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How lucrative is intelligence? It's just a matter of one sentence. The same sentence could sell for a hundred dollars, a million, or even a billion.
It all depends on who you tell it to.
Nicholas wants to kill Ivan. To the average person, this sentence is worthless, but to Big Ivan or Ivan, it's worth ten million, a hundred million.
So, for Justin, it's crucial that he's the only one who can tell this to Nicholas. If Yang Yi leaves this sentence just anywhere, say on the dark web, then it's not worth anything anymore.
Exclusive, exclusive, exclusive intelligence is where the money is.
But Yang Yi asking for ten million right off the bat is quite the high pitch—his real aim is a million US dollars. You've always got to aim high to leave some room for negotiation, right?
"A million would be fine, but a million doesn't get exclusive intelligence."