Lin Zhijie spoke urgently, "Just now a friend told me that on the international biotech forum, all of our Chaoyang Biotech's technology has been exposed, and even some of the projects we're currently working on have been leaked!"

This news, like a bolt out of the blue, made Yun Hanrui feel unsteady on her feet.

As a research-focused biotech group, Chaoyang Biotech's leading technology was their greatest advantage! But once their technology was made public, it would be a catastrophic blow for Chaoyang Group!

With trembling hands, Yun Hanrui opened the international biotech forum, and the top featured post was "The Great Reveal of Chaoyang Biotech Group Research Technology!"

After downloading the attachment, looking at the several gigabytes of data, Yun Hanrui slumped powerlessly into her chair!

It was all the secret research of Chaoyang Group, while not entirely comprehensive, about sixty percent had been leaked!

Sixty percent of the research secrets, if converted into productive force, would result in a loss of over ten billion US Dollars for Chaoyang Group!

What's worse, the leak of these research materials would completely erase all the advantages Chaoyang Group had worked so hard to build, and the initial investment in research and development would go down the drain!

"President Yun, what do we do now?" Lin Zhijie asked anxiously, "I just got in touch with someone from the international biotech forum and they said it's currently under cyber-attack; they can't regain admin control!"

"It's useless!" Yun Hanrui said, her face displaying a rare calm after a brief surge of anger, "Clearly, I don't know how they did it, but they are targeting Chaoyang Group! Even if the international biotech forum deletes the post, they will spread it through other means!"

"We can't just sit and watch, can we?" Lin Zhijie frowned, "I just checked, and most of the lost data are paper documents from the archive room. Could there be a mole?"

Yun Hanrui shook her head, "Identifying the mole right now is pointless. What we need to do is figure out how to solve this crisis and minimize the loss to Chaoyang Group!"

"President Yun!" At that moment, Liu Tingyu walked in with a grave expression, "Just now, Jinhe, Meipai, and Yinhua Pharma have all abandoned their technical support agreements with us. Seven other companies have also expressed intentions to appropriately postpone our cooperation. Additionally, Yanjing City's Secretary Office called, inquiring about the technology leak.

If we don't handle this well, the Biotech Park project is likely to be shelved!"

Yun Hanrui took a deep breath. The business world is like a battlefield, and it was clear that these companies had seen the leak of Chaoyang Group's technology and were now adopting a wait-and-see approach. They could very well have started assembling research teams to follow up on the research!

"Gather the main heads of all departments, meet in the conference room in ten minutes, and also notify Lawyer Gong Jing," Yun Hanrui commanded with a deep voice.

Liu Tingyu nodded, then quickly went to carry out the orders.

Lin Zhijie stopped, about to say something, then sighed, and finally turned and left.

When the office was left with only Yun Hanrui, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. In this unprecedented crisis facing Chaoyang Group, she would have to carry this weight on her shoulders and tread forward with difficulty!

Ten minutes later, in the conference room.

Yun Hanrui sat in the conference room, with the international biotech forum's message playing on the slide projector. She spoke in a grave voice, "Beginning at five o'clock this morning, the international biotech forum posted this. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the attachments are real, and around sixty percent of our research data is now widely circulating online!"

Boom! When the news broke, the entire conference room erupted like a frenzied pot. Those seated were the pillars of Chaoyang Group, and they fully understood what the news meant!

If Chaoyang Group was previously the aircraft carrier among private enterprises, this news, if true, would reduce it to a mere cruiser in an instant!

"President Yun, how could this be possible? Weren't those documents locked in the archives? And the archive room is equipped with a robust defense system, how could there be a theft?" a department manager asked incredulously.

Yun Hanrui spoke indifferently, "The fact is just that, now is not the time to discuss this matter. Everyone is well aware of the crisis at hand. What we need to do now is to minimize losses, reduce risk, and protect the interests of Chaoyang Group!"

After pausing briefly, Yun Hanrui continued, "Many large companies have already postponed their cooperation intentions with us. If given enough time, they could even use our research results to achieve more advanced outcomes than us. This presents a significant challenge for us!"

"President Yun, I think those companies are postponing their cooperation intentions because they are still unsure whether the research data is genuine. So, on the one hand, we need to catch the culprit behind this, and on the other, make a statement that anyone daring to use our stolen data will be added to Chaoyang Group's permanent blacklist," said Manager Yang.

"Manager Yang, this is not quite appropriate. Speaking aggressively could cause resentment from the other party and indirectly confirm the authenticity of the data! It could even hasten their progress in overtaking us."

"So, do you have any better ideas?"

"This... I haven't come up with anything yet!"

...

Businessmen seek profit. Once those research documents are verified, they would save hundreds of millions in costs. Even if Chaoyang Group issued a statement, these companies wouldn't care; they would only accelerate their research, a fact that everyone present was well aware of!

But if nothing was done, could they just watch helplessly as Chaoyang Group declined?

"Lawyer Gong, would the use of our research data by others constitute infringement?" another manager asked.

Gong Jing adjusted his glasses and replied, "For those research results for which we have already obtained patents, the use would certainly constitute infringement. However, among the exposed documents, many are ongoing research for which we have no legal support, so..."

At this point, Lin Zhijie stood up and said, "President Yun, I have a suggestion; I don't know if it's feasible."

Yun Hanrui's eyes lit up, "Director Lin, please speak!"

Lin Zhijie cleared his throat and said, "Everyone knows, the greatest competitive advantage of our Chaoyang Group is our cutting-edge technology. Most of the data exposed are from current ongoing research. Even if others want to verify it, they would need one to two months' time, which is our window for counterattack!"

Yun Hanrui asked, "How do we counterattack?"

"By releasing even more advanced research findings and technology, of course!" Lin Zhijie said seriously. "We need to send a message to the outside world that even though they've got hold of that research data, without Chaoyang Group's research team, they will still be unable to catch up with us! And for us at Chaoyang Group, this stolen research data is merely a drop in the ocean!"

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