Other than the "knowledgeable people" who were worried about the fate of mankind, who else would be furious about the research results of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study …
It was probably the executives and shareholders of Space-X and Johnson & Johnson.
Since the middle of last year, NASA had given them a considerable amount of money to research frozen dormancy technology. However, when they discovered that the extract of the X-0172 bacteria could protect animal somatic cells in clinical trials, the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study had already developed a full set of frozen dormancy technology …
Silicon Valley headquarters. Elon's face twitched as he looked at the newspaper in his hand.
[New Breakthrough in Frozen Dormancy Technology, New Cures for Terminal Diseases!]
Originally, he thought that as long as he tried to choose projects that Star Sky Technology was not interested in, he could avoid direct competition with Star Sky Technology. With Space-X's decades of research and development power, they wouldn't be in such a bad situation.
However, he didn't expect that someone close to Lu Zhou had cancer, and it was an incurable late-stage cancer …
F * ck, why didn't I get cancer?!
However, no matter how much Elon cursed in his mind, it didn't matter.
Now that Star Sky Technology had mastered the frozen dormancy technology, they could only follow Professor Lu's ass and pick up his leftovers …
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
After Elon said "come in", he saw his secretary walk in.
"Mr. David Lawrence wants to make an appointment to meet with you."
Elon paused for a second and put down the newspaper in his hand. He had a strange look on his face.
"See me? The eldest son of the Lawrence family? "
The secretary nodded and said, "Precisely speaking, the eldest son of the first heir! As you know, we have been fighting for funding for aerospace projects, but those consortiums are not optimistic about what we are doing. This is very rare … He wants you to meet with him as the CEO of Space-X. "
"Of course I know who he is, I don't need you to tell me. Meet as the CEO of Space-X … "Elon pondered over the second half of Lu Zhou's sentence.
He obviously didn't particularly believe that David Lawrence would be interested in his Space-X. After all, he had approached him more than once about this.
However, as his secretary said, Space-X needed money, a lot of money. In this day and age, only money could support great dreams, and this meeting might be such an opportunity …
Even if the other party didn't show much sincerity.
However, he still had to give it a try.
Elon thought for a second and spoke.
"Tell him I'll see him … By the way, when is the appointment?"
Secretary: "This afternoon."
Elon's eyebrows twitched, but he still took a deep breath.
"… Buy me a ticket to Boston in the afternoon."
The secretary nodded.
"Yes, sir."
There were several flights a day from Los Angeles to Boston. After traveling the entire afternoon, Elon finally arrived at a Boston Financial Group property in the city center before 6 o 'clock in the evening, which was the meeting place.
Elon walked into the conference room and looked at the man sitting quietly behind the conference table. He cleared his throat and was about to introduce himself, but the man spoke first.
"Welcome to Boston, Mr. Elon, I'm glad you accepted my invitation, please sit down."
Even though Elon knew that this wasn't very sincere, it still made Elon feel a little better.
Sitting in front of him was the most promising person in the Lawrence family of the Boston Consortium. Putting aside his higher education in Princeton, he was one of the richest and most powerful people in Boston and even the entire United States.
Even though he was the president and chairman of Space-X and Tesla, in terms of wealth and influence, everything he owned was nothing compared to a single strand of hair on the man in front of him.
This wasn't an exaggeration.
In fact, it was a bit conservative.
"I heard that you wanted to talk to me about the Space-X space program, so I came over." Elon began the conversation with a simple opening remark. He said, "In this land of increasing lack of imagination, people with vision and courage like you are rare."
David Lawrence didn't know if he heard the compliment in this sentence, but he just smiled faintly and continued.
"Yes, I'm really interested in your space program. I believe that our future must be in the distant New World … But before we discuss the New World, I want to ask you an interesting question. I saw this question in a questionnaire in the Boston Daily. "
"What question?" Elon sat up straight in his chair. He looked at him with a smile and said, "It must be an interesting question."
David Lawrence didn't respond to this compliment. He smiled and suddenly said, "If you could go to the future, would you be willing to go?"
The moment Elon heard this question, he was slightly stunned. Obviously, he didn't expect David to ask such a question that had nothing to do with space.
David felt like his question wasn't enough. He thought for a bit and said, "Of course, the premise is that Space-X's shares and chairman position are retained. Space-X doesn't have to go bankrupt in the next century."
Elon finally realized what was going on. He thought about it for a few seconds before speaking.
"What's the point of sending the antiques of the past to the future? Using 18th-century economic theories to solve the debt crisis of the 21st century? Or letting them teach us how to develop the moon? On the contrary, they'll only change the things that we've worked so hard to change.
"Besides, when it comes to inheritance rights, I only see endless troubles and not the slightest benefit."
"Of course, this is in the interests of the entire Space-X board of directors."
"… You're right."
After quietly listening to Elon's words, David nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't give any of his own opinions.
Logically speaking, even if he didn't wake up, he was reluctant to go to the future.
If nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to become the person in charge of the Lawrence Family, and also the next patriarch. If he went to the future, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to self-exile. No one could guarantee his power in the future. At the same time, he would have to face the hostility of the current patriarch when he woke up.
The way to keep a family alive forever was undoubtedly education.
However …
For an individual, the idea of walking upright in the timeline was quite tempting.
Not only did this mean that he might have a longer lifespan in the future, but it also meant that he might be able to achieve ambitions that were originally impossible due to the limitations of his lifespan and time.
Of course, it wasn't easy to achieve this. There were huge obstacles both inside and outside the family. However, as long as he planned in advance and weighed the risks …
David's index finger rubbed the armrest of his chair as his eyes flickered.
Suddenly, he looked at Elon and spoke.
"How long will it take for you to solve the frozen dormancy technology?"
Elon hesitated for a second, but he still answered truthfully, "I don't know … Maybe five years, maybe longer … Frozen dormancy technology is only one of our projects with Johnson & Johnson, it's not our focus. Our focus is still on high-thrust spacecraft and life support systems —"
David interrupted him and said without hesitation, "Then from now on, I will set up a fund with a billion yuan to help you complete this matter."
For a moment, Musk held his breath.
A billion yuan!
Even though this was nothing compared to Tesla's market value of tens of billions, market value was a virtual thing after all. How could it compare to cash flow?
"I only have one request. It doesn't matter how much money is spent. The important thing is to ensure the safety of the technology. Can you do that?"
Elon hesitated for a second and said, "In theory, yes … In fact, we have mastered some technologies that can ensure the safety of frozen dormancy, but we still need time to make breakthroughs in some of the key parts."
David smiled and said, "That's not a problem, anyway … I'm not in a hurry."
Elon: "… Can I ask something?"
David: "Go ahead."
Elon hesitated for a second and asked, "Are you … planning on going to the future?"
"Not at the moment."
David smiled and turned his office chair. He looked at the floor-to-ceiling window behind him, leaving Elon with his back view.
He stared at his reflection in the floor-to-ceiling window and the bright Boston night view behind him. He suddenly spoke in a voice that only he could hear.
"But who knows what will happen in the future?"
(Everyone should try to participate in the book club activities. Not only can you get Qidian coins, but you can also let me copy book reviews.)
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