Lucas glanced at Flynn and said coldly, “If they’re just a bunch of staff who don’t follow orders, what’s the point in keeping them around?
“Keeping those like Richard who follow the Huttons’ orders and stay in the company to seek benefits for the Huttons around won’t do me any good. All they will do is suck the company dry to feed their master!
“I must get rid of these leeches even if it’ll cause a huge loss!
“There are all sorts of people in society. Isn’t the Stardust Corporation recruiting today? After getting rid of these tumors loyal to the Huttons, if we don’t have enough high-level staff, we can promote the mid-level and junior-level staff. If there aren’t enough junior employees, we can hire more to make up for it.
“Although it seems like a major change, this is something that will benefit us greatly in the long run. Only by thoroughly cleaning the Stardust Corporation from top to bottom will you be able to help me take complete control of the Stardust Corporation!
“I believe that once these tumors are purged, you can quickly put the corporation back on the right track and develop it to the point that it’s better than before.”
Lucas stated these facts clearly and even expressed some confidence in Flynn’s ability.
When he was in Orange County, the reason Lucas had chosen to send Flynn to DC to help take control of the Stardust Corporation was that Flynn was really cut out for managing people and running a business. Be it the Orange County branch of the Stardust Corporation or the Solar Corporation that was handed to him later, Flynn had managed to run and develop them well for him.
Therefore, Lucas believed that as long as he could give Flynn more space, he could also develop the Stardust Corporation headquarters very well.
“Yes, Lucas, I understand!”
It wasn’t that Flynn didn’t understand what Lucas said about getting rid of the tumors, but he was worried that this action would cause too much of an impact on the operations of the Stardust Corporation, to the point of paralyzing it. Things might even degrade into a worse situation.
But Flynn now had the courage to face any consequences thanks to Lucas’s support.
He was beyond grateful that Lucas still trusted him.
It was no wonder that people in ancient times often said that a gentleman would die for one who knew his heart. Flynn decided that he could only repay Lucas by working extra hard for him in the future!
Since he had already made up his mind, Flynn stopped hesitating and immediately summoned his secretary to make arrangements for the meeting.
The meeting was scheduled half an hour later.
Half an hour passed very quickly.
When Flynn brought Lucas to the large conference room of the Stardust Corporation that could accommodate thousands of people, there was only a small number of people present. Most of the seats were empty.
The total number of employees in the headquarters of the Stardust Corporation was around six thousand, and there were at least a hundred staff above the middle level.
But there were only a dozen people present, all of whom were mid-level managers.
None of the upper management staff and executives showed up.
One of the managers of the business department stood up from his seat and said awkwardly, “Mr. Davis, uh… Director Vance, Deputy Director Gibson, and the senior managers of the business department have asked for a leave of absence because they’re not feeling well and can’t attend this meeting.”
He knew why his superiors couldn’t attend the meeting, but he could only say so.
A manager of the HR department also stood up and bit the bullet to say, “Mr. Davis, Director Jones and Deputy Director Baker, as well as the senior managers of the HR department, have all taken a leave of absence. They can’t attend this meeting.”
“Mr. Davis, Director Robins and… of the Finance Department have also taken a leave of absence and can’t attend the meeting…”
…
The mid-level managers of the various departments of the company all stood up to explain the absence of their superiors.
But it was obvious that they had deliberately chosen to be absent.
There was no reason for a large listed company like Stardust Corporation to suddenly have more than a hundred executives and upper management feel unwell at the same time, unless they had all been poisoned.
Only a fool would believe these excuses.
Thus, these mid-level managers who had asked for leave for their bosses all seemed extremely embarrassed when explaining to Flynn.
Of course, these dozen or so mid-level managers still had some conscience. They didn’t completely submit to the Huttons. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to attend this meeting.
Although he had already been prepared for this result, Flynn was still furious when he really saw the scene in front of him.
Flynn stood at the podium and announced loudly, “Notify the absent people. I’ll give them another fifteen minutes. If they don’t show up in the conference room within fifteen minutes, they’ll all be dismissed from the Stardust Corporation!”
Hearing this, the dozen or so people in the conference room were immediately astounded.
Dismiss all of them?
There were nearly a hundred executives and upper management absent at the moment!
Are they really going to fire them all?
But despite being shocked, the mid-level managers couldn’t help but show excited expressions.
If… if the absentees were really all fired, then all the executives and upper management would be gone, and they would have a chance for promotion!
For a while, many people were even hoping that these 15 minutes would pass quickly. It would be even better if none of their leaders showed up and they were fired!
Lucas was sitting silently near Flynn, leaving everything to Flynn to solve.
The other people in the conference room saw that Lucas was a new face, but they didn’t know his identity. Seeing that he was sitting there silently, they could only guess whether he was Flynn’s new secretary or bodyguard or some other role.
But the dozen or so people in the conference room didn’t pay much attention to Lucas.
What they are most concerned about now was whether their leaders would come over or not and whether they had any hope of getting a promotion and a raise.
Soon, five minutes passed, and no other person showed up in the conference room
Ten minutes passed, and still, no new people came.
Soon, the fifteen minutes was up. But none of the senior managers, directors, and executives came!
A layer of frost covered Flynn’s face. He looked extremely terrifying.
The crowd sitting in the conference room couldn’t help but quietly look at Flynn to see if the general manager, who suddenly became assertive, would really fire the absentees as he said he would.
“Time’s up.
“I hereby announce that all the executives, directors, and senior managers absent from this meeting are dismissed from the company!”
“Mr. Cohen of the HR department, you’re now the director of the HR department! After today’s meeting, draft a detailed dismissal list and submit it to me. Everyone on the list will be dismissed!”
Flynn announced resolutely and promoted the manager Mr. Cohen, the only person from the HR department who came to the meeting, to the director of the department and even ordered him to handle all the dismissals.
At this moment, all the mid-level managers in the conference room were stunned!
