It would be impossible not to be envious of this unexpected honor.
That's what Dong Yu sought in his life—to pursue fame and fortune. Otherwise, where would he have gotten all that wealth and luxury?
However, he certainly wouldn't make a fuss until he had determined the various properties of the lettuce.
He knew his own limitations; he was already incredibly lucky to have achieved his current reputation. Asking him to actually do research would be worse than killing him.
After all, being an expert only requires having a mouth, but doing research requires that too.
I owe my success to the people behind me.
Indeed, it's true that someone who's only half-baked can't become a renowned expert without powerful connections.
They either have Daniu or are supported by capital.
He belongs to the second type.
The Divine Land People; his backer is the capital of the Cherry Blossom Country.
As for why he was chosen to make such idiotic remarks, it was naturally to disrupt normal agricultural life in Divine Land. Experts speak out, and capital paves the way, all for the purpose of undermining Divine Land's agriculture.
After obtaining the plant, his first thought was naturally to curry favor with the investors behind it.
As for handing it over to Divine Land?
He understood this system all too well; even if he handed it over, the little he got for himself was less than a penny of what the capital gave him.
After all, his success today is all thanks to the money he's invested in by the capital behind him. Although he's not very bright, he knows that once he's skewed his allegiance, he can only stay skewed to the end, with no chance of turning things around.
In just over ten minutes, after conducting all the research he could think of on this peculiar lettuce, he came to only one conclusion: whatever plant it was, the material properties of its leaves were absolutely superior.
Even if this thing were given directly to the Cherry Blossom Country, it would definitely fetch a lot of money.
His eyes started to light up with joy, a real sense of celebration, because this stuff was all money!
Although I don't understand it myself, the price of high-precision materials must be at least a million.
You definitely won't lose money.
On the one hand, she was thinking about contacting the capital behind her, and on the other hand, Dong Yu hurriedly asked someone to call Ximen Feng back.
He discovered this plant, so he naturally knew where it was found. Now, what he needed to do was to control all the plants as quickly as possible.
If someone else discovers it, then the credit will have nothing to do with me.
No, it's not safe to rely on just one student to do it.
After Dong Yu decided to report the matter, she asked the investors to send people to control the plants. If they could control them, that would be best; if not, they couldn't let anyone else know.
Ximen Feng had been busy in the lab for half a day and had just returned to his dormitory when someone called him, saying that his supervisor wanted to see him.
He was naturally happy to go; his advisor needed to speak with him, probably about the plants he had submitted. He headed to the office immediately; it concerned his future, so he couldn't delay.
When he arrived at the office, Dong Yu was already sitting on the sofa waiting for him, and even had set out his tea set that he hadn't used in ages. The last time Ximen Feng saw this tea set was when the principal came to inspect it.
Seeing Ximen Feng enter, Dong Yu pretended to prepare the tea, using his extremely clumsy tea-making skills to "awaken" the tea leaves.
He was completely bewildered by Ximen Feng's antics; he'd never seen anything like it before. However, he wasn't someone who lacked tact.
"Mentor, let me do it, let me do it."
He hurried upstairs, wanting to take over making tea for his mentor, and Dong Yu didn't refuse, handing it over to Ximen Feng without hesitation.
While diligently brewing tea, Ximen Feng asked a question.
"Professor, is there something you wanted to see me about?"
Seeing how sensible Ximen Feng was, Dong Yu nodded in satisfaction.
Where did you get this plant from?
Ximen Feng naturally answered all questions without reservation. He now regarded this matter as an opportunity for his rise to power, and he even felt that the gears of his destiny had begun to turn.
"This was sent to me by my grandma; it was probably found in my hometown village."
Upon hearing this news, Dong Yu was naturally delighted. Rural people are short-sighted and easily fooled, so news doesn't spread very quickly.
This matter should be easy to resolve.
"Ximen, I've taken a quick look at this plant; it's very important."
He doesn't know whether it's important or not, but that doesn't stop him from fooling people.
"My suggestion is that you can put your project aside for now, go back now, find these plants, and try your best to protect them so that no one else can take them away."
Although Dong Yu spoke of protection, Ximen Feng could tell that he wanted to possess her entirely.
"Professor, I'd love to, but as a student, I'm willing but unable to."
Ximen Feng was naturally unwilling. Not only would the project fall behind, but the old man wouldn't even spare a penny, just talking the talk. He wasn't going to go.
"Sigh, what's wrong with students? In today's society, students can do a lot of things too."
Dong Yu remained calm and composed, seemingly unprepared to contribute any money.
Well, there was no other way; Ximen Feng certainly wouldn't spend his own money to do this.
"However, I have some cooperation with the Cherry Blossom Wind Group, and they are also somewhat interested in this matter. I can ask them to provide you with some assistance."
Dong Yu naturally wouldn't use her own money, but she figured she might as well use the investors' people and resources since they weren't hers.
"Thank you very much, mentor. I'll set off immediately once everyone is here."
As soon as Ximen Feng saw that there was money to be made, his attitude immediately changed.
That's just how people are; they're all driven by fame and fortune.
"Okay, okay, you go back and prepare now, I'll contact them."
After giving Ximen Feng his instructions, Dong Yu naturally didn't keep him any longer.
He's just a student. It's already a big favor that he's willing to drink a cup of my tea. If I didn't still need his help, haha.
He could have as many students as he wanted, but he wouldn't even look at them.
I'd better ask a female student to make me some tea; tea made by a man tastes bland.
After dealing with Ximen Feng's matter, he began to contact people from Cherry Blossom Wind Group.
Cherry Blossom Wind Group is a large enterprise of Cherry Blossom Country in Divine Land, with its main business in the investment industry and it has also acquired a number of local water conservancy projects. However, it is still based on Cherry Blossom Country's ways at its core, so naturally it has no goodwill towards Divine Land.
Many domestic experts were even promoted by these capitalists, and Dong Yu is naturally one of them.
In the past, the group would only contact them when they were given tasks; it was rare for someone like Dong Yu to take the initiative to contact them.
Dong Yu naturally knew that these people were no good, and he himself was hardly a good person either. But what good was being a good person? As long as there was money to be made, who cared about that?
He quickly contacted his contact person, and naturally he wouldn't tell irrelevant people about this matter. He directly requested to connect with the laboratory on the other side.
Some things are only understood by professionals; non-professionals simply have no concept of them.
Whether they do good or bad things, those who manage to stand up understand one principle:
Leave professional tasks to professionals.