Chapter 84: Chapter 81: The Shield of Huaxia!
The proposal for ’Get Rid of Bugs’ survived only a few seconds before being mercilessly shot down by the three bosses.
Moreover, Academician Pan and the other two reached a common understanding:
From now on, all issues related to naming can directly exclude Xu Yun, the naming failure, and be ignored!
Then Tian Liangwei picked up his tea and took a sip, saying:
"Everyone, I have an idea. How about Yunchuang Technology? Yun from Xu Yun, Chuang from innovation, concise and clear."
Academician Pan, sitting nearby, thought for a few seconds and shook his head:
"Yunchuang Technology, that’s too generic. Sounds like one of those 20-square-meter computer stores on the street corner...
Personally, I suggest we avoid using the word Yun.
Firstly, the word Yun has been overused in recent years, and secondly, companies with Yun in their names now easily give the impression of being involved in servers."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zu nodded in agreement.
No one knows when it started, but domestic companies love using the word Yun in their names.
Back in 2019, Tianyancha published a comprehensive list of company names, and for tech companies, the word ’Tech’ had the highest usage, followed by ’Integration’, and ’Cloud’ came third.
In novels, it’s like a fantasy setting where the protagonist’s surname is Ye or Xiao—a trope so old that it starts with being rejected for marriage.
Due to the sheer number, companies with Yun in their names also rank among the top three for shutting down.
Interestingly, companies named after the founder have a 70% higher chance of failing compared to others.
Although feudal superstitions are inadvisable, some things are quite mysterious, like that unfortunate COO with Yun in his name, being listed alongside Mu Lolita as the two major golden flowers of the fish grill.
Then Academician Pan pondered and suggested another name:
"How about Guoguang Pharmaceutical?
Pharmaceutical companies may have approval difficulties, but with our background, it’s not hard to obtain."
"No no."
Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei hadn’t commented yet when Zheng Zu waved his hand, speaking seriously:
"This name... or names starting with Guoguang have basically been registered already, considering there’s a renowned old local enterprise, Guoguang Group, in Zhejiang Province.
Although legally, companies can register with the same name as long as they aren’t in the same province and have different industrial and commercial registration bodies.
But there’s a prerequisite here: the other party doesn’t possess a patent.
Guoguang Pharmaceutical, being a pharmaceutical company, holds quite a few patents, so the word Guoguang is out of the question."
Academician Pan nodded in realization:
"I see. I was ignorant."
Though Academician Pan has been involved in company registrations quite a few times, he clearly isn’t as adept at remembering numerous company names as Zheng Zu, so it’s normal to have such misconceptions.
Despite Academician Pan’s suggestion being unfeasible, it opened a window for Tian Liangwei:
"Guys, if Guoguang Pharmaceutical isn’t suitable... what do you think of the name Huadun Biotech?"
Beside him, Xu Yun, who hadn’t said much, blinked:
"Huadun Biotech? Sounds pretty good."
"That’s right, Huadun Biotech."
Tian Liangwei nodded heavily, with a hint of sentiment on his face:
"Even though the domestic bio-pharmaceutical field is developing well, overall, it’s still very notably weaker than foreign products.
Not to mention, let’s just talk about Imidacloprid.
Companies like Bayer and Morioka, two foreign enterprises combined, almost dominate 80% of the household pest control market, pushing domestic enterprises towards the low-end market to compete with intermediates.
And the frustrating thing is, they openly win through technology, and over the years, the mid-to-high-end market is entirely filled with foreign brands.
So I’m thinking...
Let’s not discuss the future, but at least once the fifth generation of Imidacloprid is out, it’ll inevitably face off with foreign giants like Bayer and Morioka.
Huadun, Huadun, the shield of Zhonghua.
Can we use this as our purpose, in this era, to build a shield wall against foreign foes?"
Tian Liangwei’s tone was soft, but it carried extremely strong personal emotion, with subtle tremors in his mouth and brow as he spoke.
Or more accurately...
It carried the emotions of most domestic bio-tech professionals.
As he mentioned, although domestic bio-pharmaceutical development is promising, with a constant stream of breakthrough news.
But truthfully speaking, whether in the research or product sales end, the gap between local and international remains very clear.
Roche, Novartis, Pfizer aside, even in small sectors like Bayer, Xiaolin, or Flower King, many domestic products struggle to survive.
Just like how Tian Liangwei mentioned Imidacloprid pesticide.
Morioka’s 5-gram Imidacloprid gel bait sells for over 20 yuan, while domestic intermediate agriculture products are only thirteen yuan per pound.
Do domestic producers not know gel bait is profitable?
They know, but they’re unable to match the others in technology.
The added value is high, with seven or eight patents in a single product, the efficiency is there, the anger is real, but the helplessness is also real.
In fact, Bayer and Morioka haven’t been in the domestic market for very long.
Before they entered, the domestic market was occupied by several domestic brands.
But in a few years, others have crushed the major brands into the low-end realm through technology, and now only Chao Wei and Lanju are left struggling to hold on.
Similar situations abound, like in the eye drop market, where a brand like Cang Tian Rose almost matches the sales of Runjie and Zhenshi Ming on e-commerce platforms—even with restrictions on purchases.
It’s no exaggeration to say that in many areas now, there’s a dangerous situation with foreign enemies encircling.
The reasons behind this situation are many, and detailing them can pull out numerous surprises, but there’s inevitably an unavoidable factor: competing against technology barriers.
Admittedly.
Some domestic companies have made their way abroad, achieving great success, but how many such companies are there?
Thus, the name proposed by Tian Liangwei carries a life science practitioner’s decades-long, perhaps lifelong, expectations.
He doesn’t know how far Xu Yun can go in the future, or whether he can produce more exceptional results.
But he knows very well that even with just the fifth generation of Imidacloprid, Xu Yun’s company can firmly establish itself in the pest control field.
An ancient saying goes, in poverty, one maintains oneself, in success, one benefits the world.
If Xu Yun has only one product in the future, then battle foreign enemies wholeheartedly in the pest control domain, a market worth tens of billions of US dollars globally.
But should more products emerge in the future...
Then perhaps one day, Huadun can truly become a shield wall against foreign foes, a Great Wall of this era!
Additionally, there’s a little Easter egg in this name...
Tian Liangwei looked at Xu Yun with deep eyes and smiled:
"Xiaoxu, you like killing cockroaches, right? Let me ask you a question, what’s the ancient name for cockroach?"
Xu Yun blinked:
"Ancient name... Yuezhang?"
"That’s right, Huadun not only guards against foreign foes but also naturally kills Yuezhang on a daily basis..."
Upon hearing Tian Liangwei’s words, Xu Yun’s eyes instantly brightened.
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Note:
The next dungeon is about to open, everyone can start guessing what might appear....