Female Novel
Chapter 955
Chapter 955 Interested In Bianca
Sue shook her head indignantly. "Not good. Ever since that incident, we've received far fewer orders.Some clients would rather pay the penalty for breach of contract than let us do the design for them."
Bianca was not too flustered, knowing what those people were thinking." How does it compare to theprevious month?" "It's at least a forty-percent decrease. We're not a big company, and there areseveral designers without any work on hand. Even St. Heckler Hotel is already looking for anothercompany," Sue reported.
St. Heckler Hotel was a three-star hotel construction project in A City. It took Bianca a lot of effort toconvince them, but Riley's incident happened right before they were about to sign the contract.
She was not at liberty to continue negotiations, so she delegated the task to Sue and Nina.
"Have they signed the contract with the other design company?" Bianca asked.
"No, they're still negotiating. I've heard that the company is charging a high price, which is why St.Heckler hasn't agreed to their terms yet," Sue replied.
Bianca nodded and spoke to Nina, "Nina, can you contact St. Heckler?
We'll have to get them to sign with us."
There was a chance that they might win the contract, especially when the media had been reportingabout Bianca's innocence.
Nina nodded. "No problem. I'll set up an appointment now."
She took out her phone, tried to make her sound as docile as possible, and managed to make anappointment with the developer.
After Nina ended the call, she said, "The developer said that he's free tonight. I told him that we canmeet him."
The company was desperate for business, so they had to comply with the other party's whims.
"No problem. Nina, can you go with me tonight?" Bianca asked and made a mental note that she wouldhave to inform Luke later.
"Okay." Nina did not want to return to Percy's mansion so soon. She would rather stay at work.
"Should I go too?" Sue asked.
Bianca shook her head. "You've been working hard for the company lately, Sue. Let us do this. Youshould go home early and spend some quality time with Kari and Teri."
Sue thought of her daughters. She had indeed neglected them because of work, so she nodded andsaid, "The developer was quite keen to collaborate with us, and they would've already signed thecontract if not for the incident. Now that we're asking for their business, I'm afraid that they'll be askingfor a discount." "I understand. I'll try to negotiate so that we don't lose out too much.” Bianca nodded.
After the discussion, Nina and Sue left the office.
Bianca sent Luke a message.
Ding!
When Luke heard the message notification, he stopped working and unlocked his phone.
Jason also stopped giving his report.
Luke played the voice message, and Bianca's gentle voice was heard." Luke, I'll be having a businessdinner with St. Heckler's developer tonight. You don't have to come and pick me up. If you're workingovertime, remember to get the driver to pick up Lanie and Rainie from school."
As busy as she might be, she did not neglect her children.
"Alright," Luke replied gently.
Jason was not surprised anymore when he saw that gentle side of his boss. Only Bianca had the magicto make his boss fall in love with her.
Luke put the phone away but did not indicate Jason to continue reporting.novelbin
Instead, he asked, "What's going on with St. Heckler's developer?"
As a professional assistant, Jason naturally knew what was going on. He briefly explained the incidentabout St. Heckler's developer changing design companies.
The developer of a three-star hotel would want to save as much cost as possible. They would notengage in T Corporation's services.
Luke frowned and continued asking, "Which other company did St. Heckler look for?" "GenialEngineering Design LLC," Jason replied. He knew about that mainly because of Sue.
"Boss, Ms. Laviere is working there after she left our company," Jason reminded Luke.
'Mavis Laviere?'
Luke was surprised. Mavis was a talented worker. Several multinational companies tried to poach herbefore she left T Corporation, and she could have found employment anywhere. Why would she workin a small company?
"Boss?" Jason called out.
"Mm, continue," Luke said. He did not make a comment because he was confident in Bianca.
Mavis might be a formidable opponent, but Bianca was also very capable.
Jason nodded and continued his report.
At night, Bianca and Nina went to the Westin Hotel. The other party wanted to meet them there, andthey reserved a private room to show their sincerity.
Bianca and Nina sat down in the private room, ordered dinner, and waited for the developer to come.
Half an hour passed, but the developer was nowhere to be seen.
Nina slammed the table impatiently. "Are they doing this on purpose?
We've agreed to meet at seven o'clock, but it's already half-past seven!"
"Let's wait for a while more." Bianca calmly sipped her tea. If the other party had not signed thecontract with the other company, it meant that they were still negotiating prices.
The other party's tardiness was also part of the negotiation process. As the developer, they would wantto keep the cost as low as possible. Bianca thought that it would be quite tough for them to win thecontract.
Nina took a sip of her tea and sighed. "We'll definitely be short-changed tonight." "Isn't that hownegotiations usually are?" Bianca seemed quite calm about it. If not for Riley, the contract would havealready been theirs.
Running the company cost money, and money came from design projects. Moreover, a significantproportion of a designer's salary came from commissions. Even if Bianca had enough capital to keepthe company running, no designers would be willing to work for her if there were no projects.
Nina became thoughtful as she watched Bianca calmly sip her tea.
Bianca was not the same as before. She had become more composed, compared to when she had firstentered T Corporation.
She envied Bianca's change in character and hated herself for having to rely on Percy to survive.
The developer arrived ten minutes later.
A beautiful woman opened the door. She glanced at Bianca, then turned around to speak to the manbehind her. "This is the place, Mr. Steven."
Following that, Bianca saw a potbellied man come into the room. That was Mr. Steven, the developer.
Mr. Steven's eyes sparkled when he saw Bianca and Nina. His secretary was the one who contactedNina, and he did not expect that the boss of Brilliant Architectural Design would be so beautiful. As hetook a drag of his cigarette, he ogled greedily at Bianca's body.
Bianca and Nina stood up and introduced themselves. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Steven. I am BiancaRayne, the boss of Brilliant Architectural Design.
I’m sure that you've met Nina Langdon before."