Genius Club.

Chapter 24 Father
Lin Xian shook his head:
"I don't know, Mr. Xu."

"You said at the dinner earlier... that your dignity as a scientist does not allow you to sell such a failed product. But I wonder if there is a deeper reason?"

After hearing this, Xu Yun said nothing.

He took off his glasses, held the lenses with the corner of his clothes and wiped them back and forth:
"My daughter fell from a slide when she was four years old and became a high-level paraplegic vegetable. All the experts in the world said there was no chance of her waking up."

"So, why do I want to study hibernation chambers? As a scientist, I know better than anyone how outrageous and impractical it is to study this thing. But ah..."

Xu Yun put his glasses back on and looked at Lin Xian:

“For anything, there must always be someone who is the first to do it.”

"If I don't study the hibernation chamber, it may take decades or even hundreds of years before someone starts researching this project. But my daughter can't wait... She has already been lying in bed for ten years. How many more years can she lie there?"

At this point, Xu Yun smiled self-deprecatingly:
"Before I developed that failed product, no one had ever paid attention to the research progress of the hibernation chamber in the past ten years, and no one came to the hospital to visit my daughter."

"But now you see, there are a lot of people visiting my daughter every day, and these cosmetics companies are vying to give me money for research. But are they doing it for the hibernation chamber research? No... They don't care about the hibernation chamber at all, they only care about how much money that chemical can make for them."

“But Mr. Xu, I don’t think this is a bad thing for you.”

Lin Xian felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to Professor Xu Yun as a teacher and student, so he expressed his doubts straightforwardly:
"If you sell that chemical substance, that failure you mentioned... you will have enough funds to conduct research, and you will also have more advanced equipment and more advanced laboratories. Wouldn't that be more helpful to your research topic?"

however……

Xu Yun shook his head seriously:
"You think too simply."

"I am a very self-aware person. A technological product like the hibernation capsule, which is enough to change the world, is definitely not a huge project that can be accomplished by one person, one research institute, or even one country."

"I never expected that I could successfully develop a hibernation chamber... that's simply a fantasy. All I hope is to ignite this spark and let everyone see the possibility of overcoming the hibernation problem."

"For example, in the first step, if I can solve the problem of the hibernation chamber filling liquid, more and more scientists and research institutes will surely start to invest in the research of hibernation chambers. Only in this way... will there be hope of manufacturing a hibernation chamber in a few years or even more than ten years."

"[All I can do is ignite this fire.]"

Xu Yun bent down.

I pulled the quilt over my sleeping daughter and carefully tucked the corner of the quilt in:
"But do you know what the consequences would be if I sold that failure?"

Lin Xian shook his head.

To be honest, he couldn't quite understand the logic behind this.

Could it be that if Professor Xu Yun sold the patent for this failed product... he could put out the fire in the hibernation chamber?
“In fact, I used to have several students doing research with me.”

Professor Xu Yun felt somewhat lost when talking about the past:

"They are a few very talented and smart kids. Although I haven't achieved any results, I am still very happy to have them around. At least I am not the only one working in the field of hibernation in this world."

"But later, just like this time... in the process of research, it is inevitable that some valuable by-products will appear. I didn't think it was a big deal at the time, but since the corporate company came to us, the lab has lost its focus."

"Those students had their own opinions, but their goals were basically the same: they wanted to change their research direction and do something that would yield results and generate revenue in the short term, such as drug patents and beauty products. At the time, many beauty and pharmaceutical companies offered them very high annual salaries." "The result is self-evident. They all left, not a single one stayed."

Xu Yun shook his head and smiled:
"Of course, everyone has their own aspirations, and I can't say they are utilitarian. After all, everyone is pursuing a better life. Although it sounds disgusting to do scientific research for utilitarianism, the reality is that more and more young people are choosing scientific research, and they are moving in a utilitarian direction."

……

Lin Xian understood a little.

to be honest.

Or maybe Professor Xu Yun was saddened by these former students.

Professor Xu Yun turned around and continued:

"As I said earlier, a hibernation chamber is definitely not something that can be developed by me alone, or even by a country alone. It requires the efforts of all of humanity. If more and more young scientists are tempted by the benefits and study lucrative projects... who would be willing to study the currently hopeless hibernation technology?"

"In fact, the current situation of hibernation chamber research is just like this. The core reason why no one wants to study it is that there is no end in sight, no hope, and no benefit."

……

Lin Xian simply believed that this profit-seeking atmosphere in the academic community could not be improved by Xu Yun alone.

In fact, regardless of whether he sells this chemical substance or not, no young people will invest in the research of hibernation chambers...

After all, Xu Yun was so persistent because he had a daughter in a vegetative state to save. Others did not have such a strong driving force, so it was reasonable to choose a project that could make a profit in the short term for research.

"Maybe what I said was not right, Mr. Xu."

Lin Xian still planned to persuade him again:
"But I think your self-preservation cannot change the current society's impetuous and fame-seeking atmosphere."

"I think you might as well sell this chemical substance and let everyone see that there is still profit in the process of researching hibernation chamber filling fluid. Who knows, many young people will be attracted by this kind of profit and join the research of hibernation chambers."

however.

Xu Yun didn't listen.

He patted Lin Xian on the shoulder:

"You may think I am stubborn or obstinate, but I want to save my daughter. I cannot afford to take the risk you describe."

"Once something becomes profitable... its subsequent development cannot be controlled. I cannot take this risk."

"One day, you will become a father, and then you will understand. So go back, young man, and tell your boss Zhao what I said today, and ask her not to bother me anymore. I think she will understand."

"I hope... this is the last time we meet."

(End of this chapter)