Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Oscar looked extremely annoyed. “I know you two are close, but she made a serious mistake. The head office has already found out about this and voiced their criticism. You can’t protect her!”
“Is it up to you to decide whether or not I can protect her?”
The head office voiced their criticism, and she hadn’t heard anything about it?
How come Oscar, as a vice–president, got the news before her?
This old man is clearly full of crap! He’s using the headquarters to put pressure on her!
“We’ve produced 110,000 pieces of the new product, worth several millions, all sitting in the warehouse! There are 23 styles. Let’s see if you dare to launch new products tomorrow! Instead of arguing with me here, why not just submit your resignation! Asking for help from the headquarters could at least minimize some loss!”
Though he said that, Oscar knew better than anyone that under such urgent circumstances, the headquarters could only mitigate some financial losses, but as for reputation… it would be a total disaster!
Sure, there’s stock in the warehouse, but if it can’t be sold and the goods don’t get to customers on time as promised, this kind of dishonest act is a big no–no for Collins Corporation!
Oscar was secretly thrilled. This girl is definitely screwed this time!
“Call a meeting!” Mirabella said and left the design department ahead of everyone.
The company’s executives hurried to the meeting room. Mirabella sat in the chairperson’s seat, still radiating a strong aura of leadership.
Despite the problem at hand, there’s not a flicker of panic on her face…
Everyone was secretly admiring. Ms. Bennett is really something…
“Ms. Bennett, those 23 styles from SY Fashion, from color, pattern, craftsmanship, length, and thickness, they’re exactly the same as ours! This cannot be a coincidence!”
“They even hired a celebrity spokesperson, and now their new products are selling like hotcakes. Anyone who sees the new products would naturally assume that they were first designed by SY Fashion!”
“Right now we have no evidence to prove they plagiarized Molly’s designs, instead, it looks like Molly plagiarized theirs.”
“If we can’t sell the stock in the warehouse, we’re going to lose a lot of money!”
“Ms. Bennett, the sketches were drawn by Molly, could she have been careless at some point and copy…”
“No way.” Mirabella cut her off, “Molly would never do such a thing, let alone betray the company.”
“How do you know that?” Oscar retorted with Mirabella’s words, “Don’t judge a book by its cover…”
“I can think clearly. Not like someone, my brain is still functioning.”
“What are you implying?”
“I’m saying you’re dumb.” Mirabella said bluntly, “Which plagiarist would copy all 23 designs exactly? Can’t you use your brain and think?”
“You…” Oscar managed to suppress his rage for the moment!
He was certain that Mirabella would soon be leaving that chair, and Molly would be labeled as a plagiarist. The Collins family would hold her accountable, she would not only have to compensate for the huge losses, but she might also end up in jail…
At that time, the position of general manager would be his!
Whatever Mirabella does now is pointless!
Mirabella swept her gaze over everyone present, “Now, I’m calling a meeting to discuss two questions. First, I firmly believe that Molly couldn’t have plagiarized. I trust her character. So, the question is, if the designs were her work, why did they appear at a competitor’s company? Why could the competitor produce them first and carry out large–scale promotions? It’s like they’re mocking us.”
After saying this, she glanced at Oscar. Oscar turned his face away, clearly not interested in what she was saying.
“Only I and the design department have seen these 23 new styles. If these designs have leaked to our competitors, then the mole must be among us.”
As Oscar was about to suggest Mirabella was the most likely culprit…
Mirabella immediately added, “Of course, we also can’t rule out that someone may have betrayed the company through unfair means…”
Oscar was instantly lost for words,
“Next, we need to address this issue.”
As soon as Mirabella finished speaking, Dean handed over an iPad, “Ms. Bennett, I’ve done some research. These are the past award–winning designs of the designer from SY Fashion.”
Mirabella took a quick glance. The competitions she participated in were relatively unknown, and her award–winning styles were different from Molly’s fresh and ladylike style…
“Everyone, take a look. You can clearly see that this designer copied Molly’s work.” Mirabella placed the iPad on the conference table.
Everyone took a look and found it was indeed the case.
“His design style is more chic and neutral, not at all like Molly’s!”
“It does seem like he copied Molly’s design…”
“But he’s such a famous designer. Why would he copy a newcomer’s design?”
Mirabella found this amusing, “Famous?”
“Yes, he has won hundreds of awards over the years…”
Mirabella was unimpressed, “It depends on what awards he has won. Some awards are so prestigious that one is enough, while a hundred of others are not even comparable to one.”
“But Molly hasn’t participated in any competitions. After graduation, she has been working in our company, constantly designing. How would he know about her existence and her designs?” someone asked in confusion.
“That’s why I’m saying, someone inside our company must have leaked the information. He got the design drawings, produced and launched them before we did.” Mirabella stated firmly.
“This mole is way out of line! How dare he betray his own colleague!”
“If I find out who the mole is, I won’t let the person off!”
“He must have received quite a bit of benefits…”
“Ms. Bennett, what’s the point of discussing all these now?” Oscar couldn’t help but scoff, “Our focus should be on tomorrow’s new product release! If you can’t solve it, please don’t waste time…”
“Who said I can’t solve it?” Mirabella raised an eyebrow, full of confidence.
Everyone was taken aback. The situation was already so bad, could Ms. Bennett really have a solution?
Oscar was stunned, clearly unconvinced, “Then tell us, what’s your plan? How can you prevent the company from losing money and reputation, and even turn the situation around?”
Everyone thought it was impossible. There would definitely be financial and reputational losses. How could there possibly be a turnaround?
Mr. Oscar was really making things difficult!
“Indeed, there is a way to prevent the company from losing money and reputation, and even turn the situation around…”
Hearing Mirabella say this, everyone was shocked. Really??
If Ms. Bennett really had a solution, she was not only amazing, she was practically a god!
“What’s your solution then? Stop keeping us in suspense!” Oscar didn’t believe she could come up with a good solution.
Mirabella stood up, “I’ll figure it out! Meeting’s over!”
Everyone was shocked. Could Ms. Bennett really handle it on her own?!
Even if she could perform magic, she couldn’t possibly conjure up that many new outfits, could she?!
As Mirabella walked out of the meeting room, Dean quickly caught up with her, “Ms. Bennett, are you just messing with us? Do you really have a solution? Our company has hundreds of retail stores with a large number of pre–orders. Many customers on our official website have already paid and need their orders shipped tomorrow. And then there are our partners and overseas channels. If we can’t deliver…”
“Who said we can’t deliver?” Mirabella turned to look at him, smiling, “Tomorrow’s new product launch will proceed as planned!”
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