booktalesy Chapter 785: The Chain Reaction Begins
Chapter 785: The Chain Reaction Begins
December 1, 2006, 7:9 AM.
"Huang Ruiying, get up!" Huang Xiaochuan was furious when he saw the little girl still fast asleep on the bed.
The little girl held up one finger, her eyes still sleepy, and pleaded with her father, "Dad! Can I sleep for another ten minutes?"
After saying that, she rolled over, hugged her polar bear-shaped pillow, and fell asleep again. This pillow was a gift from her Aunt Qi Huan.
Seeing that time was running out, Huang Xiaochuan decided not to waste any more words with the girl. He grabbed her ankle and pulled her off the bed.
"Dad, what are you doing?!" The little girl was very annoyed when her father forcibly dragged her off the bed.
This time, Huang Xiaochuan didn't indulge her: "Hurry up and wash up and get dressed. I'll give you three minutes, or I'll have your mother come and call you." After waking the little girl up, Huang Xiaochuan threw down those words and went downstairs.
The little girl pouted unconvinced, then stretched, yawned with one hand over her mouth, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
My mother is someone you really can't mess with. It's so strange, my own mother is polite and kind to everyone, but she never gives her own daughter a good look. My father might just talk a lot, but my mother really beats people up! She doesn't hold back at all, it really hurts!
Thinking of this, the little girl suddenly shuddered and quickly brushed her teeth, washed her face, and tidied her hair.
A few minutes later, the little girl came downstairs wearing her new school uniform and carrying her schoolbag.
Yu Xiang noticed that her daughter's braids were a bit loose.
"Xiaoduo, come here!"
Upon hearing her mother call her, the little girl quickly ran to Yu Xiang.
Seeing this, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but shake his head. This girl really was opportunistic. If he called her, she definitely wouldn't react so quickly, and most of the time she would just ignore him.
Huang Xiaochuan quickly stuffed the last bite of the fried egg into his mouth, wiped his mouth, and went to the yard. He didn't want to look anymore; it just made him angry.
About ten minutes later, Yu Xiang came out of the house with her two children.
"How about I deliver it? Aren't you pretty busy lately?"
Huang Xiaochuan shook his head: "We can't go back on our word. Besides, you haven't had a quiet time lately; you still have to be involved in the clinical trials."
After saying this, he helped his two children into the van, and then got in himself.
"Alright, we're leaving now, bye-bye!" Huang Xiaochuan waved goodbye to Yu Xiang.
Goodbye, Mom!
Goodbye, Mom!
Huang Zeji and Huang Ruiying also waved goodbye to their mother.
After dropping his two children off at school and seeing that the enhanced security personnel had quietly taken over their security, Huang Xiaochuan finally felt a little relieved and left the school for his office.
Ever since the clinical trial data for KRB01 came out, Huang Xiaochuan immediately arranged for Li Huan and others to strengthen the security level for his family members and himself. This was to prevent problems before they occurred, and some things still needed to be taken seriously.
Not long after Huang Xiaochuan arrived at the office, he received a call from Zhang Gaolei.
"You're downstairs? Then why did you call? Just come up here!"
Zhang Gaolei said on the phone, "I didn't know if you were in the office, so I called to confirm first."
After hanging up the phone, Huang Xiaochuan asked Gao Song to go downstairs to pick up Zhang Gaolei.
Zhang Gaolei soon appeared in Huang Xiaochuan's office.
"What made you decide to come here?"
Zhang Gaolei frankly said, "I came here specifically to see you. Recently, Kerui Pharmaceuticals, under your Dadao Group, has been quite impressive! People have even come to me to inquire and persuade them."
Huang Xiaochuan shook his head with a wry smile. Capital is driven by profit. It's like a group of bloodthirsty beasts seeing a plump prey. Even though Dadao Group itself is a beast, other beasts want a piece of the meat. Of course, it would be even better if they could take it all.
Huang Xiaochuan replied calmly, "Is that so?"
His hands were busy all day; he skillfully brewed tea and then handed a cup to Zhang Gaolei.
"Have some tea!"
Zhang Gaolei sniffed the aroma of the tea and exclaimed, "Mmm! Good tea!"
Huang Xiaochuan then asked him, "Who contacted you?"
Zhang Gaolei joked self-deprecatingly, "The HR president contacted Trevor Kent, my former partner, and then he contacted me. It seems I'm practically invisible to them. How come they know so much about our relationship?"
"Hehe!" Huang Xiaochuan could only laugh at this.
This is the profit-driven nature of capital; once it sees profit, it will find a way to exploit it.
Just then, the intercom on the desk rang. Huang Xiaochuan smiled apologetically at Zhang Gaolei, got up, walked to the desk, and pressed the intercom button.
"What is it?"
Gao Song's voice came through the intercom: "Mr. Huang! It's General Manager Cao from Dadao calling, on line 2."
"Okay, I understand," Huang Xiaochuan said, pressing the switch on the intercom and then picking up the phone on the table to answer the call.
"Charlie, what is it?"
"Mr. Huang," said Charlie Cao on the other end of the phone.
Huang Xiaochuan listened intently to the phone call, which lasted for more than twenty minutes. Finally, Huang Xiaochuan said, "I understand!" before ending the call.
After hanging up the phone, Huang Xiaochuan touched his nose and laughed. It was quite interesting. The capital market had already started to move. Since neither Kerui Pharmaceutical nor its ultimate controlling party, Hong Kong Dadao Group, were listed companies, investors could not place bets directly. Therefore, they turned their attention to the listed companies under Dadao Group.
Hong Kong Main Road Group, as the holding parent company, owns hundreds of companies, including more than 20 listed companies, with business scope covering multiple fields such as real estate, ports, shipping, manufacturing, energy, and healthcare.
Although the equity structure of Dadao Group is extremely complex, like a maze, the capital giants believe that the success of KRB01 will greatly enhance the overall strength and cash flow of Dadao Group. These resources will eventually benefit other industries under Dadao Group, and perhaps Dadao Group will expand again.
Therefore, some savvy international hedge funds and long-term value investment institutions have begun to increase their holdings of shares in the listed companies under the Dadao Group. They are not only optimistic about KRB01 itself, but also about the booming business vitality and profitability of Huang Xiaochuan's business empire.
After Huang Xiaochuan sat back down at the tea table, Zhang Gaolei asked, "What's going on? Would you mind telling me?"
Huang Xiaochuan poured out the cooled tea, poured himself a hot cup, and drank it before saying to Zhang Gaolei, "It's all a chain reaction caused by that drug. Can you believe it? The stocks of all the listed companies under Dadao Group have risen across the board. Isn't that interesting?"
Zhang Gaolei was no stranger to the ways of operating financial capital, and upon hearing this, he laughed and said, "Xiao Chuan, you've really made a fortune this time."