Minister Lu had indeed been caught off guard by Qin Lin's words.
Before he was sent here, he had imagined many possible scenarios for the negotiations when he met Qin Lin.
But he had never imagined that Qin Lin would simply donate it.
"Boss Qin, you're really donating it?" Minister Lu asked, hardly able to believe it.
To be honest, this wasn't his first time handling something like this. He had met all kinds of business owners: some started the conversation by complaining about how hard it was to run a business, some lamented the high cost of research, and others simply said they could supply it at a low price. But he had never seen anyone donate it with just a single sentence.
SMA was a rare disease, but if Qin Lin wanted to make money from it, he could still earn quite a lot, since there were many people with SMA around the world.
Qin Lin's casual offer to donate it couldn't help but earn the young man Minister Lu's admiration.
"Mm. Before you arrived, Minister Lu, the laboratory's shareholders had already met and confirmed the decision." Qin Lin nodded, his manner open and straightforward.
After hearing Qin Lin confirm it again, Minister Lu could no longer hide the delight on his face.
Since Qinglin Laboratory had chosen to donate it outright, there would be no research costs to recoup. They could promote the SMA treatment potion at the lowest possible price, bringing hope to families affected by SMA. It might even have some special benefits overseas.
After all, families everywhere struggled to afford treatment for SMA. Take Korea, for example: it had even more SMA cases than they did, and prices were higher, leaving families with SMA patients in an even worse situation.
Then there was the