Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3208 It's finally our turn to flip the table!

In Chen Lao's office, after Cao Yu and Lu Xurong revealed their purpose, Yang Xiaotao was caught in a dilemma.

It's not about whether the paper is easy or difficult to write. In fact, international research on genes is still in its early stages. As someone who has received nine years of compulsory education, plus three years of high school and three years of university, Yang Xiaotao's understanding of related gene technologies has surpassed that of people of this generation.

In other words, if Yang Xiaotao simply writes down his discoveries about genes over the next ten years, it will most likely trigger a revolution.

Therefore, if Yang Xiaotao were to switch careers and become a biologist, he might just win a Nobel Prize and bring glory to his country.

They might even be able to win more glory.

Therefore, what seemed like a very difficult paper to the others was no problem at all for Yang Xiaotao.

If needed, I can come up with a direction now and write a related paper.

What troubled Yang Xiaotao was the impact of writing such a casual paper that could shock the biological community!
You should know that in recent years I have focused my energy on the machinery industry, and I have even visited the Academy of Agricultural Sciences much less often.

If he were to suddenly produce a research result, he doesn't know what outsiders would think, but just thinking about it gives him a headache.

What if an expert comes to him for verification?

What if an expert raises questions?

just in case…

People say that to cover up one lie, you need a whole bunch of lies.

But when it comes to myself, a single fact requires a whole bunch of lies—that's just ridiculous.

The key point is that while counterfeiting is difficult, making the real thing seems even more difficult!
Just as Yang Xiaotao was deep in thought, Old Chen, who had been silent, spoke up.

"This is the only way we can do it!"

"The fact that the United States has not announced this matter yet, even though the matter has been exposed, means that they are waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

Yang Xiaotao looked up at Old Chen, who took a deep breath and then solemnly said, "Wait until they have completed the necessary preparations."

"For example, people on the continent of Europe, for example, everyone except us!"

Yang Xiaotao gasped, but quickly regained his composure.

Because the United States is only preparing.

But right now, it seems that we have completed about 70-80% of the preparations.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao looked at Old Chen with a strange expression.

This is clearly a case of someone who's full and ready to flip the table.

If this paper were published, the United States would likely face significantly increased difficulty in conducting a thorough study of it.

At the very least, scientists in Europe will remind their countries to pay attention to this aspect of protection.

Especially in Britain, people there will probably have an "aha" moment.

As for whether they will regret not seizing the opportunity, that's not something they should be concerned about.

"We all know that writing papers and doing research is very difficult."

"Especially writing a fake paper that can be published in an authoritative academic journal requires just as much skill as writing a real one!"

"Furthermore, this is a significant blow to your reputation."

"But the country needs this article!"

Yang Xiaotao lowered his head, speechless.

He really wanted to say that the paper itself wasn't difficult; the difficulty lay in how to justify it.

As long as no one investigates further, it's fine.

Is that even possible?

He was certain that once his paper was published in a prestigious journal, it would most likely attract a group of inquiries.

There's no need to ask why; it's because when he wrote the last paper on gene mutation, people in China frequently wrote to him.

Some college students even hoped he would attend classes.

Back then, a worker in his early twenties who hadn't even graduated from high school was going to teach university students.

It's funny to think about it.

So those universities wouldn't do something so ridiculous.

Fortunately, I became a worker at that time.

This is still domestic; what about overseas...?

But now…

If I were to do it again, given my current status, I imagine the university leaders would be very happy to pay me a visit.

This is still in China; imagine what it's like abroad…

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao thought of the experts in the alliance…

I have a vague idea in my mind!

Just as Yang Xiaotao was preparing to come up with a solution, Cao Yu and Lu Xurong looked at each other, and then Cao Yu spoke up, "Mr. Yang, if you are really in a difficult position, we can find another way!"

"For example, we can write the paper, and you can add your name as a co-author, like a doctoral supervisor. That way, your name can be placed at the end of the paper!"

"That way, if anything goes wrong later, you can blame it on us!"

Yang Xiaotao immediately shook his head upon hearing this, "You guys won't do it!"

The two opened their mouths, then sat down in their chairs as if deflated.

Indeed, if you want that arrogant attitude abroad, you probably won't even get a chance to knock on the door and lay a brick wall before you send your paper over; they'll just throw it in the trash!
But Yang Xiaotao is different; he is a scholar who has published papers.

They had inquired and learned that in academic journals like Nature, authors whose papers had been published there would have their submissions directly reviewed by the editor-in-chief.

The chances of it being published are over 50%.

That's why they sought out Yang Xiaotao.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao say this, Old Chen seemed to have made up his mind and said, "How about this, as long as you finish writing this paper, we can give you some compensation!"

"compensate?"

Yang Xiaotao's eyes suddenly lit up!
Old Chen got angry when he saw Yang Xiaotao like that; he didn't act like a leader at all.

If there weren't two other outsiders around, I would have definitely gone up and given him a good whack on the head!
Yang Xiaotao immediately said, "Sir, there's no need for any compensation. It's just the time spent on research, meetings, and attending events..."

"I really don't have time to go!"

"How about...?"

Old Chen was still a little angry, but after hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, his anger immediately subsided.

He also knew that Yang Xiaotao preferred staying in his office or laboratory to attending meetings and sitting on the podium.

"Okay, sure!"

Old Chen readily agreed. Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao immediately smiled and said, "That's fine then, no problem for me!"

Old Chen tapped the table, "Don't rush to agree. Time is more important!"

Yang Xiaotao immediately smiled and said, "Understood!"

"Isn't it just overturning the table before they even sat down?"

"What do you mean by 'flipping the table'? That's utter nonsense!"

Mr. Chen wore a stern face, but in his heart, he thought, "That's a really apt description!"

Cao Yu and Lu Xurong, who were standing nearby, suddenly realized how vivid the metaphor was!

But the next second, Yang Xiaotao said, "But boss, we can't just flip the table as soon as the food is served. We have to let them take a couple of bites, and let the people around them watch them eat it before we can flip the table!"

"You agree, don't you!"

Cao Yu and Lu Xurong exchanged a glance and immediately understood why he was able to become General Manager Yang.

They were just researchers at the research institute!

Old Chen narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, then snorted coldly, "You don't need to worry about this. Just bring out the paper first!"

Yang Xiaotao clapped his hands. "It's very simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, all three people in the office looked at Yang Xiaotao in surprise.

He was just looking worried and silent a moment ago, and now he's 'easy'?

Especially Old Chen, who had some doubts about whether Yang Xiaotao had been acting just now.

"Mr. Yang, do you have some ideas?"

Cao Yu quickly realized what was happening and asked a question. Old Chen also looked over, wanting to hear what this guy had to say.

Upon hearing Cao Yu's question, Yang Xiaotao hummed in response, then pondered for a long time before finally saying, "Gentlemen, since you are involved in gene work, you must have read my article, right?"

"I've seen it!"

Lu Xurong immediately spoke up, then said, "President Yang explained gene recombination and mutation very clearly."

"Moreover, it's not just us using this theory in our practical research; in France, Britain, and even Japan, they are using this theory to guide their genetic research..."

After Lu Xurong finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao suddenly looked at Old Chen and said, "Leader, listen to this. These guys are using my theories to do their work, but they haven't even gotten my approval, and they're not even paying me."

"I think you should apply to these countries; it could be a huge source of income!"

Old Chen pursed his lips speechlessly. He didn't understand this matter, and there wasn't much awareness about it in China.

We can only ask comrades who are knowledgeable about international affairs.

However, if someone owes you money and then tries to take advantage of you for free, don't blame them for coming after you!

Cao Yu and Lu Xurong smiled at each other, and Yang Xiaotao's words were not without reason.

"Well, we've gotten a bit off-topic, let's get back to the point!"

Yang Xiaotao changed the subject and said, "Since you all understand, that makes things easier!"

"I mentioned four types of deoxynucleotides in my paper, you know?"

Cao Yu immediately nodded, "I know, ATCG, right?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then his expression suddenly fell, and he sighed, "Actually, several years ago, when the theory of gene recombination and gene mutation was proposed, our Ninth Research Institute began to explore this area."

At this point, Yang Xiaotao looked at Chen Lai and asked, "Commander, do you still remember Teacher Wang?"

"Ms. Mitsumi?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded vigorously, a look of regret on his face. Old Chen, standing beside him, also sighed deeply, "I remember, I remember, how could I forget?"

Cao Yu and Lu Xurong were somewhat unfamiliar with the name, but judging from their expressions, they knew that this Teacher Wang was no ordinary person.

"Professor Wang was originally a researcher at the Institute of Artificial Synthesis of Bovine Insulin. Later, he led his team to Beijing, but we were still at the Hongxing Machinery Factory. He served as the head of the Biology Group at the Institute of Biochemistry and made a great contribution to the industrial production of synthetic insulin."

"What a pity, he died young!"

Yang Xiaotao still felt a pang of pain in his heart when he thought of Teacher Wang, who worked tirelessly day and night for his research.

"He is our good comrade."

As Mr. Chen spoke with certainty, Yang Xiaotao composed himself and then solemnly looked at Cao Yu and the other man, saying, "Before Professor Wang, we discussed how to use gene recombination and gene coding to do something. Later, we conducted some research on 'gene probes'."

"As Professor Wang said, the method of artificially synthesizing bovine insulin is to synthesize the protein through chemical synthesis. To make further progress, we need to synthesize the gene chain for synthesizing insulin in vitro and realize its biological activity."

"To this end, we have made many research plans, and Professor Wang also conducted many experiments before his death, mainly to achieve the artificial synthesis of genes, that is, the synthesis of DNA."

"It's just a pity that this research was not continued."

"Recently, I saw some research materials from abroad. Their research progress is very rapid, and some of the results coincide with our initial assumptions, which confirms some of our initial conjectures."

Yang Xiaotao shared his thoughts: what he wanted to do was to develop PCR technology, which would revolutionize the field of biology in future generations.

A 20th-century high school student would generally understand the steps of PCR technology, but in 1974, this thing didn't even have a prototype.

Furthermore, there is not much research on this topic.

Yang Xiaotao is certain that proposing the theory behind this technology will definitely cause a sensation in the biological community.

At the same time, Yang Xiaotao felt that the Ninth Research Institute could also start a new research project.

PCR research project.

If this thing is made, the question of who will be the father of a child in the future will be easily solved.

Of course, much of the information and results presented here were done under the guise of Professor Wang, since Yang Xiaotao had to fill in some gaps in his records because he really didn't want to explain.

"The data is readily available; all that's needed is to organize it, and a paper on artificially synthesized genes can be written."

"In this paper, I will subtly mention the commonalities of genes, and I believe that anyone who pays attention will discover them."

"That way, we can also extricate ourselves from this situation and avoid being falsely accused."

Yang Xiaotao explained what he was thinking, and the three of them were stunned.

Old Chen didn't understand most of it, but he understood the result.

That means Yang Xiaotao can achieve his goal without fabricating anything this time, which is good news.

As for genes and genetic material, he really didn't understand them.

Cao Yu and Lu Xurong were more shocked than excited.

So, they had already started researching this a long time ago.

After a long while, the three of them gradually calmed down.

Old Chen picked up his teacup to drink some water, only to find that the tea in the cup had already gone cold.

After recovering from their shock, Cao Yu and his companion immediately said with delight, "President Yang, we can rest assured now."

"Don't be so happy yet, I still have some things I need your help with."

Yang Xiaotao squinted at the two of them. Helping was one thing, but this research project was still missing a person in charge, and he needed to think about it.