2. Always caring for people, he solved the problem of food and clothing for one fifth of the world's population;
3. Indifferent to fame and fortune, if he applied for a patent, he may be the richest man in China now, but he has selflessly contributed the patent to the country;
4. Pursuit of art, he is good at violin and likes to dabble in a wide range of books;
5. Simplicity, even though he has become a millionaire, his life is still simple;
6. Love life and have your own pursuit.
Endure loneliness
So what is the real situation in Yuan Longping?
As of 1998, Yuan Longping's monthly salary was only 1600 yuan.
Because of his honesty, 1953 was assigned to teach in Anjiang Agricultural School at the foot of Xuefeng Mountain in western Hunan. There, the talented Yuan Longping didn't get promoted, his salary kept standing still, the house was still small and dark, and the opportunity to climb up was taken away by colleagues who would kiss up to the leaders. His only luck is to study rice. This is for everyone to eat. It belongs to the protected variety during the Cultural Revolution. He lives in a remote place, and disaster has not befallen him.
During the period of 1979, Welch, the general manager of American ring seed company, marveled at China's rice achievements and questioned the officials of China Ministry of Agriculture who was the inventor of hybrid rice. He wants to sign a contract at a high price and apply for a patent right from the inventor. In this regard, the official of China Seed Company replied confidently that the invention patent belongs to China countries, and the seed company of the Ministry of Agriculture is the only representative who enjoys this right on behalf of the country. There is no need to find "others" to discuss the technology transfer of hybrid rice.
1980, Huanhuan Seed Company paid the first patent transfer fee of US$ 200,000 to China Seed Company, which was sky-high at that time, and Yuan Longping didn't get any money. From 65438 to 0980, in order to cooperate with this patent transfer activity, Yuan Longping visited the United States as an expert and gave technical guidance for four months. After returning home, the salary was several thousand yuan, which was confiscated by the Ministry of Agriculture, and then 20 yuan was given to subsidize going abroad every day.
198 1 year, the state science and technology commission and the agriculture commission awarded the inventor of hybrid rice a bonus of 65,438+10,000 yuan. But after the unit changed hands, Yuan Longping only got 5,000 yuan.