Ding Shan's resignation process was quite simple. He submitted his resignation letter in the morning, which was personally approved by Xu Milu. In the afternoon, he was able to return to the lab to pack his things and prepare to go home—official technical staff would accompany him to clean up the relevant files on his work computer and personal computer.
Forget about any information related to Honghe, they couldn't even smuggle out a single mosquito leg.
Li Rui was deeply puzzled by Ding Shan's behavior:
"Boss, if I remember correctly, Ding Shan signed a confidentiality agreement that prevents him from working in other labs for three years. Moreover, the copyright of the plants in the lab does not belong to him. In serious cases, he may even be summoned by the authorities. Isn't that a bit too much of a price to pay?"
The other party's shares became invalid after leaving Honghe. They gave up such a large sum of money and went after illusory fame and fortune—the key point is that those things weren't even theirs.
Li Rui felt that if he were Ding Shan's father, he would be so angry that he would slap him across the face.
Xu Jianan nodded as well.
Ding Shan was far too naive. Just the title of head of the core laboratory of Honghe Technology alone meant that he could no longer work for other companies.
Even if some forces with ulterior motives try to recruit him, Ding Shan cannot leave the country for three years according to the contract. Given the current rate of seed turnover at Honghe Technology, after three years, let alone any bald eagle companies, even if Ding Shan himself paid them, no laboratory would be willing to accept him.
First, you have no ability; second, you have no connections; and third, you don't have any valuable projects. Should I go back and ward off evil spirits?
In other words, from the moment Ding Shan announced his resignation, regardless of his sincerity, his ambitions were essentially stillborn.
Xu Milu lowered her head and blew on the tea leaves in her cup, her expression indifferent.
What else could it be?
Ding Shan must have felt that his talent would be wasted if he stayed here.
If she doesn't go along with him, she's considered ungrateful and treacherous; if the people at the Chinese Academy of Sciences don't add his name to their papers, she's considered ungrateful.
He probably still thinks he has the ability, and that the Bald Eagle Corporation has taken a liking to him as a "hidden gem," which is why they are scrambling to get him.
I feel pretty good about myself.
If Xu Milu didn't have to maintain a certain persona, she would have pointed her finger at the other person and started yelling at them.
What a big face!
To put it bluntly, some academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are national treasures. If it weren't for the sake of the Chinese people's livelihood and for researching these plants, would they be willing to forgo their salaries to do research?
Ding Shan earns tens of millions of yuan a year, occupies the position of laboratory director, and is also a graduate student at an agricultural university. How shameless must he be to ask for a share of other people's hard-earned research results?
As for renaming the Mandolin pepper, that's even more impossible. This variety was originally carefully cultivated by Queen Missy (Dwarf Kingdom instance). How could Xu Milu possibly rename it for such a trivial matter?
"Boss, it's all about fame and fortune. Ding Shan used to be a pretty stubborn guy, but how come he changed so suddenly? The more you give him, the less satisfied he becomes. Sigh!"
Zhang Cang sighed, then suddenly noticed something was off about Xu Milu's gaze, and quickly expressed his loyalty:
"Boss, my loyalty to you is as clear as the sun and moon, and my admiration for you is as boundless as the Yellow River..."
Xu Milu resisted the urge to roll her eyes at him and asked about the lab:
"How is the progress of cloning silver osmanthus trees in lunar soil? Professor Yu Ran is highly qualified and is a senior researcher who was rehired by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the perfect person to be the project leader. In the next few days, you will be responsible for helping the professor familiarize himself with the various projects so that he can adapt as soon as possible."
Given the way Ding Shan was when he left, it would be good enough if he didn't stay and cause trouble. Xu Milu didn't expect him to remember the handover work.
"That's for sure. I'll talk to Professor Yu and Professor Liu Mingji tomorrow. As for the project of cloning silver osmanthus trees in lunar soil—"
Zhang Cang glanced at the data in his hand and continued:
"The plant cloning technology in the laboratory is quite mature. It can clone leaves, stems, flowers and roots. Professor Wang said that the Chinese Academy of Sciences is willing to invest another 80 million yuan to automate the cloning of Osmanthus fragrans leaves. However, the problem we are facing now is that the surviving Osmanthus fragrans trees must be cultivated in lunar soil, otherwise they will wither within 24 hours. Although scientists are still studying how to formulate lunar soil substitutes, it is unlikely that clinical trials can be conducted in the short term."
"Drug research has already entered the clinical trial stage?"
Xu Milu was slightly surprised. She knew that developing new drugs was a long and tedious process, and sometimes even if the research goal was clear, many scientists would get stuck at a certain stage.
It is important to know that drug research involves not only the discovery and identification of drug targets, the screening and synthesis of compounds, and the verification and optimization of active compounds, but also two to three years of preclinical experiments, and finally three to seven years of clinical trials.
It typically takes ten years to develop a new drug, and that's assuming all experiments go smoothly.
In the pharmaceutical industry, it's not uncommon for some labs to spend 10 years and $1 billion developing a new drug only to find they've accomplished nothing.
In just two years, Chinese scientists have been able to extract lauryl alcohol to make pharmaceuticals and even enter the clinical trial stage. This speed is so fast that it would be an understatement to say that they were launching rockets.
This isn't just taking a giant leap; it's like Kuafu chasing the sun!
"Yes, funding and equipment are not the problem. The difficulty lies in the lunar soil. Currently, only three countries on Earth have brought back lunar soil from the moon: the United States, China, and the former Russian Empire. It is definitely unrealistic to plant silver osmanthus trees on a large scale."
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