The Secret Investment Formula of a Chemical Genius - Chapter 166



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Episode 166: Have you eaten?

“Nobel Prize? Is that the Nobel Prize I know?”

Taekang thrust his head right toward Manager Kim Seongjae as if he was going to eat him.

“Ah… … Yes. I think it’s the Nobel Prize that the Vice President knows about.”

The guy reacted reflexively to the word Nobel Prize, then tilted his head as if something was strange.

“That’s strange. As far as I know, the Nobel Prize winners are individually contacted, so why didn’t you call me on your cell phone and instead use my work phone?”

“Because I blocked you.”

“block?”

“I set it so that I don’t receive calls from numbers other than those saved on my phone.”

“Why did you do that?”

“Otherwise, daily life would be impossible.”

I had no idea how my number got spread around, and just answering the calls coming in from all over the place was enough to keep me busy all day.

It’s the same even if you change your phone number.

Eventually, I blocked all calls except for the numbers of my saved contacts.

“What should I do? The Nobel Prize Committee is waiting to speak to you.”

“Please call the office first.”

“All right.”

Taekang, who was watching from the side, made a strange sound while shouting, “Nobel Prize! Nobel Prize!”

Meanwhile.

The phone in the office rang.

“This is Han Yu-jin, CEO of CZTERA.”

-This is the Nobel Prize Committee. Congratulations! Yujin Han receives the Nobel Prize in… … .

A regular telephone without speakerphone functionality.

A faint sound.

Taekang pressed his ear close to the phone, as if he couldn’t hear well.

“Okay, I’ll think about it and contact you separately.”

Let’s put the receiver down.

The guy came running at me like a stray dog.

“What? What field is it?”

“Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.”

Taekang raised both his hands and clenched his fists as if he was grabbing the air.

Then, with a face full of excitement, he pointed at me with his finger.

“Did you see it? I saw it! The first Korean to win a Nobel Prize in science!”

… … What do you see?

I barely managed to calm down the guy who was making such a fuss.

“But you know, why not the Nobel Prize in Chemistry? Why the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?”

… … Where did you leave the chemistry?

As if sensing my gaze, the guy smiled.

“What was the prize for physiology or medicine given to you?”

“I heard that you previously submitted a paper on BBB (Blood-brain-barrier) research to cure MMD. They said that they decided to accept the award after seeing that.”

“Ah! That? It’s still a bit of a shame. But you’re majoring in chemistry, so if you just revealed the chemical formula for the carbon dioxide you developed, you’d be guaranteed a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.”

Taekang kept smacking his lips as if it was a waste.

“But what does it mean to think about it and then contact me?”

“I said I would contact you after thinking about whether or not to accept it.”

“… … !”

The guy’s mouth dropped open when he heard me.

“What nonsense are you talking about after eating a warm meal? Is this just some award from some weird organization? The Nobel Prize! The Nobel Prize!”

I looked at the guy with a blank expression, as if he was red from the heat.

“So, what good will it do for me to receive that award?”

“Why is there no practical benefit, even if it’s just the prize money… … .”

“11 million kroner (kr). That’s about 1.3 billion won in our currency. Do you think I’m the kind of person who would be sorry for that kind of money?”

“… … Well, the prize money is like that, but first of all, it’s fame.”

“Even now, I have to wrap my face tightly whenever I go out. What are you going to do if you become more famous here? And to receive an award, you have to fly to Sweden a few days in advance. And you have to give an acceptance speech.”

There is a rule that a Nobel Prize winner must give an acceptance speech within six months.

“I already have so many things to do that I have to deal with, but where do I have time for that?”

“… … .”

It seems like logic has failed.

The guy kept his mouth shut and glared at me.

at that time.

Manager Kim Seong-jae, who had been quietly listening to our conversation in the corner, timidly raised his arm.

I quickly turned my gaze in that direction.

“Do you have anything you want to say to me?”

As the gaze turned to him, he flinched.

“Well… this is just my personal opinion, but wouldn’t it be better to accept it?”

“As expected! Manager! I told you, you know something!”

I looked at Taekang, telling him to be quiet, and looked at Manager Kim Seongjae.

“Why?”

“The winners will be announced two days later, regardless of the winner’s wishes. People will also know that you have won the award. If you were to announce that you would not receive the award in this situation, I think you would face an even more uproar. And… … .”

The appearance of glancing around occasionally.

I nodded slightly, as if to say, “It’s okay.”

Seemingly gaining some courage from that sight, Manager Kim Seong-jae swallowed dry saliva and cautiously opened his mouth.

“We also have to consider our relationship with the Norwegian royal family.”

Currently, the Nobel Prize is awarded by two countries: Sweden and Norway.

but.

“I understand that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has nothing to do with Norway.”

The only award hosted by Norway is the Nobel Peace Prize.

Other Nobel Prizes, particularly those in Physiology or Medicine, are awarded entirely by the Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden.

“Of course, what you said is right. However, the media and the public will not pay much attention to that part. They may say that you have a falling out with the Norwegian royal family and that you did not receive the award.”

There may be some logical leaps in what Director Kim Seong-jae said.

… … It’s a very possible scenario.

Because the media and people are always looking for gossip.

“I will take your opinion into consideration.”

I turned my gaze slightly and looked at Taekang.

“See? That’s how you persuade.”

“… … .”

For a moment, the guy who had been making a sullen expression on his face soon loosened his expression and gave a thumbs up to Manager Kim Seong-jae.

“Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.”

Manager Kim Seong-jae scratched the back of his head, seeming embarrassed.

* * *

Two days later.

– The list of Nobel Prize winners has been released!

└ Oh! That’s true.

└ I came running like a cat that smelled Churu!

└ Let’s see, let’s see.

└ Here it comes. Yujin Han!

└ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine!!!!

└ Why? It’s nothing.

└ That’s right. Honestly, wasn’t this something you expected?

└ If CEO Han Yu-jin doesn’t receive the Nobel Prize for all the work he’s done this year, that would be stranger.

└ But still. What is officially confirmed and what is possible are completely different!

└ It’s not a chemistry award, it’s a physiology or medicine award?

└ It can’t be helped. Because I only uploaded one paper related to BBB.

└ Oh! What a shame. To be honest, I thought it was possible to win both the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at the same time.

└ Honestly, if CEO Han Yu-jin had made up her mind and submitted the paper, she could have easily won the award at the same time.

└ Is there anyone suspicious at the same time?

└ None. There are about 5 people who have won the award twice over the years.

└ It’s a shame… … If they had won the award at the same time, it would have been rewriting history.

└ What, don’t be sad. Just aim for the simultaneous award next year. You’re still young.

└ Well, if you think about it, that’s true. If you set next year as your goal, it’ll work out.

└ Hey! You crazy guys! What’s next year… … .

└ Now that I think about it, that’s true. The flow of conversation was so natural.

└ Me too. Haha. I don’t feel uncomfortable at all.

└ Still, wouldn’t it be quite possible?

└ Right. That’s the point! Haha

└ The belief that he will win the Nobel Prize again next year + the first simultaneous awards.

└ When I look at it like this, my heart feels splendid.

└ I have to survive until next year.

The news of Han Yu-jin winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine quickly made its way to the media.

【CZTERA CEO Han Yu-jin wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine!】

【21st Century Alchemist Han Yu-jin! What is Chemistry to Him?】

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.

A flood of articles.

In the meantime.

Another piece of news spread among the people.

【MR Bio’s Skin Treatment, Celletic. Preclinical Pass!】

【Innovative New Drug! Celletic, Revealed to be Excellent for Burn Treatment!】

It was reported that Celletic, a new skin treatment drug launched by MR Bio, passed preclinical trials with the US FDA and the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety around the same time.

After the news became known to the people.

MR Bio’s stock started going crazy.

– You’re crazy, you’re crazy!

– Let’s go! Fasten your seat belts! Full accelerator!

– MR Bio This crazy stock keeps rising without stopping… … .

– Where on earth are you going… … .

– Currently, the market cap is ranked in the top 30 in both KOSDAQ and KOSPI.

– This is the first time I’ve seen a stock with such a large market cap go up.

– Will it fall? The price is too burdensome to enter now.

– Are you going to fall? Hahahaha just suck your thumb and watch.

– I saw someone write something like that before, and the stock price has tripled since they wrote that article.

– Ah… … I should have bought it a long time ago.

– It’s not too late.

– How far do you see your goal?

– Does setting goals make sense?

– You unbelieving idiots! Is that all you have to believe in CEO Han Yu-jin? Of course you should run after seeing the world’s number one pharmaceutical company.

– I think so. It still has to go up dozens of times more.

* * *

“I told you to just go alone.”

“How can you eat eel alone? The new restaurant that opened in front of our company is amazing. And I feel like I’m running out of energy these days. I need to take care of myself.”

I looked at Taekang’s shaky body.

… … Where is that body that is running with energy?

As if sensing my gaze, the guy smiled sinisterly.

“Hey, little brat, you wonder why you’re so energetic? Should I teach you?”

“… … No, it was my fault.”

“Aren’t you curious? I’ll teach you.”

“at all.”

To my determined appearance.

Taekang, who had been licking his lips, quickly regained his expression and clung to me again.

“Can the ‘21st Century Alchemist’ make some good medicine for men?”

“… … I told you not to use that word.”

“What? The word medicine?”

I stopped walking and glared at the guy expressionlessly.

“The words I wrote before.”

“Huh? An alchemist?”

The guy grinned happily at the thought of teasing me.

… … Anyway, this damn media is the problem.

Why did you write such a strange headline?

“Why? An alchemist who extracts black carbon. It tastes good and sticks to the mouth.”

“… … .”

I had to show him the heat, because I was sure he would like it more.

I didn’t say anything and just walked quickly.

“You’re walking too fast. Let’s go together, ‘Alchemist.’”

By the time I arrived at the company entrance.

“Ma’am, you can’t do that here.”

“It’ll just take a moment. If it’s really just a moment… … .”

A group of guards in black uniforms were scuffling with a middle-aged woman.

There were quite a few people who came to the company without a plan to meet me.

As a result, the guards also adapted to such situations and skillfully sent their opponents back.

Today in particular, the guards are struggling.

“What’s going on?”

“You’ll know when you go.”

The two of us approached them.

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, sir, that’s right… … .”

“CEO? CEO Han Yu-jin?!”

At the word “representative,” a middle-aged woman walked toward me with staggering steps.

“You really shouldn’t be doing this!”

The guard quickly stood in front of the middle-aged woman.

“Sir! Please, give me a moment! I beg you to do this!”

She collapsed on the floor and looked up at me pleadingly.

I stared blankly at her, then passed the guard and approached her.

“… … Is there anything you want me to do?”

“This! Look at this!”

The middle-aged woman took a photo out of her pocket in a hurry.

Looks like he’s badly hurt.

A young woman with a bandage wrapped around her face.

“That’s my daughter. She was badly burned.”

I think so.

What does she want from me?

And why didn’t the guards just shoo her away?

“Are you talking about Celtic?”

“Yes. I beg you! Please, please save my daughter!”

She put her palms together and prayed earnestly.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can help you with that.”

It’s a shame, though.

How many people are like that?

“It would be better to talk to a doctor than me.”

“I already did! I’ve had multiple reconstructive surgeries! Please… … .”

Longing eyes.

but.

“We will do our best to ensure that Celletic passes clinical trials as quickly as possible.”

That’s all I can say right now.

“… … .”

After hearing what I said, she completely broke down and collapsed on the floor, groaning and crying.

“i look forward to.”

“Don’t worry, sir.”

I winked at the guards and tapped Taekang on the shoulder.

“What are you doing? Let’s go eat eel.”

“… … Oh, okay.”

The two of us were just about to turn around.

“… … It was an acid attack.”

A voice as thin as a dying mosquito.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The footsteps suddenly stopped.

When I glanced back, the expression on Taekang’s face had disappeared.

Then he turned around and walked towards her.

The man who supported her body and lifted her up stared at me.

Hydrochloric acid terrorism… … .

I looked at her and slowly opened my mouth.

“Have you eaten by any chance?”