Or, as in any normal commercial deal, AZ reduce from 100m to 30m, expecting pushback and negotiating a compromise around 50m. But the EC goes nuclear in 24 hours, drags AZs name through the mud with no justification and so AZ point at the contract. EC stamps it’s feet and bangs the table. Everyone goes home. Sensible people have sensible conversations later, and AZ think, well, we’re not offering the 50m, because if for whatever reason we’re a bit short then the EC will throw it’s toys out of the pram again. So 39m, that’s your lot ;)
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