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Originally Posted by Harmon
Well, depending on how strong your "ties" are, I would say you pretty much answered your own question. In fact, you may want to be a little proactive and do exactly what you suggested and go around them (not even necessarily to get the work) and let them know that they are relying on the unreliable 
If the "ties" are not that strong, tell the fucks that your are insulted that they would even suggest that you work so cheaply given the caliber of your end product and given your reputation in the industry  |
Exactly.
Although the line "Acme does not have the best reputation in the business..." suggests to us that Other Producer IS predisposed to cutting them out, we don't know what Other Producer's relationship is with Acme. Maybe Acme brings him a lot of other out-source work, and, on balance, the relationhsip has value for him. You also discounted the possibility of negotiating with Acme for better terms. If the Other Producer knows Acme's taking a big pinch, why not gauge how badly they need this done (by him by asking for more money?
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