21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 388 News (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Seeking Subscriptions)

"Professor, the laboratory space has been arranged," Kyuuzai Ryousen reported to Chen Yu in his office. "My father helped to contact a pharmaceutical company that was selling their property, which was originally their research and development lab. Recently, this pharmaceutical enterprise intended to sell some of its real estate to increase its liquid funds and reduce the financial pressure brought about by the development of new products, so after contacting them, I have purchased that laboratory and an apartment building next to it."

"An apartment building? Are you planning to convert it into patient wards?" Chen Yu asked, flipping through the project plan that Kyuuzai Ryousen had prepared, his interest piqued.

Kyuuzai Ryousen nodded, explaining to Chen Yu, "Because you received the approval for the Regenerative Medicine Research Laboratory, as regenerative medicine research differs from traditional drug research, besides the research labs, there should also be wards where the healing methods can be put into practice. With this purpose in mind, I bought the adjacent apartment building, which is now being transformed along with the laboratory."

Hearing this, Chen Yu looked at the design proposal in his hands and nodded in satisfaction, "Having some wards would indeed be very convenient. I am quite pleased with this design. Well done, Ryosen-kun."

"You flatter me, Professor. It's my duty," Kyuuzai Ryousen replied, his eyes noticeably brightened by the praise, but he still bowed deeply to Chen Yu, a gesture of modesty.

Closing the project plan and casually placing it on the office desk, Chen Yu glanced at the clock on the wall and said to Kyuuzai Ryousen, "It is almost time for lunch. Let's have a simple meal together at noon."

"It would be an honor!" Kyuuzai Ryousen eagerly agreed.

Seeing that Kyuuzai Ryousen had agreed, Chen Yu stood up from his desk and headed towards the cafeteria, with Kyuuzai Ryousen quickly following half a step behind him.

When the two arrived at the cafeteria, Chen Yu naturally went to have the bento lovingly prepared by Jounouchi Hiromi, while Kyuuzai Ryousen dutifully went to order his meal.

However, with the advent of the artificial womb technology researched by Jounouchi Hiromi, it signified the feasibility of ex-utero pregnancy, and also meant that the birth of new life would no longer require the female body—it could be completely achieved through in vitro fertilization combined with artificial womb gestation, completely liberating women from the process of giving birth.

Although Egawa Sae was not an extreme feminist, as a media professional, she wanted to report this event of significant importance to women, even if she was only doing it as a journalist, not just as a woman.

For a media professional like Egawa Sae, neglecting to report such a groundbreaking news story was almost criminal.

Therefore, she requested Jounouchi Hiromi's permission to cover the event and wanted to document the entire process of her own child's growth until birth, even to create a special program about it.

Egawa Sae was confident that if the program was broadcast, it would surely cause widespread public attention and provoke a significant societal response. At that time, it would play a crucial role in changing the social status of women.

"This... Ms. Egawa Sae, could you give me some time to think about this?" Jounouchi Hiromi didn't outright object to presenting her research through the media, but she wasn't as enthusiastic about it as Egawa Sae and even felt a slight reluctance.

Seeing Jounouchi Hiromi's hesitation, Egawa Sae couldn't pressure her further. Even though the child was Egawa Sae's own, and she, as the mother, had the right to decide whether or not to make her child's growth public, the research belonged to Jounouchi Hiromi after all.

In Japan, a country that places great emphasis on the protection of intellectual property rights, even television programs filming on the streets must obtain permission from the subjects, such as interior shots of a store or passersby, else they would have to blur them out with mosaic. Therefore, if Jounouchi Hiromi didn't agree, Egawa Sae wouldn't be able to report on it, which is exactly why she was earnestly beseeching Jounouchi Hiromi.

"Please Jounouchi-sensei, I implore you to seriously consider this matter!" Egawa Sae pleaded with Jounouchi Hiromi earnestly.