Two porters, wearing overalls stained with motor oil, were huddled around a greasy dining table.
One of them poked the spread-out newspaper with his rough fingers and cried out in amazement:
"Look! Kobayashi Tenbo! He just bought that 'Oriental God of Wealth' from Jardine Matheson a few days ago! Isn't that impressive?
It hasn't been that long, and they've already built a pharmaceutical company, and they're claiming to have developed some 'epoch-making' new drug? This is incredible! This is truly incredible!"
For the lower-class people in Hong Kong Island, the name Kobayashi Tianwang is now as well-known as that of Chinese tycoons such as Henry Fok and Yue-kong Pao.
In fact, because Kobayashi Tenwang is so young, he is more legendary and mysterious, and his reputation is much more powerful than these veteran tycoons.
The companion opposite leaned over when he heard the sound. Although he could not recognize all the words, the bold words "Xiao Linsheng", "Cross-era", and "Rewrite history" still hit his vision hard.
"Really?! Oh my God! This kid is definitely not an ordinary person!
I told you, how could an ordinary person dare to compete with giants like Jardine Matheson and the Huo family?
He's so good at what he does that he even managed to revive a pharmaceutical factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy. What a talent he has!"
His tone was full of almost instinctive admiration for the strong.
There is no way. In a world like Hong Kong where capital is rampant, everyone admires the strong and everyone looks at money. Whoever has money and power is the most powerful.
Their discussion also attracted a young man wearing glasses and looking like a student from the next table.
The young man couldn't help but interrupt, saying with a hint of disdain:
"It's all skill, but the content of this report is a bit too broad, isn't it? 'A groundbreaking new drug'? What exactly is it? What disease does it treat? Where's the data? None at all!
Isn't this a classic case of "launching a satellite"? It's just hype! Pharmaceutical research and development is the most rigorous science!
Look at Pfizer and Merck abroad. Which new drug doesn’t take ten or even twenty years to develop and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to succeed?
"How long has he taken over Kang Sheng? I think this is just nonsense from an outsider, just to hype up the stock market!"
He spoke very directly, feeling an inexplicable anger and worry in his heart about this capital player stirring up the sacred field of scientific research in his heart.
After all, in the eyes of professionals like him, let alone developing a new drug in one or two months, even developing a new drug that is truly "epoch-making" in one or two years can be considered a miraculous speed.
So, he didn't believe what was boasted in the newspaper at all.
"Hey, young man, you don't understand!"
The previously excited porter was a little unhappy about being pushed back, but he still retorted with a bit of blind trust in the "successful person", "Look at what Xiao Linsheng has done, which one has he failed to accomplish?
Isn't Jardine Matheson powerful enough? He even managed to take it over! How could a person like that be so unreliable?
He said it was a leap forward, so that was definitely a certainty!"
"These are two completely different things!"
The student refused to back down and his voice became excited. "The acquisition of Jardine Matheson is a capital operation, it's a game of capital chain and market valuation!
New drug research and development is real hard technology that requires massive basic research and countless clinical data!
He is a master of capital, but he suddenly jumped into the pharmaceutical industry and claimed to have produced "epoch-making" results in such a short period of time. This is not only outrageous, but also harmful to the already weak local pharmaceutical companies in Hong Kong Island!
Such irresponsible boasting in order to drive up the stock price and cash out is completely disrupting the industry order! "
This medical graduate student from the University of Hong Kong is worried that this trend of exaggeration will further squeeze small pharmaceutical companies that are truly dedicated to research and development.
After all, this also concerns his own job. After graduating from the University of Hong Kong, he naturally hopes to stay in Hong Kong Island and work in pharmaceutical research for a local pharmaceutical company.
The dispute between the two also attracted the attention of more people in the tea restaurant.
There was a buzz of discussion, and some people nodded in agreement with the porter's opinion, thinking that Xiao Linsheng was very capable.
Some people frowned and agreed with the students' point of view, thinking that the news was too exaggerated.
TVB TV station, live broadcast of the midday financial interview.
The glaring spotlights illuminated the studio as bright as day.
The host maintained a professional smile. Opposite him sat an elderly man with gray hair and a well-tailored three-piece suit. He was Professor Lee Myung-bak, a highly respected tenured professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Island University of Hong Kong. He was also a senior consultant to several multinational pharmaceutical companies and a leading authority in the pharmaceutical industry.
The host gently pushed an open copy of the Asia Daily in front of Professor Li, and pointed his finger at the explosive headline.
Obviously, the content of today's midday financial interview directly hits the hot topic that shocked the whole of Hong Kong today, about the "Mr. Xiao Lin" and the "new drug" he developed.
"Professor Li, I believe you are already aware of the report that shocked the whole city this morning.
Under the leadership of Mr. Kobayashi, Kangsheng Pharmaceutical suddenly announced a breakthrough in a new drug with "epoch-making significance."
As a top professional in the industry, I wonder what you think of this news?
Under the live camera, Professor Lee Myung-bak did not hide his anger and impatience.
He took the newspaper and then sneered ridiculously:
"Grandstanding! Absurd!
Dear audience friends, please allow me, an old man who has been trekking on the difficult road of medical research and development for more than 40 years, to say a few words that may not be appropriate but are absolutely true from the heart.
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