Chapter 432 The way to the sea
When Five Acres for Daben was updated, a high-level meeting was also being held in the capital.
The meeting was mainly attended by three parties: one is the chemical group represented by Ren Jianxin, the other is Sinochem Group represented by Liu Deshu, and the third is the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which serves as the judge.
The issue remains whether to participate in the bid for Syngenta.
Ren Jianxin strongly insisted, Liu Deshu firmly opposed, and the situation became deadlocked again. This situation has happened several times in the past month.
"There is no time. The chemical group must contact Syngenta first!" Ren Jianxin said with a straight face: "Monsanto has bypassed the Syngenta board of directors."
Liu Deshu said coldly: "It is said that Monsanto plans to acquire Syngenta at a premium of more than 30%. As a company in the Eastern camp, is the Chemical Group determined to be taken advantage of?"
"This is what the people want and what everyone hopes for!" Ren Jianxin said:
"China is lagging too far behind in core technologies, and biotechnology such as genetic modification is the general trend!"
"Do you really believe when someone puts a high hat on you?" Liu Deshu teased: "Or, you put on this hat yourself."
‘Acquisition for the country’ is the banner that Ren Jianxin has always raised, and it has won a lot of support and is his greatest confidence.
Liu Deshu directly attacked this, undoubtedly hitting the opponent's seven inches, and Ren Jianxin's face turned red.
Fortunately, it has many supporters. Immediately, Lin Song, a professor of agricultural economics who participated in the meeting, said:
“Judging from domestic agricultural productivity, we can only be considered a large agricultural country, far from being a powerful agricultural country, and we lag far behind the West in core technologies.
Once the acquisition of Syngenta is successful, it will significantly improve the core competitiveness of domestic agriculture. It is no exaggeration to say that the acquisition is for the country. ”
Liu Deshu sneered a few times and said: "You are short-sighted. You cannot see the progress of domestic agriculture in recent years, so you have been focusing on pesticides."
Liu Deshu turned to the officials attending the meeting on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture.
"Director Liu, do you want to express your opinion?"
Everyone looked at Director Liu of the Planting Industry Department. This was also the first time that the Ministry of Agriculture and other ministries and commissions came to the meeting.
Director Liu smiled and said: "Chairman Liu is right. The domestic agricultural field has made great progress in recent years, especially private enterprises, which have shown extraordinary strength."
“So, the Ministry of Agriculture’s opinion is not in favor of the acquisition of Syngenta?” an official from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission asked.
"Haha, our opinions don't matter."
"How could it not be important? The acquisition of Syngenta is to serve agriculture!"
Director Liu was still smiling, "It really doesn't matter. Whether or not Syngenta exists will not affect the changes that are taking place in domestic agriculture."
The participants were all a little stunned.
After working on it for a long time, we were fighting life and death, but the owner didn’t care about the result at all!
Although it is not stated explicitly, the attitude of the Ministry of Agriculture is already clear: Syngenta is irrelevant, and it does not matter whether it has its technology or not.
If it were put to a vote, the Department of Agriculture would certainly vote against it.
Ren Jianxin said solemnly: "Private enterprises, big and small, are just two or three small cats. They just ride on the tide of the times. Most of them cannot spend money on research and development. Can they withstand the pressure of international giants? < br>
I'm afraid that pesticide production will move towards a lower end, and environmental protection and safety issues will become more difficult to contain! ”
In fact, Ren Jianxin really wanted to attack seeds directly, but the existence of Tianhe Seed Industry made him feel like he was stuck in the throat, and it raised the height of the domestic seed industry.
So I can only criticize it as a whole.
"The achievements in grain yield per unit area, total grain output, and farmland quality are obvious to all." Director Liu said with a half-smile:
"And there are also giants in private enterprises. If Jiahe Group intends to acquire Syngenta, it should be no problem to use Jiahe's asset base to recruit a group of people and raise US$40 to 50 billion in financing."
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"This is impossible." Lin Song, professor of economics, said in surprise.
"It must be very difficult. If you are not careful, you may fall into the quagmire."
Director Liu's words have a hint. Jiahe may be in a quagmire. What about the Chemical Group?
He smiled again: "So Jiahe chose another path: facing the challenges of the giants."
Liu Deshu asked at the right time: "The Ministry of Agriculture is very optimistic about Jiahe!"
"Hahaha, I don't know that." Director Liu laughed and said, "I only know that DuPont Pioneer Xianyu 335 lost to Tianyu No. 1, DuPont Kangkuan lost to Quanwang Quick Kill, and Tao AgroSciences' Gaicao Neng Lost to Quanwang Qinggai.
Therefore, when it comes to the merger of giants, department leaders and colleagues only take it for fun.
Occasionally, some people joke that the merger of DuPont and Dow was because they were scared of Jiahe, so they had to stick together to keep warm. ”
"Haha, it's fun to watch. Why are you so bitter and so bitter? I think your innocence is about to collapse!" Liu Deshu laughed.
These days, the dramatic scene at the DuPont Kangkuan brand launch conference has made Liu Deshu less stressed.
It also made him more determined to oppose the acquisition of Syngenta.
The main promoter of this matter is Ren Jianxin. The two are at the same level. He is more senior and Sinochem's assets are better.
Even if he has many supporters, as long as he can resist, this thing will not happen.
Look at the back-and-forth conversation between Director Liu and Liu Deshu.
Ren Jianxin said angrily: "Liu Deshu, others don't know the situation, but you still don't know. Biological pesticides can only be used as auxiliaries, while chemical pesticides are the mainstream."
"As long as they are effective and can solve problems, botanical pesticides can become mainstream." Liu Deshu said tit for tat.
"Is this possible?"
"The eyes of the majority of farmers are sharp." Liu Deshu said: "Kang Kuan and quick kill, the growers chose quick kill!"
Ren Jianxin: “Botanical pesticides are just a branch of biopesticides!”
Liu Deshu: "A quick kill defeated Kang Kuan."
Ren Jianxin: “The products are too niche and cannot meet the needs of field crops!”
Liu Deshu: "A quick kill defeated Kang Kuan."
Ren Jianxin asked: "Besides quick killing, what else can you do!"
"Qinggao also beat Gaicaoneng." Liu Deshu said in a contemptuous tone.
"Bang!" Ren Jianxin patted the table and said, "What does this have to do with you Sinochem? To put it bluntly, Sinochem's pesticide business is also a foundry and second-tier dealer!"
Liu Deshu shook his head, looked at the leaders of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and said, "Is it necessary to continue this meeting?"
"Do you still want to insist, Mr. Liu?"
"Of course, unless I am no longer in Zhonghua." Liu Deshu stood up, leaving only his back to everyone.
Undoubtedly, Ren Jianxin's words stung Liu Deshu.
The best-selling products of Susha, Qingjia and Xinye have nothing to do with Sinochem, but he is not jealous either. After all, the Quanwang family provided support for him to oppose the acquisition of Syngenta.
However, words such as 'OEM' and 'Erdao Dealer' completely chilled him.
Sinochem owns China's first new pesticide variety with independent intellectual property rights, Flumorpholine, but this was the result before Shenyang Chemical Industry Institute was merged into Sinochem.
Sixteen years have passed.
The total profits and taxes generated are only over 80 million yuan.
After that, there were also some new compound results, but their influence on the market was far less than that of Quanwang's major brands.
In the pesticide business, Sinochem’s business volume is very small, which is also Sinochem’s weakest link.
Sinochem is also making up for its shortcomings through mergers and acquisitions, so it acquired Aoxinong at the end of last year.
But Sinochem has another target: Israel’s Maxim Agan, which is a leader in generic drugs.
Sinochem has invested nearly US$5 billion in controlling Aoxinong, and Maxim Agan also needs a lot of funds.
With the background of Sinochem and Chemical, together they can indeed complete the acquisition of Syngenta, but the price must be higher than Monsanto!
Monsanto has already paid a premium of 30%, reaching more than 40 billion U.S. dollars. If Sinochem wants to complete the merger and acquisition, plus the intermediate expenses, the cost may approach or even exceed 50 billion U.S. dollars!
This will not only cause liabilities to soar and cause endless troubles, but the merger and acquisition of Maxime Agan will also be affected.
Therefore, no matter what, it is impossible for him to agree to let Sinochem participate in the acquisition of Syngenta.
After Liu Deshu returned to the office, he thought for a moment before dialing Guo Yang's phone number and briefly talked about the meeting about Quan Wang.
"This time I have no choice but to use Quan Wang as a shield. Ren Jianxin may hold a grudge against Quan Wang."
Guo Yang said: "The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the soil. There are too many lice and they are not itchy. The king has stood on the opposite side of all traditional pesticides. What he wants is to turn the world upside down and completely subvert traditional chemical pesticides!"
Liu Deshu laughed and said: "It's nice to chat with young people. I've been arguing about this shit about Syngenta for a month."
"Hey, I feel too bored, so I did something fun recently. Mr. Liu, would you like to take a look?" Guo Yang said. On his office computer, the latest episode of Five Acres for Daben was playing. From time to time, It would make him smile.
"What's fun?"
"Go to Huinong.com to watch Five Acres for Big Bend. This is a program from Jiahe Nong. The latest episode is about Quan Wang."
"Good boy, just don't forget to kill people. That's fine, I'll just take a look."
"Keep it in mind and you will feel happy watching it."
"Okay, let's not talk anymore."
Liu Deshu called his secretary Zhuang Chen and asked him to help him fiddle with it, and found a video of five acres for Daben.
"Don't tell me, the name of this show is pretty good," Liu Deshu said.
Zhuang Chen muttered: "The ambition should be high and the intention is excellent."
"Exactly."
While he was talking, a group of jumping black people appeared on the computer, looking cheerful.
"Kenya...has King Quan already gone to sea?" Liu Deshu murmured.
A piece of farmland overlooked from a high altitude appeared. Time flew by, from sowing to germination, and then a large area of brilliant white flowers bloomed.
Looking from a distance, it seems to be covered with a white carpet.
This is pyrethrum.
Then the scene changed and we were back in China, including the pyrethrum bases in Honghe and Yuxi of Yunnan Province, the neem tree base in Panzhihua, and the sophora and wolfberry bases in Altai...
The aerial footage of the base captured by drones makes people feel like they are watching a blockbuster movie.
These bases also have one thing in common: plants that can be artificially cultivated to kill insects, suppress weeds, and eliminate bacteria.
Then came the scenes of preliminary processing and preparation processing. This was also the first time that the entire industrial chain process of botanical pesticides was exposed in China.
The upstream planting base, the midstream primary processing plant and the original pharmaceutical factory, and the downstream finished preparations... are all displayed one by one.
Different from people’s impression of pesticide companies, the whole process was clean and tidy with birds singing and flowers fragrant.
Many people have gained knowledge. This is different from what they thought. Pesticides pollute the environment!
Quanwang is also the only company in China that has achieved intensive planting and industrial production of botanical pesticides.
Liu Deshu sighed: "It's a pity that you can't use it for me!"
Zhuang Chen asked: "Can't it be acquired?"
"Not for sale."
"Can patents be purchased or licensed?"
Liu Deshu shook his head, "Monopoly profits are the highest. Not only is Quanwang's technology exclusive, but he also strictly controls the cultivation of the two plants. It is difficult for others to imitate."
An interview with a pyrethrum grower appeared on the computer.
But Liu Deshu discovered that the style of the video changed from this moment on, and the barrage became more cheerful.
Especially when it comes to introducing the cultivation of sorrel grass and wolfberry, the painting style starts to be a bit outrageous.
Asafoetida is a highly poisonous plant that is only grown deep in the uninhabited Gobi Desert and is strictly managed.
But even so, all kinds of small animals have died at the hands of sorrel grass, ranging from small rabbits to various insects.
In addition, growers sometimes get infected accidentally and scream in pain, but the narrator says that as long as they don't eat it, their lives are not in danger.
It just hurts.
The pain is so painful that one's face is distorted.
Just looking at it will make you laugh.
The raw material for quick-kill is the plant extract of Sophora japonica, but the specific content is left out.
There is also ice wolfberry, a variety cultivated from wolfberry (wolfsbane), but it is not toxic at all. On the contrary, its root secretions have a strong inhibitory effect on poisonous weeds and weeds.
During the planting process of ice wolfberry in one season, the planting plots and sorrel grass were connected together.
As a result, even the buds of the sophora japonica in the adjacent plots have not sprouted, and large areas further away are malnourished.
"When I woke up, the sky was falling."
"I have been honest, please let me go."
Wang Kuan, general manager of Qinghe Agriculture, who left the country, looked like a man who would not shed tears easily.
Suddenly, a series of hahaha floated across the barrage.
Liu Deshu also laughed heartily.
However, when I learned that the main raw material of Qingmao Herbicide is the plant extract of Lycopodium lucidum, I felt shocked, surprised, and worried again. "Simply unheard of."
"Damn, there are such plants!"
The narration also explains that wolfberry is not only the main source of raw material for green grass, but is also widely used in the management of degraded grassland.
Noxious weeds are generally the last plants in degraded grasslands and are difficult to control when grasslands are managed.
Sowing wolfberry at this time can naturally inhibit the growth of poisonous weeds, kill them, and gradually restore the grassland ecology.
This has been verified in Wulate Grassland, Gannan Grassland, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tianzhu Grassland and other areas.
"I am the one who has fallen."
"Let's be honest, how many poisonous plants are there in the whole king!"
"Every man has a poisonous weed."
"True deadly poison master!"
As if he knew what everyone was thinking.
The narrator said: "Quan Wang's engineers have discovered ingredients in 18 poisonous plants that can inhibit the growth of weeds.
Not only that, the phytoncide of New Leaf, a brand of Quanwang fungicide, is also derived from a mixture of plant extracts from poisonous plants and other natural plants. ”
The video soon showed an aerial display of various poisonous weeds, with everyone marveling at the beauty of the flowers in bloom.
Especially the wolfberry has completely inherited the splendor of the wolfberry when it blooms.
A non-toxic grass not only looks good, but also has many impressive values.
However, the style of painting changed again next.
In the laboratory, researchers such as Li Hui, Yuan Fang, and Ma Lin appeared one after another, and various plants showed many wonderful uses in their hands.
But the theme is pesticides, so the protagonist is also an extract of a poisonous plant.
As a result, various ridiculous accidents occurred.
Yuan Fang confidently talked about the dead white mouse, but it was still alive and kicking a day or two later. It was obviously an extract of a highly toxic plant.
Qinggao had just been developed. During the first experiment, the sprayed weeds waited and waited, but after several days, there was still no sign of death.
The result is that the natural active ingredients decompose extremely quickly under natural conditions, and may be decomposed within an hour or two without a mixture.
This is why there is no pesticide residue.
Of course, in the process of developing crop-specific herbicides, crops often wither, reduce yields, or even die.
Botanical herbicides are not only a first for the public, but also a first for researchers. It can be said that every attempt is a challenge to the unknown.
Therefore, whenever something goes wrong, R&D personnel often have expressions like 'how could this happen?', 'the sky is falling', or 'collapse'.
"Hahaha, it's so fun."
"That Yuan Fang is so funny."
"I thought I was on the wrong channel for a while, but the words "Five acres for Daben" were so conspicuous."
"Teacher Xiang, are you still there? Teacher Xiang, if you are kidnapped, just say something..."
But there will also be concerns.
"I'm not worried about pesticide residues now. I'm worried about whether it can kill pests and control diseases. Practicality is the last word."
"It should be possible. After all, it has been proven by the market, but I'm afraid it's still not as good as traditional chemical pesticides."
"In the future, try to buy high-end products. I recommend Jiahe Supermarket and Love Life Supermarket, both of which are from Jiahe..."
Although growers reported that Quanwang Quick Kill is better than DuPont Kangkuan, many people still have doubts.
Especially experienced growers trust traditional chemical pesticides.
What’s more, the botanical pesticides under development don’t seem to be that powerful?
Even though Liu Deshu is optimistic about Quanwang, at this moment, he also wants to know how Susha, Qingjia and Xinye are doing in the farmland.
This should be the last part.
When all kinds of 'accidents' were about to end, a strong middle-aged man's voice suddenly appeared, "Oops, I forgot the question."
Liu Deshu was a little caught off guard. This show looked so unfair!
"Fuck, you scared me."
"Here he comes, he comes, he comes."
"Teacher Xiang, is that you?"
At this moment, a burst of chirping birds sounded, followed by brisk and bright music, and the scene switched to an aerial perspective.
"Jaylen's rice fragrance."
"Wow..."
Along with the sound of music, a beautiful pastoral scenery came into Liu Deshu's eyes.
In the hot summer, travelers slow down and soak in the tranquility surrounded by rice fields and hydrangeas.
On both sides of the rice fields, hydrangea flowers bloom in clusters, just like scenes in comics, which makes people stop and admire them.
This made Liu Deshu feel surprised. This village is well built!
"Wow, it's so beautiful."
"Hiss... some great god tell me where this is?!"
"This is a hydrangea? There are such beautiful hydrangeas."
"I was also dumbfounded. I also planted a few hydrangeas in my garden. I thought they looked pretty, but compared with this, they were completely different concepts!"
"What kind of hydrangea is this?"
It took almost a minute, and a sea of hydrangea flowers in more than a thousand acres of rice fields was displayed in front of everyone.
Pink, red, blue, white, yellow... all kinds of colors, flowers are in full bloom, which makes people overwhelmed and stunned.
"Okay, it's time to get down to business."
Very suddenly, a man with a Chinese character face appeared on the screen, and many people were startled.
"I am Xiang Tianshan, you can also call me Teacher Xiang. There are a lot of protagonists in this program, but they can all be found in the rice fields behind me. By the way, click on the next topic.
Although it was not possible to exchange five acres for a big run, it was possible to exchange a thousand acres for a big run. Come, come, come, the photographer took a photo of Zhang Wei and his car. ”
Xiang Tianshan was directing, and Zhang Wei appeared in the camera with some embarrassment.
"What kind of big run am I doing? I'm just a small run at best."
"Xiao Ben is also Ben. He started from scratch and developed to this point. It is in line with the connotation of the show and it is also a point."
"I'm just here to give you some questions!"
"Not entirely." Xiang Tianshan said with a confident smile: "Your several years of struggle in the agricultural field have great enlightenment significance for the audience of the program.
Okay, no more nonsense.
Let’s start by introducing today’s project case—the transformation from a real estate agent to a hydrangea farmer with a thousand acres of rice fields.
The farmer is this guy next to me: Zhang Wei, who has worked as a real estate agent, driven agricultural machinery, and been a general manager. Now he is working on a farm. So far this year, the daily flow of people during the flowering period has exceeded 3,000... ”
The past and present life of the rice field hydrangea farm is recounted in the words of Xiang Tianshan.
Initially, it only produced food, and then gradually developed agricultural tourism. The farm is also transforming into the production of green and organic agricultural products.
From this point on, old viewers knew that something interesting was coming.
Rice is a crop that suffers from serious pests and diseases, and hydrangeas are also susceptible to pests and diseases.
The two crops are paired together and the scale is so large that daily management will be very problematic, especially when it comes to ecological pursuits, which is even more difficult.
The video about rice field hydrangea has been made for a long time, so this time the whole process is presented in detail.
Especially for key weed and pest control, the effects of the Quanwang series products used throughout the entire process far exceed those of the experimental version.
Combined with UAV flight control, pesticides are sprayed in the morning and they will die in the afternoon, and pesticides are sprayed in the evening and they will die in the evening... The reputation of quick killing has spread throughout the world of rice pests.
Pests such as rice thrips, rice planthoppers, rice borers, rice bracts, stem borers, stem borers and other pests have no way to escape.
The natural enemies of insects are even more frightening to pests.
The insecticide method of biopesticides is different from the contact killing method of chemical agents. It is often achieved by paralyzing the nerves of pests.
Therefore, biopesticides are safe for natural enemy insects and advanced animals.
The two methods cooperate with each other to keep the pests, diseases and weeds in the rice field hydrangea farm in an excellent state.
The farm produces rice, wheat flour, rapeseed oil and other agricultural products of excellent quality.
Combined with the traffic of agricultural tourism, not only the shipment speed is fast, but also the sales are sold at high prices and the output value is sold.
This is the true meaning of exchanging five acres for a big run!
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After watching one episode of the program, there was a lot of information, but Liu Deshu felt it was worth recalling.
So he looked at it again.
"Quan Wang, no, it should be said that Jiahe has developed a unique brand marketing channel!" Liu Deshu praised.
In addition to the good results of the program, he also saw many growers and agricultural input personnel in the comments of this program.
Zhuang Chen said: "The program "Five Acres for Big Bend" is really good, it has enough gimmicks and good effects."
"Not only that." Liu Deshu thought about it and said: "The real and verifiable success stories are the key. Jiahe's seeds, agricultural machinery, pesticides, drones, agricultural products, etc. are all connected through this column.
The combination of products and supporting agricultural technology creates successful cases one after another. The effect is better than getting rich and makes people excited.
This is equivalent to the field management technology training on-site meeting that is the most popular in the agricultural supplies industry nowadays, except that Jiahe has moved it online.
Internet + agriculture, Jiahe has created a new marketing method! ”
In his impression, Tianjian Sanhui also originated from Tianhe Seed Industry’s Tianyu No. 1. It was the best varieties and good marketing methods that allowed Tianyu No. 1 to dominate the country in a few years.
Now, Jiahe has upgraded it again.
It is still a method that is difficult for other companies to imitate. There is only one Huinong Network in China, and there is no agricultural resource with such a wide coverage as Jiahe. It cannot be imitated even if it wants to.
Liu Deshu thought of Guo Yang's confident smile and was full of praise.
"What a powerful young man! It may not be his joke to completely subvert traditional chemical pesticides..."
Zhuang Chen also realized the huge value of exchanging five acres for Daben.
The Internet is developing at a rapid pace, and new domestic farmers are also emerging frequently. When the two are gradually combined, how far can Jiahe go?
Zhuang Chen frowned and said: "Are you just going to watch Quanwang Biotech develop and grow? Aoxinong is already delivering, as well as Maxim Forrest. The operating pressure of these investments is not small."
"Do you know why I frequently show favor to Guo Yang?" Liu Deshu asked in a haphazard tone.
Zhuang Chen was surprised, "Why?"
Liu Deshu said solemnly: "Because of interests."
He stood up, Zhuang Chen poured a glass of water, and then Liu Deshu started talking.
"Quanwang no longer has any obstacles at home. Its biggest problem is going overseas. The acquisition of part of Dow's business is part of it, but it is not enough.
The six giants all have hundreds of years of foundation and channels in more than 100 major countries and regions around the world.
Of the four generic drug tigers, two are already in Sinochem’s possession, and the remaining two will not be sold.
What do you think is the fastest and best way for Quanwang to go to sea? ”
Zhuang Chen thought for a while and then slowly started to stroke.
“Jiahe has overseas channels, but its foundation is far from enough. Those who have overseas business have only scratched the surface.
But when it comes to seeds and pesticides, especially pesticides, almost every country has product registration. Without registration, they cannot be sold locally.
Some registrations are easy, others are difficult, and each product registration costs millions of dollars.
Therefore, although there are many domestic pesticide exports, most of them are sold to intermediary agents, that is, the six giants and the Four Little Dragons of generic drugs. ”
Thinking of this, Zhuang Chen understood clearly, "Mr. Liu wants to become Jiahe's overseas agent by acquiring Aoxinong and Maxim Forrest!"
"Half right." Liu Deshu laughed and said: "The head of Jiahe is very ambitious, and the identity of this agent is not easy to get."
"Cooperation benefits both sides!"
"This is the principle." Liu Deshu said: "But even if Jiahe agrees, he still walks on two legs."
(End of chapter)