Academician Fang: "I blame me, I didn't say it clearly. I want to ask you why you want to do drought-resistant plants. As far as I know, your company's main business seems to be cosmetics, right?"

Lu Yu: "I've been to the Western Regions once last year. I've seen the yellow sand and have seen reports of serious desertification in our country before. It just so happened that the cosmetics company made some spare money, so I thought about whether I could create a plant with a stronger drought resistance, which can be considered as doing something within my ability for environmental problems."

Academician Fang sighed: "Hey, it would be great if there were more young people like you now."

Lu Yu understood what Academician Fang meant:

"Old Fang, you have praised me. I did it for profit. Besides, to put it in a different way, the times are different now, and it is normal for the younger generation to have their own pursuits."

Academician Fang nodded: "Yes, the country is developing better and better, and the times are really different."

Lu Yu: "That is all up to many people like you who devote themselves to research and tackling difficulties to have the foundation for a great situation today."

Academician Fang smiled and pointed at Lu Yu: "I'm not old and I'm talking like an old fox, so I can't do it."

Lu Yu laughed and didn't refute.

...

After a while of chatting, Academician Fang started to get to the topic:

"Mr. Xiao Lu, we came to visit today with a mission."

Lu Yu: "Yeah, you said."

Academician Fang: "I heard that you have created a culture medium that stimulates plant growth, which can greatly shorten the plant growth cycle?"

Lu Yu leaned on the back of the chair, blinked, and looked at Li Chaoyan calmly:

"Yes, there is something happening. I accidentally made it when I was researching cosmetics."

Academician Fang: "Then have you done detailed comparative experiments and have detailed experimental data?"

Lu Yu tapped the seat armrest with his left hand: "Old Fang, I believe you have seen the detailed comparison of experimental data?"

Academician Fang: "Haha, I can't hide it from you, so don't blame Xiao Li. After all, according to the comparative experimental data, this kind of culture medium is really too important."

Lu Yu: "How do you say this?"

Academician Fang: "Based on Xiao Li's comparative experiment, we concluded through the data that although this culture medium also has chemical elements, it does not belong to chemical hormones. There is no difference or difference between cultivated plants and naturally grown plants."

"It means there may be no side effects and will not cause harm to the human body and the environment. Think about it yourself, how much benefit can this culture medium bring if it is used in grain production."

Lu Yu: "But that's the data in the laboratory. In theory, if you use it in the wild, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced."

Academician Fang: "No matter how much you give it a discount, the growth cycle will be shorter than the original one. You can only plant two seasons, but maybe you can plant three seasons. Farmers can increase their yield and income, and the country can better ensure food security."

"From a global perspective, the food crisis is still a big problem, so you understand the importance of this culture medium, right?"

Lu Yu had thought about this before, but considering the preparation cost, he felt that it was not very feasible:

"Old Fang, I understand what you said. I have considered it in crop production, but you have not considered the cost?"

"If the price is just the same as ordinary fertilizers and pesticides, it will be fine if you promote it. The key is that the cost is too high. Even if the planting cycle is shortened and the yield is increased, it will not be worth the cost."

Academician Fang was a little stunned: "Is the preparation cost very high?"

Lu Yu nodded: "It's higher than you expected."

Academician Fang looked at each other with several people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences:

"Even if it is prepared on a large scale, the cost will not be reduced?"

Lu Yu: "The cost of large-scale preparation can be reduced a little, but it is just a production cost. There are many raw materials required. This cost is hard and cannot be reduced."

"The specific experiments are there yet, so I can't explain clearly, but what is certain is that the amount used determines the length of the growth cycle."

"So, if you spend a lot of culture medium to pursue a variety of crops in one season, it's not worth it."

...

Academician Fang was silent for a long time before slowly speaking:

"Hey, it seems that the old man is not thinking well, I only see the results, but not the cost issue."

"But no matter what, no matter how high the cost is, it is better than no food. As long as you can produce it, I believe that the officials of countries with shortages are still willing to subsidize their farmers for use."

Lu Yu scratched his head: "Old Fang, it's so troublesome. I have to build a factory, manage it, and build a market. After a lot of effort, no one buys it when it is expensive, and no one can make much money when it is cheap."

Academician Fang thought about it, after all, the market economy cannot drive production without profit, but such a powerful tool cannot be used, which makes him, a person who has worked in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences all his life, feels a bit regretful and unwilling.

People who do research are more or less ideal.

Academician Fang: "Then you can only put it on the shelf and put it in the laboratory?"

Lu Yu shrugged and said nothing.

Academician Fang thought about it: "I think I can't draw conclusions so early. The outdoor experiment has not been done yet and there is no detailed data."

Lu Yu: "What does Mr. Fang mean?"

Academician Fang: "Mr. Xiao Lu, can we cooperate with an experimental project to study the effect of outdoor use of this culture medium?"

Lu Yu thought for a while: "I am studying drought-resistant plants. Mr. Fang, why not, I will help you prepare a batch of culture medium and you will take it back for experimental research."

"If you think there is feasibility of promotion after the experiment, there will definitely be many companies in China that can produce and are willing to produce this kind of culture medium. I will authorize it to them at that time. Do you think this is OK?"

Academician Fang was a little stunned: "You won't participate?"

Lu Yu: "I'd better focus on drought-resistant plants. I'm too distracted and may not be able to accomplish anything in the end."

Academician Fang looked at Lu Yu seriously and confirmed that he was sincere, so he nodded slowly to agree.

Lu Yu really doesn't want to participate in it, it's too troublesome, and as mentioned earlier, the preparation cost of culture medium itself is too high. As a company, it is not profitable to push it to the market. Only officials who ensure food supply and safety have this need.

The genetically modified drought-resistant plant has been busy enough for him, and he really doesn't want to be distracted from anything else.

After chatting with Academician Fang and his group for a while, they inevitably talked more or less about the principle of the culture medium.
Chapter completed!