As the editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, the most influential newspaper in the world, Forrest Adams was very arrogant in front of outsiders. However, the pressure of work was also very great. Many articles that were confirmed to be published in the newspaper had to be carefully checked again and again. There was no room for sloppiness.
After reading the last page on the computer, Forrest Adams breathed a sigh of relief. He reached for the coffee on the table that had been brewing for more than an hour and was about to turn cold. After taking a sip, he closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair comfortably to relax his tense nerves.
About five minutes later, Forrest Adams opened his eyes again, sat up straight, closed the information on the computer, and then opened the newspaper's submission mailbox.
This was Forrest Adams' habit. Before going to bed, he would roughly look at the emails in the submission mailbox to prepare for tomorrow's work.
After entering his account and password, Forrest Adams entered the mailbox of the Wall Street Journal with ease. Looking at the new emails, Forrest Adams smiled and nodded with satisfaction. The Wall Street Journal was indeed the leader of the global newspaper industry. Its influence was extraordinary. He believed that under his leadership, the Wall Street Journal's global influence would be even greater.
Ding dong!
Just as Forrest Adams moved the mouse in his hand to click on the first email, a sound suddenly rang. Then, the first email he wanted to click on moved down and became a new email.
"GlaxoSmithKline's Shady Deal!" Seeing the title of this email, Forrest Adams could not help but frown. Of course, he knew the weight of GlaxoSmithKline. The title of this email was obviously sent by someone who wanted to expose the shady deal behind GlaxoSmithKline. He had seen this kind of email many times. Generally, they only gave some examples about the side effects of GlaxoSmithKline's drugs. This kind of news had no value at all.
However, as a responsible journalist, Forrest Adams moved the mouse in his hand and clicked on it.
"Huh?!!!" His eyes quickly scanned the contents of the email. Forrest Adams, who was a little absent-minded, could not help but widen his eyes. His face was full of disbelief.
After thinking for a while, he immediately picked up the phone and called the president of the newspaper.
"Hello. Mr. Thomson, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night! "The call was quickly picked up, and Forbes Adams said respectfully.
"It doesn't matter. I was just about to sleep. What's the matter? Fortes? "Thomson asked calmly from the opposite side.
"I'm glad you're still awake," Forrest Adams said. "I just received an important email. I need you to take a look at it."
"I didn't expect you to be working so late, Fortes. Okay, I'll go turn on the computer. Send me the email." Hearing Foster Adams' words, Thompson praised his subordinate appropriately, then sat up from the bed and walked towards the study.
"Okay, I'll send it to you right away!" Forbes Adams said quickly.
He sent the email to Thomson's mailbox. Ten minutes passed quickly. Fortes Adams didn't go anywhere during those ten minutes. He just stayed in front of the computer, lighting a cigarette and smoking slowly.
Just as Fortes Adams was about to finish his cigarette, the phone in front of him rang.
"Hello, Mr. Thomson!" Fortes Adams said.
"Ford, call Lawson, who is in charge of typesetting and printing immediately. Ask him to take down the front page. Write a new report on this document. I want to see it there tomorrow morning." Thomson didn't waste any time. As soon as the call comes, go immediately, "Forrest Adams ordered.
"But, Mr. Thomson, shouldn't we be more cautious? Should we report this to the president? " Only Forrest Adams, who had read the email, knew how big the commotion would be if this matter was published. It could be said that GlaxoSmithKline, one of the top ten pharmaceutical companies in the world, might not be able to recover because of this. It was even more likely to cause countless people to go bankrupt and commit suicide.
"Ford. I always thought you were very smart. I didn't expect you to be so foolish. Have you ever thought that since the other party can send the email to us, he can also send the email to others? You and I can see the value of this email. Do you think others can't see its value? What we have to do now is to present the content of this email to the world as soon as possible before others report it. This is the best choice for our newspaper! "Thomson said on the phone.
"Okay, Mr. Thomson, I'll arrange it right away!" After listening to Thomson's words, Fortes immediately hung up the phone. He then called the person in charge of typesetting and printing in the newspaper and told him not to print it first. He buried his head in his desk and quickly typed on the keyboard.
What Fortes didn't know was that while he was busy typing on the keyboard and rewriting the report, Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, Britain's Sun, Japan's Asahi Shimbun, France's Le Monde, Hua's People's Daily, and many other influential newspapers also received an email similar to the one they received. Then, one by one, they buried themselves in work in the early hours of the morning.
Tonight, countless people were destined to be sleepless.
Early the next morning, when the newspapers of more than a dozen developed and medium-sized countries around the world published the news, the whole world was in an uproar. When people saw the shady deals of GlaxoSmithKline, the clear data and photos, and especially when they saw the hidden banned drugs or hidden fatal doses in some of the drugs, the ordinary people who bought GlaxoSmithKline drugs were furious. Protests appeared in the United States, Japan, Britain, New Zealand, and other countries, one after another, demanding their governments to severely punish GlaxoSmithKline.
And countries with GlaxoSmithKline branches were surrounded by angry people. They couldn't even do normal work.
In just one day, GlaxoSmithKline's shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States fell by 10% in less than two hours, directly hitting the limit. If it weren't for the protection mechanism, it might have continued to fall.
In less than two hours, the company that once had a market value of more than 60 billion US dollars directly lost more than 6 billion US dollars. Obviously, this was not the end, but the beginning...
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