but i think hes now trying to muddy the waters by pretending he knows what he is doing
Plenty of mud going around and plenty of conclusions being divined from that mud. But it is still mud.
The deal being signed by Kim is not muddy. Kenneth Le having influence is also clear. Kenneth Le is a feather in Kim's hat, speaking directly to Kim's competency. The deal is between Kim and Kings, with input from the team. All other drama is noise that keeps the mud stirred. Just succeed with production.
The pesticide thing and COVID happened on Kim, Jon's, and Kenneths watch. So now they are slowly/judiciously advancing again.
I guess we have already seen the aggressive path and had a major setback. So now we go the wiser and more painful(slower)route. The first fully genetic screening was successful, so we wait to hear followup.