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00:00:01My name is Marcus Cole, Chief Scientific Officer of the Hale Group.
00:00:05To win Eve's family over, I gave everything I had to Hale Group.
00:00:09I pushed one supposedly impossible drug program after another into clinical trials.
00:00:15I gave hope back to countless patients who had run out of treatment options.
00:00:19I also turned the near-bankrupt Hale Group into a hundred billion dollar pharmaceutical empire.
00:00:27I thought after all of this, they would finally treat me like family.
00:00:41But I was wrong.
00:00:46Seven days later, that car crash became their excuse to strip me of my shares and authority.
00:00:53They thought getting rid of me would let them seize full control of Hale Group.
00:00:57But they forgot.
00:00:59What makes this company valuable has never been stock shares or that office tower.
00:01:04It is the 20 core patents registered under my name.
00:01:19Marcus, are you alright?
00:01:21I'm fine.
00:01:35Everyone, today's meeting addresses founder-related risk mitigation.
00:01:39Marcus, your health status now creates key person risk for this group.
00:01:42That car crash seven days ago is a clear warning sign.
00:01:48The company has decided to transfer all 35% of your stake into the Hale family trust.
00:01:53Effective immediately, you are removed from the board and from your post as chief scientific officer.
00:01:58Tristan will assume all your responsibilities.
00:02:01Every core drug in our portfolio was developed under Marcus's lead.
00:02:04If we remove him, we will keep our clinical programs on track.
00:02:07No one denies his contributions, but contributions do not grant him permanent control over this company.
00:02:16Marcus, I know this is hard for you, but please understand.
00:02:20Father is doing this to protect you.
00:02:23Taking away my position and voting rights is how he's protecting me?
00:02:26You just survived a car crash.
00:02:29Physically and emotionally, you are unstable.
00:02:31It would be irresponsible to leave core corporate decisions in your hands.
00:02:36Didn't you always say you would do anything as long as I was happy?
00:02:39All I ask is that you step back.
00:02:42Don't force me to choose between you and my family.
00:02:45You already made your choice.
00:02:48I just wish you could see where I'm coming from.
00:03:08Marcus, hand over all R&D files, lab records, system passwords to Tristan.
00:03:13You know me.
00:03:13Don't put me in the middle between you and father.
00:03:16You came after me just to say that?
00:03:19What else would I say?
00:03:20You need to rest.
00:03:22Just finish the handoff and let this be over.
00:03:24It's better for everyone.
00:03:32Mr. Cole, all 20 patents Hale Group uses are registered in your name.
00:03:36Their licenses expired eight years ago, but the company kept using the patents, clinical data, and manufacturing processes.
00:03:46Based on how extensively they've been used, they owe you $2 billion in back licensing fees.
00:03:52If we hold Hale Group liable, the company could collapse.
00:03:58Secure all evidence.
00:04:00Get the best lawyers in the business.
00:04:04Terminate all rights to use my patents.
00:04:07And recover every cent of that $2 billion.
00:04:17Hold on!
00:04:20Who gave you permission for this vehicle?
00:04:22This is the CSO's official car.
00:04:24It's not for just anybody.
00:04:32It's mine now.
00:04:40You think the same way?
00:04:42Marcus, this is corporate property.
00:04:45You are no longer chief scientist.
00:04:47If you keep using this car, people will think you cannot let go of your former status.
00:04:52He is injured, and this car was supposed to take him home anyway.
00:04:56I understand his injuries, but the company has rules.
00:04:59I cannot grant special treatment just because he is my husband.
00:05:02So how exactly do you expect me to leave here?
00:05:04Doesn't she have a car?
00:05:06If not, call an accessible taxi.
00:05:10Marcus, don't make yourself look like a sore loser over trivial stuff.
00:05:15Let's go.
00:05:20Nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
00:05:22The Global Technology Licensing Summit.
00:05:25You will be there on time.
00:05:27I am no longer chief scientific officer.
00:05:31They can take your title away, but not your obligations.
00:05:34Answer all technical questions and help Tristan finish the handoff.
00:05:40Marcus, you know how critical this summit is for me and for the group.
00:05:44Don't take your frustrations out on the company just because I could not unconditionally side with you.
00:05:50If you respect me, you will back my call.
00:05:57Rest assured, I will personally complete this final handoff.
00:06:16Understood.
00:06:21Mr. Marcus, all evidence has been secured.
00:06:24Eight years of patent usage logs, pharmaceutical sales figures, server records and internal emails are all preserved as evidence.
00:06:30The $2 billion demand notice and license termination paperwork are fully drafted.
00:06:36As an executive, Eve knew the license had expired yet kept authorizing usage.
00:06:41She cannot evade accountability either.
00:06:43Are you really still going to that summit tomorrow?
00:06:48Absolutely.
00:06:51There are certain things I need to personally hand over.
00:07:25Mr. Marcus is the co-founder of Hale Group.
00:07:28I'm just doing my job. Routine check.
00:07:30Let him check. Remember why we are here today.
00:07:45Proof of ownership for all 20 core patents. The original licenses expired eight years ago.
00:07:50Clinical data rights, complete manufacturing records and the $2 billion demand and termination notices.
00:07:56Everything's ready.
00:07:59Start the legal process at the same time. No room for negotiation today.
00:08:15What on earth is Marcus doing?
00:08:18Does he realize this is our most important licensing summit of the year?
00:08:23Father, don't blame him.
00:08:25Marcus always cared a great deal about recognition for his work.
00:08:28Now that Tristan has taken over his role, it is only natural he feels displaced.
00:08:33So he makes everybody wait on purpose?
00:08:36He just survived a car crash. Emotions are raw.
00:08:40Perhaps he is trying to prove we still need him.
00:08:46If he says anything emotional later, please bear with him.
00:08:49I will convince him to finish the technical handoff.
00:08:54Mrs. Eve, you are already being very lenient toward him.
00:08:59He is still my husband.
00:09:01No matter how he misreads me, I do not want to see him humiliated in front of outsiders.
00:09:08Looks like my wife already explained everything for me before I even got here.
00:09:18Marcus, I just did not want people misunderstanding you.
00:09:22You made yourself perfectly clear.
00:09:28Now that everyone's here, let's get started.
00:09:34Brother-in-law, this is just a standard position handoff, yet you bring two lawyers along.
00:09:38What, are you trying to play the victim and demand a big severance payout from the group?
00:09:42Tristan, don't say that.
00:09:45Marcus, I understand you cannot bring yourself to trust us right now,
00:09:47but this is the group's global licensing summit, not a venue for our marital disputes.
00:09:52If you insist on keeping your lawyers present, I will not stop you.
00:09:55Just don't let your frustration with me derail today's partnerships.
00:09:58Do not worry. Their only job today is to take notes.
00:10:01Document every piece of evidence you leave behind.
00:10:04This is a Hale Group business summit, not a stage for your personal grievances.
00:10:08You are no longer a board member. Have your lawyers move to the rear section.
00:10:15Do as they say.
00:10:16Do as they say.
00:10:42We have two manufacturing workflows built upon our 20 foundational patents.
00:10:46In the past, a certain individual kept hiding behind so-called technical risk to hold back partnerships,
00:10:52locking our group's most valuable assets inside labs.
00:10:55But starting today, that era of rigid conservism is over.
00:11:00What Hale Group needs are people bold enough to turn technology into market value.
00:11:09Showtime.
00:11:12Mr. Tristan, after adopting your new drug manufacturing technology,
00:11:17will we need to fully replace our existing sterile production lines?
00:11:20Hale Group will deliver complete upgrade packages for every partner.
00:11:23My question is, will we need to replace the entire production line?
00:11:28That depends on each facility's unique conditions. There is no one-soon-fits-all answer.
00:11:32Then how long will retrofitting take? What is the projected production capacity uplift?
00:11:36These are implementation-level technical minor league. Once contracts are signed, my R&D team will supply all those answers.
00:11:41This is not trivial detail. This determines whether investing hundreds of millions of dollars in retroaffes makes economic sense for
00:11:47us.
00:11:48We too require concrete figures.
00:11:51Marcus, answer Mr. Hoffman's question.
00:11:54Tristan is the group's technical lead now to this group.
00:11:56They handed the post to Tristan. That doesn't Hale Group gave you raps, staff, and research funding.
00:12:01Answering a few questions is not a favor we are begging from you.
00:12:04Marcus, didn't you want everyone to recognize your expertise just now?
00:12:08Now everyone is waiting for your reply. Your deliberate silence will only make people think you are weaponizing technology to
00:12:13get back at Tristan and me.
00:12:14You stripped him of his position.
00:12:16When I speak to my husband, I don't need outsiders speaking for him.
00:12:20Marcus, I know you feel wronged, but this summit shapes the future for me and the whole Hale Group.
00:12:25You always said you would stand by me.
00:12:27At least today, don't humiliate me in front of all our partners, okay?
00:12:30If I refuse right now, the signing falls apart.
00:12:35Not yet. I want them to sell what does not belong to them with their own two hands.
00:12:41Mr. Hoffman, restate your question, please.
00:12:47Go ahead and enjoy your moment of pride.
00:12:49That way you will walk straight into the trap I laid for you.
00:12:52Dr. Cole, after we adopt the new tech, must we replace our full sterile production line?
00:12:56How long will the Renifit take, and how much will capacity increase?
00:12:59No, you won't need a new production line.
00:13:01You only need to add my sustained release stabilization module and closed limp quality control routines.
00:13:06Retrofit can finish in six weeks at minimum.
00:13:09Stable production capacity will at least double.
00:13:11What about shelf life, and how much can we reduce production loss?
00:13:14At a constant 25 degrees Celsius temperature, shelf life extends to three years.
00:13:17Each facility will need its own validation, but average losses can be cut below 0.3%.
00:13:21Dr. Cole, you're much more articulate than your company profile made you sound.
00:13:25Looks like that profile left out quite a bit.
00:13:27Of course Marcus understands the tech.
00:13:29He just spends most of his time in the lab.
00:13:30Sometimes he loses sight of what the market actually needs.
00:13:33See? All everyone wants are clear answers.
00:13:36If you cooperated sooner, none of this mess would exist.
00:13:38But let's be clear, Marcus didn't do all this alone.
00:13:41Without the company's funding, team, and resources, even the best ideas would still be sitting in a lab.
00:13:45He knows the technical side, but partnerships and business decisions fall to me now.
00:13:49So here's what we're doing.
00:13:50Starting today, Hale Group will open up all technology, clinical data, and manufacturing processes derived from our 20 core patents
00:13:56to our strategic partners.
00:13:57And we're cutting licensing fees by 30%.
00:14:0130%?
00:14:02Does that include the sustained release stabilization module and quality control routines we just discussed?
00:14:07Absolutely.
00:14:08Everything counted as Hale Group tech is included.
00:14:11If those terms make it into the contract, we are ready to move forward on a long-term partnership immediately.
00:14:16So are we.
00:14:17That is what a Hale looks like.
00:14:19In business, you seize opportunities, not overthink every risk.
00:14:23Some people spend their whole lives in a lab and still don't understand one simple thing.
00:14:26If you can't sell the technology, it's worthless.
00:14:28Marcus is just overly cautious.
00:14:30He thinks keeping everything locked down is the safest way.
00:14:33But tech only delivers real value when it hits the market.
00:14:36Tristan is simply finishing what Marcus never could.
00:14:39At the end of the day, Hale Group gave this technology its shot at making an impact.
00:14:43Without Hale Group, he'd still be some nobody working in a lab.
00:14:47I hope every one of you remember what you just said.
00:14:52Empty posturing.
00:14:53All these years among the Hales and you still have no sense of decorum.
00:14:57Send the latest licensing agreements to everyone.
00:14:59Now!
00:15:03What happens if Hale Group can't provide the full patent licenses and technical support?
00:15:07What's the compensation?
00:15:08Of course, we want to show our partners how serious we are.
00:15:11If the Group cannot deliver on schedule, we will refund all prepayments and pay five-fold damages.
00:15:16Total damages could hit seven billion U.S. dollars.
00:15:21This is way too risky.
00:15:22Seven billion could cripple the company's cash flow.
00:15:24Stop hiding behind risk to block progress.
00:15:26Hale Group cannot stay chained to one man's paranoia and urge for control forever.
00:15:30Paranoid fool.
00:15:31Labs, servers, manufacturing plants, R&D teams, everything is on my control.
00:15:33There is zero chance we cannot deliver.
00:15:35Exactly.
00:15:36Tristan inherited both my wits and my courage.
00:15:38He dares to put seven billion dollars on the line for this company.
00:15:43That kind of guts is worth a hundred times more than someone who only knows how to hide in a
00:15:47lab.
00:15:49With a guarantee like that, we're sold.
00:15:56The contracts are signed.
00:15:58Can you show us the technology you just promised us?
00:16:00Tristan, show them what we've got.
00:16:10What?
00:16:17What is wrong with IT?
00:16:19Restore access immediately.
00:16:21IT, check the servers.
00:16:23My admin access got rejected.
00:16:25What is going on?
00:16:26Everyone.
00:16:27Everyone.
00:16:36Now that the contracts are fully signed, it is time to settle accounts.
00:16:41Settle what accounts?
00:16:43Marcus, what the hell are you doing?
00:16:45Marcus, on this critical day, your disruption is nothing short of humiliating me.
00:16:49Do not forget.
00:16:51The Hales got you into this industry.
00:16:53Without us, you would be nothing.
00:16:55Mr. Richard, you once taught me business decisions should be free of sentiment.
00:16:59Eve also insisted marriage must not be used to control each other's careers.
00:17:03So starting today, we set aside family bonds and marriage.
00:17:06We only talk about ownership and contracts.
00:17:07You are retaliating because I chose to stand with my own family and stand on my own two feet.
00:17:10I am merely taking back what belongs to me.
00:17:13All 20 core tech patents Hale Group utilizes are the personal property of Marcus Cole.
00:17:17All were filed and registered before marriage.
00:17:20The free eight-year license expired long ago.
00:17:22I am his wife.
00:17:23Of course these achievements count as marital joint assets.
00:17:26Marriage does not rewrite patent ownership.
00:17:28It cannot auto-renew an eight-year expired license for Hale Group.
00:17:32Effective immediately in my personal capacity, I formally terminate Hale Group's rights to use all my core technologies.
00:17:36I will legally pursue full recovery of the $2 billion historic licensing fee.
00:17:42The contracts are yours, but the technology belongs to me.
00:17:53Marcus, must you pick this exact moment to create chaos?
00:17:57You are getting back at me for not siding with you, aren't you?
00:18:00Didn't you teach me this?
00:18:02Business is business.
00:18:03Leave sentiment out of it.
00:18:05After this meeting concludes, I will formally step down from Hale Group.
00:18:09Step down?
00:18:10You cannot just walk away!
00:18:12Your title is gone, but your obligations remain.
00:18:16Marcus, restore access and hand over the tech at once!
00:18:19You owe this to Hale Group!
00:18:21Enough!
00:18:21We are not here to watch your family drama.
00:18:24Contracts are in force.
00:18:25If you fail to deliver the technology, the full $7 billion penalty will be due.
00:18:29We sign for complete technology licensing rights.
00:18:31Equipment, data sets, manufacturing workflows.
00:18:34Missing any counts as breach of contract.
00:18:36Rest assured, he dares not withhold it.
00:18:38The labs, hardware, personnel all belong to Hale Group.
00:18:41Anything developed within this group ought to belong to the group.
00:18:46You used our family's resources for your research.
00:18:48Now you get removed and you try to steal everything away?
00:18:52Marcus, your greed is shameless.
00:18:57Naomi?
00:19:01Allow me to introduce them.
00:19:02These two are intellectual property attorneys for Kohl Biome Research Institute.
00:19:14For state government filings, Kohl Biome Research Institute is an independent legal entity.
00:19:18It is not part of Hale Group.
00:19:19The 20 core patents referenced in today's contracts were never registered under Hale Group's name.
00:19:24From start to finish, those 20 patents belong solely to Dr. Marcus Kohl.
00:19:30Which means Hale Group had no authority to license these patents at all?
00:19:35Precisely.
00:19:36Impossible!
00:19:37Our company teams built these medicines together.
00:19:41Marcus, drop the charade.
00:19:43I get you resent Tristan taking your spot, but you cannot erase the whole team's hard work out of jealousy.
00:19:48Without Hale Group's platform, you could have accomplished nothing alone.
00:19:53Miss Eve, you still do not understand.
00:19:59Hale Group never owned those 20 patents.
00:20:02What you just sold belongs to Mr. Marcus.
00:20:08These are the Institute's full financial record spanning 13 years.
00:20:12Personal capital infusions, external research grants, patent licensing revenue.
00:20:16Every single enter has a clear source.
00:20:20Hale Group contributed zero dollars.
00:20:24You married my sister, yet you keep every single account timidously separated.
00:20:28You were guarding against us from day one, weren't you?
00:20:30Or did you never see Eve as your family at all?
00:20:32Marcus, after all these years of marriage, did you never trust me?
00:20:36Enough!
00:20:36Stop playing the victim!
00:20:41Do I need to remind you who rescued whom 13 years ago?
00:20:49Wait!
00:20:50This is the first data showing a statistically significant improvement in the depression.
00:21:0113 years ago, Hale Group's capital chain collapsed.
00:21:04Banks called in debts, partners pulled out.
00:21:06It was Mr. Marcus with his 12-person coal research institute who pulled you back from the brink of bankruptcy.
00:21:12Marcus handled R&D, secured investment, negotiated partnerships, and ultimately gave Hale Group a free license for those 20 core
00:21:17patents.
00:21:18A free license?
00:21:21That free license granted to Hale Group expired eight years ago.
00:21:25Hale Group never renewed it, never paid a cent, never even sent a formal notice.
00:21:30Yet you kept using those patents, clinical data sets, and manufacturing workflows for eight full years.
00:21:36Eight full years without a valid license?
00:21:38Which means every relevant product Hale Group sold all those years carried infringement risk.
00:21:45Precisely.
00:21:50Are you finished?
00:21:52Suppose every word is true.
00:21:53So what?
00:21:54Marcus married my daughter.
00:21:56The Hales gave him status, a platform, entry into genuine high society.
00:22:01So his contributions to this family were only what he owed us.
00:22:05Why talk about license fees among family?
00:22:07You built your reputation on the Hale name.
00:22:09Now you come back settling old scores.
00:22:12Marcus, do not be so ungrateful.
00:22:14Am I ungrateful?
00:22:15For eight years after that license expired, I never demanded a single dollar from you.
00:22:25Dr. Cole, your institute only had 12 people.
00:22:27How could you support Hale Group's global operation?
00:22:30Of course it could not.
00:22:32A tiny 12-person institute dares to claim it pumped up Hale Group?
00:22:36Top lean R&D is never measured by headcount.
00:22:38One foundational patent can underpin dozens of product lines.
00:22:41Every drug you sold this year, every bit of your capacity and profit, rest on my patents.
00:22:48This document proves every bit of it.
00:22:51Thirteen years ago, Dr. Marcus granted Hale Group a five-year free, exclusive license for the 20 core patents.
00:22:56That free license expired eight years ago.
00:22:58Hale Group never renewed, never paid, yet kept using patents, clinical data sets, and manufacturing workflows.
00:23:03Based on years of usage and real sales volume, Hale Group owes two billion U.S. dollars.
00:23:08And that is only the patent claim?
00:23:09Correct.
00:23:10This does not include breach of contract liabilities stemming from today's agreements.
00:23:20Absurd!
00:23:21Marcus.
00:23:23We are husband and wife.
00:23:25Must you go this far over one family dispute?
00:23:27Does decades of our bond mean less than money?
00:23:30You are only angry I back Tristan, are you not?
00:23:32You resent being replaced.
00:23:33Marcus, stop this.
00:23:35Restore access and we will talk this through at home.
00:23:37Talk at home?
00:23:38You never wanted to talk to me while you profited off my expired patents for eight years.
00:23:42Now, only now, you remember we are married?
00:23:45That is not what I meant.
00:23:46A marriage license is not a patent license agreement.
00:23:49Marriage does not entitle you to permanent free use of everything I own.
00:23:52So you truly intend to destroy Hale Group?
00:23:56You sold what was never yours.
00:23:58Now you simply pay the price for your choices.
00:24:01Did you ever truly love me?
00:24:03Where was this talk of love when he gave you free patents, raised capital and saved your company?
00:24:07He put you in management.
00:24:08What did you ever do for him?
00:24:10Eve, I did love you.
00:24:12But you treated my love like an unlimited line of credit you could keep drawing on.
00:24:17The patent license expired.
00:24:19So did our marriage.
00:24:26You have changed.
00:24:27You were never this cold.
00:24:29I only stood by my family and now you punish me with parents and destroy our marriage?
00:24:33I am only reclaiming what belongs to me.
00:24:35What is wrong with that?
00:24:36You have lost nothing.
00:24:37You merely cannot take what belongs to me.
00:24:40Enough!
00:24:41You are still Eve's husband.
00:24:42You must clean up this mess.
00:24:44My rights and obligations are written into the contracts.
00:24:47I am not talking about contracts!
00:24:50Then we have nothing left to discuss.
00:24:51The license expired.
00:24:53My obligations are finished.
00:24:55Deliveries, indemnations and debts of Hale Group are none of my concern.
00:25:01The patent termination notice, infringement claim and $2 billion demand have been formally
00:25:06served to Hale Group's legal department.
00:25:09Effective immediately, Hale Group must stop using the patents, clinical data and manufacturing
00:25:13processes.
00:25:14Otherwise, we'll seek an injunction in federal court.
00:25:17Notify the Institute to move forward with new projects as normal.
00:25:20No more R&D resources will be reserved for Hale Group again.
00:25:23Understood.
00:25:27Marcus, wait!
00:25:30I am his wife!
00:25:32Not for much longer.
00:25:36Marcus, if you walk out that door today, there is no going back for us.
00:25:39Shh.
00:25:42You are the ones who cast me out.
00:25:51Mr. Hale, Marcus is gone.
00:25:53Who will deliver the technology?
00:25:57You've got us to sign contracts without owning the patents.
00:25:59That's fraud!
00:26:01Five-fold damages for non-delivery combined across all contracts.
00:26:03That hits $7 billion.
00:26:05Tristan, didn't you just claim you were in charge of R&D, clinical work, and licensing?
00:26:09Where are the full specs for the core sustained release module?
00:26:12I only handle strategy.
00:26:14The technical details should come from the R&D troops.
00:26:16We signed a technology deal, not a contract for excuses!
00:26:19Give me some time.
00:26:21I will fix this.
00:26:24Seven days.
00:26:26Deliver a complete solution, or we will see you in court.
00:26:38Didn't Hoffman and the others also support removing Marcus?
00:26:41Now disaster strikes.
00:26:42Why does all the blame fall on us?
00:26:44Two billion in patent claims and up to seven billion in breach penalties.
00:26:47You may not survive this crisis.
00:26:52No.
00:26:52There is still one way out.
00:26:54The U.S. Biomedical Innovation Alliance will soon hold the North American Translative Medicine Leadership Summit in New York.
00:27:02It's invite-only.
00:27:04Only CEOs of major pharma companies, top hospital executives, and investment partners can attend.
00:27:09My former supervisor, Professor Reed, sits on the scientific committee.
00:27:13Can you get us in?
00:27:14If Professor Reed approves, we can get into the closed-door session.
00:27:18All the industry's top technologies and resources will be there.
00:27:23I refuse to believe Hale Group cannot survive without Marcus.
00:27:27If we find alternative technology, this crisis will be resolved.
00:27:32Excellent.
00:27:33That is what an heir of the Hale family should be.
00:27:36If we get into this conference, Hale Group still has a chance.
00:27:41Does Marcus really think everyone has to beg him just because he holds a handful of patents?
00:28:07Sir, we have received an invitation from the U.S. Biological Innovation Alliance.
00:28:11Dr. Bishop, chair of the Alliance, wishes to invite you to this summit.
00:28:13This marks the Alliance's fifth invitation to you.
00:28:16You turned down the previous four to attend Hale family events for Eve's sake.
00:28:20Should I decline on your behalf this time?
00:28:28This summit operates on strict invitation-only rules.
00:28:31No public sign-ups and no personal panel plus ones are permitted.
00:28:36Every attendee must pass background screening and enter using a digital badge linked to their personal photo.
00:28:41Dr. Bishop would like you to lead a 15-minute closed-door scientific panel review.
00:28:45The panel will discuss opening collaboration access for pharma firms, clinical institutes, and research funds.
00:28:50The final decision rests with you.
00:28:51I do not enjoy these public events.
00:28:53The invitation states that should you choose to attend,
00:28:54the Alliance will offer you top-tier resources and partnership accommodation.
00:29:00This is a worthwhile deal.
00:29:02Reply and inform them I will attend the summit.
00:29:04However, I will only take part in the closed-door panel and keynote speech.
00:29:07Decline all gala dinners and press interviews.
00:29:09Understood.
00:29:15With seven billion dollar breach exposure, our cash flow cannot hold up.
00:29:22Must we file for bankruptcy protection?
00:29:26Everyone, don't worry.
00:29:28I just need to get in touch with my old mentor, Professor Reed.
00:29:31He can help us solve the technology problem.
00:29:35Marcus only holds a handful of patents.
00:29:37What the Hales possess are top-tip industry connections.
00:29:41Once we get into the closed-door settings, we will find alternative technology.
00:29:45Hale Group can thrive without Marcus.
00:29:54Tristan, get in touch with Professor Reed quickly.
00:30:00Professor Reed, it is me, Tristan. Tristan Hale.
00:30:02Sorry, who is this?
00:30:06I worked as a research assistant in your lab and took part in your projects. Do you remember me?
00:30:10Oh, I have a faint memory. What can I do for you?
00:30:12Professor, I am calling to secure a spot at the Translational Medicine Leadership Summit for Hale Group.
00:30:17Ideally, access to the Scientific Committee's closed-door sessions.
00:30:20The closed-door attendee list is vetted by an independent committee. I have no authority to admit anyone.
00:30:26That said, Hale Group remains a corporate member of the Alliance.
00:30:28The most I can do is submit a corporate observer application on your behalf.
00:30:32But observers can only attend the public sessions. No speaking, no closed-door meetings, and no access to the keynote
00:30:37speakers.
00:30:38Got it. Thanks, Professor.
00:30:40It is settled. Professor Reed will personally arrange Hale Group Summit attendance.
00:30:45In our hour of crisis, Tristan can save this group. That is what a leader should be.
00:30:50Exactly. Marcus may know some tech, yet he is overly sensitive and full of himself.
00:31:00Mr. Chair, Dr. Cole has confirmed his attendance. Provide the agenda at once.
00:31:06Rewrite the core theme of the closing agenda entirely around Dr. Cole's technical framework.
00:31:18Everyone, we have received the official summit invitation.
00:31:24Notify PR to draft a press release immediately. The headline will read,
00:31:29Hale Group to lead North America's new Pharmaceutical Technology Alliance.
00:31:37Mr. Hale makes it very clear. Observers may only attend public sessions. Shut up!
00:31:43The Alliance is letting us in. That means they recognize Hale Group. Precisely.
00:31:47Once we're there, people will come to us. Once those experts see Hale Group scale,
00:31:52they'll know who's worth doing business with. Does Marcus really think he can hold Hale Group hostage with a few
00:31:56patents?
00:32:09Remember this. The summit must not commence until Dr. Cole arrives. Understood?
00:32:30Sir, your badge grants access only to the general audience seating area. Look closely. This is a Hale Group badge.
00:32:37I see it perfectly clearly. Gray Observer badge. Only public session observation permitted.
00:32:50Marcus! You were removed from Hale Group. How dare you sneak in impersonating group personnel?
00:32:55I would never stoop to using Hale Group's identity.
00:33:00My apologies. He recently survived a car crash and was removed from his post. His mental state has been unstable.
00:33:06He is likely here to cause trouble out of jealousy toward Tristan.
00:33:10Check his credentials at once. I suspect he is impersonating an important figure to infiltrate this venue.
00:33:18Dr. Cole, this way please.
00:33:31Who permitted you to block Dr. Cole?
00:33:35Dr. Cole is this summit's top common note speaker.
00:33:40Dr. Marcus Cole is the closing keynote speaker for this summit. He also serves as interim scientific chair of the
00:33:45Rare Disease Data Alliance.
00:33:50Your only permitted action is silent observation. You hold no authority to interfere with summit decisions.
00:33:57That cannot be! All his research was done within Hale Group. Those technologies rightfully belong to us.
00:34:02He only stands here riding on Hale Group's reputation.
00:34:04Dr. Bishop, Marcus is only grandstanding. He cannot accept Tristan taking over his former role.
00:34:10Precisely. Hale Group is the true owner. Pull up the main display screen.
00:34:39We have been extending invitations to Dr. Cole for five full years.
00:34:44If you disrupt proceedings again, I will have security revoke your credentials immediately.
00:34:57It appears you still refuse to face reality. No matter how hard you cling to what is not yours, it
00:35:03will never truly belong to you.
00:35:23Dr. Bishop, Marcus Cole is the true owner.
00:35:23Reminder for the three of you. Observers may only observe. No speaking permitted. Do not disrupt the session at any
00:35:28point.
00:35:28Dr. Bishop, Marcus Cole is the true owner.
00:35:29Dr. Bishop, Marcus Cole is the true owner.
00:35:35Today I will introduce Cole Research Institute's next generation rare disease drug platform.
00:35:48I am now the head of R&D and technology licensing for Hale Group.
00:35:49Hold on!
00:35:51All this technology was developed using Hale Group's resources.
00:35:58I am now the head of R&D and technology licensing for Hale Group.
00:36:02Please do not misunderstand. Marcus has been emotionally unstable.
00:36:06He is deliberately denying Hale Group's contributions out of family conflict.
00:36:10Marcus, correct yourself. Now you owe everyone here an explanation. Tristan is now in charge of this platform.
00:36:20Should I stop? No. They are the ones who need to keep quiet.
00:36:31Dr. Cole, can we work directly with Cole Institute and Bypass Hale Group?
00:36:36No! All partnerships must go through Hale Group. The plants, servers, and R&D teams are all under my control.
00:36:43I'm in charge now. That means I control this technology too.
00:36:49Even though Marcus handed over his post to Tristan, that does not release him from his obligations.
00:36:54He still has to deliver the technology for Hale Group.
00:36:57Marcus, everyone is offering you a chance. Restore the licenses, support Tristan,
00:37:03and I'll let go of the embarrassment you've caused by family.
00:37:06You don't even understand the basic technology and you're pretending to run it?
00:37:10You are publicly coercing the lawful holder of these patents.
00:37:15Revoke their access. Remove all three from the venue. Now.
00:37:22On what authority do you throw out the Hale family?
00:37:25This is a scientific summit. Not a Hale Group boardroom.
00:37:37Ladies and gentlemen, you need to leave. Now.
00:37:43You will regret this!
00:37:45Sooner or later you will come begging Hale Group for help!
00:37:52Please proceed.
00:38:05Dr. Cole, my apologies for their disruption of our meeting.
00:38:14The Hales are only regular observers. The Alliance never granted them authority over scientific decisions.
00:38:19It is fine. Let us carry on.
00:38:36Why, with all these connections, do you stand by and watch Hale Group sink into crisis?
00:38:47Dr. Eve, look. I have received an official invitation from the Alliance.
00:38:52And these new drug data sets, they exceed all our projections.
00:38:56Let the group PR team handle polishing up all this technical stuff.
00:39:02Change your clothes first. The Hale Foundation Gala is about to start. Do not keep Father waiting.
00:39:37The Hale Foundation Gala
00:39:40Dr. Cole, our clinical resources align perfectly with your platform.
00:39:44Here is our full proposal.
00:39:45Our translation speed is higher.
00:39:47Grant me 15 minutes to present our plan first.
00:39:49Our data model can at least double R&D efficiency.
00:39:52Look at ours first.
00:39:53We possess the most complete clinical access network.
00:39:56My apologies.
00:39:58I could not make out a single word anyone said.
00:40:11Dr. Cole, a moment, please.
00:40:13That farce perpetrated by the Hales does not represent the Alliance official stance.
00:40:16We are only worried their antics may swill your judgment.
00:40:19Are you still open to moving forward with our collaboration?
00:40:22The collaboration moves forward as planned.
00:40:27Direct all future data reviews, commercial terms, and technology transfer inquiries to Naomi.
00:40:34Understood.
00:40:42He is doing this on purpose.
00:40:44Marcus used this summit to humiliate us in front of the whole industry.
00:40:50Enough.
00:40:51What good does complaining do?
00:40:53Go secure new sources of technology immediately.
00:40:56Whatever means you use, you must resolve this group-wide crisis.
00:41:02I have a plan.
00:41:04Every research institute has a price tag.
00:41:06If Hale Group offers enough capital, no technology is out of reach.
00:41:10Even the Innovation Alliance will hand over patents and database.
00:41:13You speak the truth.
00:41:15With sufficient capital, we need never worry about lacking technology.
00:41:20Is that so?
00:41:22You intend to spend Hale Group's money to buy who's principles?
00:41:31Doctor, you misunderstand.
00:41:32I was referring to purchasing technical support from Alliance members at fair market rates.
00:41:38Capital provides funding, research provides technology.
00:41:41That is perfectly legitimate commerce, is it not?
00:41:43Hale Group offering you funding is an opportunity for your Alliance.
00:41:46Mr. Bishop, you have no grounds to turn us down.
00:41:50Mr. Bishop, Tristan is merely being blunt in his wording.
00:41:53I hope you will not misinterpret Hale Group's good faith.
00:41:57Good faith?
00:41:58You masqueraded as core summit guests and treat a man's lifelong life work as a commodity purchasable with money?
00:42:05On top of that, you alienated Dr. Cole, whom we have courted for five years.
00:42:09You have lost all sense of decency.
00:42:13Listen closely, Tristan.
00:42:15From today onward, stop leaning on your old position as my lab assistant to prop up your prestige.
00:42:20I will not endorse you, nor will I endorse Hale Group.
00:42:25Notify security.
00:42:26Suspend Hale Group's Alliance membership and revoke all their summit privileges.
00:42:31Additionally, the Alliance will launch an industry ethicals and compliance investigation into Hale Group's unauthorized patent dealings and misrepresentation to
00:42:38partners.
00:42:39Until the investigation concludes, none of the Alliance's resources will be accessible to Hale Group.
00:42:44How dare you blacklist Hale Group?
00:42:46Reverse the decision you just made!
00:42:50Stop! I am speaking to you!
00:43:01Dr. Marcus is not receiving visitors today. Please leave.
00:43:06Miss Naomi, please let us see him. We truly have no other options left.
00:43:09You cannot just terminate licensing access.
00:43:11Our factories cannot manufacture anything without quality control data sets.
00:43:14Our insurance carrier has ordered full production line shutdowns.
00:43:17We are losing millions of dollars every single day.
00:43:25Let them come inside.
00:43:28You have five minutes. State your purpose.
00:43:31Dr. Cole, we were wrong.
00:43:33At the partner summit, we ought not to have backed Tristan or spoken disparagingly about you.
00:43:37We only recently learned all the technology Hale Group provided us actually originated from Cole Research Institute.
00:43:43If I recall correctly, you yourselves publicly announced you would no longer partner with Dr. Marcus.
00:43:50Do not misinterpret this.
00:43:53Dr. Marcus is not furious, yet that does not equal forgiveness.
00:43:57It is merely that you are not worth expending emotional energy upon.
00:44:06You have already burned three minutes.
00:44:09Two minutes remain.
00:44:12Beyond regret.
00:44:14What justification can you offer for me to place my trust in you once more?
00:44:22We are willing to repurchase your technology license at double the original rate.
00:44:26Once our factories resume production, we can keep fulfilling our supply contracts with Hale Group.
00:44:30Afterwards, we can pursue massive liquidated damages against them for our original contract terms.
00:44:34That would be a small measure of justice for you, would it not?
00:44:37You wish to wield my technology to drive another corporation to ruin?
00:44:41Dr. Cole, I only sought to help you teach.
00:44:44My disputes with Hale Group are none of your business to meddle in.
00:44:50My technology exists to save lives, not serve as weapons for your schemes.
00:44:55Gentlemen, please leave.
00:45:01Wait!
00:45:02Dr. Cole, we have one more proposal.
00:45:04To atone for our prior missteps and demonstrate our sincere commitment to this partnership.
00:45:08We will pay five-fold advance payment and sign a ten-year long-term license.
00:45:12We also accept independent compliance audits.
00:45:14All production lines will adhere to Cole Institute's validation protocols and patient supply standards.
00:45:19We will never repurpose the technology without authorization.
00:45:26This justification is barely acceptable.
00:45:35Sign here.
00:45:42The contract takes effect.
00:45:43Access to your licensed technology modules has been restored.
00:45:46Thank you, Dr. Cole.
00:45:47Is the Lyser not Cole Research Institute?
00:45:50The 20 patents are Dr. Marcus' premarital personal assets.
00:45:54Even before his marriage, all commercial licensing rights for these patents were transferred to this independent holding company for administration.
00:46:04Two billion dollar claim plus up to seven billion dollar breach exposure.
00:46:07Banks have begun freezing our credit lines.
00:46:10Everyone, we must come up with solutions fast.
00:46:13At this rate, we will not survive one more week.
00:46:20Wait a minute.
00:46:25I have thought of a solution.
00:46:29However, this solution demands certain sacrifices.
00:46:35We will cooperate if it saves the company.
00:46:38Yes, stop beating around the bush and tell us.
00:46:41Sister, you are willing to do anything for this family, are you not?
00:46:46Tristan, what exactly are you implying?
00:46:51My plan is for Eve to file for divorce from Marcus.
00:46:57Initiate divorce-related asset disclosure proceedings.
00:47:00And seek division of his patent earnings.
00:47:03Along with any post-marital appreciation.
00:47:06Mr. Tristan, those 20 patents were registered prior to marriage.
00:47:10The odds of winning a direct division claim are very slim.
00:47:13Who said we have to win?
00:47:15As long as we launch divorce investigations, we can petition to freeze the relevant accounts.
00:47:20Once his funds are frozen, Marcus will have no choice but to negotiate and restore licensing access.
00:47:25Since Marcus built his success upon the Hale family's reputation, he shall make one final contribution to Hale Group.
00:47:32Think of father.
00:47:33Think of me.
00:47:34Think about the whole Hale family's future.
00:47:45You will use divorce and asset investigation to force him into concessions.
00:47:57Hale Group's credit and valuation keep falling.
00:48:00Banks have begun freezing their capital channels.
00:48:02Also, Eve, Tristan and Corporate Turrell have arrived downstairs.
00:48:08If she comes begging you, will you give in?
00:48:15She will not beg me.
00:48:17She will only believe she is offering me yet another chance.
00:48:24Marcus, are you truly going to drive your own wife and the entire Hale Group to ruin?
00:48:30You stand by and watch your wife sink into crisis and do nothing.
00:48:34Is that what you call a husband's duty?
00:48:36Mr. Tristan, watch your tone.
00:48:39This is not Hale Group.
00:48:41No one here takes your orders.
00:48:48Marcus, I understand you suffered a car crash and lost your position.
00:48:52Resentment is only natural.
00:48:54I can overlook everything you have done out of injury and jealousy.
00:48:57If you restore licensing access.
00:49:00And what if I refuse?
00:49:03Then do not force me to use other means to protect my family.
00:49:07Now I am giving you one final chance.
00:49:09Restore all technical licensing access immediately and drop the $2 billion claim.
00:49:15Are you finished speaking?
00:49:18You...
00:49:18Go on.
00:49:20I would like to hear exactly how you intend to threaten me.
00:49:26Is this how you treat your own wife?
00:49:28When Hale Group runs into trouble, you as her husband are supposed to take responsibility.
00:49:33You are the one who signed those contracts.
00:49:35You are the one who promised to deliver the technology.
00:49:38Since you took charge of R&D and licensing, you must answer for your own words.
00:49:42Enough!
00:49:44I only want one answer.
00:49:46Will you restore licensing access or not?
00:49:51I can.
00:49:54First, pay off the $2 billion historical debt.
00:49:57Then sign a brand new license at market rates and submit to independent compliance oversight.
00:50:01How can you talk about money with your own wife?
00:50:04Marcus, when did you turn so cold-blooded?
00:50:07Even blood brothers keep honest accounts.
00:50:10All the more so for a soon-to-divorce couple.
00:50:12Fine.
00:50:13Then we get divorced.
00:50:22Marcus, did you ever love me?
00:50:25I did.
00:50:27Yet every time my interests clashed with your family, your status, and group interests, you never chose me.
00:50:40Investigate immediately.
00:50:41Dig up everything.
00:50:42His patents, bank accounts, all licensing revenue.
00:50:51This, this cannot be right.
00:50:54What is wrong?
00:50:55All 20 patents were registered pre-marriage.
00:50:58They are Mr. Marcus' personal property.
00:51:01Furthermore, all commercial licensing rights were already transferred to an independent pre-marital corporation.
00:51:07Neither the patents nor licensing income count as marital property.
00:51:14That cannot be.
00:51:16What about post-marital appreciation?
00:51:18What about his bank accounts?
00:51:20Can't we freeze those?
00:51:21Based on available documentation, I am afraid we cannot.
00:51:26I consent to the divorce.
00:51:29But you will walk away with nothing that does not belong to you.
00:51:34You planned all of this from the very start.
00:51:37You deliberately hid all licensing rights inside that pre-marital corporation just so my sister would not get a single
00:51:43cent in a divorce.
00:51:43This is malicious asset diversion.
00:51:46You should pay fines.
00:51:47You could even go to prison, hand over that company's account, every licensing contract, and full control over the 20
00:51:53patents at once.
00:51:55Marcus, I do not want this to turn ugly.
00:51:58Restore licensing for Hale Group, and I will overlook these extreme acts of yours.
00:52:02Get one thing straight, this Hale Group crisis stems from contracts Tristan signed on his own initiative.
00:52:08Dr. Marcus bears no obligation to pay for his incompetence.
00:52:11Shut your mouth.
00:52:12This is Hale family business.
00:52:13This is Cole Research Institute.
00:52:15Your Hale family rules hold no sway here.
00:52:18Eve, we have already signed the divorce agreement.
00:52:21You have no grounds left to demand.
00:52:23I take on any more obligations for the Hale family.
00:52:29Do you think hiding licensing rights elsewhere makes you untouchable?
00:52:32Inside are all Hale Group technical licensing records spanning more than 10 years.
00:52:36Every contract, every technical handoff bears your signature.
00:52:39This evidence proves you maintain full control over all technology.
00:52:42It also proves you moved assets in preparation for divorce.
00:52:45You will not weasel your way out this time.
00:52:48Very well.
00:52:52Open it then.
00:53:00Do you see?
00:53:01You are the patent inventor.
00:53:03And you run Cole Research Institute.
00:53:06Whether it was personal or corporate licensing makes no real difference.
00:53:09Counsel, please examine these documents carefully.
00:53:11Who exactly is the licensor listed on every single contract?
00:53:23The licensor has always been...
00:53:26Cole Biomed Intellectual Property Holdings.
00:53:29So what?
00:53:30The company still belongs to him, does it not?
00:53:32That is not the same.
00:53:33Mr. Marcus only signed technical verification documents in his capacity as Hale Group's chief scientific officer.
00:53:40That independent holding company is the entity that collected licensing fees and administrated commercial permissions all along.
00:53:47Mr. Marcus never collected a single dollar of licensing revenue in his personal capacity.
00:53:52He clearly controls all the technology.
00:53:55Controlling technology is not equivalent to misappropriating assets.
00:53:58Your lawyer ought to understand that basic fact better than you do.
00:54:04There remains one possibility.
00:54:06If this company was founded post-marriage or received abnormal asset transfers after marriage, we can still file a claim.
00:54:12Then look it up quickly.
00:54:16I am pulling the company's founding date and all licensing right transfer records.
00:54:22All these years of marriage, I never knew any of this.
00:54:25Are you surprised?
00:54:27After all these years married, how many times did you truly listen when he talked about his research?
00:54:32When he spoke of his ideals, you sent him to cocktail parties?
00:54:35When he discussed technology, you told him to hand everything over to Hale Group.
00:54:39Now that money is on the line, suddenly you care about his career?
00:54:42There is no point rehashing this now.
00:54:44Of course there is none for you.
00:54:46Because you never cared in the first place.
00:54:53I have found it.
00:54:54What is its founding date?
00:54:59The company's date of incorporation is...
00:55:07This company was incorporated two years before your marriage.
00:55:12The exclusive commercial licensing rights for the 20 patents were also fully transferred into the company before marriage.
00:55:18No changes to ownership occurred in the 13 subsequent years.
00:55:21Impossible!
00:55:22Check tax and banking records again.
00:55:25Everything matches perfectly.
00:55:30Mr. Marcus did not conceal or transfer any assets in anticipation of divorce.
00:55:35So you had all of this arranged long ago?
00:55:40Why did you never tell me through all our years of marriage?
00:55:49Eve, I have finished organizing our future R&D and Lysing Roadmap.
00:55:54Do not talk about work the moment we get home.
00:55:57Pass the contracts to corporate legal.
00:56:00Hurry and change.
00:56:01We will be late for the charity gala.
00:56:08You knew I knew nothing about these matters, so you ought to have told me voluntarily.
00:56:12Sister, do you still fail to see it?
00:56:14He walled off patents and licensing rights before you even married.
00:56:18From the very beginning, he never truly trusted you.
00:56:20All those years, I truly believed we were family.
00:56:24But you guarded against me even before marriage, did you not?
00:56:33So you never truly trusted me?
00:56:43Why would you not explain yourself?
00:56:51Were you already guarding against me before our marriage?
00:56:56Is it not perfectly obvious?
00:56:58He quarantined all patents two years prior to marriage.
00:57:02Can a man who guards against his future wife before marriage truly love you?
00:57:07Enough.
00:57:12When this company was founded, Marcus had not yet met Eve.
00:57:16He began filing for personal patents very early in his career.
00:57:21When founding the Research Institute, his legal counsel advised him to set up an independent
00:57:26corporation to administrate all commercial licensing.
00:57:28That sounds very noble.
00:57:30This is standard intellectual property protection practice.
00:57:33It was meant to protect against investors, employers, and any future business partners.
00:57:41Company founded first, marriage second, and the free license for Hale Group came afterwards.
00:57:48Yet I was never told about any of this.
00:57:52Did you ever ask?
00:57:55Did you ever ask what he researched?
00:57:58Or what kind of company he hoped to build?
00:58:00How many times did you actually sit and listen when he tried to share these things with you?
00:58:05After we married, I was originally willing to bring you into every part of my work.
00:58:10Yet little by little, you all came to treat my technology, my time, and my sacrifices as something I owed
00:58:15you.
00:58:16Eventually, I understood.
00:58:18Even the closest relationships require legal boundaries.
00:58:21Which means you still did not trust me.
00:58:24The facts have proved
00:58:27that maintaining those boundaries was the correct choice.
00:58:43I have reviewed every single record.
00:58:49The patent and licensing framework was fully established before your marriage.
00:58:53There are no irregular asset transfers, no concealed assets.
00:59:02Is there absolutely nothing we can do?
00:59:05Nothing.
00:59:13Sir, Atlas Pharma's M&E and technical team has arrived.
00:59:17They wish to negotiate a strategic partnership for the next generation rare disease platform.
00:59:22Show them to the conference room.
00:59:27Counsel, proceed with filing the divorce paperwork.
00:59:31Wait!
00:59:33Marcus, divorce was never my true intention.
00:59:39The group has been cornered.
00:59:40I had no other choice.
00:59:44You are the one who signed the document.
00:59:47I only wanted to force you back to negotiate.
00:59:55Marcus!
00:59:57Eve, that is enough.
01:00:00Since it was your own choice,
01:00:01preserve what dignity you have left.
01:00:09To prioritize new business deals at a moment like this,
01:00:12he is utterly cold-blooded.
01:00:14The new business partners are already here.
01:00:21For you, it is already too late for regrets.
01:00:34Well, were the divorce papers signed?
01:00:37Yes.
01:00:38Both parties have signed.
01:00:39What about patent revenue?
01:00:40How much can the group obtain?
01:00:42Not a single cent.
01:00:43All 20 patents are premarital personal assets belonging to Marcus.
01:00:49Commercial licensing is also managed by that premarital independent corporation.
01:00:54So we get no access to the technology, even through divorce?
01:00:57No access.
01:00:59Then why did we push them into divorce?
01:01:01We gained no technology and burned our last remaining bridge.
01:01:05Who proposed this plan?
01:01:09You again?
01:01:11Who could have anticipated Marcus had all his assets shielded long before?
01:01:15The council warned you repeatedly those patents were premarital assets.
01:01:20First, you lost control of the technology.
01:01:22Now you have destroyed our last negotiating opportunity.
01:01:27I demand Tristan be removed from all positions immediately.
01:01:32The failure of the divorce scheme does not prove Tristan is incompetent.
01:01:38It only proves Marcus was well prepared.
01:01:41Yet the group has obtained nothing.
01:01:43My succession plan requires no approval from you.
01:01:46Anyone who continues to question Tristan, questions me.
01:01:55Eve, perfect timing.
01:01:58Why did you sign divorce paperwork with zero legal grounds to support our claims?
01:02:04Now we have no technology and Marcus is gone for good.
01:02:11You sacrificed your own marriage for a completely unworkable scheme.
01:02:19How do you intend to bear responsibility for this?
01:02:27You pushed Marcus completely away and got no penance in return.
01:02:31This is the dumbest proposal you have ever put forward.
01:02:34You personally sealed off the group's last path of retreat.
01:02:37Enough!
01:02:38His methods were merely overly aggressive.
01:02:40His original motive was to save Hale Group.
01:02:44Are we supposed to thank him for that?
01:02:48At minimum, strip him of decision-making authority over technical licensing.
01:02:53The most urgent task now is to bring Marcus back to negotiate.
01:02:58You will go and apologize in person.
01:03:03Absolutely not!
01:03:06No Haley will bow to an outsider who rose through our family's help.
01:03:16Hoffman and the others' delivery deadline expires in two days.
01:03:31To apologize would be to admit the Hale family was in the wrong.
01:03:35Keep searching for solutions.
01:03:38Resolve this crisis.
01:03:39What possible solutions does he still have?
01:03:43There are still options.
01:03:49I will force Atlas to abandon Marcus of their own accord.
01:03:54And we will have Marcus audibly seek to resume cooperation with us.
01:03:58Why would he ever be willing to cooperate with us again?
01:04:04No matter how good your technology is, you still need manufacturing partners.
01:04:08Without Hale Group's industrial platform, his patents cannot be turned into real medicines.
01:04:13Are you certain you can pull this off?
01:04:15This time, no lawsuits.
01:04:22We will fight this on a different battlefield.
01:04:40Coal Institute possesses great technology, yet lacks sufficient mass production capacity.
01:04:45Only a handful of corporations can scale up this platform quickly.
01:04:49So you intend to target Atlas?
01:04:51Precisely.
01:04:51They are Marcus' most critical perspective partner right now.
01:05:01Marcus cut off technical support out of personal resentment because he resented his wife promoting
01:05:06her younger brother.
01:05:07We will also claim he abandoned his wife and endangered thousands of employees and patient
01:05:12programs.
01:05:13But none of this is factual.
01:05:15The license expired long ago, and we ourselves signed those contracts.
01:05:19Intentionally concealing these facts could constitute defamation.
01:05:23You intend to stoke prejudice by weaponizing his racial identity as well?
01:05:27My goal is to terrify the investors.
01:05:35If shareholders apply pressure, the board of directors may suspend the partnership.
01:05:44If stock prices are manipulated, this may also constitute securities market misrepresentation.
01:05:50Survival of this group matters more than the reputation of an outsider.
01:05:54You are gambling away our last shred of credibility on fabricated news.
01:05:58The proposal is approved.
01:06:03Sister, only your signature remains.
01:06:09Is this truly only meant to force him back to negotiate?
01:06:12Everything will stop the moment he restores licensing access.
01:06:20I only want him to calm down.
01:06:28Approved.
01:06:48The 20 foundational patents have been fully consolidated.
01:06:53Once the new modules go into mass production, stable output capacity will double.
01:06:58Manufacturing yield loss will also be greatly reduced.
01:07:01Excellent.
01:07:02We can move forward with the 10-year strategic licensing deal.
01:07:06Daniel, look at this first.
01:07:13These news reports are spreading rapidly.
01:07:17If this blows up further, our stock price and fund holdings will suffer.
01:07:22Our hospital partners may also demand we suspend this project.
01:07:25I recommend we pause contract signing for now.
01:07:30Dr. Cole, are these accusations true?
01:07:34Would you be willing to issue a public clarification?
01:07:37You have already reviewed all the relevant documentation.
01:07:40Patent ownership, lysing history, contract timelines.
01:07:44Everything is laid out here.
01:07:46Capital markets do not only look at legal paperwork.
01:07:51Then the choice is straightforward.
01:07:55If you trust the evidence, we proceed.
01:07:57If you do not, this negotiation ends here.
01:08:02You will not grant us time for further evaluation?
01:08:05Trust is the most fundamental foundation of any partnership.
01:08:08Atlas gets exactly one chance to make this decision.
01:08:18Dr. Cole, my apologies.
01:08:21Personally, I believe in the contract and these ownership documents.
01:08:24Yet Atlas is a publicly traded corporation.
01:08:26We must answer to our shareholders.
01:08:29Given the magnitude of public backlash,
01:08:31we have no option but to put this partnership on hold.
01:08:36I understand.
01:08:45They know full well what really happened.
01:08:49They are weaponizing marriage, patience, racial bias.
01:08:52They will exploit anything.
01:08:53Naomi, calm yourself.
01:08:59In the business world, there are only choices and their consequences.
01:09:02Complaints solve nothing.
01:09:10Marcus, Hale Group is behind those news articles.
01:09:13But I truly had no other choice.
01:09:16I had to protect Father, Tristan, and thousands of group employees.
01:09:20So you chose to destroy my public reputation?
01:09:24Tomorrow, the group will hold a live global investor briefing.
01:09:27I will personally disclose the full background behind the technology withdrawal.
01:09:30Very well.
01:09:33Tomorrow, we will release every piece of evidence alongside them.
01:09:57Marcus, you must attend tomorrow's global investor press conference.
01:10:01Atlas has suspended the partnership.
01:10:02You have no better alternatives.
01:10:04Admit tomorrow that you lost control emotionally following your car crash and removal from office.
01:10:10Also explain that you are simply jealous of Tristan.
01:10:12If you restore licensing access, I can reconsider the divorce.
01:10:16Very well.
01:10:17I will be there.
01:10:20First, they ruin your reputation.
01:10:22And now they demand you make a public apology?
01:10:24They intend to convict you completely via the global live broadcast.
01:10:29Open the safe.
01:10:33The license agreement that expired eight years ago, the $2 billion claim, the $7 billion contracts, plus records of public
01:10:39opinion manipulation.
01:10:47When did you obtain these materials?
01:10:54Are we really releasing everything tomorrow?
01:11:02Originally, I had no intention on bringing these to light.
01:11:05But since they insist on dragging everything out in front of the public,
01:11:10then we finish this all at once.
01:11:15Every decision made by Hale Group complies with laws and regulations.
01:11:20The current crisis arises solely from one former executive refusing to fulfill his obligations.
01:11:26Since I took over R&D, I have been rebuilding the entire technical system.
01:11:31Marcus deliberately cut off technical support after being removed from his post.
01:11:34So this is personal retaliation?
01:11:41Marcus grew increasingly sensitive following his car crash.
01:11:46His jealousy intensified after Tristan took over the position.
01:11:50As his wife, I have always tried to preserve his dignity.
01:11:55I only hope this marital conflict does not harm employees and patients.
01:12:00Marcus owes a public apology.
01:12:02He ought to restore technicalizing access.
01:12:22Marcus.
01:12:28Since we are here to reveal the truth today,
01:12:31then we lay everything out at once.
01:12:50So Hale Group was the one who removed him first?
01:12:52That was a lawful decision made by the board of directors.
01:12:58This licensing agreement expired eight years ago.
01:13:02These patents never belonged to Hale Group.
01:13:05The group kept using them for eight years after the license lapsed.
01:13:09We have worked together for so many years!
01:13:12Spouses naturally maintain long-standing understandings between one another!
01:13:21Is this what you call an understanding?
01:13:30I was already the technical lead at that time.
01:13:33I do not care who gave you that position.
01:13:37But who gave you the right to sell my patentees?
01:13:49We have finished presenting the commercial evidence.
01:13:52Now we move on to other matters.
01:14:00Enough!
01:14:02Stop this at once!
01:14:05The Hales gave you status.
01:14:07Gave you a platform.
01:14:10Even after your departure,
01:14:12you bear a duty to save this group!
01:14:21First, let us address your public opinion campaign.
01:14:26They deliberately exploited marital conflict,
01:14:29patient interests,
01:14:30and racial prejudice.
01:14:33I only wanted him to come to his senses!
01:14:42Now, let us talk about Mr. Tristan.
01:14:46Mr. Tristan, thank you so much for me.
01:14:47Over the past three years,
01:14:49you accepted large-sum payments from multiple suppliers.
01:14:52In exchange,
01:14:53you helped them bypass internal review procedures.
01:14:56That nonsense!
01:14:57Those were legitimate consulting fees!
01:15:00Funds go into the designated account,
01:15:03and Tristan guarantees project approval.
01:15:12This recording proves nothing.
01:15:14Then what about these?
01:15:28Why are you looking at me?
01:15:30Because the next set of materials belongs to you.
01:15:38Are these accounts yours?
01:15:39How much money did you take from suppliers?
01:15:46The investigation has not reached a final conclusion.
01:15:49Private materials cannot be used to try a person in this venue.
01:15:52You are correct.
01:16:04These records span two years.
01:16:08You maintained a two-year extramarital affair with this consultant.
01:16:14This is my private, personal matter!
01:16:17The real issue is not who you slept with.
01:16:23It is that you used your executive director authority to funnel funds to his company.
01:16:28You split contracts apart to bypass board of directors' review.
01:16:34Even funds used to target Marcus were channeled into his company.
01:16:41Does this constitute related party transactions?
01:16:43Was the board aware of this conflict of interest?
01:16:46Why did you investigate me?
01:16:50I did not investigate your marriage.
01:16:54I investigated my company.
01:16:56Do these projects involve improper benefit transfers?
01:16:59Did you conceal these conflicts of interest?
01:17:13Enough!
01:17:15Cut the live broadcaster immediately!
01:17:19Where is security?
01:17:21Clear the venue at once!
01:17:23Your on-site administrative privileges have been frozen.
01:17:28Several independent directors just issued a joint authorization.
01:17:31Have you all forgotten who founded Hale Group?
01:17:34Hale Group would not exist without me!
01:17:39Open it.
01:17:43These are the financial records for the Hale Family Foundation.
01:17:48Also included are corporate private jet itineraries,
01:17:51non-disclosure agreements, and large hush money payments.
01:17:54Multiple witnesses confirm Richard Long used charity events to cover personal trips.
01:18:01He also ordered subordinates to pay hush money and erase relevant records.
01:18:06That is complete nonsense!
01:18:14The private club in question is now under federal investigation.
01:18:20The investigation concerns organized sexual exploitation activities.
01:18:25Some of the victims were under the local age of majority at the time of the incidents.
01:18:30Fake!
01:18:32All of these documents are forgeries!
01:18:37Original accounting records and flight logs have been submitted to federal law enforcement authorities.
01:18:42Witness statements, tax documentation, and digital backups have also been submitted to respective agencies.
01:18:56Mr. Richard Hale, please cooperate with our investigation.
01:19:00Mr. Richard Hale, please cooperate with our investigation.
01:19:18Mr. Richard Hale has issued a joint statement.
01:19:22If Marcus restores technical supply, they are willing to suspend freezes and compensation claims.
01:19:31But all current Hale family management must step down.
01:19:34Who dares force me out?
01:19:38We will now proceed to the vote.
01:19:42Richard faces major compliance risks and a criminal investigation.
01:19:49Remove him from the post of chairman and all management positions.
01:19:52You have no authority to do this!
01:19:57Charged with bribery, improper benefit transfers, and unauthorized sale of intellectual property.
01:20:04Remove Tristan from all official positions.
01:20:07You cannot do this to me!
01:20:12Related party transactions, false propaganda, and material conflicts of interest.
01:20:18Suspend all directorial and management authority.
01:20:24Next item, reinstate Marcus's 35% founding equity stake.
01:20:29This accounts for historical technical liabilities, emergency financing, and equity restructuring.
01:20:35Upon completion of restructuring, Marcus will obtain de facto control of the group.
01:20:41Hale Group bears the Hale family name.
01:20:45This is our Hale family company!
01:20:47This is our Hale family company!
01:20:55Thirteen years ago, when this company was on the brink of bankruptcy,
01:21:01Those were exactly the words you used back then.
01:21:05We will now vote on the restructuring proposal.
01:21:12Effective immediately, Marcus Cole is officially the controlling shareholder and chairman of Hale Group.
01:21:21All unauthorized usage of the technology shall cease immediately.
01:21:25The group will renegotiate complattament licensing agreements and fully cooperate with all investigations.
01:21:31Employees, patients, and legitimate business partners will not bear the consequences for management's misconduct.
01:21:37Coal Research Institute will resume partnerships and critical patient focused projects will restart at once.
01:21:43You have stolen everything belonging to the Hales!
01:21:46All of this should have been ours!
01:21:50Marcus, do not forget who gave you your foothold in this industry.
01:21:55Marcus, wait!
01:21:58Is there truly no chance left for us?
01:22:05I always thought no matter whose side I chose you would end up forgiving me.
01:22:09I thought you would still clean up the mess for me just as you used to!
01:22:15You keep saying you had no choices.
01:22:21Yet every single time you were the one who signed your name.
01:22:27Can the divorce truly not be reversed?
01:22:31It cannot.
01:22:34Miss Eve, please remain to cooperate with the investigation.
01:22:44Dr. Cole, did you do all of this to get revenge on the Hale family?
01:22:49No.
01:22:53They are merely facing the consequences of their own actions.
01:22:57I only took back what rightfully belongs to me.
01:23:00Ha!
01:23:02Fuck!