Chapter 434: Quick kill shows power!

On a hot summer day, with the sun blazing high in the sky, Mao Cunyi, director of the Shaodong Plant Protection Station in Hunan Province, was running in the fields sweating profusely.

After visiting several towns and villages in succession, the situation was worse than expected.

"Director Mao, the situation is not good!"

The accompanying agricultural technicians from the town government did not bother to wipe the sweat from their faces, but went down to the rice fields and pulled out a few rice ears.

"With high temperature and humidity, the peaks of rice planthopper migration have increased, and the timing of occurrence cannot be controlled. Individual households have no way to prevent it."

Mao Cunfei also saw signs of damage on rice ears and leaves. "The number of rice leaf rollers was relatively small in the early stage, but they could not withstand the high humidity."

"Yes, the pesticides farmers use either have no effect or they don't last more than two days."

"The rice ears are already filling with grain, so it is difficult for the pesticide to reach the insects when applied, and the contact pesticide sprayed is unlikely to be effective."

"We have to take precautions, Director Mao, otherwise this year's production may be severely reduced."

Mao Cunyi nodded, "The province will make unified arrangements, and other counties and cities are also verifying the situation. I guess it won't be long, so we'll be busy for a while."

In his more than 20 years of working in the industry, Mao Cunyi has become accustomed to such outbreaks of pests and diseases.

Especially the migratory insect pests, which come every few years. Calculating the time, it is almost the same this year.

While returning to the Plant Protection Station, Mao Cunyi also reported the severity of the situation to the Agricultural Bureau.

When deploying work, the Agricultural Bureau must also report the situation to its higher authorities, and the final data will be collected by the Ministry of Agriculture.

But without waiting for orders from higher authorities, local authorities at all levels began to implement prevention and control measures. Time waits for no one, and the sooner the two migratory pests can be cut off from continuing their migration, the sooner they can be controlled.

Once rice planthoppers migrate away, they will often return repeatedly, making it difficult to guard against them.

"It is mainly rice planthoppers and southern black-streaked dwarf disease. The Plant Protection and Inspection Station estimates that the area of ​​early and mid-season rice affected has reached tens of millions of mu, and it is still spreading."

Ma Hui, chief agronomist of the Hunan Provincial Department of Agriculture, delivered a speech at the meeting, attended by leaders of agricultural departments from various cities and counties.

"The technical documents have been issued, but the rice ears are already filled with grain and the humidity is high, so it is difficult to prevent it. We must pay attention to the marketability of the medicine!

Don’t be greedy for cheapness, don’t use products without any labels or highly toxic products, and be cautious when using products from small factories, otherwise you can’t prevent it! ”

Someone below gave feedback: "It is impossible to prevent it now. Some towns and villages reported that even if they applied pesticides, the effect was not good."

"Some people just want to let the rice rot. The harvested rice can't be sold for much money, so it's better not to harvest it."

"As long as one piece is not defended, it will come back immediately."

"It's not that we don't want to prevent it, but it's hard to buy medicine now. We need to have low toxicity, be effective, and work quickly. I think we should follow the previous plan and use 100 ml of tick poison per acre, and add some dichlorvos. The rice planthoppers will die immediately, and it will last at least 20 days!"

"That's right. There's already an outbreak of pests. Let's control it first. Why bother with so much?"

Another leader of the Agriculture Department slapped his desk and said, "We can't do this recklessly. It is a political requirement to strictly prohibit the excessive use of highly toxic pesticides!

If you were asked to eat this kind of rice, which also contains 100 ml of chlorpyrifos, would you be willing to do so?
Last year, Pengcheng Grain Group purchased more than 10,000 tons of edible rice in Hunan Province that contained excessive cadmium, which caused a sensation. Now people are afraid of drugs, so anyone who dares to mess around should be prepared to take responsibility.

There was a sudden silence below. Ever since that incident, the agricultural system in the province has been in a state of panic.

Although no related incidents have been reported by the media yet, many people have been privately saying they will not buy rice from Hunan Province.

If pesticide residues exceed the standard again at this time, no one can bear the consequences.

Ma Hui then said, "The province has already started the procurement of subsidies for mid- and late-season rice pests and diseases, and the shortlisted pesticides are all brand pesticides recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture."

"The main thing is to be quick. Now we are all waiting for the medication."

"That's what I mean too."

Ma Hui said: "All cities and counties should also mobilize farmers to buy pesticides on their own. The pesticides purchased by the province are used in high-risk areas."

Someone asked: "Which companies in the province have products that have been shortlisted? We can recommend them to the people below."

"Yes, yes, yes. Rice planthoppers and rice leaf rollers are extremely difficult to prevent during this period, and we need low-toxic pesticides, which is really hard to control."

Ma Hui said: "It is written in the documents issued by the province that the pesticides to be used are pymetrozine from several large companies such as Yangnong Chemical and Kesheng Group, or Susha from Quanwang Biological."

Some people were surprised: "Isn't Speedkill the plant-based pesticide that has been making a lot of noise recently? Can it prevent insects?"

“No matter how hard you try to reduce the amount and increase the efficiency, traditional chemical pesticides are still safer at this time!”

"Yes, there must be no mistakes."

For a moment, everyone in the conference room was filled with doubt.

Hunan Province is the province with the largest rice planting area in my country, and is also one of the provinces where rice diseases and insect pests occur frequently.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, we have experienced countless large-scale insect disasters, including migratory pests.

We have extensive experience in pest control.

However, using biological pesticides for large-scale pest control is unheard of.

Many people may have heard of the reputation of Quanwang Speed ​​Kill recently, but have not actually used it. Moreover, many people have questioned biological pesticides some time ago.

The prevention and treatment effects are relatively slow, the effective active ingredients are complex and easily restricted and interfered by environmental factors...all these shortcomings were mentioned by everyone.

Ma Hui heard it all, "Don't worry, Quanwang Speed ​​Kill was recommended by the Rice Research Institute of Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences to the Ministry of Agriculture, and it has been verified on a large scale."

"The quick kill recommended by the Su Province Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Quanwang Biology is quite famous!"

"Yangnong Chemical and Kesheng Group are also companies in Jiangsu Province..."

"interesting."

Ma Hui smiled and said, "Suken Huaihai Farm has planted 90 mu of rice this year, all of which participated in the pilot project of reducing the amount of chemical pesticides and increasing their efficiency. They also used the rapid-killing and unified prevention and control method, and the insecticidal effect has been verified."

"That's no problem."

"As long as it works."

Ma Hui looked at the leader of the Agriculture Department, who shook his head, indicating that he had nothing more to say.

"That's it for today. Everyone, go and make arrangements."

All of a sudden.

Various orders and instructions were constantly conveyed.

Technical personnel from the county’s agricultural department rushed to the fields to guide the masses in spraying and controlling rice field pests, while also strengthening insect monitoring and surveys.

Township officials and staff either go from village to village or deliver insect information and control techniques to thousands of households via mobile phone text messages.

This situation occurred simultaneously in many southern provinces.

The government procurement of the Hunan Province mid- and late-rice pest and disease subsidy project has also reached the final selection stage.

After Qian Zhuangjing and other staff from the Hunan Provincial Department of Agriculture were in place, they said, “Finally, there are three companies left: Kesheng Group and Yangnong Chemical’s pyriproxyfen, and Quanwang Biological’s Speedkill.

Now we have to decide whether to purchase from just one company or from each of the three companies.”

"It's best to purchase products from only one company." Ma Hui immediately gave advice, "Kesheng's pymetrozine is a suspension, Yangnong is a dispersant, and Quanwang is a completely different drug. The usage of the three is completely different, and it is very difficult to implement them at the grassroots level."

Others also expressed their agreement.

Qian Zhuangjing said: "Then the factor to consider now is time. Which company can supply the goods the fastest?"

Xu Guo, who was in charge of purchasing, replied: "Quanwang Biology, according to their calculations, a total of 250 tons of quick-kill preparations are needed, and they also provide a full set of services. Once the contract is signed, they can start the operation immediately. They will complete the spraying task of 600 million mu of medium and high-risk areas in the province within a week, and spray again after 20 days."

Qian Zhuangjing was surprised and said, "You mean they also provide pesticide spraying services?"

"Yes, in addition to providing pesticides, Quanwang's plan also includes free drone plant protection, pesticide transportation, pesticide mixing, and pesticide application. We provide services throughout the process and guarantee a prevention and control effect of more than 90%."

Xu Guo pondered and said, "It's just that the offer is higher than the other two."

"How tall is it?"

“Two hundred million yuan.”

Qian Zhuangjing's eyebrows jumped, "What about the other two families?"

"The total amount of Kesheng pymetrozine suspension is 360 tons, and the price is 9250 million yuan. It will arrive within two days, and the subsequent continuous processing and supply will take at least 7 days."

"Yangnong's pymetrozine dispersant uses a total of 350 tons, and the price is 8750 million yuan. It will also start in two days and take 7 days."

After Xu Guo finished speaking, everyone saw the content of the information and started writing and drawing.

After the arrival of Kesheng and Yangnong chemicals, farmers will need to be organized to spray them, which will take at least a few days.

There is no plant protection service included in the pest and disease subsidy funds, so it is impossible to hire a separate service team.

In contrast, Quanwang Biological uses less pesticides and provides free drone plant protection, which takes less time but is more expensive.

It’s hard to say at the moment.

After a while, Qian Zhuangjing asked everyone's question, "Why are the dosages of Kesheng and Yangnong so much higher?"

Ma Hui took over and said, "The pest is too serious. We have discussed specific plans with the three companies. To ensure that they can prevent it, Kesheng and Yangnong have increased the dosage. Only Quanwang Biological has not increased the dosage."

"Isn't it said that the efficacy of biological pesticides is unstable?" Qian Zhuangjing asked again, obviously he was also paying attention to the news during this period.

"After visiting the site to see the insect situation, Quanwang was very confident in this regard," said Ma Hui. "It has already had successful cases on 90 mu of rice fields in Huaihai Farmland Reclamation, which fits its product name of "Quick Kill."

Qian Zhuangjing sighed: "Biological pesticides are good, but the price is still more than 3000 million more expensive!"

"So they used drones for plant protection. This way, not only can they provide consistent supplies, but they can also carry out plant protection simultaneously. The time advantage is huge. It is estimated that the unified protection can be completed at least one week in advance."

Ma Hui said that from his personal point of view, he prefers the all-king quick kill.

Qian Zhuangjing asked, "Kesheng and Yangnong are so close, couldn't they deliver the goods two days earlier?"

Xu Guo shook his head. "Pymetrozine is in great demand right now, and the factory didn't have any stock in the early stages. This is already the fastest supply speed."

“From a time perspective, Quanwang Speed ​​Kill is the best choice, and it is also one of the brands recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture. There is no need to worry about the efficacy of the medicine, and the other party is also responsible for applying the medicine.

If there is no objection, then purchase the All-King Speed ​​Kill."

Qian Zhuangjing made a decision quickly. Now was not the time to hesitate. Everything had to give way to time.

Then he called out the names one by one, and only announced the adjournment of the meeting after everyone expressed their agreement.

This is when we have to take emergency measures.

Whoever can organize supply in a very short time will have an advantage.

As soon as the procurement results came out, Quanwang Biology and Donghe Agricultural Machinery started to move, and a large number of agricultural service personnel began to gather in Hunan Province.

Kesheng and Yangnong Chemical, which missed out on the big order, did not feel any fuss.

In this period, there are many places to find food, and I just wish the factories could produce 24 hours a day.

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"250 tons in Hunan Province, 1.25 million yuan; 180 tons in Jiangxi Province, 0.9 million yuan."

Guo Yang looked at the two orders that Susha had won in just one week, and said on his phone, "That's good. I owe you another favor."

"Haha, it's still unclear who owes whom." In the Tiaozini Reclamation Area of ​​Jiangsu Province, Yu Qin came to the saline-alkali rice fields along the coast.

Wherever you look, you see ditches forming a network, fields forming strips, paths crisscrossing, and tender green rice seedlings swaying in the wind.

"Not only is there less pest and disease in Jiangsu Province's rice this year, but the fertilizer and pesticide reduction and efficiency-enhancing project carried out by Huaihai Farm, where the rice is grown, has been praised by senior officials. That's why we strongly recommended Speedkill to the Pesticide Department this time."

Guo Yang groaned and said, "Please thank Director Zhu for me."

"Maybe I'll have to call President Zhu next time." Yu Qin said, "Su Province is indeed the ceiling of rice yield in China, and there is nothing to say about its technical research."

"Hey, you got a promotion. It's hard to say who owes whom." Guo Yang said with a smile.

The two were talking about Zhu Jie from the Rice Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who established cooperation with Jiahe on saline-alkali land improvement a few years ago.

Tianhe’s Tiangeng Salt No. 1 was also developed extensively by Zhu Jie and others.

When Su Sha entered the rice field, the first thing Quan Wang thought of was to cooperate with the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Coincidentally, the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences also has the idea of ​​working on reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

So, the two hit it off.

A research project was jointly established, with Quan Wang providing money and materials, and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences providing people to do the research.

Over the past two or three years, significant results have been achieved in the promotion and application of comprehensive technical measures, the replacement of biological pesticides, and the promotion of new prevention and control technologies.

During this process, the performance of biological pesticides such as Quick Kill, Green Cut and New Leaf completely conquered the Rice Research Institute.

The results of this project have also won provincial and ministerial awards, and have been called for to be promoted. This year, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Suken Huaihai Farm have jointly carried out a large-scale chemical pesticide reduction test demonstration project.

Among them, biological pesticides such as Quick Kill, Green Cut and New Leaf, which serve as alternatives to chemical pesticides, once again performed well.

During the period when migratory pests spread and broke out, timely cutting off prevented them from continuing to migrate back and forth.

This situation was once again monitored by departments at all levels, which proves that Speed ​​Kill can be used for large-scale disease and insect pest control in rice fields, and the effect is quite good.

It also has the advantages of low toxicity and low pesticide residues, so the Ministry of Agriculture has included Speed ​​Kill in the list of drugs for this large-scale unified prevention and control.

The significance it represents is significant.

However, the high price of biological pesticides is still a weakness in government procurement, so Guo Yang proposed that Quan Wang bring in Donghe Agricultural Machinery.

Not only does it provide pesticides, it also provides free supporting plant protection drone control services.

This is the business scope of Donghe Agricultural Machinery.

As one of the first companies in China to provide professional agricultural machinery services, Donghe Agricultural Machinery is best at large-scale, group operations.

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Surrounding it are various agricultural machinery professional cooperatives.

Among them are many plant protection service teams, which carry out different forms of prevention and control services such as full-process professional services, prevention and control on behalf of others, and contracted prevention and control.

Donghe Agricultural Machinery can be said to have received a lot of support.

And because of unified purchasing, transportation and application of pesticides, the costs of packaging, channels, etc. are saved.

Even if Quanwang Biodeducts the service fees paid to Donghe Agricultural Machinery and some sales and public relations costs, it still makes a lot of profit.

Guo Yang smiled and said, "I thought we had to tough it out and rely on time to clear the name of biopesticides, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon."

"This is what they call someone sending you a pillow when you are sleepy." Yu Qin pondered, "If we fight this battle well, we can not only establish the position of Susha in China, but also completely restore the reputation of biological pesticides!"

"No problem. The hundred thousand heavenly soldiers have been trained for such a long time, it's time for them to come out for a walk."

"Haha, this combination of punches is really powerful. Providing free plant protection is very attractive to many small areas."

There are not many provinces that carry out pest and disease subsidy project procurement on a provincial basis, most of them are carried out on a district, county or township basis.

A town purchases pesticides worth more than 100,000 yuan, but Quanwang can still provide plant protection services for free. This combination is quite attractive.

It also opened up sales channels for Quanwang in many rice-producing areas in the south.

The south is a double-season rice area. The early rice has been harvested at this time, and some have even completed the transplanting of late rice, but some are in the flowering and filling stages.

There are also many areas where fields are scattered.

The overall situation is rather complicated.

But this is when the advantages of agricultural drones can be better reflected. After several years of improvements, the drone's endurance and load capacity have been improved.

One person and one machine can spray 500~800 acres if the battery is sufficient and the weather is fine.

But under normal circumstances, even during peak periods, an average of 300 acres of operating area per person per machine is considered good.

Therefore, for many operators, this is the best opportunity to make money.

After Guo Yang and Yu Qin talked on the phone, the aerial defense teams dispatched and contacted by Donghe Agricultural Machinery arrived in Hunan and Jiangxi one after another.

A close second are fast-kill insecticides.

Speaking of which, Quanwang’s ability to grab large orders from Hunan and Jiangxi provinces is also largely related to the speed of supply.

Last year, Yangnong Chemical ranked second in domestic market sales, only behind Xin'an Chemical, and its major shareholder is Syngenta.

Its factory has strong production capacity.

But the product line is complete, with a total of more than 200 pesticide products.

The same applies to Kesheng Group.

In contrast, Quanwang only has three main products in its pesticide business.

The product line is simpler, and whether it is reducing the packaging from the periphery or shipping directly from the factory, it has more advantages in terms of organization and time.

After the pesticides arrived, the aerial spraying operators began to carry out agricultural spraying services in Hunan and Jiangxi according to the divided areas.

Hunan and Jiangxi provinces are also the top two in terms of rice planting area in China, and whenever rice diseases and insect pests break out, these two neighboring provinces are always affected.

But it was the first time in history that tens of thousands of drones took off at the same time in Hunan and Jiangxi.

The scene was so grand and spectacular that it attracted attention from all over the country.

"One hundred thousand soldiers were airdropped to the land of Hunan and Jiangxi, and plant protection drones carried biological pesticides to kill the 'two migratory' pests!"

"Take off 30 times a day, each drone sprays 600 acres, drones have become a new weapon for crop protection!"

“Large-scale insect pest outbreaks bring great opportunities to branded pesticides, and botanical pesticides may take advantage of this opportunity to take off!”

Reports from all walks of life are pouring in, and praises are endless!
While many agrochemical companies and agricultural inputs people are busy with production and sales, they also take time out to watch this grand event.

"It's not unfair to lose."

Liu Hongsheng, chairman of Yangnong Chemical, made such an exclamation.

When he learned that he had missed out on the government procurement projects in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces and lost to Quanwang Susha, he felt deeply dissatisfied, but now he suddenly felt relieved.

“But for an area of ​​several million acres, can biological pesticides really bear this heavy responsibility?”

He knows, and so do many of his peers, that this could be a turning point for biopesticides.

Once this prevention and control is successful, the name of the quick-kill insecticide will resound throughout the national agrochemical and agricultural supplies industry, and Quanwang Bio will take off.

With a variety of complicated emotions, Liu Hongsheng and many of his colleagues are paying attention to Hunan and Jiangxi.

The efficiency of drone plant protection is very high. In fact, it took less than a week to complete the spraying tasks in two places.

The effect is immediate!

In the rice fields that had completed the prevention and control, the population of rice planthoppers and rice leaf folders disappeared overnight.

The migration routes of the two pests are cut off layer by layer, one township, one county, and one city.

Counties and cities that have completed prevention and control have successively issued good news.

Until the end, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces also announced that with the efforts of departments at all levels, the two provinces and regions had completed this annihilation war!

“There are no such powerful biological pesticides at home or abroad!”

After Liu Deshu learned the results of Hunan and Jiangxi, he slammed the table and said, "We must take down Susha's overseas agent at all costs!"

Secretary Zhuang Chen groaned and said, "It's not easy to talk now."

If there had not been an outbreak of migratory pests, Quanwang's three major botanical pesticides would only be well-known in specific areas, and there would still be considerable obstacles in using them on field crops.

But after this experience, no manufacturer will ignore quick kill, including the six giants.

You never know who will come out to snatch it.

"Under the same conditions, if Jiahe wants to find an overseas agent, it will give priority to the Big Six." Liu Deshu said, "But Guo Yang once mentioned strengthening cooperation on biodiesel."

Zhuang Chen was surprised and asked: "Conditional exchange?"

Liu Deshu nodded and said, "Yes, Sinochem Petroleum Sales Company has been established for two years. Although there are not many self-operated gas stations, they will surely be gradually expanded. He should be eyeing this."

Jiahe's biodiesel has no retail outlets...

Zhuang Chen exclaimed in his heart, it turned out that an old fox and a little fox had been fighting wits and courage and scheming against each other.

"Director Liu, is this too radical?"

“It’s a bit radical, but Sinochem is a latecomer in the oil retail industry and doesn’t have that many concerns. Besides, it’s totally worth it.”

Liu Deshu said: “I had doubts about Speed ​​Kill before, but after this, I firmly believe that biopesticides have the potential to overturn traditional chemical pesticides!
In 1962, Syngenta began producing the highly toxic paraquat, which brought it decades of wealth;

In 1972, Monsanto's glyphosate was launched on the market. To this day, glyphosate is still the world's best-selling herbicide.

Although the King of All is not the pioneer of plant-based pesticides, he may be a game-changer, a master, and a disruptor...

Now Golden Harvest is still weak overseas, so it needs help. Once it has perfected its overseas system, it will have little chance.

Rather than spending the hard work of developing it yourself, it is better to get on board first.”

Liu Deshu has made up his mind.

On the other hand, Ren Jianxin from the Chemical Group was worried and exhausted.

"Lin Song, that bastard..."

He just wanted the public not to blindly trust biological pesticides and to disgust the king at the same time.

As a result, after appearing on the show, this guy vigorously advocated biological pesticides and all-purpose pesticides, fiercely criticized chemical pesticides, and even completely demonized them.

This triggered a huge chaos in the agricultural chemical industry.

The traditional agrochemical industry is powerful, and biological pesticides are gradually losing their influence. However, Quanwang Speed ​​Kill, Qingqie, and Xinye have always maintained a strong reputation, supporting the last line of defense.

If flattery and slander fail, it may instead help it move to a higher level step by step.

Moreover, the top management has been vague about the proposal to let Sinochem and Chemical Industry jointly acquire Syngenta.

Liu Deshu continued to oppose it.

Monsanto is also getting closer to signing an agreement with Syngenta shareholders.

Since then, he has cursed Lin Song, Liu Deshu, Quan Wang more than once...all of them are blind.

He believed that the acquisition of Syngenta was a great plan that would attract global attention, boost national self-confidence, and improve the core technology of domestic agriculture. By the way, it would also bring him prestige, status, and money, satisfying his vanity...

He persevered in reporting to senior management, visiting colleagues again and again, and winning over like-minded people.

Just as the decision-makers seemed to be lax, an accident struck again, with a large-scale outbreak of two migratory pests in the south. It was time to test the strength of the agrochemical industry.

But it is also a touchstone for biological pesticides.

Then, 100,000 soldiers were airdropped, carrying quick-kill insecticides to kill billions of rice planthoppers. Good news came one after another, and the quick-kill momentum was unstoppable, completely vindicating the reputation of biological pesticides!

"Acquire Syngenta? Haha, why spend billions of dollars chasing after others when you can overtake them?"

Liu Deshu's mocking voice was still lingering in his ears, and the order from the top management to abandon the acquisition of Syngenta made him so angry that he could only hold it deep in his heart.

A vice president came in.
"Mr. Ren... there's news from Europe that Monsanto and Syngenta have reached an agreement."

Ren Jianxin shook his body twice and sat in the boss chair looking haggard.

...

"Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Hubei Province...the various small orders are also very considerable, and the most important thing is that the retail end has been opened." Guo Yang stared at the report on the computer and muttered.

After blocking the two migrating pests in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, Quanwang and Donghe Agricultural Machinery successively moved to many places and achieved fruitful results.

At the same time, Susha also hung promotional posters recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture in the retail channels.

Coupled with the spread of word of mouth, the agricultural supply store's business is becoming more and more successful.

Tianhe's natural enemies, insects, also showed up and ate some of the leftovers.

The domestic rice planting area this year is about 4.5 million mu, with the majority of it in the south, which is also a double-season rice area.

As long as this quick-kill segment can capture more than 10% of the market share, the King of All will take off.

Obviously, this goal is not too difficult now.

"Boss, Monsanto and Syngenta have signed a contract." The voice came before the person arrived. The news brought by Qi Ziwen made Guo Yang stunned for a moment.

He had previously analyzed that Syngenta was unlikely to accept Monsanto's acquisition.

I didn't expect to be slapped in the face so soon.

This news is neither good nor bad. Monsanto's acquisition of Syngenta has indeed greatly increased its strength, but its fatal weaknesses still remain.

In the original time and space, Monsanto failed to acquire Syngenta and chose to accept Bayer's merger and acquisition, transforming itself and changing its name to Bayer Crop Science Co., Ltd.

But now it's still called Monsanto.

The infamous Monsanto!

(End of this chapter)