Facing Sheyan's request, Parker straightened his necktie.
"Of course, no problem. Jenny, bring 3 cups of coffee to my office. I don't want milk or sugar, thank you."
Parker's office was rather simple. Behind his desk, various Na'vi relics were displayed on the wall shelf. On the side table, there was a piece of superconducting ore suspended above a permanent magnet. A photo of his college football team was hung on the wall. After the secretary brought in the coffee and closed the door, Sheyan said seriously, "That's right."
"I'm here to convince you, Mr Parker. I'm currently employed by a gentleman in an extremely good financial situation. Please forgive me for not revealing his name. My mission is to capture a Na'vi baby girl on planet Pandora. Therefore, for the sake of my life, I require all the detailed information the RDA company has on planet Pandora. Including the habits of various flora and fauna, the distribution of the surrounding terrain etc. "
Parker glanced at Sheyan, raising his brows. Using a mocking and disapproving tone, he replied.
"Ok, Mr Second Lieutenant, I'm already clear of your intentions. But I feel you haven't mentioned the crux of the problem – How do you convince me."
Sheyan smiled faintly and replied.
"That's why I've brought Mr. David Beckham with me. He's very talented in this area."
Parker shrugged his shoulders and replied.
"Alright, I'll look forward to it. But many people call me stubborn Parker. That's not a joke, but it's a cry from the bottom of their hearts."
Jinkuang stood up, retrieving his already cracked heather pipe. Stuffing in a cigarette butt from who knows where, he lit it up and happily took a puff.
"I heard that on earth's futures market, every kilogram of Pandora crystals with a purity of 90% has already risen to 40 million USD?"
Leaning back in his office chair, Parker pressed a button on his desk. A curved holographic screen immediately popped out.
"Accurately speaking, it's 41 million USD, Mr Beckham. London's futures market's latest price. "
Jinkuang conjured a small leather case from behind his back, tossing it towards Parker.
"Time is money, my friend. I don't wish to waste my precious time here. "
Parker asked suspiciously.
"What is this?"
Sheyan raised his eyebrows and replied.
"Before you open this box, I have a suggestion. Can you close the curtains in your office? Otherwise, I'm sure you'll regret it."
Parker shrugged.
"This office didn't have curtains when it was designed, but under my strong request, they still protected my privacy to a certain extent, such as …"
Parker's lips curled into a strange smile. He took out a remote control and pressed it. The originally transparent window instantly turned blurry, and the outside couldn't see the situation inside.
"This is a very good user-friendly design."
Then, he opened the box and was immediately dazed by the light emitted from the box. After a few seconds, he stammered with difficulty, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry.
"What is this …?"
Jinkuang had already finished his cup of coffee, and casually grabbed Parker's untouched cup. Beaming with joy, he took a big gulp and said.
"This is 2 kilograms of purified 95% pandora crystals. Mr Parker, according to the market price you just quoted, the most conservative price is 82.68 million USD."
Pandora ores that were directly mined usually had a rather low purity. To humans, they had to go through an exceedingly complex process and exorbitant costs before they could refine the crystals to 90% purity. Therefore, if someone directly packed a box of freshly excavated pandora ores to Parker, they would most likely be treated as a lunatic. Just like how no one would normally trade a bag of gold ore for a trade.
In addition, under the surveillance of high technology, the difficulty of directly embezzling the finished products produced in the factory is also quite high. Although it takes a full 5 years to travel from Earth to Pandora, the developed communication system can monitor everything in real time.
Parker suddenly closed the box, and sternly replied.
"For the sake of collecting information on planet Pandora's various resources, up till now, the company has expended over 100 billion USD in manpower and resources. Moreover, there are so many outstanding employees who have sacrificed their precious and expensive lives ….."
Jinkuang used an exaggerated tone to exclaim.
"Oh! My friend, I remember your work-related injury compensation is 517,000 USD. Moreover, you will be charged an additional 40% personal income tax. Therefore, the family of the unlucky dead will only receive 360,000 USD. More importantly, the RDA company will often recruit homeless people without relatives ….. so please don't use the word expensive to insult my common sense alright? "
Following that, this short old man nimbly leapt to the side and opened the door. (Parker immediately used an astonishing nimbleness to close the small box) He shrieked.
"Miss Jenny, Mr Parker requests 3 more cups of coffee, with more milk and sugar. Use the biggest cup you can find, thank you!"
After the coffee was delivered and Jenny left, Jinkuang once again picked up the cup of coffee in front of the dazed Mr Parker and gulped it down. His tiny eyes blinked.
"If Mr Parker can provide us with some convenience in other areas, then this box can be increased by 1 kilogram."
Parker licked his dry lips, he felt as though he was standing at the turning point of his life. Senator, election, big ass chick spiralling within his desires. Therefore, his voice was slightly distorted.
"Such as?"
Sheyan replied.
"I'm very interested in the Avatar project, I wish to take a tour of the laboratory."
"Tour? Just a tour? "Parker asked with uncertainty.
Sheyan laughed and replied.
"There won't be any recordings left behind, and won't cause any trouble for you. I only wish to touch these big guys, you can treat this as my eccentric request."
Parker hesitated a little, but still replied with difficulty.
"I'll have to reconsider."
Jinkuang confidently gulped down another cup of coffee, smacking his lips.
"I admire your self-control, Mr. Parker. But I must remind you, not everyone can withstand the allure of 600 ounces of gold. Furthermore, the chips we offered are worth 600 times more than 600 ounces of gold! "
This sentence became the straw that broke the camel's back. Parker finally made up his mind, clapping his hands.
"Alright alright, you've convinced me. I'll immediately hand over the information to you. But I can't directly interfere with the Avatar laboratory, I have to wait for Grace to lead a team to investigate."
Sheyan bluntly replied.
"No problem. Apart from that, I've also obtained your friendship, isn't that right? "
Parker hesitated a little, but still smiled and extended his hand.
"Yes, 2nd Lieutenant, this is a very expensive friendship. But I'll let you know it's worth. "
Concurrently, Jinkuang had already started putting on an act of accepting information. Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.
"You've obtained the friendship of an important storyline character, Parker Selfridge. Your relationship with him has improved from 'cold' to 'amicable'."
At this moment, Sheyan abruptly inquired.
"Dearest Selfridge, although my employer repeatedly emphasized that my mission isn't risky and there won't be any competitors, but I believe that's just a well-intentioned deception and malicious haggling method. Therefore, I hope you can tell me as a friend, have you seen this group of people? "
Then, Sheyan proceeded to describe the height, shape, and general characteristics of Eros, Stalo and the rest of the group. Parker Selfridge muttered to himself for a moment, Sheyan knew there was a chance after seeing his expression. He then struck while the iron was hot and continued.
"Dearest Selfridge, if any of my friends were to bring me a huge business deal worth 82.68 million dollars, then I'll definitely wish for him to live a long life. Because the next time, he may bring me an unexpected surprise or benefit."
Parker raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, pressing a button and speaking into the air.
"Jenny, I hope to see the company's top secret file within a minute. Yes, the password is oojkl 112398. "
(At this moment, Jinkuang had already drunk all the milk coffee ….) Very quickly, Parker gave Sheyan an answer.
"They are the company's internal high-ranking special personnel, and even possess some superpowers. Oh, you have to know, they are completely different from you guys who inject steroids and stimulants. Oh, sorry, I'm not talking about you. Their mission is extremely arduous, I cannot reveal the details to you."
At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Probably there was something that required Parker to deal with. Sheyan could only stand up and bid farewell. Although he didn't achieve his goal, but this trip wasn't in vain. But before he left, Parker still called out to Sheyan, speaking with deep meaning.
"My friend, if you're not busy with work, you can go to Hell's Kitchen to have a look. I'll recommend you peacock deer steak and orange sake stew. You can also find some magazines, books, and games to pass the time in the staff lounge next to it. Combining work and rest is the secret to success. Even if you play till 12 at night, you can still make it in time. " If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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