Dante was trembling in rage.“You b*stard! You’re calling everyone here trash?”“Are you trying to go against all of us here?”“Do you want to be in the company or not?!”“Even the CEO won’t dare to provoke us! What right do you have to talk sh*t in front of all of us?!”“Let me tell you something! Because of CEO York, the Ishikawa Corporation’s business is ruined! This isn’t over!”“Let me tell…”Slap, slap!Harvey swung his palm across Dante’s face twice, resolutely aloof all the way.“This isn’t over, you say?”“You think I can’t go against everyone here?”“You think I’m talking sh*t?”“What? Are you angry at me? Or are you questioning CEO York’s arrangements?”Harvey calmly brought out a document and flipped through the pages before slamming it on the table.“The marketing department’s job is to find business partners and make deals.”“Since Loxus Consortium is such a huge company, the CEO’s job is to keep everything under control.”“If we can’t even make a deal wit
“I’ve seen the documents. The Ishikawa Corporation isn’t even in the Island Nations’ top three companies. It’s just an ordinary company selling household appliances. What’s there to even boast about?”“As members of Loxus Consortium, you represent the Yorks of Hong Kong and Country H as a whole. Yet here you are, running your mouth when you can’t even deal with a bunch of Islanders. Despite that, you still want CEO York to deal with your damn mess?!”“How can you say something like that and stay in the company?”“What’s the point of giving you people hundreds and thousands of dollars worth of yearly salaries when you’re just slacking off?!”Harvey walked forward and tapped Dante mockingly on the face.“If you think you’re not capable enough to do your damn job, then get out of here! Stop blaming others for your incompetence!”“Do you understand me?!”Dante’s eyes kept twitching after being tapped in the face constantly…However, he dared not challenge Harvey’s words.He knew
Harvey had both pictures and statements detailing Dante’s spendings. His barrage of questions enraged and terrified Dante at the same time.Dante thought he could hide his wrongdoings, and that no one would find out…But he didn’t think that Harvey would expose him on the spot.“You receive hundreds and thousands of dollars every single year! That’s twice as much money compared to some of the higher ups!”“Yet, you’re not grateful about it at all! You’re spending almost a hundred and fifty thousand dollars every single month just to fool around!”“If you say you’re working hard because of this…”“I’ll acknowledge it.”“But don’t tell me you can’t even get a measly contract after working so hard!”“If you can’t even do such a simple thing, I’m afraid I’ll have to question your so-called hard work.”“If you can’t do a good job in your position, I’m sure someone else will be more than happy to take your place!”Not only did Harvey point out Dante’s salary, he even mentioned the
Everyone grew a little sluggish at the sight. They were in utter disbelief.The biggest thorn in the entire company, Dante, was taken down by Harvey so easily!At first, everyone wanted to see how Queenie and Harvey would show their strength…None of them expected Dante to give in so quickly.The change was extremely quick, so much that it was shocking.Some who initially wanted to make a joke out of Queenie were in a confused daze.“It’s good that you acknowledge your faults,” Harvey said calmly.“I’ll give you three days.”“If you can get the contract with Ishikawa Corporation within three days, we’ll reimburse you however you please.”“You’ll have whatever amount of yearly salary you want.”“But if you can’t do that, I want you out of the company. Is that fine with you?”“Of course… If the other higher ups have confidence in this deal, you may go for it as well.”“Whichever one of you gets the contract will receive the same treatment Manager Castro gets.”“I’m a man of
“Fine, then!”Dante’s courage was boosted by his immense hatred.“We have a deal!”“If you can get the contract in a single day, I’ll chop off my own hand!”“But if you can’t, then I do hope that I don’t see your sorry *sses in this office building ever again!”“Everyone here is a witness!”“Whoever goes against their word is a useless coward!”The room was dead silent. …Half an hour later, inside the executive CEO’s office.The office wasn’t that big, being only a thousand square feet wide. There weren’t a lot of decorations inside the room since nobody had used it before. Only a table, a chair, and a couch were inside.But since the office was facing the ocean, it had quite the refreshing atmosphere. Harvey was quite content with this.He leaned on the couch while squinting at the horizon, a calm look on his face.“Thanks for standing up for me.”Queenie poured a cup of tea and handed it to Harvey.“If it weren’t for you, I would’ve suffered quite a bit.”“You would
“You mean…?” Queenie frowned. She didn’t know exactly what Harvey was planning.“Get the folks from Ishikawa Corporation here this afternoon.”“Tell them to come at exactly three o’clock. If they miss the time, we’ll end the deal right there and then,” Harvey explained.“You’re so sure that they’ll come?” Queenie asked curiously.“They will.”Harvey’s face was blank.“Didn’t I tell you? They’ve been trying to get into Country H’s market, but they just couldn’t find the chance.”“Their so-called low-margin products are essentially them dumping their stuff.”“Both countries and enterprises won’t allow them to do such a thing.”“It’ll affect the entire country’s market after all.”“Plus, household appliances are daily necessities. Once they start dumping their products in, the citizens’ lives will be affected at best. At worst, there will be civil unrest.”“Simply put, Ishikawa Corporation does not harbor any good intentions by getting into Country H’s market.”“They know fu
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Harvey and Queenie arrived at the meeting room.Even though Harvey wanted to crush these Islanders very badly, business was business. Since he requested everyone to meet up at three o’clock, he had no choice but to follow his word. This was one of the basic rules of the business world.Before the two could enter the guest hall, a loud slap could be heard.Slap!“Damn you!”“Those b*stards! How dare they make our representative wait for five whole minutes?!”“Do you people only know how to slack off?!”“Doesn’t she know that they have to be an hour earlier than the time we agreed on?!”“You people have no concept of time! That’s the only reason why the Island Nations have the upper hand in the far east territory!”“Tell Queenie she only has three more minutes!”“If she doesn’t get here by then, both her and Loxus Consortium will pay for this!”Harvey and Queenie frowned. According to Harvey’s speculation, Ishikawa Corporation wanted the coll
“He came early because he’s a smart man. He could tell that something’s off,” Harvey replied calmly.“He should’ve already known that we’ll cancel the deal if he doesn’t come here by three o’clock.”“Why?” Queenie frowned.“According to your and Dante’s deal, you’ll have to pack your things and leave the company if you can’t get the deal in a day.”“Aren’t you supposed to be scared?”“Why should I be?”“I only said that I’ll get the deal. I never specified who I’d get it from,” Harvey said, still calm.“If the deal gets canceled here, I’ll just make a call and get the head of the Ishikawa family to kneel in front of me, begging me to sign the contract tomorrow morning.”Seeing Harvey’s nonchalant expression, Queenie knew what it meant to be domineering.Harvey and Queenie approached the few female staff while they were chatting.A woman wearing gold-frame glasses who seemed like a secretary took a step forward.“You two seem like a bunch of arrogant people. You must be the