At any time, a company that controlled scarce resources always held the advantage in negotiations. Since those resources could not be replaced, its partners sometimes had to swallow their objections and accept the price, even if it was a little steep.
In a sense, the holographic technology NTT possessed was also a scarce resource.
There were other companies working on holographic projection technology, but none had advanced as far as NTT, much less gained experience installing holographic projection systems in large venues.
Finally, after an intense tug-of-war that repeatedly brought the negotiations to the brink of collapse, both sides took a step back and reached an agreement, just as Nagaoka Keiichi had predicted.
NTT Group's quote was also negotiated down from the original one hundred billion yen to fifty billion.
Director Ou was quite pleased that he had managed to cut the cost in half.
It was still a little expensive, but at least he could give his superiors a satisfactory account.
Although Nagaoka Keiichi looked aggrieved, he was actually overjoyed.
The entire set of equipment only cost around ten billion yen, or a little over six hundred million yuan. Nothing was more exhilarating than selling something worth ten billion yen for the astronomical price of fifty billion-and having the buyer happily accept it.
Once the price was settled, their cooperation quickly moved into the next phase.
Nagaoka Keiichi requested a more specialized team from headquarters to conduct a more detailed on-site survey of the Bird's Nest and its structure, then coordinate with Hua Nation's Celebration Office. Put simply, they would revise the design according to the client's requests.
After all, they were being paid to do a job. No matter how powerful a company with scarce resources might be, the client was still king.
However, their cooperation did not