Chapter 147: Optoelectronics Laboratory

While the strategic cooperation between Tianqi Equipment and the Four Major Operators caused a sensation across the entire internet, the popularity of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company was equally exaggerated.

This is because the third phase of clinical trials for Tianmu No. 1 was officially declared finished yesterday.

The status of the volunteers in the third phase of clinical trials had been under the focus of numerous netizens all along.

Among them, two volunteers, a man and a woman, were very good at seizing opportunities; taking advantage of the explosive popularity of their status as volunteers, they posted videos on TikTok for several consecutive days, becoming internet celebrities in one fell swoop and sitting on millions of fans.

At the same time, their numerous video demonstrations also allowed many netizens to more clearly realize the miraculous medicinal efficacy of Tianmu No. 1.

Two or three hundred meters away, they could identify acquaintances at a glance; four or five hundred meters away, they could recognize the text on a shop's LED sign at a glance; at a distance of about eight hundred meters, they could still identify the car model and color driving on the road.

These various performances, while far from being called extraordinary, indeed exceeded those of ordinary people.

For a time, countless people were fanatical about it.

After the third phase of clinical trials ended, Nie Hongwu discussed production matters with four pharmaceutical companies, preparing for the market launch and sales work of Tianmu No. 1.

Just one month later, Tianmu No. 1 was officially launched, setting off a wave of human body enhancement frenzy.

Although some people still had reservations about this type of human body enhancement agent, more people had only longing in their hearts and spent money to purchase it without hesitation.

Priced at 20,000 Long Coins per dose, Tianmu No. 1 sold out across all major channels within just two hours of its launch.

As more and more people used Tianmu No. 1 to enhance their vision, biological research on human body enhancement began to heat up globally.

Many top laboratories and biopharmaceutical companies invested large amounts of capital to join this carnival.

In such a fanatical atmosphere, time passed quietly.

August 12th, midsummer.

The scorching high temperature distorted the air, making the pedestrians on the road much fewer than usual.

Inside the Biology Laboratory under the name of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company, Su Xin observed an eyeball in the nutrient solution, a faint joyful smile appearing on his face.

"It's finally done!"

After more than a month of dedicated research, Tianmu No. 2, which has stronger effects and more functions, was finally successfully developed by him.

Just as he had envisioned, the Tianmu No. 2 agent further enhanced the refractive power of the human eye.

In addition, the pupillary sphincter and dilator muscles were also strengthened, allowing the pupil to have a larger range and speed of opening and closing, and the photoreceptor cells within the retina were also increased and strengthened.

The effect presented by these enhancements is that the effective visual range of the human eye with the Tianmu No. 1 agent was increased again, reaching one thousand meters; the ability to see in dark environments was doubled, and the speed of adapting to darkness was also doubled.

Simply put.

When two people simultaneously move from a bright state into a dark one, the person enhanced by the Tianmu No. 2 agent can adapt to the darkness at a faster speed, and furthermore, even after both people have adapted to the surrounding environment, his visual performance will still be much better than the other's.

"Observe the No. 3 experimental subject well and record all data changes in detail."

Su Xin gave instructions to the researcher responsible for assisting on the side, then turned and left the laboratory.

These researchers were all top talents in biopharmaceuticals hired by Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company at high salaries, and they had undergone investigations by the Military; both their backgrounds and abilities were trustworthy.

Of course, since they were only responsible for doing odd jobs for Su Xin and could not come into contact with the core research and experimental processes, there was no worry about leaking secrets.

On the contrary, Su Xin occasionally gave them pointers, allowing the abilities of many researchers to be improved to varying degrees.

After arriving at the lounge.

Su Xin casually dialed Hao Zude's phone number.

"Director Hao, Tianmu No. 2 is finished."

On the other end of the phone, Hao Zude's expression immediately turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Good, I will arrange for people to go over to accept clinical trials as soon as possible."

According to the agreement between Su Xin and the authorities, Tianmu No. 2 was a special version specifically for the Long Country authorities; it would not be made public, nor would it be sold externally.

Therefore, data such as clinical trials followed a separate confidential process, and the volunteers were also coordinated and arranged by Hao Zude.

"Alright, then I'll wait for your news."

Su Xin smiled, preparing to say goodbye.

But he heard Hao Zude continue:

"Student Su, I see that you have invested quite a lot in biopharmaceuticals. After the Tianmu Series agents are completed, do you have any plans to continue researching other biomedical projects?"

Su Xin hesitated for a moment and said:

"I have this intention, but it will have to wait for a while; after all, other projects are also very important."

"With your attainments in biology, as long as you are willing to continue putting in the Kung Fu, I believe you will definitely be able to achieve even more brilliant results."

Hao Zude offered a small compliment, then continued to ask:

"Then what direction are you considering researching?"

"I haven't decided yet."

"Why don't I give you some suggestions? If you don't have a suitable direction, you can use them for reference."

"Please go ahead, Director Hao."

"I don't know if you have any research on malignant tumors. Currently, malignant tumors are already one of the greatest disease threats to all of humanity; the number of patients is increasing, and it is becoming more and more common among younger people."

Hao Zude sighed softly: "Currently, the number of new cancer cases and the number of deaths due to cancer in Long Country each year both rank first in the world, and they far exceed any country that follows."

"Some netizens jokingly say that Long Country really wants to compete for first place in everything, and it has indeed reached the world's number one level in terms of cancer numbers."

"Although many people joke about it this way, the numbers revealed behind this are incomparably heavy for the entire Long Country."

"According to statistics, last year the total number of new cancer cases in Long Country reached as high as 5.16 million, and the number of cancer deaths reached as high as 3.22 million. Needless to say, on a global scale, the number of cancer patients exceeds 20 million each year, and the number of deaths also exceeds 10 million."

"Behind these numbers are 10 to 20 million lives, and 10 to 20 million families."

After expressing his emotions, Hao Zude's tone became incomparably grave, saying:

"Student Su, I don't know if you have in-depth research in this area, but judging from your various performances before, the higher-ups feel that you should be an all-around genius."

"If you are willing to put more effort into this, there will definitely be a greater hope of researching drugs to cure cancer."

"This would be a tremendous contribution to Long Country and to the entire human race."

"At the same time, drugs that cure cancer can also allow you to earn incomparably rich profits, even higher than the profits of Thor Battery."

"It can even allow you to possess supreme prestige on a global scale, and you could even obtain the Long Country Contribution Award and the Nobel Prize in Medicine from it."

"Therefore, Student Su, if you do not have a better research direction for the time being, the higher-ups would like to invite you to conduct research on cancer. They will open wide the doors of convenience for you; all procedures and processes will be followed up by dedicated personnel, and they will cooperate with you with full effort."

Actually.

The higher-ups have always valued Su Xin, believing him to be a top-tier scientific research genius capable of driving the development of Long Country's cutting-edge technology, so they have arranged for dedicated personnel to handle and facilitate matters such as procedures and approvals for various industries.

However, when Su Xin developed the Tianmu Eye Drops, and even researched the Tianmu No. 1 in such a short time afterward, and now the progress of the Tianmu No. 2 is also gratifying.

Only then did the higher-ups become convinced that Su Xin is not just a scientific research genius, but an all-around genius.

Since he is all-around, the higher-ups naturally hope that Su Xin can exert his efforts in more important directions.

Although the current Tianmu No. 1 and Tianmu No. 2 are very powerful and are touted as the first human body enhancement drugs in human history, their significance is also very great.

But in the eyes of the higher-ups, this is merely a novelty, having no essential improvement on the overall strength of Long Country, and is even far inferior to the Fire Control Calculation Program developed during their first cooperation.

It also does not have much significance for people's livelihoods, for society, or for humanity.

A drug that can cure cancer is different.

Once a cancer drug is successfully developed, it will be great news for all of humanity, will have a huge boost to the happiness of the people, and will also be conducive to consolidating the international status of Long Country.

As for the profits, that goes without saying.

As long as Su Xin truly develops a drug to solve cancer, this product alone would be enough to make him the undisputed richest person in the world.

If it could be said that the official side and Su Xin were in a cooperative relationship before, waiting for Su Xin to develop new products one by one, cooperating on the suitable ones and letting Su Xin manage the unsuitable ones himself.

Then now, the official side wants to elevate the relationship between the two parties to a strategic level, no longer simply waiting for Su Xin to research products, but providing him with more professional advice, pointing out more promising directions, and giving all-around assistance.

Rather than letting Su Xin strike here and there, doing all sorts of unrelated research.

Hearing this, Su Xin shook his head:

"Director Hao, I am afraid that is not possible for the time being."

"Actually, I have considered cancer drug research before, and I also want to solve this big problem for humanity, but cancer is too complex; it is a category with a very large scope. With my current level of knowledge, unless I devote myself to studying it for a year or two, it is unlikely I will achieve anything."

"I am currently researching the Tianmu Series Agent, which is actually equivalent to accumulating experience for myself, preparing for deeper research into biomedicine in the future."

"Sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting wood; the matter of cancer drugs is not something to be rushed."

Hao Zude was silent for a moment.

He was not dissatisfied because of Su Xin's refusal, but was shocked by Su Xin's words.

What does it mean that it would take a year or two to achieve anything?

That is cancer!

If one could really make progress in a year or two, that would be a quite successful performance, yet you are actually still dissatisfied? You still want to continue sharpening the axe?

Do you really treat curing cancer as cutting wood?

After a good while, Hao Zude continued: "Very well, Student Su, then I will report your words truthfully to the higher-ups."

"Alright."

Su Xin smiled.

After hanging up the phone, Su Xin left the Laboratory and took a car to another newly built Photoelectric Laboratory not far away.

Over the past month or so, under the gold-coin offensive of Liu Qingli, the acquisition of the Lithography Machine enterprise has progressed very smoothly, but because the other party's equity and financial debt relationships are very complex, the acquisition process has not yet been completed.

Moreover, this Lithography Machine enterprise is thousands of miles away in another province.

Therefore, Su Xin had the other party ship a Lithography Machine over in advance and established a high-end Photoelectric Laboratory for him to conduct research.

A few days ago, the Photoelectric Laboratory finally passed inspection, and the Lithography Machine was also assembled and debugged.

The research and development of the Lithography Machine.

Could finally officially begin.