Link made the decision to invest, but wanted the researchers to change their direction a little: "However, I plan for them to develop bacterial species that can quickly degrade plant fibers in the desert heat." ”

"The heat in the desert?"

Jessica understood as soon as she thought about it, he was investing for a few of his farms. He had three farms with a desert climate, and he intended to cultivate a large amount of arable land on two of the large farms. Drying does make it difficult for the plants there to degrade.

Although there is irrigation, as long as it is sprinkler and drip irrigation, it is just that after the crops are harvested, the surface will soon become dry again, and the stubble will degrade slowly. With rapidly degrading bacteria, there will be great benefits for the planting industry in the desert.

And in the desert, it's not just his farm. If we think about it, if we can study the bacterial population that can also accelerate the degradation rate in the desert climate, there is still a market.

Thinking of this, she nodded in agreement and said, "That's a good direction!

Link did think that way.

He leads you and explains: "The desert is dry, and some plants will not rot even after they die and wander in the desert for a few years with the wind. "He's talking about wheel grass. "I think Fairway Peak Farm and Baker Farm can grow two crops, and if you put all the straw in the ground and wait for it to degrade naturally, it's not possible. Even if you spray water every day, it will take quite a long time. And that adds a lot of costs. So the only way to do this is to clean up all the straw. ”

His two farms also raise large numbers of cattle, but he doesn't feel that his herd needs to eat crop straw. If it all cleans up and disposes of it separately, that's another cost. If the straw is directly degraded in the field, it can not only save costs but also increase the fertility of the cultivated land.

"Perhaps, it is also possible to limit the number of times they divide so that they can only decay dead plants and not decompose humus. That's better for the fields. ”

Link smiled and asked rhetorically, "But who can guarantee that humus won't be broken down first?"

"Well, that's not necessarily a good thing. ”

Link laughed and said, "In a desert climate, that thing is still useful." Desert soil is inherently devoid of humus. And there is almost no rain, and all kinds of nutrients remain in the land after the plants decompose. That's also great for the land. ”

He paused for a moment and said, "I don't see much market prospect for this bacterium now, but let them study it first." Maybe there will be new discoveries in the future. Even if you don't, you can use it on my desert farms. ”

"That said, we can't invest too much. ”

Link nodded and said, "It's true that you can't invest too much." Unless they find a new direction. ”

"They asked for a million dollars. How much do you think is more appropriate for them?"

He groaned for a moment and said, "Give them half a million dollars first." If they have the potential to find a suitable bacterium for the desert, they can be given additional funding. ”

"Okay, that's it!"

As she spoke, she typed some text on her laptop to reply to the fax.

"The enthusiasm for work in the California lab seems to be very high lately. After a while, there was another fax about the discovery of microorganisms with research value in the laboratory and a request for research funding. Link said with a smile after looking at it. "One research project after another asks for funding. Is this a lot of accumulation?"

Jessica took it and said, "Nitrogen-fixing bacteria?"

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are usually found in large numbers in plant roots with nodules. Therefore, plants with nodules usually do not need to apply nitrogen fertilizer. The project is to study the presence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the land so that they can be present in large numbers in the land.

If the project is successful, the land suitable for the bacterium may not need to be fertilized with nitrogen.

After reading it, she said: "This project seems to have a bit of a prospect. ”

"If we succeed, we will offend one more group. ”

Benehans is already competing with pesticide companies and will compete with seed companies. If this nitrogen-fixing bacterium also comes out, fertilizer companies will also see them as a thorn in their side.

Jessica laughed at the clubhouse: "There is competition, there is motivation. They deserve that kind of awareness. ”

But then they found that there were several applications for microbial research. Link frowned and said, "Are they planning for everyone to work on a project?"

Jessica also felt like something was wrong with the lab. But she thought about it for a moment and probably guessed why it was like that: "Perhaps, it has something to do with the prize you gave to the Amaranth virus research team." "That's five million dollars, and each person can get more than six hundred thousand.

He thought for a moment and said, "This impetuous psychology must be suppressed!" "The staff in the laboratory is not abundant, and too many projects are approved at the same time, and maybe nothing can be done in the end." "The research on high-yielding seeds has been completed, but this has to be done as soon as possible. There is also a super weed virus research project that has been established, and it cannot be stopped. There are also quite a few research projects on fungi. A maximum of three new bacteriological projects can be initiated. Other project applications can be used as reserve projects. Wait until all existing projects are completed before initiating the project. ”

"I'll talk to Daddy!" Jessica also understands that greed is not good for them. "Maybe we can expand the lab and recruit more experimenters and researchers. Now we have some results, and the laboratory conditions are relatively good. I think we can attract more scientists to join us. ”

Link nodded and said, "That's fine." However, those scientists who bring their own research projects should be cautious. Those projects may not bear fruit, and I don't know how long it will take. If it weren't for the projects we needed, we wouldn't have given them much funding. ”

"Hmm. Jessica agrees. "Maybe we can have scientists in the lab form a project review team. We can review not only the feasibility of projects within the lab, but also those projects that may be part of our lab. ”

He smiled and said, "That's a good idea! Let Florin review them first. Let's see if it's feasible. ”

The prospects of scientific research can be bought to describe very wonderful. But the layman simply doesn't look at the data in those reports, and the insider may know at a glance whether the data can support the next research.

"Good. I'm going to call my dad. ”

"You and Florin said that all human and material resources should be focused on the projects that are already underway. ”

"I'll talk to him. ”

Jessica didn't shy away from Link either, and spoke directly to her dad on the phone in the study. She told him about her and Link's decision.

After she hung up, she said to Link, "My dad said that he had noticed that the lab was a little impetuous. Especially some of the younger researchers. However, he feared that if he rejected the young researchers, they would become centrifuged. He suggested that we invest in a number of viable projects in phases. Every stage of every project is rigorously vetted. After the review is passed, a part of the investment will be made first, and the project will be researched to achieve certain results, and then the next stage of research funds will be invested. As for those research projects that are not feasible or of little value, they can be rejected. ”

Link pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "Who said Florin doesn't understand business?"

"You agree?"

"I agreed. Flolin's idea is a good idea to not only speed up the researchers' progress, but also to save them money on research costs. ”

"Okay, I'll inform my dad now, and ask him to organize and set up a review team as soon as possible. ”

"The review team should have a risk assessment expert. And the number of scientists cannot be more than half. "The scientist's opinion is important, of course, but he needs to consider the commercial considerations. You can't look at the prospect of the project and invest in it.

Nor could he leave it to the researcher to say that he needed as much money as he needed. Whether it is the researcher who applied or the scientist of the review team, they will subconsciously feel that the more research funding the better. But as a boss, he certainly thinks that the less research costs, the better.

Professional costing can balance the claims of both parties.

"Then hire a costing expert who is familiar with the research side of a scientific project. ”

"Then please one. In the future, the company's research projects should be more and more, and the cost will not increase much if you hire one person. He didn't say a word, even if those researchers wouldn't embezzle the company's money now, but the existence of this person would somewhat prevent that situation in the future.

Jessica nodded and said, "Anything else?"

"That's all for now. Let Florin put this system into practice. We'll add it later when we think of something. ”

Jessica called Florin again. He found an email from the company in his computer mailbox and opened it.

After he finished reading, Jessica also ended the call. His winning computer screen turned around and showed it to Jessica, saying, "What do you think about this?"

Jessica looked at it and exclaimed, "The service team staff is asking for extra parenting allowances? What the hell is that?"

"They felt that they had to travel for a long time and could not be with their children, so they asked for this allowance. Link sneered. "It seems that they think we are too talkative. ”

Jessica wasn't angry. She thought for a moment and said, "They probably think that the company can't do without them now." ”

She's right, the company really can't play without those service groups. Benehans' customers now ask them to work on site. Without them, no matter how many customers the company has, it can't do it. And their jobs do require continuous travel.

But what the hell was a personal allowance? He had never heard of such a close-up. They do need to travel for a long time, but the company has transportation, accommodation and food subsidies, eight days of vacation per month, three times the salary for overtime, and compensatory leave in the future, and the weekly salary can be compared with that of white-collar workers. And this time will be busy, and they will have to queue up to arrange it if they want to travel in the future.

"No matter how important they are, this allowance can't be given!" Link said, pursing his lips. "Give it this time, and they'll get an inch. This time it's a parent-child allowance, and next time it may be a sex [...] thing allowance. ”