The time came to July 1990.
July 7, 8 and 9 are known as the scorching July or Black July. These are the days of the college entrance examination.
The fourth child of the Chen family is also going to take the exam today.
Wow, other people came to take the college entrance examination together with their classmates, but Chen Dong’s eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law, eldest brother, and eldest sister-in-law all came. Even Chen Qiu, who just came back from an internship in the United States, came to see him off.
Chen Dong understood that this was not sending him to take an exam, this was sending him to his death.
If he didn't do well in the exam and couldn't get into university, he would definitely die when he returned. His eldest sister would beat him to death.
"Alright, alright, all of you go back. Whether you pass the exam or not is determined by fate. You can't blame me when the time comes."
Chen Chun glared at you. "I've tutored you for three years. Even a fool could get into college. If you don't, you'll be the gatekeeper at Four Seasons Hospital. I'm not kidding you."
Chen Dong murmured, "Just look at the gate."
"What did you say?"
Chen Chun's voice suddenly rose, and it seemed that he could not help but take action. Chen Xia quickly grabbed him.
"Alright, alright, go in and take the exam. If you don't pass this year, try again next year. If you don't pass next year, try again the year after. Anyway, when you get into college, you'll graduate from high school. If you're so embarrassed, just repeat the grade every year."
Gu Lin chuckled: "Then you'll be in the same class with Zijin and Zipei, so you uncle and nephew can look after each other."
Hahahaha~~~~
Chen Xia and Gu Lin both burst into laughter.
Chen Chun glanced at the funny couple with dissatisfaction.
Chen Qiu took out a pen from his bag and said, "Here, this pen was given to me by my elder brother when I took the college entrance examination. I hope that I, a top student, can bring you good luck."
Chen Laosi showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and was pulled into the examination room by his classmates.
Chen Chun stretched his neck, hoping to see him walk into the examination room. "Ah, this kid, second brother, your university education will be entirely up to you."
When Chen Xia heard this, he thought, well, this means two preparations with one heart. If he passes the exam, everyone will be happy. If he fails, he can use a back door.
It is estimated that with Chen Bingkun's martyr certificate and the 10 million yuan sponsorship from Four Seasons Group, it should not be difficult for Chen Dong to go to the Second Military Medical University.
I just don't know if he can handle it. Being a medical student is too difficult. There is too much to memorize. If he doesn't study hard, he will never graduate.
This is not like other majors where you can just sleep in class and pass the exam by focusing on the key points.
After Chen Dong entered the examination room, the family dispersed. Chen Xia came to the headquarters of Four Seasons Building. He had been officially appointed as the vice chairman and vice president of Four Seasons Group. At least he had an identity.
Before I could even warm my butt, Dai Zixin rushed in.
"Brother, oh no, Mr. Chen, Mr. Walter from Pfizer Yuezhou just called. He said it was urgent and asked you to call him back immediately."
Pfizer and Nanguateng Pharmaceuticals jointly invested in and established a diabetes drug production base in the "International Pharmaceutical High-Tech Development Zone"
Now that the factory building has been completed, we are just waiting for the equipment to arrive so that we can start trial production. The company has been preparing for this for more than a year and has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in heavy investment. This is no joke.
In 1990, there were no mobile phones in Yuezhou. Pagers were already available in several big cities, but they were not yet popular in 18th-tier cities like Yuezhou, so it was very difficult to find people.
It’s like Chen Xia went to the college entrance examination venue. He was neither at home nor at the company, and others couldn’t find him even if they wanted to.
Chen Xia picked up the phone and dialed: "Hello, Walter? This is Chen. What's the urgent matter?"
"Hi Chen, we just received some bad news. Our pharmaceutical factory's production equipment and raw materials were robbed by pirates while passing through Malacca."
Chen Xia was stunned for a moment. Pirate? This was a new word to him. The first thing that came to his mind was the effeminate Captain Jack Sparrow.
"Walter, are you sure about the source of this information? Was the equipment stolen last time also by the same group of pirates?"
In fact, this is the second time the device has gone missing.
The two companies had previously customized a batch of equipment from Europe, but the equipment mysteriously disappeared during transportation, and both the ship and the people disappeared without a trace.
The shipping company is the Bao Group in Hong Kong. We searched several times along the way but found nothing and did not receive any kidnapping calls, so we could only treat it as a missing person case.
Not only did the shipping company suffer heavy losses, but Pfizer and Pumpkin Vine also suffered huge losses. The total loss of equipment and raw materials of the two pharmaceutical companies exceeded 300 million US dollars.
As a result, a dispute arose when it came to the issue of compensation because the equipment was not insured for "marine cargo war insurance" and the insurance company believed that this was force majeure.
It was not certain whether the cargo ship had sunk or been hijacked, and the cargo was not necessarily damaged, so the three companies refused to pay the claim and started a lawsuit.
You can fight the lawsuit, but the factory in Yuezhou is waiting to start production.
Pfizer and Pumpkin Vine were forced to order a second batch of equipment and raw materials, which cost another $300 million.
No one's money comes from the wind. Chen Xia lost at least 100 million US dollars in one go. He was so heartbroken that he almost cried. How much jade would he have to sell to make it back?
Now that the goods have disappeared for the second time, he is furious.
After finishing the call with Walter, Chen Xia called Pfizer's headquarters in the United States. Vice President Marcia was also having a headache about this matter.
Pfizer is a listed company and any major company events must be disclosed. Now its equipment has been hijacked twice, with losses reaching 400 million US dollars. The company's stock price can fall at any time.
"Marcia, are you sure the cargo was robbed by pirates?"
"Chen, it's confirmed, and it's almost certain that both shipments were stolen by the same pirates. We've carefully searched using military satellites and have confirmed that the cargo ship is currently docked at a port on Java Island. It won't be long before the ship is dismantled and the evidence destroyed."
Chen Xia was puzzled. A single robbery could be considered an isolated incident, but were there any unknown secrets behind these two precise robberies?
I have to say that the brainless Chen Xia finally became a little smarter after being reborn for 10 years.
"Marcia, the two robberies against us, were they accidents or were they manipulated?"
Marcia's voice was silent for a moment, then she said:
"Chen, I'm just guessing. Based on some secret information we've received, this incident is manipulated by someone. Johnson Pharmaceuticals and Lili Pharmaceuticals are probably behind it."
These two companies are old friends of Chen Xia. One of them was burned down by him, and the other was defrauded of 300 million US dollars by him.
With Pfizer and Pumpkin Vine launching the world's largest diabetes production base, both Johnson and Li Lai felt a strong sense of crisis and indeed had a motive to commit the crime.
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