The Author's POV
Chapter 212
Fifth floor, demon hunter guild. Inside an office space.
'Tap! 'Tap!
The rhythmical tapping sound of my fingers echoed across the office space.
Opposite to me was Edward Stern's holographic image. Neither one of us spoke.
"What you proposed is 15% on all profits with no shares, am I correct?"
He was the first to break the silence.
"Mhm, that's my initial proposal"
I nodded my head in confirmation.
"Isn't that a bit too low?"
"I believe fifteen percent is extremely fair. Given that we're just borrowing your name for protection"
Throughout the exchange, neither mine nor Edward's expression changed.
To be a good negotiator one needed to be a good actor. That was what I had learned throughout my life.
If the other party knew about what you were aiming for, things became much easier for them.
Only through deception and indifference could one make a great negotiator.
"That's true, but we'd also be the ones facing the backlash from this situation"
Edward Stern calmly rebutted.
"What might you be referring to?"
Hearing his response, my brows knit for a split second. I then proceeded to feign ignorance. The slight twitch in my brows did not go unnoticed. Edward caught that.
Whether he thought I was acting or not, I did not know.
"Let's not play dumb. We can all tell the potential of this magic card system of yours. However, despite its perks, it also comes with its downsides"
"Like?"
"...Like for example making an enemy of all lower-tiered mages"
"Wouldn't the money you make up for the hate you accumulate?"
I quickly rebutted.
With enough money, what did it matter if the lower-ranked mages left? They could easily replace them.
"We are a guild. We can't just screw over our own members like that. Plus, we also need to talk long-term, what if a competitor pops up on the market? Or what if the cards don't function as well as you presented them to be..."
Edward Stern shook his head at my response. With no emotions on my face, I calmly nodded my head.
"Yes, but I've also offered a discount just for your guild members on all magic cards. Even if you're hated by the lower-tiered mages, you'd make up for it with the cheaper prices for the cards"
"What's the discount? selling at market price?"
In a pinching motion, a small gap appeared between my thumb and index finger.
"Just a tad bit above market price. You know that's already fair. Given the high demand coming from you guys, if we go market price we might make a loss since you'd be taking most of the production"
Edward Stern shook his head.
"That's not good enough. Raise the profit to seventeen percent and we've got a deal"
"Seventeen percent?"
I instantly shook my head.
"No, that's too much"
"I believe it's fair given all the backlash we will receive from this deal."
Adjusting the hologram angle, Edward Stern proceeded to explain.
"Despite being ranked number one amongst the other guilds, if we suddenly come up with such a revolutionary product, the other diamond-graded guilds won't hesitate to band together to stop us. You of all people should know how the world works. Everyone is full of jealousy. Once we cement ourselves as the number one guild, I don't doubt that the other diamond-graded guilds would sit still and do nothing..."
on my face. Glancing at Edward
but the highest I can
Stern frowned in
merely
percent. He originally wanted to test the waters to see if he
like he
little bit wet
that it was bad. He was sixteen
Is
I shook my head.
"No, there's another condition"
condition, what is
time frowned for
protect
short pause, I went straight
"Protect?"
you to use your guild resources to protect my parents. 24/7, at all times. With
the words 'best possible security
aside, this was my main objective in
very beginning, I was prepared
at the moment, she couldn't stay with them all
I needed her.
Even worse, now that the Monolith was also targeting me, I knew that my parents were walking on thin
crucial, and I knew
want the guild to protect your
"Yes"
my blunt reply, on the hologram opposite to me, Edward Stern suddenly smiled. He
purposely baited
more profit. It seems like the flow of the conversation was not on his
all. In
plus protection? that can be
I smiled.
got
*
that worked
agreement on the terms of the deal, Melissa and I got
it you pulled it off, I guess you're not as useless
was legitimately surprised. She didn't know that I was quite talented
was never useless, to begin with', I softly muttered. I didn't say it too loud
me, she
'Ding!
that led to the first floor. Suddenly, a thought struck
you estimate you'd
mused a little bit as
second year. If there are complications, I'd say beginning or end of the
"I see..."
be
I'd say I would still have to wait around a year or two before the
rest was a breeze. Unfortunately for her, I didn't know
was able to
was sort of a bonus that she got to increase the pace of the development of the
'Ding!
of the building. Waiting for us outside was the same limousine
got on it and headed back to the
that, the negotiations came to
...
top floor.
father's office chair.
have
"mhm"
words, Amanda nodded her head slightly. He
going to say
"No"
She shook her head.
meet them tomorrow,
can't be
for a brief moment, there was an awkward silence between the two. In response, Edward Stern quickly changed the
of our areas,
understand. I'm used
smile appeared on Edward's face as he
only I
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