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Chapter 61 - Chapter 61 Negotiation

Inside the conference room, all participants were seated.

After the secretary finished introducing everyone present to Luoqi, the meeting officially began.

"L, right? I heard you've been causing quite a stir in Night City recently. I've also seen the serum you produced; it's quite interesting.

You said you want to start a company and cooperate with Arasaka? How do you propose we cooperate?"

Seeing the meeting had started, the director in the main seat didn't waste time and immediately got straight to the point.

Seeing the director ask, Luoqi took out a chip and handed it to the secretary standing beside everyone.

The secretary took the chip, connected it to the terminal on the conference table, and soon the monitor on the table displayed the contents of the chip.

It contained descriptions of the two types of medicine Luoqi was currently selling, as well as the cooperation proposal he had drafted.

While showing the contents to the Arasaka personnel, Luoqi began to explain.

"Regarding the serum, I believe you are already familiar with it, so I won't elaborate on its effects and value.

I plan to use an order of 500 doses of the serum, to be delivered within three months, in exchange for 5 million Euro in funding, the status of an Arasaka strategic partner company, and immunity for all future high-level personnel in my company.

For subsequent sales of the serum, Arasaka's orders will be prioritized, and the original version of the serum will be exclusively supplied to Arasaka. The remaining serum sold externally will have its efficacy reduced by 50%, and all orders from Military Technology will be rejected.

What does Arasaka think?"

Luoqi presented his first round of offers, starting with a relatively large order and making the Advanced Soldier Serum an exclusive supply for Arasaka.

This ensured Arasaka's ability to maintain an advantage after obtaining the serum. While rejecting Military Technology orders, he would only sell Advanced Soldier Serum with 50% efficacy externally, which is equivalent to the original Super Soldier Serum with 25% efficacy.

From a normal perspective, this offer seemed full of sincerity, but it was clear Arasaka wasn't buying it.

Buying 500 doses of serum for 5 million was indeed very favorable for Arasaka, but they all knew that the most valuable thing was not the 5 million Euro.

Rather, it was the status of a cooperating partner and company immunity that came after.

For a new enterprise, the status of an Arasaka cooperating partner could not only exempt it from most troubles from other companies but also leverage Arasaka's reputation to secure large orders.

As for company immunity, it guaranteed the personal safety of the company's high-level personnel.

Although the so-called immunity was just an agreement between large corporations, it still had its effect.

The deputy head of the logistics department was the first to step forward and reject Luoqi's proposal.

"Kid, I think you're daydreaming. You're just a regular Ripperdoc, even if you developed this serum, don't think you can demand exorbitant prices.

Let me give you a suggestion: why don't you forget about starting your own company, sell the serum formula directly to Arasaka, and then report to Arasaka's logistics department? Seeing your talent is not bad, getting into high society in the future won't be a problem, and the reward for selling the formula will be enough for you to live comfortably for a lifetime."

The deputy head said this with a slightly mocking tone, clearly indicating that Luoqi's asking price was too high and they were not satisfied.

When Luoqi heard his words, he also found it amusing. Whether he was joking or not, this was probably the result Arasaka wanted most.

Selling the formula? Even if Luoqi was stupid, he wouldn't do such a thing. Once Arasaka got the formula, he would have no value at all.

No matter how much money he sold it for, Arasaka would find a way to take it back from him, and he would not only lose his money but possibly even his life.

Luoqi didn't mind Arasaka's rejection of his offer. Naturally, he wouldn't throw out all his conditions at the beginning; negotiation is a back-and-forth game, and it must be done step by step.

Shaking his head, Luoqi spoke.

"Apologies, although I'm quite tempted by your suggestion, I am an idealist, and establishing a company is my aspiration, so I can only regretfully decline your proposal.

However, since that's the case, I will take another step back. I will unconditionally give the serum formula to Arasaka after three years.

At the same time, another agent produced by my company, the Power Excitement Agent, will be labeled as produced in cooperation with Arasaka, and the sales revenue will be split 80-20 with Arasaka, with Arasaka getting 20."

Luoqi presented his second round of offers, choosing to first paint Arasaka a picture of a big payoff three years later.

With the system's help, as long as his Ascension Technology successfully developed, his growth rate would skyrocket at a terrifying speed. Within three years, he was confident he could step on Arasaka, and by then, whether the formula was given or not would no longer matter.

That's why Luoqi felt so confident in proposing this condition.

This time, the Arasaka personnel did not immediately refute him.

Three years wasn't long for a corporation of Arasaka's caliber. Even after three years, Arasaka still believed this serum would have extremely high value.

And unconditionally handing over the formula after three years wasn't too different from them outright buying the drug formula with money now.

This offer was within Arasaka's acceptable range.

Arasaka had long understood Luoqi's attitude; he was highly unlikely to hand over the formula directly, and Arasaka didn't have a particularly good way to force him.

After all, they had investigated everything they could, and in the end, they only obtained Luoqi's raw material procurement records.

But Arasaka had also conducted experiments with these raw material combinations and found it impossible to replicate the serum.

As for directly forcing Luoqi to hand over the formula, it was indeed an option, but it also carried risks.

If Luoqi chose to fight to the death, they might end up with nothing in the end.

Arasaka were first and foremost businessmen, not terrorists; they wouldn't always choose the most extreme methods to solve problems. As long as the profits met their demands, they wouldn't be unyielding.

Their primary goal was to make money, and choosing to cooperate with Luoqi could also achieve their objective.

As for Luoqi's other condition, Arasaka naturally understood that Luoqi wanted to use the name of Arasaka cooperative production to open up the market, but Arasaka could also gain revenue from it; overall, it wasn't a loss.

The Arasaka personnel fell silent for a moment. Although they were reasonably satisfied with this offer, they still had one last bargaining chip at this point.

As long as they could still negotiate, Arasaka wouldn't give up any bit of profit.

"We are barely satisfied with your offer, but it's not enough. Take a look at this."

Data streams flickered in the eyes of the deputy head of the logistics department, and a character file was brought up on the conference table's display screen.

"Lucy, the girl by your side. She was once Arasaka's property but defected from Arasaka. You should understand what I mean, right?" The deputy head said with a smile.

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