I saw everything

Chapter 36 "Heavy Losses"

2 month 11 day.

The day before the Lantern Festival.

It was almost eleven o'clock in the afternoon.

A police car and a news interview car drove into the gate of the Hailufeng eel breeding base in Shiomachi Village one after the other.

The people who got out of the police car were Ma Qiang, deputy captain of the Economic Investigation Brigade, and two ordinary policemen.

"Manager Zhang, CEO Jiang."

"Cavalry, welcome!" Zhang Xincheng greeted them with a smile.

"Hello! Ma Dui, please come in..." Jiang Miao also smiled and stretched out his hand.

CCTV crew members carrying large and small bags and reporters also got off the bus one after another.

The three parties quickly communicated and agreed on some arrangements for the interview.

Zhang Xincheng first took a photographer to the inside of the farm to take some photos and videos as news editing materials.

Jiang Miao and Ma Qiang discussed with the reporter some details of the interview questions, including what questions to ask, the content of the answers, etc. Although it is a recorded content, it is definitely not possible to improvise on the spot. Only by discussing it in advance can the shooting progress be good and fast.

It took about two hours in total to complete the filming and interview.

Jiang Miao invited the group to have lunch in the company cafeteria before letting Li Zixuan and Ke Yong see them off.

That night.

In the small villa in Nanhu Village, Jiang Miao and Shuya were lying on the sofa in the living room. He rested his head on Shuya's thighs and watched tonight's TV program. Shuya had no interest in the TV program and was reading a professional book on edible fungus cultivation.

Before I knew it, it was ten o'clock in the evening.

There was a slight shaking sound coming from the window, and the cold wind of late spring was a bit strong.

Jiang Miao finally sat up because it was time for the evening news to start.

On the screen, the host reported today's interview news within a few minutes of opening.

"The Lingnan police recently cracked a major economic crime case, which caused direct economic losses of hundreds of millions of yuan, and indirect losses may be as high as tens of billions of yuan. Please watch the detailed report brought by the frontline reporter..."

The scene changes.

It was Zhang Xincheng running out of the office in a hurry, and then a police car with flashing lights entered the scene, followed by the interview scene of Xiao Cai, who was wearing a prison striped shirt, and Sun Moon Tan and others.

After these images flashed by, the formal interview session began.

"Five days ago on February 2, a major economic crime case that shocked the local area occurred here. The suspect, Cai Mouyu, stole a confidential formula and a bottle of confidential feed from Hailufeng Agricultural Technology Company, and sold them to Wang Moufu, the owner of a company in Ryukyu, for 10 million yuan..."

The reporter quickly and concisely presented the details of the case.

Then came the part of case investigation. For example, when Zhang Xincheng discovered the problem and reported it to the police, Fang Hongbin immediately took people to arrest Xiao Cai. By following the clues, the Pengcheng police arrested Sun Moon Tan and others.

Next, Xiao Cai confessed how he gradually embarked on the road to crime, and how Sun Moon Lake colluded with Xiao Cai through the Internet and lured him into stealing the confidential feed and confidential formula of Hailufeng Company.

Next is the reporter's interview at the Lingnan Fisheries Research Institute.

"Hello, Researcher Hu Fei. Does the artificial breeding technology of eels really have such huge economic value?"

Researcher Hu Fei nodded seriously and said, "Yes, there are three types of eel fry on the market. One is imported wild glass eel fry, one is wild leaf eel fry caught at the mouth of rivers in China, and the third is artificially bred glass eel fry produced by Hailufeng Company."

In fact, Lingnan Aquaculture Research Institute has noticed the glass eel fry produced by Hailufeng Company since November last year. After all, this kind of off-season eel fry made Hu Fei, a researcher at the Aquaculture Research Institute who specializes in artificial breeding technology for eels, think of artificial breeding technology immediately.

"Excuse me, are there any differences between the three types of eel fry?"

"Our institute recently studied the eel fry in Hailufeng and found that they are healthier than wild ones. The survival rate of their glass eel fry is over 98%, which is much higher than the 80% survival rate of wild glass eels."

The reporter continued to ask: "Where is its value?"

Researcher Hu Fei had obviously reviewed the manuscript and immediately began to talk: "With the pollution of the marine environment and overfishing, the population of Pacific eels has decreased sharply. Last year, the catch of Pacific eel fry was less than 35 tons, while the peak catch of wild eel fry was as high as about 200 tons..."

"Under this circumstance, without artificial breeding technology, Pacific eel populations may become endangered in the future, and it will be difficult for us to eat eels anymore."

The reporter asked again: "According to relevant information, several research institutions in Japan also have artificial breeding technology for eels. Is there any difference between their technology and Hailufeng's technology?"

"There is a big difference." Researcher Hu Fei paused for a moment and said, "The technology of the Japanese research institute cannot be mass-produced at low cost, while the technology of Hailufeng Company has achieved low-cost mass production. In other words, the former is only a laboratory product, while the latter is a mass-produced product in the factory."

"Then may I ask Researcher Hu, how much do you think the technology of Hailufeng Company will be worth?"

"It's hard to say exactly, but based on the current wholesale price of glass eels and the fact that Hailufeng sells tens of millions of eel fry every month, it can generate at least 10 billion yuan in revenue a year. As for profits, I don't know the company's production costs."

"Okay, thank you Researcher Hu for clarifying my doubts."

The scene changed and returned to the Shiomachi breeding base.

The reporter took the microphone and asked Jiang Miao: "Chairman Jiang, what impact will this case have on your company?"

"The main impact is the leakage and large-scale dissemination of technology, which will cause our company to lose its leading edge. Other companies can develop similar technologies through confidential formulas. I estimate that it will take at least half a year for new competitors to emerge." Jiang Miao looked helpless and angry.

“Can you protect your company’s invention patent through legal means?”

Jiang Miao shook his head and said helplessly: "Although we have applied for many patents at home and abroad, as long as the other party does not publicly sell the confidential feed, or adds some alternative materials to the original confidential feed, they can avoid the restrictions of the patent. Moreover, if it is a foreign seedling breeding company, it is difficult for us to investigate and collect evidence, and it is also difficult to sue abroad."

However, Jiang Miao changed the subject and said, "But our company will not give up using legal means to defend its legitimate interests. We have already joined forces with the Kagoshima Eel Company in Japan to file lawsuits against the Ryukyu West Sea Company in various regions."

"I deeply sympathize with your company's situation."

The screen returned to the host, which meant the news was over.

Detailed news releases are also uploaded simultaneously to the CCTV News client and website.

Many Shanmei locals saw today's evening news and then posted the news on their Moments and QQ groups.

This immediately caused a huge uproar in the local area.

Many people cursed Xiao Cai for being ungrateful and disloyal, and said he brought shame to his hometown.

Fortunately, the press release did not mention where Xiao Cai was from in Shanmei, otherwise the door of Cai’s house might have been splashed with paint.

The Cai family also saw the news forwarded in the circle of friends, and completely gave up the idea of ​​causing trouble for Hailufeng Company and Jiang Miao, and even came up with the idea of ​​moving out of Ma Gong as soon as possible.

Obviously they were scared. The technology was so valuable. If they put themselves in Jiang Miao's shoes, they would inevitably worry that Jiang Miao would hire someone to deal with them.

Therefore, they discussed overnight and prepared to move to their relatives' home in the city to stay temporarily for a few days, not daring to stay in Magong Town.

In fact, this matter has spread throughout Magong Town in the past few days, and many neighbors are talking about it behind the scenes.

Especially those who have someone in their family working at Hailufeng Company, they did not treat the Cai family well at all.

After all, this incident affected the profits of Hailufeng Company, which indirectly affected its employees. Those employees and their families must be unhappy with the Cai family, especially after hearing that they went to the Hailufeng Company headquarters to cause trouble a few days ago, they hated them even more.

(End of this chapter)