Even if it couldn’t catch up with major conglomerates like Jones and Qi’s, it was still among the top ranks nationwide.
Therefore, when Chairman Clark approached him, he considered for a few days and agreed.
Chairman Clark truly believed in him and entrusted him with full authority over all the company’s decisions and operations. Nevertheless, when it came to Jones’s funding, he still formally consulted Chairman Clark, who, to his surprise, rejected Jones’s investment.
This was something he couldn’t understand, but he was someone who knew his place. If the boss appreciated you, you had to respect the boss. Thus, even with the loss of a major sponsor like Jones, he could only feel regret and disappointment.
Now that Chairman Clark had handed over the company to CEO Campbell, and CEO Campbell was young with ideas surely different from Chairman Clark’s, he brought out the previous planning document.
With that thought, he again said to Elly Campbell, "Jones has substantial financial power. With Jones’s financial support, our development would be much faster."
Elly Campbell had already finished reviewing the planning document provided by Jones, and she had to admit that the people from Jones had done an excellent job; she couldn’t find any faults. But...
Jones’s belonged to Adam Jones, and she didn’t want to have anything to do with Adam at all. To raise funds, Jones was not the only option.
"Mr. Ainley, I understand and agree with your point, but have you considered one thing? Our company started with technological research and development. All of this technology is our proprietary patent. We’ve invested countless manpower and financial resources into R&D. If Jones invests money, they will surely covet our R&D technology later on."
Seeing Greenhill Ainley fall silent, she continued, "Technology is the soul of a company. Mr. Ainley, I won’t hide it from you, President Jones of the Jones conglomerate is my ex-husband. I am more familiar with his tactics than you are. He’s a big crocodile, not a small fish, and he is not someone willing to make wedding dresses for others."
Greenhill Ainley was a bit surprised to hear that Adam Jones was Elly Campbell’s ex-husband.
"Jones has sizable industrial companies under its flag with fields similar to our company. There’s no reason for him to finance us and help our company develop to compete with his own companies. Why would President Jones agree to do such a thankless task?"
Elly Campbell smiled. She was naturally incredibly beautiful, and as she smiled, leaning lazily against the chairback, her beauty was so dazzling that it was mesmerizing.
"Even if Adam has made no moves now, he will certainly come up with other methods later."
She tapped the planning document in front of her with the pen in her hand and said, "Our company has the technical strength; what we lack is funding. Steady and careful development may be slow, but as long as we can hold our ground, everything will be ours. At any time, whatever we do, we won’t seem passive. Don’t you agree?"
Elly Campbell spoke steadily, her voice neither light nor heavy, her arguments clear and supported by reason. Even though Greenhill Ainley had thought of how to counter if Elly Campbell refused, he found himself speechless at that moment.
He looked at Elly Campbell, who was much younger than him, only in her mid-twenties, and seemed quite young in his eyes.
But Greenhill Ainley was not someone who easily judged others’ capabilities, nor would he assess people’s abilities based solely on age and gender. Therefore, even when Chairman Clark had handed the company over to a young lady, it didn’t concern him much.
Everything would become evident after working with Elly Campbell for a while.