Chapter 407: This is a Global First!

This is the first time in the world.

“International Agricultural Science” is, like “International Biology,” one of the world’s most authoritative journals. All those who successfully publish papers in it are well-known experts internationally.

Universities, departments, and companies in the field of agricultural science around the world subscribe to each issue of “International Agricultural Science” to keep up with international changes and new technologies in the field.

In China, not only agricultural universities but also agricultural universities, agricultural science academies, and agricultural bureaus in all provinces and cities across the country have subscribed to it.

The director of the Kyoto Academy of Agricultural Sciences happened to have some free time. Seeing that there was a new issue of “International Agricultural Science,” he picked it up to read while drinking tea.

When he came to a paper in the middle, he was quickly attracted by its content.

This was a paper on the improvement of corn seeds. It also included many supporting arguments and data. It seemed that the preliminary experiments had been completed, and the feasibility was very high.

He sighed in his heart, wondering which country’s agricultural expert had developed this. If these improved seeds could be used in their country, the yield would at least double or even increase several times, which could solve many food shortage problems.

He finished reading the article and, with curiosity, looked at the author’s column. He suddenly found that the first part was actually the English name of China.

And the author’s name after the country’s name was not in English but in two-character pinyin.

He was shocked. At that moment, a veteran expert came in with some business. Seeing his expression, he asked, “Director, what’s wrong?”

The director pointed to the magazine excitedly and said, “Someone from our country published a paper in ‘International Agricultural Science,’ and if the experiments in this paper are successfully implemented, it could solve many food problems.”

The old professor was stunned, “Let me see.”

After reading it, he was also very excited, “Good, this is really great.”

“This is the first time someone from our country has been published in ‘International Agricultural Science’ magazine!”

He accidentally flipped to the next page and was about to flip back when he inadvertently saw that the author’s name on this paper was the same as the previous one.

He was stunned again, then picked up the magazine and carefully read this paper as well.

After reading it, he couldn’t help but slap the desk in the director’s office hard with his hand, “Good!”

Now it was the director’s turn to be stunned, “What’s good?”

“Take a look at this paper on the improvement solution. If it can really change the soil quality and increase various minerals and nutrients, then the things grown will definitely be very good, and the yield can also be improved.”

“Those very barren lands that were originally unsuitable for planting can also be utilized.”

He said excitedly, “And this is the first time anyone in the world has proposed this kind of improvement solution. It’s a global first!”

Everyone is researching improved seeds, and many other countries have achieved results. Many agricultural experts in their own country have also made many contributions in this area.

But this improvement solution is really novel. This is definitely a global first, and the paper also provides some complete data, so there is a high chance of successfully extracting it.

The director hurriedly took the magazine and looked at it. After reading it, he couldn’t help but praise it, “This is really great.”

“No wonder it was placed in the middle of the magazine. It’s really well written and has great research value,” he added.

They all knew that the more important articles with higher feasibility and research value were placed in the middle of the “International Agricultural Science” magazine.

“Which expert wrote this? I’ve never seen this name before,” the veteran expert asked.

The director also shook his head, “I haven’t heard of it either.”

“Let’s look at the notes at the end of the article.” He flipped to the notes section at the end of the paper, which would clearly state the information of the author.

“Song Chu, Kyoto Agricultural University,” he read out after reading it.

“Is there an expert named Song Chu at the Agricultural University?” he asked uncertainly.

They were very familiar with the well-known agricultural experts in the country. Even if they were not very well-known, as long as they were rated as experts in the field of agricultural science, they were roughly aware of them.

The old expert shook his head, “I haven’t heard of it either. Could it be a newly promoted expert?”

The director asked his secretary to find the latest list of domestic agricultural experts. The two searched through it, but they couldn’t find anyone named Song Chu.

“Let’s call President Zhu directly to ask. This is a big deal. We should also ask about Song Chu’s situation and see if we can talk to this expert,” the old expert said.

In their minds, the person who could write these two articles must be a professor at the Agricultural University. Even if they haven’t been rated as an expert yet, their level is definitely sufficient.

Of course, such an expert should be brought into the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Yes, many agricultural experts hold positions at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, partly to help mentor new researchers and partly to work on research projects together.

The director thought the same, “Okay, I was thinking the same thing.”

On the other side, President Zhu was receiving a new investigation team. Because this matter had caused a great uproar, the higher-ups were taking it very seriously.

Moreover, the leader of this investigation team was very accusatory, as if he believed that they had used connections for Song Chu to get her into the important project experiments.

This made President Zhu very angry, “Please collect evidence first and verify the facts before drawing conclusions.”

This incident had been exhausting him lately, but they hadn’t done such a thing, so of course, they wouldn’t admit it.

The team leader said meaningfully, “President Zhu, if there were no facts, how could so many students participate in the report and make such a big fuss?”

“The key is that you haven’t stopped letting this Song Chu participate in the project research until now. Isn’t this going too far?”

He hated favoritism the most. From the report letter, the things he had found out in the preliminary investigation, and the news he had heard from others, he was already biased towards Song Chu being problematic.

President Zhu sneered, “Because that was an experimental project proposed by Song Chu herself. Our professors were only assisting her. That’s a very important research project. If it’s suddenly stopped, will you take responsibility for the losses?”

The team leader frowned, “President Zhu, even if you want to shirk responsibility, don’t use this kind of thing as an excuse.”

“A new student who hasn’t been at the Agricultural University for long can propose a project that requires professors and experts to assist. Do you think anyone will believe that?” Anyway, they didn’t believe it.

Not only him, but none of the investigators this time believed it.

There were also many student representatives in the office who strongly demanded that Song Chu be dealt with. “That’s right, we don’t believe it either.”

“Since you all want to push Song Chu into the important project research group, of course, you have to say that to avoid responsibility. If this is true, then please show us the evidence.”

The student who took the lead in making trouble said indignantly, “We don’t believe the words of the professors participating in the experiment either, after all, you are all in cahoots.”

I’ll finish posting and then go back to correct the typos~