Chapter 114: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1)

Chapter 114: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1)

SG Life manipulated public opinion? asked Young-Joon.

Yeah. But youre not really surprised? Park Joo-Hyuk replied.

Well, I kind of knew about it.

You knew?

Rather, it was Park Joo-Hyuk who was surprised.

Young-Joon nodded. Lim Gil-Won had already told him about it when they had drinks before. Lim Gil-Won had hinted to Young-Joon that SG Life was trying to covertly harm him by making it seem like A-Gen was secretly selling genetic test results to insurance companies and others.

But its nice that we found evidence.

Young-Joon slowly read through the documents Park Joo-Hyuk brought.

Its not that difficult to find evidence like this. SG Life probably knew that they were going to get caught. But the reason that major companies do things like this is because its better for their business to eliminate a competitor by smearing their image than being sued and fighting in court.

Probably.

But they completely failed since the public is supporting you after the announcement of A-Gen Life. If SG Life starts a big court battle right now, they will be taken out.

Hm.

What should we do? asked Park Joo-Hyuk.

I dont have any particular feelings towards them. Im not angry either.

Meaning that we should destroy them without any personal feelings?

A grin slowly appeared on Young-Joons face. Park Joo-Hyuk knew him all too well.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Park Joo-Hyuk said, This isnt the first time that SG Life has eliminated their competitors or kept them in check this way. Someone needs to put a stop to this vicious cycle.

Like how birds of a feather flocked together, Park Joo-Hyuk was also very by the book and strict about ethics, although it wasnt as severe as Young-Joon.

Alright. Then Ill leave this to the A-Bio legal team. And there are more people you can use.

The A-Gen legal team?

Yeah. Its much bigger than our legal team since its an older and bigger company. Ill let Mr. Yoon know, and you can lead both teams and fight.

Got it.

* * *

Under Park Joo-Hyuks lead, A-Gens legal team began attacking SG Life based on the evidence they had collected so far. They handed out press releases and made the situation as noisy as possible.

[Not just A-Gen, but all science and engineering labs around the world prevent data from being released by security programs. This is because it can be detrimental to companies if important technology is leaked. Secure Groupware, the security firm for A-Gens laboratories, has stated that there is no record of data being released from the Genetic Testing Department.]

[Even employees cannot easily view personal information as the genetic testing data becomes encrypted after being sent to the customer. Personal information can be automatically discarded if the customer wants.]

[It has been discovered that SG Life manipulated public opinion by insinuating that CEO Ryu Young-Joon sold customer data illegally]

This attack was like a nuclear missile to SG Life, which was already losing ground due to the emergence of A-Gen Life. Day after day, they began being berated by the media, rallies, and the public. Hwang Joon-Young, the CEO of SG Life, took responsibility for everything and resigned. Executives like Baek Joong-Hyuk were also punished.

The main shareholders of the company began looking for the problem-solver who helped SG Life overcome many crises.

Where is Director Lim?

They called Lim Gil-Won at the board meeting, but he did not show up. It was because he was meeting Young-Joon.

The little bit of attachment Lim Gil-Won had left for his company completely disappeared after this incident. Now, he was deeply moved by A-Gen Lifes ideas and aspirations.

A-Gen Life had also safely launched. Lim Gil-Won, who had finished his work at SG Life with haste in a few months, became the CEO despite lots of competition.

Mr. Ryu, take a look at this.

One day, Lim Gil-Won sent Young-Joon an email.

I already saw it, Young-Joon replied calmly, but he was actually quite happy.

Lim Gil-Won had sent him a huge statistics article in foreign media.

Since he was looking at it, he decided to read it again.

[It has been ten months since the appearance of Doctor Ryu Young-Joon, the supernova in the scientific community. How has the world changed? The future of medicine seen through an index.

Eight hundred thousand eyes that were blinded by glaucoma around the world regained vision.

Eight thousand forty-two Alzheimers patients have regained their cognitive functioning.

One thousand one hundred seven pancreatic cancer patients were discharged after confirming the complete death of the cancer tissue.

At least two thousand liver cancer patients were discharged after receiving Cellicure.

The number of people who have received genetic testing at A-Gen has surpassed eight million. 1.7 million of them are foreigners.

The number of people who bought A-Gen Lifes insurance product has surpassed two million. More than forty insurance companies that carry insurance products similar to A-Gen Life have appeared in the United States and Europe.

A-Gens market capitalization has exceeded Conson & Colson.

HIV infection rates in countries where HIV eradication is prioritized, including Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, have turned negative. The spread has been perfectly controlled through diagnostic kits, vaccines, and cures, and patients have been cured by stem cell therapy.

At least two hundred fifty million diagnostic kits have been sold, and at least four hundred thousand people have been treated in hospitals after finding dangerous diseases as a result of using these kits.

It was truly moving. Young-Joon had seen numerous patients, including Son Soo-Young, shed tears after being treated in clinical trials. It was touching then, but it was more intense this time. Young-Joon, who was a scientist inside-out, was even more amazed at the quantified data.

Buzz!

Young-Joons phone rang. It was Professor Carpentier. Usually, he only contacted Young-Joon about research-related things, and it was always through email. It was because it was easy to show him pictures and videos.

Hello?

Young-Joon picked up the phone.

Hahaha, congratulations, sir.

Pardon?

Did you know that I have studied in Sweden before?

Sweden? Why Sweden all of a sudden?

One of my friends who I went to school with is one of the key members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Do you know what kind of institution it is?

No?

It is the institution that awards the Nobel Prize.

Kuk

It was usually called the Nobel Foundation or the Nobel Committee. Young-Joon, who wasnt very interested in it, hadnt heard of the actual name of the institution until now.

Every year around September and October, the Nobel Committee contacts famous university professors, past Nobel Prize recipients, and essential members of the academy. They ask for recommendations for nominees.

... No

My friend recommended you, Mr. Ryu. And from what Im hearing, it wasnt just him. It feels strange; I think you can look forward to it.