Chapter 158
It was Shawn who spoke.
His words were full of sarcasm.
"Mr. Porter, it has nothing to do with this meeting whether I have a happy marriage or not. Therefore, I will not report it to you here. Next, I will report
There was no need for Mikayla to avoid such a matter. In a few words, she not only retaliated against Shawn but also turned the topic back to the theme of today's meeting.This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.
Mikayla continued, "The spokesperson of Salvatore Group."
"Hasn't the spokesperson been a big star called Lauren or something?" Gavin couldn't remember her name.
"Yes, it is Lauren at present. But I received some information about her and confirmed it with the help of a private detective. Please read the document. Every word on it is true!" Mikayla stood at the end of the office, speaking in an orderly and courageous manner.
Several shareholders sitting in the office were whispering while flipping through the document, unable to believe it.
"As a big star, isn't she afraid of ruining her future if she does these things?" Tommy was a conservative person. Seeing the words and pictures on the document, he was stunned.
"Is all this true?" Arlan asked.
"Of course. I don't have anything to do with Lauren, so I don't want to waste my time with her at the moment," Mikayla explained. Her pretty face was calm.
"Mikayla, what do you want to do?" Jorge looked at Mikayla and asked.
"I want to replace Lauren with a newcomer." Mikayla made no secret of the plan she had thought about for a long time.
"What? Replace Lauren?" Alexander exclaimed.
He couldn't accept such heavy-handed news.
Mikayla went on. "When Lauren was at her peak, she did bring us a group of customers, namely her fans. But she has changed. Once her scandals are exposed by the media, our Salvatore Group will be affected since she is our long-term spokesperson. The influence of the showbiz is clear to everyone. Lauren's affair is a time bomb. None of us want it to explode. However, once it does, you'll know the consequences. No one will know or guarantee that the bomb is safe. So, my advice is that don't do something so risky!"
"I have no objection to replacing Lauren! But only if there's no compensation. As I could remember, our contract hasn't expired yet, right?" It was the first time that Shawn had agreed with Mikayla's proposal at the board meeting for so long.
For an unexpired contract, if it was unilaterally terminated, the party who broke it would compensate a large sum of money.
Mikayla sat down and took a sip of the warm water in front of her, listening to their questions.
"It's not wise to sign a newcomer. Anyway, our Salvatore Group is a leading large company in Xosa. I suggest replacing Lauren with a popular star, who can bring customers to us," said Graham.
After taking a break, Mikayla stood up and answered their questions.
"It's easy to solve Lauren's contract problem! After all, we have something on Lauren. I'm confident to solve her issue without paying any compensation and make her do another free promotion for us." Mikayla turned to Graham and said, "As for Mr. Greene's proposal of signing a popular star, I have considered and investigated it."
Mikayla winked, and Quinnlyn immediately turned on the projector.
After the words appeared on the screen, Mikayla continued, "This is the statistics about the endorsement fee reference table for A-list and B-list stars in our country at present. The current endorsement fee of A-list stars is no less than that of Lauren. Besides, the conditions for signing A-list and B-list stars are very harsh, and we can't predict the fans and benefits they would bring. Considering the increasing fees every year, there is no need for us to spend the money."
Seeing the name and price displayed on the screen, the shareholders present couldn't believe that a celebrity endorsement fee alone would cost so much. Hearing Mikayla's analysis, they all shook their heads. They knew that it was not cost-effective to spend such a large sum of money on just hiring a celebrity as their spokesman.
"Signing a newcomer does save money, but it doesn't do us any good. A newcomer doesn't have influence." Graham was not happy with Mikayla's rejection of his opinion.
"On this point, I made a special plan.
Please take a look. The comparisons and the benefits of signing a
newcomer are listed there. I believe
it will convince all of you here."
Obviously, Mikayla had expected everyone's reaction after she made the proposals. She had made corresponding investigations and plans to respond to it.
The meeting room fell into a moment of silence.
After a while, Jorge raised his head and asked, "What do you think?"
"I'm looking forward to the surprises that Ms. Salvatore will bring us in the next one and a half months," Arlan said sincerely.
"So am I," Gavin said with a smile, seemingly satisfied with Mikayla's explanation and performance.
"Though I hate to admit it, I have to say that your decision seems to be the best solution for now!" Shawn also agreed.
Since Shawn, who usually opposed Mikayla's behavior the most, agreed, other hesitant people chose to stand on Mikayla's side.
It was the first time that her idea had been unanimously approved at a board meeting.
When the meeting was over, people left.
When he saw his daughter, who was still sorting out the papers on the conference table, Jorge said, "Mika, I'm proud of you!" Mikayla's eyes shone brightly when she heard her father's praise.
She said, "Thank you for your praise!"
"Don't forget to go home even if you are married! Your mother always talks about you..." said Jorge.
"Okay! I will go home when I'm done with the work at hand." Mikayla smiled brightly.
After going out of the meeting room, Mikayla went to the bathroom to change her menstrual pad.
Things from Dexter this morning
really worked. Mikayla used to have obvious dysmenorrhea on the first day of her period. Unexpectedly, there was no pain as expected after the whole morning passed
swneday.
Just as Mikayla was about to go out of the toilet cubicle, she heard a rumor outside.
Someone said, "You know that
Mikayla, the leader of Team B in the
marketing department, is the
daughter of the Salvatore family, right? I heard that she was abandoned by Mr. Jaxon Lindstrom because she was caught cheating
on him before their marriage."
Another replied, "Hell, no! I don't expect that she is that kind of person!"
The first person said, "It's true! You can't judge a person by his or her appearance. Maybe she just can't suppress that eagerness for sex."
Another one said, "Who knows? All rich people have bad needs. Oh, poor handsome Carlos!"
Someone else said, "Perhaps Carlos is that guy Mikayla was seeing."
They were chatting and laughing in front of the sink.
Suddenly, the door behind was opened.