Sentinel

Chapter 62 Watsonton

Watsonton Building, Midtown Manhattan.

Standing side by side with the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and Chrysler Building, this towering steel giant stands in the world's largest concentration of skyscrapers, becoming a beautiful landscape of the country's economic and cultural center.

Marcus Watsonton strode into the meeting room. As the helm of a large multinational company, Marcus, who celebrated his 60th birthday last week, still looks hale and hearty, with a kind of unashamed superiority The author is imposing, majestic and dignified, like a lion in his twilight years.

"A young genius who is promoted to the sky by the media, a mediocre and incompetent heir to a company, they are like newborn calves, ignorant and fearless, wanting to rush into the field of biomedicine and invade Watsonton's empire, but you don't Any way?"

Marcus slammed a copy of "Vanity Fair" on the table. A black-haired young man with a bright smile was printed on it, and the subtitle "Creating a New Era in the American Pharmaceutical Industry" was particularly dazzling.

"I invest billions of dollars every year in the research and development of new drugs, but the result is that the market share is gradually shrinking...a young man who is only 21 years old invented a gene to cure brain degeneration in a university laboratory Drugs, tell me, gentlemen here, aren't you ashamed?!"

In the face of Marcus Watsonton's scolding, the senior management of various departments in the conference room did not dare to refute at all, and all lowered their heads. They all knew the strong style of the leader of Watsonton. , the title of "tyrant" circulating in private is not a simple talk.

Marcus's majestic eyes swept over, and found that everyone was silent, and they didn't dare to say a word, and a burst of anger surged in their hearts.

This lion-like old man has been in charge of this large enterprise for nearly 30 years. He has always been committed to building Watsonton Company into a monopoly giant in the industry, dominating the entire industry with an unstoppable attitude, and holding absolute power. The right to speak—just like what Stark Industries did, enjoying a huge cake all to itself, and occasionally leaking leftovers from the fingers for others to fight for.

"This is just hype from the outside media. Osborn's industrial transition to the military industry failed, and because Norman Osborn was murdered, the stock price fell all the way in an avalanche. Harry Osborn, who inherited the company, released the gene The news about the drug is just to stabilize the company's stock price and his position on the board of directors."

A middle-aged man wearing glasses bravely said that when he heard that Osborne Industries was planning to enter the biomedical industry, the senior management of Watsonton Company did not take it seriously at all, and developed a new drug to cure diseases. The amount of time and money it takes is unimaginable.

And Osborn Industries claimed that the young man who was only in his 20s and had not yet graduated from college actually invented a gene drug that could completely cure brain degeneration, which is undoubtedly a fantasy.

Not everyone is a genius like Stark, not to mention Tony's achievements are inseparable from the support and help of Stark Industries.

This is not an era when one can gain something by burying one's head in research alone in a simple laboratory. Modern science pays more attention to teamwork and requires massive capital investment, especially for the biomedical industry. All have the support of a huge team and giant companies.

"Mr. Hamilton, I disappoint you. An enthusiastic friend at the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) told me that the effect of this gene drug is very miraculous. It has entered the clinical trial stage and will be officially launched on the market soon."

Marcus said coldly, with a blank face: "Do you know that the outside world conservatively estimates that once this gene drug is on the market, it will be worth at least 40 billion?!"

Feeling the menacing eyes of the company's helmsman, Hamilton's vest was drenched in cold sweat. He didn't conduct an in-depth investigation on this new drug at all, thinking that it was just a commercial hype of Osborne Industries.

"This company has survived in the biomedical industry, relying on continuous improvement and occupying more markets like a pack of wolves! The long-term comfortable life has made you all lose your aggressiveness. Even Stark Industries, With competitors like Hanmer Industries and Cross Technology, what right does Watsonton have to stop moving forward!?"

Marcus's tone was severe. Over the past few years, because of his family's private affairs, he has relaxed the management of the company. Otherwise, how could Osborne Industries have the idea of ​​entering the medical and biological industry so easily? As early as Harry Osborne's As soon as the young man released the news, he would use fierce means to deal a thunderous blow!
Dissemination of genetic medicine has side effects that cannot be ignored; privately contacted Sean Sipers to acquire the drug formula in the hands of the other party; attacked the stock price of Osborne Industries; used interests to incite the board of directors to rebel, and removed the president of Harry Osborne Jobs...too many commercial tricks to use!

Compared to Marcus Watsonton, a capital crocodile with tough wrists and sharp eyesight, the young president of Osborne Industries, and the young man praised by the media as a genius, is like a fledgling eagle Similarly, maybe there will be a day when they will spread their wings and soar in the future, but before that, they are just objects that can be manipulated at will.

"Osborne Industries wants to enter the biomedical industry, there is only one way - and that is to submit to Watson's will!"

Many senior managers in the conference room nodded and said yes, and Mr. Hamilton, who was in charge of market operations, immediately said: "I will go and talk to Sean Siperth. Although he has signed a contract with Osborne Industries, But the new drug has not yet been launched, we can completely cut it off, as long as the young man agrees to sell the formula, then Osborne Industry will be defeated!"

"Or find a way to get a few senators to express their views on the harm of gene drugs, triggering public opinion attacks, or find a few patients who are undergoing clinical trials and claim that they have allergic reactions or other physical discomforts, as long as they work well , we can drag Osborne Industries into legal quagmire."

The senior managers who were trembling before and dared not speak loudly are active at this time. With the huge power of Watsonton Company, it may not be able to defeat Osborne Industries, but it is easy to prevent the other party from entering the medical biological market.

The background and accumulation of a monopoly giant in an industry are beyond the imagination of others. Even if a behemoth like Stark Industries enters the medical and biological industry rashly, it must take the initiative to share benefits with Watsonton Company, otherwise as a company Marcus Watsonton at the helm will never let the opponent enter the field easily.

Cakes are always limited. If you want to keep your position unchanged, you must control the competitors in the market and never let other predators enter the market. Every predator at the top of the food chain is all enemy!

Seeing his employees offering their suggestions, Marcus's indifferent face eased. The mere Osborne Industry and a young and famous genius scientist, they still can't shake Watsonton's stable position, he just used the topic to play, by the way I plan to rectify the slack atmosphere within the company.

"Okay, the task of blocking Osborn is entrusted to you. I just want to see a satisfactory result."

Marcus interrupted the heated discussion in the conference room. He waved his hand and asked what he was most concerned about: "Where is the research in Watsonton's laboratory?"

"Using to draw a genetic map, we ordered our subordinate medical institutions to take blood samples from the entire east coast. It's already halfway through. As for..." The supervisor in charge of the scientific research department blinked and looked at the boss hesitantly.

Marcus waved the rest of the people out of the conference room, and then the director of the scientific research department continued: "The drug research on suppressing the genes of mutants is not going well. Those genes that make mutants different are extremely stubborn, and it is almost impossible to eradicate them. Eliminate! The inhibitory medicine that was initially developed can only maintain a short-term effect..."

The helmsman of Watsonton sat down, his strong and majestic face showed a trace of fatigue, like an aging lion standing on a hill, looking at the afterglow of the sunset, exuding the breath of old age.

"Continue to research, I have invested so much money, I must get a perfect result!"

Marcus's attitude was firm, as if he was decisive. The research director who nodded quickly did not understand the boss's idea at all. Genetic drugs that suppress mutants have no room for profit for the company. Could it be sold to the military as a weapon?
Compared with the large amount of funds invested, the lack of market prospects for mutant suppression drugs cannot be made up for by orders from the Ministry of Defense alone, and it may cause unwarranted disasters. Marcus Watsonton, who is famous for his outstanding vision, will see Not clear about the essence of the matter?
The director of scientific research who vaguely guessed something is wise to keep silent. Sometimes a smart person should not ask too much, even if he explores a corner of the truth, he should not think too much.

When the conference room returned to silence, the lion-like old man thought of his son and angrily cursed: "Damn mutant!"

　ps: I saw some readers saying that the update is slow. Could it be that a hard-working second watch beast can not satisfy you?
　　You must know that as a handicapped party, if you have too much liver, you will die (～￣▽￣)～

　　
　
(End of this chapter)