Chapter 311 Initiative
The Norwegian shipping king went bankrupt because his words offended even the beautiful lady. It can be said that it was aggravating the situation in all aspects, and no one could save him!
What follows is naturally a feast of carving up high-quality assets after bankruptcy, with capital from all parties showing off their magical powers.
After all, to be able to gain such a title, he really has a lot of good things here.
However, among the various platforms and ships that have been refitted in the shipyard and are being impounded, no one can compete with Umbrella.
Because only Umbrella can use this thing!
Bought it and resold it to another party?
If the other party just doesn't want it, then it's not worth it anymore?
So Umbrella got the hulls it originally wanted at the auction's lowest price.
However, because these modified platforms are concentrated in the European region, it will still take some time to drag them back to East Asia and integrate them with other platforms.
The maneuverability of many platforms requires tugboats. Not only are they slow, many of them are inconvenient to use canals, so they need to detour around the Cape of Good Hope.
However, the newly created platform has not yet been released. After all, even if you pay extra money to work overtime, such a big guy still needs time.
It took Daewoo Shipyard three years to build the million-ton Pioneer Spirit.
However, because Umbrella is willing to spend money, it operates 24 hours a day, so even a three-seater platform with a million tons capacity is enough to come out in almost a year.
After all, Umbrella placed orders for many factories, and almost all shipyards started construction simultaneously.
At the same time, two new virus-specific immunoglobulins from Purdue Pharma have also been approved!
The first one is ‘Hepatitis C’ specific immunoglobulin!
There are nearly 200 million hepatitis C patients worldwide, and there is a specific drug for hepatitis C virus, Hawanib produced by Gilead.
A twelve-week course of treatment costs nearly $100,000 in total!
Therefore, Hawani’s annual sales rank second among all drugs in the world, reaching as much as nine billion US dollars!
In other words, as long as 100,000 of the 200 million patients use this drug every year, this terrifying sales volume can be achieved.
At the beginning, someone compared Umbrella's specific hepatitis B drug, which made many people understand Umbrella's conscience.
And coincidentally, the company Gilead is also one of the industries of the Sackler family. It can be said that just one move broke the backbone of this company in an instant!
In an instant, the effective hepatitis C medicine that originally earned nearly 10 billion US dollars every year was directly crushed into pieces!
Since Umbrella's new drug is placed in Purdue Pharma, its original purpose is to make money and win competition, so the price is almost the same as the original 'Hepatitis C' specific drug. It can be said that it relies on more targeted The effect is to replace the other party's market equally.
After all, traditional antiviral drugs themselves have many side effects on the body, and the treatment time is too long. They are far less effective than immune globulin, which has been proven on hepatitis B.
After the price came out, it immediately made the country understand how "merciful" the previous selling price of Umbrella's hepatitis B specific drug was!
Raising the price ten times or even a hundred times can easily increase their sales!
Moreover, reducing the output can also 'leave' more sources of transmission, making the water flowing smoothly!
For example, now, almost all hepatitis B patients have been cured in one go, which has resulted in the production of hepatitis B-specific immune globulin being almost discontinued.
Although it is true that we have made a fortune due to the number of patients, in terms of revenue, it is far less long-term than Gilead's hepatitis C specific drug model!
Now that the original prices of the medicines are truly revealed, everyone is still deeply shocked by this kind of comparison and the differences between the same models.
"No wonder domestic support for Umbrella is so strong, this is a true friend."
"I'm convinced. I remember there were black Umbrellas in the past. Why are they black? Why are they black?"
"Yes, this is a conscientious enterprise."
"Haha, conscience? Their hepatitis B medicine can be sold for a few hundred yuan, which means that the cost is lower and there is still profit! Now the hepatitis C medicine costs tens of thousands of dollars, which means that your conscience has been eaten by dogs."
"What a shame, there are already similar specific drugs on the market with so many price tags. Why can't other drugs with better efficacy be sold at the same price? Why don't I see you spraying Gilead?"
"How can this be the same! Gilead is a listed company in a civilized country. They invest so much in R&D. Of course, they need high prices to make up for the early R&D expenses. Otherwise, who would research new drugs?"
"Then what? Umbrella's doesn't count?"
"Umbrella obviously uses old technology and previous experience. Of course, there is no need for additional research and development expenses. Since it could be sold for a few hundred yuan before, of course it can be sold now!"
"It's ridiculous, it's old technology, can you please distinguish the difference between hepatitis B and hepatitis C first? Hepatitis B is a DNA virus, which can be easily defended by vaccines, but hepatitis C is an RNA virus that mutates easily."
"That is, the medicine that costs tens of dollars at home is too expensive, but the imported medicine that costs tens of thousands of dollars is said to be what others deserve, double standards."
After all, more people have been helped by Umbrella. Especially after comparing the drug prices this time, we can better understand how rare it was before.
So overall, there are more positive reviews, after all, the price of the hepatitis B drug is here!
"My dear, Umbrella has really made a lot of concessions for our market."
"No matter what their purpose and intention is, it is undeniable that 'hepatitis B specific immune globulin' has solved the pain of many patients before."
"Actually, this is the theoretical price of a new drug, let alone one that is so effective."
"Yes, the effect of the specific drug for hepatitis B has been reflected. It has a reputation here. It can be cured quickly and in one go. Who would use a drug that suppresses the virus for such a long time? It has side effects on the body."
"Yeah, I'm kind of looking forward to what Umbrella's second drug will be."
"Yes, it's also very mysterious."
"Haha, it can't be a special medicine for the zombie virus."
"Umbrella's technology is really possible."
"Holy shit! It's Ebola!"
"!!"
"Surprise!"
"That one has a fatal virus?"
"I heard that Ebola has killed many zombies."
“Awesome!”
"Is it possible that, given Umbrella time, the immune globulin of the zombie virus can also be developed?"
"..."
If the hepatitis C virus announced by Umbrella was purely a money grab, then the immune globulin against Ebola has really attracted considerable attention!
Different from the stable situation in the country, the chaos in Dameili is now getting worse.
There are often rumors of various zombies entering the city, causing riots.
There has been a huge increase in orders for various shelters.
Arms dealers also entered the carnival moment.
I simply can't understand their current situation.
In particular, there are some beautiful videos where people really bite people, eat their faces and so on.
But the final result was that it was all caused by taking too much.
Anyway, it’s really a lot of fun.
But it is obvious that it is already such a mess, but through some news and videos on TT, as well as some simultaneous translation observations, it is found that this still does not have a great impact on the beauty.
The little bit of inflation that was caused was easily calmed down by raising interest rates. On a daily basis, it still continued to point fingers at the outside world, as if its operations had not been affected at all!
In fact, many people have expressed emotion and admiration for this current situation.
"The upper and lower levels can already be regarded as reproductive isolation."
"Yes, I have classmates who study there and say that as long as they don't go to places they shouldn't go, they won't feel anything at all!"
"I have friends who travel too. I feel that studying and traveling there are completely isolated from normal life."
"It's really a dream."
"What a beautiful dream, there are still many people who want to get there..."
"There is nothing wrong with pursuing a better life, as long as you don't turn around and attack us."
"If they don't attack us, how can they show that their decision is correct and how can they show their sense of superiority? Overthinking."
"In fact, really capable and high-quality talents rarely attack and actively raise funds when difficulties and disasters occur. However, those who have worked hard through various channels to become the lowest level do not show their superiority in front of us. How can it be compared with a dishwasher? ”
"But look, Umbrella has published some papers on the K-virus."
"Damn it, we still have to rely on Umbrella to control the zombies..."
"..."
Umbrella has published some related research papers on the K virus, giving some virus characteristics in great detail.
But after this paper was published, it caused a certain degree of panic.
"...I regret to tell you that because the K virus acts on the central nervous system and performs hijacking operations, even specific immunoglobulins have almost no effect on patients with K virus who have already suffered an attack. The attack on the virus will Directly leading to the death of the infected body..."
Umbrella's biotechnology is here, and it has its own armed forces, so when it applied to find a way to combat the virus in Africa, it was authorized by the United Nations.
Even the pretty girls won’t object!
However, the conclusion of Umbrella, which is currently the world's number one biotechnology company, has made many people feel a little disappointed.
After all, it is really difficult for the virus to directly follow the blood and pass through the blood-brain barrier to hijack nerve cells.
The high differentiation and non-regeneration of central nervous cells have too many limitations, and the damage is irreversible.
"However, we have found a few people who have been scratched by zombies. During the incubation period when the number of viruses entering the body is not large, specific immunoglobulins can complete the killing, but there is a certain chance that it will cause irreversible damage to the brain, because the data It’s too small, so we can’t draw a conclusion. Our preliminary judgment is that there is a probability. In addition, injecting immunoglobulin in advance may have a protective effect for a certain period of time before metabolism is completed, but no experiments have been conducted..."
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Anyway, this is somewhat useful information.
Immediately afterwards, the media began to kidnap Umbrella and demanded that Umbrella reveal the corresponding technology to deal with the K-virus!
In fact, this trend has been blowing since the zombie virus was exposed, and it is becoming more and more serious.
You don't need to think twice to know that someone is fanning the flames, and it's definitely more than one party.
The reason why it is slowly blown and fermented naturally is that no one wants to be a target.
Anyway, with the pace of natural public opinion, it is impossible for Umbrella to cover the sky with one hand!
Originally, if the ship king hadn't poured dirty water on the beautiful authorities, they might have just followed suit and found an excuse to impose sanctions.
Now that Umbrella has spoken out about it, she will naturally not let the opportunity go easily!
You brought this up yourself, not us!
Umbrella threw out the paper at this time, which was actually a proactive guide.
Umbrella also responded publicly to this statement
"...In fact, so many companies have purchased our culture media, so they have already produced a lot of corresponding immunoglobulins themselves. It's just that the mass production issues have not been announced. There are also other institutions researching K virus. Because of this, We should also know that this virus is different from traditional viruses in that it is 'active'. It is extremely difficult to produce and cultivate immunoglobulin, and even we cannot produce it in large quantities."
Viruses are not actually classified as living things. They only have a protein shell and internal genetic material. They cannot absorb nutrients from the outside and can only do so through parasitism!
But this is not the case with the K virus!
This is a special virus with a simple structure and 'activity'. It can be said to be unique at present!
However, after finally waiting for Umbrella to jump out and "leave the flaw", the beautiful lady immediately followed the trend and spoke directly to the spokesperson
"No matter what, the culture medium has risen to the level of global security, so it must be disclosed! Umbrella has affected global security. For this reason, the federation may take some powerful measures to impose sanctions."
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