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Zhou Yu'an repeatedly asked Shen Qi for money so he could secure a few million more in research funding for the Mathematics Room.

Shen Qi said he was broke and suggested Zhou Yu'an apply to Old Shen for private research sponsorship.

Life was much easier for Han Meng and the other biology lab workers. Whether Shen Qi applied to the state for public funding or went outside to solicit sponsorship, he managed to bring in a considerable amount of funding for biological research.

Han Meng wasted no time drafting the technical bidding documents for the purchase of Gene Therapy experimental equipment.

For micro-robots, they would have to buy ART Company's A2 model. That thing was expensive—even the Canadian National Biological Laboratory only had a few.

Judging by the technical specifications on paper, Huahan Gene's XT80 was also good, but it had few past sales, making it difficult to gather enough customer feedback.

ART's A2 had an excellent reputation in the industry. Everyone who'd used it said it was great.

A product's reputation was its best advertisement, and Han Meng didn't mind trying the world's most highly regarded Gene Therapy equipment.

But Director Shen had also said that, as long as quality was assured, they should buy domestic products whenever possible.

High-tech products in particular needed orders to support domestic manufacturers.

Han Meng thought it over and decided they should support the domestic brand.

You couldn't judge whether a product was good or bad just by listening to the manufacturer brag about it.

The most qualified and trustworthy reviews came from customers who had actually used the product.

Han Meng made an international call. "Hello, Xiao Bai."

A sleepy yet furious roar came from the other end. "Han Meng, you bastard! It's four in the morning here!"

Han Meng said, "I'll