For Wang Ying, Cindy, and others, joining Jiang Mo’s studio was more about excitement and nervousness.
The guaranteed five-figure monthly salary was nothing special; mainly, they had already witnessed Zhou Wang’s financial strength and status and understood this was a rare opportunity.
After asking Xiao An to contact a headhunting company to help Jiang Mo find a suitable bodyguard, the issues on the senior sister’s side were finally arranged, and Zhou Wang no longer needed to worry about them.
...
"Mr. Zhou, this is Dr. Ouyang, who is responsible for the ’Water of Life’ research project. He is also Academician Chen’s proud student..."
At a laboratory located somewhere in Chaoyang District, Kong Lin, currently serving as the general manager of Wangzhou Pharmaceutical, was introducing each of the research personnel to Zhou Wang.
Although the new plant and laboratory were still under construction, Wangzhou Pharmaceutical, with a total registered capital of one hundred million, had already started operations enthusiastically. Not only had nearly a hundred administrative and sales staff been fully recruited, but the scientific research team was also conducting intensive research work in temporarily leased premises.
General Manager Kong Lin was formerly the deputy manager of a large state-owned pharmaceutical factory and had decades of experience, a rich resume, and outstanding abilities... The key was that he had a clean background, which was unanimously recognized by the company’s shareholders.
The research team was mainly led by the expert Dr. Ouyang from the Pharmaceutical Inspection Institute. All members signed strict confidentiality agreements, completely isolated from the outside world until the research was completed.
Within the company, besides General Manager Kong Lin and Huang Duming, who served as the supervisor, no one else even knew the location of the laboratory, let alone the identities of the research personnel inside.
The perimeter of the laboratory was under red alert, with connections found by Yan Lingchuan, making it virtually impenetrable, so there was no need to worry about security issues.
"Mr. Zhou, is it still impossible to determine the exact source of ’CoQ19’?"
After shaking hands with Zhou Wang, Dr. Ouyang asked another question.
Of course, I know it comes from the system, but even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe it...
Zhou Wang thought to himself, shaking his head on the surface, "The Little Blue Bottle sample sent to your Pharmaceutical Inspection Institute was found from a mountain spring in Yunan Province. I had people go there again a few days ago, but that mountain spring has dried up. The scientific team composed of researchers over there is still working, but there is no news yet."
The discovery of a new substance that could inhibit aging would naturally lead to an investigation of its origin. However, before presenting the Little Blue Bottle, Zhou Wang had done a lot of preparation.
The secluded mountain and the dried-up mountain spring did exist. Zhou Wang had asked Lawyer Gao to privately send someone over... In short, the experts who went to explore would undoubtedly find some residual substances of CoQ19 there.
But since the mountain spring had dried up, no one could determine where exactly this substance came from.
"That’s a pity."
"Not being able to determine the source, will it affect the progress of the research?"
Seeing the look of disappointment on Dr. Ouyang’s face, Zhou Wang asked.
"No, it won’t. Cloning this substance isn’t complicated, just costly... I’m just curious about the origin of this substance. If we could find it, maybe we could make more discoveries in the field of life sciences."
Only then did Zhou Wang realize that Dr. Ouyang was simply driven by curiosity.
Come to think of it, if the system landed on a scientific research fanatic, would that person, driven by extreme curiosity, slice themselves up?
The thought made Zhou Wang shiver, quickly stopping his wild thoughts.
"Mr. Zhou, after two more rounds of drug trials, the first batch of finished products can be sent to the Pharmaceutical Inspection Institute for review. Including the approval process, in the fastest case, our new drug could be on the market in a month and a half."
Upon leaving the laboratory, Kong Lin remarked enthusiastically to Zhou Wang.
"A month and a half?"
Zhou Wang calculated the time and murmured, "That would be just in time for the arrival of the New Year... it’s just perfect."
...
October 19, 2024, a gentle breeze, not sultry.
After spending over a month in Beidou, Zhou Wang finally arrived at the time to bid farewell to the city.
Waking up in the morning, with the considerate service of Yun Rou, Zhou Wang dressed and stood on the expansive balcony with a cup of iced Coke. Lighting a cigarette, he faced the morning breeze, his gaze sweeping over the blue lake of the Agricultural Exhibition Hall below, and gazed at the ancient city slowly waking in the morning light, filled with emotions.
Though it was only a short thirty to forty days, he experienced a lot.
The entanglements and grievances with various forces in Beidou almost accompanied him throughout. He made enemies here, and he made friends here too. Fortunately, the final outcome was not bad.
Buying two properties here wasn’t a statement, only the moment Wangyuan Commerce was established did he truly have a place in this piece of land considered the core of Huaxia.
The emotional aspects were hard to evaluate, but overall, it seemed he gained quite a bit.
The awakening of the SPA sisters and the initial intimate encounter with Miao Ying almost crossed Jiang Qingkui’s line, his inexplicable fling with a lawyer with split personality symptoms, and also taking away Ji Xiaoxi’s last purity...
Add to that, Zhou Wang stretched his reach into the entertainment industry, meeting Xia Xiwei, Miss Yang, Miss Di, and Miss Gu in just over a month, establishing a certain foundation with them all.
Hmm, thinking about it this way... am I too much of a playboy?
Zhou Wang began to earnestly reflect on this issue.