"Oh? Mr. Hoffman, what brilliant ideas do you have now?" Dahlia asked. Sh
e had collected evidence against most of the senior executives except for
him. That did not mean Hank Hoffman was
innocent. Instead, he covered his tracks very well to the point that his
misdeeds couldn't be traced back to him.
"On the topic of brilliant ideas, I do have some advice for you." With a
cigar in his mouth, he went
on, "To be our chairman, you need to build your reputation and capability
. In short, you'll need to make profits. That way, we will approve of you
."
The executives all nodded upon hearing that. Money makes the world go rou
nd. Their ultimate goal was to profit more.
"I have enough confidence in myself to take up the role of the chairman,"
she answered nonchalantly. "I can't promise you much, but now that I'm t
he chairman, all the senior executives here will see a salary increase of
50% and a 20% increase in their annual bonuses. How does that sound?"
The people started murmuring among themselves after hearing her proposal,
A 50% increase in pay and a 20% increase in bonus would be considered ge
nerous.
"Dahlia, we're practical people who do not like empty promises. Anyone ca
n make promises." Hank shrugged
again.
Dahlia asked, "So, what do you want me to do?"
"The company is facing three huge challenges now. If you resolve all thre
e, we will accept you as our new
chairman. If not, you shall vacate the position for a more suitable candi
date." Hank started giving her trouble.
She raised a brow at his words. "What are the three? Tell me."
"Firstly, you need to get the Flame Dragon Gang to pay their 70 million d
ollars worth of debt within seven days,
Hank declared with a smirk.
"The Flame Dragon Gang?" She was pensive. A gang that owed the Nicholson
Corp. that amount of money
must be difficult to handle.
"Why? Are you scared? You can turn it down if you're scared," Hank challe
nged her. However, Dahlia ignored his taunts and went straight to the poi
nt. "Tell me about the second challenge."
"Secondly, you have to secure the Brooks Corporation's project, which is
worth 500 million dollars."
"What about the third challenge?"
"Hah! I'll tell you after you complete the two challenges. It would be us
eless otherwise." He chortled.
"Sure. I will not shy away from challenges that involve
the company. I hope that you make good on your
promise." Dahlia reminded him.
"I am a man who keeps his word. I will approve of you if you're capable o
f completing all the challenges." He
tossed his head back.
"Great. We shall see." She scanned the room for one last time and left, k
nowing that she had to show Hank
what she was capable of to win him over. Otherwise, the bunch of old seni
or executives would never listen to
her.
'Ladies and gentlemen, do you think that little girl can do it?" The peop
le in the meeting room started gossiping.
"No way! We failed to get the 70 million back from the Flame Dragon Gang.
How could she do it in seven days?
"Right? Everyone knows that the Flame Dragon Gang is brutal. They'll tear
her limb to limb if she knocks on their door for the money!"
"The first challenge is daunting enough for her. On top of that, she has
to deal with that stubborn Brooks Corporation."
"Mr. Hoffman, your idea of killing with a borrowed knife is pure genius!"
Hank merely smiled with the cigar between his lips in the
face of the discussion in the room. He believed that a member of a Nichol
son Family branch was no match for him.
Meanwhile, just as Dahlia and Dustin took their seats in the chairman's o
ffice, a good–
looking woman in uniform wandered into the office, her heels clicking
as she walked.