Eye contact is cheaper than having to look at his hands. For the right price I'll even stroke... his ego by comparing him to Edison. Fortunately for me I'm sure he'd take that as a compliment and not realize I'm calling him a talentless hack that steals from Tesla.
How long is that going to take? Can we do it via Zoom? If it's not inconvenient for me to attend this meeting I'd be down for $1/second. My number is higher if it has to be in person, but I'm not gonna act like it's a high number.