Chapter 286: Big dolls (most of them are dolls, don't buy them if you don't like them)
The May Day holiday has officially begun, and Chen Siyu lives directly in the e-commerce park to work on his new business.
Lu Li went out early and came back late, holding her bag mysteriously every day. She didn't know where she was going, and Ding Wei didn't pay much attention to her.
She was the only one in the dormitory, and her whole state seemed to be back to the same as when she was in a rental house during the winter vacation.
Her boyfriend worked overtime during the holidays, and Wang Qinghe took over the website entirely. Xie Yan's initially impetuous heart immediately calmed down, and he quickly returned to a focused state, staring at the computer and coding from morning to night.
"Exchange Life" only has one finale left. No matter what, we must get it out quickly.
Otherwise, if she procrastinates any longer, she will forget the original plot. Even now, she has to read the outline and previous text before writing to remember it.
It is really difficult to write a long novel.
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"Exchange Life"
Chapter 713.
season finale.
Lin Xiao sat quietly in his seat, and his manager also stayed beside him without saying a word.
He is a legend in the circle.
Although he was born in a poor mountain village, he was able to counterattack and become a movie king.
In the end, he retired from the industry with the highest honor, but turned around and became a scientific research boss...
Over the years, there are countless patents that have come out of his hands, and they have become like national treasures.
Now, although Lin Xiao has been a scientific researcher for several years, he still has the aura of a celebrity.
Just sitting there, looking down on all the big names in the medical industry around him, he seemed like he was not worthy of washing the feet of a rich and wealthy young man.
In front of him, there was a signature pen and a pile of dozens of pages of contracts, both in Chinese and English. A lawyer was waiting next to him, ready to answer his questions at any time.
A group of big names in the pharmaceutical industry looked at the rising stars in the industry with complicated eyes. They were all representatives sent by major pharmaceutical companies to purchase patents.
But in the end, it was the representative of Mosaic Pharmaceuticals sitting next to Lin Xiao who obtained the patent rights for the new drug research and development results for a sky-high price of 130 million US dollars.
Mosaic invests up to 5 billion in drug research every year, and it also has a variety of specific drugs under its umbrella.
Among them, the most famous and most profitable one is the cancer cure hormone that costs up to 120,000 US dollars per course of treatment.
In fact, the so-called cancer cure element cannot completely cure cancer, but can greatly extend people's lives.
If you keep eating, keep procrastinating, and procrastinate until your body is finally overwhelmed, you will reach the end of death.
But there are millions of people in the world, and everyone wants to survive.
Therefore, although this medicine is expensive to take, and two or three courses of treatment are enough to buy a house in the imperial capital, the will to survive is overwhelming. By the way, it has also brought high profits to Mosian Company, and the shareholders of the board of directors.
Supported by years of investment.
Lin Xiao retired from the industry for a few years and achieved frequent results, but most of them were digested directly in his own country before he had time to make waves.
Nowadays, such an international achievement cannot be hidden no matter how hard it is. In the end, the capitalists who have heard about it have seized this opportunity.
——What he developed is a new pharmaceutical ingredient, Alpha C3-405.
This new type of ingredient can quickly stimulate human immune cells, allowing the human body system to self-identify cancerous cells, further promote cell regeneration, strengthen immunity, and ultimately kill diseased cells.
This is a miracle drug that can completely cure cancer. Even though it has not yet passed human trials, all results in the laboratory have shown its extremely high safety.
Just this new ingredient, which has obtained multiple certifications, is enough to make Lin Xiao famous around the world.
Today's private meeting is where the capital parties unite to reject the domestic monopoly, and everyone starts bidding together.
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In fact, among the many pharmaceutical companies present, Mosaic Pharmaceuticals is not the most established and wealthy pharmaceutical company.
But it happened that they got this patent all because Lin Xiao put forward his request at the negotiation meeting.
——The new anti-cancer ingredient Alpha C3-405 is synthesized in the laboratory and costs no more than $600 per serving.
Lin Xiao's request is that after the pharmaceutical company obtains this patent authorization and passes the drug trial and officially launches the drug, the price per course of treatment shall not be higher than 30,000 US dollars.
Judging from the initial experimental results in the laboratory, only two courses of treatment are needed in the early stage, and no more than 6 courses of treatment are needed in the late stage.
Although there are still many people who cannot afford this high price, it also gives many people more hope.
Considering the large amount of investment that medical and pharmaceutical companies invest in drug research and development every year, Lin Xiao feels that this price is the lowest requirement he can make after careful consideration.
But despite this, after several calls were made to the medical representatives present, there was immediately no movement.
This requirement is simply impossible for many pharmaceutical companies.
yes.
No matter which mathematician calculates this price, they can make money, and make a lot of money.
But just like this, how can we satisfy them?
What they want is not to make a lot of money, but to plunder like crazy.
Before the discovery of this new drug ingredient, the time-delaying cure alone could cost US$120,000 for a course of treatment, and demand exceeded supply.
Now this is a new type of drug that can completely cure cancer, and it only sells for 30,000 US dollars. If they agree today, how will the public be willing to accept the words and excuses of huge profits from their pharmaceutical companies in the future?
There is also the patent fee they paid for this drug in advance, which is 130 million US dollars, plus the expenses required for the subsequent research and development and experimental promotion of the drug...
Mosian’s representative sneered inwardly——
Scientists who are engaged in research only have experiments in their minds. Do they think that everyone in the world is willing to do charity?
But despite what he thought in his heart, he still agreed to Lin Xiao's request quickly, and in a short period of time, he immediately asked the company's legal affairs department to re-draw the contract, and even decided to sign the contract immediately.
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Lin Xiao's eyes turned around the contract on the table. Now he looked at the smiling and unanimous expressions of many people and sighed softly:
"Human beings' desire for profit is so crazy that it's hard to believe."
The translator was ordered to translate every word he said truthfully. When everyone heard this sentence, everyone had different expressions.
Mosian's medical representative felt nervous and asked cautiously: "What do you want to say?"
"nothing."
Lin Xiao picked up the signature pen beside him and signed his name on the contract one after another neatly, while smiling.
"I'm just sighing casually... By the way, Mr. Heilman, it is stated in the contract that if this drug cannot be successfully launched within one year, you will pay me a liquidated damages of 18 million US dollars per year... So
In order to earn enough profits, you must put the drug on the market as soon as possible."
"Yes," Mosian's medical representative nodded cautiously, as if he were a particularly sincere and enthusiastic simple farmer.
He exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Your research is epoch-making. No matter what, for the benefit of all mankind, we will do our best to promote it and benefit the public!"
He said this, but his eyes were staring at his pen with burning eyes.
Lin Xiao's smile became deeper and deeper.
The manager sitting there silently couldn't help but his eyebrows beating crazily when he saw his familiar expression.
——This doesn’t seem to be a good thing.
He looked at the serious occasion now and the contract that was worth more than a thousand gold, and he couldn't help but feel frightened.
——The contract has been signed and the money has arrived. What else could go wrong?
Even if this big boss is no longer a star, his ability to get things done is not bad at all.
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After the due entertainment was over, everyone dispersed. The manager kept his doubts in his heart and sent Lin Xiao back to his home. Then he asked:
"Do you have any plans again?"
"Didn't you get everything in this contract? The sincerity is very obvious. Didn't you see that so many pharmaceutical companies refused to agree to your request... Only Mosian agreed?"
The implication is, don't cause trouble again.
Lin Xiao took a sip of water slowly, snorted coldly, and said with unclear meaning:
"Those pharmaceutical companies did not agree because they were frantically tug-of-war on the balance of morality and interests. Although they were hypocritical, they showed a little bit of humanity."
"But..." Lin Xiao had an unknown smile on his face.
"It just so happens that Mossian Company also showed me another kind of humanity."
"What humanity?"
The agent was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "You mean... they don't agree to the idea of selling drugs cheaply?"
The agent sighed: "Actually, I can understand it."
"It is not easy to develop this kind of special medicine. Although it is very expensive to sell, it really leaves many people with nowhere to go. But if you think about it carefully, they invest tens of billions in the research and development of drugs every year, and it is very likely that there will be no results in 10 or 20 years.
.”
"If we finally develop genuine drugs and still can't earn back the profits, I'm afraid no one will do drug research and development in the long run."
Lin Xiao shook his head.
"You are wrong, it is too one-sided."
"Drug research and development is not an easy task. Many people may invest a lot for many years and get nothing in return."
"But more often than not, capital represents interests."
"When there is no way to benefit from a research result in 10 or 20 years, no private pharmaceutical company except our country is willing to do this kind of loss-making business. If they are willing to pay, they must have obtained benefits from it. Even if they have not, in
It may happen in the near future.”
"Taking a step back, even if they don't make a profit for 20 years, once they develop a new drug that shocks the world, they can monopolize the drug and get sky-high prices from then on."
"For example, Mosaic's anti-cancer cure... Do you know how many cancer patients there are in the world?"
"More than 20 million."
"But do you know how many cancer patients among them can afford their drug, which costs US$120,000 for a course of treatment?"
"Less than 1.5 million."
This sky-high price of medicine is not something that disappears once or twice after the treatment is completed. Instead, it must be taken as long as the person does not die.
Lin Xiao sneered: "Even if each of these 1.5 million people only takes one course of medication, how much money do you think the pharmaceutical company can make?"
This is the most profitable industry in the world. In the name of charity and life-saving, it makes far more profits than smuggling black fire and heroin.
Of course, saving lives is indeed more noble than those.
But there is no need to go into detail about these, after all, they are discussing interests, not morality.
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The agent gasped.
He used to fail in mathematics in school. Now he is holding a calculator on his mobile phone, and there are so many zeros at the back that the calculator can no longer display it.
He couldn't help but retort weakly:
"But cancer patients are dying every year, and they won't be able to eat all the time..."
Lin Xiao just smiled and said nothing.
The agent immediately thought of it——
Yes, cancer patients are dying every year, but there are also new cancer patients being discovered every year.
Among these people, not to mention 1.5 million, there are 150,000. If each person takes one course of treatment, Mosaic can make enough medical investment for 100 years.
He took a deep breath and comforted himself now:
"It's nothing. Even if he makes money, don't you think he has agreed to your request now? He is willing to sell it to patients at a cheaper price."
Lin Xiao seemed to have thought of something and laughed now.
Mossian Corporation is a well-known black-hearted businessman in the industry.
They have always been good at using various contract tricks to deceive scientific researchers who are not familiar with this. I don’t know how many patents have been ruined by them over the years...
In other words, as many people as their drugs have saved, so many people have been harmed by their ruined patents.
The entire company, from top to bottom, is surging with the power of capital.
"Do you think they will let this drug go on the market?"
The agent couldn't believe it: "If the drug is not released on the market, why would we spend more than 100 million US dollars to buy it?"
Isn’t this a waste of money?
"Of course it's for monopoly."
Lin Xiao transformed from a monk to a human being and deeply felt the bloody and cruel struggle for interests among ordinary humans like ants.
When he was in Tianxuan Continent, the monks practiced "wealth lovers" and fought for life and death for magic treasures and spiritual veins. This was normal.
But he never thought that the fights between mortals were actually more terrifying than the methods of monks. There was even this method of eating people without spitting out the bones - if it weren't for his extraordinary cultivation, his thinking could be more divergent.
In the distance, there are countless information that can be remembered, and it is impossible to dig out the small piece of tofu that is buried under the overlapping news, that is, a scientific researcher committed suicide in pain.
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However, as a broker, I actually feel that all capitalists in the world are kind-hearted people...
From this point of view, my manager is a rare transparent person, and no negative emotions seem to be able to affect him.
Lin Xiao felt much better when he thought about it.
When you are in a good mood, the more you are willing to talk to your agent.
"Mosian paid to not only monopolize the production and research and development of this new drug, but also to monopolize the continued development of their healing agents."
"As for the general public who are attracted by the news, what does it matter? Find some trolls and find people to write a few soft articles to let everyone know that drug research and development is not easy and the future is far away. On the contrary, it will stimulate more people to buy this product.
part of the healing factor.”
People's emotions are easily mobilized, and more people may lack such an opportunity and reason to buy.
"If my new drug can be sold for $600,000 per course of treatment, this drug will definitely be on the market."
"But now, at my request, it can only be sold for 30,000 US dollars, which is not even comparable to his cancer cure. Pharmaceutical companies are not philanthropic, so this drug will never be put on the market."
Even if they are willing, other pharmaceutical companies will not be willing.
This is also the reason why everyone at the scene knew it well but remained silent.
The reason why Mosian is the most willing to spend money is simply because among many pharmaceutical companies, they are the only ones with the most direct stakeholders.
This is also a common routine used by unscrupulous pharmaceutical companies, but people who are immersed in scientific research rarely hear of it.
Their payment of patent fees is equivalent to a monopoly on the emergence of this drug, and the liquidated damages incurred every year due to delays in not launching it are nothing more than the fees they pay for monopolizing the drug.
But once the patent is in their hands, they can give any excuses, such as the production line is not arranged well, the drug has rejection reactions, and various small factors...
As long as they don't produce it, if you want to survive, you have to buy their healing ingredients.
In this way, although some money is wasted, the life of their drugs can be extended for many years...
This business is a good deal no matter what.
Even though it was just a few words, the agent understood instantly and gasped: "Then you still sign!"
He was so anxious that he looked around: "If it doesn't work, give it to the state. Can't we sell it cheaply? Can't domestic pharmaceutical companies?"
Lin Xiao opened a paper he had just downloaded and said slowly:
"Can domestic pharmaceutical companies afford large international capital? Can they afford the money?"
"If everything is sold to the state, then I will be worthless."
While reading the paper, he quickly wrote something on the paper and said casually:
"To develop this new pharmaceutical ingredient, I have invested far more than 1.2 billion US dollars in machinery and equipment. If I sell it cheaply, who will support me for the next scientific research result?"
"Or, who can support me regardless of results or rewards, who will not interfere, who does not require me to make any applications or reports... and who will only support me according to my requirements?"
The agent remained silent.
Profit is at the forefront, and whatever you do, you must seek something.
He wasn't really that naive, he was just too surprised for the moment, so he said what he just said.
But at this moment, when I think of such a good drug, I don’t know how many lives and families it can save... but it can’t be put on the market because of the evil intentions of the pharmaceutical company, I feel like a little snail, and I almost curl up completely.
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Lin Xiao turned the pages of the paper in his hand, looked at the time, and then said: "By the way, since you have nothing to do, why not make an appointment with me? I was excluded from this negotiation before.
Externally, the government-led Sinopharm Corporation.”
"By the way, let me re-plan my schedule. From tomorrow on, I will no longer participate in all external affairs. I will be in the laboratory every day. If there is no big event, please don't disturb me."
"At the same time, remember to call the people at Mosian Company every other month, with a more anxious tone, to urge the progress."
If Mosian Company really plans to build a production line and make follow-up matters within this year, even if it has not had time to go public within a year, Lin Xiao will not ask for the liquidated damages, but will be more patient and wait.
but……
He shook his head.
During the entire contract negotiation process, Mossian Company's follow-up plans remained on paper. Lin Xiao was not a fool, and now he knew what they were thinking.
It's just that... there is still a glimmer of hope.
It is normal to enter the laboratory. In fact, Lin Xiao has basically stayed in the laboratory for these years, and generally does not go out except for important events.
but……
"Why are you contacting Sinopharm? Do you plan to sell this patent again? I remember the contract stipulates that it seems to be an exclusive authorization."
If it were not for the exclusive license, no matter how stupid Mossian Company was, they would not give such a sky-high price.
Lin Xiao shook his head.
"I already have a fairly mature idea of all the changes and adjustments made by the human body in the fight against cancer. The previous Alpha C3-405 was just an unexpected surprise on the wrong road."
What? Wrong path?
The agent was stunned.
Looking at his incredible expression, Lin Xiao smiled.
"Yes, that's right. Although it was a correct result, because the idea was wrong from the beginning, the cost of this correct result, as well as the healing time and treatment process, were quite a failure."
After thinking for a while, he added: "It's a failure for me."
The agent breathed a sigh of relief——
That means it was actually successful, but Lin Xiao was very demanding.
God knows, he just thought this was the largest fraud in the history of scientific research.
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Lin Xiao has already put away the paper in his hand:
"Just contact me first, there is no need to make a big deal about it."
"Disclose a little information and tell them that I have a new medical treatment that is not related to the previous drugs, but can quickly cure cancer within a week."
“Lower prices.”
"It is expected to successfully reduce costs within a year and a half."
If Mosaic Company faithfully fulfills its contract, they will also receive exclusive authorization when this new drug is developed, and the authorization amount will not exceed one hundred US dollars.
But if not...
Lin Xiao sneered.
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I wrote from morning to afternoon in one breath. When Ding Wei came back to her senses, she felt hungry. When she looked at the time, it was already past 3 o'clock.
She saved the document and stretched herself at the moment. She didn't care about doing anything else. She wanted to find something to fill her stomach first.
However, after searching around, I found that there was nothing in the dormitory.
This is not the life that contemporary college students should have during their holidays.
However, if you think about it carefully, it seems understandable. After all, the omnipotent seller Zhou Xuemei is next door. If they want to eat in the middle of the night, the other party can deliver it to the upper bunk in the dark...
It's not unreasonable for Zhou Xuemei's business to expand so quickly.
But in this case, there is a mobile snack warehouse next door. They can just shout for whatever they want, and no one knows how to stock up.
But I never expected that today is the May Day holiday.
Even Zhou Xuemei, the all-round sales expert, has gone out to play now. Ding Wei was depressed for a while and had to go downstairs.
"Auntie, do you still have instant noodles here? Sell me a pack."
The students were all on vacation, and the dormitory aunt and her family hadn't come back yet, so I just stayed in the dormitory.
She always has some small snacks and daily necessities here in case of emergencies. Every year there are students doing business in the school. Auntie is already used to it and does not make money from this.
It is placed here purely to alleviate some of the students' worries.
For a small business expert like Zhou Xuemei, she felt that her burden had been relieved.
After all, students want a lot of snacks and daily necessities, and sometimes they even choose brands. A gas stove in her small room is already very good, but if she crams so many things into it, she will feel upset just looking at it.
chaos.
At this moment, I turned around and saw Ding Wei, and she laughed very familiarly:
"You didn't eat lunch, did you? Why eat instant noodles? You young people like to eat this... This is all junk food and unhealthy."
The lonely aunt is full of enthusiasm:
"I just made scrambled eggs and fried rice at noon, and there's still one bowl left. Do you want to eat it? I'll heat it up for you."
"Okay."
Their friendship with the dormitory aunt started with a 50-cent Shinchi stick. They were too embarrassed to give away the 50-cent Shinchi stick, and naturally they could eat the aunt's bowl of fried rice.
Ding Wei was not shy. She walked into the house with familiarity, picked out a cute little ponytail and sat down, rubbing her hands with flies and waiting.
My aunt's cooking skills are not outstanding, but the home-cooked taste is definitely enough. Nowadays, just put the egg fried rice in the microwave and it will be ready in a minute or two.
The smell of eggs and chopped green onions came out as it was further heated. Ding Wei held the bowl and ate with satisfaction, while praising her aunt——
"Auntie, your egg fried rice is really good!"
——This bowl is just a bit small.
Ding Wei is growing taller now, and such a small bowl of rice is really not enough for her.
But I thought I could have another dinner in the evening, so this extra meal was just right.
Auntie has long been accustomed to eating less at night, and Ding Wei looks quite slim——
In her mind, slender girls eat less and don't even think about whether they can eat enough.
Hearing the compliment, I felt proud now:
"That's right. Who wouldn't praise my craftsmanship?"
She said and sighed: "It's a pity, we are all busy with work..."
Auntie's husband passed away many years ago, leaving only her and her son.
As my son grows up, starts a family and starts a career, life becomes a time when there is no burden.
However, the son and daughter-in-law are usually away from home, so the granddaughter naturally follows her parents, otherwise the aunt would not decide to be the boarding house caretaker.
It's just that I'm older and watching the students being lively.
It’s hard to talk too much about this topic. If you want to survive and have a better life, it’s always not perfect.
Ding Wei had just finished finishing the small bowl of egg fried rice and was about to change the subject when she received a call from Chen Siyu.
"Weiwei, I'm going back to the dormitory to sleep tonight. Do you have anything to eat tonight? Should we go to eat together, or should I bring it to you?"
Ding Wei wondered: "Aren't you in the e-commerce park?"
They all prepared a simple luggage and said they were going to stay for a few days.
Chen Siyu is depressed:
"There are only simple warehouses and office spaces here. If I really want to sleep, there is only a warehouse manager's position... So I thought about it and decided to go back to the dormitory. It's convenient to have a small light anyway."
When Ding Wei doesn't need the car during the holidays, Xiaoguang is hers.
Chen Siyu famously said: Cultivate feelings.
Ding Wei nodded: "Okay, then let's..."
Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered and turned to look at the dormitory aunt again: "Auntie, we are on vacation now anyway, why don't we go out to eat together in the evening!"
The aunt waved her hands repeatedly: "Oh, I won't go. The places where you young people go out to eat are very expensive. I can just cook two dishes at home."
Ding Wei laughed: "It's not that exaggerated. We must find a restaurant nearby and order two dishes. Let's go together. Anyway, there are no students anymore, so why don't we go out for a walk?"
"Then... OK!"
Auntie happily responded.
Chen Siyu naturally did not disagree.
You must know that she started the business of renting books and selling small things, and later opened an online store. Sometimes she brought large and small goods to the dormitory, and girls from other schools came here to try on clothes. Aren't they all small back doors opened by aunts?
?
They all remember this.
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As a result, during dinner in the evening, Bai Shanshan also ran over.
Now that the vacation has only been three days, she has already lost a little weight visibly to the naked eye.
His cheeks were a little haggard.
At this moment, Bai Shanshan looked at the plate of potato and pork slices placed in front of Ding Wei, and she almost shed tears.
"I really want to eat it, woohoo..."
But having said that, I don’t know what method Li Mingyi used to force her. In short, under the mental pressure of the ruthless sister-in-law, even though there were only a few of them at the moment, Bai Shanshan still turned her chopsticks and went to the cabbage again.
His expression was as if he was eating grass, looking forward to death.
The dormitory aunt couldn’t help but feel a little distressed:
"Hey, young people can't lose weight like this. Just run more. It won't work if you're just hungry! Besides, you are lucky to be a little fatter."
When Bai Shanshan heard this, she said depressedly: "Then I'd better eat vegetables. Running will kill me more."
I would rather suffer from poverty than exercise more.
Bai Shanshan is so beautiful.
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During the holidays, there were only a few students left in the girls' dormitory. Everyone entered the dormitory building with a full stomach, carrying a few uneaten packaged dishes in their hands, ready to be left for the aunt to heat up tomorrow.
As I was putting the packaged food into the small refrigerator, my aunt looked at the time and said, "Oh, the TV series is about to start. I don't know what new drama will be broadcast tonight!"
He immediately turned on the TV and was still greeting Ding Wei and the others——
"Well, I have nothing to do tonight anyway, so don't leave. I'll watch TV with my aunt here."
As he said that, he laid out his cross-stitch in a familiar manner and sat in front of the TV.
Watching TV... doesn't seem to be impossible!
After all, the dormitory aunt's TV is a flat screen, and the room is quite comfortable.
——A lot of the furniture and furnishings are at my own expense. I work here just for fun.
The three of them looked at each other, and Bai Shanshan suddenly remembered: "Ah, I came back just to tell you, Weiwei, you..."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he reacted: "I mean, the TV series based on Xiao Bailian's new novel, "From the Deep Sea", seems to be starting tonight."
