As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 40: The End of Another Lunar New Year (Please Read! Please Collect!)

The next morning, Zheng Li went to the cafeteria to eat breakfast as usual and then planned to take a walk around the public experimental area.

He felt as if he was teaching a mage apprentice in his own mage tower.

After graduating from the Mage Academy, most mages of the Mage Alliance need to study and work in the Mage Tower.

The probability of having a magic brain implanted and the ability to cast spells to having one's own wizard tower is probably less than one in a hundred thousand.

Most mages choose to lay low after realizing that they will never have the chance to own their own mage tower in their lifetime.

Abundant resources and a highly intelligent social system ensure that even those who lie down can have basic living security.

A few people are responsible for breaking through the upper limits of magic and science, while most people lie down and fully automatic machines are responsible for the basic operation of society.

Even the reproduction of life is carried out by fully automated factories with artificial wombs. Most people have no concept of offspring. They only need to donate their genes when they reach a certain age.

The longer Zheng Li stayed on Blue Star, the more he liked communicating with people. This was a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.

"Wan Qing, how is the recent experiment progress?" Zheng Li asked.

Li Wanqing has been a little distracted recently, and his former colleague at Neuralink found him and said that Neuralink hopes he can return.

Neuralink also expressed its willingness to pay the full penalty for his breach of contract.

Scientific researchers of Li Wanqing's level usually sign a non-industry agreement when they join the company, which means that he is not allowed to work in the same industry for at least a certain period of time after leaving Ke Chuang Bio.

Li Wanqing was previously only the leader of the R&D team at Neuralink and had signed a related non-trade agreement, which is why he returned to Singapore from California and joined the school as a researcher.

Li Wanqing came back to his senses and replied: "Because of the epidemic, the number of white and black people in Singapore has decreased a lot, so it is difficult to find white and black people in the English department."

"I think we can outsource this part of the experiment."

"We can outsource the experiments of English-speaking white people to American CRO companies, and outsource the experiments of English-speaking black people to South African CRO companies."

The full name of CRO is Contract Research Organization, which is equivalent to some large companies outsourcing part of the R&D work through contracts.

CRO companies started to emerge in America in the 70s, and domestic CRO companies started to emerge roughly from 2000 to 2004. Companies like WuXi AppTec and Tiger Pharmaceuticals all emerged at that time.

Li Wanqing hopes to outsource some of the experiments that are currently progressing slowly in Singapore to professional CRO companies.

Zheng Li thought it was a good idea, but he also had some questions about outsourcing:

“We can outsource it to CRO companies in America and South Africa, or even outsource it entirely to America.”

Li Wanqing: "It would be cheaper to outsource it to South Africa. Besides, there aren't many black people in America willing to participate in experiments to make money under this situation. You know."

Affected by the epidemic, America has been distributing money lavishly, and many black people have no problem supporting themselves without working thanks to government welfare.

Zheng Li asked: "The epidemic situation in America and South Africa is much more serious than that in Singapore. Can their CRO companies still operate normally?"

Li Wanqing nodded and said, "No problem. The epidemic may seem severe abroad, but in fact they don't care much."

“And ours is a brain-computer connection experiment.”

Zheng Li: "That's no problem. You can contact the relevant department at the Suzhou headquarters, and follow the process in the corporate office management system."

Most of Ke Chuang Bio's management functions are located in Suzhou, and only the recruitment function is located in Singapore.

After a long struggle, Li Wanqing said, "Mr. Zheng, Neuralink came to me and they want to recruit me back."

Zheng Li asked doubtfully: "Is Neuralink the company you worked for before?" Li Wanqing was interviewed by Zheng Li, and he had seen this name on Li Wanqing's resume.

"Yes."

Zheng Li: "Neuralink is still rich. They paid the penalty of tens of millions of lion yuan so decisively."

Li Wanqing's annual salary is about 70 lion yuan. If he continues to work in the same industry after leaving his job, he will have to compensate Ke Chuang Bio with ten times his ten-year salary.

That is 70 million lions, but generally the compensation will not be based on the maximum amount, and there will be a certain discount in the lawsuit.

Li Wanqing said helplessly: "Director Zheng, I didn't say I was leaving."

Zheng Li: "So what do you want to express by saying this?"

Li Wanqing: "I just want to know whether the company's future R&D plans meet my expectations."

"Because I am a somewhat idealistic person, in addition to the commercial application of brain-computer connection technology, I hope to develop it towards the medical device end."

“For example, brain-computer connection can be combined with prosthetic limbs for disabled people, or brain-computer connection can be used to restore vision for blind patients.”

"I would rather do some minor research for patients."

"Neuralink is willing to give me the position of head of R&D, so I can have more autonomy in my research on brain-computer connections."

"At Kechuang Biotechnology, I say I am the head of R&D, but in fact, I am still following the R&D route you arranged."

Zheng Li: "After this project is over, I haven't decided on the direction of brain-computer connection development yet. We can discuss your proposal and then decide."

Zheng Li estimated that he would have recovered his spellcasting ability by then, and the R&D function of Kechuang Biotechnology would not be that important to him. At that time, the R&D center in Lion City could be handed over to Li Wanqing.

Zheng Li: "Neuralink wants you to return because they want your experience at Kechuang Biotech. They definitely won't make medical devices, at least not for now."

"You know the progress of Kechuang Biotechnology. If you go to Neuralink and start over, it will take at least five years for you to be able to conduct research on the combination of brain-computer connection and medical devices."

It’s not that Neuralink can produce products just with Li Wanqing’s experience. They still have to bypass the patent barriers set up by Ke Chuang Biotechnology.

Five years is the most optimistic estimate.

Li Wanqing is a typical person with high IQ and low EQ. After he realized what was going on, he said, "Mr. Zheng, I understand what you mean. I will work hard at Kechuang Bio."

Time quickly jumped to 2021. On the night of New Year's Eve in 2021, Zheng Li called each of the parents of this body.

Since he came to Blue Star, he has only met the parents of this body once, and he has never returned since then, whether he was taking a leave of absence from school or founding Kechuang Biotechnology.

Zheng Li's parents learned from the news that their son had founded a company with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars.

Only then could they understand why Zheng Li sent a large sum of living expenses every month.

Zheng Li is unable to play the role of a son emotionally, he can only make up for the role responsibilities he should have played materially.

There was a two-hour fireworks display on New Year’s Eve in Lion City in 2021. Amid the New Year’s countdown fireworks, Zheng Li spent his second Lunar New Year on Blue Planet.

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