Did the world end today?

Chapter 24 Asperger's Syndrome

"So you mean that your 'friend' at Jinling University gave you this material?"

"What's your relationship with him? He just gave you such important materials without even using them to apply for a patent?"

Sitting opposite Lin Xu, Ren Jian asked suspiciously.

"This is a very complex and long story."

Lin Xu scratched his head and replied:
"My friend has Asperger's syndrome."

There was no other way; I couldn't make it up, so I had to make it up on the spot.

Xu Jin, I'm afraid I'll have to make you suffer.

“He has severe social and language impairments and is not good at communicating with people.”

"However, he has an amazing talent for materials science, or in all things involving permutations and combinations."

"He seems to have some kind of divine intuition, always able to find the optimal result with ease."

"Of course, it is also possible that he had already deduced and eliminated all the wrong results in his mind before finally presenting the correct one."

“I am not him, so I cannot describe his real experience.”

"But anyway, you should be able to understand why he gave me the materials, right?"

Ren Jian seemed to be deep in thought.

"Asperger's. Something like 'Rain Man'?"

"Yes, it's Rain Man."

Lin Xu nodded and said:
"However, Rain Man's talent lies in mathematics, and his talent lies in materials science."

"is it possible?"

Ren Jian frowned.

"In my mind, Asperger's syndrome is a type of high-functioning autism, right? Their talents are mostly concentrated in areas related to numbers, so how could they be interested in materials science?"

"First of all, Asperger's syndrome is not just about mathematical talent—in reality, people with Asperger's can do all sorts of things."

"Secondly, who says materials science has nothing to do with numbers?"

Lin Xu spoke with absolute certainty, leaving Ren Jian with no way to refute him.

"Okay, I accept."

He turned over the cup and poured three cups of tea, then pushed the teacups in front of Lin Xu and Jiang Xingye respectively.

"Drink tea."

Lin Xu picked up his teacup and took a small sip, while Jiang Xingye drank it all in one gulp.

She had just run quite a bit and was now very thirsty.

Ren Jian glanced at her and asked helplessly:

"Another drink?"

"No, no, no."

Jiang Xingye quickly waved his hand.

Ren Jian shook his head with amusement, then turned to Lin Xu again and asked:

"So, given your friend's situation, how should we communicate with him going forward?"

"What I mean is, if this technology is available, the issue of patent rights is a very difficult problem to solve."

Are people with Asperger's syndrome considered to have full civil capacity under the law?

"Yes, it is. Currently, there is no legal definition of whether Asperger's syndrome is a mental illness, and it can be treated as a person with full civil capacity."

Lin Xu was very clear about this, not because he had looked up information beforehand, but because he had learned it from watching TV dramas.

What about communication?

Ren Jian continued to press for answers.

“I will communicate with him—he will not contact anyone else.”

Of course he wouldn't.

If you were allowed to have contact with him, wouldn't that be terrible? Wouldn't everything be exposed?

"I understand, I understand."

"Focus on the results, not the process."

Ren Jian took a small sip of tea.

"As long as you can handle the documentation, you don't even need to get a patent; just getting a more favorable license is a great achievement."

"If you can poach him directly, we can discuss many things!"

Are you sure this document is valid?

Lin Xu asked tentatively.

“I’m a layman, but I’ve learned about PEEK materials, and in my opinion, this material is likely to be effective.”

"We'll see what happens."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door of the chairman's office.

"boss."

The company secretary stood at the door.

"Engineer Chu and Manager Liu are here."

The two people behind him walked into the office. Ren Jian nodded and handed the materials to them without saying a word.

"Don't ask anything else, just check its credibility."

The two took the materials, and without saying a word, they huddled together and began to read. "Turn the page."

Chu Xu said.

"Wow."

Liu Tong, the procurement officer, turned the page.

"Turn the page."

"Turn the page."

A dozen minutes later, the two looked up at the same time.

After exchanging a glance, Chu Xu said:
"Old Liu, you come from a materials science background, so you tell us."

"Then I'll say it."

Liu Tong nodded slightly and said:

"The materials are incomplete; there are far too many missing elements."

"Currently, the completeness is less than 30%."

"However, there are no problems with the overall architecture. This is a very strong and very novel process material."

"The idea of ​​using liquid forming flanges to manufacture PEEK material has been explored before. The current problems mainly focus on temperature control, wettability, and viscosity."

"There is no definitive solution, but the general approach is to improve the accuracy of the equipment."

"However, this solution takes a different approach. The process it mentions, which uses a one-way breathable membrane to assist in vacuum injection molding, is very novel."

"Theoretically speaking, I can't find any fault with it."

"In addition, the M46X material is not actually the best in terms of performance alone."

"The things the Japanese come up with are always exaggerated—sorry."

"What I mean is, if we're just talking about performance, the M55X carbon fiber we developed domestically is even stronger."

"However, the main advantage of this process in terms of materials is that it significantly reduces costs."

"The most crucial point is using lignin as a bio-based precursor, that's the key point."

"However, if we can make it, it will be of great significance."

“M46X material is a universal technology, and lignin precursor is also a universal technology. It can be used in M46X, M55X, and of course, all other carbon fiber materials.”

"The person who developed this technology was most likely just using the M46X as a test."

"He went there specifically for this material and didn't pay attention to other areas for expansion."

"It's strange, how should I put it?"

"It's like someone taking a golden shovel and instead of selling it, they honestly cut down trees."

Liu Tong frowned, while Ren Jian added at the opportune moment:
"The inventor of this technology is a person with Asperger's syndrome."

"Asperger's?"

Liu Tong was stunned for a moment.

"what is that?"

"It's Rain Man."

"And what is the Rain Man?"

Seeing that Ren Jian was almost red-hot, Lin Xu quickly explained:
"A solitary genius, like Guo Jing in the field of materials science."

"Guo Jing?"

"Even more wooden than Guo Jing."

"Now that you put it that way, I think I understand. It's autism."

Liu Tong breathed a long sigh of relief.

His understanding of autism was clearly flawed, but at least he understood Lin Xu's meaning.

"That makes perfect sense; that's indeed the way of thinking of someone with a mental disability."

"So what do we plan to do now? Go directly to him and get the missing documents?"

"As long as you confirm that the materials are authentic and valid, I will have Lin Xu communicate with them."

I can't guarantee it 100%.

As soon as Liu Tong finished speaking, Ren Jian's expression changed.

But then he continued:
"But its credibility is around 99%."

"If you keep talking like that, you should be transferred to logistics."

Ren Jian glared angrily at Liu Tong, then stood up and said to Lin Xu:

"Then it's settled."

"Lin Xu, go and communicate with them."

"Remember what I said."

"If you can accomplish this, it will be of great significance to the Star Travel No. 1 project, our company, and even the entire industry!"

"Once it's done, we can discuss anything you want!"

"Go to the finance department now and ask for an advance of 20 yuan as a reserve fund. Tell them to use it for entertainment expenses."

"Asperger's. People like that are going to be difficult to deal with, even your friends."

"But I don't care what method you use, I'm going to take him down!"

(End of this chapter)