If Chen Feng could gain local support, he could get as much Mineral Resources as he wanted. Therefore, he had to roll out this Simple Human Prosthetic Limb.
He carried out detailed calculations, which took him a little over a day. Once he had worked out the costs, he immediately called Professor Li again.
"How is it, Xiao Chen? Have you calculated the cost price?"
"I have."
"So quickly?"
"Yes, Professor Li. Calculating the costs didn't take long. We estimated that a Simple Human Prosthetic Limb for the hand could sell for around 3,500, while a leg prosthetic could sell for around 4,500. What do you think of that price?"
Upon hearing the price, Professor Li fell silent for a while before speaking to Chen Feng with great excitement.
"Your price is truly beyond my expectations. But can you really make it at that price? You know, you get what you pay for. You won't cut corners, will you? If you do, I won't be able to answer for it."
Professor Li was still somewhat suspicious. After all, if a Human Prosthetic Limb could be produced and sold for so little, its cost would be low as well. Anyone would have doubts, so he repeatedly sought confirmation from Chen Feng.
"Don't worry, Professor Li. We absolutely won't cut corners. Every Human Prosthetic Limb we produce will not only have a Microchip, but will also assist people with walking. We'll be using the most advanced technology. The only possible weakness is that it may be less realistic in appearance. In other words, people will still be able to tell that it's a prosthetic limb. In our concept for the Complete Human Prosthetic Limb, others would basically be unable to tell that you were wearing one."
After hearing Chen Feng's firm answer, Professor Li was delighted. He was an old researcher who had spent his entire life studying human anatomy and biology. Yet even he had found it difficult to create a Human Prosthetic Limb. It was not that he could not make one, but that even after making one, the cost still could not meet his requirements.
He had seen many poor people unable to afford Human Prosthetic Limbs, forced to make their own from sheets of iron and wooden sticks. Such makeshift devices could not only cause abrasion and infection around the thighs, but could also very easily lead to secondary injuries.
That was why he had always felt heartbroken. He had never expected Chen Feng to make such a promise, so he had to seize this opportunity. If they could solve the problem of Human Prosthetic Limbs for disabled people in China, then he too would have made a great contribution, just like Professor Zhang's Rising Star.
"All right, no problem. If what you make truly meets our expectations, I'll report it to the local authorities and secure some Mineral Resources for you. I can also arrange for some mining areas to be contracted to you. You can mine those areas yourselves, which will save you from letting so many middlemen take a cut."
"All right, then I'll have to trouble you, Professor Li."
"It's no trouble. I should be the one troubling you. All right, I won't say more. Once you've made this Simple Human Prosthetic Limb, hand it directly to me for research. If it's genuine, I'll immediately get things arranged for you."
After hanging up, Chen Feng was extremely happy. Liu Qiuya happened to pass by at that moment and saw how delighted he was, making her very curious.
"Boss, what happened to make you so happy?"
When Chen Feng saw Liu Qiuya, he cleared his throat and spoke to her.
"Didn't we say before that Gaofeng Group had cut off our material suppliers? I've come up with a solution."
"You've already thought of a solution? What is it?"
Liu Qiuya had not expected Chen Feng to find a solution so quickly.
"Here's the situation. I contacted Professor Zhang, and he gave me a number to get in touch with Professor Li. After contacting him, he gave us a condition. If we meet it, he can help solve our material supply problem and may even contract mining areas to us for extraction."
After hearing Chen Feng's words, Liu Qiuya found it hard to believe. Could there really be such a good deal? Not only would they help solve the material issue, but they would also hand mining areas over to them for extraction.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch. What condition does Professor Li have? It must be very harsh, right?"
"It's actually not that harsh. They want us to produce some Simple Human Prosthetic Limbs and provide them to disabled people in China. According to him, many disabled people across China simply cannot afford Human Prosthetic Limbs that cost one hundred thousand or five hundred thousand."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qiuya was very surprised. She had not expected that to be the condition. But there was now one key issue: could they bring the cost down?
"If we reduce the cost, won't the finished product fail to meet the requirements?"
"Don't worry about that. I have a way to solve it. The cost of this Simple Human Prosthetic Limb can be controlled between 2,500 and 3,500."
"That cheap?"
"It really is that cheap. It's no more than the price of a mid-to-high-end phone. These simplified Human Prosthetic Limbs aren't actually that simple; they still have fairly complete functions. They just might not look as realistic."
Under Chen Feng's previous requirements, the focus had been on realism combined with scientific design. In other words, on the basis of ergonomics and materials science, they would add some realism so that no one could tell it was a Human Prosthetic Limb.
But the requirements for the Simple Human Prosthetic Limb were not as high now, so realism was unnecessary. It only needed to allow people to live normally. Under those conditions, it would be easy to make.
"Then when do we start work? Do we have blueprints? Do we need to redesign it? Oh, right, Boss, do you actually have a team behind you? I've never been sure, but now I'm guessing you don't have a team at all."
Faced with Liu Qiuya's questions, Chen Feng knew that he could not keep it hidden forever, so he explained.
"To tell you the truth, I'm done pretending. I'm actually a genius. I developed all of this myself."
Seeing that Liu Qiuya did not quite believe him, Chen Feng could do nothing about it. Still, she would gradually come to believe this explanation, because Chen Feng truly did not have a team.
"Boss, if you're a genius, then I'm a genius too. All right, enough talking. I still have a lot to do. Hurry up and get the blueprints ready, Chen the Great Genius."
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