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Right Prize. Ferkauf likes to say that "problems are potentials," and suggests that Korvette's will be solved by Bassine and himself. For his part, Bassine denies rumors that he will spin off Korvette's supermarkets, declaring that, "If we marry the lady, we sure enough are going to go with her children." His terms are tough. He insists on getting the title and powers of chief executive officer. In the past, Ferkauf has refused to let anyone have all that. Now he says that Bassine can be the big boss in the office, while Ferkauf himself returns to his first passion—visiting the stores. Says he of his prospective partner: "We speak with one voice."