Chapter 15: The Miraculous Flower (I)
Bill. Johnson looked at the bespectacled Chinese billionaire in front of him a little crampedly, and his heart was uneasy.
Recently, he has been unlucky, and he has received an order to transport people to the upper reaches of the river in the rainy season, but the boat capsized halfway, not to mention, several people died along the way, and even his deputy fell into the belly of the python.
Losses are not enough to describe his current state, and even the word bankruptcy is a bit inadequate.
Bill. Johnson is in need of money now, a very, very large amount of money, first of all to buy a new boat, and to give his deputy a pension.
And now he can't even make up five dollars on him, and he can't even afford to eat the dirt in poverty.
But fortunately, he has a priceless secret in his hands, and that is the blood orchid.
On the last expedition, half of the team died, and at the end of the day, they picked a few blooming flowers from the place where the blood orchid brought, and secretly hid them, ready to find a company with a high bid to sell them.
At this time, a Covenus Biological Group found him and flew him directly to Europe with people and goods and sent them to Qin Rongshuai's office.
When Qin Rongshuai was searching for a list of scientists, he unexpectedly found the name of Byron Mitch Biotechnology Company, which belongs to Weihe Venture Capital, so he sent someone to investigate.
According to intelligence, the company soon sent a scientific expedition to the Borneo region.
Qin Rongshuai sent people to follow closely behind, and when the expedition team that was almost wiped out returned, they were cut off.
Bill Johnson swallowed nervously a few times and said, "Sir, this thing is a very magical plant, and the locals call it the Flower of Immortality. It blooms once every seven years, and the flowering period is only six months, so after eating it, you can live forever......"
Qin Rongshuai carefully looked at the blood orchid contained in the vacuum glassware, and stretched out a finger to interrupt Bill's words, "I know what it is, you don't have to explain it for me." ”
Bill closed his mouth in disdain, looked at Qin Rongshuai with some expectation, and thought about how to bargain for a while.
Geer. Steele and Sam. Seeing that Bill didn't speak, Rogers and the two looked at each other in a little anxious, and Sam preemptively said: "Sir, the value of this thing is even greater than you think, it can extend the life of cells, break through the Hayflick limit, its value is very, very high......"
Qin Rongshuai slowly put down the blood orchid and glanced at the two female scientists with some disdain, "So, you want to sell it for a good price, right?" ”
"Well, we hope to continue researching the Flower of Immortality." Geer. "I've been working on it for several years, I've accumulated a lot of experience and information, and I'd like to have a separate project team in your company that allows us to continue to study its value......"
"In other words, not only do I have to pay a sum of money to buy it, but I also want you to hire you to continue researching it, so that you can publish papers, win Nobel Prizes, and gain fame and fortune." Qin Rongshuai glanced at them lightly, "Do you think I understand correctly?" ”
"Uh...... In fact...... The same can be said. "Sam. Rogers was a little embarrassed in the face of Qin Rongshuai's straightforward words, and the only remaining shame made her not speak fluently, and after a while she added, "This is actually a win-win, after all, the Blood Orchid is ours." ”
"You picked it." Qin Rongshuai corrected, "This thing is not yours, it belongs to Borneo." ”
"We found it!" Sam. Rogers said hurriedly.
"The blood orchid has been growing in the local area for thousands of years, and the natives have long discovered its existence, and you broke in and stole it and said that you found it." Qin Rongshuai sneered, "I've never seen such a brazen person, forget it, you don't understand anyway, I paid five million dollars to buy all these blood orchids." ”
"In addition, Bill. Johnson, you stay, and prepare to take my men back to Borneo to find the place where the blood orchid grows. ”
"The breeding ground of a rare plant that has grown for thousands of years has been destroyed by you casually, what a group of short-sighted, greedy and shameless fools in the world."
Qin Rongshuai glanced at the few people in front of him in disgust, these people still had inexplicable and innocent expressions on their faces, and felt that it was not their fault that the Blood Orchid breeding ground was destroyed.
These so-called Western adventurers, nominally in search of treasures, are in fact a group of greedy and shameless robbers with dirty and evil genes in their blood.
Running to a place is called an expedition to discover, and then stealing and robbing the wealth and resources of the locals, as if the locals are not human at all.
Chi Guoguo's declaration of possession disregarded the fact that these things originally belonged to the locals, and in line with the principle that they found that it was theirs, they wantonly embezzled other people's property.
And they don't cherish what they find at all, and destroy ruins and treasures at will.
It was originally a cherished plant, which had grown for thousands of years, and was destroyed by them in a matter of minutes.
He snatched a few blood orchids like a tyrannical thing, and didn't take the roots and stems of the plants.
Don't say that they are forced to choose, because they are actually the same kind of people who persecute them, and they entered Borneo to snatch the blood orchid.
After sending the two women away, Qin Rongshuai glanced at Bill Johnson and asked seriously, "How many years have you lived in the rainforest?" ”
"Well, seven or eight years." Bill said nervously.
"Very well, after taking my people to their destination in Borneo, come back quickly." Qin Rongshuai took out a worn-out sheepskin diary and patted it casually, "My African expedition needs a consultant, and your rainforest experience is just right for you." ”
Bill was a little hesitant, but when he saw the thick pile of bills on the table, he immediately nodded in agreement.
Qin Rongshuai immediately sent the blood orchid to the scientific research center, where it was handed over to the scientists of the plant group for genome decipherment and artificial breeding, and the information about the blood orchid bought from Weihe Venture Capital was also handed over to the scientific research center, which cost tens of millions of dollars.
Alexander looked at these flowers with some surprise, and didn't understand why Qin Rongshuai spent a lot of money on this thing.
Qin Rongshuai stood quietly outside the laboratory, watching through the glass as the researchers inside refined the blood orchid and analyzed its ingredients.
"Mr. Alexander, this thing may not be useful to you and the people of the Covenus family, because you have special genes that allow you to live forever." Qin Rongshuai said lightly, "But other human beings are not so lucky, and their evolution needs to be assisted by other means." ”
Alexander looked at Qin Rongshuai suspiciously, and looked him up and down, "This thing...... Are you going to use it for yourself? ”
"Nope." Qin Rongshuai smiled slightly, "I don't need this thing, but my people will." ”
Alexander was a little puzzled, aren't Qin Rongshuai's subordinates all a group of robots?
Why would you need this thing?
However, Alexander did not ask, but digressed the topic, "When are you going to Africa?" ”
"Right now."