Chapter 93

At the press conference, Wang Zixuan's words and actions won unanimous praise from the media and the public.

Elegant, loving, wise, and sharp...

Netizens unanimously believed that Wang Zixuan was the most perfect public figure.

The husband's fan club was also deeply moved by Wang Zixuan's refusal to misuse his influence to call for donations of bone marrow stem cells.

That evening, the news broadcast also reported on the press conference of the Positive Energy Foundation, giving Wang Zixuan high praise.

The entire world was stirred by this press conference.

That day, some leukemia patients appeared outside the headquarters of Novartis in Switzerland, demonstrating and demanding that Novartis sell the patent and related research results of Gleevec to the Positive Energy Foundation.

Leukemia patients from various European countries also rallied in their respective countries, and some Europeans who enjoy demonstrations joined the support.

At the same time, many people rushed to Switzerland, and if Novartis refused to sell the patent and related research results of Gleevec, they would occupy Novartis.

The American people were not to be outdone, gathering outside the headquarters of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, demanding that Bill Gates increase the use of charitable funds rather than transferring all his wealth to the foundation for other investments.

"Fraud."

"Save us."

Various slogans appeared among the protesters.

Warren Buffett was the first to respond, stating that his donations had a time limit and must be used entirely for charitable purposes within ten years after his estate was settled.

In 2006, Buffett promised to donate 99% of his wealth after his death and began donating 5% annually, with the main fund being the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

If Buffett's donations had a time limit, Bill Gates' donations had no such limit, and the foundation's spending was very "stingy," sometimes even lower than the investment returns of the foundation.

The projects must meet the expectations of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to receive continued support.

After Buffett's response, the pressure shifted to Bill Gates.

Bill Gates had indeed considered the eternal existence of the foundation, but Buffett's donations changed some of his thoughts, and this demonstration added pressure.

After consulting with his wife, Bill Gates officially committed to increasing the charitable spending of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and within ten years of his and his wife's deaths, the foundation would use all its assets for charitable purposes, ending the foundation's mission.

This response greatly satisfied the demonstrators, who then moved on to other charitable foundations.

The media were greatly disappointed that Bill Gates had capitulated so quickly.

Continuous confrontations would allow them to continue reporting.

Fortunately, Novartis was still holding firm.

Novartis was not willing to give up its flagship product. Although Gleevec had patent restrictions, they could update and extend the patent, continuing to earn huge profits, so they were not willing to sell.

In fact, Novartis did just that, but their applications to update and extend the patent were rejected by many countries.

India even enforced the use of the Gleevec patent, allowing Indian companies to produce generic versions of Gleevec to reduce the burden on leukemia patients.

Novartis' silence drew more people to Switzerland.

Wang Zixuan and the Wang family returned to Sanya the next day on three private jets.

Under the enormous pressure of protests and media attention, Novartis could not hold out for more than two days.

That evening, Novartis announced that it would evaluate the value of the Gleevec patent and related research results, and if the Positive Energy Foundation provided appropriate funds, Novartis was willing to sell the related research results.

After Novartis issued the statement, the demonstrations in various European countries ended, but many people indicated that if Novartis deliberately raised the price to obstruct the acquisition by the Positive Energy Foundation, they would take to the streets again.

Upon learning of Novartis' statement, Wang Zixuan posted on Weibo: "I need to take out a loan to donate money, I'm so poor."

This post immediately drew a large number of comments from netizens.

"Is the world's richest man crying poor?"

"Shouldn't we be the ones crying?"

"Hubby is so loving."

"It would be great if the Positive Energy Foundation could accept our donations."

"Hubby is so great, Novartis should donate the Gleevec patent."

Wang Zixuan was truly poor.

Many people thought he had a net worth of over 50 billion dollars, which he could never spend.

However, even if he did not donate, this money was far from enough for his investments and enjoyment.

After injecting 100 billion RMB into Wang International Resort Group and Wang Technology, he still had over 100 billion RMB in cash, but this money was already allocated and would soon be spent.

Fortunately, the Predator Fund would soon bring him another huge income.

The investigation into Soros and others' joint shorting of the euro was dropped.

Because of their high-profile shorting of the euro, the euro fell faster against the dollar than in the previous life.

However, after the Predator Fund's dividend, many investors believed that Wang Zixuan might have changed his view on the euro, and with a significant drop already, the euro had been consolidating against the dollar for about twenty days under various cautious sentiments.

Although the euro's trend against the dollar had changed from the previous life, it had only accelerated the process, and there was still a lot of room for further decline.

Soros and others were still bearish on the euro.

American capital would not easily let Europe off the hook.

The dominant force in the foreign exchange market was still American capital.

Wang Zixuan was just following the trend, but he was taking a larger share.

After the Predator Fund's dividend, Wang Zixuan did not reduce the fund's position.

The downward trend of the euro had already formed, and it would only be when the euro reached its end that the US and Europe might join forces to crush him. It was not yet time to be cautious.

On March 17, Wednesday morning, the three Wang family members arrived at the headquarters of Wang International Resort Group.

When the group led by Li Chang'an, the governor of Hai Province, arrived, Wang Zixuan, with his status, had to personally go out to greet them.

Li Chang'an, in his fifties, was tall and had a gentle and refined demeanor.

Before Wang Zixuan could speak, Li Chang'an preemptively said, "Thank you for your contributions to Hai Province."

Wang Zixuan, who also had a good impression of this refined governor, smiled and said, "It is all due to Governor Li's effective governance that we were attracted here."

After a few pleasantries, Wang Zixuan invited the group to tour the headquarters of Wang International Resort Group and then headed to the Thousand Year Palace in Haitang Bay.

The Thousand Year Palace, also known as the Golden Palace project, has the Golden Palace as its core building.

To maintain a unified architectural style, the Thousand Year Palace is designed in an ancient style, with eight surrounding areas representing the Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

The Golden Palace is located in the center, making a total of nine areas.

After more than three months of design, the final plan for the Thousand Year Palace was finally completed.

The Thousand Year Palace was officially laid down and construction began.

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