Sentinel of American Comics

Watson Tower, Midtown Manhattan.

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

Marcus Watson strode into the conference room. As the helmsman of a large multinational company, Marcus, who celebrated his 60th birthday last week, still looked energetic and had an air of self-reliance. The superior person is imposing and majestic, like a lion entering its twilight years.

"A young genius who has been praised to the sky by the media, and a mediocre and incompetent company heir. They are like newborn calves. They are ignorant and fearless and want to rush into the field of biomedicine and invade Watson's empire, but you have not Half a way?"

Marcus slammed a copy of Vanity Fair magazine onto the table. It showed a young man with dark hair and a bright smile. The subtitle "Creating a New Era for the American Pharmaceutical Industry" was particularly dazzling.

"I invest billions of dollars every year to develop new drugs, but the result is a gradual shrinking of market share... A young man who is only 21 years old invented a cure for brain degeneration in a university laboratory. Genetic medicine, tell me, gentlemen present, aren’t you ashamed?!”

Faced with Marcus Watson's scolding, the senior managers 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 Watson. , the title of "tyrant" circulated in private is not a simple talk.

Marcus' majestic eyes swept over and found that everyone was silent, not daring to say a word, and a burst of anger surged in his heart.

This lion-like old man has been in charge of this large enterprise for nearly 30 years. He has been committed to building Watsonton into a monopoly giant in the industry, dominating the entire industry with an unstoppable attitude and possessing absolute control. The right to speak - just like what Stark Industries does, monopolize the huge cake, occasionally leaking some leftovers from your fingers for others to fight for.

"This is just hype from the outside media. Osborne Industries failed to transform into the military industry, and because Norman Osborne was killed, the stock price fell avalanche. The reason why Harry Osborne, who inherited the company, released his genes 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 mustered up the courage to say that when they heard that Osborne Industries was preparing to enter the biomedical industry, the senior management of Watsonton Company did not take it to heart at all and develop a new drug to cure diseases. The time and money required is simply unimaginable.

Osborne Industries claims that a young man in his twenties who has not yet graduated from college has actually invented a genetic drug that can comprehensively cure brain degeneration. This is undoubtedly a fantasy.

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

This is no longer an era where you can gain something by just sitting alone in a simple laboratory and immersing yourself in research. Modern science pays more attention to teamwork and requires massive investment of funds, especially in the biomedical industry. The advent of any new drug requires a lot of people behind it. All have huge teams and support from giant companies.

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

Marcus was expressionless and said coldly: "Do you know that conservative estimates from the outside world suggest that once this genetic drug is launched, it will be worth at least four billion?!"

Feeling the compelling gaze of the company's helmsman, Hamilton's vest was soaked with cold sweat. He had not conducted an in-depth investigation of this new drug at all, thinking that it was just a commercial hype by Osborne Industries.

"This company can survive in the biomedical industry by constantly making progress and occupying more markets like a pack of wolves! The long period of comfortable life has made you all lose your enterprising spirit. Even Stark Industries has And with competitors like Hammer Industries and Cross Technology, who has Watson to stop its progress!?"

Marcus' tone was stern. In the past few years, due to personal matters at home, he had relaxed his management of the company. Otherwise, how could Osborne Industries have so easily come up with the idea of ​​entering the medical and biological industry? As early as Harry Osborne's As soon as the young man releases the news, he will give him a thunderous blow with fierce means!

Spreading public opinion that genetic drugs have side effects that cannot be ignored; contacting Sean Sipers privately and acquiring the drug formula from him; attacking the stock price of Osborne Industries; using interests to incite the board of directors to rebel and remove Harry Osborne as president Positions...there are so many business tools to use!

Compared with Marcus Watsonton, a capital tycoon with tough skills and sophisticated vision, the young president of Osborne Industries, and the young man praised as a genius by the media, are like eagles that have not yet fully fledged. Likewise, there may be a day in the future when they can spread their wings and fly, but before that, they are just objects that can be manipulated at will.

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

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

"Either find a way to get a few senators to express their views on the harm of genetic drugs and trigger public attacks, or find a few patients in 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 the legal quagmire."

The senior managers who were previously timid and did not dare to speak loudly became active now. With the huge power of Watsonton Company, they may not be able to defeat Osborne Industries, but it is easy to prevent them from entering the medical biological market.

The foundation and accumulation of a monopoly giant in an industry are beyond what others can imagine. Even if it is a behemoth like Stark Industries and rashly moves into the medical and biological industry, it must take the initiative to share interests with Watsonton Company, otherwise as a company Marcus Watsonton at the helm will never let the opponent in easily.

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

Seeing his employees offering suggestions one after another, Marcus' cold face relaxed. The mere Osborne Industries and a talented scientist who became famous at a young age could not shake Watsonton's solid position. He was just using the topic to play, by the way. I plan to rectify the laziness within the company.

"Okay, the task of stopping Osborne is left 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 the Watson Laboratory?"

"Using the purpose of drawing a genetic map, we ordered our affiliated medical institutions to conduct blood sampling on the entire east coast. We are currently halfway through the process. As for..." The director in charge of the scientific research department flickered his eyes and looked at the boss hesitantly.

Marcus waved the others to leave the conference room, and the head of the scientific research department continued: "Research on drugs that suppress mutant genes is not going well. Those genes that make mutants different are extremely stubborn and almost impossible to eradicate or Eliminate! The initially developed inhibitory agent can only maintain a short-term effect..."

Watsonton's helmsman sat down, his strong and majestic face showing a trace of fatigue, like an aging lion standing on the hill, looking at the sunset, exuding an aura of old age.

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

Marcus' attitude was firm, as if he was decisive. The scientific research director who nodded hastily did not understand the boss's thoughts at all. Genetic drugs that suppress mutants have no profit space for the company. Could they be sold to the military as weapons?

Compared with the huge amounts of money invested, the lack of market prospects for mutant suppressant drugs cannot be compensated by orders from the Ministry of Defense alone, and may even lead to unwarranted disasters. Could Marcus Watsonton, who is famous for his outstanding vision, see this? Not clear about the nature of the matter?

The scientific research director, who vaguely guessed something, wisely kept silent. Smart people sometimes shouldn't ask too many questions. Even if they get to the bottom of the truth, they shouldn't think too much.

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

ps: I saw some readers saying that updates are slow. Could it be that a hard-working second-update beast can’t satisfy you?

You must know that as a handicapped person, having too much liver can kill someone (~￣▽￣)~