The next day, early in the morning.
As the Dragon Kingdom has entered winter, the weather in Shen City has become extremely cold.
Although it is not as cold as the north, the coldness in the south does not lie in the low temperature, but in the chill brought by the breeze, blowing on the face, like a knife cutting flesh.
Shenzhen International Airport.
VIP terminal.
Only 1.65 meters tall, overall thin and with a pot head, Jiang Ce looked around like a junior high school student, as if he was looking for something.
“This way.”
Chen Xing raised his hand.
Jiang Ce looked at the raised arms and immediately trotted closer, sat down next to Chen Xing and said, "President, where are we going?"
In the early hours of last night , he had already fallen asleep, when he suddenly received a call from Chen Xing, telling him to pack up early tomorrow morning and go on a business trip to the Magic City. He had very important things to do.
Jiang Ce didn't ask carefully what was going on, but since it was Chen Xing who called in person, he couldn't say no, after all, he was his boss.
If he could find him on a business trip, he expected it to be about the GIANTPANDA bank settlement system. He was probably going to attend some seminar. Jiang Ce didn't think too much about it. He hung up the phone, set an alarm clock, and continued to sleep.
"Have you had breakfast?" Chen Xing did not answer him, but asked if he had eaten.
People are like iron, and food is like steel. Since it only takes two or three hours to fly to Shanghai, meals are not provided on the plane. However, even if meals are provided, few people will eat them because The taste of empty meals is so weird.
“Not yet.”
Jiang Ce answered honestly.
"Let's go eat first. There is a cafeteria over there. Take whatever you want to eat and come back when you are full." Chen Xing reminded as he looked at the entrance of the cafeteria on one side.
Since I booked first class, the food in the cafeteria is free. Although it is said to be free, in fact, the cost of the meal is already included in the ticket price, and there is nothing expensive in these cafeterias. , even if you open the door to eat, it will only cost you a few hundred yuan at most. It is a business that is sure to make money without losing money.
"It's okay if you don't eat for one or two meals. President, what are we going to do in the Demon City?"
Jiang Ce asked again.
"Go get something to eat. You'll know when we get there." Chen Xing played it safe and didn't say anything about the brain-computer interface.
He has been dealing with Jiang Ce for so long, and he knows that this boy's character is just six words: timid, greedy and lustful. If he told him that he would do a craniotomy later, he would probably be scared to the point of weakness. , simply conceal it in advance.
After seeing off Jack Ma, Zhou Hongwei, Li Yanhong and Huang Renxun last night, Chen Xing made a special call to Li Ge.
Originally, Li Ge wanted to fly to Shenzhen to discuss with Chen Xing the use of Longxing Group as an endorsement to recruit brain-computer interface volunteers.
However, after learning about Li Ge’s idea, Chen Xing immediately thought of the candidate, and that was Jiang Ce, who was suffering from ALS.
Although Jiang Ce can walk and talk now, just like a normal person, his condition has reached a very serious stage. He went from going to the hospital for treatment once a month to three days now. Hospital once, and recently the doctor even recommended treatment once every two days.
This is because the neurotoxin is about to cover the entire brain neural network. Once infected, the heart, limbs, and organs will immediately enter a state of failure.
To put it bluntly.
Now Jiang Ce is relying on medicine to barely enter a state of recovery.
Once the treatment or the suppressive drugs are stopped, he will probably not be able to talk, not to mention walking.
When he recruited Jiang Ce, Chen Xing promised to cure him, and the system also provided a brain-computer interface plan. Now that his condition could no longer be delayed, Chen Xing could only choose to take a gamble.
"Okay, then I'll go get something to eat." Jiang Ce couldn't resist Chen Xing, so he put down his backpack and walked to the cafeteria.
“Go.”
Chen Xing nodded slightly.
After Jiang Ce turned around and left, Chen Xing looked at his back and read the panel silently.
[Name]: Jiang Ce
[Type]: Network technical talents
[Qualification]: Red
[Personality]: Introverted (because Introverted and inferior, the Internet is everything to him, and network technology has improved significantly)
[Main areas of focus]: Computer network technology, software design and programming, virus writing...
[Loyalty]: 97
[Monthly Salary]: 200,000
[Special Entries]: Internet Giant (Realistically submissive, the Internet attacks hard, and is engaged in computer software programming, network attack and defense, etc. When acting online, logical thinking, concentration, and intelligence will be greatly improved)
[Special status]: ALS (motor neuron disease, the cause of ALS is still unclear, and the current life span is only With 3 days left, you need to go to the hospital for treatment in time to slow down the speed of neuron disease)
[Cure Plan]: Implant a brain-computer interface to continuously activate motor neurons and inhibit the spread of neurotoxins.
“Are there only 3 days left?”
Chen Xing muttered to himself.
When he first recruited him, Jiang Ce's life expectancy was shown to be 20 days. He spent money on treatment and survived for more than a year.
Now there are only 3 days left, and he can no longer imagine how serious it is.
As for red quality, Jiang Ce is also the first talent to be promoted from gold quality to red quality since Chen Xing has been in contact with him.
"I hope it goes well."
Chen Xing doesn't want to lose Jiang Ce.
……
At the same time.
The other side.
In the Ruijin Hospital in the capital city, a group of experts in the field of brain neural networks have gathered in the seminar room and are discussing the surgery.
“This is the first case of brain-computer interface implantation. This is no joke. I need a more detailed experimental report.”
“As far as I know, this so-called The brain-computer interface was developed by WuXi Group and has only been tested on experimental monkeys. In other words, the safety is not guaranteed at all. If someone dies, who will bear the responsibility? "
"Let me state in advance? , Even the reason why I came to the devil at night was because Dean Qian asked me to do brain surgery, but he didn't say it was a brain-computer interface implantation. "
"I'm afraid this needs to be discussed in the long term."
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The risks of brain-computer interface are huge. Even the medical giants from Ruijin Hospital dare not try it easily, and their words are hesitant.
Perhaps many people don’t know the importance of Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai.
Let's put it this way, if there is a ranking of Longguo Hospital, except for the undisputed Xiehe and Huaxi, Ruijin will be the top three.
The "Ruijin Formula" that guides the repair of large-area burns comes from the medical giant Ruijin Hospital. This hospital not only has extremely high attainments in burn treatment, but its neurology department is also a key national support project.
The doctors gathered in the conference room at this time were not only doctors from Ruijin Hospital, but also doctors from Xiehe and Huaxi. It can be said that a group of heroes gathered together.
While the doctors were arguing endlessly, Qian Qiuliang, the director of the School of Neurology of Ruijin Hospital, knocked on the table slowly, reminding people to be quiet, and said in a deep voice:
"Brain I have read the experimental data and research and development reports of the machine interface, and it has indeed entered the stage of human implantation, and this operation is not difficult, so there is no need to worry about taking responsibility.”
“The implantation is indeed not difficult. Big, but there is no way to guarantee whether this thing will be rejected by the human body. Once a rejection reaction occurs, the person may be dead in an instant.”
Some people immediately refuted it, and it was none other than Huaxi Neuro. Chen Guoqiang, Chief of Surgery and Vice President.
"Dean Chen is right. It is easy to implant, but difficult to remove. Once rejection occurs midway, even if the person does not die, the brain will be severely damaged, ranging from a vegetative state to brain death. "Wu Shi, director of Xiehe Neurosurgery, echoed.
They were all "cheated". No one expected that the minor surgery Qian Qiuliang mentioned was to implant a brain-computer interface. They thought it was a flying knife surgery, but it turned out to be a total surgery.
Perhaps many people have never been exposed to flying knives and do not know the significance of its existence.
The so-called flying knife doctors are doctors who accept money from patients openly and come from thousands of miles away to act as foreign aid.
Why do we need foreign aid?
It’s very simple, medical resources are imbalanced!
If city-level hospitals take it for granted and commonplace surgeries are placed in county-level hospitals, county-level doctors may not be able to perform them.
In this case, the patient has two options.
1 is to transfer to the hospital immediately.
2 is to ask the flying knife doctor.
If the patient is transferred to another hospital, one must also consider whether the patient can withstand the bumps on the road. If the patient's life is hanging by a thread and suddenly travels a long distance at this time, there is a high probability that the patient will die of illness on the way.
In order to solve this problem, some people have found another way to let top doctors from city hospitals or provincial hospitals come to county hospitals to perform surgeries instead. This has led to the spin-off profession of flying knife doctor.
Of course.
Not all doctors can throw knives.
Only doctors who are recognized by the patient and have authority can perform the surgery, and this also involves personal connections.
If you have money but no connections, there is a high probability that you will not be able to hire Dr. Flying Knife.
Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi are Feidao doctors and doctoral supervisors of Longguo Neurology. They are only one step away from being able to touch academicians.
"Just sign the exemption agreement. Mr. Li from WuXi Group is waiting outside now. How about letting him in for a chat?"
Qian Qiuliang tried again.
In the field of neurosurgery, he really needed Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi, otherwise he would not have coaxed them here.
Actually, he also has selfish motives.
Li Ge came to him last night, hoping to arrange a brain-computer interface human implant surgery.
The concept of brain-computer interface is familiar to doctors in the field of neurology. It is said to be the best way to cure neurological diseases.
If Ruijin Hospital can complete Dragon Kingdom...
No!
With the world's first human implant, the reputation of Ruijin Hospital will completely skyrocket, and Qian Qiuliang's reputation and status will also rise!
What are people doing in this life?
Twelve words summary, greed for pleasure, glory, wealth, fame and status.
When you have no money, you want money. When you have money, you want to eat and drink women. When you are tired of eating and drinking women, you will chase fame and status.
Qian Qiuliang didn’t ask for much. He only asked for some space for him in the history books, just three words “Qian Qiuliang”.
“Yes.”
"Let him come in and talk."
Wu Shi and Chen Guoqiang expressed their opinions one after another.
Actually, when a special plane came to pick them up from the Magic City last night, the two of them noticed something unusual, but they didn't think about it in the field of brain-computer interface.
Now that everything is connected in series, they finally know why a plane came overnight to pick them up in Shanghai, why Qian Qiuliang is so interested, and why Ruijin Hospital can offer 400,000 yuan for flying knife. It turns out It's "chasing fame and position" that leads to spending huge sums of money.
“Ahem.”
Qian Qiuliang coughed twice and winked.
Next second.
The doctor sitting at the end on the right stood up.
Although he is also a master of neurology and is always a guest in municipal hospitals, but in front of the real masters, he is still a little guy.
I saw him quickly walking out of the door, came to the conference room next door and reminded: "Mr. Li, our dean calls you over."
"Okay!"
Li Ge quickly stood up with the information.
I followed him to the door of the seminar room, looking at the table full of "living documents", he said respectfully: "Dear deans, the director has long admired me, I am Li Ge, the chairman of WuXi Group. He is also the initiator of this brain-computer interface implantation. Please give me your advice."
"Come in." Qian Qiuliang nodded slightly.
When Li Ge entered the seminar room, he continued: "Tell me about your product, Mr. Li. Director Wu and Director Chen are both curious."
< br>Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi were not unhappy when they were named. They were really curious about the brain-computer interface and how to operate it.
"Then I will make a fool of myself. Please forgive me if I am unprofessional."
After being humble and polite, Li Ge inserted the portable hard drive into the computer in the seminar room, and then through the screen The data is transmitted and the picture is projected to the OLED screen behind Qian Qiuliang.
Qian Qiuliang turned sideways and looked back at the scientific research data on the brain-computer interface.
At this time, the appearance of the brain-computer interface and the internal anatomy diagram appeared on the screen, which can be said to be clear at a glance.
“As you can see, this is the whole picture of our brain-computer interface. Its outermost soft silicone is PDMS polydimethylsiloxane, which has good biocompatibility, flexibility and microbiology. The compatibility of processing technology and its ability to adapt to the curved topology of the brain should be familiar to everyone. ”
PDMS polydimethylsiloxane is a frequent use in neurosurgery, and the doctors present were not surprised. This material is one of the few soft silicone materials that can deceive the human body and not cause rejection.
All the doctors were all listening. Chen Guoqiang, Wu Shi, and Qian Qiuliang were all very alert and did not dare to miss a single detail.
“Wrapped in PDMS polydimethylsiloxane, there are four parts that make up the brain-computer interface, namely the signal acquisition part, the signal processing part, the control equipment part and the feedback link part.”
“The signal acquisition part is the most basic device of the brain-computer interface system. It is responsible for reading and deciphering brain signals from the brain and obtaining the response curve of brain cells to consciousness.”
“Then how to obtain Consciousness response curve? "
Li Ge asked the question and answered it himself: "This requires inserting 24 electrode filaments of the brain-computer interface into the cortex of the brain, which requires very strict accuracy. It not only requires the assistance of R1 robotic equipment, but also requires the surgeon’s extremely high judgment.”
Because it is a human implant and the safety of human life is at stake, he moved the R1 robotic equipment to Ruijin Hospital overnight.
After all, humans are being used as experimental monkeys. If they were experimental monkeys, there would be no need for such trouble. If they die during the implantation stage, just replace them with another one, but humans are not experimental consumables after all.
"Wait."
At this time, Wu Shi raised his hand and interrupted Li Ge: "Use R1 robot equipment to assist. This means that these 24 electrode filaments are not simply implanted in the cerebral cortex. ?"
"Yes." Li Ge nodded and continued: "We need to inject 24 electrode filaments into the gray matter layer without touching any arteries and blood vessels in the brain."
“That’s it.”
Wu Shi suddenly realized.
At first he thought that implanting a brain-computer interface would be a simple implant, but he did not expect that arteries and blood vessels would have to be avoided.
Chen Guoqiang silently wrote it down.
As a neurosurgeon, he has opened 8,000 skulls instead of 10,000. He knows best what the brain is like.
The so-called gray matter layer is the cortex below the brain gap. There are a large number of neurons in it, which control all activities of the human body.
For example, when blinking, the moment before the human body blinks, the neurons in the relevant control areas of the gray matter layer of the brain will send out neural signals. If converted into computer language, they will be expressed as 0 and 1.
Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Li Ge continued: "According to thousands of repeated experiments in our laboratory, the top of the telencephalon, that is, this position can activate the entire gray matter layer to the greatest extent and intervene in the central nervous system."
While speaking, he pressed the remote control and the OLED screen switched to the top left area above his head.
Chen Guoqiang, Wu Shi, and Qian Qiuliang took notes silently again. They did not need too many notes because they still had their own understanding of the divisions of the brain.
“Implantation and principles, our brain-computer interface still has three parts, but due to patent issues, I won’t go into details here. If you are interested, you can chat privately at that time.”
Li Ge did not finish the four parts, because even if he did, these neurology doctors might not understand.
Although medical drugs and equipment and clinical medicine are both medical fields, they are just like computer programming and computer maintenance. They are close relatives, but they are by no means the same thing.
For those who research drugs and devices, if you ask them to treat diseases in clinical settings, it is equivalent to finding a half-baked operation to perform surgery on you. If it is cured, it will be a miracle, and if it is cured, it will be normal.
The same is true for clinical medicine. They only know how to treat diseases, but they don’t know how drugs and medical devices are designed and manufactured. They are laymen.
"How is it?"
Qian Qiuliang looked at Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shi.
He now wants two people to take charge of the operation, and then he will do the work for the deputy.
Of course.
If successful, the reputation will be his.
Wu Shi and Chen Guoqiang looked at each other, and the latter was the first to express his position: "Okay, with the assistance of the R1 robot, you can give it a try, but I have a condition, Dean Qian."
" What conditions?”
“Reveal my name.”
“This…”
Qian Qiuliang hesitated.
But less than three seconds passed before he agreed and said, "No problem, but if I say something ugly earlier, if something goes wrong, you have to take responsibility."
"Of course. ”
Chen Guoqiang nodded. Since he wants to pursue fame and status, he must take corresponding risks.
"Since Director Chen has agreed, then I will risk my life to accompany you." Wu Shi also expressed his position.
The two may not be the best neurologists in the Dragon Kingdom, but they are among the best neurosurgeons.
What is surgery?
All surgeries require a surgeon.
If Qian Qiuliang was ten years younger, he would definitely not call Chen Guoqiang and Wu Shilai, but there is no way. As he gets older, his hands are shaking unconsciously.
Hand shaking is a very common thing for ordinary people.
But for doctors, especially neurosurgeons, if their hands shake when holding a scalpel and they inadvertently cut something, it is an extremely serious medical accident.
When a surgeon has hand tremors, it means that he is not suitable for surgery and can only serve as a deputy to guide and provide experience and help.
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At noon.
Modu International Airport.
As the direct flight from Shenzhen landed, Chen Xing first took Jiang Ce for a meal, and then went straight to Ruijin Hospital.
As soon as the vehicle arrived at the door, Li Ge, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried forward.
"Mr. Chen, I haven't seen you for a day, it's like three autumns." Li Ge just finished speaking, and continued: "Let me introduce to you, this is the neurology department of Ruijin Hospital. Director and dean Dr. Qian Qiuliang."
"Dean Qian."
Chen Xing reached out.
“I have admired Mr. Chen for a long time, but I didn’t expect that the distinguished guest mentioned by Mr. Li is actually you. It’s really disappointing to welcome him from afar.” Qian Qiu Liang said happily.
However, he does know Chen Xing, or in other words, in the current Long Kingdom, except for people in areas with lagging information, people in other areas basically know Chen Xing and his Longxing Group.
Chen Xing is also a veteran in the business field. When faced with the other party's overtures, he responded: "Dean Qian is too polite. I am just a businessman, not as good as the angel in white who saves lives and heals the wounded. Besides, I am A friend is waiting for your help.”
"Oh?"
Qian Qiuliang looked at Jiang Ce and asked, "Is this little brother the target of brain-computer interface implantation?"
"Yes."
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When the two of them talked, Jiang Ce also realized that Chen Xing did not take him on a business trip, but brought him to the Magic City for surgery!
"This...what is a brain-computer interface?"
Jiang Ce asked weakly.
He has actually read related articles, but they are too scary. They talk about opening a skull and then implanting a device into the brain. Just thinking about it is scary.
"It's okay, it's a minor surgery, don't worry." Qian Qiuliang saw that Jiang Ce was scared, so he simply coaxed the person onto the operating table.
Chen Xing informed Li Ge before arriving that Jiang Ce’s condition is quite special, and the brain-computer interface needs to be rigorous, rigorous, and rigorous.
Judging from this situation, Li Ge should have discussed it with Ruijin Hospital.
“Really?”
Jiang Ce is not a fool, so he doesn’t believe it.
The medical conditions in Shencheng are very good. Chen Xing specially brought him to the Magic City, which shows that this operation is no small matter.
"Xiao Jiang, are you afraid of death?" Chen Xing looked at Jiang Ce and asked suddenly.
“Afraid.”
Jiang Ce answered without hesitation.
Who is not afraid of death?
Those who say they are not afraid of death are only pressed by something more terrifying than death. Who is not afraid of death if they live a happy life?
"It's okay to be afraid." Chen Xing smiled and told the truth: "Your attending doctor in Shencheng has told me that you won't survive this month, and the only way now is to undergo brain-computer surgery. With the implantation of the interface, you may die or be reborn. This is your chance. It’s up to you to decide.”
"..."
Jiang Ce was silent.
He actually knows that his condition has been getting worse. Now at night, he feels that his limbs are stiff, and he is very afraid that if he sleeps, he will never wake up.
Anyone who has ever been seriously ill knows that only after being tortured by the illness will you realize that money, women, rights, and status are all in vain, and only health is the most important.
“Can this be cured?”
Jiang Ce looked at Chen Xing, still a little timid.
"Yes, as long as the implantation goes smoothly and there are no problems with the brain-computer interface." Chen Xing assured.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Chen, the brain-computer interface is produced one-to-one according to the data you provided. The packaging material has also been replaced with more advanced PDMS polydimethylsiloxane. The quality is absolutely guaranteed. ." Li Ge also said he was sure.
"It turns out that the company behind the brain-computer interface is Chen Xing's Longxing Group." Through the conversation, when Qian Qiuliang heard the clues, he couldn't help but stir up waves in his heart.
As far as he knows, Longxing Group has already been involved in semiconductors, information communications, battery energy, fast charging materials and other fields. Now it wants to enter biotechnology?
big mac!
A real giant company!
Such a strong foundation and layout shocked Qian Qiuliang. He couldn't help but look at Chen Xing. How could he be so awesome when he was clearly under thirty years old?
When Qian Qiuliang's heart was in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time, Jiang Ce also made his choice and responded: "Then let me try?"
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Suddenly, he changed the subject and continued: "Before doing the brain-computer interface implantation surgery, I want to call my mother." (End of Chapter)
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