Chapter Five: Give the Talent Back

Pei climbed to 1.5 million. Silver strands of persuasion, metaphor, and composure streamed out of Zhou. Lu asked, “Can a purchased talent be gifted?” “Yes. Thirty-percent gift tax.” “Back to its original owner?” “No one does that. The Exchange won’t recognize a gift of something he already possesses.” “He doesn’t possess it anymore.” Queen raised to three million. Lu and Su both bid 3.01 million. 【Establish joint purchasing entity?】 They agreed. Lu supplied 2.01 million, Su one million. At settlement, Zhou was trying to say “refraction” and could no longer remember the word “light.” He clutched his throat in terror. Lu initiated a gift. 【Recipient: Zhou Ke. Error: recipient matches asset source. Suggested action: destroy or resell.】