Xia Ruofei gestured to Elon Musk, and the two of them left the room together.
They came to the room next door, which was still filled with the smell of Chinese medicine. Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Mr. Musk, regarding the spacesuit matter, I hope that some of the work can start as soon as possible. You know... all the preparation work needs time, and we... our project is the most urgent, so..."
Elon Musk pondered for a moment, then said, "No problem! I can arrange it in advance, but... we don't have enough funds. It's certain that we can't support the production of all the extravehicular spacesuits, so... "
"The funds that Mr. Li promised will be in the account within two days!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "600 million USD upfront payment, not a cent less!"
Elon Musk said, "Then there's no problem! I'll arrange it today. "
"Please!" Xia Ruofei said.
"As for Little X, I'll leave it to Mr. Xia!" Elon Musk said.
"Please rest assured, I don't just treat this as a business deal!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Because I'm also a doctor!"
Elon Musk said sincerely, "Thank you!"
...
For the next few days, although Elon Musk did not leave the mansion, he kept in touch with the outside world.
Part of it was to remotely handle the work of several companies under his name, especially the work of SpaceX.
The other part of his energy was mainly to contact the production of extravehicular spacesuits and oxygen supply modules.
It wasn't an easy task to erase all traces and complete this task. However, Elon Musk had his own channels. Coupled with his deep understanding of this industry, it was still possible to do it through some careful operations.
As Xia Ruofei said, the 600 million USD that Li Yifu promised was transferred to an offshore account provided by Elon Musk the next day.
The money in this account took a few turns and was transferred to a small company in Houston.
Xia Ruofei did not care about the specifics of the operation, and other than the first day when he took the initiative to talk to Elon Musk about it, he never mentioned it again. He only focused on treating Little X here.
Every day, Xia Ruofei meticulously completed his acupuncture and moxibustion. In addition, he provided Chinese medicine on time. Grimes also attached great importance to Xia Ruofei's medical advice. Every time, he would personally feed the child the Chinese medicine and would never ask a nurse to do it.
Manuel and his medical team also stayed in the mansion, but they didn't show up even once. They were holed up in an annex of the mansion almost all day.
Three days later, at Xia Ruofei's suggestion, Elon Musk had Manuel's team conduct another inspection of Little X.
The results of the examination made Manuel's last bit of hope vanish into thin air — the tumor on Little X's body had shrunk significantly. Compared to a few days ago, all the indicators were developing in a good direction.
Although Manuel was very reluctant, he had no choice but to truthfully report the results of the examination to Elon Musk.
In fact, when Manuel's team was conducting the examination of Little X, Elon Musk was in another room on the second floor, accompanying Xia Ruofei as they waited for the results.
In contrast to Xia Ruofei's calm and collected manner, Elon Musk seemed to be somewhat worried.
Although Little X's complexion had obviously improved a lot, and even if one did not understand medicine, one could still see that her condition should be improving. However, Elon Musk had always only believed in scientific data. The education he had received since he was a child also made him more trusting of the data from the instruments and equipment of Western medicine.
Elon Musk naturally hoped that the results were good, but at the same time, he was worried that the fire of hope that he had ignited with great difficulty would be ruthlessly extinguished by reality.
Therefore, he had been somewhat restless until there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Elon Musk suddenly stood up from the sofa and stared at the door with a nervous expression.
Manuel, who was wearing a white coat, pushed the door open and walked in with a complicated expression on his face. He held a folder in his hand, which was full of various examination data, including some blood test results, various radiographic films, and so on.
"Dr. Manuel, what are the results of the examination?" Elon Musk asked impatiently.
Manuel could not help but glance at Xia Ruofei, and then said, "Mr. Musk, congratulations! The results of Dr. Xia's treatment are more obvious. The tumor has significantly shrunk, and the blood picture indicators and radiographic examination results also show that the condition has improved to a great extent. "
Elon Musk snatched the folder from Manuel's hand. After flipping through a few pages, he remembered that he could not understand these examination reports at all.
Therefore, he said somewhat awkwardly, "Dr. Manuel, please explain the examination reports to me in detail!"
Manuel naturally did not want to say too much, especially in front of Xia Ruofei. It was simply a slap to his own face!
However, Elon Musk was his boss, and the salary he received every month was enough for him to live a much more decent life than most doctors. This made it impossible for him to refuse Elon Musk's request.
Therefore, Manuel still took the folder and explained to Elon Musk one by one. He also found the results of the previous examination that was clipped to the other side of the folder, compared the data of the key indicators, and explained to Elon Musk what the changes in these indicators meant in as simple a language as possible.
Finally, Manuel said, "Mr. Musk, I don't know how Dr. Xia did it. However … without any surgery or chemotherapy, to be able to make the condition improve to such a great extent, I have to say that this is a miracle! Congratulations, Mr. Musk, you have found a very excellent doctor! Our treatment plan should be put on hold … "
He was very clear that no matter how hard he and his team worked, due to the limitations of the current conditions, they could not achieve such a treatment effect even if they tried their best.
Elon Musk's hanging heart finally relaxed completely. He said, "So, there is a high probability that Little X's illness can be cured?"
Manuel shrugged and said, "At the moment, at least the trend is like this! Of course, whether it can be completely cured and whether it will relapse after the treatment depends on the results of the follow-up treatment. I can only say that at the moment, the hope should be very high! "
Elon Musk revealed a pleasantly surprised expression, but he quickly controlled his emotions. He took a deep breath and said, "Thank you very much! Dr. Manuel, you and your team have also done outstanding work. Thank you for your efforts! "
"This is all due to Dr. Xia's efforts. We did not provide any help," Manuel said truthfully.
He knew that he had completely lost in this competition, so he might as well be more open and honest. Maybe he could even leave a good impression on his boss.
Elon Musk smiled and said, "Dr. Xia's work is, of course, amazing! However, your auxiliary examination is also indispensable! Dr. Manuel, I still want to talk to Dr. Xia alone. I think … Grimes will be very happy to hear this news. I hope you can share this good news with her as soon as possible! "
Manuel understood the situation and said, "Okay! Mr. Musk, I'll take my leave first! "
Elon Musk smiled and nodded.
After Manuel left the room, Elon Musk excitedly said to Xia Ruofei, "Mr. Xia! You have created a medical miracle! To be able to meet a doctor like you is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to Little X! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "For me, this is just a normal treatment. It can't be considered a miracle. The results were already expected. Moreover, I don't want to become a world-famous doctor. "
Speaking of this, Xia Ruofei winked at Elon Musk and said with a smile, "I think Mr. Musk is very clear about what I care more about!"
Elon Musk nodded and said, "Of course! Mr. Xia, the production of the parts related to the extravehicular spacesuit has already begun. However, this involves many companies. In addition, we still need to secretly assemble it, so you may have to wait patiently for a few more days … The production of the oxygen supply module is relatively simple. The factory has already opened the production capacity to the maximum. I believe that within two weeks, we should be able to prepare enough oxygen supply modules! "
"It seems that Mr. Musk has indeed done his best." Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Thank you very much!"
Elon Musk lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he raised his head and said, "Mr. Xia, I can provide you with the Dragon Spaceship! If you need it … "
"Of course!" Xia Ruofei raised his eyebrows in surprise. "We need it very much! Mr. Musk is willing to help us. That's great! However, the time … "
"If my understanding is correct, you don't have any requirements for the spaceship's power performance and control," Elon Musk said. Elon Musk said, "In other words, you need a spaceship that can provide a space for people to survive in space. Its role is to provide oxygen and a suitable ambient temperature, as well as shield against deadly cosmic rays, right?"
"Very accurate!" Xia Ruofei gave Elon Musk a thumbs up, and then added, "One more thing is that the space can't be too narrow. It must be able to accommodate nine adults of normal size. It's best to open up a certain amount of privacy."
If it was a space voyage that lasted for one or two months, even practitioners would have to solve the "three emergencies" problem. Moreover, there were men and women in the expedition team. If everyone was wearing extravehicular spacesuits, then they could only solve it by force, including adult diapers and the like. In addition, they needed to temporarily store these "wastes" in storage magic treasures through the extravehicular spacesuits. Just thinking about it made people feel a little uncomfortable.
If it was in the spaceship, then it was necessary to create a relatively comfortable environment as much as possible.
Elon Musk pondered for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem."
He sat down on the sofa opposite Xia Ruofei and continued, "The maximum capacity of the Dragon Spaceship is seven people. Even if some equipment is removed, it won't be enough to meet the living space of nine people. However … when our spaceship was designed, it was built according to the standard interface. The spaceship can dock with the International Space Station. In other words, we can connect the two Dragon Spaceships together through the docking mechanism. Of course, there may not be a need for two spaceships. Our company has also designed some cabin modules in orbit, including a resting cabin. As long as we connect one or two such cabins on the dragon ship, we will be able to meet the requirements! "
Xia Ruofei asked, "Is the interface reliable?"
Elon Musk smiled and said, "The airtightness and firmness of the interface are not a problem! There is a special locking mechanism. It was originally designed to maintain the docking state and operate in orbit for a long time. In this way, internally, it is equivalent to several cabins connected together. It just so happens that the functional space can be separated! "
"Sounds great!" Xia Ruofei said, "Is there enough time?"
"It shouldn't be a problem!" Elon Musk said. "Many of the materials and components are ready-made. We just need to assemble them!"
At this point, Elon Musk reminded, "However, I must first remind you that once the spaceship is docked with multiple cabins, it will be in an irregular shape. It will definitely not be able to be truly launched into space. No rocket will be able to accommodate it. In addition, with so many cabins and nine people, it has already exceeded the maximum load of a rocket. Therefore, it is destined to only be used on the ground... In fact, such cabins are generally launched in batches, and then docked in orbital space. This is the prototype of a space station."
"We didn't want to use a rocket to launch them into space!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile. "So, this is not a problem at all!"
"That's OK!" Elon Musk said with a smile. "This problem is solved! Mr Xia, I can provide the spaceship and the expansion cabin to you for free! "
"Thank you, Mr Musk!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile. "I want to know what we have to pay to get the dragon spaceship and the corresponding expansion cabin."
There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. The more free something was, the greater the price to pay.
Xia Ruofei naturally had to ask in advance.
Of course, even if Elon Musk asked for an exorbitant price and caused the business to fail, Xia Ruofei already knew that there was a relatively perfect solution. He had a way to get the dragon spaceship and the corresponding expansion cabin from Elon Musk's company.
This thing was not like an extravehicular spacesuit. The spaceship and the expansion cabin must be ready-made, and there was no need to order production. So, Xia Ruofei and the other cultivators could get it from SpaceX without anyone noticing. It didn't seem too difficult.
Of course, if they could get the spaceship and the expansion cabin through a normal transaction, it would naturally be a better choice.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei still wanted to hear Elon Musk's offer first.
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