At least they were old friends. Surely they couldn't offer less than they would to outsiders, right?
That had been Chu Guang's original thought, but when he saw the acquisition proposal of one billion Cr, he still froze.
Paying for it was acceptable...
Was he the kind of man who could be bought with money?!
In the Alliance Building's conference room, Chu Guang and Yi Chuan sat across from each other at a round table.
Thinking that the Administrator found the offer too low, Yi Chuan cleared his throat and lowered his voice.
"The price is negotiable... Besides the amount on paper, we can also privately deposit a sum into your personal account."
Such arrangements were not uncommon in the Cloud Province. Many important figures from various settlements had purchased luxury homes in Utopia City overlooking the sea of clouds. Even Boulder City, far away in Clear Spring City of the River Valley Province and not even a business partner, had once seen quite a few prominent figures send their families there.
However, because the two sides were simply too far apart, the so-called nobles of those settlements usually could not come up with much Cr. At most, they could live a life comparable to ordinary people in Utopia City.
The Alliance was one of the Enterprise's major strategic partners, so naturally it could not be compared with Boulder City.
The two sides had signed a currency swap agreement long ago, and its strategic significance naturally surpassed that of the Enterprise's ordinary partners in the Cloud Province.
At least in Yi Chuan's view, this was not some taboo subject that could not be discussed. Yet after hearing his hint, Chu Guang's expression turned serious.
"Mr. Yi, how long have we known each other?"
Yi Chuan paused.
"More than half a