Inside his office, Ss was having a meeting with his potential partner.
"Mr Ss, what do you think of our proposal? Making out tform the default streaming tform for the game will be of benefit to the two of us. The way I see it, it''s a win-win situation," One of the men dressed in office attire said as he did his best to put on the most friendly smile he could muster.
"Mr Arnold, I would be frank with you. Even without your tform being the default streaming tform for the game, the game can still be streamed. What stops me from creating a streaming tform of my own and make it the default streaming tform for the game?
It''s way easier than creating a VR game. I''m sure that you understand the implications that this would bring to yourpany if I''m to create a streaming tform of my own," Ss paused as he studied the expression on the faces of the representatives of the his potential partner, Tritch.
He focused more on Arnold as expected, he saw a deep frown etched on his face. Ss smiled when he saw this. He knew that he has achieved the effects he wanted when he saw the frown.
"Mr Adrian, if you really want to secure this deal, then you will have to offer more than what you have already offered. This isn''t me trying to be greedy or biting off more than I can chew or trying to threaten you.
I want us to be partners and have a productive partnership moving forward but you guys will have to honest with me" Ss said as he tapped the table rhythmically while waiting for their response.
The office went silence as the representatives of the streaming tform looked at each other simultaneously with different thoughts upying their minds.
Before they left, they knew that securing the partnership with Kurt Technologies would be very difficult for many reasons.
The first reason is that they are the oneing to seek a partnership and this gives Kurt Technologies the advantage.
It would had beenpletely different if securing the partnership wasn''t that important but it is.
They knew that what Ss said wasn''t a threat but facts. The future of theirpany depends on this securing partnership.
Arnold looked at Ss for a moment and sighed internally. He doesn''t understand how someone as you g as the kid in front of him came to have something as revolutionary as the VR game and Pod.
When Arnold first heard that the owner of Kurt Technologies was a young man who barely looked twenty, heughed in disbelief.
He has heard of youths doing great things but something like this is somethingpletely different. He knew that all eyes are in this kid seated in front of him and he can''t help but wonder how he''s dealing with the attentions.
He knew that a lot of toppanies, industries, individuals and institutions would had already start getting in contact with him to buy shares in hispany or outrightly buy it out. He has heard of the oues and he was truly impressed that someone as young as Ss chose to stand his ground and refuse their offers.
He could also see it; the confidence in Ss'' eyes. It was like he didn''t put anyone or anything in his eyes and was just going to do as he pleases. But things aren''t going to be that easy. There''s no way that everyone would allow him to have the golden eggying gooses—VR game and Pod—to himself. No! It''s simply impossible.
As it stands right now, the future of Kurt Technologies is uncertain but securing the deal with them is paramount. Even if anything is to happen to the Kurt Technologies, it''s not going to affect theirpany in any way as they have already taken care of what needed to be taken care of.
Mr Arnold contemted on what to do and after a brief moment of contemtion, he suddenly had an idea. Instead of the two of them to continue beating around the bush, why not ask Ss directly what he wants?
"Mr. Ss, if you don''t mind me asking, what type of offer should you make before you can consider agreeing to the partnership?" Mr Arnold asked directly.
Ss smiled at Arnold''s question. What does he really want? The truth is that the partnership isn''t beneficial to him in any way and even without the partnership with the streaming tform, the game can still be streamed. Either way, he''s going to be one doing the most in their partnership.
Ss knew this but he was also fully aware of another thing; he can''t do everything alone and he can''t hoard everything to himself.
The benefits that the VR game and Pod brings, he can''t have it all to himself. He knew that if he tries to do that, it''s going to make things very difficult for him in the future.
Ss had already thought of this and this was the reason why he agreed to the meeting with the streaming tform or he would had just treated them like he did the rest; give them a cold shoulder.
He looked at Mr Arnold who was patiently waiting for him to state what he wants to be offered. He already has an idea of what he wants but the question is if the streaming tform will agree to it.
*****
Pentagon, Virginia, USA.
"Daniel, are you really being serious about this? You want to fight Ss?," Elizabeth asked as she walked into Daniel''s room.
Daniel who was already packing his things stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Elizabeth. He doesn''t know why but she keeps looking even more beautiful every time he looks at her.
"Yes, that''s why I''m making the trip to San Francisco. It''s fine if you guys are scared of him but I''m not. I have known Ss since junior years and he''s nothing more than a weakling. Even if he has changed, how much can he change from the weak worm I knew to someone who can take care of all the country''s Phenomenals? I refuse to believe it." Daniel said and continued what he was doing.
"You refuse to believe it?" Elizabeth scoffed.
It was now she understood the history between Ss and Daniel. Daniel was the typical school bully and Ss was on the receiving end, the typical victim.
"Daniel, ate you dumb or you''re just acting dumb. Yourst encounter with him saw yound in the hospital and you needed months to recover and you still want to go at again with him? Are you crazy or what? You said we are scared and you call him weak but are you stronger than us? Are you stronger than David?
David floors you and Ss floored him. How do you expect yourself to win? Do you intend to perform some miracle or something?" Elizabeth asked angrily as she red daggers at Daniel''s back.
Daniel paused and smiled at Elizabeth. His smile carried so much venom that Elizabeth could taste it from where she stood.
"And who said I n to fight fair and square? I''m going to get to him through his family. He''s going to pay for everything he''s done to my family.
My father was sentenced to death because of him, my mom; gone. My father''spany had been turned to dust and there''s nothing left for him to talk back to. Do you really think I''m going to walk into hispany''s building and challenge him to a fight? No, that''s something a fool would do.
I''m going to attack him using his family and there''s no way that he would be able to ignore me. He would be the one to crawl to me and beg for them to be released but I''m not going to do that. As I''m going to kill all of them and him included but that''s after I''ve yed with his stepmom."
Elizabeth didn''t know what to say and how to react to Daniel''s words. Should she be scared for Ss, feel sorry for Daniel or should she continue cringing?
Shepletely has no idea but one thing she knew was that if Daniel and Ss is to meet again, only one of them would survive. And the survivor is already known to all.
Maybe Daniel''s braincells were sacrificed for awakening his strength but Elizabeth can''t understand why he was hell-bent on getting revenge on someone stronger than him by such arge margin.
Just like Elvin said, "he was going to get the David''s treatment. He was going to be humiliated.
At this point,. Elizabeth knew that there''s nothing she''s going to say that will change Daniel''s mind. She decided to let him be but with Harrison''s order, they would have to go with him and confront Ss.
She red at him one more time before leaving his room.
"Get ready, everyone is making the trip to San Francisco," She said and left the room.