Chapter 43 Backdoor Deals
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Anyway, he never mentioned Matthew’s company from beginning to end. Matthew looked very embarrassed, not because he was angry but he was disappointed and depressed.
Thorne nodded, glanced at Mr. Grey, and then smiled at Vincent who was sitting there, motionless.
Finally, his eyes fell on the girl sitting next to Vincent. He was surprised to see such a girl and smiled.
“Speaking of which, I remember... there is a biotechnology environmental protection company in our city called...”
“It’s called Greengrass Environmental Technology Company,” Vincent said suddenly.
“Oh, that’s right! Greengrass...” Thorne smiled as he looked at Vincent, saying with his gaze that “Will you even start to talk if I don’t mention this?”
“Do they have representatives here?” Thorne asked.
The managers didn’t expect such an answer.
Vincent stood up in a hurry, “We are here!”
“What are you doing? Sit down!” Clare pulled his pants secretly to stop him, but he lowered his head and said with a smile, “What are you doing? My pants are going to fall if you continue to pull.”
Clare was at a loss.
“Oh? You are here?” Thorne looked at Vincent, “So, you are... the person in charge of Greengrass Company?”
“I am...” Vincent said.
The Quincy family members and some environmental protection manufacturers around were all taken aback.
“You!” Natalie pouted and was about to say something.
Vincent gasped and said “his son-in-law” as he pointed at Matthew.
“Hahahaha!” The representatives beside them suddenly laughed and talked.
“Never heard of it. Who does he think he is to recommend himself?”
“A son-in-law? Isn’t he embarrassed to jump out and talk?”
“Does he really know who he is?”
“What a stupid but warm-hearted man.”
Matthew and his daughters were embarrassed and angry, and then Clare dragged Vincent to the seat, “Just sit down!”
Thorne beckoned the rest to keep quiet and looked at Matthew, who was sitting aside with an embarrassed expression. His voice and tone were much calmer as he said, “You are President Quincy of the Greengrass Company, right?”
“It’s me. Yes.” Matthew stood up embarrassedly and nodded towards Thorne.
“Hello, welcome.” Thorne stood up and stretched out his hand.
Everyone who watched this was stunned, so was Matthew. But soon he stretched out both hands and shook with Thorne.
The rest were a bit self-righteous and relieved, comforting themselves, “They just happen to be both native companies, and Mr. Elliot is doing so to show his kindness. Would he make backdoor deals with him anyway?”
“Please have a seat.” Thorne raised his hand and nodded towards Clare and Natalie.
“Ahem, Ahem.” Thorne coughed twice, sat down again with Matthew, and then looked at the general manager, “I remember... you seem to have not introduced Greengrass from our city, right?”
“Um!” The general manager was taken aback and nodded hurriedly, “Yes, President Elliot, that’s because...”
“President Elliot.” Matthew stood up again, “My bad. It’s me who talked to the general manager and wanted to have a private conversation with you. I’d like to talk about our main business in pollution control and environmental protection.”
“He’s right.” The general manager nodded.
“Humph!” There was a sound of contempt all over the room as if they all believed that the Greengrass Company was trying to fight for the project through backdoor deals.
“I see.” Thorne stroked his chin, “Now that we are all here, and every company has introduced and performed their strengths, why don’t you briefly introduce your progress on pollution control so that we can have a better comparison result?!”
The rest felt it a fair way to solve the problem.
“Well.” Matthew seemed embarrassed.
“President Elliot.” Clare stood up and nodded generously to Thorne and everyone present.
“I am the vice president of the Greengrass company. Please allow me to introduce.”
“Yeah, sure, go ahead!” Thorne smiled, admiring this woman who was likely to be Vincent’s future wife.
She was indeed a beautiful woman in good shape, exquisite and elegant, definitely the top beauties in Fairfax.
“Clare...” Matthew secretly grabbed Clare.
“Dad, now that we’ve started this, I have to do it even if we are not good enough. At least we do this with dignity,” Clare said so as she glared at Vincent, seeming to blame Vincent for his “talkative manners”.
Matthew nodded, “Then I’d like to have my daughter, who is also the vice president of Greengrass, briefly introduces the situation of our environmental technology company.”
Several people clapped their hands to welcome her speech.
Vincent, however, clapped his hands vigorously! The rest couldn’t help but laugh, confirming that he was just a silly son-in-law who was here to enliven the atmosphere.
Both Matthew and Natalie were awkward.
Clare stopped Vincent from doing that, took a deep breath, and started to talk.
“President Elliot, everyone, in fact, the Greengrass Company is the only environmental protection technology company in Fairfax that specializes in sewage treatment and waste gas treatment. Thanks to the national background for promoting environmental protection...”
Clare took the chance and introduced the company a lot.
“Therefore, at present, our company is fully investing in the research and development of biotechnology, that is, super bacteria sewage treatment chemicals, without abandoning the previous equipment decontamination projects...”
“Humph! After so much talk, you have no difference from us!” The two representatives from Manhattan and California sneered.
Clare was not annoyed and continued to introduce it gracefully and calmly. She was such an elegant and intellectual city beauty.
“However, because of the limitations of funding and our scientific research team, also the fact that we started late, we are still in the clinical stage of research and has not yet achieved mass production...”
“Hahahaha!” This time, almost all the representatives laughed.
“So, you are saying that you are still in the experimental stage?!”
“Aren’t you embarrassed to be here with such a result? And sitting there as if you are fully prepared?!”
“No wonder they wanted to have a private conversation with President Elliot! They can’t bear to embarrass themselves in front of all of us!”
“What now?! Do you want us to wait for you to finish your research before we start the bidding? I’m afraid the Elliot Group might be ordered to suspend business for rectification by the relevant department at that time!”
All the teasing noise made Clare speechless. She stood there awkwardly, her beautiful eyes full of shame and annoyance.
Matthew and Natalie also sat there silently. After all, those people were right about their situation. Compared to them, their company was too weak.
Thorne and Mr. Grey also looked at Vincent with a smile, expecting to see how he would cope with this.
Vincent understood what Thorne meant. He couldn’t help but secretly grab Clare’s tender little hand, making the latter feel warm.
Before Clare could shake off Vincent’s hand, he stood up with a grin.
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