"Mr. Gross, I really can't tell which period these three statues are from."
After a while, everyone still did not reach a unified consensus, so one of them patiently looked at Gross on the steps, "Mr. Gross, please clear up your doubts."
"Actually, I don't know its age."
Gross then put away his complacent expression and said loudly, "But what I want to tell you is that these three statues were dug out of a gold mine in South America."
"Gold mine?" Everyone suddenly became surprised and confused.
"Yes, it was indeed dug out of a gold mine."
Gross laughed and said, "I know it's hard to believe it. Even when I received these three statues, I didn't believe it at all until I personally rushed to the gold mine and found the location of the excavation. The recesses where the three statues are located, that’s when I believed it all.”
"I think you should know what this really means."
Gross' expression became serious. "No traces of artificial excavation were found near these statues, which means that they were probably buried in the gold mine during geological changes. However, the last geological change there can be traced back to hundreds of thousands of years ago." Years ago, this means that these statues are likely to be hundreds of thousands of years old, or even millions of years old!"
"This, this is impossible..."
"The Stone Age can be traced back to three million years ago, but how could the ancient apes at that time have the technology to make such complex stone statues? It's impossible..."
"But it does look like a totem of some kind of civilization..."
"Maybe they were God's gift to primitive man!"
Everyone started arguing again.
"Old man, no wonder you look bad recently and your body is a little thinner than before. Is it because of these three statues?" Clifford laughed and tried to smooth things over.
"Yes, for some reason, my head has been hurting lately."
Gross spread his hands helplessly, "But it has been checked by my personal doctor and he was diagnosed with neurasthenia. Other than that, there is nothing wrong with him."
At this time, an old man with white hair and a pair of highly myopic glasses came out, "Gross, if possible, I would like to inspect these three statues at close range. After all, if your miners are not lying, these three statues will The three statues may be the biggest find of the century."
"Of course, Professor Griffin."
The old man who visited Cang Cang seemed to have a very high status, and even Gross had to give him some respect.
After Gross showed off, the dinner continued, and everyone gradually turned their attention away from the three statues. After all, most people did not have any good impressions of these three weird-looking statues. Compared with these, they They are more interested in negotiating a few deals through this banquet, or taking the opportunity to find a bed partner they like.
"You two have been waiting for a long time."
Just when Anthony and Jennifer started drinking their fourth glass of champagne, Clifford finally came over. He raised his glass and gestured to the two of them, then smiled and said, "It's very noisy here. How about we go outside to talk?" Bar."
"OK."
Anthony looked behind him and took the lead towards the garden outside the door.
There were only a few rows of dim lights as embellishments in the garden, making it slightly dark, but this was just because the eyes had not adapted to the dim light for the time being.
In the darkness, a few shadows could be seen faintly sitting on chairs and talking in low voices. Anthony didn't pay attention. He walked to the corner of the garden and then turned around.
"Mr. Clifford, Jennifer and I are here on behalf of Blacklight Technology this time. We hope to talk about the shares of Osmond Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in your hands."
Anthony said softly, "Of course, you can make some requests. If we can't get your attention, you can report it to the higher ups."
"So this is what happened..."
Clifford pondered for a while, "Actually, I don't know much about this company, just because the founder of this company was a company started by a friend of mine who was down and out. After he went bankrupt, he always wanted to make a comeback, so I So I funded him with three million US dollars, which wasn’t much anyway, so it was my last straw.”
"But now it seems that his company has become very popular."
Clifford showed a cunning look, "So, before I give you an answer, I would like to ask you two to explain why you want the shares in my hands?"
"this… "
When Anthony and Jennifer heard this, their expressions changed. Obviously, their behavior had completely aroused this person's curiosity. It might not be too easy for Clifford to transfer his shares.
"This is actually a decision issued by our company. We are only at the executive level and don't know much about this."
Anthony said. He looked at Clifford's obviously disbelieving eyes and had to add, "Well, in our opinion, Osmond Company is researching a drug that can completely cure Alzheimer's disease." The reason is the drug, and this drug should have made good progress, so that all parties are ready to take action."
"You are very honest and did not deceive me with some lies."
Clifford then nodded and said with satisfaction, "But in this case, obviously I can't transfer this share to you. After all, I believe you also understand that if there is a drug that can completely cure Alzheimer's disease, Then within ten years, the price of the shares in my hands may increase by more than a hundred times or a thousand times."
"This is just a possibility."
Jennifer hurriedly said, "What if this kind of drug cannot be developed? After all, you also know how many pharmaceutical companies around the world have failed on this. The treatment of Alzheimer's disease is no easier than that of cancer. It is even more difficult." It’s even harder, after all, cancer can be cured, but until a year ago, Alzheimer’s disease had never been cured!”
After hearing this, Clifford nodded and said with a smile, "Ms. Jennifer, what you said makes sense."
"Not only that."
Anthony added, "Even if the development is successful, what are the chances of it passing Phase III clinical trials and being put on the market?"
"Let me give you an example. From 1998 to 2022, in terms of drug development for Alzheimer's disease, a total of 165 drugs were developed around the world. However, there were only 6 drugs that passed clinical trials, and the rest all failed. The passing rate is only 3.36%, you should understand what kind of number this is... "
"In addition to this, there must be a clinical trial period of more than ten years. Even if this new drug is really launched, it will probably be ten years later."
Clifford smiled again when he heard this and said indifferently, "Mr. Anthony, what you said is very reasonable, but I think the reason why your company is so anxious to acquire the shares of Osmond Company should be Is it because there is something unique about this new drug?”
"Not only that." Clifford continued with a smile, "Besides, it's only three million U.S. dollars. I don't care too much about this amount of money, but after listening to your persuasion, I will continue to invest in Series C financing in the future. Great idea, I really want to thank you two.”
“…”
Anthony and Jennifer were completely dumbfounded.