Chapter 1674: Chapter 1678: If Only I Had a Mansion of Ten Thousand Rooms! (Fourth Update)
Zhang Mu saw the man who pushed open the door and couldn’t help but stand up.
"Professor Yu, why are you here?"
Yu Shuangyong stood there, glanced at Zhang Mu, and nodded, "I happened to pass by, so I decided to drop in and take a look."
At this time, Chen Cang also turned around and saw this man whose presence was obviously more authoritative than Zhang Mu.
A tall suit, leather shoes, holding a briefcase, exuding a business aura.
Chen Cang scrutinized the man, and Yu Shuangyong was also scrutinizing Chen Cang.
The two of them exchanged a glance.
Yu Shuangyong said solemnly, "Can you afford to support him?"
"There are more than four hundred people, not just forty. Calculating an average annual salary of 300,000 per person, that’s 120 million a year!"
"Does scientific research not cost money? Do you know the daily expenses for a 400-person research team?"
"You probably don’t know. Alright, let me tell you. For your Parkinson’s new drug development, you need at least a Level 2 to Level 3 biosafety laboratory. Supplies, lab animals, waste disposal, and miscellaneous costs—these add up to at least a million a day. Can you afford it?"
"Let’s not even mention whether you can afford it!"
"Do you have such a large venue to accommodate so many people?"
"Do you know how many billions it cost to build this large experimental park under your feet?"
Yu Shuangyong’s tone was very calm, without interrogation or accusation, just purely tallying up the costs for Chen Cang.
However... this tallying was piercingly accurate, leaving the scene in dead silence.
The harsh reality was written on paper, existing unmistakably.
No one could interfere, no one could hinder.
These numbers left everyone at the scene speechless.
Indeed!
These are not small numbers at all!
Anyone seeing this bill would feel a chill down their spine.
Does Chen Cang have so much money?
Of course not!
Not to mention billions, he couldn’t even come up with a fraction right now.
Let alone anything else!
After Yu Shuangyong finished speaking, he sat down by himself, picked up a teacup, and drank a cup of tea.
Laughed at himself mockingly!
"I’m no longer even a researcher; every day I’m just dressed up like a business person, just trying to pull in some investment!"
"But the capital simply doesn’t buy into our story!"
After finishing, Yu Shuangyong proactively extended his hands and shook hands with Chen Cang:
"Hello, I am Yu Shuangyong."
Upon hearing this name, Chen Cang was suddenly taken aback!
Is he Yu Shuangyong?!
Recently, Chen Cang had looked up many experts and professors in the field of molecular biology and had inquired about some people from industry peers and predecessors.
He was not unfamiliar with the name Yu Shuangyong at all.
This is an academician in the field of molecular biology in China, multiple recipient of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, with extensive research in molecular biology.
Chen Cang shook hands, "Hello, I am Chen Cang."
After hearing Chen Cang, Yu Shuangyong couldn’t help but sigh: "Actually, Professor Chen, what I said earlier, though harsh, needed saying."
"However, I wasn’t targeting anyone specifically."
"I was merely stating a fact!"
"It’s not just you who wants to support it; I want to as well! But do I have the money?"
"No, I don’t! Let alone billions, even if I sell my house, my projects, and my patents, I could only scrape together tens of millions."
At this point, Yu Shuangyong laughed at himself, "If you can afford to support it one day, could you support me too?!"
[Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered a task: Establish a Parkinson’s research team, seek investment, and initially set up a research institute. Upon task completion, you will receive a reward: the Alzheimer’s progress bar; the higher the task completion, the higher the Alzheimer’s progress bar! Deadline: 1 month!]
Upon hearing the system prompt, Chen Cang froze.
A month, can he even accomplish such a feat?
But...
The rewards are truly generous.
Alzheimer’s disease!
This has similarities to Parkinson’s.
Once a major discovery is made in one, a significant breakthrough can be expected in the other.
Chen Cang felt that once he set up the team, if he could solve Parkinson’s, then handling Alzheimer’s might not be as difficult.
The most important thing is that the team in front of him already has rich experience with Alzheimer’s.
Having triggered the task, could Chen Cang refuse?
He looked at Yu Shuangyong and said with a smile, "Professor Yu, give me a week, and I’ll get back to you!"
At this moment, staying any longer had little meaning.
Mere talk would not suffice.
No one here is a child.
Life isn’t about acting impulsively.
Facts speak louder than words.
When he laid everything out in front of everyone, all arguments would become powerless.
Chen Cang got up, looked at Yu Shuangyong and Zhang Mu.
"Professor Zhang, please tell everyone that there is a good place for scientific research in China too."
"I hope you can give me a week, by then, I will present you with an answer!"
With that, Chen Cang got up and walked out without looking back.
Yu Shuangyong shouted loudly, "Professor Chen, I await your support for us!"
A slight smile curled on Chen Cang’s lips.
"I will!"
Qi Kai and Yang Lan followed closely behind.
They watched Chen Cang walking in front.
The figure seemed somewhat frail.
Indeed!
In such a scientific research environment, trying to uphold an "ideal scientific fairness" is incredibly daunting.
Yang Lan looked at Chen Cang, suddenly feeling a bit of heartache.
Such a young man, yet he walked ahead of these old timers.
Relying on his passion, his unwavering determination, and the pure heart of youth at this moment.
In the hallway, under the lights, the streetlight just cast on Chen Cang, his shadow stretching long.
Yang Lan glanced at Qi Kai, the two of them nodded, and stepped forward to catch up.
This chase, who knows how many years it would last!
But both thought it was worth it.
Watching the three leave, through the window, Yu Shuangyong looked at Zhang Mu:
"I’m curious, what can be accomplished in a week?"
"Old Zhang, do you think he can do it?"
Zhang Mu remained silent, unsure how to respond but deep in thought.
Honestly, seeing the energy Chen Cang exuded was truly captivating.
He wasn’t thinking about what to do if Chen Cang succeeded.
He was pondering whether he should agree if Chen Cang couldn’t do it.
After all...
It’s not that simple!
The investment needed is not in the tens of thousands, it’s in billions.
Even if salaries don’t need to be settled immediately, and funds don’t need to be allocated all at once for a year, at the very least, a research site is needed, right?
Where can such a place be found?
Just building the hardware facilities alone might cost several billion!
At this thought, Zhang Mu sighed.
Muttering to himself: When will our motherland truly become strong?
Yu Shuangyong looked at Zhang Mu and Chen Cang, "Why aren’t you saying anything?"
Zhang Mu smiled, "Whether he can do it is his business, whether I go or not is mine. They’re unrelated."