Surgery Godfather
Chapter 685 - 610: He Only Speaks Chinese_2

Chapter 685: Chapter 610: He Only Speaks Chinese_2

"West Lake Longjing tea, brewed in a Yixing zisha teapot, I wonder how it would taste made with German mineral water, Professor, would you care to try?"

August was experienced in his manners, treating Yang Ping with a cup of tea as a Chinese director would treat a friend. The tea was presented to Yang Ping with both hands.

Yang Ping took a small sip. It wasn’t bad. His knowledge of tea wasn’t very high, he was just used to drinking it. He wasn’t interested in other beverages such as coffee.

To be able to distinguish tea with closed eyes was not a possibility for him.

"The taste is quite good!"

Yang Ping set down his teacup.

As August poured more tea for Yang Ping, he said: "The elder Duke intends to have the Duke Foundation collaborate with you. Do not hesitate to accept. And he once promised that if any doctor could cure his son’s illness, he would give out one billion euros for the doctor’s research fund. Unfortunately, no one has achieved this."

"Has the Duke Foundation funded many projects?"

Yang Ping was a little interested in this foundation. According to August, it had funded many projects in Europe and America, some even leading to Nobel Prizes.

"In Germany, apart from the government-funded Max Planck Society, the Duke Foundation is the largest private supporter of scientific research. While the Max Planck Society, a research organization funded by the German government, only supports research within Germany. The Duke Foundation funds research all over the world."

August explained the foundation’s basic situation.

Yang Ping was very familiar with the Max Planck Society, one of the top three global research giants.

The top three global research giants were the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Harvard University followed by the Max Planck Society.

The Max Planck Society of Germany, established in 1948, and known previously as the Royal William Society, is the largest institution in Germany focused on basic scientific research. It is also the largest, most prestigious, and most effective government-supported autonomous scientific organization internationally.

The Max Planck Society had eighty-six institutes and twenty thousand staff members, half of whom were foreign researchers. Its research areas included physics, engineering, biomedicine, basic science, and more. It was highly committed to cutting-edge and internationally advanced basic research work.

Over thirty Nobel laureates have come from institutions belonging to the society.

Yang Ping was not familiar with the Duke Foundation; he had only heard August mention it.

"The Duke Foundation was established later and primarily funds medical research. So, it cannot compete with the government-backed Max Planck Society, but in the field of medical research it is only rivaled by the Rockefeller Foundation in the United States. The Duke Foundation funds many radical medical research projects, so it tends to keep a low profile. For example, they funded Manstein’s research on reconnection after spinal cord severance. Do you know why he’s preparing for this?" August asked, attempting to provide as much detail as possible out of fear that Yang Ping would dismiss the foundation.

"Why is he preparing?"

Yang Ping didn’t guess.

"He is preparing for the head transplant surgery," August said after a sip of tea. "Manstein’s lifelong wish is to successfully carry out a head transplant surgery. This type of surgery has been attempted in animals and humans, but all have ultimately failed. While the surgery can connect the head’s blood vessels to the body, it can’t connect the spinal cord and nerves. Therefore, post-operative animals can survive with blood flow but cannot control their bodies. They are essentially patients with extremely high-level paralysis, including respiratory machines and myocardium. This means that animals who have undergone head transplants rely on machines to maintain circulation and breathing and thus cannot survive long."

Such a crazy fellow, really taking a road less traveled.

"Because of ethical disputes and the high degree of difficulty, it’s tough for this experimental procedure to acquire substantial funding support. But the Duke Foundation is very interested in such imaginative medical projects and is incredibly generous, having already provided a total of five hundred million Euros to Manstein."

Five hundred million Euros, that was a tremendous amount of funding.

"Other projects funded by the foundation include stem cell organ culture, artificial hearts, nano-medical robots, precision cancer treatment, and many more. Many have already achieved substantial results." August was extremely familiar with the foundation and its projects.

If that’s the case, the value of this foundation is substantial and couldn’t be measured merely in one billion euros. As Yang Ping listened, he was also calculating.

Yang Ping was currently working on a project cloning organs. Most of the information he had collected was from published papers. Many cutting-edge studies were not at the stage of publishing papers, so he won’t be able to find relevant papers.

If he could take an in-depth look at every project funded by the Duke Foundation, it might hugely benefits his research project.

Doing research while standing on the shoulders of giants is the quickest way to advance. This would prevent him from needing to reinvent the wheel and spare him from unnecessary trial and error.

Basically, the more information he had, the clearer the research direction for his project will become.

Yang Ping’s fingers gently tapped on the tea table, weighing his options.

"I’m very interested in this foundation, and not just the one billion euros dedicated to research. I’m interested in the projects they’ve funded, like the research they’ve done in the field of stem cells." Yang Ping stated his ideas directly.

August nodded, "If the professor is interested, I will speak with the old duke afterwards to arrange for you to investigate any project that piques your curiosity. The old duke will surely help unconditionally."

"Let’s do that then. I cannot investigate every project. If possible, please list the projects he is funding so I can choose some to investigate . If you could also provide updates on the progress of the projects, that would be best."

Yang Ping knew that some research institutions’ sensitive topics, without the proper connections, are not likely to be open for investigation.

The power of connections works everywhere around the world. It just shows up in different forms and carries different weights.

August poured another cup of tea for Yang Ping, "Then it’s settled. I’ll arrange it."

If the professor agreed to cooperate with the Duke’s fund, he might gain some benefits. If he could work with the professor on some topics, it would be incredibly difficult to enter the inner circle of a genius like the professor. Fortunately, he felt he was getting closer to this goal.

The big shots in the Meeting Room seemed to have finished their meeting. Hearing that Professor Yang and August were having tea in the office, Professor Lloyd came over to see if Professor Yang had some time to chat with everyone.

August’s office was quite large and the door was open. As soon as Professor Lloyd approached the door, he could hear the two men inside drinking tea and chatting in an incomprehensible Chinese. Professor Lloyd felt like an intruder and tactfully returned to the Meeting Room.

"How did it go?"

Professor Rambo asked, everyone waiting for Lloyd’s response.

"Not very convenient, we can talk during lunch." Lloyd was envious that August could converse fluently in Chinese.

Whether it’s the surgery for the young duke or the topic of spinal fixation frames, everyone had many questions they wanted to discuss face-to-face with Professor Yang.

Because they didn’t know how long Professor Yang would stay here, maybe he would fly back to China after lunch, no one wanted to miss out.

And quite a few were curious to take a closer look at this miraculous individual who, even in his twenties, has such incredible skills. Not only is he an amazing surgeon, but also equally impressive at research.

"Is he busy?"

Professor Rambo asked again.

Professor Lloyd organized his blond hair with his hand, "He’s chatting with August, in Chinese."

Rambo immediately felt a sour taste in his mouth.

"Doesn’t Professor Yang know English?"

Professor Rambo always liked to pry deeper.

"He might only know Chinese, you see he used Chinese the whole time." Lloyd speculated.

"How does August know Chinese?"

Professor Rambo was puzzled. As far as he knew, August never mentioned that he could speak Chinese. He only knew that August was proficient in English, Spanish, and French.

Who knows? Professor Lloyd was somewhat vexed now.

Such a genius was standing right in front of him, even a few sentences would require August to act as an interpreter.

At this time, Markus came to the Meeting Room to arrange lunch for everyone.

"Markus, can Professor Yang speak English?"

Professor Lloyd seized Markus and asked eagerly.

Markus pondered, "According to August, Professor Yang only understands Chinese."

"Then how did he write his English papers?" Lloyd wouldn’t let it go.

Markus shook his head, "I don’t know, perhaps someone translates them for him?"