Chapter 123: Forcing onto Liangshan

  Liang Sanping suddenly realized that this was the counterattack of Wan Hong Corporation! It must be them and those professors from Waseda University who came up with this result after researching.

  It's very simple, currently low-toxic pesticides are temporarily unable to be produced in China. Japan has small-scale production, but the price is still very high. Liang Sanping also cannot directly purchase it.

  At the same time, Wan Hong was also stuck on the contract issue. Either Liang Sanping had to pay a large sum of money or he had to buy pesticides from them and let them make some profit. Of course, there was also a third option.

  It's just what Da Dao said, pushing the funds to the next contract. Wan Hong will definitely not let Liang Sanping escape this disaster so easily, and wants to return the funds to the next contract.

  So Liang Sanping must pay the price. This price will not be less than the remaining money after buying Japanese pesticides. In short, no matter which path Liang Sanping chooses, he will eventually have to be peeled off by the Japanese.

  This is the advantage of technology, and this is the power of technology! Waseda University's Miyakawa Tomoka felt an indescribable sense of emotion, looking at the silent technical personnel from Huanan Institute, she felt a kind of sympathy.

  These colleagues must be extremely indignant and helpless now!!! Their research in the rubber field is commendable, but unfortunately their country does not have so much funds to invest in letting them study pesticides.

  So Japan has always been ahead of China in the chemical industry. Just this alone is enough to make Miyakawa Yuka proud and blackmail Liang Sanping.

  Because they thought that even if Liang Sanping was unwilling, he could only accept their blackmail. Among these conditions, Liang Sanping had to agree to one of them.

  The technicians of the two academies in South China were flushed with anger at the Japanese, but there was nothing they could do. The current technical conditions in the country are already like that, and even fertilizers cannot be self-sufficient. They need to be imported from Japan in large quantities, not to mention pesticides.

  "Mr. Oshima, Professor Miyagawa, did you have to make it this way?!" Liang Sanping asked with a smile after a moment of silence.

  Oshima looked at Liang Sanping's smile, and his heart tightened involuntarily. He knew that Liang Sanping was absolutely not a pushover. If things got out of hand, Bayong Corporation might not be a match for him.

  But thinking of the contract signed by both parties now, Oshima is also full of confidence. It is impossible for China to easily tear up the contract, and now only Japan is cooperating with China on a large project.

  As for the US side, there is no large-scale entry into the Chinese market for the time being. At the same time, China's reform has just begun. Many enterprises are in a wait-and-see stage, and if the contract is torn apart at this time, it will be more harmful than beneficial to China.

  Moreover, China's high-level officials would definitely be unwilling to see Liang Sanping tear up the contract. For China's reform policy, it would be a huge blow to credibility.

  The Chinese side cannot allow such a thing to happen. If it happens, the impact on Liang Sanping will also be huge. Therefore, Wan Hong Corporation feels that Liang Sanping has no way to fight back this time after in-depth research.

  "Li, San, we're not trying to make things difficult for you. But we need to consider the company's losses." However, Oshima smiled and said to Li Sanping: "We are responsible to the board of directors, and the company's performance also needs to be evaluated..."

  "Our government cannot allow those agricultural products with excessive pesticide residues to appear in our market. And it's also clearly written in our contract that once we find out the pesticide residues exceed the standard, we have the right to reject them and request compensation..."

  Oshima immediately rattled off a whole bunch of reasons, but in the end it all boiled down to the fact that this matter was no longer something they could decide on their own. It involved the fundamental interests of Wan Hong Corporation, and we had a contract between us.

  After all, we are doing things in accordance with the contract. Moreover, the prepaid payment has already been paid to you. This is also in accordance with the contract. It's impossible that now you have a problem and we need to take responsibility for it?!

  The technicians present were all silent at his words. Indeed, Bao Ting's approach this time had led to an error that left them speechless. After all, it was indeed Bao Ting's fault.

  But Wan Hong Co., Ltd. was furious when it opened its mouth like a lion.

  "If it's according to the agreement, then you, Liang Sang, need to compensate us for the loss of $3 million in prepaid funds. And if we are entrusted to purchase low-toxic pesticides, our company estimates that it will cost around $800,000..."

  Liang Sanping's face suddenly fell when he heard the words, $800,000?! Why don't you just rob it?! And looking at the expressions of Da Dao and others, Liang Sanping knew that if he went to buy it himself.

  So, on the issue of pesticide residues, we will still encounter difficulties from Waseda University. Currently, Japan's low-toxic agriculture is only relatively low-toxic. The appearance of truly low-toxic pesticides will take a long time.

  If Liang Sanping really bought those pesticides on his own, the test by Waseda University would not have passed. On the contrary, if Liang Sanping purchased those low-toxicity pesticides through Wan Hong Corporation.

  In the detection of pesticide residues, professors at Waseda University will naturally relax. In this regard, Wan Hong Corporation will naturally go to block the loopholes.

  Don't think that such a thing has never happened in Japan. In fact, the famous poisonous milk powder incident in Japan, also known as the "Morinaga" incident, had this problem.

  When the incident broke out and could not be suppressed, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, which was in charge of food safety, selected experts to form two expert groups: the Nishizawa Committee, which was responsible for medical issues, and the Five-Person Committee, which was responsible for compensation issues.

  This seemingly fair third-party investigation organization was funded by the "Japan Dairy Products Association", and Morinaga is a core member of the association. Under Morinaga's intervention, the two investigation teams concluded after 3 months that "there is no need to establish special diagnostic criteria" and "no need to worry about sequelae".

  At the repeated insistence of the parents of the victims, from June to September 1956, the Okayama Prefectural Government assisted in conducting thorough medical examinations on 1,500 Minamata disease-affected children in Okayama Prefecture. The unanimous opinion of six medical specialists from the Japan Pediatric Society was that "there is no need to worry about aftereffects".

  The conclusions of these medical authorities, like a verdict, have become the guiding principle for hospital doctors, and the media can only take this as the standard, choosing to collectively remain silent, and the complaint letters from the parents of the victimized children are no longer published.

  In addition, parents of victimized children who sought civil action also suffered defeat, with the District Court ruling in 1963 that Morinaga was "not guilty".

  If it weren't for the subsequent outbreak of the "Thalidomide" incident, which caused many pregnant women in Japan to give birth to deformed children after taking this sleeping pill. As a result, Okayama Prefecture was forced to establish the "Okayama Pharmaceutical Harm Countermeasures Association", perhaps the Japanese poisonous milk powder incident would never have seen the light of day.

  On this kind of issue, everyone has already formed a tacit understanding. However, the Taiwanese are smarter than the Japanese, they will learn from professors at Waseda University that these pesticide residues are much less than those in vegetables grown in Japan.

  But even so, they can still use this as a reason to force Liang Sanping to buy pesticides from them. In this way, with one business deal with Liang Sanping, they can make two profits. This is very cost-effective.

  As for Liang Sanping's counterattack, they don't care. What Bayong Corporation and Liang Sanping signed is a three-year acquisition agreement. This year is just the first year.

  At the same time, Wan Hong Corporation would not simply sell Liang Sanping's vegetables honestly. They have formulated a marketing strategy and will quietly paste Wan Hong's logo on the packaging of those vegetables.

  "I think we have other options..." But then Liang San calmly listened to Oshima's statement and smiled slightly, saying in a low voice: "That is---we take on this responsibility ourselves!"

  "What?! Liang San, this is no laughing matter. I ask you to consider it carefully." But then Oshima's face changed and he said to Liang Sanping: "If you produce vegetables with excessive pesticide residues, we have the right to refuse to purchase them according to the contract. At the same time, you will also need to compensate us for our losses!"

  At this time, Miyagawa also looked at Liang Sanping and said word by word: "Young man, I advise you to think carefully. Don't rush to conclusions so easily, just because your country's current technology can't produce low-toxic pesticides."

  "If you insist on doing so, it is likely that a huge compensation will be caused." After a pause, Miyakawa said, "This is not what we want to see."

  What you want to see is me bowing my head honestly and letting you slaughter me like a fat sheep. Liang Sanping sneered in his heart, of course, he didn't show it on the surface at all.

  "Of course, if we don't meet the requirements in the contract. Then we are willing to compensate Bayhong Corporation according to the contract, but in this regard I think we still have some confidence."

  But then Liang Sanping smiled slightly and said, "Since we signed a contract with Wan Hong Corporation to supply non-toxic green vegetables, we should strictly follow the contract. We will handle this matter ourselves..."

  After a pause, Liang Sanping looked at Oshima and others with a profound meaning: "Now Japan's low-toxic pesticides are probably just entering the substantive testing phase?! Wanting to form a practical product still requires time..."

  Oshima and Miyakawa's faces turned red upon hearing this, but they did not retort. Liang Sanping slowly stood up, taking the technical personnel from both houses with him as he left the conference room.

  The negotiation has lost its meaning, so let's just execute it. Originally, Liang Sanping still had some concerns about developing plant-based pesticides. But now the Japanese approach has forced him to choose direct research and development.