Fight the Landlord, Fall in Love

Sun Zinan narrowed his eyes indistinctly, straightened his back, tightened his waist and abdomen, and tilted his body slightly backwards, in a subconscious defensive posture.

Yu Liang stood up in a panic and introduced the two: "Boss, this is Professor Tang Kai Tang; Professor Tang, this is our President Sun."

Tang Kai gave an indifferent "Mm", and his eyes fell on Sun Zinan.

He has a rare sharp aura, and he is quite aggressive, which is far from the image of a scholar in Sun Zinan's imagination.Sun Zinan subconsciously classified him as a "hard bone", raised his eyebrows against his gaze, stood up and stretched out his hand and said, "Hi, Professor Tang, I'm Sun Zinan, and I've known you for a long time."

Tang Kai was tall, 1.9 meters by visual inspection, and Sun Zinan, who was 1.8 meters tall, looked half short in front of him.When Sun Zinan looked at him, he obviously had a basic judgment in his mind.Tang Kai shook hands with Sun Zinan reservedly, and said politely, "I don't dare to do that, please sit down, Mr. Sun. What would you like to drink?"

"Please." Sun Zinan said, "What would Professor Tang drink? I'll ask the assistant to order."

"No need to spend money." Tang Kai flatly refused, "The faculty and staff of this academy have membership card discounts."

Sun Zinan choked for no reason, then smirked and said, "Then thank you, Professor Tang."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Sun Zinan always felt that Tang Kai's attitude towards him was not very friendly, and there seemed to be a little cold and critical in his eyes.He reflected for a moment, but he couldn't figure out where he had offended him, so he could only attribute it to the cramped restraint of the two when they first met.

But even though it was the first time meeting him, he had already heard about Tang Kai.Well-known scholar in the field of genetics and genetics, Bachelor of Cell Biology from Tianhai University, Ph.D. in Biology from Prince College of the United States, under the tutelage of famous biologist Andy Bridgewater for three years of postdoctoral research.He returned to China the year before last to develop, and stayed at his alma mater to engage in teaching and research.Originally, his resume was enough to get a professorship, but because Tang Kai was too young, Tianhai University was worried that directly hiring him as a full professor would cause controversy, so he is currently the youngest associate professor in the School of Life Sciences of Tianhai University.

The little girl who sells coffee is quick with her hands and feet, and she made three cups of coffee and served them in less than 10 minutes.The taste of cheap coffee sold to ordinary students and teachers can be imagined.Sun Zinan took a cup of latte, said thank you politely, but put it down after only touching his lips.Tang Kai didn't mind taking a sip, and said, "I'm sorry, I still have a meeting this afternoon, and the time is limited. Mr. Sun, let's keep the story short?"

Generally speaking, negotiating business with technical talents rarely requires Sun Zinan to come forward in person. This is a matter for the lower departments.But the last time they met, the result was not good. Director Zheng was quite critical of Professor Tang.Sun Zinan has been paying attention to the industry trends for a period of time, and he is optimistic about the prospects of this project, and wants to try again.

Sun Zinan didn't play tricks with him, and said straight to the point: "I'm here on behalf of Hongsen Biotechnology. The company has sent someone to contact you once before. I don't know if Professor Tang still has any impression."

Tang Kai's glasses flashed, and he said in a subtly malicious tone to Sun Zinan's ears: "Oh, I have an impression."

It is not an exaggeration to call this Professor Tang a "genius". Sun Zinan is ready to face a scientist who is immersed in research and has no understanding of the world.

"In February this year, you published a paper on the orientation of ribonucleic acid interference pathways, which aroused great discussion in the industry, and I heard that this technology has already applied for a patent." Sun Zinan showed great sincerity, and said: "I Come, I just hope to reach a cooperation with you to carry out the operation and development of this patent."

"Thank you." Tang Kai's response was also very straightforward: "However, I remember that I made it very clear to the staff of your company last time that I have no plans to sell the patent for the time being."

This refusal was within his expectation, Sun Zinan raised his eyebrows and asked, "May I take the liberty to ask why?"

Tang Kai said: "The technology is immature and not suitable for application."

"Professor Tang is working on the front line of scientific research, but he may not understand the market." Sun Zinan showed a tolerant smile, "We bought the right to operate technical patents, and of course we have to invest a lot of manpower in research and development of the most suitable applications. project, and will not directly use it to make illegal genetic medicine or genetic surgery."

"The industry is paying attention to this new achievement, and I guess that during this period of time, not only our family has come to see Professor Tang, right?" He leaned back in the chair with a relaxed posture, looking confident, "Targeted gene silencing is It is the most likely method to cure major human diseases at the source. Let me remind you that in the current research environment, it is only a matter of time before others make similar achievements. Your patent is now in demand, but the future may not be certain.”

Tang Kai was unmoved, but nodded politely: "Yes."

But in Sun Zinan's eyes, silence is a signal of wavering.He continued to work hard: "The advantage of Hongsen lies in having enough patience and capital to support the long-term operation of the project. What we value is not this patent, but the scientific research capabilities of the team led by Professor Tang. The two parties can definitely reach a long-term and sustainable cooperative relationship. , if Professor Tang needs it, I can even invest in your project topics..."

Tang Kai frowned, as if he was finally moved by the copper-smelling speech, and said, "Mr. Sun."

Sun Zinan: "Tell me."

"I want to ask you a question." Tang Kai frowned and asked, "You...does your company really know what gene silencing is?"

Sun Zinan: "..."

He looked back at Tang Kai, and at the same time slightly raised his eyebrows, showing a polite and puzzled expression. Although he didn't say anything, every muscle in his face seemed to be asking "Are you kidding me?".

Tang Kai tapped his fingers on the table as if giving a class to a student, and said without hesitation: "Four years ago, Hongsen Biology bought the operating rights of more than a dozen genetic disease gene patents from Dongfang University, claiming to be able to develop them within one year. The news that oral insulin was launched on the market also caused a great shock to the industry, and it was a sensation for a while, and almost won the Nobel Prize that year. Unfortunately, I don’t know what happened later, and there is no further information.”

"I really don't plan to sell patents—my project is not short of financial support," he pushed his glasses, and said politely but harshly: "So this time, if your company wants to make 'high-end genetic products', If you need to purchase corn stalks and spirulina, I suggest that Mr. Sun go out and turn right, and go to the agricultural college next door for consultation.”

Sun Zinan's smile froze.Yu Liang's jaw almost dropped to the ground in fright.

"..."

Damn, what a ruthless man.

This nerd looks reticent, why is it a nuclear weapon when he opens his mouth!

The scene was awkward for a moment, and in this terrible silence, Tang Kai held the paper cup and took a sip of coffee as if nothing had happened.

Of course, Tang Kai has heard of Hongsen Biotechnology, not only this small company, but he has also heard about the Hongsen Group and the Sun family behind it.

Sun Zinan's grandfather, Sun Wenbin, the founder of Hongsen Group, is a descendant of the Taihe Sun family in B city. He broke away from the family in the early years and went to S province to develop.Although the Hongsen Group is doing well in this province, in terms of size, it is still not an opponent of such a behemoth as Taihe Sun's family.Sun Zinan is the youngest son of Sun Ying, the current head of the group. He has three older brothers and one older sister.He went abroad very early, and no one had heard of him. After returning from abroad, he quietly took over a subsidiary of the family group, namely Hongsen Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

This company claims to be a high-end biotechnology research and development company, but it is actually a small broken company that sells health products to fool people. It is half dead and loses money every year. It almost becomes the upstream industry of some illegal activities.About four years ago, the new boss, Sun Zinan, re-planned the company's operation direction and turned his attention to biopharmaceuticals. However, due to family conflicts in the early stage, the project did not come to fruition, and this was the "oral insulin" incident.

That incident finally caused Sun Zinan to put down his ambitions for the time being, and instead aimed at the more potential genetic testing and health management on the market, successfully shifting the company from defrauding the common people to fooling the rich. Ying, has become a large health club with thriving performance.

However, it seems that Sun Zinan has not given up on his old goal, and intends to use Tang Kai's patented achievements as a starting point to shift the company's focus back to high-end biotechnology.

Professor Tang is a good young man who devotes himself to scientific research with the great wish of benefiting mankind. In any case, he will not realize his dream by being an expert consultant to a health care product company that sells fake medicines.

Sun Zinan almost suffered a heart attack, and after a long time of psychological training, he spoke again: "Professor Tang has some misunderstandings about us..."

Tang Kai finished exposing other people's scars in a few words, without any regret, took a sip of coffee, and said calmly: "Mr. Sun, thank you for being considerate, but don't waste your time on me in the future."

Sun Zinan was almost pissed off by him, but Yu Liang didn't dare to breathe, and shrank to the side like a quail.

"Okay, I understand Professor Tang's concerns." Sun Zinan took a slow breath and said as gracefully as possible, "Business cannot be done without justice. Please, Professor Tang, don't beat us to death with a stick. I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Tang Kai gave a gratuitous "hmm".

Sun Zinan was slapped face to face, no matter how well-bred he was, he didn't want to stay longer.He handed Tang Kai a business card and took Yu Liang to his feet to say goodbye.After he left, Tang Kai did not return to the laboratory in a hurry, but stood in front of the window on the first floor, watching the unremarkable black car drive away from the school.

The warm sun at four o'clock in the afternoon came in from the window and fell on the square table, casting the untouched cup of coffee into a slanted shadow.

Tang Kai slowly drank the latte from the paper cup in his hand, rolled his eyes, and indifferently landed on the coffee cup that Sun Zinan didn't take away.

"Pretend."

He curled the corner of his lips mockingly, and said the final conclusion lightly.