Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 1046 mentions Sanxingdui again

"cannot!"

Zhang Heping refused outright before Elder Yang could finish speaking!

Hua Lao had previously tested Zhang Heping by mentioning the matter of "appropriately relaxing controls on the external use of the Shouyuan 120 medicine." Now that Yang Lao had brought it up again, Zhang Heping couldn't help but wonder if they were testing the waters in advance for the evening's tea party.

The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly fell silent.

After a moment, Hua Lao spoke up to ease the tension, "Peace, that's how it is."

“Some elderly people from abroad are unable to come here to use the Longevity 120 medication due to health reasons.”

"Then they asked us if we could sell them some Lifespan 120 potions so they could take them back to their country to use!"

"Regarding the sale of the Lifespan 120 potion, have them consult with the Peace Group." Although Zhang Heping phrased it tactfully without explicitly stating that they did not have the right to sell the Lifespan 120 potion, the atmosphere still became awkward again.

"Do you know why I revealed the preparation method of the Lifespan 100 potion?" Zhang Heping slowly spoke, breaking the silence.

Under the watchful eyes of the five elders, Zhang Heping spoke of his idea of ​​using the Lifespan 100 potion as a buffer and the Lifespan 120 potion as an RMB anchor.

In fact, Elder Hua and Elder Li did not really want to send out the Longevity 120 potion; they just wanted to figure out Zhang Heping's thoughts.

Just as the group was agreeing to meet that evening and Hua Lao and the others were saying goodbye and leaving, Zhang Heping suddenly blurted out, "Hua Lao, my brain-computer interface research has hit a bottleneck, and I'm planning to go to Sanxingdui."

Old Hua's eyes lit up, and he smiled, "When would you like to go? I'll make the arrangements for you!"

Elder Li and Elder Yang also perked up, immediately realizing the significance of Zhang Heping's visit to Sanxingdui.

"It should be the end of the month," Zhang Heping said casually. "I also need to take some time to look at the brain-computer interface research data they sent to Shenzhen."

"In addition, I also plan to have Zhang Bei take the virtual learning dream regeneration brain server and go to Suzhou with Zhang Yi and the others."

"Although Cao Jian hasn't gained much weight and doesn't meet the criteria for giving him a library, we still need to encourage him."

“It just so happens that Zhang Yi has 7 sets of game helmets that are not in use. While I am in Sanxingdui, I will have them set up a virtual learning dream experience exhibition in Suzhou.”

"Suzhou?" Old Hua frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "You probably haven't decided on a venue for the exhibition there yet!"

Zhang Heping laughed and said, "You'll have to arrange everything, from the venue and security to medical care and the eligibility for the experience!"

Old Li smiled and suggested, "I think Suzhou University is quite good!"

Mr. Hua pressed further, "How many people are there for each session?"

"Two thousand, please!" Zhang Heping said seriously, "This way we can activate 5x perception acceleration and let the participants experience it more."

"Alright!" Elder Hua nodded and said, "I'll have someone make the arrangements today. Once you've decided on a time to go to Sanxingdui, just give me a call!"

After watching Hua Lao and the others' vehicle leave, Zhang Heping glanced at Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and others who were acting suspiciously on the other side of the river, and then called his mother, Aunt Chen, his eldest cousin and others to go out for dinner.

In the afternoon, Zhang Heping also took some time to visit the Harmony Hospital.

He also serves as the director of the Cancer Treatment Institute at Harmony Hospital.

I haven't paid attention to things over there for a long time, which is somewhat dereliction of duty.

However, the institute never lacked holiday benefits, and no researcher complained about Zhang Heping, the institute's director.

The fact that the Lifespan 120 drug could treat cancer had a significant impact on the Cancer Treatment Research Institute, making them feel lost about the future and unsure of the point of continuing their research on cancer treatment.

Just as Zhang Heping was about to leave the Cancer Treatment Research Institute and was about to say goodbye to the director of Xiehe Hospital, someone finally voiced the doubts in his heart.

"Director, may I ask a question?" A bearded male researcher raised his hand, looking at Zhang Heping hopefully.

Zhang Heping stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the person who had asked the question. "Xiao Xu, you speak!"

The researcher, whom Zhang Heping calls Xiao Xu, was assigned to this institute right after graduating with his master's degree, and has been a long-time employee for seven or eight years.

Wearing a white coat, Xiao Xu continued, "I recently heard that many late-stage cancer patients have been sent to Shenzhen Peace Hospital to receive treatment with the Life 120 drug."

"Does this mean that once the production of Lifespan 120 increases, there will be no need for other cancer treatment drugs?"

Zhang Heping looked at the other researchers and smiled, "Do others have the same question?"

A female researcher raised her hand and, after receiving a signal from Zhang Heping, spoke up: "Director, we're a bit lost; we don't know what to research next!"

"Then let me tell you about our future research!" Zhang Heping walked back to the institute's rest area and had someone bring over the whiteboard.

"After I released the information about the Lifespan 100 Potion, how many of you have read it? Raise your hands so I can see!"

After he finished speaking, people began to raise their hands.

Zhang Heping glanced at those who hadn't raised their hands and noticed they were all newly recruited young people. He then reached out and pressed down, signaling everyone to lower their hands.

Then Zhang Heping said, "You are right to be aware that the Lifespan 120 drug will replace other cancer treatments and cause your work to be phased out!"

"For example, after interventional surgery was introduced, open-heart surgery in cardiac surgery decreased. In this process of surgical technique transformation, what should one do to avoid being eliminated?"

“Let’s learn the new technique!” Seven or eight researchers responded first.

"Live and learn!" Zhang Heping picked up a marker, opened the cap, faced the whiteboard, and said while writing, "Those who didn't raise their hands earlier, you need to pay attention!"

Zhang Heping stopped there and did not continue.

If someone's family is well-off and they don't need to continue studying, they can just relax and retire. It's pointless to say anything then.

Zhang wrote down a few key points on the tablet, then turned to face the group of researchers and began to talk about the mechanism of action of the Lifespan 100 drug, which led to the introduction of carcinogenic factors.

He then mentioned the mechanism of action of the Lifespan 120, 140, and 160 drugs, which led to the introduction of the new technology of gene mutation.

Zhang Heping tapped the whiteboard with the end of a marker and said, "The previous four longevity potions were all trying to increase the number of cell divisions. The longevity potion 200 that I am researching is the same, but the research approach has returned to cancer cells!"

"So here's the question!" Zhang Heping capped the marker and asked, "You've been researching cancer treatment for so long, have you figured out why cancer cells can divide almost indefinitely?"

"The Shenzhen Cancer Treatment Institute submitted 82 research project applications at the beginning of the year. How many did you submit?"

"Old Zhou!" Zhang Heping suddenly called out to Zhou, the deputy director in charge of personnel and finance.

Deputy Director Zhou hurriedly replied, "Director, please speak!"

"Discuss this with Lao Qin. Tonight, draft a three-month exchange and learning program for everyone in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Send it to my email address and try to get you all heading south this week." After giving the instructions, Zhang Heping looked at the group of researchers, some surprised and some bewildered, and said:
"Go out and clear your head, learn about research directions outside, instead of staying cooped up in the institute and overthinking things."

"Alright, you guys discuss it first, I'll go say hello to the dean here!" After saying that, Zhang Heping turned around and left, ignoring the crowd that followed him out.

He's currently busy with brain-computer interface research, and he's left the biochemical research to them to their own devices.

When he has free time later, he can quickly point out their research direction when he looks at their research materials while the computer is running.

At that time, this number of researchers probably won't be enough!

……

The news that Zhang Heping was planning to visit the Sanxingdui underground base at the end of the month was immediately communicated to Shenzhen and Xishu.

The brain-computer interface experts in Shenzhen are studying the first and second generation brain-computer interfaces that Zhang Heping provided, as well as fragments of the Ruomu brain-computer interface.

Thanks to Zhang Bei's explanation, they have gained a deeper understanding of the internal texture modules of the brain-computer interface, but they have not yet successfully replicated the first-generation brain-computer interface.

After returning to their hometown, the brain-computer interface experts from Western Shu continued their research on the Ruomu brain-computer interface and the Ruomu Divine Tree.

Although they were suspected of being expelled from the Shenzhen Peace Academy, they had made frequent contact with brain-computer interface experts in Shenzhen during their research. After all, they had worked together for so long and were not affected by external factors.

Therefore, when the brain-computer interface experts on both sides heard that Zhang Heping was willing to get involved in the Ruomu brain-computer interface research at the Sanxingdui underground base, they all breathed a sigh of relief and felt that a turning point had arrived.

Then there's Suzhou. Hua Lao asked Qian Lao to communicate with Cao Jian's family.

Back when Cao Jian and his mother were at the Shenzhen Peace College, they received a lot of help from Mr. Qian.

In addition, Cao Jian's autism has greatly improved, and communication is now much smoother.

It's worth mentioning that this little guy has recently become obsessed with the virtual dream game "Nanjing Falls" and has been applying for a trial of it.

Once the application is successful, I'll immediately take a bus there to experience it, and I won't even go to school.

Therefore, when Mr. Qian told Cao Jian's mother that Consultant Zhang was planning to hold a virtual learning dream experience exhibition in Suzhou, she was very excited and kept saying that she would treat Consultant Zhang and his party well.

Even after hearing that it was Zhang Bei and Zhang Yi who had gone there, Cao Jian's mother still acted very enthusiastically.

After Hua Lao finished arranging the trivial matters in Suzhou, it was already past 3 p.m.

When he met Elder Li, Elder Yang, and others in the conference room, they had already reached a consensus with the others regarding the Lifespan 120 potion.

The remaining issues are the establishment of the Shenzhen Institute of Brain-Computer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the selection of its director.

The fact that Zhang Heping was going to the Sanxingdui underground base proved its importance at this time.

"Mr. Hua, we just heard that Consultant Zhang is planning to go to Sanxingdui. Is that true?"

Sure enough, before Elder Hua could even find a seat, someone impatiently asked a question.

"I expect to go at the end of the month!" Old Hua smiled and walked toward Old Li, who was waving at him. "I have already called both Xishu and Shenzhen and asked them to send people to accompany me."

"It's good that you can go!" Grandma Zheng, sitting at the conference table, smiled. "It means the knot in your heart has been untied. If anything happens in the future, just communicate properly!"

"I greatly admire Consultant Zhang's abilities, but his temper..." The old man didn't finish his sentence, only shaking his head, clearly still having objections.

"We were just discussing the establishment of the Shenzhen Brain-Computer Technology Research Institute!" Yang, who was presiding over the meeting, continued after Hua sat down, "The Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shenzhen have both confirmed it, but the Shenzhen Peace Academy has not yet given any response."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked towards Elder Hua, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Advisor Zhang hasn't replied yet!" Old Hua said simply.

When Hua and Li met Zhang Heping this morning, they did not bring up this issue.

The main concern was that Zhang Heping would refuse outright, leaving no room for maneuver.

Therefore, they did not bring it up, but left the issue to be discussed slowly in Shenzhen.

If Zhang Heping rejects the offer from Shenzhen, then Director Wang, Elder Hua, and others will need to step in to communicate.

"Mr. Hua, is it that Consultant Zhang doesn't want to hand over the brain-computer interface technology?" The elderly man in a Zhongshan suit sitting at the end of the conference table asked rather directly.

Hua picked up his teacup, thought for a moment, and said, "He's probably still waiting for the Americans to exchange technology with him!"

"Exchange technology with Americans?" There are quite a few people at the meeting today, and some of them are unaware of the reasons behind this, which is why they are so surprised.

Among the people on the periphery who weren't at the conference table, an elderly man raised his hand and asked, "Mr. Hua, could you reveal what technology Consultant Zhang wants to exchange for brain-computer interface technology with the Americans?"

"It can't be said to be a change of technology." Old Hua said something that puzzled some people, but he quickly explained, "Doesn't Area 51 in the United States have a hovering hammer?"

"Advisor Zhang wants to send our people over to conduct research, in exchange for allowing Americans to send people over to learn from him, just like Zhang Yi's brain-computer interface research team."

When everyone heard that it was the levitating hammer, they understood much more.

“If we consider brain-computer interfaces as computers, what Zhang Yi’s brain-computer interface research team is learning now is equivalent to basic computer operation.” An elderly man from the Chinese Academy of Sciences added, “If it’s just about letting Americans come and learn some superficial things, then it doesn’t matter.”

After the discussion in the room subsided, Elder Yang, who was at the head of the table, spoke again, "Someone just suggested that Consultant Zhang be appointed as the dean of the Shenzhen Brain-Computer Technology Research Institute, in order to test Consultant Zhang's willingness."

"Mr. Hua, do you think we should sound out Consultant Zhang's opinion on this matter at tonight's tea party?"

This matter was actually an idea that Elder Hua, Elder Li, and Elder Yang came up with privately. Today, it was only mentioned by other people, and they were not allowed to test it.

Hua Lao looked at the people from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and said, "After Consultant Zhang formulated some rules and procedures for Shenzhen Peace College, Vice President Deng usually manages the school and Vice President Qian manages scientific research. He himself rarely manages things and doesn't have that much time to manage them."

“Like when he went to the Cancer Treatment Institute of Harmony Hospital this afternoon.” Old Hua looked at the others and smiled, “I originally thought he had forgotten that he was the director there.”

"I didn't expect that when he went there today, he could resolve the researchers' confusion about the future with just a few words."

"As you all probably know, in addition to delaying aging and prolonging life, the Lifespan 120 medicine can also treat cancer!"

"Consultant Zhang not only serves as the director of the Cancer Treatment Institute at Harmony Hospital, but also as the director of the Cancer Treatment Institute at Shenzhen City Hospital."

"Researchers at these two cancer treatment institutes are actually worried about their future careers, after all, the effects of the Life 120 drug are so powerful that it may be able to completely cure cancer in the future."

"So how did he handle the problems of his researchers?" Old Hua chuckled, took a sip of tea, and kept everyone in suspense for a while before slowly revealing, under the watchful eyes and persistent questioning of the crowd, that Zhang Heping had sent the entire research institute to Shenzhen and Hong Kong for a three-month exchange and study program.

After Hua Lao and the other people from the Chinese Academy of Sciences had digested this wave of benefits, they spoke again, "If you want Consultant Zhang to serve as the director of the Shenzhen Brain-Computer Technology Research Institute, you'd better draft the list of vice directors and other personnel first."

"Otherwise, I'm worried he'll refuse on the grounds that he doesn't have time!"

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(End of this chapter)