Money is never a prize; it’s a commodity, a means for getting things done. Money simply transfers economic value from place to place so that people a… - Oren Klaff

When you abide by the rituals of power instead of establishing your own, you reinforce the opposing power frame.

setting the frame, telling the story, revealing the intrigue, offering the prize, nailing the hookpoint,

If a guy is going to dominate you, let him dominate you on the price of something like a hand drawing in this case, something that doesn’t matter. If you find yourself in a similar situation (the day will come when this happens to you, too), then pick something abstract and start an intense price negotiation over it — and it doesn’t matter if you win or lose. The power of the person’s frame is rendered trivial, and the focus is back to you and what you want to do with the meeting.