Chapter 8

First, let's check what I just received.

[HT BioLogics 4Q Performance Review]

[By Jin-Tae Kim, Jin Sung Securities Analyst]

I only had time to read the title earlier and didn't get a good look at the content.

But even when I skimmed through it, there wasn't much to it.

The table of contents says it's 14 pages, but the paper I received only had 2 pages, front and back.

It was a level of information that was no help at all.

I was a bit disappointed, but it was okay.

'It could happen.'

The amount of information I provided was too little.

I only included basic information that anyone could find on the internet.

I couldn't expect amazing, high-level information with that.

It also seemed to be affected by the physical material.

I only provided one A4 sheet.

The amount of text that could fit on the front and back of an A4 sheet was limited to 2 pages.

'So... '

I finally have something to experiment with?

I immediately called Se-yeon PC.

"Boss, have you had lunch?"

*

Reasons for the incomplete information:

1. Too little paper.

2. Too little information.

Then the solution was simple.

"Boss, thank you! Sell a lot!"

"Oh, don't mention it. Come in!"

The boss of Se-yeon PC had a completely changed service attitude.

When I said I needed a printer, he gave me one for free, saying he had extras.

'Sweet deal.'

I brought the printer home and started searching the internet.

I intended to gather all the information related to it.

'Not enough quantity? This time, I'll give it a full belly.'

First, the Naver Securities page.

There were many difficult securities terms, but that didn't matter.

My job was to print.

Click─

Zzz, zzz─

The printer worked well, and all kinds of information were printed on the paper.

Then I clicked on other pages linked from there.

Print everything.

Click─

Zzz, zzz─

It was satisfying just to watch the stack of printouts pile up.

Is this how a hen feels when she sees an egg being laid?

But I still had a long way to go.

The next destination was the Electronic Disclosure System.

Even I, who know nothing about finance, know this site.

I learned it as a great tip when preparing for job interviews.

I actually used it a lot.

The business reports, company and business overviews, and financial statements were neatly organized, making it really easy to write application essays.

When I searched for it, all kinds of reports came up.

Not just business reports, but audit reports, regular shareholders' meeting results, new facility investments, securities issuance results, and more.

So many difficult terms.

Print everything.

Click─

Zzz, zzz─

I took a deep breath while watching the endless queue in the printer status window.

'Let's have lunch.'

I took out the five franchise hamburgers I bought yesterday from the fridge and gave them to Tam.

A few minutes later, a thick hamburger came out.

'This must be delicious!'

The fluffy bun.

The lettuce and tomato that looked fresh at a glance.

Between the two steak patties that smelled like they were just cooked, melted cheese was oozing out.

A visual that could rival a Gangnam-style burger.

"Let's eat!"

I took a big bite.

The meat juice, vegetable juice, sauce, and cheese were having a wild party in my mouth like crazy American teenagers.

When I came to my senses:

"Choke... "

I had finished a can of Zero Cola, and I turned my gaze back to the monitor.

This time, it was news time.

I searched for it on the Naver News tab.

It wasn't a very famous company, so there weren't that many articles.

'Actually, that's good.'

I set the last three years as the time frame and printed all the articles.

The printer started working non-stop again.

Click─

Zzz, zzz─

While waiting for the printing, I skimmed through a few articles.

[HT BioLogics, Operating Loss of 91.23 billion won last year... Losses Widen]

Hmm, a company that's in the red.

[HT BioLogics "Two Immuno-oncology Drugs Prove Preclinical Efficacy" Hits Upper Limit]

Oh, it hit the upper limit?

What's preclinical?

Ah, animal testing.

[K-Immuno-oncology Craze... Focus on HT BioLogics' Biopharmaceutical Portfolio]

A pretty successful company?

So, it's in the red but developing new drugs, and the outlook is quite good, right?

What about human clinical trials?

I need to find that.

[HT BioLogics, Applies for Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Immuno-oncology Candidate]

Oh, phase 3 means the third trial?

This was applied for a few years ago.

What was the result?

[HT BioLogics, Negative Outlook for Clinical Trials Leads to Lower Limit]

The outlook is negative?

Ah, that's why the chart looks like that.

The graph is clearly going down.

Click─

The printer went quiet, indicating the printing was done.

I got up from my seat and picked up the stack of printed papers with both hands.

"Ugh."

How much did I print? The paper was surprisingly heavy.

But I felt good.

It meant I had secured a lot of 'quantity.'

"Tam!"

Tam approached, waving yellow and red light, and I handed him the stack of papers.

Rip──

Rip──

The papers disappeared into Tam's mouth one by one for a while.

Finally, a message appeared.

──The power of "Quality Conversion" is activated.

──Item: Mook A4 Paper

──Quantity: 429.38

──The estimated processing time is 40 minutes and 25 seconds.

──Do you want to start the conversion process?

And "Preview."

──The "Preview" skill is activated!

──Please select the result.

I expected to get quite useful information this time because I provided a lot of information.

But the options the system provided were:

──A. 200 sheets of Mook Premium A4 Paper

──B. 1st Quarter Organizational Restructuring Plan

──C. Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results Report of Immuno-oncology Candidate 'Tetragen'

"Unbelievable... "

It wasn't just quite useful.

It was gold.

Only I know this?

──The "Preview" skill is activated!

──Please select the result.

──A. 150 sheets of Mook Premium A4 Paper

──B. 1st Quarter Organizational Restructuring Plan

──C. Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results Report of Immuno-oncology 'Tetragen'

There was no reason to hesitate.

I immediately chose option C.

Tam spat out a yellow file.

'Really a report?'

With a pounding heart, I picked it up and opened the cover.

[A randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label phase III clinical trial of TT1021 in previously untreated, eotaxin-high patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma]

"Ouch."

The title, full of alien language, stunned me for three seconds.

'...Is this the title?'

But I quickly regained my composure.

Even at a local clinic, doctors write everything in English, so it's unlikely they would make such important documents in Korean.

Besides, not knowing English isn't a crime.

Translation technology is so advanced these days.

I opened a translation site on my PC and carefully typed in the English on the cover.

After checking for any typos:

Click the translate button.

[A randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label phase III clinical trial of TT1021 in previously untreated, eotaxin-high patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma]

Huh?

It wasn't a problem with the English?

I couldn't understand the Korean either. Damn.

I gave up trying to understand and flipped through the pages, getting a rough idea of the structure. It was more like a research paper than a report.

'I only need the conclusion.'

I went back to the first page.

I only translated the 'Result' and 'Conclusion' sections of the abstract right below the title.

[Conclusion: Among 511 components selected from 17 centers, 34.2% (173/505 components) were confirmed to be eotaxin-high pts. They were randomly assigned to G/C/TT...]

But it was still full of alien language.

With so many technical terms, the translation was incomplete.

There were no clear words like 'success' or 'failure.'

"......Haha."

I burst out laughing, finding it absurd.

But.

Do I really need to rack my brain trying to understand an English research paper?

Now that I have you.

"Tam."

I flipped back to the conclusion part and tore it out.

"Process it."

──The power of "Quality Conversion" is activated.

──Item: Chemicalwood Premium A4 Paper

──Quantity: 9

──The estimated processing time is 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

──Do you want to start the conversion process?

──The "Preview" skill is activated!

──Please select the result.

──A. 2 sheets of Chemicalwood Premium A3 Paper

──B. Verification of the Methodology of the 'Tetragen' Phase 3 Clinical Trial Report

──C. Korean Version of the 'Tetragen' Phase 3 Clinical Trial Report

'Ambiguous.'

Option C would allow me to read it in Korean, which isn't bad.

But even if the translation is cleaner, can I understand such a difficult study?

I can try, but...

I might as well go for sure.

"......I'll use Lucky Strike."

The two "Lucky Strike" coupons I received as a tutorial completion reward.

I had been saving them, but this was worth using them.

'Depending on the result, it could be a big win.'

I was also curious.

Can "Lucky Strike" work on information?

──A "Lucky Strike" coupon is deducted.

──"Lucky Strike" is activated, applying a bonus efficiency to "Quality Conversion."

It works on information too.

What's the result?

──The "Preview" result has changed.

──A. 9 sheets of Chemicalwood Premium A3 Paper

──B. Copy of the 'Tetragen' Phase 3 Clinical Trial Data

──C. Internal Report on the Results of the 'Tetragen' Phase 3 Clinical Trial

I gasped when I saw it.

"Wow......"

A copy of the trial data?

Internal report?

Can I really get that?

I'm not a researcher, not a manager, not even a board member?

"Amazing......"

The choice was obviously option C.

The trial data copy would be full of alien language.

──"Quality Conversion" is starting.

Three minutes later.

I immediately picked up and read the sheet of paper that fell to the floor.

'I can... understand!'

It was a report written in simple language, easy for a non-expert executive to understand.

────────

□ Tetragen Domestic Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results: Success

─Statistical significance proven in median survival and tumor progression time

─No significant issues in safety evaluation

□ Future Actions

─Scheduled to present at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (April 11)

─Results report submitted to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, formal approval application planned (mid-June)

────────

...Clinical success?

The recent stock price hitting the lower limit was due to pessimistic expectations about the clinical trial.

If people knew this information?

"Jackpot."

The stock price would likely skyrocket.

'Is this information already public?'

I searched the news again, thinking I might have missed an article.

'No!'

There wasn't a single article about the phase 3 trial results. Even with additional keywords, nothing came up.

'When was the report made?'

The report date on the document was just yesterday.

There was plenty of time to make it public.

But the fact that there are no articles yet means HT BioLogics is keeping the trial results confidential.

In other words.

'I'm the only one who knows?'

It was a sweet deal.

*

A small doubt about whether I could really trust this information was already erased.

Ignoring the details of the paper and the report, what was the name of the trigger quest for the first activation of the "Brilliant 30s" tutorial?

"The First Belief."

I believe you, Tam.

I will believe you forever.

"Let's go!"

I immediately opened the securities app.

I already had it installed to check my fund returns and knew how to use it roughly.

However, the stock trading process was more complicated than I thought.

I thought I could just deposit money into my securities account, search for it, and buy it, but it was full of unfamiliar terms.

'Ask price? Margin? Market price? What are these?'

A scene from a foreign drama I watched yesterday came to mind.

A regular passenger trying to fly a plane after the pilot died from a zombie attack, only to crash.

That's how I felt now.

The ominous feeling that I might make a big mistake by pressing the wrong button.

I put my phone down for a moment.

This involved money, so I shouldn't act rashly.

'Let's study.'

I searched for basic stock trading lectures.

I watched YouTube videos demonstrating how to trade stocks, and read the trading precautions and user guides on the securities company's website.

'Let's stop here for now.'

I wanted to study more, but it was already 3 PM.