In April 2021, Cai Lei took a sick leave from JD.com and set a goal for himself, raising 1 billion yuan and establishing an investment fund to help scientific research.
At that time, he planned to promote 20 drug pipelines, and the cost of animal experiments and phase I clinical trials for each pipeline would be about 50 million yuan, and 20 pipelines would be 1 billion yuan.
To this end, he carefully listed a "list of treasures", nearly 100 investment institution executives and powerful and sentimental entrepreneurs.
However, after running for nearly 10 months, Cai Lei found nothing.
was urgent, and some politely refused, "I admire you for doing this, but it doesn't belong to our business direction." ”
Some told the truth, "The internal investment committee thought the risk was too high, and it was not approved." ”
Some questioned and asked, "Everyone said that this thing can't be done, so why should they use the money to waste it?"
Others sincerely advised, "I'll donate 5 million to you, don't you toss anymore, can you have a good rest?"
Indeed, in the field of investment, the research and development of new drugs for neurological diseases is seen as a high-risk area.
Over the past 100 years, the world's top scientists and pharmaceutical companies have invested trillions of dollars, but little has been achieved.
This huge risk is enough to discourage most investors.
What's more, Cai Lei himself is a terminally ill patient, and his life may come to an end at any time.
Cai Lei understands the concerns of investors, so he set his sights on those ALS patients with hundreds of millions of families, hoping that they can "generate electricity with love".
However, he was greeted with cold water, and they would rather pay a high price for drugs than invest in risky drug research and development.
"Don't mess around. In the past ten months, Cai Lei has listened to this "advice" the most.
In fact, Cai Lei didn't know that there was little hope, and he knew that what he was doing was probably not to save himself, but to accelerate the process of death.
But as a patient, they all sit, wait, and lean, when will the dawn break?
In desperation, Cai Lei began to consider raising funds and launched the "Ice Bucket Challenge".
Cai Lei's classmates from all over the world all stood up to respond, helping to publicize, plan, and set up venues......
The icebreaker was carried out vigorously and lively, but the results were not satisfactory.
Apart from donations from himself and his relatives and friends, there are very few donations from the community.
What's even more unacceptable is that the event itself has also been criticized, with many netizens questioning, "Isn't it to save yourself by engaging in such a big battle?"
Cai Lei is sad and aggrieved, he does not deny that he wants to save himself, but he hopes that more than 500,000 patients can benefit from it.
In the face of repeated rejections and malicious intent, the reporter who accompanied the report said indignantly, "Capital is too indifferent!"
However, Duan Rui's words made the reporter break the defense,
"Actually, if you put yourself in another person's shoes, if you give your money to someone else, do you want to invest in a safe project, or do you want him to use your money to test the waters?"
Then, she said indifferently,
"After all this, I am relieved a lot, when faced with hardship, don't misunderstand that the world is indifferent, in fact, the world is very warm, but everyone has too many responsibilities and roles. ”
"People's hearts are warm, but we have to take care of ourselves every day. ”
Seriously, even if things have changed, looking at Duan Lei's words again, tears can well-up in his eyes.
I am at a low point, but I can still empathize, still smile, and still have light in my eyes, this is what a wise woman with a mind and a pattern looks like.
It is precisely because of this open-mindedness and open-mindedness that after facing countless encounters, Cai Lei and Duan Rui adjusted their strategies, and they founded the live broadcast room of the icebreaker station.
Since then, he has opened a mode of earning and investing in his own money. Raise funds by selling daily necessities.
But their live broadcast room never uses patient resources to sell medical devices and appliances.
Instead, it sells household necessities and has won the love of consumers with its high-quality goods and affordable prices.
What's even more admirable is that all the income in the live broadcast room is fully invested in the cause of ALS, and the couple don't take a penny.
Four years have passed, and their efforts have finally seen the light of day, and the cause of ALS is steadily advancing.
And the beliefs that have supported them all the way are condensed in the book "Believe" at the top of the live broadcast room.
This book is not only a testimony to their journey, but also a declaration of hope for the future.
If you are also touched by their stories, if you also want to contribute to the cause of ALS, click on the link below, and all the royalties of this book will be donated to the cause of ALS research.
Finally, let us "believe" together, believe in the power of love, believe in the power of scientific research, and believe that there will be more dawns in #以书之名the future! #
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