“Why do you keep asking this? Did anyone ask you to fork out a sum?” Samuel retorted fretfully.
“Is it not true then?” Matthew chuckled. “So do you mean that we don’t have to contribute anything at all after joining?”
“How is that possible?” asked Samuel with a trace of anger in his voice. “In order to enjoy the benefits, you’ll have to contribute something. If everyone doesn’t contribute and only enjoys the benefits, how could the Union continue to operate?”
“So what I want to know is, what do we have to contribute?” Matthew repeated.
“We just want to get a clear picture. Isn’t that a legit question?” Matthew continued, “How could we simply join when you’re not telling us what we have to contribute?
It’s as if you went shopping and someone told you how awesome a product was, without telling you the price. Would you buy it, then?”
Blood rushed to Samuel’s face as he finally began to take Matthew seriously; the young man in front of him was not an easy fool at all!
Taking a deep breath, he replied, “You’ll definitely have to contribute something after joining the Union. Everyone must share a portion of their sales. In other words, you’ll get to enjoy the profits of others!”
Sasha’s face fell when she finally understood Matthew’s concern.
Sharing of profits? Cunningham Pharmaceuticals just clinched a three billion deal. How much would they get back if they had to share this profit? Putting it bluntly, wasn’t this just sharing the profits of Cunningham Pharmaceuticals?
“So how much do we have to fork out?” Matthew asked.
“According to our usual regulations, the new member would have to submit fifty percent of their profits, but as a special treatment for Cunningham Pharmaceuticals, you’ll just need to submit forty percent!”
Yet, you came right away after we just signed a three billion deal. Mr. Hughes, tell me if you don’t know who’s taking the other for a fool now.”
Embarrassment crept over his face as she had hit a nail on the head. They only eyed the business from Eastshire after seeing that the pharmaceutical industry was profitable, and it was only recently that Cunningham Pharmaceuticals had caught their attention.
So they dug out their application from last year, slapped an approval stamp on it and came straight here. Simply put, they dashed here for interests and there was no screening done at all. Still, how could they bow down to others when they were used to being arrogant?
“Sasha Cunningham, what you just said is an insult to the Union! Hmph, how dare you insult the Pharmaceutical Union of Eastshire when you’re in the same industry!
That just means that you’re the enemy of the whole pharmaceutical industry of Eastshire! Mark my words, if you’re not joining the Union but are still able to continue your operations, it means that I, Samuel Hughes, is incapable!”
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