Capítulo 1686: Chapter 1690: Tethys’s Despair (Sixth Update)
But!
Tethys felt that his book should be more popular!
After all, how many researchers are as handsome as you?
This makes everyone unable to relate at all!
They might even feel a sense of jealousy, questioning why you have so much hair!
We researchers, seeing this kind of journal, would surely think it’s one of those entertainment magazines, vulgar!
Putting a handsome guy on the cover always feels awkward, no matter how you look at it, it’s ugly!
Tethys looked at himself in the “Physiological Reviews,” constantly thinking that his book is more suitable as a medical professional journal!
So, in the eyes of researchers, Chen Cang is too ugly, too disgusting!
Totally yuck!
But!
Tethys, as a professional professor.
As an experienced senior researcher, he certainly wouldn’t ignore someone’s inner qualities just because of their ugliness!
So, Tethys suppressed the nausea from the “ugly” in his heart and clicked the mouse to open the cover!
This is the attitude a researcher should have!
The “Nature” journal dares to put such an ugly cover, surely because the content is good.
Thinking of this, Tethys opened the article!
When he saw the term “folded α-synuclein,” he was instantly stunned!
What is folded α-synuclein?
Tethys hurriedly opened the paper and read it carefully!
At a glance, Tethys was immediately stunned.
Moreover, the further he read, the more his breathing quickened, because he discovered… Chen Cang’s research seemed to diverge completely from his studies on Lewy bodies!
Any research requires making choices as you proceed.
Sometimes, it’s like taking a different path.
Of course, Tethys didn’t avoid trying; on the contrary, he had tried not just once!
He even conducted multiple studies and experiments!
But!
Ultimately, it was in vain!
Sometimes, that’s how science works; it’s not humans guiding science, but science guiding humans!
The further he read, the more panicked Tethys felt inside, even… a kind of fear spread in the depths of his heart!
Exactly!
This fear came from the deepest part of his soul!
Tethys wasn’t a fool!
He and Chen Cang are competitors.
Moreover, Chen Cang’s research on Parkinson’s autoimmune disease is almost the opposite of his own!
How did Chen Cang manage to research this?
Thinking of this, Tethys even felt terrified!
He himself was a researcher, and he deeply realized how difficult this path was.
How did Chen Cang think of pursuing this path further?
At this moment, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door.
Immediately, a man burst through the door!
In a hurry, he said, “Ness! Did you see it?”
The man saw Tethys staring at the computer screen, looking like a soulless corpse, having lost his life’s goals!
Ness wasn’t a fool.
If he were truly obsessive and arrogant, he couldn’t have won the Albanian Biomedical Award at such a young age!
And he certainly wouldn’t have sought a breakthrough by finding Chen Cang in times of difficulty.
He’s a man with ideas.
Selfish, greedy?
That’s not what’s important.
After seeing Chen Cang’s research results, regardless of outside disputes…
He!
Tethys, the initiator of this theory and proposer of this hypothesis, had already conceded.
The man who came in behind looked at Tethys’s state and couldn’t help but sigh.
Sitting decadently beside him, he accompanied him, saying nothing.
He knew that what this old friend needed to hear wasn’t blame, nor anything else, but needed silent presence.
The cruel reality had taken everyone by surprise.
Several years of research direction vanished like smoke.
Effort matters.
But…
Direction is even more important than effort.
After a long time, Tethys still hadn’t spoken.
From the paper’s publication until the evening of the next day, he slowly got up.
No matter how his old buddies shouted at him, he ignored them.
His heart was extremely complicated at this time.
Because… he didn’t know how to face what was coming next!
How to face those researchers following him.
Their lab had just begun to expand…
He had just reached a cooperation agreement with Roche…
…
All of it vanished today!
What about the Nobel Prize?
A companion just stayed with him in the office for a day.
At this moment, he suddenly heard movement from the chair, looked up, and saw Tethys standing up.
He hurriedly prepared to stand up with him but suddenly heard Tethys ask:
“John, do you remember when we stayed in the lab for a whole week?”
John was slightly stunned and smiled: “That was when we just graduated with our PhDs. We stayed for a week, ate hamburgers and colas for a week, and after the experiment ended, I gained 3 pounds!”
“But… we also made a major discovery, then we sold the patent, got a million from TP company, earned our first pot of gold, and at the same time, we entered the sights of those large research institutions.”
Tethys nodded: “It’s been 25 years!”
John nodded: “Yes indeed.”
Tethys suddenly smiled: “Have you ever thought about starting over with me?”
John was instantly stunned.
He turned around, looked at Tethys, and cried like a child, laughing like a child too.
Yes!
What else could they do?
Does failure mean you have to give up?
No!
Of course not.
You can still stand up again after failing.
As long as you’re on the right track, it’s never too late to gear up and go!
Looking at Tethys, John stood up and walked forward, hugging him, patting his shoulder: “Alright, it’s not the first time we’ve lost!”
A moment later, Tethys wiped away his tears.
And then said with a smile: “Let’s go!”
John laughed and cursed: “Damn, every time it’s me cleaning up your mess!”
Tethys laughed heartily: “You bastard, have you forgotten how you got together with Lisa back then?”
What awaits them next.
Is a mess!
A whole bunch of complicated affairs.
Packing up.
Leaving the research institute.
Disbursing the personnel.
Dealing with the matters with various large consortia and companies.
In short, it’s very complicated and cumbersome.
But, Tethys wasn’t afraid.
Now, he genuinely feared not failure.
But feared losing without understanding.
He really wanted to know, how did Chen Cang discover this path?
This question had been bothering him too long!
He just couldn’t figure it out!
If there was a chance to see Chen Cang, he hopes to get this matter cleared up.
After just finishing packing, John handed two crumpled tickets to Tethys.
“Look, what’s this?”
Tethys took it and looked: “Invitation? For the New York Academic Exchange Conference.”
He vividly remembered that he just threw it away yesterday!