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: You think we about be asking for more?(laughs) D: (chuckles莞爾) That‘s not exactly what I had in mind. I know your research costs are high, but what I‘d like is a 25% discount. R: That seems to be a little high, Mr. Smith. I don‘t know how we can make a profit with those numbers. D: Please, Robert, call me Dan. (pause) Well, if we promise future business――volume sales(大筆交易)――that will slash your costs(大量減低成本)for making the ExecUciser, right? R: Yes, but it‘s hard to see how you can place such large orders. How could you turn over(銷磬)so many? (pause) We‘d need a guarantee of future business, not just a promise. D: We said we wanted 1000 pieces over a sixmonth period. What if we place orders for twelve months, with a guarantee? R: If you can guarantee that on paper, I think we can discuss this further. 7