In their private booth, John looked down on the auction stage with a small grimace on his face.
"It seems as though I just ate a pile of shit," John mumbled, as the price per leaf was established at one hundred million per leaf, double what he sold it for to the Trade Master.
"Now, now, the rate you sold it at is still fifty percent of the profits," the Trade Master replied calmly as if he had seen this all happening before it happened.
"I suppose you're right," John sighed, as it was still a good percentage of the profits. While it was not as good as the seventy percent deal he had initially, fifty percent was still a healthy number.
"Besides, there is naturally a discount when purchasing in bulk," the Trade Master continued before taking a sip of tea with a small smile on his face, clearly content at how everything had played out.
