Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 910: Ma's Wandering Life
In the hospital corridor, Zhou Rui said slowly:
"TDX-42 protein is a protein model obtained through supercomputing screening by a pharmaceutical laboratory in the United States and jointly developed with Pfizer."

"The original intention was to develop a specific drug for Parkinson's disease, but after pharmacological and animal experiments, it was found that it might not work for Parkinson's disease, but might have positive significance for Alzheimer's disease, which is also a 'degenerative nervous system disease'."

"Your student Thomas is the person in charge of this project. This is the fifth 'experimental drug' you have been injected with. It was last spring. Am I correct?"

Marcus was speechless.
To be honest, after he woke up, he gradually developed a sense of "arrogance" and believed that he was unparalleled in the world in terms of intelligence and talent.

Any so-called genius is nothing compared to him now, because he was once the most outstanding genius among countless people.

But when Zhou Rui revealed the "information" that he thought was of immeasurable value, he was really shocked.

Sure enough, the "Master Zhou" who awakened during his illness is a name that cannot be avoided when anyone in the world talks about geniuses.

In fact, when the two were talking, the representative of Fu Rui Technology should have already landed in the United States.

Zhou Rui naturally realized the value of Marcus's condition. There was no reason to ignore it, either from a business perspective or from a scientific research perspective.

According to preliminary information, this pharmaceutical laboratory is pessimistic about the prospects of TDX-42 protein. As can be seen from the number, this is just one of a series of experimental products of the other party. The partner and the largest investor, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, is trying to terminate this project and invest more budget in the direction of β-amyloid protein.

The latter has more support in basic theory.

So the person Zhou Rui sent was planning to take over this project. If the price was right, it would be better to take over the company.

Even though TDX-42 protein alone does not have any special effects, the magical effect comes from its combined effect with "Compound No. ", so it is best to handle it cleanly.

As Marcus said, the value and significance of "Compound No. 2" is immeasurable.
Of course, before some things were confirmed, Zhou Rui was not going to let Marcus know too much. He was a patient receiving treatment, or to be more blunt, the experimental subject himself, not a scientist affiliated with him.

"So, Mr. Marcus, what are your requests? Don't worry, even if there are no so-called 'conditions', as long as the request is reasonable, you can still get a good 'result'."

Zhou Rui originally thought that Marcus' request would be to shorten his "surveillance" time, or to exchange information for a fortune.

To be honest, even if it was the latter, Zhou Rui could agree to it. It was just a small amount of money. Marcus had been the most important research material for quite a long time, and his cooperation was also very important.

But then I heard Marcus say:

"My request. Okay, now it's my request. I request to be able to work under you and take charge of the research of 'Compound No. 2'."

He regained some excitement and said excitedly: "I am already 60 years old. Even if my brain is rejuvenated, I will only have about 20 years to live. I hope to devote my whole heart and soul to this mysterious field! To explore more mysteries of the human brain!"

"Whether it's 'Compound No. 1' or 'Compound No. 2', or even my own body, the research cannot be done without Lingshu Biology and your permission, and it also requires human and material support."

"You should know my achievements in this field. Now, I am confident that I can become the world's number one in brain science! You will never regret giving me this job opportunity!"

I don’t know if this old man’s temperament has changed after his “brain regained its youth”, and he now has a bit of arrogance.

Always say you are the best in the world
But there is a high probability that he is right. He should be the world's number one in brain science now.

Zhou Rui: "So you are looking for a job?"

Marcus smiled and said, “You could think so.”

"Then I refuse."

Marcus was obviously stunned, and then completely panicked: "Ah? Why? Well, I'm still very good!"

Seeing the old man's obvious panic, Zhou Rui laughed inwardly and felt relieved at the same time.

It seems that Marcus is still an ordinary person.

You know, "hypersenemy" + "accelerated thinking" are too similar to the "Master Time" he has mastered.

To the extent that he has been wary of Marcus these days and even considered controlling him permanently.

But at present, the two are still far apart.

The first is that hyperthymesia is "remembering everything", while master time is "having all memories". The difference between the two is like owning a library and being the library yourself.

In that state, Zhou Rui was sitting above his thoughts, transcending the boundaries of physics.

The other thing is the so-called "accelerated thinking". Judging from Marcus's various evaluations, he has simply returned to his younger self and slightly accelerated by 10-15%.

This is already very good data, but in comparison, the acceleration of the master time should be around 100 times, or 10000%, otherwise it would be impossible to do so much thinking in just 1 minute.

The base strengths of the two are also very different. Under normal circumstances, Zhou Rui is much stronger than Marcus.

In addition, the Master is "absolutely rational", while Marcus still has the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of a normal person, weaknesses, hobbies, paranoia, and may even "do stupid things".

Marcus said nervously, "Can you tell me why you rejected me?"

He couldn't help but be nervous. If he couldn't take part in the research, he would just become a pure "research object". As a smart man, he couldn't help but think of this.

Zhou Rui gave a very simple answer:

"There are many reasons. The simplest one is that I don't get along with many Western countries, departments, and interest groups. So all my core technologies are kept secret from the West. On the other hand, they want to get them at any cost. I can't allow a foreigner to participate in the core content of sensitive projects."

Roughly speaking, the impact of "Compound No. 2" may be no less than that of "machine intelligence". Even if you are the world's number one, Marcus, you can't do anything with hidden dangers.

Marcus said he was open to advice.

“I am willing to join Chinese nationality”

Ma has been wandering for half his life, and has never met a wise master!
"First of all, it is not easy to obtain Chinese nationality, even if you are a member of the German Academy of Sciences. Secondly, this is only the first step. There are many things to examine when recruiting people."

Although he didn't agree immediately, Marcus felt that this matter had hope.
He smiled and said, "Then I will complete the first step first."

Zhou Rui didn't say anything more, he just stood up and said: "Someone will contact you, and you should be mentally prepared. If you want to work for me, you will be subject to very strict control and legal constraints."

Nationality is not a "stamp of thought". Are there not enough anti-traitors? In the end, it all depends on "loyalty" and "restraint".

However, Lingshu Biotechnology has been established for half a year, but it is indeed lacking a general.
Or a great commander.

There is one thing Zhou Rui hasn't told Marcus yet
That is, after experiencing the "deep brainwave resonance" a few days ago, he can easily "synchronize" Marcus' memory.

While the two were chatting in the corridor, [Peek and Peek] was always on.
This is also the reason why he has a basic trust in Marcus and did not say anything final.

Marcus looked at Zhou Rui's back and said loudly: "You will get the news soon. I am looking forward to working under you!"

He suddenly understood why he felt a sense of "trust, closeness, and conviction" when he met Zhou Rui.

That must be between top geniuses! Their brain waves are on the same frequency!
After I recovered, I had reached a higher level of intelligence just like "Master Zhou"! This was a mutual admiration!
"Keep your voice down! The patient needs to rest!"

A suppressed roar suddenly came from the nurse's office.

A fat nurse rushed out and stared at Marcus fiercely.

Marcus shrank his neck
“I am the patient.”

"Then why don't you go back to bed! Now! Immediately!"

"I'll go now. I was wrong."

He only rejuvenated his "brain", not his "body".

With this physique, he felt that the nurse could break his legs.
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In the following days, the study of Marcus' case still occupied Zhou Rui's considerable time, and brought him great benefits.

Not only does it have new understandings and speculations about brain science, but it also has new understandings and speculations about [probing the brain], "brain wave resonance" and "learning machines".

A few days later, Marcus' granddaughter Mia flew back to Germany to deal with some remaining matters.

Regardless of whether Marcus has the opportunity to join Lingshu Biotechnology, according to the treatment agreement he cannot return to China to escape supervision, and this status will continue for a long time.

Mia's advantage is that she has Marcus's agent documents with legal effect, and can handle most matters without Marcus's presence.

In addition, the personnel who arrived in the United States have also contacted the pharmaceutical laboratory. They did not use the name of "Fu Rui Enterprises". After all, this is now a golden signboard.

Even if it is a half-dead company, if Fu Rui Group comes to discuss acquisition in the morning, the company will have to review its own qualifications at noon, because F** will come knocking on the door in the afternoon.

Just like Zhou Rui said, there are too many people over there who don't get along with him, and they are all watching him.

According to initial feedback, this medium-sized pharmaceutical company is not opposed to being acquired. This type of laboratory can be called a "supplier" of large pharmaceutical companies, or it can be said that it works hard for large pharmaceutical companies to earn money. After Pfizer cut its budget, its financial situation is not ideal.

Thanks to the fact that both the laboratory and Pfizer did not attach great importance to the TDX-42 protein, it was possible to acquire the entire product and ensure that all relevant information was recovered if the operation was proper and the identity of "Pfizer" was not exposed.

So Zhou Rui also gave his approval and agreed to this plan.

A week later, Zhou Rui finally left the hospital temporarily. The research on "Compound No. 1" and "Marcus" came to an end, and some phased results were achieved.

He received good news on the day he was discharged from the hospital.

However, it is not about TDX-42 protein, but new progress in the selection of academicians.

The final review has passed and will be announced soon.

Moreover, it is both the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering.

By the way, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been only 34 dual academicians, including Qian Xuesen.

The coincidence is that the "department" that Zhou Rui belongs to in the two academies actually overlaps exactly with that of Mr. Qian.

Department of the Academy of Sciences: Department of Mathematics and Physics, (the result corresponds to the "proof of the ABC conjecture")
Department of the Academy of Engineering: Department of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering (the results correspond to "Nantianmen Orbital Mechanical Platform" and "Intelligent Mechanical Warfare")
This is also the first time that the term "intelligent mechanical warfare" appeared in public.

It directly appeared in the academician's public achievements.

For a moment, there was an undercurrent.

(End of this chapter)