Wow!
When Keiko Kobayashi left the conference room in high spirits, the entire "Tomorrow Manga Weekly" magazine immediately exploded again.
"Gone! Gone! Do you think that Miss Keiko's acquisition negotiations with the president were successful?"
"I think it was successful! Didn't you see? When she left, the corners of her mouth were smiling."
"Does that mean that our Tomorrow Comics Weekly will belong to Ms. Keiko Kobayashi from now on?"
“I don’t know when the salaries owed to us will be paid.
Should we ask the former president, Fujiwara Kaiichi, for the money? Or should we wait for Ms. Kobayashi Keiko to pay us after the acquisition?"
…
Yes!
The editors and artists of "Tomorrow's Weekly Comics" magazine have each been owed two or three months' salary.
Fujiwara no Kaiichi either could not pay the money or he deliberately delayed paying it on the grounds of cash flow difficulties.
The magazine's only cash flow was drained by him through various means.
What's left now are all kinds of debts, and we want to leave this mess to the later acquirers.
so……
When Fujiwara Kaiichi walked out of the conference room, he was immediately surrounded by employees.
"President Fujiwara, did you sell out our Tomorrow Comics Weekly?"
"Where are our salaries? It's time to get paid!"
"We are owed three months' salary, President Fujiwara. Our family has no money left to pay the rent and utility bills."
"President Fujiwara, please give us a definite answer! Has our Tomorrow Comics Weekly really been acquired by Ms. Keiko Kobayashi?"
…
As this issue concerns their own jobs, these editors and illustrators are anxiously waiting for a clear answer from the president, Fujiwara Kaiichi.
Fujiwara no Kaiichi was full of bad intentions, so he pretended to be sad and embarrassed, waved his hands, and started acting.
He first bowed deeply and sincerely to all the employees at a 90-degree angle, and then said with great self-reproach:
"Hey! It's me, Fujiwara Kaiichi, who has failed you all and our common dream of creating comics.
I sold "Tomorrow's Weekly Comics" to Ms. Keiko Kobayashi at an extremely low price of 10 million yen.
Please forgive my cowardice and retreat. I really can no longer afford the expenses and operation of the magazine.
I am also very sad and reluctant about this.
But one thing that is more fortunate is that I have just consulted Ms. Keiko Kobayashi, and she will continue to publish the comic magazine after the acquisition.
Although my comic dream ends here, your comic dream can still continue..."
With Fujiwara no Kaiichi's final conclusion, all the employees present became even more agitated.
"Is it really acquired? How old is that Kobayashi Keiko? She's a woman. Does she really understand boys' comics?"
"It's over! It's over! What kind of dream are you still talking about for comics? I have a feeling that after that woman takes over our Tomorrow Comics Weekly, it will not survive for more than half a year and will completely close down."
"What about the wages! President Fujiwara, you haven't mentioned the wages yet? What about the overdue wages?"
"That's right! Didn't you sell it for 10 million yen? That's just enough to pay our salaries."
…
Amidst the crowd, Fujiwara Kaiichi quickly waved his hands and said again in an extremely sincere voice:
“As for the salary issue, you can wait until Ms. Keiko Kobayashi officially takes over the Tomorrow Comics Weekly and then ask her for it.
She will be fully responsible for all debts of "Tomorrow Comics Weekly". Anyway, Miss Keiko has a lot of money behind her.
Here, I have another suggestion..."
Seeing that everyone's emotions were aroused, Fujiwara no Kai started to pour out bad water, deliberately saying with deep sorrow:
“Originally, I wanted to give you a salary increase at the beginning of the year.
After all, the salary level of our magazine is still low among magazines across the country.
It’s a pity that the magazine’s operation has not been in good condition, and I have not been able to put this idea into reality.
But now it’s all right! After Ms. Huizi took over, I think it’s completely reasonable for everyone to ask Ms. Huizi for a salary increase based on this situation.”
Crash!
Salary increase!
I’m sure any worker wouldn’t refuse, right?
What's more, the former president, Fujiwara Kaiichi, also said that he originally wanted to raise everyone's salary, as the salaries themselves were not considered high in the industry.
Suddenly, some employees who were originally dissatisfied because of unpaid wages immediately smiled and became excited.
However, some more sober employees asked.
"Even if we asked for a pay raise and she refused, there's nothing we can do!"
"That's right! It's not like we can just ask for a raise. Ms. Keiko Kobayashi has just taken over the magazine, and we're asking for a raise. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
…
Fujiwara Kaiichi immediately changed his expression and said: "She only used a low price of 10 million yen to acquire our Tomorrow Comics Weekly, which is a real bargain.
We have saved so much money, how much can we spend to raise everyone's salary?
If she doesn't even have this kind of vision and generosity, why should you all care about her face and feelings?
I think that if Keiko Kobayashi rejects your request for a pay raise, you can discuss and resign collectively.
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