So this is like a management-labor negotiation in which the workers don't know how much profits the privately held company has, right, and they want to maybe hold out for more money, but the company might want to create the impression that there's very little to split: "I'm giving you the most that I can."
これは労使間交渉に似ています 株式非公開の会社の場合 従業員は 会社の利益を知りませんが できるだけ多くの報酬を引き出すよう 交渉します 一方 会社は従業員に対して 利益は少なく 「精一杯分配している」印象を与えたいのです