Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

While Ye Wufa and Zhang Qianqian were putting on an acting showdown, Chen Zhou was looking through the documents compiled by Guo Le.

As for Guo Le, he was lying on the sofa sleeping without any regard for his image.

image?

She doesn't care at all.

All she wants to do right now is get some sleep.

Because much of this information needs to be kept confidential, it cannot be known to the general public, so only she can organize and verify it herself.

Therefore, she essentially stayed up all night to organize these materials.

Now that the documents have been delivered, she can take a nap. It doesn't matter who comes!

Chen Xin moved closer to Chen Zhou and watched with great interest.

As she looked at it, Chen Xin's expression changed: "No wonder Guo's Pharmaceuticals couldn't hold on."

Chen Zhou nodded: "A project that hasn't produced any research results in ten years also incurs significant monthly expenses."

"Consuming without producing will eventually drag Guo's Pharmaceuticals down."

"However, according to Guo Le, this project is about to yield results soon."

Chen Xin asked with a half-smile, "So, do you believe it?"

Chen Zhou: "Ultimately, you have to see it for yourself. I won't draw any conclusions before I've seen it."

Chen Xin nodded: "We definitely need to see them and see what they're up to."

Normally, it is quite normal for a project to not produce results for ten years, but it is abnormal if research funding not only does not decrease but continues to increase after ten years without producing results.

Thinking this, Chen Zhou walked over to Guo Le and tapped on the coffee table.

Several noises startled Guo Le awake.

She looked at Chen Zhou sleepily and asked instinctively, "Hmm? You've finished reading the documents?"

That shouldn't be the case. She hasn't been asleep for long. How could Chen Zhou have finished reading the documents?

Faced with Guo Le's question, Chen Zhou shook his head, pointed to one of the miracle potions on a piece of paper, and said, "President Guo, could you explain to me what this miracle potion is?"

Miracle Drugs was the project that cost Guo's Pharmaceuticals the most money.

Every year, a significant portion of Guo's Pharmaceutical's profits is invested in the research and development of miracle drugs.

Guo Le composed himself and naturally understood why Chen Zhou had asked about this matter.

With so much money invested, how could we not notice it?

So she said, "The Miracle Potion is a drug that Guo's Pharmaceutical is currently developing that can unlock the healing potential of the human body in a short period of time."

"In our simulations, after the injection of the miracle drug, the body's self-healing ability will be increased tenfold during the duration of the drug's effects."

At this point, Guo Le's eyes lit up with fervor, and his tone became somewhat excited as he asked, "Young Master Chen, do you know what a tenfold increase in self-healing ability means?"

Chen Zhou thought for a moment: "A revolution in surgery. Take organ transplantation as an example. Organ transplantation will no longer require anti-rejection drugs. Remove the diseased liver, transplant a new liver, and with one stitch, the blood vessels and bile ducts will be anastomosed back to normal within ten minutes, eliminating the risk of anastomotic leakage. The golden time for limb replantation will be extended from 6 hours to 60 hours."

"The window for reversing chronic diseases. Take myocardial infarction as an example. After a myocardial infarction occurs, myocardial cells can grow back the ruptured tissue like a salamander within the effective period of the medication, and heart failure can be completely cured. Another example is that patients with cirrhosis can grow a completely new, soft liver within a few hours. In neurodegenerative diseases such as spinal cord injury, neuronal axons can reconnect across the scar."

"A miracle drug for trauma first aid; as long as the brain and main torso are still intact, people who are injected with this drug can stand up after the effects wear off."

Upon hearing this, Guo Le nodded in agreement and continued, "I must say, Young Master Chen, you are absolutely right."

"But the potential of the miracle drug goes far beyond that."

"Even elderly scientists can use it to continuously repair aging organs, allowing an 80-year-old to have the lungs and heart of a 40-year-old, thus making a greater contribution to society."

"Thinking further ahead, with the continuous optimization of the miracle drug, human lifespan will continue to increase and even lead to immortality."

"Immortal humans, with ample time to learn all the knowledge in the world and achieve omniscience and omnipotence, will be the era when all humanity becomes gods, and everyone will become an omnipotent god!"

Guo Le's tone was filled with fervor; the thought that she would be the one to kick things off all of this filled her with excitement.

Chen Zhou nodded: "A promising future."

He then continued, "Leaving aside whether it's true or false, have you considered its potential risks?"

Guo Le was taken aback, a hint of confusion in his expression: "A hidden danger?"

Chen Zhou nodded: "The human body's self-healing process is a precisely regulated cascade reaction. What do you think would happen if you forcibly increased it tenfold?"

"The cell division and collagen synthesis during wound healing are extremely energy-intensive. A tenfold increase in repair speed means a surge in local metabolic rate, causing the body to instantly deplete the ATP (energy molecules) and oxygen reserves in that area. So, where does the energy for self-healing come from? Does the miracle drug provide it?"

Guo Le was stunned, muttering to himself, "The miracle potion only activates the body's self-healing potential; it doesn't carry energy. So this miracle potion isn't saving people; it's killing them!"

Guo Le realized this and began to tremble all over.

Then, as if grasping at a straw, she said, "Then let's study how to solve the energy problem in our next project."

Chen Zhou didn't speak, but continued, "The core mechanism of self-healing is fibrosis and cell proliferation. A tenfold increase in speed almost inevitably means loss of control."

"Fibroblasts will secrete collagen like crazy, and the healed wound will not be scarless, but will swell into a huge keloid, compressing nerves and blood vessels. Any tiny in situ cancer cells lurking in the body, suppressed by the immune system, will hitch a ride on this storm of growth factors. For cancer cells, this means a tenfold acceleration in growth. After the drug's effects wear off, the user may have metastatic lesions all over their body."

"So, how do you precisely control the area you want to heal ten times more?"

Listening to Chen Zhou's words, Guo Le couldn't help but think of everyone carrying a huge lump on their body, with cancer cells proliferating rapidly inside.

The thought of that scene sent a chill down Guo Le's spine.

This is not the situation she wanted.

Chen Zhou, unaware of Guo Le's thoughts, continued, "Besides the two potential problems mentioned above, have you considered the pain?"

Guo Le: "Does it hurt?"

Chen Zhou didn't keep them in suspense, but continued, "Accelerated nerve repair means abnormal discharge at nerve endings. The itching sensation during the healing process will turn into unbearable pain. Clinically, patients with nerve regeneration may suffer from hyperalgesia to the point of wishing for death. This is not saving lives, but torture."