There were a total of four people from Country M.
The team leader is also an old professor named Ram who is well-known in the industry.
There is also a man in his thirties named Anka who specializes in soybean breeding.
In addition, the other two should be their technicians, named Sophie and Lusen.
After a brief greeting, Zhou Huiqin, the person in charge of the event, took everyone to the conference room.
The meeting officially began.
However, since it was the first day, there was nothing special about the content of the communication.
Everything was proceeding according to the outline proposed by both parties in advance, and there was nothing unusual.
Most of the content translators had prepared the materials in advance, so Jiang Qingyue, who had the least experience, listened carefully throughout the whole process and hardly spoke.
The next day, I thought it would be the same as yesterday, but unexpectedly it happened just before lunch break.
The other party suddenly proposed that China could provide them with some wild soybean seeds.
Everyone present was stunned after hearing this.
For a moment, neither of them could understand why the other party suddenly wanted this.
But it seemed like the other party just mentioned it casually, and he didn't mean to do anything.
Maybe it's just out of curiosity.
Feng Bo, who was sitting next to Lu Hui, spoke first, "Team Leader Lu, I remember Comrade Jiang seemed to have collected a lot of wild soybean seeds."
Lu Hui hesitated for a moment, then turned his head to look at Jiang Qingyue, "Do you have any more?"
Jiang Qingyue knew from the expressions of the two men that they were planning to give it.
Then he said seriously, "Yes, there is, but this thing must not be given away casually. Let's discuss it later."
Seeing that several people were discussing in a low voice, the other four people all looked casually waiting for a reply.
Seeing this, Feng Bo spoke again, "The other party is still waiting for our reply. These things are everywhere in the wild, so it won't hurt to give them some."
Hearing this, Jiang Qingyue frowned and glanced at Lu Hui and Dean Jin.
Finally, Dean Jin stood up and spoke, "It's getting late, let's go have lunch first, and we'll discuss this after the lunch break."
Hearing him say this, Jiang Qingyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After lunch, everyone came to the lounge exclusively for China.
Dean Jin gathered everyone together and said, "During the lunch break, let's discuss what do you think about Country M's request for wild soybean seeds?"
As the team leader, Lu Hui spoke first, "It's a bit strange that they suddenly brought this up, but it doesn't seem to be a big problem. I just don't know why Comrade Jiang was so strongly opposed to it just now?"
Jiang Qingyue had been thinking about how to explain the pros and cons of this to everyone while she was having lunch.
Because, in her previous life, such a thing actually happened.
At that time, everyone let down their guard and thought it was just some wild soybeans, so they just gave it to them.
Little did they know that after getting those seeds, the other party quickly rose to become the world's largest soybean exporter.
They also shamelessly applied for international patents for dozens of types of soybeans.
Whenever the professor mentioned this matter in class before, he would beat his chest in anger.
It would have been fine if they hadn't been able to stop it before, but now that she has encountered this, she must find a way to prevent the tragedy from happening again.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue spoke solemnly,
"I was chatting with them during the break yesterday, and they kept asking about root nematode disease, which mainly occurs in soybeans."
"Plus, they just asked for wild soybean seeds, so I guess their soybeans are currently facing a serious insect pest problem."
Zhou Huiqin was puzzled and asked, "Then their soybeans have insect diseases. Can't they just kill the insects directly? What does this have to do with our wild soybeans?"
Jiang Qingyue continued to explain, "China is the country of origin of soybeans. Wild soybeans have all the original gene pools, and most importantly, they have the disease-resistant genes they need."
Zhou Huiqin asked again, "Are you worried that they will take the wild soybeans back for research to solve their soybean problem?"
Jiang Qingyue nodded. "Not only that, I heard that Country M is already researching genetic technology. I'm afraid their research speed will far exceed ours in the future. If they really give it to us, I'm afraid we will lose our advantage as the country of origin of soybeans."
After Jiang Qingyue finished speaking, everyone present, whether in this industry or not, broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, I didn’t agree to give them the answer rashly, otherwise what I said would be irreversible.
I'm afraid I'll become a sinner for all eternity.
Lu Hui, who had been silent, spoke up, "So, we definitely can't give away the wild soybeans, but the leaders attach great importance to this exchange meeting, and we can't afford to offend them."
Jiang Qingyue pursed her lips and said, "I just expressed my personal concerns. The specific decision still depends on the leader. But then again, even if we have to give it in the end, we have to get equal bargaining chips."
“And we must also make an agreement in advance that my country will always own the soybean genes that originated in my country.”
Jiang Qingyue spoke earnestly, without giving in at all considering that everyone present was her leader.
After she finished speaking, Dean Jin stood up first and said, "Comrade Jiang said it very well. When doing scientific research, we cannot only consider the present, but also look to the future. Comrade Jiang's concerns just now are definitely very likely to happen in the future."
"Whether we offend someone or not, we must be careful with every step we take. We can't make a mistake and end up being a sinner for eternity."
Mr. Zhou also nodded in appreciation and snorted, "I was wondering why those fake foreigners suddenly wanted to come over to exchange ideas, and they were in such a hurry. It turns out that the soybeans in our farm are sick, and they came here in such a hurry just for our wild soybean resources!"
After they finished speaking, Lu Hui realized that he had thought too simply.
What those foreigners said just now was so nonchalant that it made people feel that they came here just out of curiosity.
Who knew that he would have such thoughts.
At the moment, he was filled with regret. "Comrade Jiang just said he wanted to change it. If it really comes to this, what will they use to change it?"
Jiang Qingyue pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone again, "M country's hybrid corn technology has always been far ahead of us. Now it has formed an industrial scale. Not only is the yield high, but it is also resistant to lodging. Why not use their technology in exchange?"
As soon as Jiang Qingyue finished speaking, Lu Hui and Feng Bo couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "What? You are so arrogant."
"Why don't you say we can trade them for their wheat technology?"
I saw that their mouths were open wide enough for eggs to fit in.
Jiang Qingyue smiled and said, "Wheat is their staple food, they definitely won't exchange it, but corn and soybeans are of similar status, so it's possible to exchange them, right?"
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