654 Chapter 654 - The Sensible Five Nights (2/2)
Five Nights did not say anything further, fixing his eyes back onto Gu Fei and Eternal Dominion. ”Then, we shall first get on with the work on our end and will contact you guys at a later period.”
With that, he hurried out of the room with Proud Sovereign and Overgrown Foliage.
The moment they got out of the barbecue joint, Proud Sovereign quickly slid right up in line. ”Shall we call the men of Fire Squad to take care of Deep Waters?”
The Fire Squad from Remarkable Flair was a specialized team for dealing with combat-related incidents. The level, equipment, and skill of the players in that team were all exceptional. Every workshop had a similar team under their wings, and if some of the bosses from these workshops were originally passionate gamers, these combat teams would usually be used like their personal armies, answering to their beck and call. Such teams would not turn too much profit in this way, but they would often be the boss's favorite bunch of subordinates.
It would be rather unfortunate to have a boss like that. Thankfully, Remarkable Flair's boss was a right and proper businessman. Profits were the priority, and he placed a higher regard to those with great business acumen, as well as talented individuals good at organization and communication. That was why Remarkable Flair's fire squad was not particularly strong, but they would not have any worry about taking on most players, even if they were at the caliber of the Five Unyielding Experts. When people from the workshop were angered while brokering deals with their clients, some rather unsavory men would plead their colleagues in the fire squad to help teach those people a lesson for them. As for those in leadership positions, it was naturally all the more common for these men to abuse their power for personal affairs.
However, Five Nights only glared at Proud Sovereign when he heard him raise such a suggestion. ”Do you know why I was in such a hurry to leave? Didn't you see Thousand Miles Drunk and Eternal Dominion? The two weren't very interested in this deal, so there's a limit to the amount of sincerity they would show us. It's pretty obvious that Thousand Miles Drunk was partial to Deep Waters back there, and if we let Deep Waters continue insulting us, there's a high chance that those two would simply reject any deal in a moment's impulse. That's why we definitely can't touch Deep Waters at all; got that?”
”Then, what's going to happen now that we're gone? What can we do if he manage to convince those two not to work with us?” Proud Sovereign asked.
”I don't think it'll come to that. It's pretty clear why he made a trip out here for this round of negotiations, and his priority was to help safeguard those two from a disadvantageous contract. He's not the type to ruin his friends' deal all because of a personal vendetta, which is why what we need to worry about is agitating either Thousand Miles Drunk or Eternal Dominion.”
Overgrown Foliage spoke after hearing all that. ”Actually, our workshop doesn't have to get involved if we want to deal with Deep Waters. I can just pick some men from my guild and send them his way. There's no way that he can tell who they are from.”
”It's best if we do nothing,” Five Nights refused. ”A gentleman's revenge isn't bound by time. The important thing right now is to make sure that our project is properly done, so let's not stir up unnecessary trouble. Send a message to our men in the city to take proper care of Eternal Dominion and Thousand Miles Drunk if they spot the pair. At the same time, take note of the movement from the other workshops. I'm going to draft the contract right away. There's no way I can feel settled until we get this contract signed. Alright. Get to work, everyone!”
”Okay…” Proud Sovereign and Overgrown Foliage wanted to help their superior vent his anger but ended up snubbed, instead. They cursed to themselves even as they each left to get the job done. Five Nights was really concerned about this deal, so he hurried to the nearest spawn point to log out and properly start his work.
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Back in the barbecue joint, Deep Waters bragged once more. ”So how was it? I haven't come over here for naught, eh? I've helped you secure this deal, and it's valued well in the millions, too!”
”It's really baffling that people can earn so much from gaming….” Gu Fei and Eternal Dominion sighed in awe.
”You guys have a limited horizon.” Deep Waters shook his head. ”Let's just take the gamers of yesteryear as an example. Seeing those professional gamers around them busying about, repeatedly doing the handful of things that they were caught up with, people would think it seemed like they were incapable of earning much in this fashion; But why are they not wondering if what they could see was nothing but the tip of the iceberg? These players could only see what these workshops were doing in one server. Considering the different types of businesses those workshops ran across all the various game servers, what they witnessed must be multiplied in the hundreds, or even thousands, before they could understand just how much workshops truly earned.”
Gu Fei nodded his head before asking, ”So there's no issue with this contract, right?”
Deep Waters rather unwillingly answered, ”Even though I really hate that guy, I must say that the man didn't pull any tricks this time. The contract can be considered as fair. As for the market research portion of the contract, you guys will have to find someone who knows about such things as that will be part of the negotiation process, but you must ensure to find someone whom you can trust. In the workshop business, sometimes, there are those who would simply look out for their fellow man's interest, so if you look for men in another workshop to do this assessment, it's not unusual for the competitors to end up working together just to fleece you, ultimately spinning a narrative that will see you losing a big chunk of your earnings; casually taking 10% under the table would be more than enough to justify betraying your interest, too.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
”Where can I find such a person? Why don't you just come along with me? While Five Nights isn't honorable, I can tell he's quite sensible, and he's rather sincere in trying to make this deal work. No matter how much that man hates you, he'll be willing to bear it if you end up doing it for us,” Gu Fei said.
Deep Waters nodded. ”He's not the problem; I'm the one who's afraid of messing everything up due to my emotions. If it were me, I would've contacted another workshop and watch them compete and bid against each other over making the deal. He he! Do you guys intend to do something like that? After all, you guys are a valuable and unique commodity.”
”Forget it, then!” The two men wiped their sweat.
”Hey! What's wrong with that. This is actually how business is done, trying to outwit and even cheat one another. People who establish workshops ain't sh*t, anyway. Might as well take advantage of them as much as you can, while you can!” Deep Waters said.
”Why do you hate workshops so much?” Gu Fei found it strange, for there was no way in this world hatred would exist with no rhyme or reason.
”That's a long story,” Deep Waters said.
”'Long story', what nonsense! Isn't it just because you think that a workshop was what caused Sword Demon's guild to disband?” Coco blurted out.
”Oh? Was there such a thing? Tell me about it!” Gu Fei said.
”You wanna know about the fall of the guild? Now that's actually a real long story. I don't remember it all too clearly now, but a workshop having a hand in the affair is what this guy believed. Sword Demon and Young Master Han's view on this differed, but the point is, this guy here has always gone out of his way to mess with people from workshops ever since that incident. Take that Five Nights person; you guys shouldn't dislike him and think that he's done something terrible to make Deep Waters want to take him down; that'll just be maligning him,” Coco said.
”Of course, we won't.” Gu Fei laughed. ”Just from how the two interacted, it's clear just who was the one getting bullied.”
Moments ago, it was Five Nights who was so angry he looked as if he wanted to beat up the other man, while Deep Waters was seated there all pleased with himself. Even a blind man could tell that Deep Waters was the one who had done something to Five Nights, which caused the latter to develop such a deep seated hatred toward the former.
”That guy just isn't a good egg, anyway,” Deep Waters reasoned.
”Why would anyone who works out deals for workshops be a purely decent character?” Coco reproached Deep Waters.
”Which is why I say workshops aren't sh*t. I hate them the most!” Deep Waters declared.
”Scram!” Coco was exasperated.
”Is this matter a long story as well? If you remember the details, do tell me about it!” Gu Fei requested.