"Carson Flores is just an outsider with no local connections or relationships. This deal is just a dumb luck hit for him. In other words, anyone replacing him could have landed this deal."
"Isn't Carson Flores still on probation? We could say he hasn't passed his probation period yet. To show our seriousness, you, the team leader, can directly connect with the other party and take personal charge of this deal. Waylen James will undoubtedly not stick his neck out for someone as irrelevant as Carson Flores and, instead, will agree to it since everyone likes to get a bit extra, right?"