"Group A Target, suitable for Weight Loss Drugs!" Song He began.
"Currently, it is known that after this group of targets is activated, it can suppress hunger, affect Dopamine and norepinephrine in the central nervous system, and significantly reduce food intake in White Mice and monkeys. However, it also has potential side effects: bloating and seborrheic enteric syndrome!"
The people in white coats listened intently and silently took notes.
You could doze off in class and sleep soundly during exams, but when the boss held a meeting, you had to prick up your ears and listen!
"Group B Target, suitable for Blood Pressure Drugs!"
"Currently, it is known that after this group of targets is activated, blood pressure fluctuates considerably. Sometimes it rises, and sometimes it falls. The specific mechanism of action remains unclear!"
"Circle this key point. Drugs related to the Three Highs are absolutely money trees! Pfizer's Lipitor, used to lower blood lipids, sold a full hundred billion dollars! And that was a hundred billion dollars between the 1980s and the patent expiration in 2011! Back then, dollars were still worth quite a lot!"
Everyone's faces flushed with excitement as they collectively sucked in a breath!
Over a hundred billion—a truly astronomical figure!
If they could really develop effective drugs for the Three Highs, they might become immortals on the spot and achieve financial freedom in minutes!
This wasn't drug manufacturing. This was building a money-printing machine!
"Group C Target, suitable for Anti-Fatigue Drugs!"
"This group is the most miraculous! It's different from stimulants. Stimulants usually cause a burst of hormone secretion, overdrawing the body in exchange for temporary physical ability. The backlash afterward is severe. But after this group of targets is continuously activated for several days, the mitochondrial levels in mice and monkeys actually rise slightly, and the animals become more energetic!"
Everyone wore solemn expressions, deep in thought.
"Everyone should have noticed a phenomenon. When adults take children out to play, the children can run wild all day without getting tired, while the adults get exhausted after walking only a few steps." Song He explained, "Why?"
"Because children have very high mitochondrial levels, equivalent to triathlon athletes. Running and jumping every day doesn't tire them out at all! Adults, however, lack exercise, and their mitochondrial levels gradually decline year by year. They start panting after the slightest movement!"
"Who wouldn't want to be energetic all day? Who wouldn't want to be bursting with vitality every moment? If we can develop an Anti-Fatigue Drug that raises mitochondrial levels, the income each person here receives will definitely exceed the annual profits of a medium-sized enterprise!"
A whole stretch of hurried breathing filled the room as everyone frantically chewed on the pie their boss had drawn.
Each person's income would exceed that of a medium-sized enterprise?!
Before, this had been a terrifying income that nobody had even dared to imagine!
But after working with the boss for this long, everyone felt that this pie was something they could actually eat—and that it was within easy reach!
"Now that I've finished discussing the good news, let me pour some cold water on everyone and talk about the bad news." Song He cleared his throat.
"The prospects are bright, but the road ahead is arduous!"
"Between theory and medication, we still have to solve a whole series of difficult problems. For example, what drug can stimulate Neuropeptides to bombard the targets? Will excess Neuropeptides produce severe side effects? What drug should be used to suppress those side effects? What is the reasonable range for the drug dosage?"
Song He spoke at length as he wrote a string of question marks on the whiteboard.
"Next, I'd like the group leaders and deputy group leaders to come up one after another and share your opinions. Any viewpoint is welcome—speak freely!"
"Let's start with Lou Jinghui."
Song He stepped aside and yielded the podium.
The group leaders and deputy group leaders came forward to speak. They were all eloquent, naturally, having conducted experiments for so many days and accumulated a stomachful of thoughts and experiences.
But Song He didn't listen.
If he expected these people's inspiration to produce medicine, he might as well wait until the year of the monkey!
He clapped like a robot from the side, his mind wandering elsewhere as he opened the System Shop in his mind.
Black Technology Blueprint, activate!
Please enter the Black Technology you wish to develop. The more detailed the description, the better:
After hesitating for a moment, Song He quickly entered three long passages:
A Neuropeptide-based Weight Loss Drug that can significantly reduce excess body fat through methods such as restricting food intake and consuming body fat, with no obvious side effects
A Neuropeptide-based Blood Pressure Drug that can improve the blood pressure of patients with hypertension, with no obvious side effects
A Neuropeptide-based Anti-Fatigue Drug that can improve mitochondrial levels and make people more energetic, with no obvious side effects
For the three drugs above, the daily dosage taken by patients must have a production cost of no more than one hundred yuan
Input complete. Confirm!
Neuropeptide Triple-Drug Blueprint generated!
Basic Unlock: 1 million Resentment Value (only one pitiful Blueprint)
Advanced Unlock: 3 million Resentment Value (in addition to the Blueprint, includes a special item that increases the success rate of research and development)
His account happened to have 3.06 million Resentment Value left, the entirety of his hard-earned savings from this period.
Song He gritted his teeth. Spend it!
This Blueprint is valid for 30 days.
Complete the development and receive 5 million Resentment Value and an undetermined amount of Knowledge Rebate.
If development fails, the system will be locked for two and a half years, and all Resentment Value generated during that period will be deducted.
Time remaining before the Blueprint expires: 29 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes!
Song He's blood raced. Every time he activated a Black Technology Blueprint, it felt like sitting down at a gambling table!
If he won, he would make a fortune. If he lost, he would be frozen for two and a half years. It was truly a huge gamble!
He really didn't want to activate such a devilish wager unless absolutely necessary. But he had an experimental team to support, Chenghuang Company to support, and he still had to crush Jin Shunlu's team across the ocean under the world's watchful eyes. How could he possibly have a way out?
With a rustle, the Black Technology Blueprint unfurled before his eyes.
Unlike the previous Blueprint, this one had three progress bars. From top to bottom, they were Weight Loss Drug, Blood Pressure Drug, and Anti-Fatigue Drug!
At this moment, all three progress bars had reached 30%. Song He looked at the earlier sections. The first 10% was "Clarify the mechanism of action of Neuropeptides," while the remaining 20% was "Gain an initial understanding of usable targets." These happened to be the tasks they had completed during the preceding period.
Excellent. They hadn't taken any detours!
Looking farther down, Song He's brows furrowed fiercely.
The next step accounted for 40% of all three progress bars. Once completed, progress would reach 70%, bringing them close to the end.
This step was very simple: testing the drugs!
Drug combinations: Select reasonable combinations from the drugs below and adjust their concentrations for in vivo experiments until preliminary drug effects appear.
Song He took out his phone and began furiously typing drug names according to the requirements of the Black Technology Blueprint.
"Grayanotoxin I and III are commonly found in plants such as Sheep Mountain Laurel, black sea rhododendron, and Aojiki Wood. They can also accumulate in poisonous honey..."
Song He had seen this substance in papers. It could block sodium-ion channels in cell membranes and inhibit nerve-signal transmission, thereby amplifying the effects of Neuropeptides. It was roughly equivalent to a Neuropeptide enhancer?
"Scopolamine can be obtained from henbane, belladonna, and Datura..."
He had seen this one too. It could cause blood pressure to rise and block some nerve signals. It was extremely poisonous. Livestock would drop dead after eating only a little, and killing someone with it would be effortless.
Isoquinoline Alkaloid, including lycorine and Haemanthamine, can be found in plants such as Agapanthus, Blood Lily, and Candelabra Flower.
It was also poisonous and could trigger a sharp rise in blood pressure and tachycardia.
Why had the Black Technology Blueprint circled a pile of blood-pressure-raising drugs? Could it be that after dilution and combination, the blood-pressure-raising components could instead lower blood pressure?
Song He tapped away on his phone, listing every drug mentioned in the Black Technology Blueprint. His mind raced as he pondered which components could be paired with which others.
After listing dozens of poisons, he bundled everything together and sent it to Tang Rongrong.
"Urgently needed. Paying top dollar for these drugs!" Song He explained concisely.
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