Chapter Three: Three Contracts, One Second

Finally, he met the supporters' trust. Its leader, a retired dockworker, asked, “How do we know the club won't gamble our money again?” Lin used no trick. He added a clause requiring a public hearing with the supporters' observer before any deal could mortgage the stadium, academy, or three seasons of transfer income. When he touched the amendment, no red appeared. Only a pale line of gold. [A burden shared is not a Price. It is a choice.] At 5:59 p.m., Lin pressed the switch. All three walls became transparent. The analytics executive saw the broadcaster's cameras. The broadcaster saw a corridor packed with supporters holding subscription certificates. The supporters saw two corporations with pens already resting on paper.