Sun Zinan narrowed his eyes indistinctly, straightened his back, tightened his waist and abdomen, and leaned back slightly, a completely subconscious defensive posture.
Yu Liang hurriedly stood up to introduce the two: "Boss, this is Professor Tang Kai Tang; Professor Tang, this is our President Sun."
Tang Kai gave a light "um" and his eyes fell on Sun Zinan.
He has a rare sharp aura on him, and he is quite aggressive, which is far from the image of a scholar imagined by Sun Zinan. Sun Zinan subconsciously included him in the "hard bones" range, raised his eyebrows against his eyes, got up and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Professor Tang, I'm Sun Zinan, and I have long admired the name."
Tang Kai was very tall, at 1.9 meters, and Sun Zinan, who was 1.8 meters tall, looked half short when he stood in front of him. When Sun Zinan looked at him, he obviously had a basic judgment in his heart. Tang Kai reservedly shook hands with Sun Zinan, and said politely, "I don't dare, Mr. Sun, please take a seat. What would you like to drink?"
"I'll ask." Sun Zinan said, "What would Professor Tang drink? I'll ask the assistant to order it."
"You don't need to spend money." Tang Kai simply refused, "The faculty and staff of this school have membership card discounts."
Sun Zinan choked inexplicably, and then smirked, "Thank you, Professor Tang."
I don't know if it was an illusion or not, but Sun Zinan always felt that Tang Kai's attitude towards him was not very friendly, and there seemed to be a bit of cold nitpicking in his eyes. He reflected for a moment and couldn't figure out where he had offended him, so he had to blame it on the awkwardness and restraint of the two of them meeting for the first time.
But even though it was the first time they met, he had already heard of Tang Kai. A well-known scholar in the field of genetics and genetics, he holds a bachelor's degree in cell biology from Tianhai University and a doctorate in biology from Prince Edward College. He has conducted three-year postdoctoral research under the tutelage of famous biologist Andy Bridgewater. The year before last, he returned to China for development and stayed at his alma mater to engage in teaching and research. Originally, his resume was enough to obtain 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 very fast, making three cups of coffee in less than ten minutes. The cheap coffee sold to ordinary students and teachers, the taste can be imagined. Sun Zinan took a cup of latte, politely said thank you, but put it down with only his lips. Tang Kai took a sip without hesitation, and said, "I'm sorry, I have a meeting in the afternoon, and the time is limited. Mr. Sun, let's keep it short, shall we?"
Generally speaking, it is rarely necessary for Sun Zinan to appear in person when discussing business with technical talents. This is a matter for the lower departments. But the last time we met was not good, Director Zheng had a lot of criticism for this Professor Tang. Sun Zinan has been paying attention to the industry trends for a period of time, he is optimistic about the prospects of this project, and wants to try it again.
Sun Zinan didn't go around 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 has any impressions."
Tang Kai's lens flashed, and in a slightly malicious tone that Sun Zinan heard, he said, "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 does not understand the world.
"In February of this year, you published a paper on RNA interference path orientation, which caused a huge discussion in the industry, and I heard that this technology has been patented." Sun Zinan showed great sincerity and said: "I today Come, I hope to cooperate with you to develop this patent."
"Thank you." Tang Kai's response was also very direct: "But I remember that I made it very clear to the staff of your company last time, and I have no plans to sell the patent for the time being."
This rejection was still in his expectation, Sun Zinan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can I take the liberty to ask why?"
Tang Kai said: "The technology is immature and not suitable for application."
"Professor Tang is struggling in the front line of scientific research, but he may not understand the market." Sun Zinan showed a tolerant smile, "We are buying the right to operate technical patents, and of course we have to invest a lot of manpower to develop the most suitable applications. The project will not directly use it to do illegal genetic drugs or genetic surgery.”
"The industry is paying attention to this new achievement, and I guess during this time, more than our family must have come to see Professor Tang, right?" He leaned back on the back of his chair, his posture relaxed, and he seemed confident, "Directed gene silencing is a The most likely means 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 results. Your patent is currently in demand, but the future is not necessarily.
Tang Kai was unmoved, just nodded politely: "Yes."
But in Sun Zinan's eyes, silence is a sign of wavering. He continued his efforts: "The advantage of Hongsen is that it has enough patience and capital to support the long-term operation of the project. What we value is not this patent, but the scientific research ability of the team led by Professor Tang. The two sides can completely reach a long-term and sustainable cooperative relationship. , if Professor Tang needs it, I can even invest in your project topic... "
Tang Kai's brows twitched, and it seemed that he was finally moved by this copper-smelling speech, and said, "Mr. Sun."
Sun Zinan: "You said."
"I want to ask you a question," Tang Kai asked with a frown, "You... does your company really know what gene silencing is?"
Sun Zinan: "..."
He looked back at Tang Kai and raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a polite, puzzled expression. Although he didn't say anything, every facial muscle seemed to be asking "Are you joking?"
Like teaching students a lesson, Tang Kai tapped on the table with his fingers, and said slowly: "Four years ago, Hongsen Biology bought the management rights of more than a dozen genetic disease gene patents from Dongfang University, claiming that it will be able to research and develop within a year. The news of the launch of oral insulin also caused a great shock to the industry, making it a sensation, and almost won the Nobel Prize that year. Unfortunately, I don’t know what happened, and there is no follow-up.”
"I'm not really going to sell patents—I don't lack funding for my project," he said, pushing his glasses and saying politely without being mean: "So this time if your company wants to do 'high-end genetic products', it needs to To buy 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 was so frightened that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
"… "
Damn, what a ruthless man.
This nerd looked taciturn, how could it be nuclear weapons as soon as he opened his mouth!
The scene was embarrassing for a while. 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 also the Hongsen Group and the Sun family behind it.
Sun Zinan's grandfather, Sun Wenbin, founder of Hongsen Group, is a descendant of Taihe Sun's family in City B. He broke from the family in his early years and went to S province to develop. Today, although the Hongsen Group is doing a good job in this province, in terms of volume, it is still not the opponent of a behemoth like the Taihe Sun family. Sun Zinan is the youngest son of Sun Ying, the current head of the group, with three older brothers and one older sister. He went abroad very early, and no one has 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 high-end biotechnology research and development. In fact, it is a small and broken company selling health products to fool people. It is half-dead and loses money every year, almost becoming an upstream industry for some illegal activities. About four years ago, the newly appointed boss, Sun Zinan, re-planned the company's operation direction and turned his attention to biopharmaceuticals. However, due to the early stage of the family infighting, the project did not land, and this was the "oral insulin" incident.
That incident finally made Sun Zinan temporarily let go of his ambitions and instead aimed at the more potential genetic testing and health management on the market, and successfully shifted the company from cheating the common people to fooling the rich. Ying has become a large-scale health club with thriving performance.
However, it seems that Sun Zinan has obviously not given up on his old goals, and intends to use Tang Kai's patent achievements as a starting point to shift the company's focus back to high-end biotechnology.
Professor Tang is a young man who has devoted himself to scientific research and has the ambition to benefit mankind. In any case, he will not rely on being an expert consultant for a health care product company that sells counterfeit medicines to achieve his ideals.
Sun Zinan almost had a heart attack, and after a long time of psychological construction, he spoke again: "Did Professor Tang misunderstand us..."
Tang Kai finished uncovering other people's scars in a few words, without any remorse, took a sip of coffee, and said calmly, "Mr. Sun, thank you for your consideration, but don't waste your time on me in the future."
Sun Zinan was almost mad at him, Yu Liang didn't dare to breathe, and shrank away tremblingly like a quail.
"Okay, I understand Professor Tang's concerns," Sun Zinan took a slow breath and said as gracefully as possible, "The business is not righteous, please don't beat us to death with a stick, and I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
Tang Kai made an indiscriminate "hmm".
Sun Zinan was slapped in the face, no matter how well educated he was, he didn't want to stay longer. He handed Tang Kai a business card and took Yu Liang to leave. After he left, Tang Kai did not rush back to the laboratory, but stood in front of the window on the first floor, watching the inconspicuous black car drive away from the school.
The warm sun at 4 o'clock in the afternoon shone in through the window and fell on the square table, pulling the untouched cup of coffee into a long shadow.
Tang Kai slowly drank the latte from the paper cup in his hand, rolled his eyes, and landed indifferently on the coffee cup Sun Zinan didn't take away.
"Pretend."
He curled the corners of his lips mockingly, and came to the final conclusion lightly.