“Grotart, you know about the factories, right?”
“Yes,” answered Grotart, looking up at his boss.
“You’ve heard that they might replace our company, right?” asked the boss, clearly just making things take a little longer to seem more official.
“Yes,” answered Grotart again. “But surely they won’t succeed?”
“They’ve already succeeded in scaring the (bleep) out of me, so I really wouldn’t be surprised.”
“Wait—what? They’ve succeeded in—have you lowered...”
“Yes, I have lowered the prices of our cars, in order to keep up with their competition.”
“What? NO! How much will you be paying me now?”
“Half as much as before.”
“That’s a lot!”
“So is the competition.”