If they meet the conditions in the agreement, the investment the company gets will double. If they fail, they have to compensate five percent of company shares to the other company.
After reading it, Lily doesn't know what to say about the executives of the head office.
Didn't they know the performance of the company? Why did they sign such an agreement regardless the conditions? When the bet-on agreement was put forward, the other company must have known the ins and outs of HS Company.
Lily sits there and takes in the fact for a while before making an internal call to Ella. "Send me all the proposals, promotion plans, and videos when we released a new perfume for the past three years."
"Alright. Ms. Lily, please wait a moment."
About ten minutes later, Lily receives dozens of emails from Ella.
She clicks on the documents one by one according to the sequence of time and rests for a while when she is tired. After work, she keeps on reading and watching at home. At the same time, she also handles some other urgent matters.
It takes her two days to watch all the videos. Then she compares them with the promotion plans for the new perfume Ella has given her. She quickly figures out what the problem is--HS Company's plans don't work well.
Lily also finds it inconceivable that the promotion plans for cosmetics and perfume are both the responsibility of the planning department, but the promotion of cosmetics was brilliant while that of the perfume was unbearable.
If it was in the past, she could replace executives and give the planning department some time to think about it. This time, it is different. If they can't satisfy the conditions on the agreement, they will lose the company's shares. Lily does not dare to take the risk.
Three years are not long, so she can't let John fail.
Lily quickly searches in her mind for famous advertising companies, and finally finds out that the Smith Group is her best choice.
Their lawyer team and planning department are among the best in the industry, and no company can compare to them.
The Smith Group is also very expensive.
After weighing the options, Lily finds the number of the secretary department of the Smith Group and dials with her landline.
She gets through quickly. "It’s the Secretary department of the Smith Group. May I help you?"
"David?" Lily is surprised to hear David's voice.
David is also surprised. "Ms. Lily?"
"Yes."
"The call is from HS Company. Ms. Lily, are you working there?"
Lily admits and asks curiously, "Aren't you busy doing your job as the assistant? You should be with Mr. Smith every day. Why are you sitting in the office and answering the phone instead?"
"It's a long story..." David is a little aggrieved. "I've made a mistake. Mr. Smith is not pleased with me and ignores me on purpose. Catherine is in charge of his schedule this week."
Lily laughs for a while and comforts him. "It's OK. It's better to answer the phone than to go to the New York branch."
"I think so too. Ms. Lily, what's the matter?"
"Ask Catherine when Mr. Smith is free. I'd like to make an appointment to discuss business with Mr. Smith."
"Wait."
There is no sound on the other side of the phone. David seems to have left.
After two minutes, David picks up the receiver again. "Catherine is not in the company, but Mr. Smith is back. He is going to his office. I will help you transfer."
"No--" Before Lily refuses, the phone has been transferred to the President's Office.
Listening to the melody on the phone, she is somewhat nervous.
Making an appointment to meet Louis is one thing, talking to him on the phone unexpectedly is another. She doesn't even know what to say.
"This is President's Office of the Smith Group. May I help you?"
Lily is holding her breath, thinking about what to say when a gentle, familiar female voice comes from the other end of the phone. It feels like a bucket of cold water pouring down from above her head.
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