The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1051: Encirclement and Suppression of the Headquarters
Monday morning, the beginning of a busy week.

Office workers drag their heavy feet into the office building one by one, with a look of despair on their faces, as if they were stepping onto the execution platform. They bid farewell to the weekend reluctantly, with every cell in their bodies resisting the idea of ​​going to work, and their souls seem to have been temporarily forgotten on the sofa in their own apartments.

However, there is a small group of people who are exceptions.

They are all young people. The collagen on their cheeks does not lie. Their youthful eyes and smiles that have not been destroyed by the society show their student status everywhere. Each one of them is full of vitality and it seems that they still believe in tomorrow, still believe in dreams, and still believe in life.

They gathered in groups of three or four at the entrance of the Sony Columbia office building.

At the beginning, there were not many people. It seemed that they were college students preparing to travel to New York and they just chose this place as the temporary gathering place.

Slowly, slowly, more and more people came and gathered here, becoming a scene on the streets of New York.

In Manhattan, millions of people are crowded into a palm-sized space, and the population density is suffocating; but people will not gather together unless necessary, because everyone is busy and in their own world, and they are unwilling to stop for the lives of others.

Unless there is a special event.

So, what is happening in front of me——

"...Yes, we have discussed it. We still have to make a statement in Los Angeles, but the focus is still here. After all, this is the headquarters." Gloria nodded.

Elaine opened her eyes wide, "But why? That's the photography base, isn't it? Even if we gather there, it won't have any impact. This is the real high-level place, right?"

Sony Columbia has two main office bases, one in Los Angeles and the other in New York.

The Los Angeles headquarters is actually not in Los Angeles, but in Culver City, which is under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Like Burbank, it is a huge filming base. Sony Columbia has multiple studios, so that headquarters is mainly responsible for film shooting.

The New York headquarters is right in front of us, on Madison Avenue, the center of New York. This is where Sony Columbia's major affairs are handled, as well as the location of the board of directors and senior management.

When Blair proposed that they should make the voices of Anson's supporters heard by Sony Columbia, there was a lot of discussion about whether the campaign should be carried out at the Los Angeles or New York headquarters.

Just as Elaine thought, since the real top leaders and big shots with the power of speech are all in New York, they should naturally go to New York.

Moreover, the Los Angeles headquarters is in the suburbs, and the news media may not notice it at all; but the New York headquarters is in the city center of Manhattan, and every move can attract attention, which can create more waves.

Gloria shook her head. "The focus is on New York, but we can't forget Los Angeles."

"It's a film shooting base, with countless producers, directors, actors and industry practitioners coming in and out there. We need to make the entire industry aware of how powerful Anson's influence is."

"If it's just in New York, this is just a protest targeting Sony Columbia, and other people may not feel the impact by watching from the sidelines."

“But with Los Angeles…”

Gloria looked at Blair, who took over the conversation and continued.

"We can make the entire film industry aware of the mistakes Sony Columbia made. Not only this time, but we need to plan for the long term to avoid similar situations in the future."

"We will stand behind Anson no matter what happens, but we will not allow this to happen again and again."

Elaine looked from Gloria to Blair, speechless, and only exclaimed, "Wow."

Elaine couldn't help but turn her head to look to the side and around, feeling excited and nervous, "We must have more people today."

However, pedestrians passing by stopped and glanced at the scene with numbness, as if they were thinking about what happened here; but they gave up after just one second, their brains automatically lost their ability to think during the workday, retracted their gaze, and continued to move forward expressionlessly. The whole city was like a cemetery shrouded in the shadow of a steel forest.

Elaine retracted her gaze and looked at her friends again. She raised her hands high, made a Sailor Moon transformation gesture, and smiled widely, "I have confidence!"

……

Knock knock, knock knock.

There was a hurried knock on the door. Michael Lynton was talking to a member of the board of directors, and his already terrible mood became even more irritable.

But Michael remained calm, "…Don't worry, things are still under control. Now it's a battle of momentum. Whoever gives in first will lose."

"I know what I'm doing. You should trust me. In a little while, just a little while, things will turn around and we'll be able to take the initiative again."

After calming the other person's emotions, Michael hung up the phone, took a deep breath and controlled himself.

Now Sony Columbia is at the center of the storm and the target of public criticism, which is obviously not what the board of directors wants to see. Regardless of whether the CEO is Amy or Michael, ultimately they need to see economic benefits and they need to see outstanding performance in the financial statements.

Naturally, the board of directors used Michael as a scapegoat and gave him a severe beating.

Anyway, whether it is replacing Anson or replacing Michael, it makes no difference to the board of directors.

Michael: …

Those idiots.

They believe everything they hear and get panicky at the slightest sign of trouble. They sit high and mighty in the board of directors and give orders, but in fact they know nothing at all.

As public opinion spread, everyone lost their composure and tried to shirk responsibility. Some even retreated into their turtle shells, condemning Michael for being too radical and saying that they should not have replaced Anson, and so on. They were already worrying about the company's reputation before anything had even happened.

In Michael's opinion, while the outside world was still gathering strength, the fire had already started inside the board of directors. As a result, the smoke was everywhere and he had to help cover it up.

Who could have imagined that the seemingly glamorous CEO is actually no different from a laborer who cleans up people's messes?
Ha ha.

Michael used all his strength to barely control his anger. He swallowed the curse words, adjusted his breathing and regained his sanity.

What he just said was not a lie. Michael sincerely believed that the situation was still under control. The media seemed to be making a big fuss, but in fact they were all paper tigers and the direction of public opinion could change at any time.

The more critical the situation, the more we need to remain calm.

Wait, be patient, when the situation turns around, those old guys on the board of directors will come closer again. Do they still want to rely on Amy?

The success of "Spider-Man" was pure luck and had nothing to do with Amy. The future of Sony Columbia is not Amy, and the board of directors should realize this.

Michael is fine, he said loudly.

"Come in."

(End of this chapter)