Capone's strategy was clear now—just a performance. In the business world, it's all about making the illusion convincing. To get the other side to believe it, he had to make sure he and Lucas were on the same page with the script.
That very night, Capone held a meeting with Terry and several of his board members, laying out the plan: they would create the illusion of a fierce rivalry between IDGM and Sunshine. They would strategically intervene in every project that Sunshine was pursuing, placing obstacles at every turn.
He also briefed Joey and Zoey, instructing them not to worry about the previous disruptions. If similar incidents occurred again, the message should be leaked, suggesting that he and Lucas were at odds, that he was working to suppress Sunshine, even to the point of buying up their properties.
The key was to make sure the world believed that Sunshine was on the brink of collapse and that Lucas's position was in jeopardy.
