In those videos, He's speaking to the FDX final decision makers who are above their negotiation team, just as much as he's speaking to us

He doesn't communicate directly with their top decision makers while the deals being done

The top guys only meet at (or near) the very end

He's signaling his willingness to start the final slow dance of the party now --- but at the same time articulating he simply can't with PBS music still playing in the background