42: Chapter 42 Pharmaceutical Giants Panic: Are You Selling Miracle Drugs Like Candy?

The news from the First Hospital of Tianhai City was like a depth charge dropped into a fishpond, instantly overturning the entire world.

"Terminal lung cancer cured?"

"Cancer cells committed mass suicide?"

"Mysterious blue capsule?"

These keywords spread with viral speed, dominating the top trending searches on major global social media platforms within just two hours. Whether it was Weibo, Twitter, or YouTube, every discussion section had fallen.

Some questioned if it was hype, some begged for the miracle drug, and others claimed it was a biochemical miracle created by the Dragon Kingdom.

But the fastest to react were always those capitalist sharks with a sense of smell sharper than a dog's.

...

Yunding Villa, Villa No. 1.

Jiang Chen had just settled his mother in the guest room to sleep. Before he could even get comfortable, the doorbell rang.

This time, it wasn't secret agents or soldiers who arrived.

It was a group of foreigners in suits, their hair combed meticulously, radiating the stench of money. The middle-aged man leading them, with blonde hair and blue eyes, spoke broken Chinese with a professional fake smile on his face.

"Mr. Jiang, a pleasure to meet you."

The middle-aged man handed over a gold-stamped business card, printed with a suffocating list of titles: [Chairman of the Global Pharmaceutical Alliance / President of Greater China for Ruihui Pharmaceuticals — William Smith].

"I am here representing the seven major Western pharmaceutical giants."

William did not have the restraint of a typical visitor. He didn't even wait for Jiang Chen to invite him in before walking into the living room on his own. His shrewd eyes scanned the surroundings like a radar, finally fixing on the metal box that Jiang Chen had casually placed on the coffee table.

It contained the remaining two "Nano Targeted Repair Capsules."

"Let's get straight to the point. How much?"

William sat down, crossed his legs, and spoke in an arrogant tone, as if he were bestowing charity. "We want this formula, along with all the finished products. Name your price."

Standing to the side, Academician Chen Shuyin frowned and was about to speak, but Jiang Chen raised a hand to stop her.

Jiang Chen picked up the box, tossed it in his hand, and it made a crisp sound.

"Buying the formula?"

Jiang Chen laughed, a bright, beaming smile. "Are you planning to buy it back to benefit all of humanity?"

"No, no, no, Mr. Jiang, you are too naive."

William shook his finger, his eyes revealing a naked cold-bloodedness. "We are buying it back to... seal it away."

"Seal it away?"

"Of course."

William spread his hands naturally. "Do you know how much profit the global anti-cancer drug market makes every year? Hundreds of billions of dollars! If this 'one-dose-cures-all' drug hits the market, who will we sell our chemotherapy equipment to? Who will we sell our targeted drugs to? How will we charge for maintenance treatments?"

He leaned closer to Jiang Chen, lowering his voice as if imparting some supreme business truth:

"Mr. Jiang, business is not charity. If the patients are cured, we don't make money. Only by keeping them alive, but dependent on our drugs, is it the perfect business loop."

"So, ten billion US dollars."

William held up a finger, his tone full of temptation. "As long as you sell the formula to us and sign a lifetime confidentiality agreement, this money will be enough for you to squander for ten lifetimes."

Academician Chen Shuyin was trembling with anger.

She was a pure scientist. Although she understood business, this behavior of treating human lives like crops to be harvested completely crossed her bottom line.

"Get out."

Academician Chen Shuyin pointed at the door, her voice icy. "Take your dirty money and get out!"

William's expression darkened. He ignored Academician Chen Shuyin and stared fixedly at Jiang Chen: "Mr. Jiang, one must know the times. If you don't sell, we have plenty of ways to make you..."

"Ten billion US dollars?"

Jiang Chen interrupted his threat, a look of extremely annoying surprise on his face. "Tsk tsk tsk, what a generous offer."

He stood up, picked up his phone, and waved it at William.

"That... Mr. William, right? I forgot to tell you earlier, I have a habit: when discussing big business, I like to livestream it to keep a record."

William's face changed instantly: "What do you mean?"

"It means..."

Jiang Chen pressed the [Start Livestream] button on the screen and flashed a brilliant smile at the camera:

"Hey everyone, good evening!"

"Did you all hear what this international friend just said? They want to spend ten billion US dollars to buy out the anti-cancer drug in my hand, then lock it in a safe, and continue selling overpriced drugs to scam you out of your money!"

The livestream room exploded instantly.

Because of the previous popularity of "Fishing for an Aircraft Carrier" and the "Sweet Potato Base," Jiang Chen's account already had millions of followers. With this livestream starting, combined with such an explosive topic, the number of online viewers instantly soared to "100,000+."

[Holy crap! People from Ruihui? So shameless?]

[Capitalists should all be hanged from lampposts! Do they not care about lives just for money?]

[God Jiang! Don't sell! I beg you! My mom is still in the hospital waiting to be saved!]

The barrage of comments filled the screen.

William looked at the screen on Jiang Chen's phone, his face turning the color of pig liver. He stood up abruptly and roared in embarrassment and anger:

"Jiang Chen! You are declaring war on the entire Western pharmaceutical industry! Do you know the consequences?!"

"War?"

Jiang Chen curled his lips in disdain. "Don't flatter yourself. Are you even worthy?"

He pinched a blue capsule from the metal box and displayed it in front of the camera.

The deep blue luster looked mysterious and charming under the light.

"Everyone, this is the drug they want to ban."

"They say this drug is a priceless treasure, a devil that destroys the market. But in my opinion..."

Jiang Chen suddenly made a move that made everyone—including William and Academician Chen Shuyin—drop their jaws.

He tossed the capsule into his mouth.

"Crunch."

Just like chewing candy, he chewed it until it was crunchy.

"The taste isn't bad, it's a bit like a blueberry-flavored popping candy."

Jiang Chen mumbled while chewing, "This thing has no side effects. Besides curing diseases, it can also whiten skin and detoxify. It's not bad to eat as a health supplement."

The livestream room was deathly silent.

Then, the comments went crazy.

[??????]

[Boss! That's an anti-cancer drug! You're eating it like candy?]

[What a waste! That one pill could save a life!]

[This is too pretentious! Is this the simple, unadorned life of a top-tier billionaire?]

William watched, dumbfounded, feeling his worldview shattered into pieces.

That miracle drug that could drive Wall Street crazy was being eaten as a snack by this kid?

"Jiang Chen! You..."

"Don't rush, there's more."

Jiang Chen swallowed the capsule, wiped his mouth, and held up a finger to the camera:

"Since Mr. William says this drug will destroy the market, then I will destroy it to the end."

"I announce the official establishment of 'Chenxing Pharmaceuticals'."

"For this 'Nano Repair Capsule,' the first batch will have 100,000 boxes. No hunger marketing, no sky-high auctions."

He paused, his gaze becoming sharp as a knife as he looked straight into the camera, enunciating clearly:

"As long as you are a citizen of the Dragon Kingdom, you can purchase it with your ID card and medical records."

"Price: 9.9."

"Free shipping."

Boom—!!!

This sentence was like a nuclear bomb, completely detonating on the internet.

9.9?

Free shipping?

Less than the price of a cup of milk tea?!

You can't lose money, you can't get scammed, but you can buy back a life!

The livestream room lagged instantly, and the server crashed on the spot.

In reality, William's legs went weak, and he slumped to the floor, his face ashen.

It's over.

It's all over.

Once this drug enters the market at cabbage prices, those Western anti-cancer drugs that cost tens or hundreds of thousands per bottle will instantly become unwanted trash.

The hundreds of billions of dollars in the industrial chain have collapsed.

Those sharks on Wall Street will wake up tomorrow morning to find their stocks have turned into waste paper.

"You... you lunatic..."

William pointed at Jiang Chen, his lips trembling. "Are you doing charity? If you do this, you will lose everything! You don't understand business at all!"

"Lose?"

Jiang Chen acted as if he had heard something funny.

He squatted down, patted William's pale face, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Mr. William, you might not know."

"The cost of this thing... is probably about five mao."

(Wasteland mass-produced supplies are indeed cheap.)

"I'm selling it for 9.9, making a tearful profit of 9.4. This profiteering, even I feel like I have a black heart."

After speaking, Jiang Chen stood up and waved to the guards outside the door:

"See the guest out."

"Remember to have him clean the dirty spots on the carpet before he leaves."

...

This night was destined to be sleepless.

The Dragon Kingdom was boiling.

Countless families of desperate cancer patients looked at the young man's smiling face on their phone screens and wept.

"Living Bodhisattva... This is a living Bodhisattva!"

"Nothing else to say, from now on God Jiang is my dad!"

"Whoever dares to badmouth God Jiang, I'll fight them to the death!"

On the other side of the ocean, Wall Street was wailing.

Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis... the stock prices of the major pharmaceutical giants hit circuit breakers in pre-market trading, with drops exceeding 90%. Countless financial sharks were roaring in their offices, smashing cups, and some were even preparing to go to the rooftop.

They couldn't figure it out.

Where did that monster from the East pop out from?

He doesn't play by the rules!

He is selling a miracle drug capable of monopolizing the world as a traffic-driving item on Pinduoduo!

And at this moment.

Jiang Chen, who did not realize he had become a "global enemy" and "national husband," was looking helplessly at Academician Chen Shuyin, who was sitting across from him on the sofa with eyes so fanatical they looked like they wanted to eat someone.

"Jiang Chen..."

Academician Chen Shuyin held the "9.9 free shipping" plan she had just organized, her breathing rapid, her cheeks flushed. "You... are you really an alien?"

"This method of dimensional reduction attack... is too fascinating."

She adjusted her glasses, her gaze gradually changing from worship to a dangerous, aggressive exploration:

"I am now more interested in your brain structure than that android."

"Tonight..."

"Can I give you a full-body physical examination?"