City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1568 - 1567: The Idea of Investing in a Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory
After the epidemic in the village quarantine area was brought under control, and it was reported that an effective antiviral drug had been developed there, reporters from outside began to enter the village for interviews. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Now, Zhang Yilin was surrounded by so many reporters asking how he managed to research and develop those two effective antiviral drugs. What could Zhang Yilin say?
It wasn’t his research at all; it was Ye Qiu’s work, and he was just standing in for Ye Qiu.
But Ye Qiu had said he didn’t want to be too high-profile and wanted to let go of all the fame and fortune here.
Zhang Yilin felt it was difficult to navigate; on one hand, he felt it went against professional ethics, and on the other, it violated his personal morals.
If it were someone else, they might not have such thoughts, but Zhang Yilin knew that if it wasn’t his, then it wasn’t his.
So, he could only say that it was the result of the team, meaning Ye Qiu and those male and female assistants, and let those assistants introduce themselves.
These people witnessed firsthand how Ye Qiu conducted his research, and there were also detailed data records.
At this moment, Ye Qiu, Zhou Wenting, Wen Xin, and Ma Wenwen had just come down from seeing the grandmother.
Upon returning to the tent, Ye Qiu and Wen Xin went to check on the patients’ reactions after taking the medicine, as they had been administered either steroid antiviral drugs or protease inhibitor antiviral drugs in the morning.
The effects were not immediately apparent, but Ye Qiu knew it would surely work.
However, it couldn’t work that quickly.
Doctors Han Dexi and Pang Xinhua had been busy the entire time, but mostly just taking care of the patients.
Now, Ye Qiu found Han Dexi and Pang Xinhua. The two knew that the antiviral drugs were developed by Ye Qiu, but they couldn’t understand why Ye Qiu let the credit go, saying it was Professor Zhang’s research.
Ye Qiu said to the two, "Gentlemen, I might want to return to Jinling soon."
"Dr. Ye, you want to leave so soon?"
So soon?
It’s been over half a month, and Ye Qiu felt suffocated staying here.
"The reason I took the initiative to go into the lab to research those antiviral drugs was because I wanted to leave this place as soon as possible," Ye Qiu said.
At this, the two understood.
However, Pang Xinhua asked, "Dr. Ye, why did you let Professor Zhang take the credit for your research? Wasn’t that all your blood, sweat, and effort in vain?"
"Director Pang, you don’t understand. Given my situation, I don’t lack fame or fortune; I don’t want to be bothered by those people," Ye Qiu said calmly.
This left Han Dexi and Pang Xinhua even more amazed.
While others spend their entire lives chasing fame and fortune, Ye Qiu, who could easily obtain it, didn’t need it.
But, Han Dexi and Pang Xinhua still couldn’t understand how Ye Qiu, who knew both medical skills and modern medicine, was so formidable.
"Could you help me inform Director Wei that Wen Xin, Zhou Wenting, and I might return in the next couple of days?"
Given the current state of the viral outbreak, once it’s fully controlled, there’ll surely be a commendation ceremony, but Ye Qiu didn’t need it at all.
He brought Wen Xin and Zhou Wenting over mainly to enhance their credentials, and now that their credentials have been enhanced and they’ve saved quite a few people in the process, the mission is complete.
As for the commendation ceremony, Ye Qiu didn’t even think about attending.
However, Ye Qiu knew this trip had been rewarding; at least he realized the potential in drug research.
Many of the world’s top 500 companies have significant ties to drug research and production, yet Huaxia lacks companies in this field.
Therefore, Ye Qiu thought he might invest more in this area.
When he was in the lab a few days ago, Professor Zhang’s assistants even said they wanted to work with him, realizing that Ye Qiu was excellent in every aspect and that working with him would be promising.
And these assistants were actually university teachers, medical doctorates, and post-doctorates, who, with the right leadership, could have a very promising future.
As for Zhang Yilin, Ye Qiu felt he was alright, but compared to real professors abroad, he still fell a bit short.
What Ye Qiu admired about Zhang Yilin was that he personally led the team to the mountains to find the source of the viral outbreak and was even bitten by a venomous snake, nearly dying.
Another reason was that when Ye Qiu offered the fame and fortune from the two antiviral drugs to him, he wouldn’t accept it until Ye Qiu mentioned he didn’t want to be too high-profile, so he accepted on Ye Qiu’s behalf.
So, Ye Qiu thought that for various widespread diseases like hepatitis and cancers, which require antiviral drugs, there are few effective ones domestically. Instead, they are imported at high prices from abroad.
Although Ye Qiu could cure these patients with his medical skills, he knew that for most ordinary people, spending millions for his treatment wasn’t feasible. Thus, the key was these modern antiviral drugs, which could be very effective.
Moreover, this kind of drug was highly profitable.
From this perspective, Ye Qiu felt it was indeed a good harvest.
But whether Ye Qiu should invest in such a company domestically or continue investing in France was still undecided.
In France, there were many talents, and both the system and other aspects were favorable, with less entanglement involved.
If he invested domestically, Ye Qiu knew it could fill the void in this market, which wasn’t only about money.
So, Ye Qiu was still a bit torn and temporarily didn’t know what would be better.
He needed to return to Jinling and think it over before deciding.
Hearing that Ye Qiu really wanted to go back, Pang Xinhua asked, "Dr. Ye, you’ve made the biggest contribution this time. Are you just going back without attending the commendation ceremony?"
"Contribution or no contribution, I don’t live off that, and I’m really tired of this place," Ye Qiu replied.
Ye Qiu also knew that Song Ying in Jinling would definitely be furious with him. He had been away for half a month without saying a word, and the Jin University basketball team might not know how badly the games were going.
The two looked at Ye Qiu, thinking he was a young man who was very transparent about not being materialistic. This made them feel even more ashamed and that they fell far behind compared to Ye Qiu.
"Dr. Ye, I need to learn from you," Han Dexi said.
"Please, I’m not like you guys," Han Dexi and the others are ordinary people with strong material desires, which is normal. Like this time, all these people undoubtedly came for something like Luo Wenfeng, either to enhance their credentials or to gain more fame and fortune.
There are very few who would come over to face death for no reason.
