"Mom, there is work to be done at school, and I live in the school these days...... Of course, I will be back before Christmas...... Yes, good night, I'll go to bed early, I love you too. ”

In the dark of the night, David spoke softly on the phone.

After the call, he looked back at the ancient building behind him, which was about a hundred years old, and thought of Sloane's calm but secretly murderous eyes before leaving, and Fawkes's hesitant expression, knowing that he had completed the arrangement of the Brotherhood quite well.

If David was really just an ordinary member of the Brotherhood in his memory, then even if he knew that Sloan would definitely find someone to keep an eye on him, he would definitely risk away from New York, evade the hunt, squander the fifty million in his account, and try his best to be a free-spirited rich man.

In 1999, one step away from the new century, 50 million US dollars was definitely an astronomical amount in the eyes of ordinary people, including ordinary organizations.

Even his brother Wilson Fisk, who now dominates the New York underworld, the famous Jin Ji, will not completely ignore 50 million.

But David had his own ambitions, and even escaping wouldn't solve the problem. Therefore, regardless of whether Sloan sent someone to monitor him or not, he would choose to stay in New York and live his life as usual.

However, it is necessary for David to stay away from the Hell's Kitchen family for a while to avoid getting his mother Marlene into trouble.

That's why he decided to stay at the school for a few days.

Although the Brotherhood is a stealthy killer organization, under the premise that it is based on faith, the Brotherhood pursues a different principle from ordinary killer organizations - killing targets without harming the innocent.

As long as David is away from home, he doesn't have to worry about his mother being threatened or accidentally injured.

Wesley is in a special case.

One is that Cross poses too much of a threat to the Brotherhood.

The second is that Sloane's beliefs are distorted, and as the leader of the Brotherhood, there is hardly anyone who will disobey his decision.

David knew in his heart that as long as he didn't mean to flee New York, Sloan wouldn't make any moves against him, so as not to overly damage his image as a leader in the hearts of die-hard members of the Brotherhood, who was also a man of face.

David took a taxi back to school.

Imperial State University is an Ivy League university, and some dormitories are still open during the winter break for domestic and foreign students who do not return home.

He has his own single dormitory at the school. The cost is a little more expensive, more than 20,000 US dollars a year. However, as Jin He's younger brother, needless to say, the family conditions need not be said, everything is prioritized by the convenience of life, and he will not save this little money.

……

The next day, the sun was clear and the sun was shining.

Everything in the world is swaying in the wind under the golden sunshine, revealing a pleasant side.

Despite the good weather, it was still cold in New York in December.

David went out against the cold wind, his hair fluttering wantonly in the wind, showing a little messy, feeling the sun shining on his face, and let out a white breath.

Walk through the empty and spacious campus for ten minutes to the joint research room of Richard and Connors located on campus.

"David, you're so early today."

A slightly surprised voice came, Curt Connors looked at David with a smile on his face, dressed in a researcher's white coat, with the joy of a happy occasion on his face.

"I heard that Richard suggested that you continue your studies, are you interested in coming to me for a PhD? I'll always have a place for you. ”

Connors was holding a test tube in his left hand, his right arm, which had been severed by the war, was empty, and the sleeves of his white coat hung casually at his side.

"If I promised, Professor Parker would kill me."

David glanced at Connors, and saw that he was in good spirits, judging the sad face of the previous days, and asked curiously, "Is there anything good that has happened lately, Doctor, you look very different from before, like a new life." ”

"Yes, great news."

Connors smiled, and couldn't help but show off: "My friends in the army have recommended me and Richard's project to Osborne, maybe we will be able to solve the funding problem soon, and even move the laboratory to Osborne Building." ”

"Good news indeed."

David praised it, and then asked like a barrage, "How much are they going to invest?" Will this project become the master of Oscom, and you are just employees of Oscom? If so, will your research results become the fruit of Osben? ”

"We'll have to wait until later. My friend told me that Osben will decide after review...... According to them, Osben is preparing research related to genetic engineering internally, and with my and Richard's resumes, there is a good chance that the project will be approved. ”

Connors restrained the smile on his face, and there was a bit of helplessness in the depths of his eyes, not taking David's impoliteness to heart.

The initiative was in Osben's hands, and Connors couldn't answer David's question at all.

He and Richard have run out of ammunition so far, and if the affiliation with Osbin is not successful, without the capital injection of Oscom, the project cannot be advanced under the condition of lack of funds, and their research is doomed.

In order for the research project to succeed, no matter what conditions Osben offers, they have to accept.

"Doctor, you have a second path."

David saw that Connors was unwilling in his heart, but he had to accept the reality, and unconsciously smiled, with deep meaning in his eyes.

"What do you mean?" Connors was stunned.

"Did Professor Parker tell you that my family is actually quite rich?" David asked.

……

A moment later, when Richard Parker came to the research room, he saw Connors and David sitting in a precarious position with serious expressions, and thought that something had gone wrong in the research room, and his heart suddenly became heavy.

Soon, as David and Connors spoke, the heaviness in Richard's heart vanished, revealing a surprised expression and looking at David incredulously.

"Meaning, you can invest in our research? Or even willing to share patent rights with us? ”

Richard looked at David with a look of surprise and delight, and at the same time a hint of puzzlement.

"Why?"

"Because I do think very well of you." David laughed.

"The surprise came so quickly that I couldn't react to it."

Richard carefully worded and said, "David, let's get down to business, how much can you invest?" What are your conditions? ”

"First of all, we need to register a company, such as Fisker Pharmaceuticals, which is a good name."

David had already thought about it, and said with ease: "When the time comes, we will all be shareholders of the company, and I will contribute funds to occupy eighty percent of the shares, and the remaining twenty will be divided equally between you." ”

"It's a good idea, but funding is the most important issue. David, you haven't said how much money you've prepared. You know, our research won't be cheap. ”

Connors was blunt.

Whether it's Curt Connors, a professor at Empire State University, or Dr. Lizard, he's not a good guy at hiding his emotions.

David could tell that he was actually happy with his proposal.

"Fifty million." David replied.

Hearing this number, Richard and Connors looked at each other and frowned slightly, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied.

Richard had a headache, rubbed his temples, and said frankly:

"David, I am very impressed by your proposal, but 50 million will not work...... That's a lot of money, but in this project we're facing, 50 million can't support the entire R&D process. You learned this, and you can even be said to be the number three person in the laboratory, you should know that 50 million is a drop in the bucket for us. ”

"David, the amount of my application to Osben is 200 million...... Although Osben will not lend the amount I requested, the effects of drugs such as limb regeneration and even body strengthening that we are pursuing are by no means more than 200 million dollars. ”

Connors added, for fear that David would not be able to figure out the situation.

"200 million is likely to be just the funds needed for early research and development and drug experiments, and there is still a long way to go, whether it is time or money, it is much more terrifying than you think."

Richard added: "David, I understand that you have a lot of affection for our research, and we thank you for the trust you have placed in us, but fifty million is really not enough, far from enough...... Before you make an investment decision, I want our friendship to last forever and not break down over an investment. ”

The research and development of a new drug can be roughly divided into five stages: drug discovery and pre-development, preclinical pharmaceutical experiments, process synthesis, clinical trials, and commercial production.

From the perspective of the proportion of stage costs, the most expensive is not preclinical, nor drug discovery, pharmaceutical research and drug evaluation, but clinical research.

The cost of the clinical phase is more than 50% of the overall cost, and often even 70%, which is a horrific proportion.

Most of the clinical trials are divided into three phases, and the cost of each phase has risen explosively. For Richard and Connors, the investment of 50 million yuan alone is only enough for the first two stages of new drug research and development, and even the most expensive clinical stage cannot be supported.

"No, of course I do."

David smiled: "I mean, inject 50 million first and then continue to invest." After all, I'm not Oscom, and I can't come up with hundreds of millions of funds at once. My family does have money, but compared to Osben, it can be said that it is not that rich. ”

paused: "However, in a few years, hundreds of millions of dollars should not be anything to me." ”

David understood Richard and Connors' concerns.

In the field of new drug research and development, there is a popular concept called "double ten". It refers to the average investment of "ten years" and "one billion" of US dollars from targeted confirmation, project approval to final production and marketing of an innovative drug.

In other words, starting from the clinical stage, the first phase of safety evaluation, the second phase of efficacy evaluation, and then the phase III larger-scale safety efficacy evaluation is not only a long process, but also can be regarded as a bottomless pit model of burning money with continuous investment of huge funds.

For Richard and Connors's research project, their research project is genetic engineering, and the realization of functions is slightly different, but it can be roughly seen as two directions, one is limb regeneration, and the other is body strengthening.

The difficulty of the research can be imagined.

From the point of view of difficulty, the massive amount of money invested and the time span are immeasurable.

This is the biggest reason why Richard and Connors are embarrassed by David's investment intentions, preferring Osben, who is both rich and able, to private investment.