If the guy were grateful for anything that was just given to him, he'd be a much different person. Rather it's got to be an explicit "deal" that can feed his eg

If the guy were grateful for anything that was just given to him, he'd be a much different person. Rather it's got to be an explicit "deal" that can feed his ego. "I did such a great job..... Such a great job they just gave me 5 billion dollars and said they'd give me tar and feathers to come back...... yuge..... yuge amount of money..... Just the most"