Balus was genuinely embarrassed. After all, anyone would feel so awkward they wanted to crawl into a hole if they thought their own product was superior and tried to threaten someone, only to discover that the other party had something even better—and that they were the ones who needed the other party's product.
Minister Lu teased Balus with a look for a while before speaking. "Mr. Balus, we haven't taken what happened earlier to heart, so there's no need for you to apologize. I think we can bring these discussions to a close."
Balus hurriedly said, "Minister Lu, there's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you. Qinglin Laboratory has a technology that increases seed yields. Could you help us get in touch with Qinglin Laboratory? Our seed company would like to discuss an agency authorization agreement with them."
Hearing this, Minister Lu gave Balus another knowing look.
Capitalists really had thicker skin than he'd imagined.
But thinking it over, if they were in Balus's shoes, they would have to swallow their pride and try to negotiate, too. It just went to show how incredible Qinglin Laboratory was.
The difference was that they wouldn't threaten the other party for no reason, then turn around and beg them for help, making the whole thing so awkward.
Balus tried again. "Minister Lu, I'd really appreciate your help with this."
Minister Lu could only shake his head helplessly. "Mr. Balus, I'm afraid we can't help you with that. Take a look at this news first."
As he spoke, Minister Lu instructed someone to play a news report on the screen in the conference room.
It was an announcement just posted by Qinglin Manor's official account:
"...Thank you all for your interest in Qinglin Laboratory. The recent seed controversy has been making waves