Chapter 150: A Deal Written in Silence

When William spoke, his voice was gentle and mild. He never gave people the impression of being fierce. On the contrary, he was like some neighbor’s child, sunny, cordial, and faintly familiar.

But what Lunite felt at this moment was something else entirely. William was like a mountain ... no, like a sea cliff, a sea cliff in a storm.

He stood in the middle of the boundless sea, with the mad storm whipping up waves and hurling them violently against him.

But in the end, those waves were only waves. After throwing up a burst of foam, they vanished without a trace, unable to harm him in the slightest.

Lunite was that wave. He was angry, he hated him, he was sorrowful, he was miserable, but when all his emotions faced William’s bright, smiling expression, they ultimately turned into the same helplessness as the foam thrown up by the surf.

“No problem, Mr. Carter...” He lowered his head, but he also let out a breath of relief for himself. Tens of thousands, even more, in pure profit could allow his plant to keep going for a while longer, about two months, or perhaps three. For him, that was a good thing.

As for the possibility of breaking the law ... he felt perhaps he should approach it another way. Then he raised his head and looked at William with a sincere face. “Mr. Carter, I agree with your idea. So when do we sign the commission agreement?”

Lunite looked humble and deferential, but that was merely the result of his outward appearance and the fact that he had no retreat left. In reality, in this era, any businessman who could start from nothing, any successful businessman, was not a simple character.

A commission agreement looked as if the man only wanted some protection. Once this commission agreement was signed, he could set his mind at ease and no longer fear that William would go back on his word.

But William was not truly as young as he appeared on the surface. In terms of social experience and worldly knowledge, he far exceeded Lunite.

He smiled faintly. “Mr. Lunite, I have always believed that between true friends, there is absolutely no need for contracts or agreements to regulate one another’s duties. Those are protections between strangers, but they are a desecration of friendship. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Lunite touched his hair, his tone carrying a trace of pleading. “Mr. Carter, my current situation is difficult. If I can have an agreement or contract like that, my workers’ mood can stabilize, and the bank won’t press me to repay as soon as possible.”

“It may be insignificant to you, but to me it is very important.”

He looked pitiful, but inside, he was not pitiful at all.

If William and Lunite signed a toll manufacturing agreement, commissioning Lunite and his plant to produce a batch of clothing and accessories for him, then once the designers decided to pursue liability in the future, Lunite could take out the toll manufacturing agreement or production contract and tell the designers that they were responsible only for no-liability production. The actual infringer was William.