If there are other "people of insight" who are anxious about the fate of mankind, who else is furious about this research result of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study......

I'm afraid it's the executives and shareholders of Space-X and Johnson & Johnson.

Since the middle of last year, NASA has given them a considerable amount of money to research cryodormancy technology, but just when they discovered that the extract of X-0172 bacteria has the property of protecting animal somatic cells through the "dangerous temperature zone" in clinical experiments, the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has made a full set of cryodormancy technology......

At the headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, looking at the newspaper in his hand, the expression on Musk's face twitched stiffly.

"New breakthrough in cryodormancy technology, terminal illness treatment or a new pattern in the future!" 》

Originally, he thought that as long as he tried to choose those projects that his side was more advantageous or the other party was not so interested in for development, and avoided direct competition with Star Technology as much as possible, with the R&D strength accumulated by Space-x for more than ten years, he would not be so miserable.

However, he didn't calculate that there was someone next to that guy who had cancer, and it was an incurable terminal ......

Why didn't he get cancer?!

However, no matter how Musk curses in his heart, it will no longer help.

Now that the cryo-dormant technology has been mastered by Star Technology, it is not surprising that this time they can only follow the fart of that annoying Professor Lu. Behind the strands, pick up the leftovers of other people's food......

At this moment, there was a knock at the door.

After Musk said please come in, he saw his secretary walk in through the door.

"Mr. David Lawrence would like to make an appointment to meet with you."

Hearing this, Musk was slightly stunned, put down the newspaper in his hand, and his expression became a little strange.

"See me? That eldest son of the Lawrence family? ”

The secretary nodded and said, "To be precise, the eldest son who is the first to inherit the throne!" You know, we've been fighting for funding for space programs, but those consortia aren't optimistic about what we're doing. This time is very rare...... He looks forward to this meeting with you in your capacity as CEO of Space-X. ”

"Of course I know who he is, and I don't need to be reminded of this. Meeting as the CEO of Space-X......" chewing the second half of the sentence repeatedly, a pensive expression gradually appeared on Musk's face.

He apparently didn't particularly believe that David Lawrence would be interested in his Space-x, after all, he had approached him more than once for it.

But as his secretary said, Space-x needs money, and a lot of money. In this day and age, only money can sustain big dreams, and this meeting could be such an opportunity......

Even if the other party does not show a lot of sincerity.

However, he still had to give it a try.

After thinking for a moment, Musk spoke.

"Tell him I'll go see him...... By the way, when is the appointment time? ”

Secretary: "This afternoon." ”

Hearing this, Musk's brows twitched violently, but he still took a deep breath with restraint.

“…… Buy me a plane ticket to Boston, in the afternoon. ”

The secretary nodded.

"Yes sir."

After several flights a day and an afternoon of traveling from Los Angeles to Boston, Musk finally arrived at a Boston consortium's downtown property — the agreed meeting place — just before 6 p.m.

Walking into the conference room, looking at the man sitting behind the conference table and waiting quietly, Musk cleared his throat and was about to move out of the set of self-introduction and opening remarks that had been prepared a long time in advance, but the man spoke first.

"Welcome to Boston, Mr. Musk, I'm glad you accepted my invitation, please take a seat."

Although I know that this polite remark is not very sincere, and I can't even talk about enthusiasm, it still makes Musk's psychology a little better.

Sitting in front of him was the most promising patriarch of the Lawrence family of the Boston consortium, one of the richest and most powerful men in all of Boston, and indeed in the whole of America, despite his higher education at Princeton.

In contrast, although he is the president and chairman of Space-X and Tesla, if he really talks about the words wealth and influence, he probably doesn't add up to a hair on the man across from him.

This is not an exaggerated metaphor.

Even, it's a bit conservative.

"I came over when I heard you wanted to talk to me about Space-X's space program," Musk opened the conversation with a simple opening sentence, and Musk gave a compliment without a trace, "In this land where imagination is increasingly scarce, there are too few visionaries and courageous people like you." ”

I don't know if I heard the compliment in this sentence, David Lawrence just smiled faintly, and then continued.

"Yes, I am indeed interested in your space program, and I believe that our future must be in the distant New World...... But before I get into the new world, I want to ask you an interesting question. I saw this question in a questionnaire in the Boston Journal. ”

"What's the problem?" Sitting up straight in his seat, Musk looked at him with a smile and said, "It must be an interesting question that interests you." ”

Without making any indication of this unobtrusive compliment, David Lawrence smiled slightly, and suddenly said, "If you can go to the future, would you like to go?" ”

The moment he heard this question, Musk was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting him to ask such a question that is not directly related to space.

At the same time, as if he felt that his problems were insufficient, David thought about it for a while, and then added a sentence later, "Of course, the premise is to retain the shares of Space-X and the position of chairman, and do not consider the collapse of Space-X in the next century." ”

Finally reacted, Musk calmed down, thought seriously for about ten seconds, and then spoke.

"What's the benefit of sending old antiques from the past into the future to point fingers? Is 18th-century economic theory used to solve the debt crisis of the 21st century? Or let him teach us how to develop the moon? On the contrary, he who doesn't know anything will only change what we have managed to change and change it back. ”

"What's more, considering the right to inherit property, I only see endless troubles, but I don't see the slightest benefit."

"Of course, this is in the interest of the entire board of directors of Space-X."

“…… That's right. ”

After listening to Musk's words quietly, David nodded thoughtfully, but did not give any opinion of his own.

Logically speaking, even if he doesn't talk about the probability of not being able to wake up, he is reluctant to go to the future.

If nothing else, he should be the speaker of the Lawrence family, the next patriarch. And if he goes to the future, it is undoubtedly equivalent to self-exile, no one can guarantee his power in the future, and at the same time, he has to face the hostility of the then patriarch at the moment of awakening.

The way to keep a family alive forever is, without a doubt, education.

But......

Personally, walking upright on the timeline is tempting. Confusion.

This not only means that he will be able to live longer in the future, but also that he will be able to fulfill those ambitions that would otherwise not be possible due to the limitations of life and time.

Of course, it is not easy to do this, and there is a huge amount of resistance both within and outside the family. But as long as you plan ahead and weigh the risks......

His index finger rubbed against the armrest of the chair, and David's eyes flickered slightly as he sat in the office chair.

Suddenly, he looked at Musk and spoke.

"How long will it take you to fix the cryo-dormant technique?"

Faced with this sudden question, Musk subconsciously hesitated, but still answered truthfully: "I don't know...... Maybe five years, maybe longer...... Cryo-dormancy technology is just one of the projects we have with Johnson & Johnson, and it is not the focus of our development, and our business is still focused on high-thrust spacecraft and life support devices—"

David interrupted him and said without hesitation: "Then from now on, I will set up a fund with one billion to help you complete this." ”

For a moment, Musk held his breath.

Billion!

Although this is nothing compared to Tesla's tens of billions of market capitalization, the market value is virtual after all, and it can't be seen or touched, where can it compare to cash flow?

"I only have one request, it doesn't matter how much it costs, the important thing is to ensure the safety of the technology, can it be done?"

Musk hesitated and said, "Theoretically, yes...... In fact, we now have some techniques in place to ensure that cryodormancy can be carried out safely, but there are a few key parts that will take time to break through. ”

David smiled slightly and said, "That's fine, anyway...... I'm not in a hurry either. ”

Elon Musk: "...... May I take the liberty of asking? ”

David: "Just ask. ”

Musk hesitated and asked, "You...... Are you planning to go to the future? ”

"Not thinking about that yet."

With a faint smile, David turned his office chair and looked at the floor-to-ceiling window behind him, leaving only a back for Musk.

Staring at his reflection on the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the dazzling night view of Boston behind the mirror, he suddenly said softly in a voice that only he could hear.

"But, who can say what will happen in the future?"

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