Talks of Business

[UN]- The Unioners]

The direktor smirked slightly while still appearing respectful. "Mister Pyke, I should set one thing straight. I don't think I can get this across without making a few statements first. We are no barbaric insurgency. You can dub bundies, and those animals you call Hessian, insurgents. But we're a well-organized union of workers, with an organized economy and a proper hierarchy."¸
Then he took a deep breath still with his head slightly bowed to show respect to his host.

" Tho I appreciate the business lesson since I'm no economical specialist. However, I am a leader and I know I don't need to go into a dick-measuring contest with Gallia since they've already displayed their incapability by failing to put an end to our operations here in Zurich. I have no intentions to appear like them since I decided to come here personally so that we can truly work something out."As he finished his sentence he pulled out a golden chip from his pocket and placed it in front of himself. "See Herr Pyke, you seem like a man who isn't satisfied with just five million credits a month." Hollywood pointed to the chip on the table and slowly worded the following sentence.

"One-billion-Sirius-credits." Then, with a smooth move of his right hand, he slid the chip halfway across the table. "You see, I have a counteroffer.”

" We have a well-positioned base in Zurich so we require no storage space, however. There is one thing we do require. It is a middle ground and a way to reach into the legal, white, and grey markets of Sirius. You see Zurich is an independent system and it attracts all sorts of businessmen. We propose that you sell us the storage space positioned next to your station's bar so that we can extend the place into a casino of sorts. It would attract hundreds if not thousands of visitors to your station and would make for a great place to meet some new business partners.”
The direktor paused a bit and then continued as he took a few deep breaths again.

“This would mean, the Unioners pay NHI to supply us with everything we require to build and sustain the casino, and we pay for all deliveries handsomely, we purchase the space that would otherwise serve as storage, for one billion credits, we give you ten percent on all of our income made from the casino and half of the staff employed in the casino can be provided by the NHI. Who will, of course, receive extraordinary employment contracts.” Then the direktor stopped speaking, glancing at the one billion credits sitting in the middle of the table and then again looking up at Pyke.