"The fifth floor here is the biological laboratory."
Two hours later, Chen Chen and Xia Yin followed a man into a building called Mongan Pharmaceutical Company.
The man was around forty years old. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes. He had a certain elegance to him, but the balding hair on his head completely destroyed this elegance.
"The laboratory is on the fifth floor of the building. It used to be our company's internal laboratory but research has been suspended recently. Our chairman is worried that the equipment will have problems if it's not used for a long time, so he decided to rent it out."
The balding man said as he led the two of them out of the elevator. "After you come out of the elevator, the basic laboratory is on the left and the engine room is on the right. This is a non-clean area. You can enter after changing into slippers."
Chen Chen changed into disposable slippers and walked into the basic laboratory. There were four workbenches with all kinds of common experimental tools on them.
"Do you see the security door at the back? That's the entrance to the GMP laboratory."
Mr. Mediterranean pointed at the blue alloy door in front. "Do you want to go in and take a look? I have the key, it's just a little troublesome process. "
"Yes, of course." Chen Chen nodded. "That's why we're here."
"Alright, please follow me."
Mr. Mediterranean took out his IC card and swiped open the alloy door. There was a narrow corridor inside. There was a door in front and another door on the left.
"The buffer corridor on the left is also connected to the transfer window of each laboratory. Remember to bring the goods into the laboratory through the transfer window."
With that, Mr. Mediterranean pushed open the door in front. "This is the changing room. There's a negative pressure isolation device on each floor. For the second changing room, use the left door for men and the front door for women. We'll wait for you at the third changing room."
The last sentence was for Xia Yin.
Xia Yin nodded. Chen Chen and Mr. Mediterranean washed their hands and faces in the sink, then changed into a pair of disposable slippers.
After getting rid of the dust on their bodies, the two of them walked into the second changing room.
"The requirements here are different from regular GMP laboratories. Since you have to wear a sealed isolation suit, you don't have to change into underwear. Pretty convenient, right?"
"Sealed? Positive pressure protective suit? "
Chen Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, you know your stuff, as expected of a top student from Jiao Tong University."
Mr. Mediterranean gave him a thumbs up. At the same time, he took off his coat and pants and put on a white coat that was prepared in the room. He then disinfected his hands with alcohol disinfectant and put on a disposable mask.
Chen Chen followed suit and the two entered the third locker room again.
There were a few pieces of protective clothing placed in the third watch room. It was indeed the kind of fully enclosed isolation clothing.
Chen Chen picked one up and looked at it. He suddenly asked, "This protective suit is usually used to deal with dangerous microorganisms, right?"
"Uh, it seems so, but I really don't know what the company is doing inside. I'm just doing business."
The balding man laughed. "But don't worry, it's been disinfected. There's nothing inside."
Chen Chen nodded and did not ask any further.
After the two of them had put on their protective suits, Xia Yin, who was wearing a white coat, walked in from the side door. The changing room was separated for men and women, so there would be no awkward situation.
After the three of them had put on their protective suits, Mr. Mediterranean opened the last door to the laboratory.
"After entering through this door, we'll officially enter the clean area."
Mr. Mediterranean explained in a practiced manner. His voice came out through the protective suit and was slightly distorted. "The walls here are constructed with a sandwich of colored steel. There's an air purification system in the laboratory that strictly controls the humidity, temperature, and gas content of the environment. The room temperature is constant at around 20 degrees to ensure that the air is fresh and sterile."
The two of them looked along the corridor. There was an incandescent lamp every five meters above their heads. The light was bright but not blinding. The walls were wrapped in alloy, full of futuristic sci-fi vibes.
The floor of the laboratory was painted light blue. It was simple and clean without a speck of dust, which lessened the solemn atmosphere of the laboratory.
"The first room in the corridor is the quality inspection room. It has a cleanliness rating of ten thousand and there's a complete set of quality inspection instruments available for use."
Mr. Mediterranean said, "The second, third, and fourth rooms in the corridor are cell culture rooms. Each room is divided into a thousand-level buffer zone and a hundred-level operation room further inside.
"After that, there's a preparation room, a disinfection room, and a warehouse. Don't worry about the instruments, it's definitely there."
Chen Chen nodded and walked into the first cell culture room. As expected, he saw a complete set of equipment.
"These are the flow cytometers and PCR machines. There's also a centrifuge and a separator over there." Xia Yin walked forward and used her knowledge to identify the machines one by one.
Chen Chen went to a PCR machine and turned it on.
Although Chen Chen had never conducted GMP-level experiments, he had long learned how to use these machines from books. He was just not familiar with them yet.
After inspecting several instruments for more than ten minutes, Chen Chen nodded and said to Mr. Mediterranean, "Give me a better price."
"It's already cheap enough. I'm only lowering it to five dollars per square meter because you're students. I really can't go any lower." Mr. Mediterranean waved his hand helplessly.
"Alright." Chen Chen nodded at Xia Yin. For a GMP laboratory, this price was not high.
"Alright, we'll sign the contract after you two are done with the tour." Mr. Mediterranean immediately perked up.
"We're done with the tour. Let's go."
Chen Chen took the lead and walked outside. After three more procedures, the three of them walked out of the laboratory and began to look at the prepared contract.
The contract Mr. Mediterranean took out was seven to eight pages with hundreds of agreements. Xia Yin would not be familiar with this aspect. Chen Chen read through it. Although he did not understand these things either, the questions he asked were usually straight to the point, which made Mr. Mediterranean secretly exclaim that he was difficult to deal with.
In the end, the contract was only concluded after more than a dozen amendments.
The specific content of the contract was that Xia Yin would rent the GMP laboratory on the fifth floor of the building for five dollars per square meter. She would temporarily use it for three months. However, it would not start from today, but from the day the school started its winter break.
The entire fifth floor was three hundred and fifty square meters. After rounding it off, the monthly rent would be fifty thousand.
After signing the contract, both parties were happy. Mr. Mediterranean warmly sent the two of them out of the building.
By the time the two of them left the laboratory and returned to school, it was already evening.
"Since the laboratory is rented, the rest is up to you, Junior."
Xia Yin was bouncing excitedly along the way. Now that there was hope for her postgraduate study, the pressure in her heart was greatly relieved.
"I can't do it alone. I'll need two assistants." Chen Chen asked, "Do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
"No..." Xia Yin shook her head blankly.
"What about your roommates?"
"I don't have any roommates. I came out to live on my own," Xia Yin answered in a low voice.
Chen Chen gave Xia Yin a deep look.
Xia Yin felt as if his gaze was so deep that it could suck her in. She suddenly felt a little flustered.
After a while, Chen Chen turned around. "Then I'll ask my roommates."
"Will that cost money again?" Xia Yin's expression suddenly turned bitter. "The pocket money I've saved up is basically used for rent. There's not much left."
"There's no need for money." Chen Chen shook his head. "Food, lodging, and an author's slot will be enough."
"Oh, that's true..."
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