Chapter 549 - 246: Is the Chen Family Dumbfounded? News on Mao Tai? (2)

There were many people arguing back, but as the discussion went on, it gained traction, and the data was surprisingly good. The key was that later, others posted videos claiming they had heard Chen’s was planting oilseed rape.

This only heightened the interest, and coupled with Chen’s existing popularity, it directly made this event a hot topic.

For that female tourist, this data was definitely an unexpected surprise. As for those people’s doubts, she didn’t care at all, because Chen’s was indeed planting oilseed rape.

Qingmin Agricultural University is one of the four renowned agricultural universities in the country, making significant contributions to agricultural research.

Bao Jing is a professor at Qingmin Agricultural University, and he’s quite famous. In agricultural research, he’s one of the professors at Qingmin University who has made significant contributions.

While he was teaching a class on the seasonal problems of agricultural planting, a student asked him a question: "Professor Bao, do you think it’s feasible to plant oilseed rape in our Qingmin region at this time of year? What would happen to the oilseed rape if we did?"

Bao Jing laughed when he heard this question. Hadn’t he just explained the issue of seasonal limitations? Wasn’t this question just a chance to give a demonstration?

He laughed and said, "The seasonal limitations on plant cultivation can be very significant at times. So, planting a crop out of season is going against natural law."

"Take oilseed rape for example. In our Qingmin region, planting it at this time of year, you can almost be certain that because the climate conditions and growth requirements don’t match, it will lead to fewer flowers, lower yield, and even withered plants, seriously affecting both yield and the aesthetic appeal."

"Even if you wait until November to plant oilseed rape, leveraging the winter’s low temperature to complete vernalization, and it blossoms the next spring, it’s doable. Yet in this month, experienced farmers simply wouldn’t plant oilseed rape."

That student was actually sneaking recordings on their phone. Upon hearing this, they immediately asked, "Professor Bao, what if there’s a scenic spot in Qingmin region that chose to plant oilseed rape at this time, and even invested tens of millions for large-scale planting to create a Flower Sea?"

Hearing this, Bao Jing laughed: "Then surely someone fooled a gullible boss, or that boss lacks insight and doesn’t believe in science. They’ll end up losing everything."

"Oh, I see!" The student nodded, becoming more convinced that the video online was just seeking attention. Both Chen’s and wealthy figures like Boss Liu wouldn’t initiate a project without investigation and research.

So, they directly uploaded the video to Tiao Yin, titled: "Stop Seeking Attention, A Professor from Qingmin Agricultural University Tells You It’s Impossible to Plant Oilseed Rape!"

Bao Jing wasn’t aware of this. After class, he returned to his office and unexpectedly received a link to a Tiao Yin video from his daughter.

When he clicked and saw it, it was the footage of him answering the oilseed rape planting question at the lectern, surely another student secretly recorded and posted it.

He wasn’t surprised by this; it wasn’t the first time.

What surprised him was how high the video’s numbers were. Since when did an agricultural professor’s lecture become so popular?

After looking through the comments section, he finally understood the situation:

"This means Chen’s definitely can’t be planting oilseed rape."

"I know Professor Bao; he’s absolutely genuine. If he says it’s impossible, then it must be so."

"I told you, those tourists would say anything for attention!"

"... ..."

Afterward, Bao Jing did some searching and uncovered the situation’s origins. No wonder the student mentioned a scenic spot; it turns out this Chen was planting something, and there were tourists making a fuss about it being oilseed rape.

Lack of common sense is really frightening.

Even villagers who’ve farmed a bit would know it’s impossible to plant oilseed rape this season. But now, for traffic and views, these people disregard scientific principles entirely.

Due to Professor Bao Jing’s classroom explanations, Chen’s oilseed rape planting gained even more buzz and became a trending topic.

This is quite surprising.

After all, it’s just planting oilseed rape, yet it attracted so much attention. But sometimes, that’s just how traffic works.

Similarly, if an ordinary person bought a Coke and filmed it, they’d get 10 likes; who wants to watch you buy Coke?

But if someone in the midst of a hype storm buys a Coke, it might get tens of thousands of likes, and maybe the store sees great business just because they bought a Coke there.

Coincidentally, Chen’s was caught in this hype. Just planting some oilseed rape, and before the flowers even bloomed, before the Flower Sea appeared, it had the whole internet’s attention.

Such is the internet age.

Under such hype, Linhe County naturally took notice too. Chu Ping and Chen Kai had initially leaned towards the idea that Chen’s oilseed rape plantation would be extraordinary. Now, seeing what Professor Bao said in class, they began to doubt again.

After all, the professor had really made significant contributions to agriculture in Qingmin region.

"Chu County, suddenly I feel unsure," Chen Kai awkwardly confessed.

Chu Ping felt the same but had to maintain composure, instructing Chen Kai only to closely monitor Chen’s oilseed rape planting situation.

Now that they’ve already planted on a large scale, whether they feel confident or not can’t change the outcome.

With Chen’s oilseed rape planting, Xiaoyu naturally kept track of the planting progress in each village, and she also received numerous @ mentions.

She now had over 2 million followers, with many asking her about Chen’s activities.

Opening these @ mentions, she found they were all about whether Chen’s was indeed planting oilseed rape.