Helen Cho As soon as she reported her name, the front desk made way for her.
"Dr. Helen Cho, Sir is waiting for you on the top floor. Please take the exclusive elevator on the right."
The voice of Jade Balance sounded.
Her hand holding the information loosened a little. On the way here, she was still thinking about how to discuss research funding during this meeting.
Now it seems that I have thought too much.
In the past few days, Vought International's name appeared very frequently in her circle of peers. Recruiting people, buying equipment, recruiting teams, and offering conditions made her doubt whether they were true or false.
It wasn't until she stood here that she connected these things with Lucian.
I thought he was just a powerful lone ranger.
Who would have thought that he could even expand his company to such a scale.
The elevator goes straight to the top floor, and several doors open along the way.
Helen Cho walked in holding the information. Lucian was lying on the boss's chair, maintaining the illusion that everything was normal. When he saw her coming in, he pointed to the seat opposite.
"Sit down, Shuri didn't you want to give me a few words to scold me?"
"... No."
She hesitated for a moment, but still did not relay the princess's complaint after hanging up the phone. She had business to do today, and she didn't want to have another quarrel for Shuri.
Lucian didn't ask any further questions.
It's strange that the little girl can hold back. But everyone is put back, just curse a few times, don't delay and send Vibranium.
He looked at the information brought by Helen Cho.
"After studying nanotechnology with them, have you made any new progress on Regeneration Cradle?"
"Some extrapolated ideas."
When it came to research, Helen Cho sat up straighter and put the information on the table.
"During tissue repair, the combination of materials and cells has always been difficult. The technology provided by Shuri gave me several new ideas."
"It's just an idea, it still needs experimental verification. I can't guarantee you the results right now."
Lucian nodded, Wakanda's skills were not in vain.
Making a armor for yourself is only an immediate benefit. Let these researchers learn how to use it in the future, but there will be more than one set of armor.
"As long as you have a direction, I'm here to talk to you about the future arrangements."
Helen Cho looked at him, waiting for the next step.
Following Lucian these days, she met the magical characters of Avengers, and also came into contact with Wakanda technology that she had never heard of.
Problems that were previously trapped in the laboratory can actually find a solution through another technology.
When he promised to support his research, maybe it was more than just casual talk.
Lucian hold out two fingers.
"Two choices."
"The first one is, I provide funding and protection. You can research it however you want, and after you make it, you can use it for whoever you want."
Helen Cho stopped flipping through information.
This condition was better than what she was prepared to fight for. Although Lucian had promised it before, she felt more at ease when she heard the news again after studying the armor.
She even thought that as long as the other party did not interfere with the research direction, it would be fine with less funding. Unexpectedly, there was no restriction on who the technology could be used on.
"What about the second one?"
"Join Vought International."
Lucian Put down a finger.
"After Regeneration Cradle is made, I will price it uniformly to the outside world. Company employees can use it for free, which is considered an internal benefit."
"In return, you can make a request of me."
After he finished speaking, he stopped urging her and left her with time to think about it.
Of course he wants the second one more.
Being able to treat injuries by yourself does not mean that you are willing to sit downstairs every day to receive medical treatment. In the future, there will only be more and more people in the company. Anyone who bumps into him will come to him, so why not do anything else?
Having a set of equipment that can operate automatically saves trouble.
By the way, keep the employee. If something happens to the employee, the company can cure the employee. This is more effective than shouting "care for the employee" during a meeting.
Helen Cho did not answer immediately.
Before she came, she only thought about the laboratory and funding. She did not expect to have to decide where the technology would go in the future.
Regeneration Cradle can repair damage. When the technology is perfected, she also wants people who have lost limbs to stand up again.
War wounded, Terminal Illness patients, and those confined to hospital beds due to disabilities.
How many of these people can afford high medical expenses?
She didn't want to study for so long and finally build a machine only for the rich.
"Can I ask first, how are you going to price it?"
Lucian looked at her without interrupting.
Sure enough, it's stuck here.
I wasn't so cautious when discussing funding just now. When it came to external charges, I didn't even look at the information.
Helen Cho made it clearer.
"My original intention in researching this is to make an affordable medical technology that everyone can afford."
"I don't object to charging, equipment and materials cost money. But if the patient can only look at it and can't pay the bill..."
She paused.
"Then I'd rather choose the first one. I don't want to go against my own conscience."
Lucian smiled.
This is really not difficult for him.
If you rely on the money paid by patients to survive, that is someone else's company. He has many good things in his hands, so there is no need to stare at a person with a broken leg and drain the other person's wealth.
However, it doesn't have to be free.
Research requires money, and a team requires support. If you give it away for a long time, some people think you are slow to give it away.
"This is simple, just one thousandth."
Helen Cho looked at him for two seconds.
"What one thousandth? The cost of treatment?"
"Property."
Lucian leaned back in his chair and spoke very naturally.
"No matter how much money he has, we will only charge one thousandth of his property."
The words she had prepared were stuck.
She has thought about charging according to the treatment items. She has also calculated adding some fees according to the cost of materials.
Calculated according to the patient's property?
Is this a medical consultation, or is it a matter of doing a property statistics first?
Lucian Looking at her expression, you can tell that she hasn't turned around yet.
"If you have ten thousand, charge ten yuan. If you have one million, charge one thousand. If a really rich person comes over, if you give a little more, it won't affect his ability to eat, right?"
"This does not conflict with your original intention. The patients can afford it, and your team can also eat."
He settled the matter very easily.
Ordinary people can cure diseases, rich people can save lives, and companies can support their teams. As for the rich who find it expensive, then weigh it for yourself, which one is more uncomfortable, losing one thousandth of your property or losing a leg.
Helen Cho lowered his head and thought for a long time.
According to this ratio, most ordinary people can indeed afford it.
What she is most worried about is that the same high-price bill will fall on everyone. Some people can get treatment with just a signature, while some people still have half the money left after selling their house.
The method given by Lucian is very strange, but at least it does not keep the poor out.
"How to verify assets and what to do with people who have no property at all, we have to discuss these again."
"Yes, the specific method will be determined later."
Lucian has no plans to complete the charging process now.
The machine hasn't even been built yet, so it's really unnecessary to argue about the bill all afternoon. She should settle the things that matter most to her and leave the rest to others.
Helen Cho Close the data.
"If these conditions can be written into the agreement, I can join Vought."
"Okay."
He was originally prepared to waste more words, but he didn't expect that the deal was settled by changing the charging method. For such an idealist, throwing money at it may not be useful. She must feel that what she has made is not wasted.
"What about your requirements? Equipment, personnel, or something else?"
Helen Cho's eyes fell on his hand.
"I'm interested in your healing abilities."
This answer surprised Lucian.
He thought she would ask for another batch of equipment, or simply ask for Wakanda's information. But in the end, it went full circle and ended up with him.
"Your method of making amputated limbs grow back is faster and more complete than my Regeneration Cradle."
When she said this, she spoke a little faster than before.
"My original idea was just to repair the body. But after seeing you do it, I feel that some restrictions may not be necessary to keep."
She originally thought she had gone far away, but when she looked up, she realized that someone had already done what she wanted to do.
She was unwilling to just watch from the sidelines.
Even if it cannot be copied, understanding the changes in the body during repair may allow Regeneration Cradle to take another step forward.
Lucian wouldn't mind letting her see it.
Ability is an ability, and he has no idea whether it can be turned into technology. But she is willing to study it, which is better than guessing at a bunch of data.
"So, you want me to demonstrate again?"
"Yes, can you show it to me again?"
"Yes, yes."
Lucian glanced at the information she put on the table.
"Are you looking for volunteers?"
"No."
Helen Cho rolled up the cuffs.
"It's on me."
Lucian sat up straighter.
"Are you sure?"
She put her arms on the table and looked at him.
"I want to feel it for myself."