Ascension Technology.
"Long time no see, V."
In the reception room, Luoqi greeted V, who was sitting opposite him.
"Arasaka sent you, right? What do you need?"
Luoqi then directly asked about V's intentions.
V came to the company to find Luoqi instead of meeting him at a bar, clearly indicating he was here for company matters.
Seeing Luoqi get straight to the point, V skipped the pleasantries and said.
"Long time no see, L. You're right, I'm here because Arasaka wants to pursue deeper cooperation with Ascension Technology regarding the Advanced Soldier Serum."
"For example?"
"Arasaka wants exclusive rights to the Soldier Serum and requires a large supply."
Although V came to negotiate with Ascension Technology on behalf of Arasaka, since V and Luoqi were acquaintances, he naturally didn't beat around the bush.
He directly stated what Arasaka wanted most.
According to intelligence gathered by Counterintelligence, Ascension Technology's upcoming press conference is planning to sell serum agents to the public.
Although according to the contract at the time, the sold agent could only be a weakened version of the basic Soldier Serum, Arasaka could still maintain its advantage.
But they were not satisfied with this.
The flow of the weakened Soldier Serum to the market would inevitably weaken Arasaka's advantage.
At the same time, it would allow Military Technology to acquire the serum agent through some unsavory means.
This was something Arasaka did not want to see.
They wanted the Soldier Serum to become exclusive to Arasaka.
Previously, Arasaka had not fully recognized the changes the Soldier Serum could bring.
They could gain the advantage of a special supply of the original agent at a very low cost.
And two years later, they would unconditionally obtain the formula, achieve self-production and self-distribution, and gain market share for the Soldier Serum.
This was already a huge profit.
But people are always greedy, let alone a corporation like Arasaka.
If they could use the Soldier Serum to gain a greater advantage and suppress Military Technology.
The market share they could gain would bring Arasaka extremely terrifying profits.
How could Arasaka let go of this opportunity?
Hearing V's words, Luoqi smiled slightly.
"Exclusive rights to the Soldier Serum? That's simple. I remember I promised to prioritize Arasaka's serum orders. If Arasaka can take all the serum we produce, wouldn't that be the same as having exclusive rights?" Luoqi said jokingly.
If Arasaka could really buy all the serum produced, no matter the amount, he would just run the production lines at full capacity.
Soon, Arasaka personnel could drink the serum like a beverage, and Luoqi would no longer worry about money.
Of course, this was impossible; Arasaka wasn't foolish.
"What Arasaka wants is exclusivity in terms of the contract."
Facing Luoqi's teasing, V could only helplessly clarify the matter.
Arasaka wanted a complete monopoly on the serum. Whether now or after obtaining the formula in the future, Arasaka would be the only company besides Ascension Technology to possess the Soldier Serum.
"Tell me more specifically." Luoqi continued to ask.
Luoqi was quite willing to discuss these collaborations with Arasaka, provided the terms were satisfactory to him.
Arasaka wanted the serum, while Luoqi only wanted money.
He didn't care who the serum was sold to. If Arasaka wanted exclusive rights, that was fine too, as long as the money was sufficient.
The expansion of Ascension Technology Industrial Park cost him a large amount of euros, and the production and armament of the Mechanical Legion were also bottomless pits.
In addition, the exchange of many technologies also required a lot of money.
Only with money could he change the world.
Originally, Luoqi's plan was to earn money back by selling basic Soldier Serum to the public, but if Arasaka could offer a suitable price, Luoqi didn't mind cooperating.
"The Soldier Serum agent will only be supplied to Arasaka, and the plan to sell the serum agent to the public will be canceled.
In exchange, Arasaka will provide a large number of serum orders and pay Ascension Technology a huge monopoly compensation fee when the serum formula is delivered in the future."
Luoqi was not surprised why Arasaka knew about Ascension Technology's recent plan to sell serum to the public.
However, upon hearing Arasaka's offer stated by V, Luoqi shook his head.
According to V's words, it was equivalent to exchanging the money from selling basic Soldier Serum for Arasaka's so-called huge compensation.
Leaving aside which would earn more, even if the compensation amount was large, it was still money that would only be received in the future.
What Luoqi needed wasn't money in the future; he needed it now.
"Ascension Technology can accept Arasaka's proposal, but there's one point: the compensation must be paid immediately after the contract is signed. Ascension Technology needs to obtain tangible benefits right away."
Hearing the condition proposed by Luoqi, V nodded.
"I don't have the authority to finalize this. I'm just here to inform you of Arasaka's ideas in advance. The specific transaction details will only be confirmed after you meet with the board members. However, I will explain your demands to my superiors."
Arasaka attaches great importance to the serum matter, and I believe that as long as it is within a reasonable range, Arasaka will try its best to meet your conditions."
While responding to Luoqi, V also kindly reminded Luoqi of Arasaka's emphasis on this matter, allowing him to gain an advantage in subsequent negotiations.
But what V didn't expect was that Luoqi's next words greatly surprised him.
"Oh? That's interesting. It seems the Cyberpunk matter has had quite an impact on Arasaka."
The moment the term Cyberpunk appeared, V's expression unconsciously changed.
Although Cyberpunk was not a secret to Arasaka employees at V's level, this word should not have come from Luoqi's mouth.
V didn't remember revealing anything about Cyberpunk to Luoqi, so how did he know?
"Cyberpunk is an Arasaka experimental project. You seem to know something about it?" V asked calmly.
"I know a bit. After all, this big guy caused quite a stir in the Badlands, an Arasaka secret research project on a cybernetic suit, using Military Technology for combat testing, truly interesting.
It's just a pity that after all of Arasaka's hard work, the data in the experimental subject disappeared without a trace. What a shame."
If V was only slightly surprised when Luoqi first mentioned Cyberpunk, after all, Tanaka's case leaked data, and it wasn't impossible for him to catch wind of some information from it.
But now that Luoqi stated the fact that the experimental subject's data was lost, V was left with only shock.
This was confidential information within Arasaka. How could Luoqi know?
Could it be that Ascension Technology's spies had already infiltrated Arasaka?
This explanation might make sense, but if it were true, it would be too fantastical.
"I'm a little curious how you got this information." V couldn't help but ask.
Of course, this was just V asking out of curiosity.
Although V had no intention of betraying Arasaka for the time being, he didn't mentally identify himself as Arasaka's loyal dog.
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