The team was all together in Nanami's office seeing a lady sitting across her.
Rafael: You wanted to see us.
Nanami: Well yes, but I mostly wanted to see Robin.
Robin: Is this about my contact.
Nanami: Yeah, but this lady is also here to see you.
Robin: I'm I getting arrested?
Lady: No.
Robin: Deported.
Lady: I'm not with the government.
Robin: Then who you with.
Lady: My name is Akiko, I'm with the Ikishima corporation.
Robin: Uh.
Akiko: We make the shoes you're wearing.
He looked at his shoes before looking back at her.
Robin: Ay, I'm listening.
Akiko: We were notified that you satisfaction in our products.
Robin: They are good shoes.
Akiko: So we were looking for a partnership, I was told to invite you to our head office for a better understanding.
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The group were at the building at the CEO office before the CEO walked in.
Akiko: Thank you for waiting, this is our company's CEO.
Robin: Okay.
Akiko: Like I said said earlier we were looking for a partnership.
Nanami: With the team?
CEO: No-no, we are still an upcoming company.
Nanami: Then what partnership are you talking about.
CEO: Seeing how you like our shoes we were looking for a deal with Mister Robinson.
Robin: What type of deal.
CEO: Seeing how you are a foreigner and a fast rising name, the deal we were offering is we make your playing shoes and you promote our brand.
Robin: I'll admit I like the shoes but I don't know about a sneaker deal.
CEO: We would really appreciate it if you at less see what we have to offer first.
Robin: I like the shoes so I'll look over it with my agent.
Akiko: How long will it take to get your agent here.
Nanami: We would like to see the contract.
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The team was in the waiting room with Ambrose and Rafael next to a vending machine.
Kenji: How do you think it's going?
Rafael: Beat's me.
Nanami was looking at the contract.
Akiko: We are looking at a 2 year deal for 250000 dollars.
Nanami whispering something to Robin before he responded to her.
Nanami: First my client as demands.
Akiko: Demands?
Nanami: He wants to reserve the latest version of the shoes every month.
Akiko: Okay.
Nanami: It looks like a good deal but we looking for a 13 month contract with a fee of 550000.
Akiko: We don't think-
CEO: We accept, prepare the contract.
Akiko: Sir-
CEO: It's okay, we accept, it's a bit more than we were hoping to spend but I believe it's worth it, please prepare the contract.
Akiko: Yes sir.
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Nanami and Robin returned to the rest of the team.
Kenji: How'd it go?
Robin: I got the deal.
Akiko: Sir, do you think this deal was a good idea, we just accepted their counter offer, you said it yourself we're still an upcoming company so was a deal of that amount a smart idea with a name that isn't even recognize in Japan.
CEO: I have fate in this deal, and if think don't work out as I hope we can always pull out of the deal.
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General FictionA young talented football academy player returns home to Japan to look for a new opportunity to make a name for himself in Japan, he meets a group willing to give him a shoulder after being turned down by the school's football team.
