Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Seeing her, Molly’s eyes crinkled in a sweet smile. Mirabella gave a small smile in return and then went to check the data, not showing her face to the camera.
Dean whispered excitedly, “Ms. Bennett, we’ve got over 1.06 million viewers on the live stream. This is an unprecedented turnout!”
Before, when they live streamed, only a few thousand fans would watch, and very few would place orders. But now, orders were coming in non–stop! “Guess how many dresses we’ve sold in total?” Dean couldn’t contain his excitement, his eyes shining brightly.
“100,000?”
“You’re right!” Dean said it enthusiastically. The total is already at 102,000, and it’s still climbing! Ms. Bennett, at this rate, we won’t have enough stock in the warehouse!”
“Then let’s have the workers put in extra hours and keep producing.” Mirabella finished checking the data and started heading towards the office.
Dean followed closely behind, saying, “Ms. Bennett, you are amazing! Just like you said, the company didn’t lose money; we actually made some. If the viewers knew that these 23 designs are all yours,”
Mirabella just gave Molly a chance to show herself, like giving a leg up to the younger generation.
In reality, all 23 designs were hers.
“Why should they know?” Mirabella was now the company’s manager. To her, it didn’t matter who designed these 23 pieces; what mattered was that the company was profitable.
The Collins Group
When Julian saw that the clothing company was launching new designs through a live stream, he immediately informed Hans Collins.
“The live stream now has 1.14 million viewers, and they’ve sold 106,000 dresses.‘
‘Just like Ms. Bennett said, it’s not a loss; it doesn’t damage our reputation, and we even make a profit. It’s truly unexpected.”
“Boss, look at how they designed the clothes; they look much better than SY Fashion’s! And most importantly, they’re cheaper!”
“I heard that the whole plan was cooked up by Ms. Bennett, and she designed all these styles. SY Fashion has swiped our design sketches. Ms. Bennett’s strategy is to tweak the designs and sell them at a lower price. It’s like giving them a taste of their own medicine. SY Fashion’s products will probably pile up, they’ll have a hard time selling them, and they’ll definitely come barking up our tree.”
Watching the live broadcast, Hans Collins noticed that many of the modified designs were top–notch. His little sister–what kind of whiz kid was she to have such talent?
“Boss, I’ve got an idea.” Julian hesitated a bit before speaking up: “Ms. Bennett, maybe we should consider giving her a bonus as a pat on the back? She’s made a huge contribution since joining the company.”
“So you’re suggesting I give my sister a bonus?”
“Sister?” Julian’s eyes popped open. Had he misheard? Ms. Bennett was the boss’s sister?
The boss must be pulling his leg.
But the boss didn’t seem to be joking at all.
Ms. Bennett, could she be the sister he just found?
“Give a bonus to my sister.” Hans Collins mused, “How much would be appropriate?”
“Huh?” Julian was genuinely surprised. Ms. Bennett really was the boss’s sister, but if that was the case, she surely wasn’t short of cash!
“Fifty grand.” Hans Collins pondered, “Would that be too stingy?”
“Fifty grand?” Julian’s eyes bulged out. He worked his tail off all month, and sometimes his bonus was just over ten grand. Sisters were indeed special.
She’s only been working a few days, and she’s getting fifty grand.
Julian felt like he was bleeding internally.
“Boss, is Ms. Bennett really your sister? Fifty grand is more than enough, really! This is unprecedented in our company’s history! I’m sure Ms. Bennett will be thrilled to receive the bonus! It’s not only the company’s recognition but also a brother’s approval.”
“Make it happen.”
“Sure thing.” Julian hastily went to arrange it.
When Mirabella heard that the company was giving her a bonus, she thought it was her parents‘ doing and didn’t give it a second thought. After a while of being busy in the office, she got the news that SY Fashion was suing them, and she raised an eyebrow. Finally, the moment came!
She told Dean at her side, “Proceed as planned.”
“Got it.”
Dean quickly rushed to the live broadcast room. By then, Molly had completed the modifications to the last design, and the viewers had reached 1.29 million!
Molly, seeing Dean’s signal, smiled at the camera and said, “That’s all for our new releases today. I saw many of you asking in the comments, Why are we modifying SY Fashion’s new releases? Here, I have security footage to show you.”
Molly showed the audience a surveillance video of Oscar sneaking into Mirabella’s office; “This man is our deputy; when our director Mirabella was away, he sneaked into her office, took pictures of my design drafts, and sent them to SY Fashion.”
After that, she switched the screen, and when the audience saw the chat logs and voice conversations between Oscar and Jason, they were all shocked.
Who knew there was such under–the–table collusion between companies?
Most people loved a good gossip, and the number of viewers in the live broadcast room skyrocketed once again.
“SY Fashion promised our deputy a 30% commission, so he sent all the designs I worked hard on to SY Fashion and then turned around and accused me of plagiarism.”
She spilled the beans about everything, and people started to drop comments criticizing Oscar, Jason, and SY Fashion,
They even went to their personal Twitter accounts, their official Twitter account, and their official live streams to bash them.
Lots of fans started boycotting SY Fashion, which even became a trending topic.
Some eager beavers even called the cops.
SY Fashion thought they could win the case against Collins Fashion by sending their best legal eagles.
They never expected their dirty laundry to be aired out like this. Faced with the damning evidence, the bigwigs at SY Fashion demanded an explanation from Monica and Jason,
Monica and Jason were up the creek without a paddle.
Before long, the cops showed up and hauled them away.
After the live stream ended, the entire design department threw a party. They chipped in to treat everyone in the company to coffee, celebrating their victory.
They even sent the best, most expensive coffee to Mirabella’s office.
“Ms. Bennett, you really saved our bacon this time. Without you, the company’s losses would’ve been in the millions!”
“I can’t believe you just tweaked a few steps and turned the design into a stunner!”
“No wonder you kept everything hush–hush yesterday; you didn’t let Oscar’s arrest leak. You were planning to take down SY Fashion today!”
“This time, not only did we take down SY Fashion, but we also sent a warning to other companies. Our company is not one to be messed with!” Seeing her team so happy, Mirabella smiled and said, “Okay, get back to work. You can clock out an hour early today.“.
That was their reward.
Everyone was over the moon.
Since Mirabella took over, the company had really turned a new leaf! No more being a stick in the mud.
By evening.
Demetrius Melton, all by himself, showed up at Collins Corporation headquarters, cheerfully saying to the receptionist, “Hello, I’m Demetrius from Melton Fashion. I’d like to see your CEO.”
“Hello, do you have an appointment?”
“No.”
The receptionist was taken aback for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, “Sorry, our CEO doesn’t see anyone without an appointment.” Demetrius started to panic: “I have something very important to discuss with your CEO. Please, could you let him know?”
The receptionist politely declined, saying, “I’m sorry, but I can’t help you with that.”
Whether or not someone could see the CEO was not up to her. If she disturbed the CEO because of this, she’d be in hot water!
“Miss, it’s really urgent. I need to see your CEO. Could you do me a favor, please? Here’s a small token of my appreciation.”
Demetrius took out an envelope he had prepared earlier, trying to press it into the receptionist’s hands.
The receptionist was scared stiff. She felt all eyes were on her. She quickly pushed it back, saying, “You’re mistaken! It’s not about money. By coming here, you must follow our rules.”
“Please take this!” Demetrius stubbornly pushed the envelope into her hands, not caring whether anyone was watching.
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