对方是个金发碧眼的中年男人,名叫理查德。他切着牛排,语气轻松:“Miss Chun, our terms are very generous. Why hesitate?”(春花小姐,我们的条件很优厚,还在犹豫什么?)
春花放下刀叉,直视他的眼睛:“Because the core patent must belong to China.”(因为核心专利必须属于中国。)
理查德的笑容淡了几分:“That’s not how business works.”(生意不是这么做的。)
春花不急不缓地拿出一份文件:“According to China’s new regulations, any genetic editing technology developed domestically must retain local intellectual property rights.”(根据中国新规,任何在国内研发的基因编辑技术都必须保留本土知识产权。)
她顿了顿,又补充一句:“And we’ve already applied for patents in six countries.”(而且我们已经在六个国家申请了专利。)