Chapter Summaries

Alexander left for Europe after a crisis hit Rothschild Bank, whose leaked investment plans included cooperation with Army Ant Company. Chen Mo and Zhao Min concluded that the fallout was unlikely to harm their company and chose to stay out of the conflict.

• Alexander considered seeking Zhao Min’s approval for investment in a telecommunications operator, but received a call that prompted him to return to Europe.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu discussed the newly built Xianglu Tan Villa, their future wedding, and Chen Mo’s promise to design her wedding dress.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that Alexander had booked a flight back to Europe after she rejected his investment proposal.
• Zhao Min explained that a Rothschild executive had reportedly committed suicide and leaked the bank’s investment plans, triggering a crisis and possible attacks from rivals.
• Zhao Min showed Chen Mo the leaked proposal and said Army Ant Company faced little risk, so Chen Mo decided not to get involved in Rothschild’s troubles.

After the Potential Elixir trial revealed it could extend life, Li Chengzhi told Chen Mo about the result and explained that Wang Hai and the others had received special treatment to protect him. The chapter left Chen Mo strengthening his security while Alexander called.

• The investment-plan leak continued to damage Rothschild Bank's reputation, while Ant Army Company carried on with little disruption.
• Wang Hai, She Ge, Luo Yong, and the others returned with Li Chengzhi and told Chen Mo they felt stronger after taking the Potential Elixir.
• Li Chengzhi told Chen Mo that the elixir had helped a bedridden Chief walk again and could extend his life by up to two years.
• Li Chengzhi explained that Wang Hai and the others had been given special treatment to protect Chen Mo, while She Ge and the others had to return for training and missions.
• Chen Mo raised Wang Hai and the others' salaries by fifty percent and asked them to train promising members of the company's security team.
• Mo Nv told Chen Mo that Alexander was calling.

Chen Mo learned that Alexander had sent him two cases of Château Lafite Rothschild as a gift while the Rothschild Family faced pressure from rivals and internal conflict. Zhao Min explained how the leaked investment plan had made the family a target and suggested the leak might have been deliberate.

• Alexander called Chen Mo, apologized for leaving without saying goodbye, and said he had sent him a family specialty.
• Zhao Min delivered two cases of Lafite, one for Chen Mo and one for herself, and Chen Mo decided to keep his for Xiao Yu.
• Zhao Min explained that Alexander was cultivating goodwill with potential partners while the Rothschild Family faced internal succession struggles and outside financial pressure.
• Zhao Min said Altice, Orange, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and Samsung were among those preparing to target the Rothschild Family.
• Zhao Min said the leak could have been deliberate, since it was unlikely that a single executive had casually obtained and exposed such an important plan at such a critical moment.

Alexander faced family pressure after a bank executive named Ed was found dead and a confidential investment plan was leaked, but he refused to end the Roth family's cooperation with Army Ant. He decided to return to Huaxia to pursue the partnership despite the risks.

• Alexander reviewed the leaked investment plan and Ed's case, but investigators had found no evidence of suspicious contacts or suicidal tendencies.
• The old butler told Alexander that family elders were dissatisfied and might replace him if he failed to handle the scandal, while his father had not publicly supported or opposed him.
• The old butler suggested ending the Army Ant partnership to ease outside pressure, but Alexander insisted that their cooperation would deepen.
• Alexander reaffirmed his faith in Army Ant and Huaxia's market, believing Chen Mo and the company had great potential.
• Alexander ordered arrangements for a trip to Huaxia the next day, dismissing the prospect of greater trouble.

Alexander returned to Ant Army Company and secured a broad product-agency partnership with Zhao Min, while Chen Mo demonstrated his improved Holographic Projector and handed Zhao Min production materials. Zhao Min planned to prepare a production line, and the chapter ended with her saying the Rothschild cooperation had gone smoothly and they only needed to watch what happened next.

• Alexander met Zhao Min and failed to interest Ant Army in taking a controlling stake in Rois.
• Alexander placed advance orders for two million Butterfly Eye phones and proposed European agency rights for Ant Army's other products, which Zhao Min accepted.
• Alexander left satisfied that he could represent Ant Army in Europe and help expand the Rothschilds into new fields.
• Chen Mo showed Zhao Min and Xiao Yu the improved Holographic Projector, demonstrating its interactive desktop, glasses-free 3D, and linked-screen capabilities.
• Chen Mo gave Zhao Min the projector's non-core design and assembly materials and asked how the Rothschild cooperation had gone.
• Zhao Min said everything had gone smoothly and that they now needed to watch the show.

Alexander’s decision to bring Army Ant into Europe boosted sales but intensified opposition within the Rothschild Family. He wagered that he could raise the banking group’s profits by 25% in a year and a half or give up his position.

• Alexander announced full cooperation with Army Ant, and Army Ant’s phones and business systems began selling across Europe through the Rothschild Family’s network.
• Unknown financial groups and hostile media reports hurt Rothschild investments and businesses after Alexander’s announcement.
• Eric and other Rothschild elders demanded that Alexander end the cooperation or surrender control of the banking group.
• David proposed a trial period for Alexander, but Eric insisted on a one-year deadline and a 20% profit increase.
• Alexander countered that he would raise the banking group’s profits by 25% in a year and a half or withdraw, and the elders accepted the wager.

Alexander reaffirmed his commitment to expanding the Rothschild bank’s partnership with Army Ant, saying the company showed him the future. Meanwhile, Shi Lin’s team completed successful clinical trials of Jianghe Pharmaceutical’s Breast Enhancement Drug and prepared to report the results.

• David challenged Alexander to pursue his banking strategy with confidence, and Alexander said he would focus funds on cooperation with Army Ant.
• Alexander told David he saw the future in Ant Army Company.
• Zhou Man learned that her breast development was healthy and showed no abnormalities after taking the trial drug.
• Shi Lin’s team confirmed that the Breast Enhancement Drug’s final clinical examination was successful and the clinical trial had succeeded.
• Shi Lin told his assistant to notify Manager Hou of the trial results.

Zhao Min reported progress on Chen Mo’s holographic projector and drug projects, then explained Alexander’s increasingly risky commitment to working with them. Chen Mo agreed to support Alexander, and Zhao Min proposed using him to take the Breast Enhancement Drug overseas.

• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that the holographic projector production line was being prepared and that clinical trials for the Breast Enhancement Drug had succeeded, while the Aphrodisiac Drug trials were progressing.
• Chen Mo explained the Potential Elixir to Zhao Min and offered to give her some, asking her to keep it confidential.
• Zhao Min reported that Alexander had added ten million mobile phone orders and was expanding his businesses with Chen Mo’s company despite pressure from his family.
• Zhao Min said Alexander had concentrated his investments in their shared ventures, and Chen Mo agreed that they should support him as a partner.
• Zhao Min proposed that Alexander help take the Breast Enhancement Drug overseas after it was registered.

Alexander worried that family pressure and a leaked investment plan could keep him from meeting his bank’s profit target, so he placed his hopes on cooperating with Ant Army Company. Zhao Min invited him to Huaxia to discuss a new medicine, and information about Ant Army Company’s pharmaceutical subsidiary left him eager to learn more.

• Alexander considered the obstacles to his investment plan and decided he had to rely on Ant Army Company’s potential.
• Zhao Min called Alexander and offered to discuss Ant Army Company’s new medicine in Huaxia the next day.
• Alexander postponed his meetings, booked a flight, and asked Alice to secretly investigate Ant Army Company’s pharmaceutical businesses.
• Alice told Alexander that Ant Army Company had acquired Lanhong Pharmaceutical and Jianghe Company a year earlier and reorganized them as Jianghe Pharmaceutical.

Alexander met Zhao Min and Tan Yong at Ant Army Company to discuss bringing the company’s new Breast Enhancement Drug to international markets. After reviewing its materials and clinical trial results, he trusted the product and moved on to negotiating the partnership.

• Alexander told Zhao Min that Ant Army Company was isolated from overseas markets because others feared its strength and sought to contain it.
• Zhao Min asked Tan Yong to present the Breast Enhancement Drug, including a sample, photographs, and clinical trial data.
• Alexander examined the materials and recognized the drug’s potential in the highly profitable beauty and health market.
• Tan Yong explained that the drug had completed Phase III trials and had been submitted for registration.
• Zhao Min said Ant Army Company had filed an international patent application and asked whether Alexander wanted to verify the drug before discussing cooperation.
• Alexander declined to take the medicine for testing first and asked Zhao Min to discuss the partnership terms.

Zhao Min negotiated a joint venture with Alexander to manufacture Jianghe Pharmaceutical’s drug, giving him a 10% stake and responsibility for overseas expansion while retaining control over finances and key appointments. Alexander left confident the deal would solve his company’s problems, though he planned to have the drug samples and clinical data evaluated before proceeding.

• Zhao Min offered Alexander a joint venture in which he would invest 1 billion US dollars for 10% of the company, and she refused his attempts to negotiate for a larger share.
• Zhao Min assigned Alexander’s side responsibility for overseas expansion while reserving approval over regional leadership and control of the Finance Department for her side.
• Alexander accepted the conditions, and he and Zhao Min finalized the preliminary framework for the collaboration.
• Zhao Min asked Alexander to draft the remaining terms so the joint venture could be established before the drug received approval, and Alexander agreed.
• After leaving March Ant Headquarters, Alexander told Alice to arrange the draft terms and call a senior management meeting, while planning to have experts verify the samples and clinical data.

Chen Mo completed and tested a Miniature Holographic Projector, then began designing a Holographic Phone. After realizing how long he had neglected Xiao Yu, he promised to spend the weekend with her, and she happily took him out for shopping and a movie.

• Mo Nv told Chen Mo that the Miniature Holographic Projector prototype was ready, and he inspected it and confirmed that its holographic display worked normally.
• Chen Mo told Mo Nv to start designing a Holographic Phone using the miniature projector.
• After working until evening, Chen Mo returned home and apologized to Xiao Yu for spending so little time with her.
• Chen Mo told Xiao Yu the projector had succeeded and promised to take her out that weekend.
• Xiao Yu asked to go shopping, watch a movie, and spend freely, then happily left the villa with Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took Xiao Yu shopping, bought her a dress, and enjoyed a quiet evening together. Meanwhile, Alexander secured the funds for Roche’s pharmaceutical venture with Ant Army Company and prepared to notify them that Roche was ready.

• Chen Mo took Xiao Yu to an upscale clothing store and encouraged her to try on a dress she liked.
• Xiao Yu looked elegant in the dress, and Chen Mo bought it along with several other outfits.
• Alexander reviewed preparations for Roche’s pharmaceutical cooperation with Ant Army Company and kept the details restricted to trusted people.
• Alice told Alexander that the first investment funds had arrived and the rest would follow.
• Alexander told Alice to notify Ant Army Company the next morning that Roche was ready.

Xiao Yu and Chen Mo returned to work after spending the weekend together, and Zhao Min briefed Chen Mo on the successful clinical trials and launch plans for their new drug, Young Lady. With the product rollout prepared, Chen Mo agreed to use the Potential Elixir on Zhao Min.

• Xiao Yu arrived at Ant Army Company in a good mood after spending the weekend with Chen Mo, and Zhao Min teased her about it.
• Zhao Min gave Chen Mo the clinical materials for Jianghe Pharmaceutical's Human Reproduction Assistance Agent and reported that no side effects had been found so far.
• Zhao Min explained that Starfish Company had been established with Ant Army holding 90% of the shares and that agreements with 300 domestic and 400 overseas hospitals were in place.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that the new drug would be called Young Lady and that its advertisement was scheduled to air during prime time that night.
• Zhao Min asked to use the Potential Elixir, and Chen Mo agreed to take her and Xiao Yu to the laboratory.

Chen Mo injected Zhao Min with the Potential Elixir, and she woke feeling stronger and looking younger. That evening, Jianghe Pharmaceutical began advertising its breast enhancement medicine, while Zhao Min and Liu Qingli reacted to the new product in very different ways.

• Chen Mo injected Zhao Min with the Potential Elixir, and she fell asleep as it took effect.
• Zhao Min woke feeling well and noticed her skin and figure had improved; Chen Mo gave her fitness instructions and told her to rest for two days.
• Chen Mo assigned Xiao Yu to oversee Jianghe Pharmaceutical and Starfish Company's launch of the new drug that evening.
• Wang Sijia teased Zhao Min about her changed appearance, and Zhao Min joked that Wang Sijia's chest was like teapot lids, prompting a playful scuffle.
• Liu Qingli saw Jianghe Pharmaceutical's breast enhancement medicine announcement and reposted it with a joking caption.

Young Lady became a hit, and Starfish Company’s partnership with Roche revealed that it was backed by Ant Army’s Marching Ant Holding Group. After its two drugs succeeded at home and abroad, Zhao Min was told Pfizer’s representatives had arrived, and she went to meet them.

• Starfish Company’s Young Lady gained widespread attention, and reports revealed its joint venture with Roche was a subsidiary of Marching Ant Holding Group.
• Women flocked to hospitals for Yujie, and Starfish Company’s sales reached three billion yuan in half a month.
• After increasing Young Lady’s production, Starfish Company launched Hai Zhi Wei, a side-effect-free Viagra that quickly won market demand.
• With Roche’s help, Starfish Company expanded overseas, and Yujie gained recognition abroad.
• Xiao Yu told Zhao Min that Pfizer’s representatives had arrived, and Zhao Min agreed to meet them.

Zhao Min rejected Pfizer's request to buy shares in Starfish Company, refusing to let the pharmaceutical giant gain control despite its promise of faster growth. She explained to Xiao Yu that Pfizer's major shareholders were among the financial groups obstructing Ant Army Company's overseas expansion.

• Wu Xiaobin and Elena met Zhao Min to propose that Pfizer buy shares in Starfish Company.
• Zhao Min refused, saying Starfish Company had no plans to transfer shares and could expand its market independently.
• Wu Xiaobin argued that Zhao Min had cooperated with Roche, but she replied that Roche had approached when Ant Army Company first sought partners and that opportunity had passed.
• Elena and Wu Xiaobin left after Zhao Min said she would consider Pfizer for a future partnership.
• Zhao Min told Xiao Yu that Pfizer's shareholders included financial groups that were blocking Ant Army Company's overseas expansion to pressure it into opening its equity.

Elena reported that Ant Army Company had firmly rejected Pfizer’s cooperation offer, so Laurie and Ian turned to a plan to imitate Starfish Company’s drugs. A wave of overseas reports smeared Hai Zhi Yu, and Zhao Min suspected a deliberate campaign just as she received news that the Holographic Projector’s first production line was ready.

• Elena told Laurie that Zhao Min had rejected Pfizer’s proposal before hearing its terms, and Laurie explained that company shareholders had conflicts with Ant Army Company.
• Laurie informed Ian of the rejection, and Ian told her that Pfizer’s laboratory had analyzed the drugs and was working to imitate them.
• Foreign news outlets and social media suddenly spread claims that Hai Zhi Yu could cause breast cancer and Hai Zhi Wei could increase the risk of kidney stones.
• Zhao Min recognized the reports as a smear campaign and considered who was behind it.
• Xiao Yu told Zhao Min that the Infrastructure Department had completed the first Holographic Projector production line, which was ready to begin production.

Chen Mo completed the first holographic phone and showed it to Zhao Min and Xiao Yu, while Zhao Min reported that the holographic projector production line was ready. He gave the first phone to Xiao Yu, prepared another for Zhao Min, and planned to begin mass production in a month as Zhao Min set the projector launch for the following week.

• A robot delivered the first holographic phone to Chen Mo, and he tested its vivid 3D projection.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that the holographic projector production line was complete and ready to produce.
• Zhao Min reported rumors that Jianghe Pharmaceutical’s new drug caused cancer, and Chen Mo said Starfish Company would handle the matter.
• Chen Mo showed Zhao Min and Xiao Yu the holographic phone, handed Zhao Min patent documents, and gave Xiao Yu the first phone.
• Chen Mo said robots could convert a warehouse in Building No. 2 into a phone production line within a month, and Zhao Min announced the projector launch would take place in one week.

Chen Mo began designing the Large Holographic Projector, the final step in completing holographic technology, while Zhao Min prepared the company's launch of a new product. Ant Army's mysterious announcement sparked widespread speculation, and the chapter ended as the launch arrived.

• After Zhao Min and Xiao Yu left, Chen Mo began designing the Large Holographic Projector and focused on solving color blur across its wide field of view.
• Zhao Min arranged to clear a warehouse in Building Two and sent Chen Mo's patent documents to the technical department for processing.
• Zhao Min told Xiao Yu to schedule the Holographic Projector launch for the following Wednesday and begin publicity preparations.
• Ant Army Company's official Weibo account announced a mysterious new product launch, prompting online guesses and media coverage.
• Media outlets and other invitees traveled to Bin Hai City, and a week later Ant Army Company's launch day arrived.