Break out of the courtyard

There were many protest posts on the World Internet Forum today. Zhang Heping flipped through more than 20 pages and found that in addition to protest posts demanding the disclosure of computer hardware technology, there were also posts demanding the disclosure of product technologies such as lithium batteries, server equipment, delay sprays, and weight loss teas.

According to their requirements, Tingmei Trading Company's products must disclose relevant technologies. This is obviously the result of the first generation of online water army leading the trend.

In response to this, Zhang Heping directly added a new [Feedback] column at the bottom of the forum, using words such as "strong demand", "public...technology", and "protest" as keywords, typed a piece of automatic classification code, and transferred all the protest posts on the forum to the feedback column.

In line with the professional ethics of a fisherman spreading bait widely, Zhang Heping pinned a post to the top and featured it: About the architectural concept of 32M memory stick and 512MHz CPU.

The post briefly mentioned some design ideas and ended with a note "I'm busy", which was a simple response to the large number of protest posts.

Then, Zhang Heping contacted Tang Wei through QQ and asked about the recruitment progress on his side.

Because the Internet is a brand new thing and it cannot be taught in universities yet, so we need to recruit some young people with clean family backgrounds for training.

Tang Wei, the technical manager of the Umbrella Company, responded to the message quickly, but the progress was slow. "Master, the interns I recently hired are all the kind who are addicted to playing games and are useless at reading."

Zhang Heping sent a message back, "Don't limit yourself to middle school students, ask high school students who didn't get into college, too."

In Hong Kong Island, only primary and junior high school tuition is free. To enter high school, one needs to take an exam. There are very few public and private high schools, which leads to many young boys and girls in Hong Kong Island dropping out of school after junior high school and going to work.

"Master, I have a suggestion. Do you think it's feasible?" Tang Wei sent three messages in a row. "I heard that the Hong Kong government is planning to build the third university in Hong Kong Island. Master, would you consider investing in a university?"

"In this way, we not only save the interns' wages, but also collect tuition fees and attract outstanding students from all over the world."

Run a school?

It’s not that Zhang Heping hasn’t thought about it, but he has always had some concerns about foreign students.

"Master, aren't you worried about Xiaobei and Xiaonan's safety after they go to college?"

"Well, I'll think about it!"

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The next morning, Zhang Heping was about to make a phone call to ask about the establishment of a university, but unexpectedly his landline rang. It was the landline number of his second sister's home in the capital!

Thanks to the communication network between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Island, and the use of digital switches, long-distance calls are now possible between Hong Kong Island and the capital.

"Grandpa was admitted to Xuanwu Hospital last night?" Zhang Heping was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice coming from the other end of the microphone. Then he remembered that his grandfather was already 72 years old, which is considered a long life in this era.

"Yeah! I'll be back soon!"

Today is Saturday, and the children are all at home for extra classes. Zhang Heping just called his concubine Chen Shuting, who had just left by car, and asked Kai Tak Airport to issue his family a flight to the capital.

Golden needles, silver needles, century-old ginseng...

Zhang Heping's luggage was very simple, just a medicine box that he always kept at home, and some rare medicinal herbs that he collected on a daily basis.

However, because six Land Patrol armored vehicles made a brief stop at Kai Tak Airport, the Zhang family's simple trip was exaggerated by some people, as if the Zhang family had suddenly immigrated.

At noon on October 10, when Zhang Heping rushed to the Capital Xuanwu Hospital, he met his uncle Ma Zhiyi, his cousin Ma Yongsheng and others whom he had not seen for a long time, as well as Dr. Zhao, the director of the neurology department who helped arrange his grandfather's hospitalization.

Doctor Zhao took Zhang Heping to find the director of the respiratory department, the attending physician of his grandfather Ma Changming, "Director Liu, Xiao Zhang is also a medical student. You can talk to him directly if you have anything to say."

"Since Professor Zhao said so, I'll speak frankly." The gray-haired old doctor pursed his lips, looked at Zhang Heping's clothes, which were obviously different from those of ordinary people, and said in a deep voice:

"The patient, Ma Changming, is in the advanced stage of lung cancer with obvious lymph node metastasis. Even if the lung lesions are removed surgically, it is impossible to completely eliminate the cancer cells in his body. In addition, given the patient's age..."

Zhang Heping frowned and asked, "Does your hospital conduct any research on cancer treatment? Do you have any relevant laboratories?"

Upon hearing this, Director Liu looked at Doctor Zhao in embarrassment.

Doctor Zhao explained, "Xiao Zhang, our hospital specializes in neurosurgery. For cancer, you should go to Capital Harmony Hospital to ask. I remember you know Dr. Dai from Capital Harmony Hospital?"

Zhang Heping nodded, then left the doctor's office without saying a word.

"Xiao San, how are you?" Ma Xiuzhen, the mother who was waiting outside the door, eagerly grabbed Zhang Heping's hand.

Zhang Heping patted his mother's hand and consoled her: "I'll ask Harmony Hospital first. If that doesn't work, I'll transfer her to Island Hospital."

These words were said calmly, but Zhang Heping's heart could not calm down.

He had just examined his grandfather Ma Changming's pulse, and the word "lung rock" flashed through his mind, and then a whole bunch of prescriptions for regulating yin and yang and internal organs were remembered.

However, there is no prescription that can cure lung disease!

Even though his Chinese medicine skills have reached the highest level (2%)...

Zhang Heping called the landline number he remembered, but the person who answered the phone was not Mr. Dai, but the current director of Harmonious Hospital.

According to the other party, Mr. Dai has retired and sees patients at Harmony Hospital three days a week.

After Zhang Heping briefly asked about the medical equipment and cancer research at the Harmony Hospital, he gave up the plan of transferring to the Harmony Hospital.

What made Zhang Heping frown was that at that time, research on cancer was still in its early stages both at home and abroad.

After returning to the ward, Zhang Heping reached out and placed his hand on his grandfather Ma Changming's skinny left hand again.

"No one can escape birth, aging, sickness and death. There is nothing to be sad about." Grandpa Ma Changming comforted the silent family members in the ward and said with a smile: "During the war, people died every day. I am lucky to be able to live to this day and see you all get married."

"Grandpa, I'll take care of your body these days." Zhang Heping said, "When you feel better, I'll take you to Hong Kong Island for treatment. The medical equipment there is better, and there are many medicines..."

"I'm not going..." Grandpa Ma Changming reached out and grabbed Zhang Heping's hand, and said with a smile: "Your grandma has often appeared in my dreams recently, just looking at me without saying a word. I know she is waiting for me to go down."

Zhang Heping let out a heavy breath and forced a smile, "Then I'll make you some pain-relieving and lung-clearing medicine so you can sleep more comfortably at night and avoid having to stay in the hospital all the time."

"This is good!" Grandpa Ma Changming twisted his body and said with a smile: "The bed in the hospital is not as comfortable as the earth pit at home. It's about to snow, so it's better to go home."

"Okay, I'll give you a few injections now, and you take a nap first. I'll try to take you home to sleep tonight." Zhang Heping said as he opened the medicine box at his feet.

Then, he took out a set of silver needles wrapped in white cloth and gave Grandpa Ma Changming more than a dozen injections on his chest and head.

As Ma Changming fell asleep, Zhang Heping closed the medicine box and left the ward.

"Third kid!" Uncle Ma Zhiyi chased after him, grabbed Zhang Heping's hand, and said solemnly: "What's your grandfather's situation? Tell us the truth so I can prepare early."

Zhang Heping looked at his uncle Ma Zhiyi, frowned and said, "I'll go get some medicine for grandpa to try. If he can survive this winter, he can live a few more years. If..."

Uncle Ma Zhiyi patted Zhang Heping's shoulder silently and returned to the ward with a heavy face.

"Mom!" Zhang Heping looked at Ma Xiuzhen who was eavesdropping on the side, "Take Ah Xin and Shu Ting back to eat something. I'll go get the medicine."

"Honey, we haven't exchanged the foreign exchange coupons yet!" The concubine Chen Shuting reminded him, "Let's exchange the foreign exchange coupons first, eat something, and then go buy medicine, okay?"

Zhang Heping then remembered that he didn't have any money on him, "Mom, do you have any money?"

"I have it! I have it!" Ma Xiuzhen hurriedly took out a small bag wrapped in a handkerchief.

Father Zhang Bing, who had been silent, suddenly handed over a stack of money.

65 yuan, probably the private money hidden by Lao Zhang.

Zhang Heping took over 10 yuan from his mother, then turned to Chen Shuting and said, "Take someone to exchange foreign exchange certificates later. We need a lot of medicinal materials this time."

After saying that, Zhang Heping went to see Dr. Zhao to see if the hospital's Chinese medicine pharmacy could provide the necessary medicine.

Grandpa Ma Changming's illness caught Zhang Heping off guard!

Zhang Heping has been planning a medical research laboratory. He is also wary of cancer, a disease he cannot treat, such as having yew trees planted in Nanla Town in advance.

However, he usually diagnosed the pulse of his family members, and the people around him did not have such needs, so his plans only remained in the plan...

So, when his grandfather said he didn't want to go to Hong Kong Island, he didn't force him, because he was not sure he could cure his grandfather's lung cancer!

With the help of Dr. Zhao, Zhang Heping bought all the medicines on the nine prescriptions from the hospital's Chinese medicine pharmacy and two other Chinese medicine pharmacies outside.

By the time Chen Shuting and the others returned to the hospital with steamed buns, porridge, and a packet of foreign exchange coupons, Zhang Heping had already prepared a pot of medicine for dispelling evil spirits and relieving depression, and there was another pot of ginseng pills for strengthening the body that was not yet off the stove.

He was busy until 5 pm. Only after grandpa swallowed the ginseng pills with porridge and his pulse became calmer did Zhang Heping complete the discharge procedures for grandpa Ma Changming.

The next day, Zhang Heping sent his wife and children on the plane.

The children still have to go to school, the eldest wife Tang Xin has to take care of the children, and the young wife Chen Shuting has to help Zhang Heping buy medical equipment and medicinal materials!

There are quantity restrictions on buying medicine in the capital to prevent hoarding and speculation!

Zhang Heping stayed in the capital, one to take care of his grandfather's health, and the other to make some pills.

Among the 9 prescriptions, only 3 are decoctions, and the other 6 need to be boiled into pills.

In addition, Zhang Heping applied for a laboratory from the head of his secret department and asked for 10 medical researchers. He also called He Zijiang in Nanla Town and asked him to cooperate in harvesting the branches and leaves of the yew tree, and then airlift them to the capital via the small airport in Mengla.

In less than a month, a cancer treatment research laboratory converted from a warehouse at Harmony Hospital was hastily built with financial support from Zhang Heping.

"Taxol, I translate it as paclitaxel." Zhang Heping explained to 10 medical researchers and 3 doctors who were forcibly assigned to the laboratory: "This is a diterpene alkaloid compound discovered by a research institute in Magnesium in the 60s. Its molecular formula..."

Zhang Heping used a magnet to press a C47H51NO14 molecular formula that he had drawn long ago onto a special blackboard.

“Paclitaxel can cause tubulin and tubulin dimers that make up microtubules to lose their dynamic balance, induce and promote tubulin polymerization… and thus effectively prevent the proliferation of cancer cells and play an anti-cancer role.”

"Because yew grows extremely slowly and is difficult to reproduce, and a 2-year-old yew tree can only provide about 30 kilograms of bark, 100 tons of dry bark can be used to extract about grams of paclitaxel, resulting in the anti-cancer experiments of paclitaxel not being fully verified."

"Today, I'm going to teach you the semi-synthesis of paclitaxel. This method doesn't have a patent yet. After you verify it, remember to apply for one. In the future, the licensing fees from this patent will be able to support the research funding of this laboratory."

"These are freshly picked yew branches and leaves airlifted from Yunnan." Zhang Heping picked up a yew branch on the laboratory table and put it into the crusher. "The first step is to separate the paclitaxel precursor compound from the yew branches and leaves..."

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While Zhang Heping was trying to find a treatment for his grandfather in the capital, some people with ulterior motives in Hong Kong had already promoted him as an immigration representative, and he had quietly become a major shareholder of a certain foreign company.

The eldest wife, Tang Xin, doesn't care about what's happening outside, while the younger wife, Chen Shuting, is still thinking about the headquarters building of the Peace Group. She is not very satisfied with the 12 buildings she bought before, and she is thinking about buying a good piece of land and building the tallest building in Hong Kong Island after the land and housing prices drop further.

So, this woman did not mobilize the media to clarify what happened to her husband in the capital. Instead, she allowed the television, newspapers, and magazines to publish articles for money.

Due to various reasons, companies under Eagle Capital, such as Jardine Matheson, Wheelock, Swire, and Eagle Resources, have now hoarded a lot of cheap land, regardless of whether they had real estate business before.

On the Chinese business side, many small and medium-sized businessmen sold their properties and land to top Chinese businessmen and immigrated in a hurry.

The Hong Kong Island real estate pie was gradually being divided up under the instigation of those with ulterior motives and the giving up of those who were smart enough, without ordinary people noticing!

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Capital, south bank of Houhai Lake.

"See? Zhang Heping is in that black Hongqi car!" Xu Damao, wearing a black windbreaker, pointed at the car on the other side with an uncertain look on his face and said to Liu Guangtian, Yan Jiefang and others:

"You are the same age as him, why can he ride in a car while you are riding a broken bicycle!"

"I tell you, there are not many opportunities to get rich in this life. If you seize it, you can soar to the sky and have cars, villas, beautiful women and everything else."

"Please think carefully about the batch of color TVs I mentioned. I only want a 5% commission, and the rest of the profits will belong to you two companies."

When Liu Guangtian saw Zhang Heping getting off the car, he asked eagerly, "Brother Damao, are the batch of color TVs you mentioned reliable?"

"The goods of Deputy Director Li of the steel mill, go back and ask your father, Deputy Director Li has a reputation for taking money to do things, ask him if he has ever taken money but not done anything before." Xu Damao snorted, "If we hadn't been tricked by Zhang Heping, would we be reselling color TVs now?"

"Xu Damao, even if we buy that batch of color TVs, how can we sell them?" Yan Jiefang asked stupidly.

"Hey!" Xu Damao was amused. "Your father is such a smart man, how could he give birth to such a fool like you! How to sell it? Go back and ask your father."

"Brother Damao, your 5-point introduction fee is too expensive. Uncle Sanda will definitely not agree! Jiefang, don't you think so?"

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