At the same time, Qin Ke was in the study room of "Xiaowo No. 2", reviewing the experimental equipment purchase application form sent by Wei Xueming.

The scale of the Lime Plant Breeding Laboratory is not large, but it was originally the seed laboratory of Maoqing Seed Industry Group. The experimental equipment is relatively complete. However, it has been established for more than 20 years, and most of the equipment is older models.

It was older and had a high failure rate. Now that Qin Ke wanted to strengthen research on plant DNA, he naturally had to purchase related new equipment. He asked Wei Xueming to do some research and submit an equipment purchase application.

According to Wei Xueming, the head of the laboratory, if the company has sufficient funds, he would prefer to purchase some important key equipment to replace some of the old equipment that is seriously aging, has backward performance, and has a high failure rate.

So this purchase list is divided into two parts. The first part is the experimental equipment needed for plant DNA research, including high-speed centrifuges, ultra-trace ultraviolet spectrophotometers, fully automatic magnetic bead purifiers, sample purifiers, and PCR equipment.

Thermocyclers, pipettes and pipette tips, etc., as well as some experimental materials, such as agarose gel electrolysis, RNA extraction kits, plant DNA kits, etc., most equipment needs to be imported.

The second part is the old and important equipment to be replaced, including optical microscopes, microscopic imaging systems, stereomicroscopes, freezing microtome, tissue microtome, chlorophyll meter, etc., especially the microscope and imaging system. I want to replace the whole set.

, the cost is close to 10 million yuan, and this is not the most advanced model with the best performance.

In just one page, the equipment and equipment in the above two parts, together with taxes and fees, add up to nearly 70 million.

Qin Ke couldn't help but sigh, no wonder even the poor can't afford a laboratory. Just a small plant cultivation laboratory is a gold-swallowing beast. In the future, he also wants to build a physics laboratory and a materials laboratory, which will cost even more astronomical figures.

, and currently Qingning Technology only has 5.6 billion working capital left after building the computer room, which is obviously not enough.

However, he had to eat his food one bite at a time, so Qin Ke decided to perfect his first laboratory - the Lime Plant Cultivation Laboratory.

It's only 70 million, Qin Ke can still take it out at any time, and this must be taken out.

The patented technologies for five new types of tomato seeds alone have brought 120 million in licensing fees and 8% sales sharing fees to Lime Technology. The funds invested in the Lime Plant Breeding Laboratory can completely

Get your money back and make big profits.

Of course, Qin Ke can also find connections to rent experimental equipment from Qingmu University or even the Xiaguo Biological Society, but when it comes to important topics such as new desert sweet potatoes that may affect the world structure, Qin Ke naturally does not want to make extraneous matters and risk leaking secrets by using others.

device of.

Qin Ke briefly asked Ning Qingyun's opinion, and Ning Qingyun had the same view, so Qin Ke responded to an email, agreed to the procurement budget, and copied it to Zhou Shutao, asking Zhou Shutao to arrange procurement negotiations.

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——All computers in Qing Ning Technology Company are now installed with the original Qing Ning operating system developed by Qin Ke. Internal communication is through a special VPN encrypted line. Even the email system was developed by Qin Ke. Every email requires Retina.

/ Voiceprint authentication confirms the identity before sending, and Weiguang provides security protection throughout the process. It is basically the world's top security level. There is no need to worry about being invaded, fake identities, or data leakage.

But after all, it involved the flow of nearly 100 million yuan. After Qin Ke sent the email, he still called Zhou Shutao to inform him of the task.

Zhou Shutao said that he would contact Wei Xueming immediately to follow up on the matter, and reminded that the list indicated that most of the equipment must be imported, which would involve many customs clearance procedures. It is estimated that it will take about a year for everything to finally arrive and be installed.

Qin Ke frowned. He couldn't wait so long. After thinking for a while, he remembered someone and called Zhai Shou'an, the president of the Xiaguo Biological Society.

Fu and Qin Ke, who participated in the four science Olympiads in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology in high school and performed particularly well, are very familiar with the presidents of the organizing committees of the four subject Olympiads.

The Olympiad Organizing Committee and the Society are actually two brands and one team. The president of the Xia Guo Biology Olympiad Organizing Committee and the president of the Xia Guo Biological Society are naturally the same person.

After Qin Ke came to the capital to study, he also took Ning Qingyun to visit President Zhai.

President Zhai also has another identity, that is, he is the student of Ning Qingyun's grandmother, Chu Mimei, and is also one of the important connections of the Ning family in the academic world.

President Zhai was naturally extremely enthusiastic about Qin Ke, a famous scholar and future son-in-law of the Ning family. After hearing what Qin Ke meant on the phone, he said cheerfully:

"No problem. The country now strongly supports the import of high-tech equipment, and there are also relevant preferential tax policies. Our Biological Society only imported a batch of equipment last year, and we are very familiar with the process. I will arrange a secretary to assist you, and

Say hello to key nodes and ensure that your laboratory will be equipped with new equipment within half a year."

Qin Ke also didn't expect that he could shorten the procurement time by nearly half with just one phone call. He couldn't help but express his gratitude overjoyed: "Thank you, President Zhai!"

President Zhai said warmly: "Qin Ke, I heard that you and Qingjun recently founded the 'Computational Seedology'. I took a look at it. It is indeed very good. If I guess correctly, these devices of yours are intended to enhance the control of seeds."

Research at the DNA level, right? Hmm... At present, domestic research on this aspect is indeed not too in-depth, and experimental data are kept exclusively by major seed companies and cannot be disseminated. However, we do have a lot of research data on plant DNA in our hands.

, although it is not the same as seed DNA, it still has considerable reference value. If you need it, I will have someone engrave a disc and give you a copy."

Qin Ke was really overjoyed this time. This time he really couldn't find anything, and it took no effort to get it. The study of DNA is very important. The characteristics of different DNA fragments and experimental data are extremely important for perfecting "computational seed science".

meaning.

But as Chairman Zhai said, there are currently not many studies on seed DNA in China. Those who have conducted relatively in-depth research are all internal laboratories of several major seed industry groups. It is impossible to share these data and research results with him.

, this involves commercial secrets. In addition, some agricultural university research laboratories may also have relevant data, but they also have their own interests and may not be willing to share it.

Qin Ke's only reliance now is the "500 Research Documents on Hybrid Breeding" given by the system when upgrading the special branch technology "Hybrid Breeding", which contains about a hundred DNA-related materials, most of which are in foreign languages ​​and should be from abroad.

based on research results.

It's just that relying on these data alone is not enough to build a relatively complete system of computational seed science, so Qin Kecai thought about purchasing equipment to fill the gaps in his own research.

Now President Zhai can provide a large amount of plant DNA research information, which is undoubtedly a great supplement. It is of extremely important significance for studying the DNA differences of different plant species and the characteristics of the species. It can also play a great role in improving computational seed science.

the promotion effect.

"Thank you so much! But can you give us this information? Will it cause you any trouble?"

President Zhai felt very comfortable when he saw that Qin Ke was so considerate of him. He smiled and said:

"We are a biological society, not an industry organization like the Seed Industry Association. We are an academic group organization with the purpose of promoting the exchange of academic results and promoting the development of biotechnology. These materials are mainly compiled from several academic journals under our name.

All of them have been published publicly and are open to major universities for review. It will not be a problem to give you a copy. Just add a letter of authorization issued by the society. This can also be regarded as the "Computational Seed Science" that our society has created.

Make a contribution to this emerging biological discipline."

President Zhai spoke lightly, but Qin Ke knew that even if he used the library system interface of Qingmu University to search the database of the Society of Biology, he might not be able to search for such complete information, and it would be even more expensive.

Countless energy is spent on searching and filtering, not to mention the actual use involving authorization issues.

I cannot forget the favor and support that President Zhai has given me now.

Qin Ke expressed his sincere thanks again and again, and said that if relevant theoretical books are published, he will definitely express his gratitude to the Society of Biology in the "Acknowledgments" section.

The call between the two ended in a relaxed and harmonious manner, and they agreed that the materials would be sent directly to Qingmu University by the secretary of the Biological Society as soon as possible.

"That's great. I didn't expect President Zhai to help so much." Ning Qingyun, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, raised the corners of her mouth and looked cheerful.

"To say the least, I have to thank grandma. This is because President Zhai took care of us more for grandma's sake." Qin Ke was indeed a little amazed at the Ning family's foundation and connections in academia, as well as the fact that grandpa Ning gave him the

The weight of that little yellowed book.

Without Grandma Chu Mimei's connections, even if President Zhai helped out because of his familiarity with Qin Ke, he would at most be able to solve the equipment import issue and not carefully consider the DNA research data.

thing.

This is the profound heritage of a centuries-old academic family!

Ning Qingyun pursed her lips and chuckled: "Isn't it just for the sake of Qin Shen, who has a bright future?"

"Hey, Jun'er has learned to tease her husband now? Haven't you kissed her yet today?" Qin Ke approached Ning Qingyun with a smile.

Ning Qingyun blushed and said weakly: "Stop making trouble..."

But the girl was still kissed hard on the face by Qin Ke. She gave Qin Ke a charming look with a mixture of joy and anger, and then said: "With this information, we will have a lot of time to perfect the theory of computational seed science."

shortened.”

Qin Ke is full of confidence: "Our new equipment will be ready for use in half a year, and we can fill in the gaps in research data by then. It is estimated that the day our new desert sweet potato is cultivated will be when we publish "Computational Seedology"

."

Whether it is the desert sweet potato project or computational seed science, they are all topics that will greatly improve the future of mankind. When they think about what will happen after the release of these research results, both of them feel very motivated.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Qin Ke got up and opened the door and found that it was Director Xiang Shouqian of the Department of Biology who came to visit the two of them.

After the greetings, Director Xiang told Qin Ke and Qin Ke about the proposals he had discussed with the school leaders and the school leaders’ opinions, and then asked with hope: "Qin Ke, Ning Qingyun, what do you think about this common problem?"

What about the proposal to form a ‘Computational Seed Science Discipline Improvement Team’?”

His attitude is not condescending at all, and can even be said to be approachable.

Now the school has issued a document, officially appointing Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun as associate researchers, which is equivalent to the title of associate professor. Associate professors who are not twenty years old and are still in their sophomore year are unique in China.

This shows that the school attaches great importance to these two people. Their future development prospects are limitless. Moreover, with the academic status of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun having won two international awards, they are indeed worthy of being regarded as professor-level existences.

Qin Ke's mind suddenly changed. He knew Professor Xia Yonghua and Professor Wei Endong from the Department of Biology and had taken elective courses from these two professors. These were indeed two highly respected old professors and both were good people. But because of this, if

In forming such a joint team, it is difficult for Qin Ke to really have the right to speak, and the requirement of the system task is that he must be widely recognized by the academic community as the father of "computational seed science".

Moreover, Professor Xia Yonghua and Professor Wei Endong are not studying the direction of seed DNA, but the direction of plant cells and plant DNA. Qin Ke can get this massive amount of information from the Society of Biology tomorrow. It is really unnecessary.

This is unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Qin Ke politely declined: "Thank you very much for Director Xiang's concern and support, but our current energy on computational seed science is limited, and the teams of the two professors are both research teams in national laboratories.

The task is heavy, and we are really embarrassed to trouble them. However, if our computational seed science is developed and improved in the future, we are willing to authorize the Department of Biology to offer brand courses free of charge as a support and reward for our alma mater."

Director Xiang was a little disappointed when he heard Qin Ke declined, but when he heard what Qin Ke said next, he immediately became excited.

In fact, he threw out Professor Xia Yonghua and Professor Wei Endong, two industry veterans, with the ultimate goal of hoping that Qin Ke would agree to establish this brand course in the future, which would be of great significance for improving the status of the Biology Department of Qingmu University in the academic world.

Now that Qin Ke has agreed without hesitation, he does not have to persuade Professor Xia Yonghua and Professor Wei Endong to become the assistants of the two young people. This is undoubtedly the most perfect result.

Director Xiang shook hands with Qin Ke vigorously: "Qin Ke, I will report your great ambition and support to the school and the Department of Biology to the school leaders. I am also here to express my opinion. You two will need it in the future.

The Biology Department is here to help, just ask and we will do our best!”

As the head of a department, Director Xiang’s words of heft and sincerity are extremely sufficient.

After seeing off Director Xiang, Qin Ke was in a good mood. This was actually a win-win outcome. If Qin Ke wanted to complete the system tasks, he really needed Qingmu University to promote computational seed science to expand its influence.

…

The severe cold in winter continues, and the north is covered with ice and snow. Fortunately, the temperature will not continue to drop. According to the forecast of the meteorological department, this cold wave will end in mid-to-late January.

The abnormal weather did not affect Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun's study, life and research in the ivory tower, except that the electricity bill of the lime plant cultivation laboratory skyrocketed.

As the calendar pages turned, Christmas Eve was coming, which was also Qin Ke's twentieth birthday. But just before Qin Ke's birthday, something unexpected happened.
Chapter completed!