Today there is two of them

"Let's have a meeting without any preconceptions!"

The one sentence that I'm allergic to right now. I don't know how many of these meetings I have had where two people are looking expectantly at each other, evaluating the situation in hope that there may be some gold hidden somewhere. We just need to find the pathway to it.

Why not say it as it is: Do you have any projects or clients where we can both benefit from cooperating?
My answer right now: No, I'm afraid not.