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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
&gt;Crowder submits a counter offer without negotiating on specific terms, also ask DW to just send another term. DW declines, no more negotiation.

From everything I've seen it was less of a counter offer and more of an explanation that their first offer was insultingly low and for any future offer to be considered going forward DW would need to remove all of the specific sections he called out.

From videos from other people who had been offered by the DW in the past, like Lauren Chen, the insultingly low initial offer seems to be the modus operandi of the DW when approaching talent.

The rest of this seems mostly accurate though.

I think most likely truth is that Crowder never really intended to accept any offer from the Daily Wire or anyone else and he is spinning the arguably bad terms of this contract to drum up support for his solo venture that he has been planning since long before his contract with the Blaze expired.
gpt
Crowder has said he "walked away" because of principles from the 50M like it was a lot. Also it was little. From what I can tell (non of this are in the industry at the level to know for sure) it was pretty low. His agent (so basically him) countered offered 30M per year so 120M and was declined. Basically both sides figure out neither would come to a deals. 

IMO DW didn't want him that badly, doesn't fit what they are doing well. But they would accept Crowder if they could have a guaranteed return on investment with him. Hence the low offer with a the deductions. Crowder probably felt insulted by the initial offer, which he requested. Took it personally, later decided to plan this whole drama to get back at DW, seem self righteous and as a ploy to gain more paying members for his new independent Mug Club. Evident from all the "for the little guy" talking points that he doesn't follow, and DW being much better at most of them