However, this hybrid rice breeding expert who devoted his life to the land did not care too much about these titles. Even the outside world is indignant at his repeated defeat as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Yuan Longping himself only responded faintly: "Don't do it again, focus on the ground."
Although Yuan Longping is no longer an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences today, this does not prevent this great hybrid rice expert from continuing to expand his field of expertise.
Why have you been repeatedly defeated as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences? When we look at events, we must never speculate on the nature of things with one-sided subjective assumptions. It's not that our country is unkind to Mr. Yuan Longping. On the contrary, China government has tried its best to satisfy Yuan Longping in rice research, living arrangements and scientific research projects.
His assistant once asked him if he needed to include the fact that he was not an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in his autobiography. He said he didn't want to put such a thing on his resume. In his view, only by focusing on land research can we really achieve results.
For this question, he also replied positively: "I am engaged in applied science, and the main research direction of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is basic science. The criteria for judging the two are not in a system." It turns out that what the outside world guesses is actually a different research direction.
At that time, many journalists even complained about this matter for Yuan Longping, thinking that with his contribution to China, how could he not be an academician? However, Yuan Longping didn't want to explain more about this matter, but said modestly: "It's not that an academician shows that my level is not enough, so I should strengthen my study in the future."
A short sentence contains Yuan Longping's humble character. I think, in Yuan Lao's mind, what he really yearns for is not these honors and titles, but what he calls strengthening study, not selecting academicians, but putting more energy into scientific research results.
There is nothing wrong with the provisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences" has stipulated in the selection qualification that the age is generally under 65, but Mr. Yuan Longping was 88 years old at that time. In addition, for the selection of academicians, if there are special circumstances, they can be nominated by the original six academicians.
Unfortunately, the Chinese Academy of Sciences stipulates that four academicians must be nominated for the same major, and the hybrid rice cultivation studied by Yuan Longping belongs to a very small professional system in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so there are really no four academicians. Because of this, Yuan Longping cannot be rated as an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
As a farmer who runs in the fields all the year round, it seems too abrupt in the selection of Chinese Academy of Sciences. After all, one of the few titles in this country is the goal of many people's efforts, but in reality there are always many things that can't be put on the table. As a simple farmer, he is not used to this kind of life, which also leads to his little chance in the selection process.
Modest and low-key "ordinary people" in fact, for Mr. Yuan Lao, honor is just a passing sight. During his years of scientific research career, he was invited to be the main development director of several groups and companies, and his salary level was beyond the reach of ordinary people, but Yuan Longping never agreed.
As an assistant, Xinye Yun has the most say in Yuan Longping's evaluation. Mr. Yuan Longping, whom she came into contact with, kept improving in academic research and refused to let go of any details. However, he was informal in life and could even be described as outdated.
Once I went to Shantou University to issue diplomas to graduates, and met Li Ka-shing. Two excellent old people actually ate dried salted fish porridge in their hotel room.
In Mr. Yuan Longping's view, material enjoyment is not his goal, as long as he can eat and wear warm clothes, regardless of the so-called famous brands. This coincides with Li Ka-shing, who has always been humble and low-key. No wonder the two old people get along so well. Their simplicity in life is quite similar.
People's understanding of Yuan Longping is too one-sided, thinking that he should enjoy such an honorable quality of life. In fact, people in Yuan Longping are as kind as the old people we meet in our daily life, and they are not interested in the so-called honor.
Nowadays, Yuan Longping has entered the old age, and in many cases, field research still insists on hands-on. In his mind, there is a belief that everything can be laughed at except scientific research. It is this belief and attitude that makes this China-born old man famous in the global scientific community.
In Yuan Longping's mind, what the outside world thinks of him is not important. What is important is that the feedback from plants to himself is the focus of his life's struggle. In his work philosophy, scientific research must be done, acted and responded quickly, so as to reflect the role of our researchers in hybrid rice.
Yuan Longping is a contradiction. He not only maintained the unique modesty, low-key and tolerance of China people, but also insisted on being rigorous, cautious and resolute in his work. Perhaps it is this "double-sided" character that created the great "father of hybrid rice".
The selection of professional titles is just the icing on the cake in a person's career. For Yuan Longping, there is no room to do those "chores" that are too serious. Only the immediate work is what he cares about most. This is also the most simple and innocent side of the cultivators who wander between heaven and earth all the year round.