"Exactly," Vance said, his posture relaxing slightly. "People think everything has a price. It doesn't."
Vance was quiet for a long moment. He stared into the glowing tip of his cigar. The seed of doubt had been planted. It wasn't Julian pushing the sale anymore; it was Vance's own fear of failure pulling him toward it. Persuasion Tactics: Covert Psychology Strategie...
Julian looked out the window, hiding the cold triumph in his eyes. The lock had clicked open. "Well, Arthur, they were willing to put up half a billion. But as I said, I told them not to hold their breath. Unless, of course, you wanted to dictate the terms of how that money is spent..." "Exactly," Vance said, his posture relaxing slightly