My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 393 - 266: Pitfalls in the Industry

Chapter 393: Chapter 266: Pitfalls in the Industry

Unbelievably wrong?

Gao Yuan’s expression was somewhat peculiar, yet she also found it somewhat amusing.

Mr. Meng, the person you introduced described the technical information you provided me as "unbelievably wrong."

Isn’t this tantamount to shooting oneself in the foot?

What expression should I use when I have to talk to you about this?

"Hmm... is it possible that you were wrong?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.

Compared with an unknown university professor, she was more inclined to trust Meng Lang and the power behind him.

Thinking of "Zero," and Meng Lang’s bizarre assessment of his organization’s unparalleled technical research capabilities, Gao Yuan was utterly convinced...

"This..."

Gao Yuan’s undisguised confidence left Zheng Dalu at a loss for words for a moment.

Continuing to debate the right and wrong of academic issues seems somewhat disrespectful, especially since it was clear that she was not a research scientist.

But to not argue...

You’re saying I was wrong?

Do you realize you are questioning the mainstream research direction of the world?!

"Professor Zheng, dinner is ready."

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a bit awkward, Tang Yun took the initiative to say with a smile.

"Hmm! Professor Zheng, it’s about time, so we’ll take our leave.

For specific questions about scientific research projects, you can discuss them with our technical staff after you visit and join our company." Gao Yuan said as she stood up.

"Uh... Chairman Gao, why not stay for a simple meal?"

Zheng Dalu looked at the dishes prepared on the table and said somewhat sheepishly.

"No, thank you. I have matters to attend to at the office in the afternoon, and we must head back.

This is Tang Yun, our Director of Human Resources, who will be responsible for Professor Zheng’s subsequent visit and recruitment. Mr. Tang and Professor Zheng will be in contact afterward." Gao Yuan introduced.

Tang Yun smiled as she handed over a business card.

"Professor Zheng, if you need anything, feel free to contact me at any time. I look forward to your joining us."

After seeing off the two, Zheng Dalu was still staring at the business card in his hand.

He had been worried about securing his subsequent work, and then someone came to his door offering a position—personally delivered by the chairman, no less. It seemed almost unreal.

He was self-aware enough to know that given their statuses, it was an honour for him to be courted like this, and the offered conditions were indeed irresistible.

However, he couldn’t help but frown at the research project...

A rare talent meeting a great mentor, being appreciated—it was impossible not to feel grateful.

It was precisely because of his gratitude that he started worrying about his prospective employer, even before he officially joined them.

According to current mainstream academic research, the deposition of Aβ proteins leads to the tangles of tau proteins, which then lead to the death of neuro cells.

This is the pathologically accepted formation process of Alzheimer’s disease in the academic world.

However, what exactly causes protein deposition remains without a definitive research conclusion.

Microorganisms, aging, neuroinflammation, and more could all be potential causes.

Another theory suggests that Alzheimer’s disease is less a disease and more a syndrome with multiple causes, suggesting it might not be curable with a single type of medication.

Among these numerous academic speculations, the "β-amyloid hypothesis" is the main hypothesis for Alzheimer’s disease.

In the ’90s, a famous scientific journal from across the ocean, Nature, published an article titled "Specific β-amyloids in the brain impair memory," push Alzheimer’s research to a new level.

The article indicated that a type of oligomer, Aβ56, could cause memory impairment.

The core content of the paper was that researchers isolated Aβ56 and injected it into juvenile mice, discovering the mice exhibited significant memory deficits.

This virtually confirmed Aβ56 as the causative agent of Alzheimer’s.

Thereafter, for a long time, the mainstream Alzheimer’s treatment technology revolved around studying target drugs for Aβ56.

After all, to see further, one must stand on the shoulders of giants; there’s no reason to reject what is near and seek what is far.

Yet, Changqing Biological’s research project embarked on such an unprecedented course...

Although it was merely predictive technology for the disease, predictive technology could certainly be considered as "preliminary" to treatment.

Theory is consistent throughout.

If the initial direction was wrong, the results would always be erroneous...

"However, speaking of which, this unique research direction..."

Professor Zheng’s mind couldn’t help but recall the content of the document he had just seen.

After carefully considering every word, he had to admit that this unconventional research direction also had its merits...

In recent years, the number of Alzheimer’s patients has been on the rise. Currently, globally, about one person is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s every three seconds.

It is estimated that by 2050, the number of patients will increase to 152 million.

Given the immense market potential and definite demand, pharmaceutical giants one after another continued to pour into the field of medication development.

Related research and development had entered the age of great navigation.

However, Roche, Pfizer, and Lilly, despite how many talents and funds they invested, these giants venturing out to sea were collectively failing!

Until today, there hasn’t been any specific medication that could cure Alzheimer’s. In the past decade, over a hundred new drugs had failed in development with a clinical failure rate as high as 97.3%!

The great channel of Alzheimer’s can really be called a massive pitfall in the industry!

After experiencing several concentrated setbacks, many pharmaceutical companies withdrew from Alzheimer’s and even the entire field of central nervous system diseases.

After the rough waves had washed away the sand, the companies still developing relevant drugs could be counted on one hand.

There had simply been too many failures surrounding the research and development of "Aβ56"...

It is said that some foreign companies had already started discussing moving away from "Aβ56" and beginning research on "Aβ42" and other drugs targeting Tau and inflammation.

But that was just discussion.

The choice of Changqing Biological, before the results came out, indeed couldn’t be said to be 100% wrong.

But as Professor Zheng saw it, this aggressive, unconventional research strategy had an extremely high chance of failure.

Even wealthy, world-class pharmaceutical giants didn’t dare to try it easily, let alone a company like Changqing Biological that could only rank at the bottom.

He really couldn’t understand it.

It was already somewhat baffling for a small domestic pharmaceutical company like Changqing Biological to set their sights on Alzheimer’s, a pinnacle of medical science.

Moreover, they actually wanted to be the first to eat the crab...

The first one who successfully ate the crab indeed earned envy, but could you not see how many people died directly on the beach?

Regarding this, all he could say was... commendable courage, but it was utterly a wild gamble!

It seemed he still needed to explain the pros and cons in detail to Chairman Gao.

Could it be that someone was deceiving him, and someone was intentionally trying to harm Chairman Gao?

"Dad, are you really going to their company?" This time, Zheng Wan brought over the served rice.

"Hmm... Let’s go over and see."

Zheng Dalu was preoccupied with his thoughts and somewhat absentmindedly took the rice bowl.

Zheng Wan, seeing this, thought her father was having a hard time deciding about his new job.

She could only helplessly serve herself a bowl of rice and sat down quietly to eat.

But just as she stuck a bite of fish into her mouth, her expression suddenly froze, and gradually her face seemed to darken...

"Hmm? What’s wrong?"

Noticing his son’s unusual behavior, Zheng Dalu was taken aback, thinking perhaps the fish was too awful to eat, he too took a bite.

Oh no, the fish was perfectly made, delicious in flavor and appearance!

"It’s nothing, it’s just this flavor... it reminded me of mom..."

Zheng Dalu: "..."

He sighed, put down his chopsticks, and patted Zheng Wan’s head.

"Don’t worry, I will take good care of you in place of your mom."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Wan looked up at Elder Zheng and continued eating.

After taking a couple of bites, she couldn’t help but look up again, very seriously.

"Dad, considering you might be very busy with work in the future, and frankly, the food you cook is not really taking care of anyone.

Why don’t you consider hiring a maid for our house?"

Zheng Dalu: "..."

...

"Chairman Gao, it seems you hold this Professor Zheng in high regard?"

"Yes! Sort of, if he decides to join the company, once he arrives, we’ll try to accommodate any of his requests as long as they aren’t too excessive."

"Got it! He really seems to care a lot about his son, I’ll see if I can accommodate him in that aspect.

Truth be told, out of so many employees I have hired, Professor Zheng is the only one who outright refused overtime on the spot.

I must admit, his family-oriented attitude is quite admirable..."

Gao Yuan smiled and turned to look at Tang Yun.

"That’s just perfect, he’s single, and watching you in the kitchen just now, I must say, it was quite harmonious."

Tang Yun instantly blushed deeply.

"Chairman Gao, what are you saying!"

"Well! I just think bringing you here today was really wise.

My plan was to use the ’three visits to the thatched cottage,’ but it turned out I accidentally employed a beauty trick!" Gao Yuan joked.

Tang Yun: "..."

The threads of fate are so mysterious; because plucking any one randomly can cause chaos around.

You can’t really discern which should have reached its end.

And which one has unintentionally connected with another...

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