Chapter 214: Chapter 214



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Victoria went as usual in the morning, she waited for Jayden to leave before she left, to avoid awkwardness upon meeting.

After all, their current statuses were strange.

They didn’t consider themselves strangers, because they had met before; but, even if they considered themselves close friends, they hadn’t seen each other many times, and didn’t understand each other’s personalities.

Living under the same roof, they had never even had breakfast together before.

Because Jayden never ate breakfast at home. As for the evening, she would be resting by the time he got back.

One left home early and came home late, one intentionally avoided the other, hence the two never got to see each other.

Once she arrived at his office, Victoria went about her usual trivial tasks. However, thanks to her willingness to learn, she was very knowledgeable about the company’s products. She followed her boss’s instructions as usual, printing out the necessary documents for the meeting.

Check gⱯlnσv𝒆ℓs․cøm for more chapters A total of 20 copies were needed, and she stood in front of the printer waiting patiently.

When the documents were ready, she cut out each of the copies, took them into the meeting room and placed them on everyone’s seats.

At that moment, the door to the meeting room was pushed open; Victoria had not finished placing the documents. Mr. Brown glanced at the documents neatly arranged on the meeting table, and at the seats that were neatly arranged. He turned to look at Victoria who had just placed the last document on the seat, she was a new face, “Are you new?”.

He had never seen Victoria before.

Before Victoria could say anything else, her boss answered for her, “Yes, she’s only been here two months.”

Mr. Brown wore a black suit, but he couldn’t hide the fact that he had put on weight, he was over forty years old, there was fat left over on his face and on his nose sat a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Although he was not handsome, he looked fair.

He nodded, “Look, this is how work should be, no matter what position you hold and what you do, you have to do it right and make sure everything is in place. This is the right work attitude.”

The kissing brands behind him immediately agreed.

Although Victoria was new to the workplace, she understood the social rules.

Everyone here was a talent, she was just a small employee, she wasn’t supposed to talk too much. With soft steps, she quietly retreated out the back door.

“Wait.” Mr. Brown suddenly became aware of her actions and called out to her, he lifted his chin, “What school did you graduate from, where did you work before?”

“I graduated from HQ University, this is my first job.” Victoria answered truthfully.

Mr. Brown’s expression paused for a second, a little unbelievable, “A graduate of the top university?”

He was a little confused, she was a graduate of a top university, even if it was her first job, it shouldn’t have been in the clerical position.

“Why are you willing to work in this position?” Mr. Brown asked curiously.

She was a senior college graduate.

“Although I am a senior graduate, I have no real-life work experience. I think there is nothing wrong with this job. Through printing documents every day, I was exposed to the core operations of the company, I have learned a lot from it.”

“Tell me, what have you learned?” asked Mr. Brown again.

He was curious to know what she had learned.

Victoria told him about the products she had learned about at the company, she had researched the information on the Internet. The company she was with manufactures drilling machines, compressors, ultrasonic and other types of heavy machinery.

These machines used to be sold to the more industrial cities in the country, only the competition was now quite large.

The technology was becoming more and more progressive, the latest generation machinery was gradually being phased out, only the machines that were more profitable would be used by the boss.

“Until today, 30 years have passed since our establishment, in these 30 years, we were once glorious. When someone talks about heavy machinery, the first company they think of is WX Machinery. But as time goes by, there are more manufacturers in the market, and this has a big impact on the market. To regain that, or regain our glory, it’s not through sales, it’s through innovation.”

“You’re just an employee, what do you know?” Her boss frowned, unhappy with her tidy response.

Mr. Brown, for his part, nodded approvingly, “Join us for today’s meeting.”

“She is just a small employee, our meeting today is to discuss the future direction of our company, with her position I don’t think it would be wise for her to join.”

“As long as she is company staff, she will be qualified to join, I think what she has said makes sense, and is very well said. Our annual sales have been falling, each year worse than the year before. The reasons I’ve been given is that the market is bad, that the market is soft, so sales can’t go up. Have you looked at the root of the problem?” As Mr. Brown spoke he looked at Victoria, “I think what you have said makes a lot of sense, in order for the company to always be a leader, and remain glorious, we have to innovate…”

“But innovation takes a lot of time, money and energy…”

“I think the company can afford it, I have done a study, we have accumulated some wealth from our previous glory years, it would be enough to support our current restructuring. If we don’t change, we will be eliminated from the market.” Victoria again offered her opinion. She had no intention of contradicting this guy, but she couldn’t accept his opinion.

“The environment is changing, if we don’t move forward we will be left behind. Only by innovating can we stay strong in the market, and stay at the top of the pyramid.”

“You’re just an employee, what would you know…”

“Well said.” Mr. Brown glanced at those who opposed her, with a chagrined face, “If you believe that she, as a clerk, is unfit to remain at this meeting, then I will announce that she will now be the vice president of WX Machinery, responsible for the management of WX Machinery from now on.”

In fact, what Victoria had said was exactly what Mr. Brown intended to do. He was amazed that an employee had done so much homework, her seriousness towards the job showed.

He admired this type of person.

Indeed, she came from a top university, her thinking was active.

The senior people in the company were not willing to restructure. Without restructuring, the company would only get worse and eventually die.

For its restructuring, it needed someone to step up, and this woman had come along at the right time.

Everyone was confused, they felt as if there was a problem with their hearing.

“Mr. Brown…”

“You don’t need to say any more, I’ve already decided.”

“I’m afraid I can’t live up to that position.” Victoria didn’t want to show off, “I was just expressing my opinion…”

“Not everyone can express that opinion.” Mr. Brown cut her off, “I dare to hire you, why don’t you dare to, you just want to be an employee?”.

Victoria thought about her family status. She didn’t want to be just an employee, for the Forbis Family to get back on its feet, she had to be strong again.

Her father was no longer with her, she had no more support, she had to rely on herself.

Without having been on the job long, she had learned a lot.

Although her family’s business was textile, but management and sales had similarities, and of course she was willing to learn more.

“Thank you for your confidence in me, I will do my best.” Victoria replied solemnly.

“You will have seen the documents for the meeting this time, you will lead it.” Mr. Brown sat down.

All the elders of the company looked at Victoria, unhappy that they had lost.

“A child, what is she going to know?”

“She’s becoming less and less reliable.” Some accused Mr. Brown of being careless in his management, “How can you simply appoint a female employee as vice president, what are you thinking?”

“I’m the legal representative of the company, I’m the largest shareholder, I’m also the CEO. If you’re not happy with that, sit in my position first before you try to educate me.”

With Mr. Brown’s words, the opposition subsided.

Who let them not be as strong as he was?

Who allowed him to be the person in control of the company?

Even if they disagreed, it was futile.

They could only bite the bullet and accept it, sit back in their seats and accept this “accidental” meeting.

At first, Victoria was a little afraid. She had done detailed market research, so naturally she felt confident. Then, the more she talked, the more excited she became. Using her logic and market analysis, she shut the mouths of those who questioned her.

When the meeting was over, Mr. Brown invited Victoria to have dinner together.

Naturally, Victoria was not willing; she had to come back soon. After all, she was not a free-spirited person. She refused: “I have something else.”

“You don’t have to think about it too much, it’s just a meal, I’m very satisfied with your performance today, I won’t waste too much of your time.”

Victoria still didn’t feel like it, “I really have something to do.”

“Then tell me what’s wrong, I’ll help you with it.” Mr. Brown’s attitude was firm.

Victoria had no choice, she was still working for the company, she could not afford to offend him, so she nodded her head and agreed.

To avoid any interaction with Mr. Brown, Victoria sat in the back passenger seat.

Mr. Brown realized that Victoria was very reserved, so he didn’t insist. He moved to the front and Victoria followed him into the restaurant.

“You’ve helped me a lot today.” They both sat down at a table by the window, Mr. Brown passed the menu to Victoria, “Order whatever you want, consider it like I’m paying you.”

Victoria wanted to refuse, but it was hard to refuse Mr. Brown’s generosity, so she could only take the menu from him.

At that moment, at the entrance of the restaurant, a few silhouettes entered. The first was Jayden. He had taken over the business for not too long, he had also married into the Harris Family, so he was now the most watched figure in B-Town.

“Mr. Nelson.” Mr. Brown stood up and greeted him.

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