The journalist lady asked puzzledly: "Generally speaking, don't you submit a patent application only when you have a finished product?"

"There is no such statement. Professor Qin and his colleagues are pursuing the invention patent category. After completing the application, acceptance, and preliminary review process, this kind of patent will enter a publication period that lasts up to three years. Within these three years, the final product report will be submitted and

Just apply for substantive examination. Many people who rush to register for patents go through the application process in advance. If the research is not successful by then, the worst result is to withdraw the application, wasting thousands and hundreds of yuan in application fees."

"You mean, you don't believe there is such a perfect desert sweet potato?"

"I didn't say that. Since Professor Qin dared to apply and give a special report, he should be quite sure that he can research it. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"Just from my professional point of view, I really can't think of any way he can cultivate such a unique desert sweet potato." Professor Gong Chengji said and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose:

"Yes, sweet potatoes are indeed highly adaptable, resistant to drought and alkali, and can also be grown in sandy soil. However, sweet potatoes like warmth and light and are not frost-tolerant. The suitable growth temperature is 22-30°C, and will grow when the temperature is lower than 15°C.

It has stopped growing. If it is lower than 8, it will wither directly. Moreover, it has requirements on the fertility and bonding degree of the land. If the desertification exceeds 30%, it is basically difficult for even pasture to grow, and it is even more impossible for sweet potatoes to grow. At present, the market

This is true for all varieties of sweet potatoes you can find online.”

Speaking of this, Gong Chengji's voice became a little firmer:

"Cross-breeding is about selecting the best from the best, not making something out of nothing. If neither parent has such characteristics, the new breed will not be possible unless a genetic mutation occurs! But how low is the probability of a genetic mutation? Even one in a thousand counts.

It’s very high. The probability of the most common gene burst is one in a million! The probability of these dozen characteristics appearing at the same time is one in a million raised to the 17th power! Can you imagine how low this probability is? Compared to

If you throw a piece of sand here, the probability that the sand will just fly around the planet along with all the monsoon winds and then return to your hand is even lower!"

The reporter lady complained in her mind that while the old guy said, "Professor Qin should be quite confident that he can develop it," he also clearly hinted that such a perfect sweet potato is theoretically impossible to develop.

Isn’t it okay to say it directly if you have something to say?

But I guess Professor Gong was afraid of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun’s high reputation in the academic and scientific research circles, so he didn’t dare to tell them directly, right?

As the reporter was thinking about it, he asked: "Did Professor Qin and his colleagues create the perfect desert sweet potato through cross-breeding of some extremely rare and unreleased varieties?"

Gong Chengji snorted: "You don't understand anything!"

The reporter lady couldn't help but complained in her heart again, I understand, I still need to ask you for advice? But she still said with a smile on her face: "Please give me advice."

"It takes an average of about 90 days from planting to producing fruit for a sweet potato. Even if it is cultivated in a greenhouse, it can only be cultivated about four times a year. According to my preliminary analysis, I want to achieve

The perfect desert sweet potato mentioned by Professor Qin must first assume that all parents meet the relevant conditions, and cross-breeding must be carried out for at least seventeen generations before it can be successful."

At this point, Gong Chengji began to speak faster and louder: "Even if some of the generations can be cross-bred at the same time, the cross-breeding of seventeen generations will take about two and a half years at the earliest.

And the premise is that the training plan must be completely correct. But is this possible?"

Gong Chengji waved his hand: "The first prerequisite is that parents with all the characteristics do not exist in the first place, let alone the follow-up. Moreover, the actual test time cost of cross-breeding is very high. I have spent thirty-five years in my life.

Only five representative types of sweet potatoes have been cultivated in a period of time, and it takes an average of seven years to successfully cultivate one type. Each type of sweet potato has only undergone cross-breeding for up to six generations!"

The journalist lady was so overwhelmed by his momentum that she barely managed to keep her composure and said, "Could it be that Professor Qin and the others used the original "Computational Seed Science"? They proposed this subject more than two years ago.

Yes, it is said that the correct training method can be deduced through DNA research and mathematical modeling.

education program, which greatly saves time and cost.”

Gong Chengji nodded and said: "I have never doubted their mathematical ability. I also listened to the report they gave on "Computational Seed Science" at the scene. This is indeed an emerging discipline with great promise. If they understand the DNA of sweet potatoes,

The research has been very thorough, and the genetic code has been fully grasped, and if a sufficiently perfect "computational seed science" can be established, it is still possible to increase the probability of genetic mutation, and then cultivate this almost impossible "perfect desert"

Sweet potato"...but!"

Gong Chengji's tone dropped again: "It is no less difficult to establish and perfect a discipline from scratch than to establish a sect! Especially "computational seed science", which first requires massive research on the DNA of seeds to fully grasp their genetic genes.

Password, this is too difficult to do. Even with the support of a huge team, it may not succeed after ten or eight years of hard work."

As he spoke, Professor Gong opened his laptop and logged into the domestic academic literature data website and the large academic website arXiv to search. The websites both indicated that no papers related to "Computational Seed Science" were found.

"To be honest, I have always paid close attention to "computational seed science", and I also hope that they can continue to improve it and benefit the seed science community. I have led a team to try it, and after half a year of hard work, I have made no progress. I think if the world

If anyone can really establish it, it must be Professor Qin Ke and Professor Ning Qingyun."

Professor Gong’s tone was full of resentment and dissatisfaction: “But it’s a pity that they wasted their talent in biology and put all their energy into mathematics and physics! In the past two years, they have not written a single article

The paper on "Computational Seed Science" has not been published. Do you think that if they really succeeded in establishing a complete new subject, they could not publish a paper to promote it? Then what is the point of researching it? "

The reporter lady could only nod with a smile and said: "You are right."

Professor Gong sighed and said: "It's hard for me to believe that there is such a genius in the world who can achieve such dazzling results in mathematics and physics, and still have the energy to complete the systematic work of a new subject and develop a new method.

Brand new crops that are theoretically impossible!"

"Then why do you think they rushed to register this patent and held a special report meeting?"

Professor Gong shook his head and said: "I'm not them, how would I know? Maybe they want to deceive investment, or want to list their Qing Ning Technology? Recently I heard that their computer room is making large-scale purchases, with the amount exceeding 200 million.

Maybe it has something to do with it. Won’t we know if we go to the venue the day after tomorrow and listen to it?”

"Let me ask one last question, Professor Gong, what if they really succeeded in developing a perfect desert sweet potato with such characteristics?"

"We are engaged in scientific research. To be honest, we only believe in theories, not what-ifs. But if you have to answer me, then my answer is -" Professor Gong was silent for a while before replying: "They must have already

Truly perfect "computational seed science", and they will become the gods of biology who will usher in a new era!"

Professor Gong’s interview once again aroused great attention and controversy, and also made more and more people want to attend the special report meeting on July 23. Probably because the voice on the Internet was too high, the website of the Science and Technology Management Department and the scarf

Finally, a message was released:

"After consulting Professor Qin Ke and Professor Ning Qingjun, we are hereby notified as follows: The special report on "Computational Seed Science and "Perfect Desert Sweet Potato" will be held from 14:00 to 17:00 on July 23.

It will be broadcast simultaneously on all major online live broadcast platforms and science channels. We are hereby notified."

The Internet exploded again, and countless people rushed to tell each other and began to look forward to this report meeting.

…

While the seed science community, the botanical community, and even the entire Internet were talking about it, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were sitting in a new energy car driven by their assistant Fang Yongtang, returning from the airport in Beijing to their new home in Xingguang Mingyuan Community.

Ning Qingyun was a little tired after the long journey and several consecutive days of traveling.

The girl rested softly on Qin Ke's shoulder and seemed to have fallen asleep.

The long and delicate hair is scattered on Qin Ke's face and neck, slippery and itchy, and carries a familiar and pleasant fragrance like lime.

The smell made Qin Ke feel refreshed both physically and mentally, but also felt like he was being scratched by something, making him unable to sit still.

Qin Ke's physical fitness is much better than that of Ning Qingyun, and he is still very energetic at this time. However, there is an assistant Fang Yongtang driving in the front row, so it is impossible for him to do anything to Ning Qingyun. He thought for a while, quietly took out his mobile phone, opened the photo album,

There are photos he took of Ning Qingyun changing into various new clothes in a clothing store a few days ago, as well as photos secretly taken while playing in the water the day before yesterday.

Although Qin Ke's photography skills are not very good, and the photo was taken secretly, with the help of LV4's low light to correct the camera parameters, the overall effect is still very good.

For example, this candid photo of Ning Qingyun smiling happily in the swimming pool. The split colorful swimsuit shows off the girl's beautiful figure. Her pure black hair and white porcelain skin form a beautiful figure.

The sharp contrast and the dazzling light of the water waves in the sun make Ning Qingyun as moving as a fairy in the water.

Qin Kezheng was admiring it with gusto, when suddenly a slender white little finger stretched out, clicked on the delete button, and clicked OK to delete the photo.

As soon as Qin Ke turned around, he saw that Ning Qingyun had opened her red eyes at some point, and stared at him with a blushing face, as if she was accusing him of taking a candid photo.

"Don't delete it, I just took it for my own enjoyment." Qin Ke whispered.

Ning Qingyun blushed and shook her head: "No, what if word spreads out?"

Qin Ke was funny. There was a glimmer of light. How could someone steal this photo from his phone? And it was just a swimsuit photo. Celebrities took a lot of swimsuit photos... But Qin Ke rolled his eyes and teased her.

: "Then show me what you wear at home and I will delete them all."

"Rogue..." Ning Qingyun's face turned even redder.

"That's it." Qin Ke simply deleted all the photos he took secretly - the low light can be restored at any time anyway.

As soon as I finished deleting it, my phone rang. Vice-principal Gu Bojun called me. Of course, he was talking about the special report meeting on the 23rd.

"I said Qin Ke, you are not letting me calm down at all." Gu Bojun laughed and cursed: "Now the media is about to occupy the school, what do you think we should do?"

"Just let them go to the meeting venue tomorrow afternoon and listen."

"Not to mention this, what is going on with this perfect desert sweet potato and computational seed science? Why do you suddenly want to give this special report again?"

"It's what Uncle Yang meant." Qin Ke explained to Vice Principal Gu, and Principal Gu breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it was your Uncle Yang who decided it, it'll be fine. Next time there is such a surprise, you have to be prepared in advance.

Say hello to me, my heart can't stand too much stimulation."

After ending the call, Qin Ke thought for a moment and immediately dialed the number of Qing Ning Technology CEO Zhou Shutao: "Old Zhou, make arrangements immediately to have our subsidiary Qing Ning Security Service Co., Ltd. strengthen the security of the Qing Ning Plant Cultivation Laboratory.

Work, be careful to prevent anyone from sneaking in in various ways."

After Zhou Shutao accepted the order, Qin Ke called Wei Xueming, the head of the laboratory, and gave the same instructions.

He was just in case, and the security monitoring of Lime Plant Cultivation Laboratory is now complete. Artificial intelligence is used to monitor all images 24 hours a day. If there is any suspicious situation, the security personnel will be notified immediately.

Yes, the safety index is very high.

What's more, it's useless even if someone sneaks in. All the important experimental data is stored in the computer and has been encrypted with the new algorithm developed by Ning Qingyun. There is no fear of people copying it.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was noon on July 23, and there was still more than half an hour before 14:00. The venue for the special report was already crowded with people. In addition to the experts and professors who had received invitations, almost all the well-known media were here.

, long guns and short cannons were installed in the four corners of the venue, and reporters were everywhere to interview scholars and experts.

At 14:00, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun, dressed in formal suits, stood on the stage.
Chapter completed!