My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 512 Food Empire
That night, Father Xu hosted Professor Huang for a banquet.

Xu Dong accompanied.

Professor Huang neither sold the company's shares, nor agreed to Dad Xu's request to keep him. It seems that he is still hesitating.

Or it's up for grabs!

The place for the banquet was in the hotel where the father and son were staying. Xu Dong personally came forward and brought the other party back to the room.

Seeing someone coming, Father Xu immediately stood up:
"Professor Huang, please sit down."

"Xu Dong, your big generosity just now shocked all of us!"

"Haha, it's a pity that I couldn't keep all the shareholders."

Father Xu had a trace of regret on his face.

Professor Huang shook his head: "What's the pity? In addition to your 10 billion, the company has raised more than 200 million funds. This is more than the sum of previous years."

"It seems that I am not the only one who likes to gamble!"

"Xu Dong, you are serious, I think it should be called far-sighted."

Professor Huang complimented with a smile.

He is a person with big ambitions, but the reality is often so helpless, there are too many constraints, especially the capital side, which has always been impatient.

Someone like Mr. Zhen is already pretty good.

Dad Xu took the initiative to extend his right hand: "Then Professor Huang, would you like to stay? Let's build Xinke Seaweed into a world-renowned company together."

"Of course I am willing!" Professor Huang said without hesitation, "But I'm afraid I won't be able to do it!"

"that's humble!"

Xu Dong took the opportunity to interject, "Dad, Professor Huang, shall we sit down and talk while eating?"

"Yes, yes, Professor Huang, take your seat quickly."

Father Xu quickly agreed.

Dinner is very simple, only one meal and one dish.

A plate of rice balls, plus a plate of shredded beef.

Next, the three of them didn't say anything more, and took the time to fill their stomachs.

Rice balls are not good when they are cold.

After the meal, Xu Dong made a pot of green tea and poured a cup for each of them.

Professor Huang sipped green tea with a look of intoxication.

"Good tea, really good tea!"

"This is a special Longjing tea in China. I managed to get half a catty of it. My dad and I are rough people, so we can't tell if it's good or bad. If you like it, Professor Huang, you can take it back with you later!"

This is called buying a horse bone with a thousand dollars!
Professor Huang quickly waved his hand: "A gentleman doesn't take what others like, a drink is enough."

"Where is one cup enough? Professor Huang, if you are willing to go to the capital, I will invite you to drink tea every day."

Father Xu took the opportunity to persuade him.

Professor Huang put down his teacup and said solemnly:
"Mr. Xu, I also know that the scientific research environment in the capital is good. It's not that I don't want to go, but I'm worried!"

"Professor Huang, let's open the skylight today and speak frankly. If you have anything to say, you can just say it. If it can be solved, we will definitely help you solve it. Even if it can't be solved, we will try to find an alternative."

Dad Xu showed his sincerity.

Professor Huang nodded, and began to raise his first worry: "Mr. Xu, I hope you can tell me the real situation. You spared no expense. What exactly are you planning? Is it a disguised enclosure? Or cheating policy subsidies? Or something else? "

"Hehe, Professor Huang, you are definitely worrying too much about this. The only reason why I am willing to spend so much money is to build a food empire."

"Food empire?" Professor Huang looked puzzled.

"Yes, our family has a bakery, I believe you should have heard of it."

"Coke brand bread, of course I know."

Dad Xu continued to explain: "The bread produced by our family is different from other families, that is, the proportion of seaweed is getting higher and higher."

"Is it the seaweed produced by our company?"

"Yes, although the seaweed powder produced by Xinke Seaweed has many shortcomings, especially the seriously low starch content, it cannot be denied that it has a huge advantage."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It greatly reduces the bakery's dependence on raw materials. After all, seaweed is not a real food, and the management is not strict.

As long as we continue to optimize 'Yuzao No. 3', I believe that one day, our seaweed will be comparable to rice and wheat and become a daily staple food. "

"Mr. Xu." Professor Huang smiled wryly, "I'm not going to hide it from you, your idea is not impossible, but the probability is too low, even lower than winning the lottery."

"Where is the difficulty?"

"Every qualified food crop has to go through tens of thousands of years of domestication. It needs to be continuously accumulated, and it cannot be successful in a short period of time. Especially for species with a relatively low starting point, such as seaweed, the probability is even lower."

Xu Dong interjected, "Isn't there genetic engineering now?"

"Genetic engineering is not a panacea. It also depends on luck and the accumulation of enough data. Moreover, the safety of genetically modified foods is also a difficult problem that cannot be ignored."

Professor Huang explained.

"Professor Huang, I know it's very difficult." Father Xu comforted him, "But I never thought of doing it overnight. Let's go in stages and solve the problem of profit and loss first. Based on the analysis of various indicators of 'Yuzao No. 3', it should not be Is it difficult?"

"Difficult!" Professor Huang didn't give any face.

"Is 100 billion enough?" Xu Donghao said angrily.

Professor Huang thought about it for a while: "If the existing scientific research capacity is increased by ten times, 100 billion should be enough. Even if it is not enough, it is estimated that it will not be much worse."

"How to improve?" Dad Xu hurriedly asked.

"Expand the laboratory, expand the scientific research team, and build a larger production base. Everything must be redesigned, and the most important thing is that the intermediate capital chain must not be broken."

"Haha, Professor Huang, the two of us want to go together. The reason why we want to move the company to the capital is for convenience and to take advantage of the capital's scientific research environment.

In addition, regarding the capital chain, you can rest assured that I will set up a special account for special use, and no one can embezzle it, including me. "

Professor Huang didn't respond immediately, he reached out and took out a document from his briefcase, and handed it directly to Dad Xu.

"Professor Huang, this is?" Father Xu asked curiously.

"I made a list, and everyone on it is what the lab needs. If we can invite these people to serve, I believe the success rate will be greatly improved."

As for how much to improve, Professor Huang did not say.

Xu Dong took the list from his father.

He probably counted more than 30 people, including some famous scholars, experts and professors, and even an academician.

"Professor Huang, everyone else is easy to handle, this academician Zeng may..."

Professor Huang said with a smile: "It's not enough to work full-time, but it's okay to be a consultant. It's enough to give pointers at critical moments. The main work depends on ourselves."

"Advisor? OK, we will do it."

Xu Dong immediately promised.

The supply of materials is still tight at the moment, and he is confident that he will use the high salary and benefits to lure all these people to his company.

Professor Huang nodded in satisfaction, and then expressed his second worry.

"Dong Xu, the situation has improved a lot in the past two years, especially the food supply, which has improved a lot.

As the saying goes, there is a time and a time, and I hope that no matter how the situation changes, our research project will not be abandoned halfway. "

Before Dad Xu could speak, Xu Dong rushed to answer:
"Professor Huang, no matter when the food problem is more important than Mount Tai, as long as the project is successful, I believe there will always be a place for us to use it.

You don't have to worry about us changing our minds midway. Since we dared to invest tens of billions, we didn't think about quitting. Our family's extra 10 billion is not much, and our 10 billion less is a lot. You don't need to worry too much. "

"Okay, it really is that the tiger father has no dogs."

Professor Huang praised.

Xu Dong took advantage of the situation and raised a doubt:
"Professor Huang, there were rumors on the Internet before, it is said that our country can already synthesize starch artificially, that is the stalk that drinks the northwest wind.

I would like to ask, is this technology better than ours? "

"Haha, this isn't just a rumor, it's a real thing. As for which one is better?"

Professor Huang paused for a moment and made a metaphor:
"Let's put it this way, synthetic starch is equivalent to eating fat, and our seaweed technology is equivalent to eating fat, which one do you think is better?"

Xu Dong shook his head, expressing that he did not understand.

"Eat one bite to become a fat man is efficient, but the difficulty is too high. With the current technology, I can guarantee that without decades of hard work, the cost will not be reduced at all.

Our 'Yamao Series', although the conversion efficiency is not high, but the success lies in the step-by-step process. In a short period of time, the success rate is far better than that of the other party.

Of course, once the technology of artificial starch matures, we will be sentenced to death directly, and we will not even have the power to fight back. "

Professor Huang was very straightforward.

Xu Dong finally understood the gap.

Dad Xu smiled and waved his hands: "Why do you want to go so far? If the technology of synthesizing starch is really good, I'd rather be the one who fails. It's better for one family to cry than hundreds of families to cry."

Father Xu's state-owned enterprise worker for decades is not for nothing, he still has this dedication, and he values ​​the collective more than anything else.

In contrast, Xu Dong is more like a qualified capitalist.

"Xu Dong, you have a good heart."

Professor Huang couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

Father Xu waved his hand: "Professor Huang, do you have any other questions?"

"And the last one, let's be a villain first and then a gentleman. Regarding my personal shares, I don't know how Xu Dong arranged it?"

We are all adults, there is no shame in talking about money.

"This is easy to handle. I have two plans here. Professor Huang, you can choose one."

"Appreciate further details."

"The first plan is the option reward. The company that joins the company will automatically allocate 5.00% of the shares, and turn losses into profits and then increase by [-]%. If the project succeeds, it will directly obtain [-]% of the equity, and the above shares will never be diluted.

The second plan is allotment plus bonus. The basic allotment is [-]%, and then set up a series of reward standards. Every time a difficulty is overcome, there will be a corresponding reward, and there is no cap on the bonus. "

Professor Huang thought about it.

In the end, he chose the first option. In his capacity, he had already achieved financial freedom a long time ago. More money and less money have little effect. His only idea is to leave a "permanent" guarantee for his family.

This also reflects from the side that Professor Huang is really not optimistic about the prospect of artificial starch. This thing may be the same as controllable nuclear fusion, and it will always take 50 years.

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