In the conference room, under the watchful or indifferent eyes of everyone present, Cohen struggled to maintain his composure as he sat down expressionlessly by the vacant table.
His assistant, nervous, almost knocked over the freshly served coffee.
Cohen wanted to scold him, but when he looked up and saw the imposing crowd opposite him, he gulped down the words.
Well, facing the scrutiny of over thirty people's gazes was truly a daunting task.
Even though Cohen was experienced in such situations, facing so many people alone at a single table still caused him to look solemn.
The other side hadn't intentionally arranged for unrelated onlookers who were there for the spectacle, but the setup was definitely intentional.
The overwhelming pressure seemed to surge from all directions.
"Mr. Cohen, first of all, welcome to today's network services conference.
Although IBM is a bit late to the game, fortunately, we have finally gathered all of America's ISP operators."
