The people at the table exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh.
“Hazel Queen, I’ve known your father for many years, and by seniority, you should call me Uncle Seth. It’s not that I don’t believe in you, but 10 billion is not something you can achieve just by talking about it.”
Without a plan or a detailed proposal, no one was foolish enough to believe someone’s wild
claims.
“Miss Queen, I believe in your ability, but not right now. My advice would be to hand over the company to your uncle, take the dividends, and go abroad to gain experience. When you return, you can take over the company smoothly, rather than trying to force things now when you don’t understand anything yet.”
Hazel didn’t argue. She simply threw a thick proposal onto the large round table.
“This is my plan for Queen Corp in the coming year. The more detailed plans are at home. This is just an outline. You can have a look and then talk to me.”
When Hazel was little, Jacob Queen had already started teaching her how to manage the company. As she grew older, he brought her to the company for training.
During her time at Omar’s house, she also discussed a lot of company management issues
with Uncle Omar.
Not to mention her three years of marriage to Damon, where she learned a great deal about business management from him. Compared to the former powerhouse, Jonah, Hazel’s capabilities were not inferior.
If it weren’t for needing to find out which people in the company were loyal to Jonah, Hazel would have already started reorganizing the internal affairs of the company when she took
over.
The people sitting with her were all heads of various companies, and reviewing proposals
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They could tell at a glance whether a proposal was feasible or if it could achieve its intended
results.
Hazel’s proposal addressed every issue Queen Corp was facing and provided precise solutions. After a year, it was indeed possible for Queen Corp to return to its peak.
After reading through the proposal, the attitude of the group toward Hazel underwent a complete transformation.
The contempt in their eyes was replaced with admiration, even a touch of awe.
At her age, reaching such heights, it was likely that Hazel would become a new legend in the business world when she reached their age!
“This proposal was really written by you?”
“Who else? Do you think any of the current management at Queen Corp could have written this proposal?”
Hazel looked around calmly, her demeanor completely commanding the room.
“Queen Corp was left to me by my parents. I want it to become stronger and better than anyone. As for my uncle’s abilities…” She sneered, her tone dripping with disdain. “I don’t
even consider them.”
Arrogant! Proud! Hazel had taken these two words to the extreme.
However, she had the capital, and the people present dared not say much, relying on their
elder status.
“I know Jonah will definitely offer you benefits in the contract, but I’ll make it clear in
advance: I won’t back down a single step in the contract.”
Some of the people were instantly brought back to reality after hearing this.
The benefits they could get from cooperating with Jonah were tangible, while Hazel’s offer
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Even if she spoke confidently now, it wasn’t enough to truly entice them.
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“But, I can sign a separate contract with you. If, after one year, I fail to bring Queen Corp to the level outlined in this plan, I will compensate you for your losses, plus your principal.”
Everyone’s expressions froze, and some even twitched.
Wasn’t this an investment with zero risk? The worst outcome would be no profit, but if Hazel succeeded, they could easily make more than ten times their investment!
Businessmen were always willing to take a gamble, and this risk-free bet was one they wouldn’t pass up.
“One thing though, our cooperation is limited to this one time. After this, I won’t honor any contracts we sign. So, how much you choose to invest and in which project, that’s entirely up to you. I won’t force you.”
“Also, whether you decide to cooperate with me or not, you must sign a non-disclosure agreement. The terms I’ve given you today must not be revealed to anyone else, or the
contract will be void.”
Once this was said, the people present immediately started raising their offers, even higher than what they had promised Jonah by two or three times.
Worried that Hazel might change her mind, they even had their secretaries bring the contracts over on the spot. At the dinner table, all the contracts were signed.
In the end, the total amount invested was five times higher than what Jonah had initially
agreed on!
“Boss, I thought you were all strength, but I didn’t expect you to be so good at negotiations. You signed so many contracts in one go. The old folks in your company must be fuming.”
Eddie flipped through a stack of contracts in the car, talking non-stop.
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“By the way, I forgot to tell you. When you were at the restaurant, you didn’t have your phone, but that ‘Homewrecker’ called. She said she wanted to invite you to dinner at a
restaurant in the city center.”
“Homewrecker? Delilah?” Besides her, there was no other homewrecker around Hazel.
Eddie nodded, cynically saying, “I turned her down right away, but she still asked me to tell you that you’ll go. She’ll be waiting for you. Let her wait then, hm!”
The news about Delilah planning to marry Damon had been all over the internet lately. If
she was showing up now, it was just to show off.
Hazel wasn’t interested in listening to her theatrics.
“Take me to Uncle Omar’s house. I still need to give him the hard drive I promised last
time.”
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