology to develop vaccines, I can only say it's amazing.

[Lonely Man]: Is Tiantan Bio afraid of losing business to Jiachen Bio? They're throwing mud like crazy, have some shame!

[Qiao Lechen]: I'm not throwing mud at you. Compared to the epitope recognition amino acid cryptography theory, the "Yike" vaccine developed by Academician Wen Yumei's team based on the HBsAg-anti-HBsAg complex is more in line with immunological theory.

[Little Tadpole]: Bro, I'm kneeling down to you, don't say anything more, I'm kowtowing to you, bro. Let's fight the counterfeit goods after the holiday. I'm really kowtowing to you, I'll call you dad if you want, I still have hundreds of thousands in Shancheng Beer.

Actually, Qiao Lechen didn't want to expose the fraud, but what could he do when "Mr. J" had his dirty secrets?

It's better for a fellow Daoist to die than for me to die.

While Qiao Lechen was engaged in a fierce online battle, Bing Yaojie, He Jiani, and others were also busy online.

They dared not slack off, fearing that the powerful figure behind the scenes might casually crush them!
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(End of this chapter)