Chapter 1398


    Chapter 1398


    The conference room was suddenly so silent one could hear a pin drop.


    The board seemed to think they were hearing things and held their breaths in fear that they were


    dreaming.


    Ryan, however, was thoroughly skeptical that the eternally bratty, useless Sam could secure the joint


    venture.


    Nheless, Sam repeated sonorously so that everyone could hear him clearly, “Damian Craig has


    agreed to our joint venture, and he will be present when we sign the agreement next Wednesday, after


    which we would go into details regarding the joint venture.”


    “For real?!” Gilbert eximed, his voice almost shaking even though he was the first toe to his


    senses.


    The rest of the board was looking at Sam in disbelief. They- including Marvin—were convinced that the


    new energy car project was a lost cause, and scrapping it was inevitable to prevent further loss of


    capital should they fail to secure the joint venture. None of them would find the losses regrettable


    either, because it was a strategic withdrawal given the circumstances.


    They all knew how difficult it would be to secure a joint venture involving transnational technological


    exchange either and with a rival of sorts.


    It was therefore unthinkable that Sam made it work anyway!


    “That’s what Damian said when he called me just now.” Sam shrugged just then.


    “I… I don’t know what to say!” Gilbert was speechless in thrill.


    The other board members joined in to offer their praise too.


    “Well done, Sam!”


    “How did you get Damian Craig to agree to it? I heard the man’s entric, and most people can’t even


    get an appointment with him.”


    “This is a monumental achievement, Sam-it’d otherwise take up to five years for Saunderia to fully


    recoup the losses! 99


    As every board member fawned over Sam and praised him, Ryan was left ignored, though it was not


    like he could speak at all just then.


    He stared fixedly at Sam, unable to believe that thetter had really secured the joint venture-what


    fluke was this?! Did Sam just happen to be in the right ce and the right time when the Minervans


    decide on expanding into Zidonia?!


    That had to be it—Sam would otherwise never achieve something like this!


    Nheless, the bustle in the conference roomsted for a while until Sam gestured for everyone to be


    quiet. “Damian has only agreed to the joint venture. We have preparations ahead of his arrival next


    Wednesday-don’t let down your guard just yet.”


    “Yes, yes,” the board agreed right away.


    “You’ve changed so much, Sam.” Gilbert could not help praising Sam again. “I can’t even calm down at


    my age, while you remain everposed. Your father should be proud of having a son like you, just as


    Saunderia should be proud that you’ll be taking the reins.”


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    Such earnest ttery actually left Sam blushing, but he stayed calm.


    “I’ve just done what I can, and I thank you for tolerating my shorings before,” he said politely


    before returning to the topic at hand. “With the joint venture now agreed upon, we shall discuss it, since


    the earlier discussion about scrapping the project and cutting losses is now moot. We don’t have to


    reconsider human resource management for the project either-just have the workers be on standby


    until the project is revived.”


    “Yes,” the board agreed.


    “Quinn will be in charge of arranging the particrs of the joint venture,” Sam added solemnly. “She


    knows the specifics of Saunderia’s operations better than I do.”


    “Yes.” Quinn nodded—Sam was far from proficient when it came to the specifics since he had not been


    working here for that long.