Awakening Elementary School System in University

"President Chen!" Zhu Jianqing slammed his hand on the table, making a decision on the spot. "The money! I’ll have my people wire it to you right now!"

"That would be great." Chen Lin saw no issues either. He was just about to take out his phone to have Huang Yiyi send over the contract template they had drafted earlier.

But just then, Shen Yan, who was beside him, suddenly leaned in and quickly whispered a few words into his ear.

Hearing her, Chen Lin’s brow twitched slightly, and he fell into a thoughtful silence.

A few seconds later, he looked up at the expectant Zhu Jianqing and gave him a warm smile.

"Chairman Zhu, let’s not be hasty."

He said slowly, "It wasn’t easy for us to make the trip from Jinmen. How about this? Why don’t you and your company first verify my proposal and see if there are any issues with the details?

That way, I can help you make any necessary adjustments while I’m still here. Otherwise, once we’re back in Jinmen, trying to communicate online will be less efficient."

Zhu Jianqing was slightly taken aback by his words and didn’t know how to react for a moment.

In contrast, Dr. Yan Feifei beside him, who seemed to have just finished a brief call, had a sharp glint in her eye. She immediately took a step forward and reported to Zhu Jianqing, "Chairman, I just contacted the technical team!

They said they can immediately assemble a team to run a quick computer simulation to verify the core of President Chen’s framework using our existing data! We can have preliminary results within two hours!"

After hearing this, Chen Lin immediately picked up the thread with a smile. "No problem. I can wait for the results."

"Oh! Thank you so much for your understanding, President Chen!" Zhu Jianqing finally snapped out of it, a look of gratitude on his face.

He thought for a moment, and fearing that Chen Lin and Shen Yan would be bored waiting for two hours, he immediately waved over Zhou Lele, who was standing by the door.

"Lele, come here for a moment. For the next two hours, I want you to take President Chen and Miss Shen on a tour of our biopharmaceutical industrial park and give them a good introduction."

"Yes, Chairman," Zhou Lele replied immediately.

Huanrun Pharmaceutical’s corporate headquarters was located in the core area of a biopharmaceutical industrial park that Haizhou had been heavily developing in recent years.

Besides Huan Run, several other nationally renowned innovative drug companies had also set up operations in the park.

Huanrun Pharmaceutical’s business wasn’t just limited to innovative drug R&D; it also encompassed large-scale drug manufacturing and market promotion.

Led by Zhou Lele, Chen Lin and Shen Yan first toured Huanrun Pharmaceutical’s modern production base within the park.

Looking through the thick, dust-free glass at the highly automated production lines and precision equipment, Zhou Lele proudly explained, "Huan Run has production bases of this scale in several cities across the country."

By the time they finished the tour and returned to the corporate headquarters, the time was nearly up.

Zhou Lele led Chen Lin back to Zhu Jianqing’s luxurious top-floor office.

At that moment, only Zhu Jianqing and Gongtan were in the office, sitting on the sofa and drinking tea.

"President Chen, please, have a seat." Zhu Jianqing greeted him warmly, personally pouring tea for Chen Lin and Shen Yan.

After a bit of small talk, Professor Gongtan looked at Chen Lin and asked with great interest, "By the way, Chen Lin, with your current skill level, I imagine ordinary math problems no longer catch your interest. I’m quite curious, what field do you plan on researching next?"

Hearing this, Chen Lin smiled and didn’t hide anything.

"I’ve recently become interested in a topic called ’Manifold Boundary and Hallucination Control in Generative Models’," he said candidly. "If all goes well, the research findings should be presented as a report at the math conference this winter."

Hearing the title, Professor Gongtan’s hand, which was lifting his teacup, paused mid-air. A look of clear surprise appeared on his face.

He gave Chen Lin a deep look, then burst out laughing and clapped him firmly on the shoulder.

"Attaboy! That’s ambition!"

He said admiringly, "That topic is one of the toughest nuts to crack in the field of AI right now! Work hard! I’m sure you’ll make a name for yourself!"

Then, he lowered his voice and leaned in close to Chen Lin’s ear. "I’ll find an opportunity to mention your situation to Academician Liang."

’Academician Liang Tianshi?’

Chen Lin remembered him now. They hadn’t been in contact since parting ways at Huaqing University.

Chen Lin said to Professor Gongtan, "I have a preliminary plan."

He paused, then said in a clear voice, "Regarding the topic of ’Manifold Boundary and Hallucination Control in Generative Models,’ I plan to compile my current research findings into a paper within a month and submit it for publication.

When that’s done, I’ll also send a copy to Academician Liang’s email right away and ask for his critique."

At these words, the smile on Professor Gongtan’s face froze for a second. A flicker of obvious surprise flashed in his small eyes, but it quickly transformed into even deeper admiration.

’Attaboy!’

Gongtan praised him inwardly.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to offer a few more words of encouragement, a KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK sounded on the heavy, solid wood door of the office.

"Come in," Zhu Jianqing called out.

The door opened, and in walked Dr. Yan Feifei, the head of the basic research team.

She had changed out of her prim white lab coat and was now wearing a well-tailored, dark gray business suit.

But unlike her usual gentle and composed demeanor, her steps were noticeably quicker. Her intellectual face, framed by rimless glasses, showed an irrepressible excitement, and her cheeks were even faintly flushed.

"Chairman!" Yan Feifei strode to the desk, handing over the tablet in her hand. Her voice trembled slightly with excitement. "The preliminary simulation results are in!"

The gazes of Zhu Jianqing and Professor Gongtan were instantly drawn to it.

Even Shen Yan, who had been sitting quietly to the side pretending to look at the scenery, subconsciously straightened her back, her clear eyes glittering with anticipation.

Zhu Jianqing took the tablet, his eyes falling on the newly generated data report on the screen. He took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "What are the results?"

Yan Feifei pushed up the glasses on her nose, as if trying to calm her excitement with the gesture, but she couldn’t suppress the upward curve of her lips.

"According to the preliminary verification by our algorithm simulation team, on our existing dataset, the ’Bayesian Adaptive Design’ optimization framework provided by President Chen can, while maintaining the same statistical power, increase the overall efficiency of our new targeted drug’s clinical trial process by... forty-three percent!"

"YES!!!"

A loud, ecstatic cheer erupted like a sudden clap of thunder!

Zhu Jianqing shot up from the sofa. The movement was so abrupt that it even jostled the teacup in front of him, splashing out a few drops.

But he didn’t care about that at all!

His refined face was now filled with undisguised joy, his eyes shone with an astonishing light from the excitement, and his whole body was trembling slightly!

He knew better than anyone what the number "forty-three percent" truly meant!

Clinical trials are the most time-consuming and money-burning part of the entire drug development process!

For a new drug, from the start of Phase 1 clinical trials to final market approval, it can take anywhere from three to five years, or even as long as seven to eight, often requiring an investment of hundreds of millions, or even billions, in funding!

And now, Chen Lin’s proposal could increase the efficiency of this most critical stage by nearly half!

Even if the effect was diminished in a complex real-world environment—even if it ultimately only achieved half of the simulated effect—that would still be an efficiency increase of over twenty percent!

The amount of R&D time and money this could save Huanrun Pharmaceutical would be astronomical!