“Revised? What are the changes?” Al flips through the document.
“The main one is a suggested change in the share split.” He smiles. “Fifty-fifty is something I would never agree to. If there are problems, you can paralyse a company that way. If we do this, I have fifty-one per cent.”
Al shrugs, looking rueful. “A man’s gotta try.”
“Of course he has. If you’re agreeable to that, then we have the basis for an agreement.”
Al beams. “Agreed.”
“In that case, read it through over the next day or so, then we’ll get the lawyers to draw up the contract and we’ll take it from there.”
“That’s wonderful, Edward. Let’s have another….”
Edward shakes his head. “No, one’s enough for me at lunchtime. And Richie and I have other places to go. I’ll look forward to receiving your written agreement.”
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