Chapter 840 Fame Brings Trouble
Abella was in a meeting when her phone suddenly vibrated a few times. She picked it up and saw it was a message from Kiki.
Kiki: [Summer, don't worry about the trending topic. I'll handle it. They know my temper and still dare to provoke me. Now they'll all face the consequences!]
Kiki was Abella's agent, known for her fiery personality. It was rare for anything to make her angry, unless...
Abella opened the news, and sure enough, the top trending topic was: #Summer Lip-Syncing.#
The second trending topic was: #Summer Plagiarism.#
"Ms. Medici, I've finished my report."
At this moment, the head of the international marketing department stood at the conference table, so nervous that his back was drenched in sweat.
Abella looked up and saw how tense he was, then said calmly, "Not bad. You can implement it, but control the budget."
"Thank you, Ms. Medici, for your approval." The head of the international marketing department finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down.
"Everyone has worked hard this year. Recently, I've received a few emails regarding some issues. I'll address them one by one. Since I've taken over Sunrise Clothing Company for a year now, whether or not to hold a party, and if so, when to hold it, can be decided by an anonymous vote from all employees, managed by the head of the HR department."
All the executives nodded in agreement, as some employees didn't want to attend the party while others were eager to experience it. An anonymous vote would allow everyone to express their opinions freely.
"As for the bonus issue that everyone is most concerned about, the company will certainly not shortchange anyone. The head of the finance department will announce it in a few days."
"That's all for today's meeting. Dismissed." As soon as Abella finished speaking, everyone smiled.
Since Abella took over the company, everyone's treatment had improved, and they were working more comfortably.
"Ms. Medici, there are a few companies that haven't settled their payments. Every time our salespeople ask, they come up with various excuses. Some say they'll pay in a few days, some say they need time to turn things around, and some even go missing." Joseph was also troubled by this. Given the current cooperation between both parties and the desire to continue working together in the future, Joseph could only ask his salespeople to wait a bit longer and be patient.
But Easter was approaching.
"Some company presidents clearly have the money but just don't plan to pay. When our salespeople contact them, they say they're not in the country." Joseph added.
Abella replied, "You can arrange a 'coincidental' meeting when they're with other partners. Usually, they'll pay up to save face. Be tactful and go around dinner time to increase the chances of finding them. If they deliberately avoid settling the payment, stop supplying them. If they genuinely have difficulties, they can pay a portion first. Getting back some is better than nothing."
"What if the salespeople still can't collect the payment?" Joseph asked for advice.
"Then hand it over to the finance department for an audit."
Once the company's finance department starts a formal audit and confirms the amount owed, if a lawsuit occurs, the audit report will make the legal relationship clear, making it almost impossible for the other party to win.
Of course, this was the last resort. They wouldn't do this unless absolutely necessary.
"Let the finance department talk to them first. If it doesn't work, then inform me." Abella said, checking the time. "I'll head back now."
Joseph checked the time; it was only 3 PM. Was Abella leaving already?
But Abella was always busy, coming and going like the wind.
Meanwhile, Kimberly angrily slammed the coffee table. "These people are too much! Saying that only lip-syncing could produce such a flawless sound? Maybe it's hard for them to sing at that level, but for Abella, it's just a matter of singing a few lines. They can't do it, so they accuse others of lip-syncing!"
"Exactly, they even say Abella is just lip-syncing, and the sound we hear at the concert is pre-recorded." Beckett, seeing the trending topics, was also furious. "I'll have someone lower the heat on this. It's outrageous, who are these people?"
Accusing Summer of lip-syncing and even saying her past songs were plagiarized, some even claimed she plagiarized eighteen songs. It was absurd.
"No, if we lower the heat now, people will say Abella paid to have the comments deleted." Kimberly was pondering how to handle it when the top trending topic changed to: #Blake Confirms.#
She quickly opened the news and saw that Blake had posted on Twitter, saying Summer was singing live, and included a picture with just four words: #Verified and Confirmed.#
His words were the most powerful evidence, and public opinion started to follow his lead.
"If Blake says so, Summer must be singing live!"
Blake clearly knows if she's lip-syncing. What can you see from your TV screens? Blake was right next to her at the concert. If she was lip-syncing or not, Blake would know!"
"Blake is the best witness!"
"I trust Blake!"
"Me too!"
At the same time, the second trending topic became: #Kiki Steps In.#
Kimberly, puzzled, clicked on the news and found out that Abella's agent, Kiki, had posted dozens of screenshots on her official account. She had saved all the comments accusing Summer of lip-syncing and plagiarism and sent lawyer's letters to each one, taking them to court.
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