Beauty Man's Myriad Hearts

"The next time Cross attacks us, it's our turn to fight back."

"Next attack?"

Wesley reacted, but didn't react.

Fox and the others immediately understood what Sloan meant—after Cross succeeded in attacking the fraternity members next time, when he returned to the safe house satisfied and exhausted physically and mentally, there would be a full-scale counterattack by the fraternity members.

"Sloan, what should we do about David?"

She hesitated for a moment, thinking of David who had left the textile factory just now, she couldn't help asking: "He has already shown us his favor, should we still deal with him?"

"Fate has made its verdict."

Sloan took out a document from the drawer of his desk, on which was bound a piece of cloth, densely written with binary translation codes, summarizing it into one name——David Fisk.

"The top priority is Cross... After Cross dies, we have enough time to kill David."

Sloan's tone is unquestionable: "However, we need to lock down David's location and not let him escape. Fox, take some time to pay attention to David's tracks."

"clear."

Fox nodded.

No one noticed that Fox stared at the document in Sloan's hand, frowned slightly, and there was a hint of hesitation in his emerald green eyes. He recalled that before David left, he said that he had blackmailed Sloan for 5000 million.

"David really told Sloan where Cross is. He didn't lie to me... So, it's true that he blackmailed Sloan for 5000 million..."

She frowned, without any trace, showing suspicion: "Where did Sloan get 5000 million?"

Chapter 6 Investing

"Mom, school has work to do and I'm living at school these days... of course, I'll be back before Christmas... yes, good night, I'll go to bed early, I love you too."

In the dark night, David was talking on the phone softly.

After finishing the call, he looked back at the ancient building with a history of more than 100 years that appeared out of nowhere behind him. He thought of Sloan's calm but murderous eyes and Fox's hesitant expression before he left. The interior layout of the meeting has been completed quite well.

If David is really just the ordinary fraternity member in his memory, then even if he knows that Sloan will definitely find someone to watch him, he will definitely take the risk to stay away from New York, evade the pursuit, spend the 5000 million in his account, and try his best Be a free and easy rich man.

In 1999, one step away from the new century, 5000 million US dollars was definitely an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, including ordinary organizations.

Even his elder brother Wilson Fisk, who now dominates the underground world of New York, the famous Jin Bin, would not take 5000 million yuan seriously.

But David has his own ambitions, and even running away won't solve the problem.Therefore, no matter whether Sloan sent someone to monitor him or not, he would choose to stay in New York and live his life as usual.

However, it is necessary for David to stay away from the family in Hell's Kitchen temporarily to avoid getting into trouble for his mother Marlene.

That's why he decided to live in school for a few days.

Although the Brotherhood is a secret killer organization, under the premise of its faith as the carrier, the principle pursued by the Brotherhood is different from the general killer organization-to kill the target without harming the innocent.

As long as David stayed away from his family, he didn't have to worry about his mother being threatened or accidentally injured.

Wesley is a special case.

One was that Cross posed too much of a threat to the Brotherhood.

The second is that Sloan's beliefs are distorted, and as the leader of the Brotherhood, basically no one will disobey his decision.

David knew in his heart that as long as he had no intention of escaping from New York, Sloan would not resort to external tactics to deal with him, so as to avoid excessively damaging his image as a leader in the hearts of diehard members of the fraternity——Sloan, as the leader of the fraternity, People who talk about face.

David took a taxi back to school.

Empire State University is a famous Ivy League school. During the winter vacation, some dormitories are still open for domestic and foreign students who do not go home.

He has his own dormitory at school.The cost is a bit expensive, more than 2 US dollars a year.However, as Jin Bing's younger brother, needless to say about family conditions, the convenience of life is the priority in everything, and he will not save such a small amount of money.

……

The next day, the sun was beautiful, the wind was clear and the sun was bright.

Everything in the world is swaying with the wind under the golden sunshine, revealing a pleasant side.

Although the weather is good, it is still cold in New York in December.

David went out against the icy cold wind, his hair fluttering freely in the wind, looking a little messy, feeling the sun shining on his face, and let out a breath of white air.

Walk through the empty and spacious campus and walk for ten minutes to the joint research room of Richard and Connors located on campus.

"David, you are really early today."

A slightly surprised voice came, and Curt Connors was wearing a researcher's white coat, looking at David with a smile on his face, with the joyful spirit of a happy event on his face.

"I heard that Richard suggested that you continue your studies. Are you interested in coming to me to study for a Ph. D? I will always have a place for you."

Connors was holding a test tube in his left hand, his right arm, which had been severed due to the war, was empty, and the sleeves of his white coat were hanging casually by his side.

"If I agree, Professor Parker will kill me."

David looked at Connors and saw that he was full of energy, and he was completely different from the frowning face of the previous few days. He asked curiously: "Has anything good happened recently, doctor, you look completely different from before, as if you have been reborn. "

"Yes, great news."

Connors smiled and couldn't help showing off: "My friends in the army recommended Richard and I's project to Osborne, maybe we can solve the funding problem in the near future, and even move the laboratory to Osborne to this building."

"It's really good news."

David praised, and then asked like a cannonball: "How much do they plan to invest? Will this project become Osborne's master control, and you are just Osborne's employees? If so, what is the result of your research? Will it become the fruit of Osborne?"

"The specifics will not be known until later. My friend told me that Osborne will make a decision after review... According to them, Osborne is preparing research related to genetic engineering internally. Based on Richard and I resume, the possibility of passing the project review is very high.”

Connors restrained the smile on his face, and there was a bit of helplessness in the depths of his eyes, and he didn't take David's impoliteness to heart.

The initiative in this matter rests with Osborn, and Connors is unable to answer David's question at all.

He and Richard have run out of ammunition and food so far. If they fail to be affiliated with Osborne, without Osborne's capital injection, the project cannot be advanced under the condition of lack of funds, and the research of the two is doomed to a dead end. .

If the research project is to be successful, no matter what conditions Osborn offers, they have to accept it.

"Doctor, in fact, you still have a second choice."

David saw that Connors was unwilling, but had to accept the reality, and smiled unconsciously with deep meaning in his eyes.

"What do you mean?" Connors was taken aback.

"Did Professor Parker tell you that my family is actually quite rich?" David asked.

……

A moment later, when Richard Parker came to the laboratory, he saw Connors and David sitting upright with serious expressions on their faces. He thought that something had gone wrong in the laboratory, he was startled, and his mood suddenly became heavy.

Soon, as David and Connors spoke, Richard's heavy heart dissipated, showing a surprised expression, and looking at David in disbelief.

"Meaning, you can invest in our research? Even willing to share patent rights with us?"

Richard looked at David with a look of surprise and joy, but also a little puzzled.

"why?"

"Because I really like you guys." David laughed.

"This surprise came too fast, and I was a little bit overwhelmed."

Richard carefully worded his words and said seriously, "David, let's get down to business. How much can you invest? What are your conditions?"

"First of all, we need to register a company, such as Fiske Pharmaceuticals, which is a good name."

David had already thought about it, and said with ease: "At that time, we will all be shareholders of the company. I will contribute funds to occupy 80.00% of the shares, and the remaining [-] will be shared equally by you."

"It's a good idea, but funding is the most important issue. David, you haven't said how much money you have prepared. You know, our research will not be cheap."

Connors was outspoken.

Whether it is Curt Connors, a professor at Imperial State University now, or Dr. Lizard in the future, Curt Connors is not a person who is good at hiding his emotions.

David could see that he was actually quite pleased with his proposal.

"Fifty million," David replied.

Hearing this number, Richard and Connors looked at each other, frowning slightly, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied.

Richard had a headache, rubbed his temples, and said frankly:

"David, I am very moved by your proposal, but 5000 million is not enough... This is a lot of money, but in this project we are facing, 5000 million cannot support the entire development process. You learned this , can even be said to be the third person in the laboratory, you should know that 5000 million is a drop in the bucket for us."

"David, the amount I applied to Osborne is [-] million...Although Osborne will not grant the loan according to the amount I applied for, the limb regeneration we are pursuing, and even the effects of medicine such as body strengthening, are by no means more than Only [-] million funds can do it."

Connors added, for fear that David would not understand the situation.

"[-] million is probably just the funds required for early research and development and drug experiments, and there is still a long way to go. Whether it is time or funds, it is much more terrifying than you think."

Richard added: "David, I understand that you have a lot of affection for our research, and we appreciate your trust in us, but 5000 million is really not enough, far from enough... Before you make an investment decision, I hope our friendship will last and not be broken by an investment."

The research and development of a new drug is roughly divided into five stages: drug discovery and early research and development, preclinical pharmaceutical experiments, process synthesis, clinical trials, and commercial production.

From the perspective of the proportion of stage expenses, the most expensive is not preclinical, nor drug discovery, pharmaceutical research and drug evaluation, but clinical research.

The cost invested in the clinical stage exceeds 50.00% of the overall cost, and usually even accounts for 70.00%, which is a terrifying proportion.

Most of the clinical trials are divided into three phases, and the cost of each phase has exploded.For Richard and Connors, the pure investment of 5000 million yuan is only enough for the first two stages of new drug research and development, not even the most expensive clinical stage.

"No, of course I understand."

David smiled and said: "I mean, first inject 5000 million yuan and then continue to invest. After all, I am not Osborne, so I can't take out hundreds of millions of funds at once. My family is indeed rich, but compared with Osborne It can be said that he is not that rich."

Paused: "However, after a few years, a few hundred million should not be a big deal to me."

David understood Richard and Connors' concerns very well.

In the field of new drug research and development, there is a popular concept called "Double Ten".It refers to the fact that an innovative drug needs an average investment of "ten years" and "billion" dollars from target confirmation, project approval to final production and marketing.

In other words, starting from the clinical stage, the first phase of safety evaluation, the second phase of drug efficacy evaluation, and then the third phase of larger-scale safety and drug efficacy evaluation is not only a long process, but also a continuous investment The bottomless pit model of burning huge amounts of money.

As far as the research projects of Richard and Connors are concerned, their research projects are genetic engineering, and their functions are slightly different, but they can generally be regarded as two directions, one is limb regeneration, and the other is body strengthening.

The difficulty of research can be imagined.

From the perspective of difficulty, the huge amount of money invested and the time span are immeasurable.

This is also the biggest reason why Richard and Connors are embarrassed by David's investment intentions, and prefer Osborne, who is both rich and capable, rather than private investment.

Chapter 7: Counterattack Moment

Richard and Connors looked at each other, not because they didn't believe what David promised.

In order to show his sincerity, David clicked on the bank card balance of the mobile phone text message. The number starting with five and the string of zeros just entered the account, letting the two know that David even prepared the investment fund, and it was no joke.

However, even with the biggest financial problem solved, Richard and Connors still have concerns in their hearts.

After all, there is a huge difference between relying on Osborne and David as a personal input.

Osborn is one of the world's largest international companies with a business scope covering many fields. It is also an international arms giant, has a good relationship with the military, and has the best technology and resources in the world.

Correspondingly, what David showed at this time was only the level of an ordinary rich man, and he was beaten by Osborn in all aspects.

Even if David promised better terms than Osborne, but out of consideration for the success of the research project, cooperation with the former undoubtedly has a higher possibility.

Under various considerations, Richard and Connors were a little embarrassed, unable to make a choice for a long time.

"Gentlemen, I know what you are thinking. In fact, you have fallen into a huge misunderstanding."

David looked around the two, saw Richard's tangled appearance, and Connors' pensive expression, guessed where the two were tangled, and a word brought them back to their senses.

"Our ultimate goal is to succeed. Taking this as a premise, if there is a way to get the best of both worlds, it is naturally the best choice."

David used words cleverly: "After you accept my investment and rely on the funds I provide to achieve certain results, you will cooperate with Osborne on the condition of dominance. At that time, share a part of the profits and make the cake Big, but the dominance can be controlled in your own hands, and everyone can get what they want from it, can't they?"

Richard and Conners suddenly realized, they looked at each other, and they both saw the burning ambition in each other's eyes.

"it is good!"

Connors gave Richard a look, and the latter agreed decisively: "David, you are our best assistant. In the days to come, I also hope that our cooperation can end happily!"

"Of course, happy cooperation!"

After negotiating the deal, David was quite excited to change the world.

Needless to say how much he valued the two.

One is Spider-Man's biological father, and the other is Spider-Man's old enemy, Dr. Lizard.

As the top talents in the Marvel world, the two are now considered to be under his command to a certain extent, and they will surely become a great help in the future. After Spider-Man is born, he will have to call him uncle.

David's commitment to the duo wasn't a lie.