Chapter 467: GMO

Naomi Watts didn't refuse this time and held the bank card in her hand. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Henry showed a smile and led her into the villa.

As early as May 1999, the movement against genetically modified crops in the United States broke out! The trigger was just a purely scientific experiment, called the "monarch butterfly incident", which refers to feeding monarch butterfly larvae with weed leaves mixed with genetically modified insect-resistant corn pollen, and found that these larvae grow slowly and have a mortality rate of up to 44 percent. Monarch butterflies are not pests and are not the target of genetically modified insect-resistant corn pollen. Therefore, this result suggests that genetically modified crops can also pose a threat to non-target insects, and may also threaten human life......

The anti-genetic engineering movement in the United States took this opportunity to regain its vitality, and the movement swept through thousands of armies and became invincible. Food industry giants have also announced the elimination of genetically engineered ingredients, with BT potatoes and corn bearing the brunt, and their commercial prospects are almost ruined!

The world's number one genetically modified company, Mengdushan, has suffered an unprecedented blow!

Without Henry's intervention, Monsanto would have been merged by Sweden's Famacia on Christmas 1999, and the once-desolate giant would have been reduced to a Swede-dominated vassal enterprise.

The world food crisis is imminent. Genetically modified crops are the future development trend, and traditional crops are increasingly unable to meet human needs. For the same acre, the harvest of genetically modified seeds is more than twice that of conventional seeds, and the consumption of fertilizers, pesticides, water and energy is also greatly reduced. Those who work with land are better able to appreciate what it means to be "more, more economical, more economical"!

If humans are going to go through interstellar migration, how can crops survive on other planets? The only way is to develop genetically modified seeds to adapt to the environment of alien planets!

Science and technology change everything, genetically modified seeds will become more and more powerful, the nutritional value is higher and higher, maybe one day we can develop similar to the spirit seeds, spirit rice, spirit wheat ...... Eating it has a great effect on the human body!

Williams Manor.

"Mr. Williams, it's time to buy Monsanto!" suggested Charles, head of the think tank.

"Okay, tell Smith, the leader of the acquisition secret service team, to start making contact with Monsanto!"

"Yes!"

The corners of Henry's mouth rose slightly, if the acquisition of Monsanto is successful, then there will be one more power to control the world! In the previous life, Monsanto's genetically modified seeds monopolized half of the world's agriculture. And in this life, with a strong genetic umbrella as the backing, if you can develop super seeds that improve human physique, it will be more than half of the country!!

Nowadays, there are two major seed industry giants in the United States, one is Monsanto, and the other is a pioneer breed.

It is a pity that the U.S. judicial department has strict supervision, and if you buy pioneer seeds, you can't buy Monsanto, and you can't have both fish and bear's paws. So, you can only choose one of the two. Henry was naturally inclined to buy Monsanto. As for Pioneer Grain, if there is no accident, it will eventually be acquired by the DuPont family, one of the top ten conglomerates in the United States!

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On this day, two waves of people came to Monsanto's headquarters at the same time. One wave of people is from the Swedish chemical pharmaceutical giant Famacia, and one wave of people is from the American biopharmaceutical giant Gene Umbrella Company!

In contrast, Monsanto is more inclined to gene umbrella companies. Obviously, if you take root in Gene Umbrella Company, you can get the support of powerful genetic biotechnology!

Marvin Acheson, the negotiator of Famacia, frowned deeply when he saw Smith, the representative of Gene Umbrella.

The baby is bitter, but the baby doesn't say it.

The gene umbrella company is here, and what kind of drama is there from the Famacia company?

Next, Marvin Acheson can clearly feel that Monsanto's attitude towards the representatives of Gene Umbrella is more affectionate than himself!

"It's a coincidence that Mr. Marvin Acheson and Mr. Smith came to Monsanto at the same time. In that case, how about a three-way talks?" said Tony Grant, Monsanto's chairman, with a smile.

"Of course I'm fine. Smith agreed heartily, and then turned his head to look at Marvin Acheson with a smile.

"I'm fine......" Marvin Acheson said helplessly.

So, everyone came to the conference room and sat down. Tony Grant said: "I know what they mean. I'll get straight to the point, how much money do you each plan to pay to buy Monsanto?"

Marvin Acheson didn't answer, picked up the glass on the table, and pretended to drink. Those who talk about the price first are obviously easy to be preempted by the latter.

Smith looked at Marvin Acheson and smiled contemptuously, then turned to look at Tony Grant and said loudly: "Gene Umbrella is ready to invest $15 billion to buy Monsanto!"

Burst!!!

Marvin Acheson drank water, and when he heard the offer, he squirted out. Damn, how can the price offered by the gene umbrella company be so high, and the highest authority given by Famacia is only 10 billion US dollars!!

At this time, everyone looked at him in unison.

"Mr. Marvin Acheson, are you alright?" asked Tony Grant kindly.

Smith looked at Marvin Acheson with a funny expression on his face, and deliberately asked, "Hehe, Mr. Marvin Acheson, why do you choke like this......?"

Marvin Acheson looked embarrassed and quickly picked up a piece of toilet paper to wipe the water stains off his mouth and clothes.

"Mr. Marvin Acheson, Mr. Smith has finished the offer of Gene Umbrella, I wonder what the offer of Famacia is?" asked Tony Grant.

Marvin Acheson was suddenly in a dilemma, and he felt unspeakable. However, in the end, it was said: "The offer of Famacia is $10 billion!"

Only $10 billion?!

The price of the gene umbrella company is 15 billion US dollars, and the price quoted by your Famacia company is a little higher, and you are embarrassed to say 10 billion US dollars?

Marvin Acheson hurriedly added: "$10 billion is just my highest authority, and today's situation is special, but I didn't expect Gene Umbrella Company to be interested in Monsanto." Mr. Tony Grant, please allow me to call Famacia now and ask for higher authority!"

Tony Grant smiled and replied, "Of course, no problem, you can go and contact Famacia right now." ”

"Thank you!" Marvin Acheson walked out of the conference room with a look of embarrassment. Then I went to a place where no one was and dialed the phone number at the company's headquarters. "Chairman, the acquisition of Monsanto is not good, the gene umbrella company suddenly joined the competition, and they invested $15 billion as soon as they came up!"

"$15 billion, isn't that $5 billion higher than us!"

"Yes......" Marvin Acheson replied with a little resentment, he was embarrassed in front of everyone just now.

"Marvin Acheson, Famacia will definitely not be able to come up with $15 billion, so you must try your best to buy Monsanto with $10 billion!"

You're not playing with me, are you? Chairman? If you want money, capital can't compare to the genetic umbrella, and if you want technology, technology can't compare to the genetic umbrella. You told me if there was any way to buy Monsanto?!! Marvin Acheson complained frantically in his heart, but in order to keep his job, he still said, "Okay, I'll do my best!"

After hanging up, Marvin Acheson returned to the conference room.

"Mr. Marvin Acheson, how are you talking to your company?" asked Chairman Monsanto.

Marvin Acheson said, "Mr. Tony Grant, Famacia is only willing to give $10 billion!"

Hearing him say this, Tony Grant also understood what the other party meant, and turned his head to look at Smith, the representative of the gene umbrella, "Mr. Smith, I think the price of the gene umbrella company is very reasonable, and I will give you an answer as soon as possible after discussing it with the board of directors!"

"Good!"

Monsanto is on the cusp at the moment, and the news that Gene Umbrella is going to buy it immediately attracted widespread media attention.

The Wall Street Journal reported: "If Monsanto is acquired by the gene umbrella company, it will be a strong alliance, and it will be greatly guaranteed in terms of genetically modified seeds and food safety! Investors and shareholders will be full of confidence in Monsanto." According to statistics, on the day the news of the negotiations broke, Monsanto's stock price rose by 2.5%!"

ABC TV invited well-known genetically modified experts in the industry to participate in the program: "For food, health is the first place!" The achievements of Gene Umbrella Company in genetic biotechnology have been recognized and trusted by the world. Monsanto's acquisition will dramatically change people's perception of genetically modified foods, and this is the best and fastest way for Monsanto to solve the current difficult situation!"

USA Today said: "According to the internal staff of Gene Umbrella, Henry Williams will spend a huge amount of money to develop genetically modified seeds that enhance human physique and improve human defects through genetic biotechnology!"

The British "Times" unexpectedly published an article praising the acquisition of Monsanto by Gene Umbrella: "The terms 'Monsanto' and 'genetically modified' are synonymous with sin in the United Kingdom and even in the European Union. Consumers strongly resist genetically modified foods, but after the news of the acquisition of Monsanto by Gene Umbrella came from the United States, consumers' attitudes have changed!

It is well known that genetically modified seeds produce more crops than traditional seeds, which has a huge impact on solving the current global food crisis. But at the same time, we also found that genetically modified foods are not mature, and there are many unknown factors that cause harm to the human body!

There is no doubt that Gene Umbrella is the most powerful company in the world in genetic biotechnology, and it is more powerful than we can imagine. If it buys Monsanto and then uses its powerful technology to help Monsanto develop genetically modified seeds, then the harm of genetically modified seeds will inevitably be minimized!

Previously, GMO crisis events occurred frequently in Europe, which led to the public's increasing hostility towards genetically modified food, full of suspicion and fear!

Before 1999, Monsanto spent a lot of effort and with the help of the U.S. government, finally tore a hole in the European market and passed the review of Monsanto's genetically modified seeds into the European Union. By early 1999, however, consumer power had overshadowed government regulators. At the behest of the public, the European Union announced that it would no longer approve any genetically engineered crops to enter the market until GM crops and products derived from GM crops have been fully "labelled and searchable".

Therefore, only when the gene umbrella acquires Monsanto, we can eat genetically modified foods with confidence, and will we allow genetically modified foods to re-enter the European market!!"

(To be continued.) )