As we enter December, the deadline for approval of Benihans' application for the sale of its products to the Ministry of Agriculture is getting closer and closer.

So there's a group of people talking about it.

But they're not in DC, and they're not in the federal Department of Agriculture. It's a conference room at a company in St. Louis, Mississippi.

A bald old man sitting at the top listened to his subordinates' reports.

"We sent scientists to DC to assist the Department of Agriculture with targeted experiments. The results showed that the results of their experiments were not falsified. Our scientists have also collected the corresponding original viruses in the field and are conducting comparative studies to analyze the differences in the genetic sequences of the two viruses. ”

This kind of report is obviously unsatisfactory, and the bald old man asked in a deep voice: "I just want to know, how is the progress?"

"I haven't found the modified gene range yet. But if the data presented by Benehans are true, scientists believe that at least two or more gene segments have been altered. But they filed three gene patents. ”

Another shareholder asked, "Is there a way to get their application materials?"

"I'll figure it out. But even if we get it, at most, it will let us understand the physiological role of gene segments, and it will not be of much help to us to analyze gene sequences. ”

Patents are mainly about describing some basic features and functions. And they pushed for biological genes before that they could be used as technology patents, so they couldn't misappropriate patents either.

"Maybe we can hire their engineers for a high salary. ”

"We've surveyed and most of their engineers are hostile to our company. It may be difficult to get them in. ”

"No one is going to be hostile to the dollar. ”

Jim immediately said, "I'll give it a try." ”

The bald old man looked at the others and said, "The Ministry of Agriculture called me and said they had to make a decision before Christmas. And judging by the results so far, approval is the most likely. ”

"Benihans has been working with viruses and zombie fungi for more than four years, and they already have fungal and viral products specifically for grape pests and diseases," he said. It is not necessarily that there are no soybean and corn equivalents. If they launch a product like that, our pesticide production department can simply shut down. In addition, our corn seed sales will also be dealt a fatal blow. ”

While their corn seeds have increased yields, the root cause that attracts farmers to grow their genetically modified corn is not because of yield, but because of pests and diseases.

Their seeds were the first choice for American farmers because of a leaf roller borer that drastically reduced corn yields across the country. And their findings can produce genetic proteins that kill the pest, which are passed on to corn.

Nowadays, genetically modified foods have become more and more questioned, and even their genetically modified corn has begun to appear more and more pests and diseases that cannot be killed by pesticides, so that many farmers have begun to consider giving up planting genetically modified crops. If it weren't for the fact that they "wiped out" most of the nation's seeds, leaving farmers with no choice, perhaps their seed sales would now be intolerably low.

The bald old man also had to think that Benehans's research direction on pest control was more advanced than that of their company. Although he was not a scientist, he knew that it would be difficult to change the base pair of genes at the right point, but the scientists at Benehans did it. Therefore, the research strength of Benihans should not be underestimated.

But now is not the time to praise and praise his opponents, what he wants is to suppress as much as possible, so that his company has enough buffer time, whether it is to transform or develop new markets to re-stabilize the market.

"When superweed became a national concern, we said it would take seven years to fix it," he added. It's now in its ninth year. I wonder, how long will it take to complete this study?"

The manager of the research department coughed lightly: "Sir, our research department has been working on a herbicide that can kill super weeds three years ago. But this herbicide can also have an effect on our crops. We are currently working on new herbicide-resistant seeds. ”

The bald old man's eyes swept over him coldly, and he said, "The company spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year in the research department, and it's not an excuse to listen to." ”

The manager didn't dare to speak again.

The old man slowed down his tone and said, "I want to see a solution to the amaranth in half a year." In addition, Benehans had to be prevented from rapidly expanding the market. I'm going to see the response plans of the various departments tomorrow night. Adjourn now!"

The bald old man stood up as he spoke, and left with the same vigor as a young man's.

Everyone walked out of the conference room, and a man in his thirties who walked at the back called out to a man no older than forty in front of him: "Cohen!"

Cohen turned around, paused for him to ask, "Something?"

As soon as they stopped, they were separated from the others, and the man behind them walked over quickly: "Talk as you go." ”

The two whispered as they walked.

The younger man asked, "What are your plans for marketing?"

"I haven't thought of a good way yet. ”

"I don't think their lead researcher might be able to poach our company, but their young researcher might be. Didn't someone want to sell us something last time?"

Cohen said, "I've tried it. But they all refused. Because the security and confidentiality of Benehans has been greatly enhanced, their researchers, core experiments and data have access to them. ”

"It seems that they are very annoyed by the last leak. The younger man smiled and said. "That's right. Did that person find it last time? Our research department is very interested in their high-yielding wheat seeds. ”

"Ashton, I think that's Jim's concern. Cohen whispered with a smile. "The police found his body buried by the river, with no wallet papers or anything. Died after having his throat slit, and the body was completely unrecognizable when found. Identification is determined through dental analysis. The police judged that they had encountered robbers. ”

"Robbers sing to kill?" Ashton sneered.

"That's what the police think anyway. Would you like to come in and do a meeting?" Cohen's office arrived.

Ashton shook his head and said, "It's time for me to go back and write the report." You know, Jim needs it to be summarized along with other people's reports. ”

…………

At this time, Link, who was thousands of miles away, was also talking to someone on the phone at this time.

It was John Eco, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time, the real estate agent who had helped him buy several farms.

"Link, I received a commission today, and I think you should be interested. ”

"Is it some interesting commission?"

"I think you must remember Luke Truss. ”

Link, of course, remembers that he had met in New York two weeks earlier: "Did Luke Truss entrust you? to buy a house or a farm?"

"He wants to buy the Ekobe Farm, which is right west of Hans's Farm!"

"Maybe he wants to be my neighbor!" Link was indeed stunned when he heard the news. He understood Luke Truss's thoughts almost immediately. He laughs. "I'll go to the door when I have time. ”

"Link, you must know his purpose, right? ”

"Yes. But so what?" Luke Truss simply thought that the land on Hans's farm was suitable for growing Blue Lagoon grapes, and that the land on Ekobe would certainly be able to. He even felt like he could drill a blowout well in the ground of Ekobe.

"Maybe you can buy Ekobe. ”

Link thought for a moment, smiled and said, "No." I already have a lot of land. And I feel that the price of Ekobe is too high. "Because Hanse's farm pointed out the Blue Lagoon grapes, the surrounding land has appreciated in value.

"Comeon, Link, is that money money for you? buy Ekobe, and at least you won't be disgusted. ”

"It's fine. I live in Huazhou now, and even if he buys all the land on Hans's farm, he will never let me know me. ”

"Including where he grows Blue Lagoon grapes and where he drills wells to pump water?"

"John, thank you for thinking about me. But Ekobe had drilled wells, but there was nothing but a few more shafts of several hundred meters that could not pump water. As for the Blue Lagoon grapes, if he wants to grow them, there is no other land in Ekobe. And even if I don't plan to buy it, you don't have to give up the business, do you?"

John Eco is a businessman of the highest standard, and he may leak some news to Link, but he will never miss any opportunity to make money.

"Link, that Luke Truss seems to be quite rich. I think at least he's richer than the current owner of Ekobe, and maybe he can dig a hundred wells, and maybe he'll be in the right place. ”

"That's his luck and I'll congratulate him. ”

"OK, I see. I'll try to help him raise the price. ”

John Eco made this call because he was worried that he would offend Link by doing Luke Truss's business, so he made this call. Half of it was a temptation, half of it was the hope that Link would buy Ekobe, so that he would have to give up his business without offending Link.

Now that Link said that, he finally tentatively said, "I think he seems to have become rich all of a sudden." Maybe he sold a lot of Blue Lagoon grape seedlings. I don't think he'll care about that money. ”

Link knew he was courting, so he smiled and said, "John, don't worry." No matter who bought Ekobe, I don't care. ”

John was relieved to hear him say this. Although Link is mostly absent from Las Vegas now, his influence in the city is growing day by day. Not just his well water, but also his wealth and business. If Link says one word, he may not be able to get along in the whole of Nedahua: "Thank you for your understanding!"

He really didn't want to offend Link, but he didn't want any opportunity to make money either. Now Link doesn't care, of course it's the best.

He knew there that Link really didn't take Luke Truss seriously to heart. As for digging wells, the western part of Hans Farm is relatively high, and the artesian wells dug in Han Farm are from north to south. In the broken strip of land where the well water was drilled, no water could be drilled from the east and west. Although Ekobe is next to Hans's farm, it is almost impossible to drill water from the well.

And the more Luke Truss grows, the happier Link becomes.

He didn't really care that Luke Truss wanted to buy Ekobe. However, he wondered if the other party's purchase of land was related to Hull Donald.

John Eco thinks that Luke Truss has made money selling the seedlings, but Link knows that most of the seedlings he has cultivated have been taken away by Chill Malone for free. So he has no money. Maybe he found another financier and succeeded in fooling him.