At 8 o'clock in the evening, Professor Anthony, Professor Theodore, and Lin Sanqi knocked on Professor Witte's door together.
Ta-ta-ta...
"who?"
Anthony smiled politely and said, "Witt, it's me, Anthony. We got a bottle of good wine and are going to have a good chat with you tonight."
The door opened, revealing an old man with a white beard. Lin Sanqi thought that if he was to play Marcelo, he wouldn't need to wear makeup. They were indeed fellow Europeans.
Professor Witte, a famous infectious disease expert in England, is also the president of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
This time he was hired by the World Health Organization to serve as the head of the tuberculosis clinical verification expert group at Hong Kong Wales Hospital, internally known as the "verification officer."
It can be said that Professor Weiwu’s attitude plays a decisive role in whether the anti-tuberculosis drug invented by Lin Sanqi can be passed. Although he does not have certain decision-making power, he has a veto power.
Professor Anthony is the vice president of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and an old friend and colleague of Professor Witte, so it didn't seem too abrupt for him to come to his house in the middle of the night.
"Anthony, Theodore, and Lin, I hope you brought red wine. I can't get used to Chinese white wine. Only the Polar Bears like that."
Lin Sanqi shook the bottle of wine in his hand:
"1950 Romanee-Conti, Professor Witte, what do you think?"
Professor Witte laughed heartily and stepped aside.
"Come in, we're in for a treat tonight. I'll go get the cups ready."
Foreigners drink differently from Chinese people. When Chinese people drink, they like to have some peanuts and pork heads, and then brag and laugh, which makes them look lively.
When foreigners drink, they like to pour a little at the bottom of the glass and then shake it. Finally, several of them sit together and speak in falsetto, chatting about hypocritical topics. They think this is stylish.
Oh, it is necessary to sober up before drinking.
In Vance's words, those who don't sober up before drinking red wine are all country bumpkins.
After they sat down, they started chatting without any snacks. After a long while, Anthony finally got to the point:
"Lin, if our anti-tuberculosis treatment passes the expert panel's review, you will be the first doctor in the world to conquer the infectious disease of tuberculosis. Just based on this, you can definitely become the number one in tuberculosis."
Theodore also boasted:
"Lin, you should get along well with Professor Witte. That way you can join the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and become a committee member or director. You might even become a vice president. This is a rare opportunity."
Lin Sanqi knew that these two American professors were providing cover and acting as wingmen, so he also smiled and said:
"I want to join the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. First, our new anti-tuberculosis treatment needs to be approved by a panel of experts. I wonder if Professor Witte has anything to teach me."
Professor Witte shook his red wine glass and said reservedly:
"Your tuberculosis research project is very constructive. After six months of follow-up observation, we feel that the tuberculosis drug invented by Lin has certain efficacy and is very meaningful."
Professor Anthony and Lin Sanqi looked at each other with contempt.
Lin Sanqi thought, what a bullshit internationally renowned professor and expert, faced with such an amazing cure rate, he only gave a very meaningful evaluation.
The butt determines the head. Just by hearing this sentence, Anthony, Theodore and Lin Sanqi have already heard that this old man is waiting for a good price.
If you want him to give in, it depends on whether you are sincere enough.
Professor Anthony didn't waste any time. He knew the unspoken rules of the industry. At this time, it was all about money, so he took out a safe from behind him.
"Witt, my dear friend, I know it was not easy for you to come all the way to Hong Kong. I also know that it interrupted some of your research back home and caused you unnecessary trouble. This is our compensation."
Lin Sanqi thought Professor Witte would stand up excitedly and angrily scold Anthony: "What are you doing? Are you using this to test cadres?"
As a result, Professor Witte looked calm and opened the box in front of everyone.
Anthony also smiled and said, "$500,000."
Professor Witte closed the box, put it aside, picked up his glass and clinked it with everyone:
"Well, the results of this tuberculosis clinical trial have exceeded my expectations and are truly astonishing. Based on the final data, we can now declare that humanity has conquered tuberculosis. This is of epoch-making significance.
Anthony, how about this review? Are you satisfied with it? If not, I'll revise it.
Of course, if you have a draft, I don't mind being lazy and using the draft you prepared to invent my attitude."
After hearing this, Lin Sanqi really wanted to give a thumbs up to this white old man.
Not only is the face changing speed very fast, but even the final score can be filled in by the "athlete" himself. It has to be said that foreigners are really good at it and don't even pretend.
Compared to Lin Sanqi's complaints in his heart, Professor Anthony was not surprised.
It is very obvious that he must have been a skilled worker who often took money to do similar clinical verification projects in the past.
"Witt, according to our current data, the clinical cure rate for tuberculosis in our project is around 88%. Even if all cases are cured within six months, the maximum cure rate will only be 89%.
89% isn't a low figure, but the clinical data we conducted in mainland China is 94%, a difference of 6 percentage points. I'm worried this will affect the final authority. Do you think there's any solution?"
Professor Witte laughed:
"I understand what you mean. I can finally confirm that the data is 94%, but you must handle the medical records on your own and avoid revealing any loopholes."
When Professor Anthony heard this, he picked up his glass and clinked it with him:
"OK, let's make it a deal. The final cure rate is 94%."
Lin Sanqi was amazed after hearing this. He had only heard before that the Statistics Bureau could fill in data at will, as much as they wanted. After all this time, it turned out that all crows are black.
Such rigorous clinical data can be changed just like that?
This reminded Lin Sanqi of a funny piece of news.
It is said that our domestic aircraft engines have been catching up with the US F119 and F135 engines.
According to official data released by the United States, the actual thrust-to-weight ratio of the F119 engine is 9-10, while the thrust-to-weight ratio of the F135 engine is 10-11.
The WS-10A engine equipped on our domestically produced J-11B has a thrust-to-weight ratio of only 8.1, which is significantly lower than that of the F119 or F135.
The gap between the domestically produced WS-10 engine and the F119 once seemed insurmountable to us, and made countless domestic scientists so worried that they turned bald.
Later, when the US internal audit report was released, it was discovered that the actual thrust-to-weight ratio of the F119 engine was only 7-8, but it was falsely reported as 9-10, with an overstating of 30%.
The thrust-to-weight ratio of the F135 engine is actually only 6-7, but it is advertised as 10-11, an exaggeration of nearly 40%.
Then domestic scientists were surprised to find that we had actually already broken through the technological barriers that were previously thought to be insurmountable.
Our WS-10A has surpassed the F119, and the WS-15 has gone even further. We are far ahead.
Even Japanese products that are claimed to have the highest "craftsmanship" are subject to various counterfeiting methods.
For example, data on the strength and dimensions of aluminum and copper products produced by Kobe Steel were found to have been tampered with.
Samling Materials was exposed for counterfeiting products such as wires, copper, and aluminum products, and Toray Group was also exposed for falsifying tire test data.
Daihatsu Motor, which is affiliated to Fengtian Group, was exposed for tampering with collision test data, with 174 violations involving 64 models.
In the end, the Chinese people were surprised to find that after all this time, it turns out that those damn developed Western countries are even more cruel. Compared with their history of fraud, we are simply the model students in the class.
Professor Witte and Professor Anthony are both big names in the medical circle and beneficiaries of the unspoken rules, so they always speak directly.
Professor Witte leaned back on the sofa and asked casually:
"Anthony, Lin, if this tuberculosis test is approved, how are you going to promote the drug, the pyridoxine tablets?"
Professor Anthony took a deep breath and cursed softly in his heart: Greedy old man.
"Witt, it's like this. Lin and I have already discussed it. The drugs will be produced in mainland China and then exported under the name of Hong Kong. This way, we can avoid the uncontrollable risks brought by ideology.
Lin has given our team full global sales authority for anti-TB drugs, with the exception of Asia. He only earns the factory price. We handle public relations with national drug regulators and health departments, and we take the retail price. (End of chapter)
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