Chapter 588

Liu Jianghua arranged for a deputy section chief of the Civil Affairs Department to handle the application process of the People's Public Welfare Foundation.

What surprised Chen Yang was that Chu Ning, the temporarily appointed secretary-general, personally flew over from Goat City to handle the foundation's preliminary preparations.

"Chu Miss, you've come here—are you neglecting the business at Lingering Fragrance Pavilion?" Chen Yang didn't quite understand Chu Ning's behavior. As a scion of a prestigious family, she ignores the private club that earns a fortune daily, traveling a thousand miles to Xingcheng to do charity work. This is highly unreasonable.

"Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, I've already entrusted it to my cousin to manage. From now on, the foundation is my main profession!" Facing Chen Yang's doubt, Chu Ning answered calmly.

Chen Yang, puzzled, said: "Chu Miss, the People's Public Welfare Foundation can't help you make money and might even require you to put up funds. Are you sure you won't regret it?"

Chu Ning nodded firmly. Then she asked Chen Yang: "Do you believe in fate?"

Chen Yang didn't know her intention, and instinctively shook his head. Although he is a Reborn Person, he still isn't interested in that feudal superstition.

Chu Ning continued: "When I was young, a fortune-teller said I had committed too many sins in my past life, and if I didn't do more good deeds, this life would be full of misfortune. As it turned out, my life really has been a rough road all the way."

Chen Yang thought to himself: "Not only have you committed too many sins in your past life, but you've also done plenty of wrongdoing in this life!"

However, he comforted her verbally: "Fortune-tellers always tell people what they want to hear and ghosts what they want to hear. You shouldn't read yourself into it just because of a few coincidences."

"Chen Yang, thank you for your comfort. Alas..." Chu Ning sighed: "The facts prove that the fortune-teller wasn't wrong. I've not only failed in love, but my career has also been fraught with difficulties. If it weren't for some family resources, even the clan would have been doomed."

Chen Yang simply didn't believe her words, but he didn't dare offend her. Having no choice, he first placed her in a villa of the East Jiang Business Alliance.

Regardless of Chu Ning's purpose, as long as the financial authority is in his hands, Chen Yang has nothing to fear.

After settling Chu Ning, Chen Yang went straight home.

After getting home, he then called Luosen to tell him that Chu Ning had already arrived in Xingcheng.

He also did this to spread word through Luosen to the Chu Family, so that they wouldn't later hold him responsible for abducting and selling their daughter.

However, Luosen was not particularly surprised that Chu Ning had come to Xingcheng; he simply reminded Chen Yang not to wrong her because of past grudges.

This result left Chen Yang speechless. He suddenly realized that Luosen and the Chu Family people actually supported Chu Ning coming to Xingcheng to do charity.

What is their purpose, then?

Chen Yang grew even more confused. He tossed and turned all night, only falling asleep at dawn.

However, he hadn't slept long before He Wanqiu's phone call woke him up.

"Chairman, the company's stock hit the limit down right after opening today; is someone maliciously short-selling us?"

Chen Yang rubbed his forehead; without guessing he knew that Chu Ning's 'financial poison' was again paying attention to the stock market.

However, to avoid wronging an innocent person, he still said to He Wanqiu: 'General He, go check and see if any negative news has leaked from the company.'

He Wanqiu thought a moment, then said: 'Chairman, the company's recent various plans are proceeding smoothly. Unless it's the cooperative R&D project on glimepiride medicine with Director Wang that has leaked.'

Chen Yang immediately asked: 'How many people inside the company know about this project?'

He Wanqiu replied: 'Only the board members know about this.'

Chen Yang said to her: 'General He, go to the board and find out whether it's our people who leaked the secret. If not, quickly issue a statement to clarify.'

He Wanqiu questioned doubtfully: 'Boss, how do we clarify? If the media asks whether we are developing a generic version of glimepiride, should we admit or deny?'

Chen Yang clearly knew the consequences of producing glimepiride generics domestically; he immediately reminded her: 'General He, before the glimepiride patent expires, even if someone leaks the information, we cannot admit it. Otherwise, not only would the company bear legal liability, but Director Wang and those medical experts from Dongjiang Medical University would also be implicated.'

He Wanqiu said, puzzled: 'Chairman, why don't you just buy the glimepiride patent? According to this drug's profit, you'd recoup the investment quickly.'

'Can't buy it!' Chen Yang sighed. Novartis's market value is over two hundred billion USD; with the little funds he has, he might not be able to attract their attention.

More importantly, the domestic market is so huge; would the related interest groups allow Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical to block their financial route?

He Wanqiu, upon hearing that the glimepiride patent couldn't be bought, disappointedly hung up the phone.

Chen Yang thought a moment, then separately called Lan Qiyun and Qi Yunxiang to confirm that neither of them was manipulating the ST Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical stock before calling Chu Ning.

"Miss Chu, are you operating a stock account?"

"Yeah, I was thinking of selling your company's stock and donating the money to the foundation. I didn't expect it to hit the limit down before I could even sell it."

Chen Yang instantly had no temper left. The 'financial poison's' lethality is indeed terrifying; it caused the ST Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical stock to inexplicably hit the limit down twice in a row.

"Miss Chu, quickly close your stock account. If you want to sell shares, I have time and can help you operate."

"Okay!" Chu Ning originally didn't want to accept her fate, but faced with the ironclad facts, she could only accept that she is the 'financial poison.'

After Chu Ning closed her stock market account, the ST Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical's limit-down board suddenly opened.

This phenomenon even made the skeptical Chen Yang find it unbelievable.

However, he didn't rush to cash out Chu Ning's stocks; instead he continued to go back to bed to catch up on sleep. He slept until just before market close, then sold the already rebounded ST Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical stocks.

After finishing the sale, Chen Yang suddenly received another call from Liu Jianghua.

"Chen Yang, I heard from others that your Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical internally is developing a generic version of glimepiride. Is that true?"

"Governor, we have many recent R&D projects, but we have no plan to research glimepiride generics. Although I don't understand medicine, I also know that producing generics is illegal."

"Impossible, then how do you explain the ST Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical stock's limit-down at opening?"

"Governor, after our stock was given an ST designation, its increase has already exceeded one hundred percent. Even a small drop is normal market behavior."

"Chen Yang, you really haven't researched glimepiride generics?"

"Really!"

"That's a pity. I was still thinking of giving you guys some cover, but it seems unnecessary."

"Governor, thank you for your concern. We really haven't researched generics."

Chen Yang felt that Liu Jianghua was trying to trap him with words, so he continued to play dumb.

He suddenly felt that at the very least he should try talking with Novartis's representatives about the possibility of purchasing the glimepiride patent.