A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 314 The Project to End Cancer

"I plan to publish this research in Cell. Do you have any suggestions?"

In the laboratory, Song Chaoming looked at Chen Hui. At this moment, he completely regarded Chen Hui as someone of equal status. He believed that with Chen Hui's strength, it was only a matter of time before he surpassed him.

Cell is a top journal on par with Nature and Science, but it leans more towards biology and medicine. Biomedical scientists like Song Chaoming have a greater affinity for Cell.

"My suggestion?"

Chen Hui gave a half-smile, "Have you considered domestic journals?"

"Domestic journals?"

Song Chaoming looked troubled. "What journals are there in China?"

Indeed, in the eyes of researchers of his caliber, domestic journals are utterly useless except for providing researchers with superficial research results and opportunities for promotion; they are nothing more than a stinking pile of garbage.

How is "Huaxia Mathematics"?

Chen Hui's true intentions were revealed: a large part of Song Chaoming's achievement was based on his mathematical model, which can be considered an applied mathematical achievement that intersects with mathematics. It would be fine to publish it in a mathematics journal.

"Huaxia Mathematics?"

Song Chaoming had certainly heard of this journal. It was founded by Chen Hui, a legendary mathematician in China. Every issue published world-class results. Although its influence was currently limited, with Chen Hui involved, he believed that it wouldn't be long before "Chinese Mathematics" would become a top journal.

However, the question remains: "This is a mathematics journal; will it accept our interdisciplinary research?"

Even now, he has no intention of submitting his work to "Chinese Mathematics". He has confidence in "Chinese Mathematics", but it is just a top mathematics journal. What does it have to do with his biology?

In his mind, Cell's position is still irreplaceable by any other publication for the time being.

"Huaxia Mathematics has never said that it only publishes purely theoretical results. Top-level results in applied fields can also be published."

Song Chaoming shook his head. "Judging from the papers published in previous issues, they do indeed have this preference."

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Hui was the biggest contributor to this achievement, Song Chaoming wouldn't have bothered to say much to Chen Hui, as he felt that Chen Hui was being somewhat unreasonable.

Chen Hui reflected that it seemed that the results published in the previous issues of "Huaxia Mathematics" were all purely mathematical, which had obviously misled everyone.

He only realized now that Song Chaoming and the others hadn't recognized him. He had thought that because he was quite famous, Song Chaoming should have recognized him, otherwise why would he have given him so much authority and trusted him so much?

It turns out he seems to have overestimated his fame.

Of course, if he were to look at himself in the mirror, he might realize that it's not that he lacks fame, but rather that his body has inflated too quickly.

"I never said that!"

Chen Hui said, "Just submit your paper. As long as there are no academic errors, it will be published in 'Huaxia Mathematics'."

Song Chaoming was startled by Chen Hui's confident tone. He turned to look at Chen Hui, his eyes narrowing as he scrutinized him carefully once more.

Suddenly, he was startled. It wasn't until he had a suspicion and connected the two people that he realized the man in front of him looked somewhat similar to the legendary mathematician who frequently appeared in the news.

Could it be, "You're not Chen Fei, you're Chen Hui?"

Song Chaoming exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, I am Chen Hui."

Chen Hui never intended to hide his identity, but he didn't expect that after gaining some weight, no one would recognize him anymore, which left him feeling helpless.

"No wonder, no wonder!"

After receiving Chen Hui's acknowledgment, Song Chaoming exclaimed repeatedly, "I knew no undergraduate could have this ability! If it's you, then it makes sense!"

He was both amused and exasperated, never expecting that the outside help he had reluctantly sought would turn out to be a legendary Chinese mathematician. He had truly struck gold.

"No problem, we'll submit this paper to *Huaxia Mathematics* after it's finished!"

Song Chaoming agreed without the slightest hesitation.

If it weren't for Chen Hui's connection, even if he knew that "Huaxia Mathematics" would accept submissions, he wouldn't have submitted to "Huaxia Mathematics". But now, he still has to give Chen Hui face.

At the same time, he was confident that with his achievements, not to mention submitting to "Huaxia Mathematics," even posting a Weibo post would attract a large number of scholars to download and study it.

Chen Hui smiled happily. There were still more than half a month until the publication of "Huaxia Mathematics". If they hurried, there was still time.

Although this paper did not completely solve the problem of tumors, it is still a landmark achievement, enough to raise the influence of "Huaxia Mathematics" to a new level and take another step forward in its mission to create a world-class top journal based in China.

"Next, it's time to proceed with my research."

Chen Hui began by saying that he hadn't come here to solicit articles.

"no problem!"

Song Chaoming agreed without hesitation. Even if he didn't know Chen Hui's identity, he would still agree, since it was something they had agreed on beforehand.

But now that he knows Chen Hui's identity, he not only readily agrees to cooperate with Chen Hui, but is even full of anticipation.

He doesn't believe a mathematician can't make achievements in biology; after all, Chen Hui proved himself just a few days ago.

"Everyone is here. I have a few things to announce."

In the large conference room, Song Chaoming looked at the 23 members of his team and said with a beaming smile, "Our project has now entered the final stage, and the results are being produced. This is all thanks to everyone."

The meeting room erupted in cheers.

The unspoken meaning behind Song Chaoming's words was naturally to reward those who had made contributions.

Even if they only had hard work to achieve such a significant result, they were fortunate enough to participate and naturally received their share of the benefits.

"Three years!"

Do you know how I've gotten through these past three years?

"Woooooooo..."

A junior student, feigning tears, imitated the tone of a famous movie scene and said, "Next, I'm going on a two-week trip!"

"Senior brother, count me in!"

A junior female student next to me bravely sent a match request.

"Okay!"

The junior brother agreed without hesitation, looked at the junior sister, and the junior sister was also looking at him. Their eyes met, and their gazes were almost locked.

"Cough cough..."

Song Chaoming was both amused and exasperated. Of course, he knew what was going on in the lab. The two students had been in a flirtatious relationship for a long time, but they hadn't made it official yet. He never expected that the completion of the project would lead to a marriage.

Their lab doesn't forbid lab romances, as long as they don't interfere with research.

However, "I have some bad news for you all. We can't take a break yet because we have an important research project to conduct. Please hang in there." "Huh?"

The meeting room erupted in uproar, with many even contemplating rebellion.

They worked hard for three years. During those three years, they only had three days off, not to mention summer vacation. Many of them only had one New Year in the three years. Now that they have finally achieved results, they are not even given a holiday. Are they even human?
"I'm sorry, I know everyone has worked very hard, but lives are at stake and time is of the essence, I hope you can understand."

At this moment, Chen Hui stepped forward and said to everyone, "After the project is completed, I will apply for a bonus of at least one million yuan for each of you!"

quiet!
An eerie silence fell over the conference room.

Everyone stared at Chen Hui in stunned silence, as if petrified.

Some people even swallowed hard. Although there were a few postdoctoral fellows in the team, such as Tang Jian, most of them were still PhDs, and some even had master's degrees from combined master's and doctoral programs.

Some of them may have a decent annual salary after graduation, but now, they've never seen such a huge sum of money as a million.

Such temptation is simply irresistible!

They had originally wanted to say a few words to Chen Hui, but after the million-yuan prize was announced, they immediately stopped complaining and even started to look forward to it.

If it were a million-dollar bonus, they felt that working for another three years wouldn't be out of the question.

Jack Ma has done many outrageous things, but he is right about one thing: when employees leave, it's either because they've been wronged or because they haven't been paid enough. And if they've been wronged, it's most likely because they haven't been paid enough.

"Boss, does he have the final say?"

In the end, Tang Jian stepped forward and looked at Song Chaoming.

He was originally a doctoral student under Song Chaoming, and after graduating with his doctorate, he became a postdoctoral researcher in Song Chaoming's team. So it's perfectly fine for him to call Song Chaoming "boss," but he usually calls him "teacher" to make it sound more friendly.

But now, he feels it's more appropriate to call him boss.

"I probably won't be able to get approved."

Song Chaoming shook his head with a wry smile. As expected of Professor Chen, he really knows how to make a big splash.

Their team has 23 people, and if each person receives one million, that's a bonus of 23 million. Even if he were a top expert in cancer research in China, he wouldn't be able to get such a bonus.

If he dared to bring it up, he might even get a scolding.

Upon hearing Song Chaoming's words, everyone immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.

As expected, Chen Hui was just teasing them.

“But Professor Chen is definitely fine!” Song Chaoming deliberately spoke with a heavy breath. “You guys don’t recognize who Chen Hui is, do you?”

"Proofreader of the three Millennium Problems, chief consultant for the fourth-generation engine, inventor of the fourth-generation semiconductor gallium oxide, chief engineer of the Pangu Project... Professor Chen Hui!"

Song Chaoming read out Chen Hui's series of titles in an extremely exaggerated tone.

Everyone in the lab turned their attention to the chubby, adorable guy standing in front of the lab. Some of the female students couldn't help but stare, suddenly realizing that this junior brother Chen was actually quite handsome.

Chen Hui has indeed gained a lot of weight, but some people, even if they become very fat, are still handsome.

"Fuck!"

"They really do look alike!"

The female students were all tempted by his good looks and even forgot why they were looking at Chen Hui in the first place. The male students, however, were determined. Some of them even took out their phones, searched for photos of Chen Hui, and compared the two photos. They found that the person in front of them really did look like Chen Hui.

"Don't doubt it, I am Chen Hui. You can confirm this with the principal."

Chen Hui spoke up, not wanting to waste too much time on such matters. This was also why he revealed his identity: his visit to the Huaxia Academy of Medical Sciences was registered. Others might not know, but the principal did.

"Fuck!"

"It really is Chen Shen!"

Soon, a chorus of exclamations erupted in the conference room. It was like suddenly discovering that your classmate was actually your favorite celebrity; the feeling of surprise was indescribable.

"Chuanwei, can you use a different word? All you know is 'fuck,' you're really embarrassing our lab."

"Chen Shen, could you give me your autograph?"

"I don't care about this or that," the junior brother ignored his senior brother's complaints and went straight to Chen Hui, holding up his notebook and asking Chen Hui to sign it.

"I want it too, I want it too!"

"Master Chen, I can ask for a few tens of thousands less in the prize money, just give me your autograph!"

"Chen Shen, is the one million yuan prize real?"

"Don't worry, it's true!"

"Even if the higher-ups don't give us bonuses, I'll still pay them out of my own pocket!"

Chen Hui said firmly.

After the completion of the Pangu Project, the government gave him a bonus, but he didn't even look at the amount. And a few days ago, Nvidia sold two patent licenses, which cost him more than 20 million.

He also believes that as long as his project can produce results, the higher authorities will not be stingy with the 20 million yuan bonus, because the value they are going to create is more than 200 billion yuan!
To his amusement and dismay, revealing his identity caused chaos in the meeting room.

However, seeing everyone's spirits, he was still very pleased, and the following experiments should proceed without any problems.

Over the next ten minutes, Chen Hui signed autographs, took photos, and shook hands with each of his team members...

It was like a celebrity meet-and-greet, which felt a bit like an insult.

Half an hour later, the meeting room finally quieted down, and everyone looked at Chen Hui, curious about what his project was.

If it were any other mathematician, even someone like Chen Hui before, they would doubt whether a mathematician could work in biomedicine.

But Chen Hui has already proven himself, and now they are simply filled with anticipation.

Chen Hui sat in front of the computer and began to introduce his project: "I used molecular dynamics simulation and deep learning algorithms to build a virtual library containing tens of thousands of common and predicted possible EGFR/ALK mutant three-dimensional structures."

As Chen Hui explained, one protein structure after another was generated, rotated, and analyzed on the projector screen. The algorithm was constantly learning how these mutations subtly changed the shape of the target site, just like keyholes.

"Then, based on massive amounts of keyhole data, the algorithm began to iteratively generate millions of possible key molecule structures, continuously performing virtual screening to find the main chain framework that can match the vast majority of keyholes and has the best flexible binding domain."

This process took Chen Hui several weeks. While studying Song Chaoming's model, he also did not waste time, constantly running his own model results using Fuxi.

Upon hearing Chen Hui's introduction, everyone in the conference room became serious. They were all engaged in this kind of research, so they naturally understood what Chen Hui wanted to do. Chen Hui wanted to generate a target molecular structure that could adapt to all cancer cells, including mutants.

If it succeeds, then perhaps the problem of drug resistance can really be solved.

Because all cancer cells are killed, there is no chance for them to develop drug resistance.

Does this mean that cancer will be completely eradicated?
(End of this chapter)