Chapter Five: Control for One Yuan

The Gu bid rose to fifty million. Shen refused again. He demanded immediate conversion into fifty-one percent ownership and proposed restructuring: freeze old debt for six months, sell a prepaid patent license, and prioritize workers and patients. “Who would prepay?” Cao asked. A woman in a white coat entered and removed a silver fish mask. “The Pei family. Pei Zhaoxue offers one hundred million for a three-year overseas license, provided Zhou Jiming posts thirty million beside us.” She knew he had only three. The ring gave a sixth pulse. According to He's warning, someone wanted him to accept Pei money. Shen ignored it and noticed white insulating dust from the underground server room on Pei's shoes.