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The Negotiation - Roman - 12-08-2019 (So here I am, XWF headquarters located in ![]() Vincent Lane: "Oh for fucks sake!" (Vinnie hops up from his seat and rips the picture down before crumbling it up and tossing it in the trash.) Vincent Lane: "Sorry for that dude, "friends" likes to pin that up from time to time as a joke." (I'm not really a wrestling fan, so I guess the joke is lost on me, but from what I can gather, the fat guy must have beaten Vinnie at some point and gets teased for it. I guess it would be funny if that guy was a wuss or something, but I don't know, he looked pretty intimidating to me.) Roman: "Who needs enemies?" (I say with an annoying cackle of a laugh. Vinnie must think so too, because I think I literally just watched his skin crawl.) Vincent Lane: "So, what we have here is a standard contract for a development talent." (A what? I might not know much about this business, but I'm pretty sure you don't rub elbows with too many legends on a development deal.) Roman: "Vinnie, can I can you Vinnie?" Vincent Lane: "Sure dud..." (Yeah, I just keep talking because that was rhetorical, obviously.) Roman: "I'm gonna have ta stop ya right there my man. I'm not interested in a development deal. I want to work the big shows, with the legends." Vincent Lane: "Sure, but before you can do that, we need to work with you to refine your skills. Like I told you on the phone, I checked out the matches that you sent me, and you need a lot of work before you're ready for the big time." (Yeah, that's fair. After all, everything I know about wrestling, I know from poorly copying dad's moves, but still…) Roman: "I'm afraid that I'm going to have to insist, but I'm willing to negotiate." Vincent Lane: "I don't think that you're really in a position to negotiate dude. You're very lucky to be getting this opportunity at all." Roman: "And I get that, but my business isn't in some development league." Vincent Lane: "And what business is that?" Roman: "It's a personal matter my man, but I'll tell you what. Whatever dollar amount is in that contract, half it, quarter it, drop a zero or two, whatever it takes, just give me a chance in the big leagues and I promise that you won't regret it." (He lets out a sigh, I guess I'm making some big demands here. It feels like my heart is in my throat as I beg the heavens to let me talk him into…) Vincent Lane: "Okay, I'll get the lawyers to work up a new contract and I'll start you off on Savage, but you're going to be making XWF minimum salary with this deal." (Oh, sweet!) Roman: "I don't even know what that is, but I do know that it doesn't matter." (I stand up and reach across the desk to shake the man's hand.) Roman: "Thank you sir, I promise that I'll make the most out of this opportunity!" (We shake on it and I leave. A few days later Fedex delivers my contract. I open it, already retreating agreeing to take less money so quickly. How will I afford travel and lodging? I didn't even think about it at the time because this isn't about money, but honestly, I have no idea what the minimum salary in the XWF is, and that terrifies me. I pull the stack of papers out of the envelope and skim through it looking for dollar amounts and when I finally find my salary and all of the various percentages and bonuses that I can earn.. I can't help but smile. This is definitely more money than I ever expected to make in my life. Always figured I'd be stuck stocking shelves at Walmart for thirty-k a year…) ![]() |