The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)
Chapter 425

Upon hearing that Douglas had done as instructed, Zane nodded approvingly. "Very well. You can take advantage of this opportunity to fire people who have been unloyal to the company." Douglas asked in disbelief, "I can do that?"

"Of course," Zane said calmly.

Douglas took Zane's advice and said, "I'll contact you after I settle these matters, then."

"Sure."

...

After returning to the office, Zane poured two glasses of water. Then, he handed me one of the cups and said, "As expected, the Winslow family did exactly what I predicted."

I accepted the glass of water and said confusedly, "He used to like Sasha, and he even attacked her family so that they would let her marry him. Why would he still do that if he's in love with someone else?"

Zane sat down next to me and said, "He may just be upset that he has never won her over. For people like him, as long as he wanted something, his family would try to serve it to him. Over time, he developed a habit. As long as he liked something, they would do everything to get their hands on it."

In a disdainful tone, I asked, "Can't they use that mindset in their careers?"

"Careers depend on an individual's capabilities," Zane said plainly.

"Plus, the industry wouldn't favor them because of their backgrounds. Because of that, work will only be challenging for them. After realizing they are incapable in society, they will eventually return to their comfort zones."

But I still couldn't understand, so I asked, "But as the saying goes, isn't failure the key to success? I think it's okay to fail initially, but as long as you figure out where the problem lies and work on it, you will eventually succeed. Isn't that so?" Zane gazed at me and said, "But not everyone comes to the same conclusion."

Pouting, I said, "You're right. But in comparison to doing weird things like these, I think it's better to work hard at my job. That way, I can earn money with my hard work."

Whenever my income increased, I would become more motivated. That kept me hopeful about life, too.

Suddenly, somebody knocked on the door.

Zane said, "Come in."

When Eric entered the office, he didn't look at Zane. Instead, Eric walked to the cubicle and began his report.

"The foreign publishers have finalized the details of the publication. They've sent it over for us to proofread. If there are any errors, they can edit them."

Eric handed the sample publication to Zane.

Zane glanced at the book and asked, "Are we in charge of menial things like proofreading?"

Upon hearing that question, Eric made an expression that suggested he knew Zane would ask that.

Eric quirked a mysterious smile and said, "It's been proofread already. I just wanted to show you the sample publication."

Zane looked at Eric confusedly.

Eric continued, "We've shipped out

the first few batches of merchandise sold. The good news is that merchandise production is slowly catching up to the sales volume. They've also begun to proofread the second volume of the comic.

"As for the animation, they've begun scouting for a translator and voice actors. When they replace the right people, they will get started with the usual process. By the time a

sufficient number of episodes of the animation has been released, we'll hire people for advertising."

After participating in Annalise's project, Eric finally realized that it brought in a lot of profit. Of course, it required a lot of funds in the early stages.

Upon seeing how Eric had everything planned out, Zane nodded approvingly. "Very well."

Then, Eric made another mysterious expression and said, "With Jessica's help, the views on Annalise's comic began to increase. Her number of fans is skyrocketing, too.

"I wanted to take advantage of this

incident to attract more fans. So, I requested some marketing funds

from the finance department. Wet

looked into the statistics, and they're great. You can have a look at it, too."