First Comes Love
"Your company has been bleeding money for the last couple of quarters. Why should I want to invest in anything you have to offer?" Klaus Mikaelson asked Damon aggressively over the screen.
For the last hour or so, the three of them have been aggressively tried to one up one another. Damon could swear on a stack of bibles that two brothers were enjoying antagonizing him. But when it came to business he was in his element. Opening his briefcase, he pulled out a stack of papers which he then slid across to Elijah. As Elijah read the papers Damon got up and poured himself a glass of water with a smirk on his face.
Klaus ever observant noticed the change in his brother 's demeanor. "What is it Elijah?" He demanded after a significant amount of silence.
"How did you get this?" Elijah demanded ignoring Klaus.
"I do my homework as well." He said walking nonchalantly back to his seat.
"ELIJAH!" Klaus yelled to get his brother's attention. "What does he have?
"It's the schematics for the Tribrid chip." Elijah answered him in anguished tone.
Klaus went deathly white. "How did you even...?"
"I like to keep my ears open about up-and-coming talent." Damon said taking a dramatic sip of water. "Lo and behold a certain recent graduate of MIT suddenly went off the grid one year ago. Only to pop up in Germany, on the arms of the very handsome, very rich, and very charming Niklaus Mikaelson." Damon said dragging out his story. "Damon, I asked myself what is my old friend Klaus doing with a glorified nerd especially since he only dates models, actresses, and the occasional reality t.v. star? Sure, Hayley Marshall is a nerd, hot, but a nerd nonetheless." Damon took another sip of water.
"Will you get on with it?" Elijah demanded frustrated at Damon's theatrics.
Smirking Damon picked up with his story. "Now according to my future sister-in-law who keeps up with the society pages from time-to-time. Klaus, and Hayley had a very public falling out. In a move of pure spite, or as I like to call pure genius Hayley decided to get back at her ex-lover by shopping around the Tribrid chip which was her sole intellectual property."
At that tidbit of information Elijah, and Klaus begin yelling at each other in German. Damon hid a smirk behind his water glass letting them duke it out for a bit.
"Boys...boys relax I'm not even asking for much." He said trying to placate them.
"Just spit it out already. What do you want Mr. Salvatore?" Klaus asked warily.
"Hayley will maintain sole intellectual rights over the chip. Any technology developed from the chip; she wants a thirty five percent cut of any of the future profits. She will also head up any of the R and D pertaining to the chip. When I had asked her why? She said she went through the labor pains, she damn sure was going to have a say on how her baby was going to be used." Damon listing Hayley's demands first. Oh, before I forget she also wants locked in stock options."
Both Elijah, and Klaus looked reluctant to accept the first half of Damon's proposal. But now that he had them in a corner Damon was willing to wait.
"Guys from what Hayley explained to me this chip will have the processing power of a billion supercomputers, making today's computer chip obsolete in five and a half years. The defense contracts alone will net you billions upon billions of dollars. Agree to her terms it's a win- win."
"What do you want? Elijah asked. He wanted to know what Damon wanted before agreeing to anything.
"I propose a merger with Salvatore Technologies, and shared future benefits from the chip as well. Also, twenty-five percent of M.G.I.'s stock options, and a seat on the board." He demanded ruthlessly.
"Are you out of your goddamn mind?!" Klaus raged at him.
"I'm sure the Japanese, the Swiss, or any one of your competitors would be more than inclined to bargain with us. But then where would your core statement of, Semper eget semper sursum be? When everyone else is moving towards the future M.G.I. will be firmly stuck in the past." Damon concluded smugly. Placing his hands in the back of his head waiting.
He heard both brothers swear softly realizing they were backed into a corner.
"Mr. Salvatore can you please excuse my brother and me for a second?" Elijah asked in forced politeness.
Smiling at them both Damon headed out the door and sat on one of the benches by the conference room. A surge of adrenaline was coursing through his blood right now. Damon always got like that whenever he beat his enemies its why he loved business so much. He kind of wished he didn't break up with Amber he needed to work out all this extra energy.
Just than the conference room door opened back up, and Elijah ushered him back in. Damon noted that Klaus looked more composed as he sat back down.
"Fifth teen percent, and your company will be responsible for much of the overseas, and domestic marketing." Klaus said without preamble.
Damon knew they were going to diminish his stock options, but if the calculations that his accounts projected fifth teen was better than nothing. "And Hayley?" He asked.
"Done." Klaus acquiesced before rudely disconnecting the call.
"Our lawyers, and accountants will draw up the necessary paperwork." Elijah stated. "We will then hold a joint press conference announcing the merger. Well, played Mr. Salvatore, and welcome to M.G.I.
They both shook hands before leaving the room.