the show was just semi-realistic and the premise (and many details) were highly implausible. In real life, the story would go something like this: A rich kid gets convinced by his classmate to start a miniature chemical speciality/biotech company, without having a sound business plan. The company never quite takes off and eventually the investors funding becomes harder to get. The rich dude has been CEO of this little company for years and he becomes bored and frustrated, and he sunk too much of his own family money in it (and convinced all his rich friends to invest). But he does not have any more money to put in. He does not want to be a failure. Then it occurs to him maybe he can use the company labs to synthesize some potent street drug, whip up a batch from time to time, and they could keep the company open and nobody needs to find out. It turns out more complicated than he imagined. For starters, his employees quickly find out what he is up to.

I can continue like this. But the real life story was more like a farce than drama...