Chapter 1655

In the Kobayashi Pharma’s conference room.

Many distant family members of the Kobayashi family and several top-level business executives were all seated solemnly.

There had been just too many incidents happening in Kobayashi Pharma, one after another, and the tense situation made everyone who was present feel a little nervous.

First, the old chairman died tragically because he was poisoned to death. Next, the eldest young master was suspected of using poison to kill his biological father. The second young master then began persecuting and hunting his elder brother down, and he was said to have already died. After that, the second young master also suddenly disappeared. It certainly seemed as though this family of three had incurred the wrath of heaven and was being punished and condemned.

However, even though they were nervous, each of them was still full of anticipation and high hopes for the future.

This was because they had not been able to have any deep participation in the planning or operations of Kobayashi Pharma in the past, let alone intervene or enjoy the profit distribution of Kobayashi Pharma. They had only been able to gain some petty profits all this while.

Things were different now.

Now, Masayoshi had already become the acting chairman, and he had already promised everyone that he would release at least forty percent of Kobayashi Pharma’s profits in the future. If this could be realized, then everyone sitting in this conference room today would be able to gain ten times more of their annual income.

Masayoshi was full of vigor as he strode into the meeting room.

Everyone turned their attention to him. In everyone’s eyes, Masayoshi was already their god of fortune now.

After stepping through the conference room door, Masayoshi headed straight to the main seat. Everyone else also stood up as they greeted him respectfully.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed positively, “Welcome, Mr. Chairman!”

Everyone else too suddenly came to their senses, and they hurriedly said in unison, “Welcome, Mr. Chairman!”

After they were done speaking, they started to applaud enthusiastically.

Masayoshi felt very comfortable and satisfied deep inside with the response. He simply smiled as he said, “Everyone, please do not give me this title first. I am still only the acting chairman of Kobayashi Pharma now. If word about this gets out to the public, outsiders will certainly start the gossiping and rumors!”

The person who began the flattery hurriedly said, “Mr. Chairman, you are already the official chairman of Kobayashi Pharma in our hearts now!”

Masayoshi smiled triumphantly. He then donned an awe-inspiring and righteous look on his face as he said thoughtfully, “I hope that Jiro will be able to return to Kobayashi Pharma to take control of the overall situation of Kobayashi Pharma as soon as possible. I am only temporarily assuming this position as acting chairman so that I can manage the company and business on his behalf for the time being!”

He then raised his hands and motioned for everyone to sit down.

After everyone sat down, he said thoughtfully, “Everyone here knows that Kobayashi Pharma is facing some problems both domestically and abroad. Some time ago, I heard about a pharmaceutical company in Oskia, called the Apothecary Pharmaceutical, which recently launched their Apothecary Stomach Pill. This drug is said to be even more effective compared to our Kobayashi Stomach Pill. However, since the company’s production capacity is relatively limited, they have not released their product in our domestic Japanese market yet.”

During this time, someone hurriedly said, “Mr. Chairman, I was just about to report this matter to you. My son-in-law went to Oskia last week, and he heard about this medicine. So, he bought a box of this medication at a higher price. I tried the medicine yesterday, and I have to say that this medicine is indeed a lot more effective compared to our Kobayashi Stomach Pill!”

Masayoshi said, “If this is the case, then the Apothecary Pharmaceutical would most likely become our direct competitor!”

After a short pause, Masayoshi continued, “Moreover, our medication is not as effective as theirs. If this continues, and if their output continues to increase, then our sales will inevitably decrease. Suppose the Apothecary Stomach Pill continues selling and gaining more market share in the global market than the Kobayashi Stomach Pill. In that case, we will be losing more than half of our company’s revenue!”

Everyone had a stunned expression on their faces upon hearing this.