I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Online reports continued to ferment, and various clickbait articles emerged one after another, further exacerbating the public's emotional fluctuations.

"Exclusive revelation: the profit chain behind Chairman Kosuke Saeki, the shocking secrets behind the high-priced imported food!"

The report detailed a series of unconfirmed "evidence", suggesting that there was an improper transfer of benefits between Kosuke Saeki and foreign companies, resulting in unfair competition in the island nation's agricultural products market.

"People are angry! The head of the Agricultural Association ignores the livelihoods of local farmers and pushes for high-priced imported food. Where is the future of the island nation's agriculture?"

The article used inflammatory language to describe the so-called devastating blow that Kosuke Saeki's decision had on the island nation's agriculture, and called on the government to intervene in the investigation and protect local agriculture from external shocks.

Comments from netizens are also varied.

"People like Kosuke Saeki should step down! He is making fun of the dining tables of our island people!"

"As the head of the Agricultural Association, he does not make progress, but instead introduces high-priced food. Isn't this clearly harming the people? I strongly demand a thorough investigation!"

"Genetically modified food? Isn't this playing tricks on our health? Kosuke Saeki must be held accountable for this!"

"I think there must be something fishy going on here. How could the president of the Agricultural Association make such a stupid decision? There must be some unspeakable secret behind this!"

"Support local agriculture and reject high-priced imports! Saeki Kosuke, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Although these reports and comments were emotional, most of them lacked in-depth investigation and objective analysis, resulting in a public opinion field filled with personal attacks on Kosuke Saeki and distrust of imported food.

"Kousuke, you've seen it too. Now the Agricultural Cooperative has been pushed to the forefront. If it does not terminate the cooperation with your son-in-law, it will be criticized by people all over the island in the future." The bald man who had talked with Kosuke Saeki the day before yesterday appeared in the office again.

The bald man is called Saeki Kamajū, and he is the chairman of the Agricultural Cooperative Supervisory Committee. He is similar to his name, "Kama" symbolizes the sickle for harvesting rice, and "Ji" implies the ambition to rule the agricultural order.

In the agricultural cooperative, Saeki Kamaharu still has a very high status.

"Kamaji, don't try to play tricks on me. I know without a doubt that you were the one who released the news online. You and that fat guy from the day before yesterday are in cahoots with each other!"

"Don't throw mud at me. It's obviously you who did something wrong. Some things can't be hidden forever. I don't think there's anything wrong with what the media said. There are so many partners for you to choose from, but you had to choose your son-in-law's company..."

"You are the running dog of ABCD! I tell you, once their products are allowed to enter the island country market, the consequences will be disastrous. The island country's factories in the future will also be controlled by them. Without competitors, food prices will skyrocket. Do you think that with the relationship between the island country officials and the United States, they can control these things?" Kousuke Saeki grabbed Kamaharu Saeki's collar and shouted excitedly.

"You think too much. The island countries play an important role in Asia. Americans will not let the island people go hungry."

"Idiot! Of course they won't let us starve, but will keep raising the prices to squeeze us, so that everyone's daily earnings are only enough to maintain food rations, and there's no point in talking about other consumption. Then the entire economy will decline, and then the United States will make a deal with the island country's officials to lower food prices through other means... Also, there must be something wrong with the food provided by ABCD!"

"Hmph, ABCD are here to help us. Is it right for you to cooperate with China? How do you know that the son-in-law was not sent by the other party to disrupt the island country's agricultural market? What rights do you have to say that America is not good?" Saeki Kamajui also stood up, and the two grabbed each other's collars.

"I don't want to talk to you about this, you're so stubborn." After more than ten minutes, both of them were tired of talking. After letting go of each other, Kosuke Saeki sat down on the sofa.

"I think you are the stubborn one. Just wait to be scolded to death by people all over the island!" Saeki Kamji said this and slammed the door and left.

The office was quiet at this time, and the only sound that could be heard was Kosuke Saeki's heavy breathing.

After a long time, he stood up, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

Tokyo, in a research institute under the Agricultural Cooperative Association.

Under the cold white light of the laboratory, the square watermelons displayed on the stainless steel workbench reflect an inorganic luster.

"Hey, is this the famous square watermelon of the island country?" Chen Xi stared at the oddly shaped green fruit in front of him and made a clicking sound.

The scientist at the side pushed up his reflective glasses and pointed to the computer screen next to him: "Please look, watermelon will enter the plastic window during the third week of embryo sac differentiation. This is the CRY-3 stress-resistant promoter extracted from deep-sea barophiles last year, combined with several tons of mold directional pressure..."

Speaking of the island country's square watermelons, their planting techniques, market positioning and their luxury attributes together constitute their unique "abnormal economic value".

西瓜在第3周膨大期（直径8cm）被套入5mm厚聚合物立方模具，通过48个透气孔监测压强变化。施加17-23psi的持续侧向力，触发植物机械应力响应基因，以牺牲薄壁细胞结构换取形状规整。

Forced deformation causes ethylene release to be 32% higher than natural growth, and the distortion of sugar transport channels causes local lignification, forming a high-density flesh texture (hardness reaches 6.8kg/cm, 2.3 times that of ordinary watermelons), at the cost of a 39% drop in juice content.

Chen Xi still remembers that when he visited an exhibition in Russia in his previous life, he saw a square watermelon being sold for nearly $1000.

It’s simply off the mark!

This product is a luxury product created based on the pricing model of consumer psychology.

Only 17% of square watermelons pass the test, and 36% are deformed and scrapped due to mold pressure, which means that the product is scarce.

The cube destroys the fruit biological prototype, triggering consumers' pleasure of cognitive subversion.

Off-season supply matches the gifts of the rich in the Middle East and can be sold at sky-high prices!
The media once revealed that 1% of the nearly 2000 square watermelons exported each year were never eaten, but were used as hotel lobby displays or social media shooting props.

This practice of alienating crops into spatial installation art reflects the trend of defunctionalization of food in post-industrial society.

What’s funny is that, since it’s used as a decoration, why not just buy a model to save money?
Chen Xi poked the dent in the watermelon with his finger and turned to look at the scientist: "When you torture plants, can you hear their screams?"

The scientist was also humorous. He turned the watermelon over to reveal the laser-engraved number and barcode on the base: "Even cell division needs barcode management. The tentacles of capitalism have penetrated into the chloroplasts. Do we still need to care about the screams of plants?"

"Hahaha!" Chen Xi laughed when he heard that.

He originally thought that scientists were quite rigid, but he didn't expect this guy to be able to joke.

Saori stroked the edges of the cube with her fingertips and said, "It's very beautiful. Putting it in a convenience store freezer can save nearly half the space. I heard it can also reduce transportation losses?"

Chen Xi couldn't quite understand women's consumption concepts and covered his forehead with his hands speechlessly.

In addition to the square watermelon, Chen Xi was surprised by the various strange agricultural products he saw next. The heart-shaped watermelon was molded using a medical-grade silicone mold. Directional pressure was applied when the fruit diameter was 12 cm to activate the expression of the WSGTL2 gene and induce asymmetric growth of the left and right ventricles. It is mainly used in the wedding industry. The sugar content of the fruit pulp is 17% lower than that of ordinary watermelons, and it can be turned into a permanent flower ornamental prop.

Black pineapple, which is said to be sold for 72 Sakura coins, is irradiated with UVB for 320 hours, and the anthocyanin concentration in the epidermis is increased to 100mg/4g (common pineapple only has 2.1mg), forming a carbon black cuticle. The lactic acid content in the flesh exceeds the standard by times, and can be used as a base for soaking in spirits.

Cube carrots are sold at 2000 Sakura coins. 3D printed hydroponic tanks are used to precisely control the growth vector of the rhizome, with the error of each edge length ≤ 0.3mm. This avoids the 27% cutting loss of traditional carrots and can be stacked as a spatial device component for Kaiseki cuisine.

Prismatic eggplant, a special offer for high-end restaurants, costs 4000 Sakura coins per piece. 4 micro-prism structures per square centimeter are laser engraved on the surface of the fruit, and the refractive index is increased to 200. When sashimi is served on a plate, a neon halo is produced, and the cellulose on the surface is crystallized, and the shelf life in the refrigerator is extended to 1.73 days.

Golden Hiiragi is the most expensive item among all the other items, and one plant costs 40 Sakura coins.

Inserting the carotenoid synthesis pathway of marine sphingolipids makes the peel gold pigment content reach 19mg/g. This thing is not for eating, but for extracting pigments to make gold foil documents for the enthronement of the island country's royal family. After freezing the whole branch, it can also be used as a lucky charm to attract wealth.

With the introduction of the scientist, Chen Xi finally understood it.

The main consumer group of these distorted agricultural products is actually women. Considering the attitude that Saori showed when she saw the square watermelon just now, he knew why.

This is just like his mother Chen Caiyue. When buying something, she looks at the appearance first and never considers the cost-effectiveness.

Chen Xi came here to visit today thanks to Kosuke Saeki. They talked about the sky garden project a few days ago.

Kosuke Saeki analyzed that planting ordinary fruits and vegetables on the roof would most likely result in a loss. If the sky garden project was used to produce deformed agricultural products, the possibility of profit would be greatly increased.

The island nation's deformed agriculture is also called symbolic agriculture, which means that their sky garden project is preparing to transform from functional agriculture to symbolic agriculture.

Chen Xi discussed his idea with the scientist, who tilted his head and thought for a moment before giving the answer: "As far as the load problem is concerned, the planting of square watermelons requires molds, soil and hydraulic systems. However, the load-bearing standard for the top floor of an office building is usually only 300kg/m. This means that if you plan to densely plant 6 watermelons per square meter, the safety margin of the overall structure will approach the limit, or even exceed the limit. This situation will bring extremely high safety risks in large-scale promotion.

The peak CO concentration on the rooftops of cities can reach 600ppm at night, forcing the anthocyanin synthesis of heart-shaped watermelons to drop by 42% and blurring the skin texture. A carbon capture system needs to be added, and the cost will increase by 5000 Sakura coins/㎡/year).

According to previous data, when the production radius of square watermelons is less than a certain level, consumers’ willingness to pay decreases…

The most important thing is that the products are grown in office buildings, so consumers are unlikely to pay a high price for them, because people want to eat pure, natural fruits grown in farms..."

Chen Xi looked at the scientist in surprise. Not only could this guy tell jokes, he also understood market analysis. He was truly an all-rounder.

It seems that there are many talented people in the island country!

But this person obviously doesn't understand China's business practices.

in the country, there are many origins of hairy crabs, but the most famous is the Yangcheng Lake hairy crab.

The entire production of Yangcheng Lake crabs is very limited, but consumers can buy countless Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in the market every year.

In fact, ninety-nine percent of what they bought were bathed crabs, that is, crabs from other places were soaked in the water of Yangcheng Lake, and finally these crabs became the famous Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Of course, this approach cannot be used abroad, otherwise it will be accused of false advertising.

But Chen Xi can use another way to increase the selling price of watermelons and make consumers accept the products of the Sky Garden, which is the so-called packaging.

For example, their watermelons are irrigated with snow water from Hokkaido.

Or they set up a holographic projector to render the rooftop water tank, claiming that it uses a vertical glacier model filtration system from Mount Fuji, where each liter of water is filtered through 17 layers of basalt quartz, and the flow rate is precisely controlled at 0.17m/s to maintain the water's memory function. The limited edition planting report comes with a tritium content test value in the water, which is actually no different from municipal water.

The watermelon seeds were put into titanium-plated capsules and placed on the 345-meter observation platform of Tokyo Skytree for exposure to the sun for 72 hours. The actual radiation level was extremely low, and it was falsely claimed that this location simulated the low-Earth orbit environment and could induce CRY gene mutations to improve stress resistance.

The Japanese also believe in Buddhism, so they can install a drip irrigation system with micro speakers, play the Japanese version of the Great Compassion Mantra in a loop at a frequency of 437Hz, and advertise that studies have shown that this frequency band can change the permeability of plant cell membranes, and then provide a report from the University of Tokyo titled "Zen Crops Increase Electrolyte Activity by 28%", and invite a few Japanese experts to create momentum. This has suddenly become a so-called Buddhist consecration product.

Think about it, the Japanese can even sell salt-free soup spoons, so his sky garden can also be successful.

Of course, I can't say these things today. I have to ask Kosuke Saeki what he thinks after I go back. I don't know what the laws of the island country are like. I'd better not lose everything.

While the two were still touring the research institute, the Internet and the outside media had changed.

In the morning, Kosuke Saeki was still being wildly despised, but in the afternoon, major media reported that the American ABCD Group bribed members of the agricultural cooperative and tried to transport agricultural products to the island country through the channels of Chinese businessmen.

"Internal documents exposed! ABCD Group's genetically modified colonization plan: using a Chinese company as a disguise to infiltrate the island nation's dining tables."

According to reports, ABCD Group signed a memorandum of cooperation for the "Dawn Project" with a certain company: in the first phase, several Chinese trading companies dumped genetically modified soybean oil (code GX-41) at 32% below the market price, with a glyphosate residue of 0.8ppm (the island country standard limit is 0.05ppm). The contract came with a "gene silencing clause": after two years, a seed patent fee system will be installed compulsorily, and corn growers will have to pay a patent fee of 17 Sakura coins per hectare. Simulation data from the School of Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, showed that continuous intake of genetically modified rice containing RNA interference fragments will reduce the activity of β-glucosidase in children's intestinal flora by 69%.

"Shocking discovery! ABCD wheat contains suicide gene".

The technical data of "Terminator V" disclosed in the document shows that the germination rate of the second-generation seeds of genetically modified wheat carrying the gametophyte-specific promoter TA29+Barnase gene is only 3.7%, and farmers will be forced to buy seeds again every year. What is more terrifying is that this gene caused apoptosis of testicular supporting cells in primate experiments, and the crystal concentration of crab-eating monkeys dropped by 6% within 82 months.

Netizens are always afraid of chaos in the world, and the pressure of life makes them like to rant on the Internet.

Soon, the campaign shifted from attacking Kosuke Saeki in the morning to attacking the ABCD Group.

"These genetically modified monsters are contaminating our rice fields! Three cases of genetically modified rice pollen spread have been discovered in Yamagata Prefecture, and the chalkiness rate of traditional Koshihikari rice has soared from 3% to 12%! The ABCD lackeys are the ones who should commit seppuku to apologize!"

"I decoded the QR code on the ABCD packaging bag. The devil's number is hidden inside! Compound 666 will bind to mitochondrial DNA, turning the descendants of the islanders into unthinking worker ants!"

"They secretly buried signal transmitters in the cornfields and used 2.4GHz electromagnetic waves to rewrite the genes of organisms! Our Saitama resistance army has destroyed 87 devices with special instruments!"

News 24-hour topic list:
ABCD Plan to End the Family Lineage
China Trade Company Disguise Path
Genetically modified foods and infertility research

Kosuke Saeki's Chinese Son-in-Law

Two or Three Things about the Pearl of the Saeki Family and the True Dragon of China (End of this Chapter)