After dinner, Chris Shelby and Esther went to the company that was mortgaged to Chris Shelby by Blake Noire-Panda Networks, which had once belonged to the Noire family. Not long ago, Panda Networks had been transferred to Blake Noire’s name.
As a scion of the Noire family, each direct descendant had a business of their own. After taking over Panda Networks, Blake Noire began a lavish recruitment drive, poaching several top broadcasters. Soon, Panda Networks rose to prominence in the live broadcasting industry.
The company was capable of generating hundreds of millions in profits for Blake Noire annually and had significant growth potential. Unfortunately, to repay his debts to Chris Shelby, Blake Noire had no choice but to mortgage Panda Networks to him.
Upon their arrival at Panda Networks, Chris Shelby and Esther headed straight to see the company’s vice president. This vice president, previously one of Blake Noire’s men, was entrusted with managing the entire business of Panda Networks. Instead of greeting the new boss personally, he hid in his office. Seeing this, Chris Shelby scoffed. Without hesitation, he ordered the HR department to dismiss the vice president.
Shortly after, a portly man approached. He looked at Chris Shelby with a dark expression and said, “On what grounds do you dismiss me?” Chris Shelby scoffed, “I am now the boss of the company, and I have the right to dismiss you!” The portly man clenched his teeth and warned, “You’ll regret this!” before storming off in a huff.
Esther frowned and said, “Dear, this man was the vice president. Blake Noire had handed over all matters to him, and now that you’ve dismissed him, it will be troublesome for us to get acquainted with the business operations.”
Chris Shelby sneered, “Anyone who dares oppose me, no matter if he was the vice president or whatever, must leave. I now have the final say in Panda Networks!”
Chris Shelby then instructed the HR department to summon all the company executives to a meeting. An hour later, in the company’s conference room, only a few of the three to four dozen executives had shown up. Chris Shelby snorted, “It seems that taking over this company smoothly won’t be easy!” Esther remarked, “Dear, it seems that most of the executives are Blake Noire’s people. Their absence from the meeting is intended to undermine you.”
Upon hearing this, Chris Shelby let out a cold laugh and told the HR manager, “Notify everyone who didn’t attend the meeting that they are fired!”
The news shocked everyone present. No one had expected Chris Shelby to display such decisiveness. On his very first day, he had nearly dismissed the entire management team. Merely at his command, twenty to thirty of Panda Networks’ top executives were fired.
Chris Shelby then turned to Esther and said, “Dear, from today onwards, you will be the president of Panda Networks. I leave the management of this company in your hands!” Esther nodded and replied, “Alright!” Initially, Chris Shelby had planned to have Candace manage Panda Networks. But under the circumstances, Esther would take over for now.
Chris Shelby glanced around at everyone and declared, “I’m glad you could stay. I hereby announce that the salaries of all who remain will be doubled.”
The crowd was dumbfounded. No one had anticipated Chris Shelby’s generosity. With just a few words, he had doubled everyone’s salary.
“Thank you, boss!”
“Thank you, boss!”
“Thank you, boss!”
With the incentive of doubled salaries, those who stayed were overjoyed. After all, everyone came to work for money; it didn’t matter who the boss was, as it had nothing to do with them.
After the meeting, Chris Shelby and Esther went to the chairman’s office, which had previously been occupied by Blake Noire. However, Blake rarely visited, so the office was mostly empty. Now, Chris Shelby held the position of chairman at Panda Networks, with Esther as the president. The previous vice-president had been fired by Chris Shelby, and they were still missing a vice-president. It was uncertain whether Candace would be willing to help.
The senior executives of the company, upon hearing they had been fired, came back one by one to confront Chris Shelby.
“Chris Shelby, get out here!”
“Get out!”
“Get out!”
Hearing the shouts, Chris Shelby stood up and walked over. Upon opening the door, he saw twenty or thirty former senior executives of Panda Networks standing at the entrance. Seeing Chris Shelby emerge, their emotions grew even more agitated.
“On what grounds did you fire us?”
“That’s right, we’ve been at Panda Networks for many years, what right do you have to fire us?”
“Let me tell you, what you are doing is against labor laws, we are going to sue you.”
The crowd was furious, as if they wanted to devour Chris Shelby.
“Hmph!” Chris Shelby snorted coldly.
“On what grounds? Simply because I am now the owner of the company. If I say you’re fired, then you’re fired! You’ll get every penny of compensation you’re owed. But if you still want to make trouble or refuse to accept it, go ahead and sue me. I’ll take you on to the end.”
“You…”
No one expected Chris Shelby to be so defiant.
Chris Shelby said impatiently, “Someone call security and have them thrown out!”
At his command, dozens of company security guards quickly arrived and drove the executives out. With no other choice, the dismissed executives had to leave.
As they left the gates of Panda Networks, a Land Rover pulled up. The door opened, and Blake Noire stepped out.
“Come with me, all of you!”
Hearing this, everyone followed Blake Noire. He glanced at them and said, “Even though you’ve been fired from Panda Networks, I’m starting Fish Networks. From today, you are all employees of Fish Networks!”
Just like that, all the employees fired from Panda Networks joined Blake Noire’s Fish Networks. Moreover, all the clients that once belonged to Panda Networks were now pulled over by Blake Noire.
Although Chris Shelby had taken over Panda Networks, he was left with nothing but an empty shell. Blake Noire murmured with a sneer, “Chris Shelby, you dare fight me? I won’t let you go!”
Ever since meeting Chris Shelby, Blake Noire had suffered greatly-both his legs and other critical parts had been broken by Chris Shelby. Now, Blake Noire had lost everything and had even become the laughingstock of the entire Middleton. He, the young master of the Noire family, was driven to desperation.
Many heirs of large families mocked Blake Noire in secret, fueling his intense hatred for Chris Shelby. Although forced to transfer Panda Networks to Chris Shelby, he was never resigned to his loss. If he couldn’t have it, neither would Chris Shelby.
The next day, Chris Shelby returned to Panda Networks. Upon arrival, he saw everyone looking anxious.
Seeing Chris Shelby, Esther exclaimed worriedly, “Darling, something terrible has happened!”