Chapter 120

"Senior Brother Money, did you order takeout for tonight? If not, want to order together?" Fang Ziye currently didn't have much in savings, but he still invited generously.

In January, Fang Ziye had both merit and hard work, so Master Yuan Weihong bestowed two thousand dollars in labor fees, paid from the research fund.

At the same time, Big Boss Professor Deng Yong also generously gave two thousand five hundred dollars, giving Fang Ziye a solid half-refund of his blood.

It should be given!

Not to mention that during the re-examination stage, Fang Ziye brought great face to Zhongnan Hospital's Orthopedics Department, just the fact that Fang Ziye secured a city-level project meant Yuan Weihong should appropriately give a small reward.

Professor Deng Yong wasn't being stingy; rather, he paid from a private account.

Fang Ziye currently wasn't his legitimate student in name, at least not in the school's system, so he couldn't use public funds to give rewards from the research budget.

However, Professor Deng Yong still gave special approval: if Fang Ziye publishes papers in the future and the hospital awards bonuses, Fang Ziye can take a very large share.

Naturally, as Fang Ziye's supervisor, Professor Deng Yong still has to go claim this thing; otherwise people would think he has no one helping under him, that there's discord within the master's school...

"Sure, Ziye."

"Whatever you want to eat, I'll order for you and Junior Sister Tingzhu together." Qian Qiaofeng appeared quite clever, explaining: "After all, your senior brother's monthly stipend is several times yours."

During the doctoral stage, the monthly stipend can reach one-third to one-half of the city's average income. It's only slightly less than an ordinary standardized residency trainee like Lan Tianluo, showing it's very substantial.

"Then thank you, Senior Brother. I think barbecue rice or just any covered rice is fine."

"Senior Brother, you're looking for me, there should be something, right?"

"If Junior Brother can help, I'll definitely help." Fang Ziye raised the key point first; after all, he still had a pile of things on his end.

While scrolling through the takeout interface, Qian Qiaofeng asked: "Ziye, do you know how to operate molecular probe technology?"

Qian Qiaofeng asked casually, but in reality he was probing Fang Ziye's technical operation level.

Cell experiments also have level distinctions.

Generally speaking, large molecules like hk2 are mostly in the cytoplasm, and even mrna is inside the cytoplasm.

Cells are divided into cytoplasm, nucleus, and organelles; different operation targets have completely different structures.

And mirna regulates the transcription formation of mrna, located at the organelle interface. But molecular probe technology is truly solid, nucleus-level technology.

Currently, domestic handling of cell nuclei mostly relies on reagents, plasmids and other direct violent reactions, without pursuing extremely thorough clarification of corresponding principles.

But to operate molecular probe technology, one must understand these principles very clearly; to a certain extent, one must make single-stranded molecules oneself, which can be cloned or PCR-amplified DNA molecules, or artificially synthesized oligonucleotides or in vitro transcribed RNA molecules!

The probe must be pure, containing no other different nucleic acids. To ensure detection of the target gene through base complementarity!

More colloquially, current domestic gene testing technology relies on instruments, not operation; but for high-end cutting-edge cell experiments, one can process and even examine nucleic acid molecular structures without special instruments.

This is molecular probe technology.

Fang Ziye's gaze flickered many times in an instant: "Senior Brother, have your cell experiments reached the level of directly handling the nucleus?"

Fang Ziye was quite amazed.

No other reason: Yuan Weihong's current cell basic experiment depth is only at the hk2 level; he himself deepened it to mrna and mirna levels, but this still belongs to organelles.

The deeper molecular probe is a level even more profound than the hnrna Fang Ziye plans to do next!

The deeper the research, the more transparent the understanding and control of the whole; this is a major development trend.

From this one can see how big the gap is between one's own small research group and Hong Zili's large research group; even the team led by Professor Deng Yong completely can't keep up.

The level Yan Zhiming Senior Brother and others touch is at most adding a mirna on top of mrna!

Simply direct molecular hk2, mrna, mirna, hnrna, and gene sequences inside the nucleus are layer upon layer deeper, constantly iterating; the operation difficulty naturally increases exponentially.

"No no, brother, you misunderstood."

"Just Master wants to try rushing in this direction; today Master watched your operation, so he had me ask casually."

"Ziye, not to say this as Senior Brother, but you hide too deep. If I hadn't watched you grow up step by step, I'd want to dissect you on the spot."

Qian Qiaofeng finished ordering three takeouts, put his phone in his white coat side pocket, and gestured jokingly: "Neck to upper abdomen this section, thoracic surgery direction belongs to me, cardiac surgery belongs to Old He."

"Four legs and spine can let Gu Yi and Yuan Qi handle, also the anus and..."

Fang Ziye hurriedly cupped his fists begging for mercy: "Brother, brother, stop talking."

"Although we're all medical students, it sounds creepy."

"Little Brother is willing to give his all, without hesitation."

Don't think Qian Qiaofeng is joking; senior brothers who often practice specialty anatomy in the training room, if they do it for real, can really dissect Fang Ziye clearly, then go in and step on the sewing machine.

"Just a joke, don't blame me for being straight."

"I'll just say it directly."

"My master's meaning is to let me bring some money, follow you to do experiments, do some solid preliminary research, strive for the next step to get a relatively large national key project."

"Originally master's meaning was to give money to a company to go to Aozhou, run these sequences out."

"But asking favors from people can't compare to asking favors from brothers. Right." Qian Qiaofeng was quite subtle; after greeting Fang Ziye to sit down, he subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette.

But thinking Fang Ziye doesn't smoke, he wanted to quietly put it back.

"Senior Brother, it's fine, you smoke, I personally don't mind." Fang Ziye called out.

Then thought: "Senior Brother, is this really Teacher Hong's meaning? Saying something you don't like to hear, actually I'm really jealous of you guys, spend money freely."

If Hong Zili is willing to bring funds into the group, Fang Ziye wouldn't mind signing an indentured contract to work for someone.

No way, these two days Fang Ziye put all earned knowledge points into basic cell experiments; Fang Ziye's current basic cell experiment level is already as high as Level 4!

Fang Ziye himself can't know exactly how strong he is; just that when reading literature and feeling secretly pleased, Fang Ziye feels he can handle up to the nucleus level, just hasn't had the chance to operate.

Now if there's an opportunity, Fang Ziye can go discuss with Professor Deng Yong and his own master Yuan Weihong the matter of working for Hong Zili.

One: have money to do experiments oneself, have large amounts of knowledge points.

Two: have one's own achievements displayed; experiments one does, with Professor Deng Yong backing Fang Ziye, Hong Zili not giving Fang Ziye a co-first author is impossible to leave this lab; this is ironclad.

Fang Ziye's teacher is what Fang Ziye feels gives him the confidence to add chips.

"If that's how it's said, then I'll take it as you agreed."

"But Junior Brother rest assured, my teacher definitely won't shortchange you. I'll also bring two junior brothers and you Ziye to do experiments together; we'll all progress together, right?"

"Ziye, if you're free, send over your bank card number and ID number." Qian Qiaofeng gave Fang Ziye a very direct you-know-what-I-mean look.

"Senior Brother, better not send it. If it becomes a transaction, that's not right." Fang Ziye loved money, loved it very much, but a gentleman loves wealth, obtaining it by proper means.

"It's not giving you money directly, what are you panicking for. The hospital will give a bonus, give the team a bonus." Qian Qiaofeng took a drag, saying it unhurriedly.

Fang Ziye's eyes widened slightly.

Right, it was his own vision that was narrow; Fang Ziye had never heard of a hospital giving bonuses to a team.

Perhaps his two teachers didn't have the same height in research as Associate Professor Hong Zili, so they couldn't access this kind of bonus, and naturally there was no chance for Fang Ziye to get a share.

"Senior Brother, when would we start this? Also, if we're doing molecular probe technology, our lab's equipment has no foundation for it." Fang Ziye now knew the lab's equipment like the back of his hand.

"Don't worry about this, my Master has already applied to the hospital, estimate it'll be approved soon; once the money's approved and stamped, instruments will naturally be sent over by companies."

"But Ziye, I need to mention this: I'm going overseas next month, roughly half a year, so afterward it'll probably be you leading my fellow trainees in experiments; some small operations you can confidently assign to them."

"The people I brought, besides Zhao Yanlin, the other two are old hands."

Fang Ziye said: "Senior Brother, you're too polite, why would I worry about that?"

"But I still need to ask the Boss's opinion." Fang Ziye didn't agree directly.

……

After chatting more with Qian Qiaofeng, Fang Ziye felt the depth of other research groups' experimental progress, while his own small research group could only climb forward step by step.

When Luo Tingzhu came holding a timer, Fang Ziye took his leave first.

Luo Tingzhu didn't ask what Fang Ziye and Qian Qiaofeng discussed, but Fang Ziye still brought it up while operating alongside Luo Tingzhu.

After hearing it, Luo Tingzhu's whole body stiffened slightly: "Senior Brother, you can even do molecular probe technology?"

This was Luo Tingzhu's first reaction.

Molecular probe technology, in the lab, freely conducting sequencing on its own — generally only foreign labs can do it; ninety-nine point nine nine percent of domestic labs send it to biotech companies for help.

One, instruments are lacking; two, the technical barrier hasn't been broken.

And, Luo Tingzhu quickly asked a second question: "Then by Professor Hong's meaning, Senior Brother you'll be our lab's Small Boss from now on?"

In the lab, there are the titles Big Boss and Small Boss.

On the surface, Deng Yong is the Big Boss, the lab's Person in Charge, the main management. And Associate Professor Hong Zili is the Small Boss, holding most of the financial power.

Of course, actually Associate Professor Hong Zili and Professor Deng Yong are separate entities, just doing experiments in one lab, can't absolutely distinguish Big and Small Boss.

And Xie Jinyuan, Yuan Weihong, and the soon-to-be-promoted Master's Supervisor Qin Geluo — their relationship with Deng Yong is the standard Big Boss Small Boss.

Fang Ziye is Yuan Weihong's student, Yuan Weihong is Fang Ziye's direct Boss, giving money for experiments.

But Professor Deng Yong is the Big Boss.

Generally, those called Boss have money, can get research projects. And the projects they get can't be small projects; they're big shots who can help others graduate, complete work accumulation — only they can be called Boss.

For example, Fang Ziye currently getting a city-level project still can't be called Boss, but if he gets a provincial-level project, it can support an Academic Master's student to finish graduation requirements, can barely be called Tiny Boss.

"Don't use that title, at least my Masters have all been pretty good to me." Fang Ziye knew the origin of the Boss title, even many people call their own teachers Boss.

But with Fang Ziye, Fang Ziye always properly called them Master.

Rumors in the jianghu and media absolutely exist, and are the norm. Exploitation, bullying, etc., all kinds.

But Fang Ziye himself felt fortunate, and naturally wouldn't become that kind of Senior Brother or Master in the rumors.

"Then it's leading a Small Group." Luo Tingzhu changed the title.

Fang Ziye said with a touch of self-satisfaction: "Tingzhu, am I not leading a Tiny Group right now?"

Luo Tingzhu thought, then nodded.

Fang Ziye then said: "Just joking, leading fellow trainees can be called leading a Small Group, but in front of you, Junior Sister, I wouldn't dare say that; you're holding such a large sum of money, and you got it yourself."

Fang Ziye made a grabbing gesture with his hand, representing earning money.

"This was begged for." Fang Ziye cupped both hands, making a begging posture.

This isn't self-mockery, this is fact.

Earned is the funding given from above.

Begged for — isn't that equivalent to begging?

Given by Yuan Weihong, then by Professor Deng Yong; whatever project Fang Ziye applied for, it was also through Yuan Weihong's name.

Luo Tingzhu shook her head, a soft coquettish hum: "Mm-hmm. Not right."

"Senior Brother Fang, you're being too self-deprecating; actually everyone in the group understands, no need to be this modest."

Luo Tingzhu stepped back two steps, giving Fang Ziye enough operating space, hands making a cupped-hands gesture like on a surgery table, then explained: "My classmates used to say me going to Trauma Surgery in Orthopedics was absolutely wasting my talent."

"But now I feel I hit the jackpot."

"Even Sister Yan Yu from Rheumatology and Immunology, and Professor Lin from Cardiology, couldn't do this — Senior Brother Fang you actually can; who in the hospital would've thought……"

"You!" Fang Ziye turned slightly sideways.

"Aren't you just watching?"

Fang Ziye had a moment of self-satisfaction, then warned: "Don't spread this yet; wait until results come out, then no need for verbal accounts. Otherwise talk without real results is all hot air."

"No need to put our research group on the fire rack to roast."

Returning from Qian Qiaofeng, Fang Ziye knew the overall situation of Professor Deng Yong's research group, so he needed to be even more cautious.

Low-key in conduct, high-key in work, is the only choice.

Luo Tingzhu lowered her head slightly, embarrassed: "Senior Brother, I'm not a big-mouth gossip person."

Luo Tingzhu seemed to be explaining something, but Fang Ziye never asked that waiter at all; Fang Ziye could understand a der!

Continue experiment.

Evening, 8:49 PM, when Fang Ziye ran out the last set of WB panel figures, his mood was very happy.

"Knowledge Points +0.2!"

"Knowledge Points +0.3!"

"Knowledge Points +0.2!"

"Knowledge Points +0.2!"

"..."

"Current Knowledge Points Balance: 169 points."

Can you believe it, Fang Ziye's Knowledge Points income for a single day reached 169 points today through Experimental Operation and observing Experimental Operation results. Equivalent to approaching one third of the Proficiency from Level 3 to Level 4 Skill.

Fang Ziye himself didn't dare believe it either.

Even after harvesting Knowledge Points, Fang Ziye still carefully took photos and saved them in his Mobile Phone.

If at some moment viewing the results again could increase it by another 0.1, that would also be equivalent to practicing with concentrated Energy/Limited Capacity in the Training Room for One Hour.

Luo Tingzhu watched as Fang Ziye finished taking photos from all Angles, and her Mood stiffened slightly at that moment.

She seemed to more objectively Recognize Senior Brother Ziye, and became more Determined/Firm in her inner guess.

But it didn't seem like she felt Dislike either, because Fang Ziye's Collection Habit seemed different from other people's Collection Habit.

However, Luo Tingzhu searched a lot of information but couldn't find a Diagnosis for this sub-Classification of Academic Collection Habit; perhaps Senior Brother Ziye has a rather special Collection Habit.

Aren't Geniuses all supposed to have their own personalities and little Tempers?

Luo Tingzhu thought this to herself, because she also has some little quirks — eating Snacks...

"Tingzhu, you go back and rest first, I'll go have another Conversation with Senior Brother Money and them!" After Fang Ziye finished the experiment and cleaned up the operation table, he said this to Luo Tingzhu.

"Is it about the Photos?" Luo Tingzhu was already Fully Armed —

Double Shoulder Backpack plus Snack Backpack, plus holding a Water Cup in her hand, wearing fluffy Rabbit Ear Gloves, looking a bit like a Simpleton.

Fang Ziye noticed Luo Tingzhu's Expression was a bit unnatural, but still nodded Embarrassed.

"About right!"

"You go back first." Fang Ziye naturally agreed to Qian Qiaofeng; everyone cooperating on the experiment together, the form of Wool Meddling he could get had to be packed full.

As long as there's a certain Participation, Knowledge Points can be obtained, even if halved or only One Tenth remains, it's enough for Fang Ziye to Run Around with Effort.

Who would Dislike too few Knowledge Points?

When Fang Ziye proposed this Requirement to Qian Qiaofeng, Qian Qiaofeng also found it Strange but agreed very generously; Fang Ziye's little Preference isn't a Secret in the Laboratory.

But Qian Qiaofeng still believes in Fang Ziye's professional integrity, that he won't leak, sell, or even Plagiarize these Images.

After all, Fang Ziye can run away from the monk, but can't run away from the temple!

However, just as Fang Ziye came out of the Laboratory and looked at his Mobile Phone at one of the Images Luo Tingzhu sent, he couldn't hold back at that moment!

Replied by Voice Message Retort: "What are you doing Tingzhu? Why did you take photos of yourself and also take photos of others?"

"In such cold weather, what's the meaning of wearing Stockings?"

"Can you not Explore like this? If you have questions, just Hastily ask Directly?" Fang Ziye really couldn't stand it anymore.

Usually Luo Tingzhu sends her own Selfies, Sandwiched in between, that's fine, but this time she sent her Roommate's Black Stockings Photo too, this Obviously means the Misunderstanding is quite big...

(Chapter End)