Chapter 3: The secret agreement and the company confrontation
At this moment, Moira and Malcolm were also having a conversation in the secret room that was not intense, but by no means boring.
"Malcolm, do you really want Thea to participate in the company's operations?" Moira protested softly.
"Listen to me, okay? You don't oppose the fact that Thea is the sole heiress of Queen Enterprises, right? Do you think your indulgence is helping her? Look at Oliver, whom you taught! Romantic, dissolute, and innocent. You lack a sense of responsibility, that's your biggest failure!" Malcolm accused sternly.
Upon hearing what he said, Moira gave a mocking smile: "The Tommy you raised isn't any better!"
Those words left comrade Malcolm a little embarrassed. It's not about laughing fifty paces away. You should know that Oliver and Tommy are playboys among playboys. They are tied at the top of the rascals list all year round. Oliver once got expelled from four schools, Tommy's record was three, and they never went back to school! The two fiercely competed in every aspect, including parties, women, and skating. They won and lost to each other for many years and still couldn't figure out the difference.
After reflecting on my own teaching methods, let's put aside the question of who was the worst teacher.
"Okay, let's put that issue aside for now. Sooner or later, you'll need Thea to take over all of this."
"Of course not! I love Thea, she's my daughter!" Malcolm said with a deep voice. "She's also my daughter."
After saying that, the two felt a little numb and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window just in time to see the scene of Tommy, Thea, and Laurel chatting in the hallway.
"You haven't told Tommy about this? Why are they still hanging out together?" Moira was dazzled by the intimate conversation between the three.
Malcolm thought to himself that he hadn't seen his son since the funeral. What should I say? Should I send him a message and tell him? Every protagonist has a younger sister, so that you, a loser, won't fall behind from the start, your father, I arranged for you a talented younger sister? If you want to know more details, you can come back for an interview?
My father-son relationship has gone from admiration to neutrality at some point. All my son wants from me is to be a good Automated Teller Machine (ATM).
"I haven't had a chance to say this yet, I'll..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Moira: "You're crazy! You have no idea what will happen if you let them continue like this!"
Malcolm was extremely anxious. How could he not know that you're just Thea's mother and have nothing to do with Tommy? You only have 1/4 of the say here. But these two people are your own children and own half of the shares. And what if Thea does something out of revenge or the idea of destroying everything? What age are they all from? Anyway, with Malcolm's current crazy mindset, he could do more extreme things if he thought about it. All sorts of random thoughts left this boss so anxious that he couldn't sleep at night! We can only order our subordinates to work three shifts and keep an eye on them 24 hours a day, but this is not a long-term solution!
Furthermore, Tommy isn't speaking to him now. He has no chance to explain all this. He can't tie his son up in black clothes with a bow and arrow and let him hear his story from a long time ago, right?
The complicated interpersonal relationship left Malcolm a little depressed, but he continued to explain his purpose: "My education failed, but we're both still alive and young people's mistakes can still be corrected. For Merlyn Group in the near future. When the group operates, you'll also allow Thea to join Queen Group, and we'll see what the two young people can do. If Thea performs well, we can also let her inherit Merlin Group.
Huh? Those words made Moira's eyes sparkle. It must be said that women have a certain tendency to take advantage. When they heard that their daughter had a chance to inherit Merlyn Group, Thea's idea of a happy life in high school was immediately abandoned. Although Tommy was also himself. It seemed like he was growing up, but Moira decided to make it happen when it came to her daughter's future.
After thinking for a moment, he said cheerfully, "Okay, I promise you, I'll go back and talk to Thea."
Malcolm asked again, "Can't we provide help, it depends on their own abilities."
Moira nodded in agreement. In fact, they both felt a little guilty because neither of the children seemed to see any talent. Thea was a good girl before, and her life at home and at school was normal. Tommy, if you have enough money, you're a master, but your ability to make money is simply mediocre.
At the same time, Malcolm also felt that his son couldn't communicate normally. To avoid big problems, blocking the end of his daughter was also a way. There were still very few things in Queen Company, and he could only control the daytime period. And at night? Maybe I should find something for her to do!
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"What? Mom, do you want me to go work at Queen Enterprises tomorrow? I'm only 15 years old!" Although Thea wanted to inherit Queen Enterprises, she didn't expect to be appointed so soon! Are there child labor laws in this country? And I don't know anything, so look for what I can do as a high school freshman? Now let Tony Stark go through this and he'll go blind.
Moira didn't think it was a good idea when she got home, but she had already agreed and felt that her daughter had a better chance of winning than Tommy. Of course, this bet, similar to the one between her and Malcolm, cannot be told to her daughter. She considered her words: "Thea, you've grown up. This company will be yours and yours alone from now on. Whether it's for your father or brother in heaven, you must take on this responsibility as soon as possible. Don't run away from it, this is your destiny."
In American dramas, whenever it's said that this is your destiny, there must be many words behind it, a bit like the bond in Japanese comics. As soon as this word appears, it means you can't refuse. Thea hesitated and said, "What should I do at the company?" The implication is that we are young and can't do everything at once, but as a biological mother, you have to assign me a good job, right?
In fact, Moira is also thinking: what can she do so young, without even finishing high school, let alone a degree? Although Queen Group is a family company, it still has third-party shares. It turns out that our family holds the absolute majority. Pushing a high school student into a leadership position is obviously a move to arm the rival media. My husband and son just The daily transmission of dead news has decreased a bit in the past two days. Will I make another headline here? The Queen family is completely famous in America.
These concerns cannot be told to her daughter. If she tells the truth, based on her understanding of her daughter's past, Thea will definitely give up and completely abandon the job. She can only use the procrastination trick to postpone it for two days.
At that moment, Moira said seriously, "You'll know your preparations when the time comes. I'll have the secretary show you the group's information later. tomorrow. An executive.
The secretary was exactly as the song says, he came in and out quickly, handed Thea a large stack of information, and Moira instructed her to return to her room and read carefully.
Following her mother's orders, Thea returned to her room with several large volumes of information in her arms.
"This is the groundwork for me to establish myself in the future. I should look at it carefully. At the same time, I grabbed my notebook and recorded the resumes of several important people. I also made a simple personality analysis based on their respective methods of doing things. Who knows what I'll be doing tomorrow? It's always a good idea to be prepared for whoever you're assigned to serve."
"What? Why only register a few senior executives? Are they going to be assigned to departments like janitors? How could that be possible? She was the sole heiress. How could her mother make her daughter work as security? This is a story of transformation, not an urban story about the Return of the Soldier King!"
Carefully analyzing the current situation of Queen Group, the whole group employs over 30,000 people and has branches worldwide. It is mainly involved in steel casting and non-ferrous metal mining. Its share of steel accounts for 7% of the U.S. market and 4.1% of the global market, which is hardly considered: an industry magnate.
At the same time, the group has also adopted diversified operations. It has heavily invested in weapons research and development and bio-pharmaceutical products, and has achieved some results. However, it has yet to see research results translated into economic growth points. The huge amount of investments made each year is still a burden for the group.
Looking at the various reports in her hands and comparing the data from last year, it turns out that the group spent money in the real estate sector over this year, and the cash flow that was originally abundant also showed a downward trend. This is by no means the operational status of a healthy company. Comparing the map of Star City, Thea immediately discovered that the plots acquired by the group were all in slums. Recalling the terrain, it seems that this is what Robert Sr. asked her mother about? To prevent Malcolm from building a seismic device to destroy the slums, he has been secretly acquiring properties in the slums. Thea really doesn't understand what kind of mindset he has.
Robert has known Malcolm for so many years, but he never saw that this man has no financial result, no moral pressure, and all his hopes are in my hands. If we have a good relationship, why don't you do anything? How is that possible? Malcolm didn't do anything with these people. He just killed people. Malcolm was not recorded in the book that Robert Queen passed to Oliver. He didn't realize until his death that his longtime friend would do anything to him. Black Hand, if he had warned him in advance, in the first season, when Oliver encountered Malcolm and "left" from afar, it would have been concluded in one episode, and there would not have been twenty-three episodes!
Looking at the densely packed land purchase certificates, Thea got a headache. Six years later, Malcolm tried to imitate the Whitebeard's battle at Marineford, but it shook most of the entire slum, and all that land had to be destroyed by his own hands.
Star City is a problematic city. In the first year of the plot, Malcolm used the final earthquake move, and more than 500 people died, including his own son Tommy, despite the desperate efforts of the Green Arrow to stop him. The following year, Deathstroke led hundreds of evolved soldiers to play a live version of Dota in the streets, killing them until rivers of blood flowed. In the third year, the ninja master conducted a biological risk exercise and spread the virus wildly. In the fourth year, the magician brought over 15,000 nuclear bombs as Christmas gifts and prepared to destroy the world. In such a crowded place full of remarkable people, if you buy this land and hope to escape poverty and get rich, unless a miracle happens.
Reading these forms with a pen in her mouth, Thea grew increasingly desperate as she read. Land purchases did not stop because of Robert's death. In just two weeks, her family bought three more lots.
It seems that her mother faithfully fulfilled her late husband's last wish, but this is really a point of no return. This means that Queen Group will continue to throw money into this pit in the coming years, and some of its organs are gone. Otherwise, you must make a painful face!
No wonder Atom Ray Palmer easily acquired Queen Group in the third season. He was able to persist for eight years despite his desperate efforts. Eight years! The group is very well funded, but all this is self-money! So that the future Green Arrow can avoid having to feed his girlfriend at every meal and to avoid accepting a promising job as a security guard, this policy must be reversed.
Things are easier said than done. Now that I am a discreet person, I cannot say that, in the future, my own father, Malcolm, will change the land with him if he drinks too much. Nobody will believe. . She can only hope to be able to reverse the company's decision when she reaches a high position. As for preventing her father's behavior, Thea also considered that she might be able to avoid the crisis in the first year based on their relationship, but what about the second year? And the third year? There are many force majeure factors. I haven't reached the point of being invincible yet. There are still five years left for the plot to begin. Let's take one step at a time.
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Thea woke up early the next day and put on light makeup. Fortunately, it was mainly based on the original soul and complemented by the soul that travels through time. Those skills are still there. Looking at the few clothes in front of her, she was a little confused and searched. After all, it was my first day of work, so I had to dress more formally. I found a short beige suit and a straight navy blue skirt. The skirt wasn't long, but it wasn't short either, and it only covered the knees, making the whole person look small, a little less green and a little more capable.
She chose a pair of black high-heeled shoes less than five centimeters high and tried to take two steps, which were still smooth. The discomfort she felt at first had diminished considerably. Thea's body was becoming more and more dominant. She looked at herself in the mirror and was ready.
Moira had been waiting for a while when she came down. She knew her daughter quite well. Thea's original character was inconsistent at best, and at worst, she was being restrained and regressing. The less you can, I'll do whatever you want. ask me to do!
She originally thought that Thea would be very resistant to her agreement and was thinking about how to convince her. When she saw her daughter coming down in a formal suit and with a normal expression, without scissors or gasoline bottle, she knew she was obeying her arrangement, which made Moira happy.
The two got into the car and Thea kept asking about the current situation of the group, after all, some things could not be on paper, which made Moira even happier. What does that mean? Being able to ask questions means that your daughter read the information carefully. If she asks Oliver, he doesn't even know where the door of his group opens.
To make up for the coldness with her mother during the presentation a few days ago, Thea also deliberately behaved a little more intimately. When they reached the group's entrance, Moira was already so happy that she couldn't help but smile. I have never been happy. One just knows how to get into trouble and the other is very cold with me. I can only see the moonlight when the clouds dissipate! Although my son is dead, my daughter is sensible, which is a comfort to me.
Moira,
who was in a good mood, was looking forward to the business competition between the two families. No, she was more eager for this than for the skill contract. She pulled Thea and entered the group's gate.
Entering the conference room, there were over a dozen people sitting inside. The middle chair was empty. The person sitting on the left was Walter Steele, a black uncle I met at the funeral who would marry Moira in the future. Thea's stepfather, I don't know if there's a saying in Europe and the United States that he will marry someone from the family, but in the coming years, this stepfather will live in the Queen mansion with his mother and daughter.
It's a bit strange to describe a black man as gentle as jade, but this uncle had a superior demeanor and gave Thea an encouraging look, as if she were his junior.
Although this is our own company, after all, it didn't fall into our own bowl. Thea came here today to pay her respects. She shouldn't keep a cold face. Faced with the proposals from her black uncle, she nodded and said, "Mr. Steele, pleasure to meet you."
"Please, call me Walter, welcome to the group." Walter was slightly flattered by Thea's courtesy. In his impression, this girl kept her distance from everyone except Old Robert. Normal conversations like this had only appeared in extremely personal situations before.
Moira is now surrounded by happiness. Her daughter can communicate normally with her boyfriend. It's a good start, isn't it? She has been avoiding Walter recently and is afraid that her dodgy daughter will see some scenes she shouldn't see, and she'll be so excited that she'll faint completely.
After all, the father and brother of a fifteen-year-old girl have just passed away and she hasn't recovered yet. You tell her it wasn't her father who died, but her biological father is so-and-so. two days later, you say again: She, your mother wants to find a stepfather for you again. With such a complicated relationship, one must be crazy, right? Anyway, Moira felt that if she changed to her daughter's role, she would have to go to the neighboring Arkham Asylum for treatment. But looking at Thea's strong appearance now, did Malcolm's genes give her extraordinary resilience?
Next, he proceeded to introduce his daughter to everyone in the room. This is so-and-so from the administrative department, and this is so-and-so from the finance department. After a round of introductions, Thea found out that Walter was still the original vice president of the company. She remembered that he was supposed to take over as president and my mother is in charge of finances. Did I remember wrong or did the story change?
Soon after, Thea received her position as the president's assistant, commonly known as the little secretary, and the president was her mother-in-law.
Actually, she remembered correctly. There was indeed a slight change in the plot here. Originally, the relationship between Moira and Walter heated up very quickly. From colleagues to friends, from boyfriends to marriage, the relationship grew stronger day by day. Together, the two had a relationship. When I was almost 80 years old, I had a whirlwind marriage. Seeing that the business was closed, the board of directors approved Walter's order to become president.
But now, because of Thea's father's exposure plan, Moira has been accompanying her daughter, and the boyfriend can only step back, so the relationship between the two has not yet reached that point, and she doesn't want to put her charming daughter in that position. My mother's relationship with her boyfriend and fiancé is already quite complicated, so let's not artificially make it more confusing!
After weighing many factors, Moira could only be the president herself while raising her daughter. To be honest, she wasn't really interested in this position, but for the sake of her daughter, she had no choice but to keep it.
The next meeting was boring. This department wanted to increase salaries, and that department needed to lay off employees. Although it couldn't be said to be trivial, they were daily trivial matters for the group company.
Moira continued to keep an eye on Thea from the corner of her eye, fearing she might snap her nails or yawn out of boredom. Unexpectedly, her daughter sat upright and listened to the speeches of various executives without any impatience. She kept jotting something down in her notebook.
A daughter grew up in our family, Moira is very happy and a little pleased that her daughter resembles herself.
The meeting lasted for an hour, and Moira summarized, saying that this meeting was a successful and victorious meeting. She hopes that comrades will continue to shine for the company. You may all leave in peace.
As he was about to serve tea to bid farewell to the guests, a middle-aged man with a deer-like head and a rat-like face smiled and said, "Mrs. Queen, it's your first time attending our meeting. What do you think?"
Oops, Thea immediately judged in her heart that this person didn't get along with her mother, or rather, with the Queen family. What opinions can I have as a newcomer? If you're right, others will call you arrogant, but if you're wrong, you'll become a laughingstock. That's intimidating yourself because you're young and don't understand these workplace pitfalls!
"Mr. Andre, I'm new here. I know nothing about the company. I can't even make common suggestions, let alone lofty opinions. You're joking," Thea replied politely.
Unexpectedly, the little girl from the Queen family didn't let herself be fooled. That was much better than her elegant brother. The man with the deer head and rat eyes still wasn't willing to give up and continued, "It's okay, just say it, we're all old subordinates of your father, so it doesn't matter. Your elders won't be ridiculed." After saying that, he also chuckled, showing that he had a very open mind.
Damn, what do you mean by everyone can't laugh? I haven't said anything yet, so you call that a joke! Thea's heart was full of anger.
Looking at her notes, hey, this grandson is the director of the weapons development department he has coveted for a long time. Old Robert really has bad judgment of people. This man is obviously dissatisfied with his own family. He actually stayed for three years. The weapons development department was too important to his future, so he had to leave.
"Mr. Andre, I really have no suggestions for the company, but... I have a question that I hope you can help me answer," Thea said slowly.
"Please go ahead."
"The report you just mentioned mentioned that the group should increase its investment in the weapons development department, right? I took a look at the group's investment in the weapons development department over the past few years, and it all increased month by month, and each year was based on the previous year. It increased by about 20%, why is that number a coincidence?
Upon hearing that this was the question, the man called Andre heaved a sigh of relief. "There's a scientific basis for this. Why the 20% increase can only be considered a coincidence. I've explained it to the vice president." The implication was that it's too complicated here, I'm afraid you won't understand if I tell you, a little girl.
Walter also nodded to show that he knew about it.
Thea remained very calm, as she expected, "Mr. Andre has been in charge of the weapons research and development department for three years, but in the research and development reports of these three years, 19 technologies were declared in 2004 and 12 in 2005..., and then there were again 17 items in 2006. Has our technical force fluctuated greatly?"
Andre had a premonition of what she was going to say, but at this moment, he could only hold back: "Yes, there are many ups and downs. That's how research in science and technology goes!"
Thea laughed, "The G-12 antigravity suit declared in 2005 is a special suit with high overload protection. Why was something that was clearly completed two years ago mixed in with many research projects in your report now? Does China require the group to fund research? Can you explain why?"
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