America 1919-Chapter 692

Chapter 692: 238, Falling below everyone’s expectations Chapter 692: 238, Falling below everyone’s expectations Ideals are plump, reality is skinny!

Just as the three of them were discussing this matter, ABC’s new president, Joseph Schenck, suddenly issued an announcement.

It prohibited any form of union organization within the company, and made it clear that anyone involved in such an organization, regardless of their position, would be considered to have automatically forfeited their opportunity to work at ABC.

The lengthy announcement, when boiled down, came to this content!

All three of them learned of this development as soon as it happened, and each of their faces showed different reactions.

“Impossible!”

Mashang Evans said loudly, “Doesn’t he worry about the collective resignation of the company’s employees?”

The departure of one or two employees is inconsequential for any large company, and many people think they are indispensable to the company, but in reality, if a company can’t operate without a certain person, it only shows that the company hasn’t become a true corporation.

In Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers were criticized by many for their lack of foresight with Bruce Lee’s situation, failing to cherish talent, but in actuality, during that period, even though Golden Harvest reached the top of the annual Hong Kong box office three times with Bruce Lee’s films.

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In fact, during that period, in Hong Kong’s film market, it was Shaw Brothers who were the biggest money-makers!

Late on, when Run Run Shaw shifted his focus to television broadcasting, other TV stations in Hong Kong had launched several talent raids against TVB, from on-screen to behind-the-scenes staff, even management level, many of whom jumped ship.

Many predicted the downfall of TVB at the time, but the station used this opportunity to promote its own newcomers through a solid company system.

This smoothly addressed various hidden dangers such as executive autocracy and high salaries for actors.

In the end, TVB was still TVB, while the other stations…

one by one went out of business!

Now, ABC had a bit of that flavor of TVB back then.

In Mashang Evans’s view, their actions would definitely trigger the employees’ rebellion, and it wouldn’t be just one or two people resigning, but everyone!

But this was just his personal thought, he couldn’t represent others, even his current allies, Cask Pasiman and Warwick Taylor, no longer agreed with him!

“Evans, it looks like our cooperation has come to an end.

I don’t think I’ll be able to see you in New York anymore.

Consider this conversation today as my farewell to you,”

Cask Pasiman stood up with a look of despair, his blue eyes tinged with resentment!

At this moment, Warwick Taylor also stood up and said, “I feel the same way.

I hope you look after yourself in the future!”

Mashang Evans sat there stunned, looking at the two men in front of him as if he no longer recognized them.

“What do you mean, have you forgotten what I just discussed with you?

Without the ABC union, you will lose everything you currently have!” Evans shouted after snapping out of his daze.

“Don’t you see it yet?” Taylor’s expression was also not good at the moment, and he too was quite angry, though now his anger was directed at Evans.

He had come to realize that their three-man circus had become a joke, leaping about like three big circus monkeys for others’ amusement.

“Forget it, he’s stuck in his own little rut and can’t get out—let’s hurry up and find a way to fix this!”

Watching the two leave, Evans had no time to space out, because his so-called direct reports in the company were also calling one after another, informing him that they had decided to back out of joining the ABC union!

Mashang Evans sat on the sofa, not understanding why, just because of an apparently flawed announcement from Joseph Schenck, those who once gathered around him had backed down?

What exactly were they afraid of?

The very same issue that was incomprehensible to Evans had already been figured out by Pasiman and Taylor.

So, now they appeared in Donnie’s room at the Regis Hotel.

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“Boss, we were wrong.

We hope you can forgive our mistake!”

At this point, there was no more wishful thinking in their hearts—they knew they had lost utterly and completely.

If at this time they were still contemplating any further moves, they would truly be Evans himself!

First, they released the news and then dashed their hopes of finding employment at other companies, followed by that announcement…

Evans couldn’t see the power of that announcement because he had been driven mad by the situation and had lost all reason.

But they hadn’t lost their reason, had they?

The company already had so many departments.

Now, the ones on the frontline were their two departments and some of Evans’s confidants, but compared to the entire company, their numbers were utterly mismatched!

Also, everybody minds their own business.

Why were company employees excited about their union formation, offering support?

It was because on this matter, they didn’t have anything substantial to lose.

If they succeeded, those bystanders, supporters, and the thrilled would immediately join them and use the union as leverage to pressure the company for higher wages.