Avery nodded. What Ben suggested was fair, but she has worried for Sterling Group. What if the entire investment of Sterling Group is gone due to her failure?
"Ben, I'll be frank with you. The biggest problem we are facing now is the lack of R& D personnel in the company," explained Avery.
"Did you think that I didn't know? Before Elliot called me, I already knew what your biggest problem was. If you want to compete with Wanda's company, you have to keep every production line going. Furthermore, you have to sell at a lower price than Wanda. After that, it would be a battle of attrition," said Ben.
Avery's frown deepened as she said, "That would cost a lot of money... Wanda said that she had already garnered a large number of investors."
"That’s why only Sterling Group can save you now," said Ben as he tried to take a swig out of his cup only to find his cup empty.
Ben pushed the cup to Mike and asked, " Can't you use a bigger cup?"
"TH order some coffee for you. I'll call the others here too so that you can inform them of the decision you made," said Mike.
"Avery hasn't even agreed to the takeover. Are you that desperate?" asked Ben.
"What takeover? Even if we accept your investment, we would still have autonomy over our own company. Unless you are planning on taking over the entire company?" questioned Mike.
"Look at the state of the company under your management. You would have your autonomy, but at the same time, Sterling Group would have the right to oversee the decisions made by your company."
"Why don't you just buy the entire company then?" questioned Mike.
"From a business perspective, I would rather buy Wanda’s company. If not for the relationship between Elliot and Avery, did you really think that I would be here?" asked Ben.
Avery gestured for Mike to stop.
Ben stared at him, "Go get me another cup of water! Why is it so hot in here? Do you guys not have AC?"
Avery took the remote and started to turn it up.
"On second thought, I would rather be a little hot. You're the patient," said Ben.
"What did Elliot ask you to do other than invest in our company? W=f+=UJR;a stole all of our company's secrets. Even if we have a stable cash flow, we still can't compete with Wanda on innovation," said Avery.
"That's not hard. She stole your secrets, so we'll steal her entire team. As long as Sterling Group is investing in you, do you think that they wouldn't decide to come over here?" asked Ben.
The thought of stealing the people from Wanda never crossed Avery's mind.
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