Repulse Bay Villa No. 3, before dawn.
The night was like thick ink, stubbornly clinging to the sky above Victoria Harbour, and had not completely faded away before the rising sun completely broke through the sea level.
On the other side of the river are rows of skyscrapers, with countless flickering lights reflected on the glass windows, like fragments of the galaxy scattered on earth.
It is indeed hard to imagine that in this era, the mainland is still poor and destitute, while Hong Kong Island is so modern and prosperous.
Under the British colonization and relying on the free trade port, it is indeed worthy of being the most dazzling pearl of the Orient.
Lin Huowang stood alone in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in the study. Last night's release and venting made him feel quite relaxed both physically and mentally.
However, he did not allow Lu Ruirong to stay here overnight. Although it was late at night after they finished, Lin Huowang still asked the driver to drive a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow to take her back to her parents' home in Tanglou.
As the faint morning light struggled to pierce the darkness from the sea level, there was a very slight noise at the door. Gao Qiaohao appeared silently, bowed slightly, and respectfully held a proof of the newspaper in his hands, which still exuded a strong smell of ink.
"Mr. Kobayashi, the front page of the Asia Daily has been finalized."
His voice was low, almost blending into the silence before dawn, but it clearly revealed a tense emotion that was forcibly suppressed, like a fully drawn bowstring.
Lin Huowang didn't look back.
His gaze seemed to penetrate the mist of the harbor, pass over the rolling waves, and firmly lock onto some place more distant.
He slowly raised his hand and took the Asia Daily.
His eyes fell precisely on the bold, enlarged black title at the top:
[Ms. Kobayashi creates another legend! Kangsheng Pharmaceutical announces the successful development of a groundbreaking new drug! Is Hong Kong's medical industry about to rewrite history?!]
Lin Huowang personally ordered this explosive and exaggerated headline. To deceive Western pharmaceutical giants, the more stealthy the operation, the more suspicion it would arouse, so a huge publicity spree was necessary.
This is what Lin Huowang has been doing all along. The louder the noise, the easier it is to "steal the chicken."
Looking down, below the title is a large piece of inflammatory text.
"Unprecedented breakthrough", "revolutionary achievement", "global attention", "outstanding contribution"...
These compliments are piled up like a mountain, exaggerating the significance of the "new drug" to the point where it is even enough to rewrite human civilization.
However, the tricky thing is that the entire text is like a veil covering the most crucial core information.
What is the name of this medicine?
What diseases can it treat?
What are its specific efficacy and R&D data support?
Despite Lin Huowang's deliberate arrangement, not a single detail was mentioned, maintaining the sense of mystery.
It can be said that this is a carefully planned and thorough publicity spree aimed at creating an empty mirage-like illusion.
This is done not only for the whole of Hong Kong to see, but also for some global pharmaceutical giants who may be watching secretly.
Lin Huowang quickly read the article and nodded with satisfaction.
"Excellent. No need to change it! Just print it! Light it up and let it spread across the entire island. The brighter it burns, the better."
On the streets of Hong Kong Island, next to a newsstand.
“Crash!”
The sound of a newspaper being rolled up and then suddenly falling violently tore through the tranquility of the early morning.
Copies of the Asia Daily, emitting a pungent smell of ink, were distributed, instantly creating ripples of noise in every street and corner of Hong Kong Island.
The whole city seemed to be awakened by the thunder transformed from these lead characters.
Kobayashi Tianwang, who had been quiet for several days, made such a big noise again.
Central, the financial district.
The well-dressed white-collar elites walked even faster, shuttling between the skyscrapers in suits and ties on Hong Kong Island.
On a clanging tram, a middle-aged man with meticulously combed hair and wearing gold-rimmed glasses squeezed into the crowd with a slightly impatient look, holding a newly bought newspaper in his hand.
He quickly scanned the eye-catching headline on the front page, and his brows instantly twisted into deep wrinkles.
Because he saw a familiar name again. As a financial practitioner, he had suffered a lot in the financial market in the past few months because of the appearance of this name.
"It's this Xiaolin student again..."
The middle-aged man's silent inner monologue was filled with deep doubt. "How long has it been since they acquired Hong Kong Land? And already, they've entered the pharmaceutical industry? 'A new drug that's a breakthrough?' Haha! This Asia Daily, aside from praising its own boss, is full of nothing but exaggerated praise. Is there a single word of useful content?"
As a middle-level manager who has been immersed in investment banking for many years, he has seen too many carefully packaged concept bubbles.
In his eyes, this article in the Asia Times, which deliberately avoided core information and simply piled up empty words, was nothing more than a classic "smoke bomb" tactic in the securities market, flashing the cold luster of capital manipulation.
"Nine times out of ten, it's just another ploy to drive up the stock price and cash out at a high price."
He closed the newspaper indifferently. After reading the report, he was extremely certain that this report was probably a smokescreen deliberately released by Kobayashi to hype up Kangsheng Pharmaceutical's stock.
He didn't have any expectations for the so-called "new drugs" reported in the news. Such hype was nothing but a game of capital.
However, in the common tea restaurant not far from Central, there is another noisy scene.
The place is bustling with people, and the hot steam of various Cantonese breakfasts mixed with the aroma of strong tea gives it a very homely feel.
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