NOVPUBChapter 948: Chapter 948: Comrades, Take Action!
_1 Chapter 948: Chapter 948: Comrades, Take Action!
_1 Adrian Zhekova’s lips twitched slightly.
“Alright, proceed as planned,” Adrian Zhekova said.
“Yes.” Sheldon Rowland sauntered out cheerfully.
Luckily, Adrian Zhekova was foresighted, having anticipated that the Lansford Company would not easily back down.
So, he had issued an order in the company in advance.
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All departments were fully prepared.
Just waiting for Adrian Zhekova’s order, ready to pounce on Lansford Company unprepared.
Now, they were banking on Lansford Company being completely unprepared.
Lansford Company would never dream that Pingla would act so quickly.
They thought Adrian Zhekova was only bluffing, and wouldn’t do anything to them.
Even if Adrian Zhekova were to take concrete action, they believed it would be a matter of the future, not something that could yield immediate results.
So, Lucas Johnson and his team were not worried. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Little did they know, Adrian Zhekova had long anticipated their thinking and was well prepared.
If Lucas Johnson had truly backed down, the previous preparations would have been in vain, but that did not matter.
If they could secure their own interests without lending any effort, so much the better.
But if Lucas Johnson had not backed down, they could strike back swiftly.
Adrian Zhekova’s approach in handling situations was always rapid, precise, and ruthless—no breathing space allowed for the enemy.
Sheldon Rowland sent a mass email to all departments, from department heads to employees, and everyone was kept in the loop.
Not just the headquarters of Pingla Group, even their subsidiaries, including Majestic under Lyke Zhekova, received the same email.
Sheldon Rowland:
Comrades, take action!
Though it was a rather childish email, it stirred the spirits at Pingla.
Even Gabriel Zhekova’s company did not miss out on this email.
Though Gabriel Zhekova had always been at odds with Adrian Zhekova,
at the end of the day, he still had to follow Adrian Zhekova’s commands.
In the grand scheme of things, no matter how unwilling he was, as long as Adrian Zhekova remained CEO of Pingla, he had to follow his directives, wherever the arrow pointed.
The most he could do was to show a certain degree of passive disobedience.
But if Virtuoso under his responsibility were to lag behind, and upon comparing the performance of the companies, Virtuoso was found at the bottom,
it wouldn’t just make Virtuoso look bad, but Gabriel Zhekova’s competence would also be questioned.
This was the last thing Gabriel Zhekova wanted to see.
So, despite his unwillingness, Gabriel Zhekova had to obey orders obediently.
Adrian Zhekova had even calculated Gabriel Zhekova’s mentality accurately.
Upon receiving Sheldon Rowland’s email, everyone at Pingla hustled and bustled, ready to spring into action.
What?
You’re asking them if Adrian Zhekova abusing his position for private gains?
Bringing personal emotions into work?
Do the people at Pingla have no opinions?
Employee 1: “F*** if the CEO is our boss, this isn’t my own business.
No matter what goes on, the CEO gives me my salary on time.
What complaints could I have?
Besides, I wouldn’t be held responsible if anything goes south.”
Employee 2: “The CEO might be a d*** but he’s reliable when it comes to important matters.
He’s not taking action solely due to personal feelings, we trust him.
Besides, he’s our boss.”
Employee 3: “What the f*** are you talking about?
They came all the way to our turf to bully us, aren’t we supposed to retaliate?
What do you take us for, spineless?
Pingla is not weak!”
Employee 4: “It was clearly them who provoked us first, if we at Pingla don’t take action, others will look down at us.
You don’t respect us?
Is that it?”
Employee 5: “In my opinion, it would be best if the International Culinary Competition was organized by Pingla from now on.
Why should we give the power of speech to Lansford Company?”
Employee 6: “I have watched the previous International Culinary Competitions; there were so many unfair tricks played behind the scenes.
It would be better if it was handed over to us, Pingla.
We could surely do a good job.”
Late into the battle, when a reporter came visiting to interview, these were the replies from the employees.
The reporter: “…”
No, wait.
When did the discussion gravitate towards hosting the International Culinary Competition?
Is Pingla planning on snatching the hosting rights away?
The reporter was completely dumbfounded.
The official social media account of the International Culinary Competition meanwhile maintained discretion against the questions thrown by Pingla, acting as if they saw nothing.
The initial resolution remained the same.
After the Secretary General reached out to Sheldon Rowland, there wasn’t any response from the other end.
The executives of Lansford Company unanimously believed that Adrian Zhekova was just bluffing.
They made the correct decision.
However, on the fourth day after the incident, the Secretary General rushed in again, his expression looking rather displeasing, clearly uncomfortable.
Lucas Johnson frowned, looking at his Secretary General: “What happened?”
Why did it seem like so many things were happening all at once?
The Secretary General said, “We had already managed the sponsorships for the International Culinary Competition.”
Lucas Johnson nodded.
So, what’s the problem?
“But most of the brand sponsors, from the title sponsors to the various embedded advertisers, kitchen appliances, stoves, refrigerators, ovens, and other small household appliances, have withdrawn,” the Secretary General reported.
“Why?” Lucas Johnson was startled, his mind buzzing due to this information, utterly confused.
“Which brands have withdrawn?” Lucas Johnson asked.
The Secretary General handed the organized list to Lucas Johnson: “All are brands from Hearth Nation.”
“We attracted that many brands from Hearth Nation as sponsors?” Lucas Johnson was stunned.
Of course, he had a general understanding, but as the CEO, he couldn’t possibly be aware of everything down to the minutest detail.
Each department would have to complete their tasks and report to him afterwards.
The Secretary General said in frustration, “Companies from Hearth Nation are wealthy, haven’t we always referred to them as ‘stupid rich’?
Besides, they are particularly fond of anything tagged as ‘international>.
“We have branded the International Culinary Competition well, it’s quite famous within the culinary circle.
With them eager to enhance their international reputation and having the necessary funds, they basically secured most of the advertising positions and naming rights.”
Many of these brands have expanded overseas.
Although they might not be very well-known overseas, and their market shares may not be huge,
that doesn’t matter; their home market is very large!
The demand is high, the market is huge, and it can support their overseas expansions.
Moreover, Hearth Nation’s economy has continuously been on the rise, the demand has always been considerable.
Whereas, compared to developed Western countries, their economies have already entered the platform stage.
With their small populations, the markets aren’t very big.
Many of them are shifting towards Hearth Nation, indicating that their markets have saturated, and are even shrinking.
As a result, these brands from Hearth Nation tend to invest a lot more than the actual value in international promotions.
Upon checking, Lucas Johnson found that the title sponsor was from Hearth Nation, the kitchenware sponsor was from Hearth Nation, the refrigerator was of Hearth Nation brand, the oven too, was of Hearth Nation brand.
