Chapter 1154: Children Are the Most Important
So just how rowdy are these two children, and what exactly does the child lying in the hospital bed look like?
Harrison’s heart held a comparison – without such thoughts, how could he feel sorry for Jane?
But now Jane refuses to listen to any explanations, which is the biggest problem of all.
If anything is said now, Jane might really kick them out.
“Alright, Jane, don’t get upset. Let’s leave on our own, and you must take good care of the children. If there’s a chance, I still hope you can talk to Patrick.”
Patrick’s father couldn’t do anything else, so he could only approach it this way, hoping Jane would accept.
Jane simply nodded dazedly.
Because she didn’t know what choice to make.
After Patrick’s father left, he and Harrison sat in the car sighing.
Because their objective this time wasn’t achieved, and on top of that, they couldn’t provide a reasonable explanation.
If they really had a suitable excuse, they would’ve already said it just now.
There was no need for both of them to wait for Patrick to come here before giving these excuses.
So they had to drive to the company now.
While on the way, Harrison expressed to Patrick’s father, “The situation is getting more chaotic. Let’s stabilize Patrick’s company first. I don’t know if Patrick will even care about what’s happening now, but I believe Jane definitely doesn’t have the time to handle it.”
“If we don’t step in and take care of it, the recently stabilized situation in the company will turn into chaos.”NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.
Harrison also knew that Patrick’s company was just starting to stabilize.
Plus, they had recently acquired Anthony’s company, marking an upward trend. If any issues arose now, all of Jane’s hard work would go to waste.
“I understand. I’ll go handle this issue at the company. I don’t think Patrick will show his face at this time.”
“Even if he just gives some orders over the phone to his subordinates, he definitely won’t show up at the company.”
Patrick’s father’s face showed extreme anger towards Patrick’s actions.
But he knew that at this moment, facing the media would be the worst result for Patrick.
So what should be done, he wasn’t sure.
But surely, there needed to be a transitional period, a period of calmness, to reassure everyone.
So, after Patrick calmed down, they also needed to make sure that the netizens calmed down before facing them – that would be the best option.
At the company, the two of them saw that the people inside were not overly panicked.
But it was clear they weren’t working with any real focus.
Patrick’s father and Harrison called the assistants and heads of other departments into the office.
These individuals were used to Patrick’s father helping him handle the company’s affairs at times.
And before Patrick returned, Harrison had also dealt with the company’s matters. Both the new employees at the company and the former employees from Jane’s company knew of this.
So when the assistant called for a meeting, all the heads of the departments sat down. When Patrick’s father saw them, he mentioned a few things.
He hoped that everyone would understand the current situation. He admitted he wasn’t very familiar with the entertainment industry.
But he had some superficial knowledge from the past dealings with various companies, and he knew how to handle the crisis.
Even if he couldn’t directly manage specific business operations, he knew how to deal with the crisis at hand.
Because no company was smooth sailing, every company had its own emergency measures.
“I don’t know if speaking up right away is good or if we should take different actions. Please share your strategies. Have Patrick and Jane given you any specific instructions on what to do? I need to know everything to come up with the best plan.”
Patrick’s father asked this question, and the assistant shook his head in confusion. He told Patrick’s father that it had been several hours since the incident, and they hadn’t received any calls from Patrick or any instructions from Jane on how to respond.
But they had plans on how to deal with such emergencies. They only needed a command from above, either from Patrick or Jane, to execute the plans.
The people in charge couldn’t make decisions on their own; they needed someone to instruct them on implementing the emergency plans.
So they were waiting for someone to tell them to start implementing the emergency measures.
“Usually, we would issue a public statement, ensuring the media reports accurately. We would also inform them that we will conduct an internal investigation for a period of time.”
“And we need to reassure all our partners, instilling confidence in them. No matter what happens, it shouldn’t affect the regular operations of our company.”
The assistant saw Patrick’s father nodding, and Harrison also nodded beside him because this was the standard procedure.
He didn’t know what to do next, but he mentioned a few other minor steps they could take.
“We must control the online public opinion. Whether it’s guiding public opinion in a positive direction or controlling it, we can’t afford to just sit back and watch.”
“Your priority right now is to prepare Patrick for what’s coming. We also need to know which framework this will operate within, but as of now, we’re clueless.”
The assistant said this, and everyone agreed. Depending on the authenticity of the situation, they might opt for a different set of actions.
If it was just a rumor, they could go for a simpler plan.
So the extent to which this situation would escalate would greatly depend on Patrick’s judgment of the truth and lies of the situation, his internal explanation, and how they handled it to make everyone understand.
But since Patrick hadn’t spoken up yet, they were at a standstill and couldn’t make any decisions.