Chapter 192 Establishing Authority
“Next Wednesday,” Maia answered.
She never expected the fish to bite so easily. Tess was indeed in a hurry, eager to go to Osttahl with her. Wasn’t this a sign of
guilt?
“Okay, I''ll book the ne tickets and hotel.”
“Aunt Tess, I’ve already booked the ne tickets and hotel. Just buy another ticket based on my flight.” Maia dared not let Tess
handle these things. No one knew if she would tamper with the ne or hotel.
“Alright.” Tess nodded.
After quietly eating a few bites of breakfast, she left Prismara Hill in Tess’s car. Just as they left Prismara Hill, the vi’s
bodyguards immediately reported to Cedric.
When the car arrived at Starlight Entertainment, as soon as Maia got out, the security guard at the entrance quickly saluted her.
Tess smiled and nodded at the security guard, indicating he could stop, but he still stared at Maia and didn’t stop saluting.
“Maia, no one at Starlight Entertainment recognizes me anymore. Sigh...” Tess sighed helplessly and looked at the security
guard.
Hearing Tess’s words, Maia nodded at the security guard on the side and consoled, “Aunt Tess, besides you, | don’t know
anyone here. They recognize me, but | don’t recognize them, so fundamentally, we’re not that different.”
“You are always good atforting people. You''ve been like this since you were little.” Tess was pleased by Maia’sforting
words.
Maia smiled at her, but in her heart, she thought, “But | had no idea when | was little that your could be so deep and possibly
ruthless.”
Upon entering thepany, many employees greeted Maia with nods and hellos. Some employees on the side whispered, “Why
does it feel like Ms. Burgess is a bit different today?”
“| noticed, too. It seems like she’s not as cold as before. She’s a bit friendly today...”
“Yeah, exactly! Aren''t all big bosses supposed to have a stern face?”
Tess immediately looked toward a corner. With authority, she shouted, “What are you talking about over there? Do you want to
come over and share it with us? It’s working hours. If you don’t want to continue working and want to beid off, just say so!”
A few employees turnéd pale with fear and quickly dispersed, returning to their respective workstations.
+15 BONUS Maia didn’t expect Tess to be so strict. Rather than being strict, it seemed like she was picking a fight, trying to
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“Aunt Tess, they are waiting for the elevator, right? We still have two minutes before work starts...” M couldn’t say much to
avoid raising Aunt Tess’s suspicions.
The elevator arrived on the first floor, and Tess and Maia stepped inside. Other employees also wanted to enter the elevator, but
Tess’s stern re stopped them.
“Didn’t you see Ms. Burgess and | are in the elevator? Do you still want to squeeze in? Is that appropriate?”
Maia was surprised, and not just her. Even the employees standing outside the elevator were startled. Starlight Entertainment
didn’t have a CEO-exclusive elevator. There were four elevators, and all employees shared them. This situation was
unprecedented.
“Alright, alright,” the employees could only respond repeatedly, and then they left the elevator one by one.
“Remember, from now on, elevator 1 is the CEO-exclusive elevator and can only be used by me and Ms. Burgess!”
Tess pressed the elevator button as she spoke, and the doors slowly closed. Maia was speechless. What was this? Making a
mountain out of a molchill? Taking advantage of her amnesia to impose rules on her employees? And such useless regtions!
“Aunt Tess, isn’t this a bit too much?” Maia looked at Tess and voiced her concern.
“What''s wrong with that? You''re the CEO, the president, and the highest executive of Starlight Entertainment. How can you
share an elevator with those working staffs? It’s cramped and ufortable!” Tessined very unhappily.
Maia pretended to be reluctant. If it were in the past, she would never have allowed Tess to make such a rule. Now, pretending to
have amnesia, she could only appeal to emotions and
reason.
“Aunt Tess, when Mom was here, there was no such rule at Starlight Entertainment. The elevators were shared, and they were
all employees of Starlight...”
Maia added, “Taking one elevator saves time and improves efficiency.”
“Maia, you''re the CEO. You need to establish authority. What would it look like to take the same elevator as the employees?
Listen to me. From now on, this is decided. Leave one elevator out of the four, and it will be your exclusive elevator. | can also
bask in your glory.”
Maia was truly speechless this time and didn’t know this was just the beginning.
As soon as the executive meeting began, Tessunched a barrage of scoldings at thepany executives.
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“Investing over a million in TV dramas? Have you all gone mad? I’ve watched these TV dramas, and not a single one has made
back its production cost, let alone massive profits!”
Tess mmed the table and yelled at the executives sitting on both sides of the conference table.
“| never expected that Starlight Entertainment would harbor a bunch of ipetents. This is the Burgess family’s group. You
work for the Burgess family, not to squander our family’s wealth! Especially with these investments of over 50 million. Do you
think our family is full of idiots?”
Maia remained silent.
These multi-million investments were carefully selected, with a return rate of over 90 percent, and all aspects of cooperation
were already negotiated. They were waiting for approval from higher—ups.
But now, Tess had ruined everything. Tess’s high—handedness truly surprised Maia. If this high-handedness were for the good of
the group, she would have nothing to say. But now, Tess was leading the group down a destructive path!
Maia was anxious, but for the sake of the bigger picture, she had to endure. In the room, there was a hush. Several executives
quickly shifted their gaze to Maia, hoping she would say words.
Maia unconsciously gripped her skirt tightly and endured in silence.