The effect of Xingchen Investment's announcement was very obvious. The pharmaceutical sector instantly surged. Stocks that had previously plummeted or even dropped to their limit began to rise. The mood and account balances of investors experienced a roller coaster-like change.
But those retail investors who couldn't hold their breath and sold out were not so lucky. They sold when the price plummeted, but now they dare not chase after the price has risen sharply. Even if they try to catch up, the cost will increase. They will really lose money. This is
The current situation of many retail investors in stock trading is that they chase the rise and kill the fall, the rhythm is wrong, and they lose all their hard-earned money.
"If I am super, I have no chance of making money. Just a few minutes after I sold it, Xingchen Investment made an announcement."
"Fortunately, I insisted on trusting Boss Yang and resisted the urge to sell."
"Haha... I made a lot of money. I made 20 points in one day. I told you to sell it to me and buy it. I believe that Boss Yang will fight back. Feel comfortable. Let's go to the club to have fun in the evening. I'll call four on horseback!
"
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However, the pullback of the pharmaceutical industry does not mean that all stocks have risen. The stocks of pharmaceutical companies such as Zhifei Biologics, which relies on Merck for 90% of its revenue, are still locked at the limit, but other pharmaceutical stocks that have been implicated have pulled back.
Representatives of the few pharmaceutical companies represented by Zhifei Biotech that cannot do without Merck quickly expressed their protest to the local government, hoping that the government would mediate the conflict between Yang Chen and Merck, so as not to cause these companies to suffer heavy losses.
This is the confidence of Merck, and it is also the reason why Yang Chen chose to make a bet to decide who has the final say between the two parties, because these companies will definitely put pressure on government departments, and then put pressure on Yang Chen.
They never want to change the status quo. As long as they can make money, they will have no problem even if they are manipulated by Merck.
No, Star Investment has received calls from local governments, hoping that they can reconcile with Merck and not let their conflicts affect other companies.
Jin Ming responded that this was normal business behavior and he would not settle with Merck.
Merck prohibits other companies from using patents. That is a problem between Merck and other companies and has nothing to do with Xingchen Investment. Xingchen Investment does not bear any responsibility for this.
Jin Ming even tactfully reminded them why they didn't want to think that a single statement from Merck could determine the life or death of those companies, but instead came to cause trouble for an unrelated Xingchen Investment?
The local government departments couldn't understand Xingchen Investment, so they could only communicate with the Haicheng City Government. After all, Yang Chen's headquarters was in Haicheng. They hoped that the Haicheng City Government could communicate with Yang Chen and not accidentally hurt other companies.
Mayor Chen said yes, but he would not send a message to them at all.
Those few pharmaceutical companies that relied on Merck to survive are gone, and there are other pharmaceutical companies that can take their place.
If Yang Chen is angry and leaves, no one can replace him.
Which one is more important, Mayor Chen sees clearly.
The conflict between Yang Chen and MSD quickly spread across the Internet, and major media outlets followed up with reports.
Longguo Pharmaceutical News: The pharmaceutical industry has been hit hard. The international pharmaceutical giant Merck suddenly announced a ban on Longguo Pharmaceutical companies using the company's patents to produce drugs. If the ban takes effect, Zhifei Biotech, which relies on Merck's contribution of 90% of its revenue, will encounter a major crisis. Currently, Stars
Investment has declared war on Merck, and the company will officially short Merck.
Financial Times: Affected by the announcement of Merck’s ban, the pharmaceutical sector first suffered heavy losses and the overall plunge, but later rebounded and rose sharply under the influence of the announcement of Xingchen Investment. As of the close, the pharmaceutical sector rose 3.05%. However, 90% of the revenue depends on Merck’s Zhifei Biologics
, as well as Minova, which has just signed a contract with Merck, and other companies that rely on Merck to survive, are not so lucky, and the stock price is locked at the limit. Star Investment has officially declared war on Merck. I wonder if Boss Yang can shake this this time
International pharmaceutical giants have only suffered a lot from domestic pharmaceutical companies, and they may have to go through a difficult time.
There was an uproar in the Dragon Kingdom, and naturally it soon spread to the United States, and even the whole world.
For example, netizens from various countries on YouTube are expressing their opinions on this matter.
Longguo netizen: "It is said that this time Merck asked Enbei Pharmaceuticals, which Boss Yang had just acquired, to accept their patents and stop independent research and development. Boss Yang firmly disagreed, and Merck used this method to force him to agree. Originally, Boss Yang and Merck
They set up a bet, but I don’t know why it was suddenly canceled. In short, this time the two sides publicly broke up, and there must be a winner. As for the pharmaceutical companies in Longguo that rely on Merck to survive, in my opinion, it is better to go bankrupt.
, anyway, anyone can be a foundry, and companies without independent research and development capabilities should be prepared to be replaced at any time."
American netizen: "Is it Yang Chen from Xingchen Investment? The capital tycoon who harvested our banking industry? The one that even Buffett bowed to? Originally, I thought Merck would definitely win, but their opponent this time is Yang Chen, so
I’m about to change my mind. I think Xingchen Investment will win in the end. As for how to win, I don’t know, but I can follow Xingchen Investment to short Merck and eat a lot of meat.”
Bangziguo netizen: "Yang Chen is becoming more and more arrogant. His messing around in capital fashion will not bring much trouble to the country. But he has offended the international pharmaceutical giants, so what kind of medicine do the people of Longguo take? Even if it is out of reason
Humanitarianism does not prohibit the sale of drugs in the Dragon Kingdom, but the people of the Dragon Kingdom must pay high prices to buy drugs. Originally, medical treatment in the Dragon Kingdom was expensive and difficult. After Yang Chen did this, the people of the Dragon Kingdom suffered even more. And I don’t think Yang Chen is doing this.
We can beat MSD for the first time because MSD really has the confidence and capital.”
A Sanguo netizen: "Well done, Yang Chen. I'm really impressed. He actually dared to take action against Merck. Don't worry, if Merck and other companies ban the sale of drugs in Longguo, our country has adequate alternatives. The whole world knows that our country
There are no restrictions on medicines, you can do whatever you want, and it’s cheap.”
Mao Xiong netizen: "Well done, my friends from the Dragon Kingdom. These international giants are making trouble all over the world and have earned countless gold and silver treasures, but they still threaten people with life-saving drugs. It is really despicable and shameless. It is not basic at all."
They have no humanity at all. I think high-tech restrictions are understandable, but threatening life-saving things such as medicine and food is inhumane. If we hope that Yang Chen can win, we must make these pharmaceutical companies surrender."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! French netizen: "Yang Chen was a little impulsive this time. He didn't care about the safety of the people of the Dragon Kingdom at all, and was purely motivated. Even if he ends up
So what if the short selling is successful? Do the people of the Dragon Kingdom still have medicine to take? His behavior is completely irresponsible, and I think the people of the Dragon Kingdom should unite to condemn him."
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Foreign media issued relevant reports overnight.
New York Times: Star Investment took action again after many days of silence. This time they targeted the pharmaceutical giant Merck. The reason was that Yang Chen was unwilling to abide by the established order, refused to use Merck's patents, and insisted on independent research and development, which seriously damaged medicine.
The market has established an order. Merck, of course, wanted to teach him a lesson, and announced that it would prohibit Longguo pharmaceutical companies from using Merck's patents. In response, Xingchen Investment announced a short position against Merck. As we all know, many drugs around the world are manufactured by Merck, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson
Waiting for the company to develop it. If this matter is not resolved, Dragon Kingdom may no longer be able to use these commonly available drugs, which will definitely be a huge harm to the people of Dragon Kingdom. Yang Chen, are you ready to apologize?
Associated Press: This world is about rules and order. If you don't abide by the rules and order, you will definitely be punished. Yang Chen, the boss of Xingchen Investment, is unwilling to abide by MSD's rules, and the conflict between the two parties has become irreconcilable. Currently, MSD has issued an announcement banning Longguo's
Pharmaceutical companies use their patents, and in response to Xingchen Investment's announcement, it officially shorted Merck. The two parties publicly broke up, and Xingchen Investment stated that there was no possibility of reconciliation, which means that there must be a winner. But for Merck,
, even if they lose, they can still use withdrawal from Dragon Kingdom as a threat. Dragon Kingdom will definitely try their best to persuade them to stay and even offer more preferential conditions. In this case, is it necessary for Xingchen Investment to win?
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Judging from the comments of foreign netizens and media reports, they have all determined the fact that Longguo cannot lose Merck, or that Longguo cannot find a way to replace Merck.
Therefore, they will conclude that even if Merck loses the duel with Yang Chen, Longguo will still use more favorable conditions to retain Merck in the end. The result is that Merck loses but does not lose, and Yang Chen wins but does not win.
But what they don't know is that Yang Chen already has a process that can replace Merck's entire range of products. It would be better for Merck to withdraw from the Longguo market. Enbei Pharmaceuticals will directly take over Merck's original market share.
Mayor Liu of Hangzhou called Yang Chen and asked, "Mr. Yang, what are you doing? Have you read the news?"
Yang Chen: "The sports car is soliciting customers. What's the news?"
Mayor Liu: "Oh my God, my Mr. Yang, you have dug a hole in the sky, and you are still in the mood to go to a sports car to solicit customers. Aren't you afraid at all that the consequences will be so serious that you can't afford it?"
Yang Chen: "No...why don't I understand it? Why did I poke a hole in it?"
Mayor Liu: "What happened between you and Merck? Now even foreigners know about it, and foreign media are rushing to report it. You have gone big this time."
Yang Chen: "I originally wanted to play big. Do you think I would be interested in a small fight?"
Mayor Liu: "I really can't understand your idea. You insisted on shorting Merck and guaranteed a profit of 10 billion meters, but you canceled the bet with Merck. Then what's the point of winning?
What? Aren’t we still going to be threatened by them with patents? When the time comes, if you win, it will be the same as if you didn’t win. How much profit will you make, and how much money will we have to pay to others, so that they will be willing to continue to use our medicine?
Companies use their patents. Can't you consider these issues? I told you that you can't just think about this from your personal perspective, you have to think about it from the macro perspective of the government and the people. It's impossible for people at your level to
Don’t you understand these principles?”
Yang Chen: "If I didn't understand these principles, I would have done things according to my own wishes a long time ago. Why would I have to go out of my way to deal with them in such a useless way? According to my usual style of doing things, he dared to say the first sentence to me
When they were rude, I had already sentenced them to death. Being manipulated by others, now I know how uncomfortable it is. What were you doing before? Why not develop independently? Zhifei Biotech earns 10 billion a year. This is
Don’t you have money for research and development? Where did you go with all the money? You wait every day to eat the leftovers from people’s charity. One day, people are unhappy and refuse to feed you. Instead, you blame the people around you for putting up with their unhappiness. Don’t blame them.
It's really ridiculous that I don't want to do the work myself. I'm driving, so I won't tell you. I can bear any consequences of this matter by myself, and I don't need anyone to worry about it. Hang up."
Yang Chen was so angry that he stopped the car and drank a bottle of water to calm down.
And it was getting late, he had to go to the Aligaba headquarters to attend the important shareholder banquet organized by General Ma.
At seven o'clock, Yang Chen arrived at the Alibaba headquarters.
Mr. Ma had arranged for someone to wait at the gate. After Yang Chen revealed his identity, the staff took him directly to the executive restaurant.
Because tonight is just an informal shareholder exchange meeting, Mr. Ma did not make it particularly formal. Everyone just sat together to simply eat and drink and exchange views on Alibaba, the current development of Dragon Kingdom and the world economy. There was no need to vote.
What motion.
When Mr. Ma saw Yang Chen coming, he quickly ran over to greet him.
"Mr. Yang, good evening. Everyone is waiting for you to come over. We want to hear how you plan to resolve the conflict between you and MSD." Brother Malaysia said with a smile.
Yang Chen: "Didn't I make it very clear? I just want to short MSD."
At this time, Boss Cai, who had just returned from the United States, came over and took the initiative to shake hands with Yang Chen and say hello.
"Hello, Mr. Yang, it's a pleasure to meet you. Mr. Yang is just fine if he doesn't take action. Once he does, it will shake the world. After a few months of silence, suddenly a big one comes."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Chen: "Hello, Boss Cai, you are very busy. I saw you watching the game at the NBA arena a few days ago, and you came to Hangzhou today.
.”
Boss Cai: "Haha...basketball is just a hobby, work is more important."
At this time, Sun Zhengyi, the most important shareholder of Alibaba Gaba, came over.
Mr. Ma was worried that Yang Chen didn't know him, so he quickly introduced him to the two of them.
Sun Zhengyi: "Hello, Mr. Yang. I have admired you for a long time. I didn't expect that Mr. Yang would make such a big noise today. It's really shocking. As the saying goes, heroes come out of youth since ancient times. This saying is very suitable for Mr. Yang.
"
Yang Chen: "Boss Sun, you're welcome. If I want to be the hero, you have to be you. I've heard your stories since I was a child. You said you had a unique vision. You invested in many big companies with SoftBank and made a lot of money. I'll follow you.
In comparison, I am just playing house."
Sun Zhengyi: "Haha... Mr. Yang, don't belittle me. It took me so many years to accumulate such a small amount of wealth. Mr. Yang has accumulated uncountable wealth in the past few years. I am not qualified to compare with Mr. Yang."
Yang Chen: "Boss Sun is too humble. Excessive humility is pride."
"Haha..." Everyone laughed.
Brother Da Ma quickly introduced other shareholders to Yang Chen, and then invited everyone to sit down and chat while eating.
"Today I mainly want to share my views on the company and economic development with all shareholders. It is not a formal banquet or shareholders' meeting. Don't be dissatisfied, just eat whatever you want. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely set a table for everyone." Brother Malaysia
Said with a smile.
Boss Cai: "Isn't the opportunity right in front of you? When Mr. Yang successfully shorts MSD, Mr. Ma will set up a table and invite everyone to gather together to celebrate Mr. Yang."
Sun Zhengyi: "Haha... I think it will work. This opportunity is very suitable. Mr. Yang, you must win. We are all waiting to eat."
Yang Chen: "I'm super, your words about "eat the banquet" make me feel like I'm going to feel cold."
"Haha..." The whole audience laughed.
Yahu President Yang Yuan said with a smile: "I have read the opinions of the American side, and basically feel that Merck will definitely win this time. Even if Mr. Yang succeeds in shorting Merck, Merck can still get more benefits from Longguo.
.The ending is that MSD lost but did not lose, and Mr. Yang won but did not win. If Mr. Yang loses, the consequences will be more serious, and all the honors accumulated before will be lost. Mr. Yang, what do you think of this view?
Woolen cloth?"
Yang Chen: "I don't take MSD seriously at all. I don't think there will be a situation where I win but don't win, and MSD loses but doesn't lose. There is only one outcome, and it must be me winning."
"Haha..." the big guys laughed.
Brother Malaysia: "What I want is this self-confidence. Come, let's raise a glass together to cheer for Mr. Yang. After launching MSD, I will officially hold a banquet to celebrate."
Everyone picked up their glasses and took a sip.
After casual pleasantries, everyone began to talk about Alibaba and the current domestic and international economic situation.
Except for Yang Chen, everyone else is pessimistic. The domestic and international economies are in a mess, and the international situation is unstable, which makes everyone more worried.
But Yang Chen didn't think so. He felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Why do you say that?
Because international competition has intensified, many high-tech products have been restricted, and the government and enterprises are actively working hard to engage in independent research and development. The current stage should be the most suitable for research and development in the history of Longguo, with the right time, place, and people.
For example, in order to develop industries such as semiconductors and new energy vehicles, the state has spent real money to subsidize companies for active research and development.
People all over the country have now come to understand the fact that only what they own can be considered practical. It is never safe to use other people's things. If others are happy, they will give it to you. If they are unhappy, they will immediately restrict it. You have nothing to do with them.
Entrepreneurs are also taking active actions. Although some people are doing it purely to defraud the state's subsidies, doing it is better than not doing it. If you do it, you have half the chance of success. If you don't do it, the chance of success is zero.
Any research results produced in the past will encounter great resistance to commercialization. The first one is the pressure from foreign companies. They will reduce the price or even give it to Longguo for free, thereby suppressing Longguo's new research results.
Things are different now. As long as there are new research results that can replace foreign technologies, the country will actively guide them into commercialization and replace the products and technologies of foreign companies.
The word "decoupling" is repeatedly mentioned in international relations. If you want to decouple from others, you must first have technologies and products that can replace others.
Generally speaking, Yang Chen believes that now is the best opportunity for entrepreneurs in the Dragon Kingdom.
If we seize the opportunity, decades later, Longguo's brands will also become "Siemens", "General Motors", "Panasonic", "Johnson & Johnson" and so on.
If you fail to seize opportunities, you will always have to rely on charity from others to survive.
The big bosses at the scene were all deep in thought. Crisis, crisis, danger and opportunity coexisted. They only saw the danger but ignored the opportunity.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that most of them do not regard Longguo as the main battlefield base camp, so naturally they will not have thoughts in this direction.
Yang Chen has a Dragon Kingdom heart and will always be rooted in the Dragon Kingdom. He will definitely consider issues from the Dragon Kingdom's perspective first, so he thinks this is an opportunity.
As long as your products are good enough, such as quantum chips, the whole world will rush for them. There is no need to deliberately cater to foreign markets.
However, other shareholders want to take care of both Longguo and foreign markets at the same time, which leads them to worry about gains and losses, deliberately pay attention to big environmental issues, and then draw conclusions that are full of crises.
Brother Malaysia: "Mr. Yang's ideas are indeed different. Maybe it is because of this that Mr. Yang can accomplish things that none of us can do and achieve results that none of us can achieve. Let's not talk about macroeconomics.
I would like to ask Mr. Yang what he thinks of our Alibaba Gaba’s development focus in the next few years.”
Yang Chen: "I have never been involved in the company's operations. Mr. Ma, aren't you trying to make things difficult for me? With so many experienced business leaders here, I'm just trying to do whatever I want."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Brother Malaysia: "Haha...Mr. Yang is joking, let's just talk about it."
Yang Chen: "Then I'll say it. I think Alibaba's focus in the next few years should be on Taobao, not Tmall. In other words, civilian consumption should be developed and investment in the high-end consumer market should be weakened. As everyone said
As the boss just said, the world's economy is in a mess, and everyone's expectations are not good. Everyone is prepared to live a hard life, and naturally they dare not spend more. Therefore, Taobao ten years ago and today's struggle
Xixi will become more popular, and the share of so-called high-end online malls such as Tmall and Goudong will definitely drop a lot."
Brother Malaysia nodded and said: "I have the same view as Mr. Yang. The key development in the next few years should be in the mid-to-low-end market and significantly reduce investment in the high-end market. The current international situation is indeed very unclear and foreign trade cannot be done well.
, we can only develop domestic demand, but people have no money to spend, so they can only choose low-end products to meet their basic living needs."
If he has the same idea as Mr. Ma, it seems that Yang Chen has something.
Sun Zhengyi asked with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Yang's judgment on the economy is very accurate. What do you think of the economy of our island country?"
Yang Chen: "I don't have any opinion, I don't know much about it."
Sun Zhengyi looked a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang has never thought about entering the island country market?"
Yang Chen shook his head and said: "I have never thought about it. Not only the island country market, but also the markets in other countries, I have not deliberately wanted to go. I always have foreigners come over and beg me to cooperate with them."
"Haha... Mr. Yang is really kind and speaks more directly." Brother Ma quickly smoothed things over.
After all, several shareholders at the scene are foreigners. Even Boss Cai and Boss Yang, who are from the Dragon Kingdom, are of foreign nationality. Yang Chen's words are indeed a bit disrespectful to them.
However, Yang Chen is telling the truth. He does not take the initiative to develop foreign markets, and it is true that foreigners are rushing to cooperate with him, such as quantum chips, and rain bombs with a range of 20,000 kilometers. Star Technology receives them every day.
Called hundreds of companies and governments from abroad to seek cooperation.
In this case, does Yang Chen need to deliberately develop foreign markets?
No need.
As long as you ensure your absolute lead, you don't need to understand foreign markets. Foreign markets will actively seek cooperation and even beg to give them cooperation opportunities.
Sun Zhengyi was a little unhappy, after all, Yang Chen looked down on the island country market.
"Mr. Yang is young and energetic, I can understand that."
Yang Chen immediately retorted: "This has nothing to do with youth and vigour. It's just that I don't like the market of island countries. In such a big place, with such a small population, what can I learn about it? You guys, Panasonic, Sony, Mitsubishi, etc.
I don’t know how many calls I’ve received to meet with them. I don’t think it’s necessary to meet with them. They can’t give me anything I’m interested in in exchange, and I’m not very interested in money. Do you think it’s necessary for me to meet with them?
?When people interact with each other, enterprises interact with enterprises, and countries interact with countries, they are all exchanges of interests. I give you what you want, and you give me what I want, so that the two parties can continue to interact. You only want my things,
But you can’t get what I want, why should I care about you?”
