Chapter 166: Dead Taoist Friends Don’t Die Poor Taoists
The protesting crowd suddenly discovered that after so many days of protest, they actually resisted loneliness!
Zhang Wei is not only a biologist, but also a biologist with a very high academic level. He can publish biological papers in the magazine "Science".
More importantly, the attempt to get China to give an explanation and demand an apology from Zhang Wei failed because of this!
The Bangbangs who had previously protested were all excited, and they all stood on the moral high ground, as if Zhang Wei had become a heinous sinner.
It took me a long time to realize that the reason for the previous protest did not exist at all, and I was the one making trouble unreasonably.
The patriotic enthusiasm was extinguished in an instant.
If you love your country, just be patriotic. If you love your country for a long time, you will become a clown. Who can bear this!
Especially after Director Kim passed the blame to the media, people also felt that they had been deceived by the media.
After all, it was these media that reported that Zhang Wei was not a biologist. It was these media that said that Zhang Wei lacked a major in biology. Everyone took to the streets to protest after reading the media reports.
So it’s all the media’s fault for being a clown!
Many protesters immediately turned their guns and went directly to protest against the media’s false reports and the media’s misrepresentation of the country and the people.
Facing the public's anger, the media was unwilling to take the blame. They immediately went to inquire and finally found the source of the news.
It was Hwang Woo-suk’s exclusive interview.
The first person to say that Zhang Wei was not a biologist and was deliberately discrediting Huang Yuxi turned out to be Huang Yuxi himself!
Isn’t there already someone to blame for this?
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Who is misleading the media? 》
《The source of the fake news is actually Professor Huang Yuxi! "
"What lies did Huang Yuxi tell to clear up the falsification of the paper? 》
"Hwang Woo-seok, a man who betrayed the trust of the media"
Overnight, the direction of the media completely changed, and everyone was complaining that Hwang Woo-seok deliberately released false news to whitewash himself.
There is nothing we can do about this. If we don’t pass the blame to Huang Yuxi, then we will have to take the blame. Is it better to die as a fellow Taoist than to die as a poor Taoist!
As for titles such as national treasure scientists, the country’s top scientists, Nobel Prizes, national heroes, etc., that is not a problem in front of the scapegoat.
When it’s time to take the blame, it doesn’t matter who you are!
The public's emotions were successfully transferred to Hwang Woo-suk, and their hatred for Hwang Woo-suk was even greater than that of the media.
In the eyes of the people, we went to the streets to protest in the cold weather just to help you Huang Yuxi get justice!
It’s better for you, it’s just that you don’t want to help, and you still hold us back by spreading false news. This is a villain who repays kindness with hatred!
The public’s maliciousness towards Hwang Woo-suk was instantly filled up. Many loyal fans of Hwang Woo-suk regard Hwang Woo-suk as the most annoying person at this moment.
This is probably like a fan chasing a star, the love is deep and the responsibility is deep. The more enthusiastic you are about the celebrity fan at the beginning, the more thorough you will be after the star falls.
Soon, another voice spread in the market, that is, Huang Yuxi really committed academic fraud, so he needed to use lies to hide another lie.
If it was not long ago, this statement would certainly not have spread, because Huang Yuxi had many supporters, and they would certainly not believe that Huang Yuxi was committing academic fraud.
But things are different now. A large number of fans have turned into scumbags. Those scumbags want to kill Huang Yuxi, so rumors of Huang Yuxi's academic fraud soon spread among the people.
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Looking at the latest issue of the journal "Science", Huang Yuxi was a little lost.
He never imagined that Zhang Wei could publish a biology paper in "Science"!
Of course Huang Yuxi understands how difficult it is to publish a paper in Science. Many outstanding scholars cannot publish one in their lifetime.
However, at such a young age, Zhang Wei published two articles in Science, both in the fields of fractional physics and biology.
This is completely unscientific!
There are many scholars who are proficient in both fields, and there are also scholars who are world-leading in both fields, but they are two related fields.
How can physics and biology, two completely unrelated fields, become the best in the world?
And Zhang Wei’s latest paper also proposed the concept of mRNA vaccines.
When he first saw this concept, Huang Yuxi was also shocked. He had to admit that this was really a genius idea! Then he also realized that once the mRNA vaccine is widely used, Zhang Wei will definitely win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
It was also at that moment that Huang Yuxi realized that he would never be able to make a comeback in his life.
Being exposed by a Nobel Prize winner as a falsification of a paper, even if it is not falsified, many people will think that it is a falsification. This reputation must be bad!
What's more, if Huang Yuxi really made a fake, he wouldn't be able to withstand the investigation at all.
Fortunately, the government has not abandoned him, so there is still room for maneuver.
Only official institutions have the right to investigate academic fraud. In other words, only the investigation results of official agencies can be used as the basis for punishment.
So as long as the government is willing to keep Huang Yuxi, then Huang Yuxi will be fine.
Huang Yuxi even thought that in the worst case, he would live in seclusion and be an ordinary professor. The salary at Seoul National University is still very high, and he has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, which is enough to live a comfortable life for the rest of his life.
Just when Huang Yuxi was thinking about whether to retire, there was a knock on the door and his assistant hurried in.
"Professor Huang, a few people came outside, saying they are prosecutors from the Seoul Prosecutor's Office!"
Hearing the word "prosecutor", Huang Yuxi was startled at first, and then his eyes flashed There was endless panic.
Anyone who has watched Korean dramas knows that the prosecutor in that place has very powerful powers and is completely independent from other government departments. He is almost unchecked and does not even give him the face of the president.
Once you are targeted by the prosecutor, there is no question of whether to bail or not, and it is useless for anyone to intercede!
"It's over, it's completely over!" Huang Yuxi collapsed on his seat.
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, vaccine expert Professor Johnson came to the president’s office with the latest issue of the journal Science.
At this time, Pfizer's president was named McKinnell. He joined Pfizer in 1977 and served as head of Pfizer's U.S. business, head of European business, and head of Pfizer's global pharmaceutical business.
McKinnell was appointed president of Pfizer in 2001 and served as chairman of the board of directors. It was also under his leadership that Pfizer embarked on major global acquisitions, such as the acquisition of Pharmacia and the acquisition of Wyeth. These two important acquisitions directly transformed Pfizer into the world's largest pharmaceutical company.
Seeing Professor Jensen walking in, McKinnell immediately put down his work and greeted him with a smile: "Professor Jensen, what would you like to drink? How about whiskey?"
"I have to work in the afternoon. You have to stay awake, forget about the alcohol, give me a cup of coffee!" Professor Jensen said.
McKinnell immediately ordered his secretary to make coffee, and he sat on the sofa with Professor Jensen.
Two cups of coffee were served, and Professor Jensen took a symbolic sip before getting down to business. He opened the "Science" journal in his hand and found Zhang Wei's paper.
"Mr. President, this is the latest issue of Science. You will definitely be interested in the article above!" McKinnell took the Science and read the paper. Review:
"The inhibition of RNA recognition by Toll-like receptors is related to RNA therapy technology, right? The prospects of RNA therapy technology seem to be very good, but in fact it is still very difficult.
< br>Nucleoside modification technology? Can the modified mRNA bypass the immune system and enter directly into the target cells? "
"Mr. President, look at the last paragraph." reminded.
McKinnell immediately looked at the last part of the paper, and his expression suddenly became solemn. He frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he read the paper again from the beginning.
After reading the paper three times in a row, McKinnell asked: "Is the mRNA vaccine mentioned here really feasible?"
"It is completely feasible!" Professor Jensen nodded and continued. ’s: “If you asked me the same question before reading this paper, I would tell you that the idea of an mRNA vaccine is good, but it cannot be realized in reality. But with this paper, it is completely It’s different. This paper makes the impossible possible!”
McKinnell nodded and then asked: “I can understand the safety and effectiveness mentioned in the paper. The R&D and production cycle is shorter. How long can it be shortened? "
"In terms of R&D, the R&D cycle of mRNA can be shortened to less than one year! As for the production of vaccines, it is difficult to say. The cycle time will be affected by factors such as production scale, equipment efficiency, and process flow,” Professor Jensen said.
“The research and development cycle of less than one year is quite long.” McKinnell shook his head.
"Mr. President, according to past experience, the development cycle of an ordinary inactivated vaccine can be as long as 10 to 15 years!" Professor Jensen reminded.
“10 to 15 years is the normal development period. If there is emergency authorization, the development cycle of inactivated vaccines can also be shortened to one to two years. This kind of mRNA vaccine has no obvious Advantages. "
McKinnell said, put down the paper in his hand, and continued: "I admit that the idea of this mRNA vaccine is very creative, but I don't think it is necessary to use it now. Ideas become reality.
The traditional vaccine technology we are currently using is fully sufficient to meet the needs of the market. We do not need to invest money in developing a new type of vaccine. ”
"President, this mRNA vaccine really has potential. If successfully produced, it can bring huge commercial benefits to the company!" Professor Jensen continued to advise.
"Traditional inactivated vaccines can also bring huge profits to the company, and there is no need to invest in research and development funds." McKinnell said.
“If we don’t do it and other companies make mRNA vaccines, then we will fall behind in this field!”
“Behind? No.” McGinn Nell waved his hands indifferently and continued: "We will buy whoever makes the mRNA vaccine by then!"
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The cognition of scholars and the cognition of capitalists Cognition is completely different.
In the eyes of scholars, the mRNA vaccine is a great scientific research achievement that benefits all mankind and should win the Nobel Prize.
For capitalists, researching and developing this thing is time-consuming, laborious and expensive, and may not necessarily make money.
Zhang Wei’s paper has indeed attracted the attention of global pharmaceutical companies, but those pharmaceutical giants are indifferent.
In addition to Pfizer, vaccine giants such as Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Novartis have no intention of developing an mRNA vaccine. It seems that there is no mRNA vaccine at all. of great significance.
Of course it’s not that the pharmaceutical giants don’t see the prospects of mRNA vaccines, but they feel there is no need to invest money in developing mRNA vaccines.
After all, there were no major public safety incidents worldwide at that time, and the existing inactivated vaccines were completely sufficient!
Inactivated vaccines have been tested by billions of people over decades, and their safety and effectiveness are guaranteed. As for the mRNA vaccine, it is said that it is safer and more effective, but it is still in the theoretical stage. Whether it is safer and more effective still needs to undergo a lot of clinical verification.
There is no reason to abandon a safe vaccine that has been used for decades and switch to a vaccine full of unknowns.
Just like when your mobile phone is still very smooth to use, if you are asked to change to a new mobile phone with unknown brand, unknown configuration, unknown performance and unknown performance, you will definitely not change it. Maybe your new phone won’t be as useful as your old one!
Therefore, the major vaccine giants are still in a wait-and-see mode with regard to the new concept of mRNA vaccines, and have not taken any further action.
As in history, the top pharmaceutical giants in Europe and the United States watched helplessly as Moderna and BioNTech conquered the field of mRNA vaccines, but they themselves did nothing.
It is also because of the conservative thinking of traditional pharmaceutical giants that they do not want to make progress, so in the field of mRNA vaccines, no traditional pharmaceutical company can compete. On the contrary, it is cheaper for Moderna and BioNTech, two new companies that have been established for more than ten years.
If Pfizer and Novartis are really willing to invest in the development of mRNA vaccines, how could it be possible that Moderna and BioNTech would take the turn to occupy most of the patents for mRNA vaccines!
However, by the time the pharmaceutical giants reacted, it was already too late. Moderna and BioNTech have grown into behemoths, with market values once exceeding 100 billion US dollars, which are beyond the reach of Pfizer and others.
In the end, even a company as powerful as Pfizer can only choose to cooperate with it and give up its own sales channels before it can cooperate with BioNTech, which can be regarded as getting a piece of the mRNA vaccine.
Pfizer is actually lucky to be able to find BioNTech to cooperate. Other pharmaceutical giants cannot find anyone to cooperate with.
Moderna’s partner is the US National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which is equivalent to cooperating with the US government to produce vaccines. The background is already strong enough, so it is too lazy to deal with those pharmaceutical companies!
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Zulong Studio, Zhang Wei completed his game testing work and was just about to leave when he met Li Qing at the door.
"Junior Brother Zhang, why don't you go back to Qingda and get in the car? I'll see you off!" Li Qing pointed to a black Santana 2000 in front of him.
"Then I'll trouble you, senior brother." Zhang Wei was not polite and walked directly to the co-pilot's seat.
"The co-pilot has something, please sit in the back!" Li Qing said.
Zhang Wei nodded and sat down in the back row. Only then did he see a large flower basket placed on the passenger seat in the front row.
"Senior brother, are you going to visit a doctor?" Zhang Wei asked.
"Yes, I went to visit a friend and bought a flower basket. I was afraid that it would not look good if it was crowded in the back, so I put it on the passenger seat." Li Qing explained.
"Brother, I'd better go back by myself. Don't delay your visit to the hospital to see your friends!" Zhang Wei said quickly.
"It's okay, it's just a matter of pressing the accelerator!" Li Qing said, started the car, and continued: "This friend of mine is actually a gamer. Do you know "Phantom Ranger"? He did it!”
“Phantom Ranger? He’s quite famous!” Zhang Wei nodded.
Li Qing went on to introduce: "After finishing Phantom Ranger, he was poached by Shanda. The same Shanda who made "Legend" also made a 3D game, but the market response was average. .
The house leaked and it rained all night, but he was still ill and hospitalized at this time. He had an operation and is recovering in the hospital! If I have time, I will go and see him. ”
"Brother, are you trying to lure this friend of yours to Zulong Studio?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
“I must be thinking about it, but I’m afraid that I can’t hire this great god!” Li Qing sighed, and then said: “There are not many domestic game production companies who want to poach him!”
"I am curious after hearing this. Who is this great god of your friend?" Zhang Wei asked.
"His surname is Yao, and his name is Yao Xiaoguang!" Li Qing answered.
“It turns out to be him! The father of “Glory of Kings”!”
(End of this chapter)