Beauty Man's Myriad Hearts

"Mom, there is work to be done at school, and I am staying at school these days... Of course, I will be back before Christmas... Yes, good night, I will go to bed early, I love you too."

In the dark night, David made a phone call in a gentle voice.

After ending the call, he looked back at the ancient building that appeared out of thin air and was about more than a hundred years old. Before he left, he thought that Sloan's calm but murderous eyes and Fox's hesitant expression knew that he

The layout within the Brotherhood has been completed to a great extent.

If David is really just the ordinary member of the fraternity in his memory, then even if he knows that Sloan will definitely find someone to keep an eye on him, he will definitely take the risk to stay away from New York, evade pursuit, and spend the 50 million in his account to squander everything.

How to become a happy rich man.

In 1999, one step away from the new century, US$50 million was absolutely an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, including ordinary organizations.

Even his brother Wilson Fisk, the famous Kingpin who now dominates the New York underworld, would not take 50 million seriously at all.

But David has his own ambitions, and even running away will not solve the problem. Therefore, no matter whether Sloan sends someone to monitor him or not, he will choose to stay in New York and live his life as usual.

However, it is necessary for David to stay away from his Hell's Kitchen family for a while to avoid getting his mother, Marlene, into trouble.

This is why he decided to stay at the school for a few days.

Although the Brotherhood is a secret killer organization, under the premise that it is based on faith, the principles pursued by the Brotherhood are different from ordinary killer organizations-killing targets without harming innocent people.

As long as David stays away from his family, he doesn't have to worry about his mother being threatened or accidentally injured.

Wesley is a special case.

One is that Cross poses too great a threat to the Brotherhood.

The second reason is that Sloan's beliefs are distorted, and as the leader of the Brotherhood, there is basically no one who will disobey his decision.

David knew in his heart that as long as he had no intention of escaping from New York, Sloan would not resort to any unforeseen measures to deal with him in order to avoid excessive damage to his image as a leader in the hearts of die-hard members of the Brotherhood - Sloan, as the leader of the Brotherhood, was also

A person who talks about face.

David took a taxi back to school.

Empire State University is an Ivy League school, and some dormitories are still open during the winter vacation to accommodate domestic and foreign students who are not going home.

He has his own single dormitory at school. The cost is a bit expensive, more than 20,000 US dollars a year. However, as Jinpin's younger brother, needless to say about his family conditions, he prioritizes the convenience of life and will not save such a small amount of money.

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The next day, the sun was clear, the wind was clear, and the sun was bright.

Everything in the world is swaying in the wind under the bright golden sunshine, showing its pleasant side.

Although the weather is nice, it's still cold in New York in December.

David went out against the biting cold wind, his hair flying wildly in the wind, looking a bit messy. He felt the sun shining on his face and let out a breath of white air.

After walking for ten minutes through the empty and spacious campus, we arrived at the joint research room of Richard and Connors located on campus.

"David, you came really early today."

A slightly surprised voice came. Curt Connors was wearing a researcher's white coat and looked at David with a smile on his face, with the joy of being in high spirits at a happy event.

"I heard that Richard suggested that you continue your studies. Are you interested in coming to me to study for a Ph.D.? I will always have a place for you here."

Connors was holding a test tube in his left hand. His right arm, which was broken due to the war, was empty, and the sleeves of his white coat hung casually at his side.

"If I agree, Professor Parker will kill me."

David took a look at Connors and saw that he was in high spirits. He was completely different from the gloomy face of the past few days. He asked curiously: "Has anything good happened recently? Doctor, you look completely different from before. You feel like you have been reborn.

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"Yes, great news."

Connors beamed and couldn't help but show off: "My friends in the military recommended my and Richard's project to Osborne Company. Maybe we will be able to solve the funding problem soon and even move the laboratory to Osborne."

Go to this building."

"That's good news indeed."

David praised, and then asked in a rapid-fire manner: "How much do they plan to invest? Will this project become the main control of Osborne Company, and you are just employees of Osborne Company? If so, what will your research results look like?"

Will it become the fruit of Osborne Corporation?”

"We won't know the details until later. My friend told me that Osborne Company will decide after review... According to them, Osborne Company is preparing research related to genetic engineering internally. Based on what Richard and I have done,

With resume and project review, there is a high possibility that the project will be approved.”

Connors suppressed the smile on his face, and showed a bit of helplessness in the depths of his eyes. He did not take David's impoliteness to heart.

The initiative in this matter rests with Osborne Company, and Connors cannot answer David's questions at all.

He and Richard have run out of ammunition and food so far. If the Osborne Company fails to be affiliated, without the capital injection from Osborne Company, the project cannot be advanced due to lack of funds, and their research is doomed to a dead end.

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If they want the research project to succeed, no matter what conditions Osborne Company offers, they have no choice but to accept them.

"Doctor, actually you have a second way to choose."

David could see that Connors was unwilling to accept the situation, but he had to accept the reality. He smiled unconsciously, with deep meaning in his eyes.

"What do you mean?" Connors was stunned.

"Did Professor Parker tell you that my family is actually quite rich?" David asked.

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A moment later, when Richard Parker came to the research room and saw Connors and David sitting upright with serious expressions, he thought something had gone wrong in the research room. He was startled and his mood suddenly became heavy.

Soon, as David and Connors spoke, the heavy feeling in Richard's heart disappeared. He showed a surprised expression and looked at David in disbelief.

"Meaning, can you invest in our research? Are you even willing to share patent rights with us?"

Richard looked at David with a look of shock, joy, and a hint of confusion.

"Why?"

"Because I do think highly of you." David smiled.

"This surprise came so fast, I couldn't react."

Richard worded his words carefully and said seriously: "David, let's get down to business. How much can you invest? What are your conditions?"

"First, we need to register a company, such as Fisker Pharmaceuticals, this name is good."

David had already thought about it and said with ease: "At that time, we will all be shareholders of the company. I will provide funds and occupy 80% of the shares, and you will share the remaining 20 equally."

"This is a good idea, but funding is the most important issue. David, you haven't said how much money you have prepared. You know, our research will not be cheap."

Connors doesn't mince words.

Whether it is Curt Connors, the current professor at Empire State University, or Dr. Lizard in the future, Curt Connors is not a person who is good at hiding his emotions.

David could see that he was actually very satisfied with his proposal.

"Fifty million." David answered.

Upon hearing this number, Richard and Connors looked at each other and frowned slightly, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied.

Richard had a headache, rubbed his temples, and said frankly:

"David, your proposal makes me very excited, but 50 million won't do it... This is a big sum, but in this project we are facing, 50 million cannot support the entire research and development process. Are you a student?"

This person can even be said to be the third person in the laboratory. You should know that 50 million is a drop in the bucket for us."

"David, the amount I am applying for from Osborne Company is 200 million... Although Osborne Company will not lend according to the amount I applied for, the limb regeneration and even body strengthening and other pharmaceutical effects we are pursuing are by no means only

It can only be done with 200 million yuan."

Connors added, fearing that David would not understand the situation.

"Two hundred million is probably just the capital needed for early-stage research and development and drug experiments. There is still a long way to go. Whether it is time or money, it is much scarier than you think."

Richard added: "David, I understand that you are very emotional about our research, and we also thank you for your trust in us, but fifty million is really not enough, far from enough...before you make an investment decision.

, I hope our friendship will last forever and not be broken by an investment."

The research and development of a new drug is roughly divided into five stages: drug discovery and preliminary research and development, preclinical pharmaceutical experiments, process synthesis, clinical trials, and commercial production.

Looking at the proportion of stage costs, the most expensive is not preclinical, nor drug discovery, pharmaceutical research and drug evaluation, but clinical research.

The cost invested in the clinical stage exceeds 50% of the overall cost, and often even accounts for 70%. The proportion is terrifying.

Most clinical trials are divided into three phases, and the cost of each phase has exploded. For Richard and Connors, a mere investment of 50 million is only enough for the first two stages of new drug research and development, not even the most expensive phase.

It cannot be supported at the clinical stage.

"No, of course I understand."

David smiled and said: "What I mean is to inject 50 million first and then continue to invest. After all, I am not Osborne Company, so I can't spend hundreds of millions of dollars at once. My family is indeed rich, but with Osborne Company

In comparison, it can be said that he is not that rich."

After a pause: "However, in a few years, a few hundred million will probably be nothing to me."

David understood Richard and Connors' concerns very well.

In the field of new drug research and development, there is a popular concept called "Double Ten". It refers to the average investment of "ten years" and "billion dollars" in an innovative drug from target confirmation, project approval to final submission for production and launch.

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In other words, starting from the clinical stage, the first phase safety assessment, the second phase drug efficacy evaluation, and then the third phase larger safety and efficacy evaluation is not only a long process, but also a continuous investment.

A bottomless pit model of burning huge amounts of money.

As for the research projects of Richard and Connors, their research projects are genetic engineering, and their functions are slightly different, but they can generally be seen in two directions, one is limb regeneration, and the other is body enhancement.

The difficulty of research can be imagined.

From the perspective of difficulty, the massive amount of money invested and the time span are immeasurable.

This is also the biggest reason why Richard and Connors are embarrassed by David's investment intention and prefer Osborne Company, which is rich and capable, rather than private investment.