This Bad Luck is Awesome!

Besides Chen Mo and Xia Shiqing, who were discussing the matter, many other people had also seen the post, either by stumbling upon it while browsing or having it forwarded to them in a group chat.

In short, a lot of people now knew that Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s new drug might have a major effect.

Regular netizens were just there for the drama and the memes.

But people in the finance industry had other ideas after seeing it.

"You gotta be kidding me. We were just talking about this stock today, and now there’s news tonight?"

"Who the hell could’ve predicted this?"

"Why do these damn pharma companies always pull this kind of shit? Even their R&D goes off the rails."

"If this is true, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical is probably about to take off for real."

"Who knows? What if someone from Ruisheng wrote the post on purpose to pump the stock price so they can cash out and run?"

"That’s possible too."

"I remember Xihe bought into Ruisheng Pharmaceutical today, right? Don’t tell me they knew about this in advance."

"Very likely. A lot of people were waiting to laugh at Xihe’s pretty manager today, and now they’re realizing they’re the clowns."

"How would a woman know the new drug had *that* kind of effect?"

"Who knows."

"..."

The finance circle group chats lit up again.

Everyone started discussing Ruisheng Pharmaceutical once more.

But it was different from before. Previously, everyone was waiting to laugh at Xia Shiqing’s expense.

But now, they realized, ’The clown was me all along.’

And I was still over here, completely oblivious.

She’d already bought in, just waiting for the market to open next Monday to make a killing.

However, some people believed it was a scam orchestrated by Ruisheng insiders.

The goal was to inflate the stock price so their own people could cash out and exit.

In any case, there was no official announcement yet, so nobody knew what was really going on.

...

「Sunday Night.」

After two days of double-blind trials running from Friday night through the weekend, a hundred or so participants had been recruited.

They were divided into 50 double-blind trial groups, each with two people: one took the new drug, and the other took a placebo.

But neither knew whether they were taking the new drug or the placebo.

The participants were tested at different intervals after taking the medication: five groups after 30 minutes, five groups after an hour, and so on.

Afterwards, they performed a crossover: those who had previously taken the placebo now took the new drug.

And those who had taken the new drug now took the placebo.

After the trials, they had their data.

Although the timeframe and data sample were a bit small, by analyzing this data, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical had already reached a preliminary conclusion.

This conclusion left the R&D team both distressed and delighted.

They were distressed because, when it came to treating depression, the new drug performed just as it had before.

A complete flop.

It was quite demoralizing.

But they were delighted because...

...in terms of improving male stamina, it was absolutely top-tier!

The trial data was an incredible and pleasant surprise.

When they first initiated the R&D project, they had never imagined the drug would turn out to have this kind of unexpected application.

Now, with the data right in front of them, it was clear that for every male patient who took their new drug...

...regardless of whether they had issues with stamina or not...

...their performance time in *that* area had, across the board, significantly increased!

All the patients who participated in the double-blind trial gave the new drug high praise.

Some even asked when the drug would be available on the market.

"Dr. Liu, our team won’t be disbanded now, right?"

"Woohoo, we’re taking off! The bonus for this is probably gonna be huge."

"Once this new drug is out, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical and Pfizer can be called the Hidden Dragon and Phoenix Chick."

"Let’s find a different term, kid. That doesn’t really sound like a compliment these days."

"..."

All the R&D staff in the lab were ecstatic, looking expectantly at the head of their team, Dr. Liu.

"I’m going to report to the chairman right now."

Although Dr. Liu’s eyes were full of fatigue and bloodshot from lack of sleep, he was incredibly excited, grabbing the report and heading for the door.

Before leaving, he didn’t forget to turn back and say one more thing.

"Don’t go home yet. We’re going to a karaoke bar later to celebrate. My treat!"

"WOOHOO!"

Hearing Dr. Liu’s parting words, everyone in the lab burst into cheers.

The new drug’s poor performance lately had put the team under immense pressure, and they were facing the threat of being disbanded.

Now, things were finally looking up.

The lights in Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s conference room were blazing late at night.

All the company’s senior executives, including the chairman and general manager, were present.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Dr. Liu, their gazes filled with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

"What are the results?"

The chairman took a deep breath and asked the question on everyone’s mind.

Being stared at by so many people, Dr. Liu felt immense pressure.

"After rigorous testing, we have preliminarily determined that this new drug has a significant therapeutic effect on male stamina!"

"This is the first and only drug on the market that can effectively increase performance time."

Fortunately, the report in his hands gave him confidence. He didn’t keep them in suspense and directly announced the results.

"Here is the trial report."

Many copies of the report had been printed, and everyone eagerly grabbed one to read.

"Excellent!"

"This is fantastic!"

After reading it, the chairman and the other executives couldn’t help but applaud.

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly shifted from heavy to lively.

This new drug really was the company’s lifeline.

Although the process had been full of ups and downs, at one point driving them to despair, thankfully, the final result was a good one.

Ruisheng Pharmaceutical would definitely have a bright future!

"Immediately apply for clinical trials for this new drug. Strive to get it on the market as soon as possible."

The chairman calmed himself and immediately gave the order.

The previous clinical trials were for its use in treating depression.

Now, they needed to do them for its effects on male performance.

The applications were completely different, so of course they had to start over.

But everyone had confidence in the drug. They could afford to wait.

"Announce this news through official channels to boost the stock price," the chairman then added.

"Should we wait until Tuesday to make the official announcement and buy back some stock on Monday first?"

Just then, someone with a bright idea stood up and made a suggestion.

"Don’t take the risk," someone with a clear head immediately shot the idea down. "As long as we play it safe with this new drug, we’ll have no trouble making money. There’s no need to stir up unnecessary trouble at a time like this. That’s textbook insider trading. If we get penalized, it’ll be bad for the company’s reputation. It might even affect the new drug’s market launch."

After the meeting, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s official social media account quickly published a formal announcement.

"Recently, a patient reported a significant improvement in stamina after taking our company’s new drug."

"Our company took this report very seriously and conducted a scientifically rigorous double-blind trial over the weekend. We have ultimately determined that our new drug has a very significant effect in treating male stamina issues."

"Our company has already applied for clinical trials. The R&D team has full confidence in this new drug and believes it will be on the market soon. Please stay tuned."

...

A lot of people had already been watching Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s every move for the past two days.

Now that this official announcement was out, it immediately sparked a massive amount of discussion.