Chapter 2139 Discussion Forum

"At the same time, let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Fusheng. I have just joined the National Economic Think Tank. I am honored to sit together with all the experts and scholars and appreciate the elegance of Taishan Beidou."

Liu Fusheng said this very appropriately. After he finished speaking, his eyes fell on Zhao Lin's face and he asked with a smile, "Excuse me, who is this leader?"

From the beginning to the end, Liu Fusheng used the word "leader" to refer to Zhao Lin, which was obviously putting Zhao Lin in trouble. Everyone present was an outstanding figure in the academic community. If you don't have a leadership status and still make such a big fuss, it would be a bit shameless.

Where have these experts and scholars seen such a method? For a moment, they were all a little confused.

Zhao Lin's face also looked very ugly. If these things were exposed by Liu Fusheng and spread out, he would definitely be disgraced.

Fortunately, someone in his camp reacted quickly.

"Comrade Xiao Liu, this is your first time attending a meeting, so you don't know much about the situation. Let me introduce you to Professor Zhao Lin, a well-known international relations expert with multiple professor and doctoral degrees."

Zhao Lin found that someone was giving him a way out, so he straightened his back and looked at Liu Fusheng.

After listening to this, Liu Fusheng said in bewilderment: "Professor Lin? I haven't heard of you. Sorry, Professor Lin, I don't know much. You must be very famous and have made outstanding contributions to the country and the people, right? So many seniors treat you with such courtesy. You must be an unparalleled national scholar."

Liu Fusheng's words made everyone around him speechless.

The four words "unparalleled patriot" are too heavy, not everyone can bear them.

Including Zhao Lin, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is just an expert who talks big and cheats people. No one dares to respond to such words, otherwise, he will be condemned by the academic community.

What's even worse is that Liu Fusheng even pronounced his last name wrong.

Zhao Lin said with a dark face: "Young man, my last name is Zhao, not Lin. My name is Zhao Lin."

Liu Fusheng suddenly realized, "Oh, sorry, I said it wrong. You haven't made any great contributions or achievements. Otherwise, the friend who introduced you just now should have directly mentioned your contributions, right?"

As he spoke, Liu Fusheng looked at the person who had just introduced Zhao Lin. The person immediately shrank his neck and looked away.

Liu Fusheng's eyes moved around, and all the scholars on Zhao Lin's side who were targeted by him lowered their heads, fearing that Liu Fusheng would ask them what outstanding contributions Zhao Lin had made and what scientific research achievements he had achieved.

Zhao Lin stood there, his face changed as he was angry at Liu Fu.

There was not a single fool among the experts and scholars present. They all noticed that the new young man was slapping Professor Zhao in the face.

Professor Wang, Wang Weiyong and others all had smiles on their faces. They did not expect that Liu Fusheng was so aggressive that he gave Zhao Lin a warning before the discussion even started.

The official representative on the rostrum finally came out to smooth things over.

"Professor Zhao, Comrade Liu, the meeting is about to start. Let's talk about the pleasantries after the meeting. Professor Zhao, please take a seat and let's officially start the discussion."

Zhao Lin glared at Liu Fusheng fiercely, then sat back in his seat with his face still flushed.

He was not in a good mood. He had already made an appointment with Mr. Tang to meet last night, but the Tang family suddenly changed their mind and said that the old man had something to do, so the party was temporarily cancelled.

Afterwards, Zhao Lin found out that a deputy minister who had a good relationship with Mr. Tang was suddenly arrested by the Ministry of Public Security. Mr. Tang helped to sort out the relationship and the party was temporarily cancelled, but Zhao Lin still felt uncomfortable.

In addition, today, as soon as he entered the meeting room, Liu Fusheng caught him in a flaw and slapped him in the face in public, which made Zhao Lin feel even more upset. Is it an unlucky day and will he encounter something bad?

But no matter what, Zhao Lin must gain the upper hand in this discussion, because this is his capital to make friends with Mr. Tang.

On the rostrum, the official representative said in a deep voice: "At the last meeting, the experts analyzed and discussed the current grain situation in our country and concluded that our grain reserves are relatively abundant. However, even so, facing the joint purchase of the four major grain traders, we are still full of pressure."

"I would like to ask everyone, do you have any new views on this issue today, or have you found any new data to support it?"

The experts on the scene had different thoughts. In fact, the final result of the last discussion was not clear. It was just that Zhao Lin's voice was louder and they all spoke negatively about the reserve grain, so their opinions became the result.

Today, agricultural expert Academician Li Zhaolin first said: "According to official data, our country's grain reserves are enough to support the entire nation's expenses for a whole year. This is a very impressive number. I think that not only the four major international grain traders, but even the eight major grain traders, do not have the ability to take away all our grain."

Zhao Lin, who was standing next to him, grabbed the microphone and said, "Old Li, you are misleading. Our country does have a lot of grain reserves, but you don't know how much capital the international grain traders have. With the investment of capital, grain prices will surely continue to rise. Even if they cannot take away all the grain reserves, the money in the pockets of ordinary people may not be enough to buy grain!"

He looked around and said with some complacency: "I have detailed data here, all from official support, but you just rely on your imagination and look down on the four major grain traders subjectively. You can't do this."

Academician Li Zhaolin's face darkened and he said, "Professor Zhao, I think you are the one who stole the concept. Our country has grain reserves for more than one billion people. What capital in the world can eat up all of this?"

Zhao Lin shook his head and said, "Don't ask me. I won't answer your guesses. My principle has always been to seek truth from facts and speak with data. Without sufficient data, I dare not speak rashly about the strength of international grain traders... However, you know the scale of our grain reserves. They may not be unaware of it. If they know it and dare to purchase it, they must have the corresponding capabilities."

"If you put the jobs of the entire nation on the line and compete with international grain traders, it's fine if you win, but what if you lose? Will the entire nation starve? If you affect social order and national development, can you afford this responsibility?"

"I……"

Li Zhaolin was speechless after hearing what he said. He couldn't just impulsively say that he dared to take responsibility. In fact, he couldn't take responsibility at all.

These academic experts are no match for Zhao Lin in terms of sophistry.

Seeing this, Liu Fusheng cleared his throat and said, "Excuse me, Professor Lin, let me say a few words."

When Zhao Lin was feeling proud, he heard the words "Professor Lin" and his face suddenly darkened. He turned around and glared at Liu Fusheng and said, "My last name is Zhao. Since you have such a bad memory, I think there is no need for you to participate in academic discussions."