Chapter 140: It Works (I)
In the bustling conference venue, the guests who came to participate in the press conference were all dressed in suits and leather shoes, and there were many big names among them.
On the left seat are military and political dignitaries, and even a White House adviser, while on the right are prominent business figures, including Pepper and Stark, Osborne, the heads of Hammer's military industry, and the bosses of more than 20 companies, large and small.
Behind the right are academics, including Schiller, Strange, Connors, Ethan, and more than 30 other Ph.D. holders or professors at well-known universities, and the two rows in the back add up to hundreds of PhDs.
Among them, Strange and Schiller sat together on the far right, that is, behind Stark, both of them were in suits and leather shoes, sitting straight on the chairs, Strange did not turn his head, but whispered to Schiller: "The so-called theory of the effect of immortality factors on the repair of the nervous system is so nonsense that I can't read it." ”
"Whenever you can't read it, think about the last string of numbers in the contract."
"So for the next few months, every day I had to be on such occasions, like a liar, reading theories that didn't make sense?"
"No, you have more to do in the next few months, like leaving and moving, and most importantly, counting money."
Speaking of which, the host of the press conference invited Strange to the stage, and Strange stood up, straightened his suit and tie, and then walked to the front of the stage with a copy of the speech.
“…… Just like the research results published by Stark Group and Osborne Group before, as an expert in the field of neurosurgery, after I obtained valuable experimental samples, I also discovered the secret of self-repair and reverse growth of the human body......"
Stark, who was drowsy in the audience, was slapped by Pepper, he was excited, then rubbed his eyes, looked left and right, and found that the chair next to Schiller was empty, so he quietly walked over, and then sat down next to Schiller, and said, "How much money did you promise him to make him say such nonsense without changing his face?" ”
"In short, much higher than his salary."
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"I thought he was going to be the kind of guy with a bit of a career ambition."
"Of course he has, he claims to be the best neurosurgeon in the world, and that's true, you wouldn't have heard of him, would you?' God's gift to the medical profession'. ”
"It's a big breath, I haven't called myself 'God's gift to the human scientific community.'"
"I promised to give him a number he couldn't refuse, and then hire him as the attending physician at the new nursing home, you know, he's big enough for the position."
"What about you? I thought you'd be the attending physician yourself. ”
"No, I'm the dean. I don't have time to treat patients myself, I have a lot to do. ”
"You two unscrupulous quacks." Stark concluded, "Whoever went to your hospital was really badly lucky." ”
After a while, Strange finally finished speaking, and when he returned, he found that Stark had taken his place, he and Stark stared at each other, and neither of them was willing to back down, there was no way, or Dr. Ethan next to him moved another chair for Strange.
Strange said to Stark, "You'd better make sure that the salary you're paid by the syndicate is worth my brain tainted by these terrible theories." ”
Stark let out a disdainful snort from his nose and said, "Your salary for a year is not as much as what Stark Group earns in a minute." ”
"Don't say that." Schiller then comforted Strange and said, "I'll take you to meet Councillor Porter later, who is very interested in the immortality factor and happens to lack a personal health consultant. ”
"Wait." Stark looked at Schiller suspiciously, and said, "How can there be any such thing as a councilor?" ”
"You can't be a multi-party collector, right? You two are advisors to the United Group, and I and the Osborne Group are going to pay you salaries, and you are employed by S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick should also pay you, and the construction fund of the sanatorium should also give you a salary, and now, you are going to get to know the councillors again?? ”
Strange rolled his eyes and said, "I think it's also necessary to broaden my career path appropriately." ”
Schiller agreed: "That's right, and they begged us to do it, the old men of Capitol Hill, everyone wants to know some information about the pharmacy from me in advance, but you have to know that I am only a psychiatrist, and I don't know the specific principles of medicine, and I always need some professionals to help me at this time." ”
"By the way, Stephen, you and Dr. Connors will have a good confession later, and those councillors have their own health counselors, who are your enemies......"
Strange let out a snort, and said, "I'm just pretending to be a liar, and that group of health consultants is a bunch of unlearned and unskilled liars." ”
Then, he leaned his upper body a little towards Schiller and asked in a low voice, "What Stark said just now is true?" Are you planning to collect money from multiple sources? ”
"It's not me, it's us." Schiller also leaned over, and the two got together to discuss in a low voice, Schiller said: "What do you think is most lacking in a new technology that can change the future of mankind on the market?" ”
Before Strange could reply, Schiller replied himself: "All the forces want someone to explain to them what this is and what changes it can make." ”
"As a real participant in the research, we have the clearest and unambiguous interpretation power, everyone has to compete, we not only collect money from many parties, we will serve whoever offers the highest price."
"But I can't really explain anything." "I've seen Connors' research and we haven't actually cracked this thing......"
"You don't need a real explanation, you just need to use the technical terms you know and repeatedly emphasize one sentence – 'it works', remember, that's your leitmotif for the next few months, and repeat 'it works' over and over again."
"Does it really work?"
"Don't ask stupid questions like that." Schiller looked around, there were parliamentarians in suits and leather shoes, and there were also military representatives in military uniforms, and he said: "We are just an emotionless harvesting machine, how long do these rich and powerful leeks live, what does it have to do with you?" ”
"I like your attitude." Strange tilted his head and said, "It seems that I misunderstood you a little bit before, but we still have a lot in common." ”
"Don't forget, when the resignation procedures at the Presbyterian Hospital are completed, you will immediately go to work in the nursing home, and the places for the next two months will be fully booked, and you will be very busy next."
"And what about the shares?"
"Just as we said ......"
Stark heard the two of them talking in a low voice for a long time, and he was curious about what they were talking about, but he was too embarrassed to lean over and eavesdrop, so he pretended to be disdainful and said, "You two unscrupulous quacks must not have said anything good." ”
Strange and Schiller looked at each other and said, "We may be unscrupulous......"
“…… But definitely not quacks. ”
After the press conference, Schiller took Strange to the office of the S.H.I.E.L.D. reception center, Nick was waiting for them in the office, Schiller just walked in, Nick walked up and shook Strange's hand and said, "This is the general counsel of the Immortal Factor series of products, right?" Hello, I'm Nick Fury. ”
Strange looked the environment in the S.H.I.E.L.D. office up and down, and before he could ask the question in his stomach, Schiller said directly to Nick: "The construction period of the sanatorium should be final, when will it open?" ”
"The former owner of the old bank used it very carefully, and there are actually not many places to repair, and it will be open in about a week."
"And what about the ribbon-cutting ceremony, has it been arranged?" Nick and Schiller walked together to a table and sat down facing each other, Strange sitting next to him.
"No problem, everyone who should be there will be who's there. In addition, the follow-up construction plan of the nursing home has also been put on the agenda, but you will have to talk to Stark and Osborne Group for the follow-up construction, they are the real investors. ”
"Also." Nick looked at Schiller and said, "What are you going to call this nursing home?" You can't just call it an immortality factor sanatorium, right? ”
Schiller smiled and said, "How about calling Arkham Sanatorium?" ”
"Arkham? This should be a surname, right? As soon as Nick finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment, and then, along with Strange, looked at the ring on Schiller's hand.
Schiller continued: "Just kidding, the name doesn't matter, you can ...... it."
"No, no, no, I'm sorry, you don't have to say why, the naming right is yours, you can think of whatever name you want."
Schiller glanced at the two of them, and Nick and Strange had very strange expressions, and he knew that these two people must have misunderstood something.
When everyone's attitude towards a misunderstanding is "no, you don't have to explain", it is already difficult to clarify, and when they come up with a "I understand, I understand" attitude, don't think about clarifying.
Both Nick and Strange know about the origin of Schiller's freezing technique, with Schiller claiming to be "I have a friend", but the more he says this, the more everyone thinks he's covering up something.
"I have a friend", everyone who understands it.
Either way, the name was so hastily decided that on the day Arkham sanatorium opened, no one knew why it was called Arkham.
Schiller had previously kept a low profile, he was not as well-known as Strange in medicine, and most of the time he was hidden behind the scenes, and little was known about him except for a few core figures.
So much so that most people thought that the dean's surname was Arkham, so Schiller directly lost his true name, and most people called him "Dean Arkham" instead of "Dean Rodriguez".
It was a rare sunny day on the day of the opening of the Arkham Sanatorium, where Schiller invited all his friends in this world and gave them intensive training the night before.
“…… Yes, I'm sure it's useful, and although I'm in charge of pathology research, I'm also aware of a part of the confidential research results, and I can certainly tell you that......"
"Oh, yes...... That's right, I'm a high school student, and I'm just giving Dr. Connors a hand in the lab, what? Have I seen the exact report? I can't reveal this to you, it's confidential...... Well, all I can tell you is that with so many researchers working on this thing together, it can't be completely useless, right? ”
"It's true that I'm a Ph.D. in physics, but I think you have a misunderstanding of the scope of physics, and I did participate in this experiment, especially in the research and development of medical devices for the immortality factor, do you think I would put so much effort into a useless thing?"
"Longevity? You are too conservative in your estimation of its effect, sir, as a psychologist, I can responsibly tell you that it is also effective in regulating people's emotions......"
"Anyway, don't ask so much, I'm Stark! Stark tells you it works, it just works! ”
"I think you heard ......"
"Yes, that's right, that's what we all say......"
"What's wrong with that?"
"Do you want me to repeat it?"
"Of course it works......"
"It works!"