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Chapter 159 Drug Development Success_1

Chapter 159: Chapter 159 Drug Development Success_1

The lead actress is a female movie star heavily promoted by Jiahua Film and Television, who had been in several of their movies, and she received quite decent reviews.

In the entertainment industry, unwritten rules are quite normal, and everybody is well aware of them.

These unwritten rules are called that way because they aren’t supposed to see the light of day.

Once exposed, just wait to be cursed out.

"Son of a bitch, how could such a video exist, and how did Shen Dong get his hands on it?" Zhu Zhiyong was furious, veins popping on his forehead as if he was ready to kill someone.

At first, when so many businesses cut ties, it was just a loss of tens of millions.

Such a loss was still within controllable limits.

The first video just needed some PR work to muddy the waters, to suppress the news, so it wouldn’t have too much impact.

This video was troublesome and was going to deal a significant blow to Jiahua Film and Television.

The losses it would cause were almost immeasurable.

The female movie star might as well be finished, and the movies she starred in would have to be taken off the shelves.

The broadcasting authorities now pay a lot of attention to the moral integrity of artists.

One could completely foresee such a result.

Zhu Zhiyong couldn’t figure out how Shen Dong managed to obtain this type of video.

But now, the most important thing was not to think about this problem, but to deal with these two videos as soon as possible.

"Contact Doule’s official side and those live streamers who shared the video right away, tell them to delete the videos, and then get the online troops to clean up the mess."

"Terminate the contract with that actress and tell that vice president to get lost."

"Post the outcome on our official website and also on the official account we have on Doule."

"We need people to know our stance, this is all personal behavior and has nothing to do with our company."

Zhu Zhiyong has managed his company for quite some time, having encountered such issues more than once before, knowing the best way to handle them.

He believed that by doing so, he could minimize the impact.

But what he didn’t expect was that there was a twist in the story.

Doule’s official side and those key live streamers who had shared the video all refused to take it down.

This left Zhu Zhiyong somewhat baffled.

In the past, such tricks had always worked wonders.

As long as money was involved, the videos would definitely be deleted.

"What’s going on, when have these greedy bastards become so righteous?"

Zhu Zhiyong was full of confusion.

"Mr. Zhu, we’ve found out the reason. The very popular Dongyan Guild on Doule is Shen Dong’s, and those key live streamers who shared the videos are signed with Dongyan Guild." the assistant explained.

"Son of a bitch, why didn’t anyone tell me this? What the hell is the PR department doing?" Zhu Zhiyong cursed angrily.

No wonder Doule and those live streamers refused the money.

Shen Dong is the boss of the Dongyan Guild, which generates who knows how much revenue for Doule every day.

Those live streamers rely on Shen Dong for their livelihood; they wouldn’t dare accept the money.

I can’t believe the PR department had no clue about this.

Actually, the PR department hadn’t been slacking off; they had only heard Zhu Zhiyong speak of Shen Dong as a shareholder of Qianda Film and Television and assumed that was his only role, never bothering to investigate further.

It was only now that Zhu Zhiyong truly acknowledged Shen Dong.

To be a shareholder of Qianda Film and Television, one couldn’t be an ordinary person.

It seemed he had been too arrogant, something he should have considered.

Shen Dong owning a live streaming guild meant he was on undefeated ground in terms of public opinion.

Moreover, with Zhou Chengyu being friends with Shen Dong, the Ao City Chamber of Commerce’s businesses under their flag had cut off cooperation.

The authorities at the Broadcasting and Television department have already called to issue a warning.

Now, he found himself in a very thorny situation.

With no other choice, he could only dial Wu Jin’s number.

"Mr. Wu, I believe you’re already aware of the current situation. ’The Battle Tiger 2’ definitely won’t pass the review. This is your hard work, and I’m sure you don’t want to see things continue to develop this way. If it does, ’The Battle Tiger 2’ will be completely scrapped."

Zhu Zhiyong didn’t explicitly ask Wu Jin to step in, but that was implied in everything he said.

He felt that, given Wu Jin’s relationship with Shen Dong, Wu Jin intervening to persuade Shen Dong should be able to make Shen Dong back down.

"Mr. Zhu, I want to ask you one thing, are you handling things in accordance with the priority investment agreement I signed with him? If that’s the case, I can pass on a message for you," Wu Jin said.

He naturally paid attention to how things were developing and was shocked by Shen Dong’s tactics.

He also knew that Zhu Zhiyong had called him because the latter was unable to resolve the situation and wanted him to step in.

But he was no fool and certainly wouldn’t agree right away.

In this matter, Shen Dong was defending his own rights, and there was nothing to criticize about that.

If Zhu Zhiyong still thought that the investment amount Shen Dong requested was too much and chose not to follow the investment agreement, then there was no need for him to get involved.

Since Shen Dong had already taken action, he would definitely not compromise, and Wu Jin wasn’t about to engage in a futile effort.

"Impossible!" Zhu Zhiyong rejected the idea without a second thought.

If things were handled according to the priority investment agreement, wouldn’t that mean he had lost, and even a young upstart couldn’t be dealt with?

Moreover, that priority investment agreement, with a forty percent investment share, who knows how much money it could earn.

He had asked Wu Jin to intervene precisely because he didn’t want it to come to that.

If things were handled according to the investment agreement, then what was the point of asking Wu Jin to get involved?

"Then I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do," Wu Jin said.

Zhu Zhiyong didn’t say any more and hung up the phone, then dialed a few more numbers.

They were the numbers of several tycoons who had invested in ’The Battle Tiger 2,’ including the CEO of Qianda Film and Television.

The investment shares for ’The Battle Tiger,’ aside from the portion given to Wu Jin, were divided among these tycoons.

He wanted to see if it was possible to unite these people to take down Shen Dong together.

He refused to believe that he couldn’t take down Shen Dong.

...

That day,

Shen Dong received a call from Meng Baitao, the general manager of Yikang Pharmaceutical.

He was told that the cancer treatment drug had been successfully developed and would soon enter the clinical trial phase.

Hearing this news, Shen Dong was overjoyed, knowing that within the coming year, he would become a billionaire.

Suddenly, Shen Dong thought of someone and asked, "What do you think about me recommending a cancer patient for your clinical trials?"

Last time in the African Nation of Ghana, he had talked a lot with the mercenary Shao Yangrong and learned about Shao’s family situation.

Shao Yangrong’s father had leukemia, and the hospital’s diagnosis was that he had only half a year left.

Shao Yangrong’s wish was to spend this half year with his father as best as he could.

Shen Dong occasionally stayed in touch with Shao Yangrong during this time.

The drug developed by Yikang Pharmaceutical was for treating leukemia.

Shen Dong had always thought it would be to treat Shao Yangrong’s father once the drug was successfully developed.

"No problem, we’re anyway on the lookout for clinical trial participants," Meng Baitao naturally had no objections.

After all, Shen Dong was also a major shareholder of the company, owning twenty percent of the stock.

Recommending a clinical trial participant was a matter of giving face.

"Okay, I’ll contact the other party first, and I’ll give you a call once it’s settled," Shen Dong said as he hung up and then dialed Shao Yangrong’s number.

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