Chapter 224 - "Grand Duke Roland Joins Gu Dings Crew!?" (1/2)

Although Tricke was proud, defiant, and incredibly weak, one thing people had to admit was that he was a capable man. He did most of the tasks assigned to him by the Childe family very well. In many cases, he even exceeded the expectations of his superiors. That was why he was promoted to head of the Childe family’s Probrand Division in his early twenties.

After all, the Probrand Division was not only in charge of business on this planet but was also in charge of the entire Matte Sector and over twenty star sectors surrounding Matte Sector.

This was also one of Childe family’s management approaches. Only one division was set up for about ten to twenty star sectors, which undoubtedly saved a lot of costs compared with other families who had set up one division for each star sector.

Because of this, Tricke also had his own social network. Through his status at Childe family, he had close contacts with many of the elites and even leaders of various local industries. There were also a few companies that processed network information, and a few that worked in media.

After getting the young master’s instructions, he first dialed the contact numbers of several friends who worked in the media.

“Anderson, I haven’t heard from you for a long time. How have you been?” Tricke greeted. Anderson was the most famous news writer in the neighboring star sectors.

“How can you, a busy man, have time to contact me, Tricke? Could it be that something has gone wrong and you want me to help you?” Anderson and Tricke were not really friends. They just had a deal that profited them both in the past.

“No, it’s just that I had some news to sell, and I thought of you immediately,” Tricke said with great persuasion.

“News of what? Is it some inside news regarding the Childe family?” Anderson heard and was immediately interested.

“Did you see the latest bounty updates this morning?” Tricke said, hanging his appetite.

“Yes, but apart from the newcomer Gu Ding and Kohld Blood, the others don’t have enough buzz surrounding them for me to write about.” Anderson, as a media professional, naturally followed news about these Interstellar Pirates daily, but in this new batch of bounties, only Gu Ding and Kohld Blood were much more popular and worth writing about.

“Well, I must say, you’re in luck because the information I’m going to sell is related to Gu Ding.” Tricke laughed.

“Gu Ding’s crew is on Probrand now?” Anderson reacted immediately after hearing Tricke’s statement.

“Yes, and I have much more to tell. For example, one of Gu Ding’s crew members has combat effectiveness comparable to a demigod… and I have the footage.” Tricke drawled.

“We want exclusivity on this news. Don’t upload your video to Skynet yet. Don’t contact any other media or news company. Two hundred thousand Universe Credits. I don’t think any other company will pay more than this.” Anderson made the offer on the spot. He was not only a writer, but also a shareholder of the company, so in a way, he had the right to make a bid.

“Two hundred thousand…” Tricke was a little hesitant. Although he was a manager in the Childe family and made just over three hundred thousand Universe Credits a year, he thought the information would sell for about one hundred thousand, but Anderson’s offer far exceeded his expectations. The businessman instinct made him aware that he could earn more because he immediately quoted a price of two hundred thousand, which suggested that two hundred thousand was not the lowest price they could offer and that he still had room to raise the price.

Anderson was not a businessman. He made his fortune as a media professional. He became a shareholder in the company afterward but did not participate in operations because he was not qualified enough. Therefore, he chose to continue working as a media professional, and he preferred his identity as a media professional. Therefore, instead of waiting for Tricke to offer, he proposed what he thought was the right price.

“To be honest, two hundred thousand was not the price I expected…” Tricke drawled again.

“Two hundred thousand is quite a lot, Tricke. Your annual salary, not including bonuses, is probably around three hundred and sixty thousand. This piece of news can’t be worth more than half a year’s salary.” Anderson knew a lot about Tricke too.

“The value of this information has little to do with my salary. If someone is making one hundred million a year, would your offer go up to fifty million?” Tricke laughed.

“How about this? You encrypt the video and project it remotely. I’ll take a look at the video first and re-offer.” Anderson had a better idea.

Remote projection allowed Anderson to see the video projection in front of Tricke, but the projection was encrypted and could not be recorded. Therefore, Tricke did not have to worry about Anderson secretly recording and not paying for the video.

“Alright.” Tricke agreed and immediately invited Anderson to watch the remote encrypted projection.

The video projection was played in front of Anderson.

Gu Ding’s crew was in a tavern, and everyone seemed to be there. What concerned Anderson was that other than Gu Ding and the tavern owner, there was also a man, a woman and a robot in the video. The three unfamiliar figures did not belong to Gu Ding’s pirate crew.