As expected, Biopharmaceutical was rejected again. The reason was the same as with the previous Brain Science textbook: too many passages were overly groundbreaking, with no authoritative papers to support them, making them unsuitable for inclusion in a textbook.
The review notice arrived at two in the morning. Song He happened to be fast asleep in bed. When he woke up and checked his phone, he saw a long, heartfelt string of advice from Academician Hou.
"Comrade Xiao Song, I suggest that you not include anything too new in the first edition of the textbook. The textbook will definitely be revised again next year or the year after, and it would be safer to add this material then."
"Brain Science currently has six new editions, while Biopharmaceutical has twelve. The competition is extremely fierce. The Review Team believes your textbook ranks near the top. If you can remove the controversial material, it might well be adopted by many universities."
"The deadline is very tight. It will definitely be too late for you to rush out papers now, so I suggest you think it over carefully."
Song He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and typed a reply.
"Thank you for the reminder, Academician Hou. I'll get it sorted out as soon as possible."
"Ah, that's more like it! Keep it up!" Academician Hou sent two thumbs-up emojis.
Song He had actually answered vaguely. He had only said he would get it sorted out soon, without explaining exactly how.
Academician Hou naturally assumed that the young man had taken his advice and would quickly remove the more controversial and novel material from the textbook. In reality, Song He was preparing to launch a full assault on the top journals.
His first target was certainly his old partner, Cell. As a