"Evie, come take a look!" Chloe Parker called out to her.
"What is it?" Evelyn put down her water glass and walked over.
She looked at Chloe's computer screen. It was a photo.
A man was holding a woman's hand.
She could only see their backs.
The picture was beautiful!
"That's a lovely photo!" Evelyn commented.
"I'm not showing you the photo for the scenery. Look at the people in it!" Chloe replied, a bit exasperated.
"Is there something special about them?" Evelyn asked.
"This is Mr. Sterling. Do you see anything special about him?"
Evelyn was stunned for a long moment. Then she looked closer.
It was definitely Alexander's back. And the woman next to him? There was no need to guess. It was her.
Evelyn's face turned bright red.
"So this is the legendary Mrs. Sterling! Look at how petite she is!" Ella Baker said.
"She looks very young!" Chloe echoed.
"But I wonder what her face looks like? You can't see it!"
"Who took this picture?" Evelyn asked curiously.
"I don't know. Someone from our company happened to run into them and snapped it. They sent it around for everyone to see. Don't tell anyone we showed you!" Chloe explained.
"Oh!" Evelyn answered after a long pause.
"Why does that figure look so familiar?"
"Yeah, I feel like I've seen it before too!"
Just then, Madison Campbell walked into the secretarial office. He took a close look at the screen and then said, "Isn't that woman Evelyn?"
Almost at the same time, Ella and Chloe turned to look at Evelyn.
Evelyn's face flushed instantly. She couldn't say a word.
"Haha, it really does look like Evelyn!" Chloe clapped her hands and laughed.
"Evelyn, do you have a sister?"
"A sister!"
"Your sister isn't Mrs. Sterling, is she?"
"No, no!" Evelyn shook her head frantically.
She was Mrs. Sterling!
"Don't get all worked up over nothing. You can't even speak, and your face is all red!" Amelia Harper said with a smile.
"Haha, Evelyn, don't mind us. We're just joking!"
"No, actually, I—" Evelyn replied awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
She looked up again and found that Ella had already returned to her desk. Chloe's desk was covered with a report, and the photo was gone.
Before Evelyn could understand what was happening, she heard Alexander's voice. "Amy, inform all department managers and above. Meeting at ten o'clock."
He handed a stack of bills to Amelia.
"Okay, Mr. Sterling." Amelia took the bills and said.
Evelyn secretly glanced at Alexander. Then she lowered her head and went back to her seat.
"If you have nothing to do, come help me organize the bookshelves." Alexander knocked on Evelyn's desk and said.
"Ah? Oh, okay!" Evelyn answered, startled.
Alexander had already left the secretarial office. Evelyn turned to look at Amelia.
"Go ahead. Put down whatever you're doing." Amelia said.
"Okay." Evelyn replied. She turned off her computer screen, then stood up and walked out of the secretarial office.
As she walked, she wondered. Alexander had never asked her to do anything before. Why did he suddenly ask her to organize the bookshelves today?
She reached the door of his office. She knocked, opened the door, and walked in.
Alexander wasn't in the office.
Evelyn had to stand there and wait for him. Otherwise, she wouldn't know what to do.
Before long, Alexander returned to the office.
"Mr. Sterling, how would you like me to arrange the bookshelves?" Evelyn asked.
"I've been having trouble finding books lately. Help me rearrange them in alphabetical order." Alexander said.
"Oh, okay." Evelyn answered.
She walked to the bookshelf. She moved the books from the top shelf down first. Then she began to sort them out one by one.
"Mr. Sterling, should I arrange the Chinese titles and the English books in alphabetical order separately?" Evelyn asked.
"Yes." Alexander nodded.
Evelyn continued organizing the books. Alexander was busy with his own work.
Evelyn organized for a while and then looked up at Alexander.
He was frowning. He was staring at the data on the LED screen on the wall. He seemed lost in thought.
Evelyn didn't dare to disturb him. She arranged the books quietly, trying not to make any noise.
"Evelyn, which do you think is more important? The company's development or its profits?" Alexander suddenly asked Evelyn out of the blue.
"Ah?" Evelyn was stunned for a moment. She looked at Alexander in confusion.
"Never mind. Keep organizing." Alexander took his eyes back and answered.
Evelyn looked at Alexander. After a while, she spoke to herself. "If I were an ordinary employee, I would only care about whether the company could pay me more. I wouldn't think about whether the company has any development problems. After all, I don't know how long I'll stay at this company. But if I bought shares in this company, or invested in it, the situation would be a little different. I would think about whether the company's good development would make my stock appreciate. I would wonder if the dividends would increase. However, if I were the boss, I would think more about making the company bigger and stronger. As for the dividends, as long as the data in the year-end report is acceptable, it should be enough to give the shareholders an explanation. So I think this problem depends on who is looking at it."
"If the decision-making power were in your hands right now, what kind of strategy would you plan to adopt?" Alexander looked at Evelyn with a smile and asked.
"I don't know if I'm right. But I don't think our group can be generalized. We should implement different dividend strategies for different subsidiaries. For example, the insurance company. The domestic insurance trend is very good right now. But after all, it's just starting to take off. The current situation isn't optimistic. Many people don't have the awareness to buy insurance. Even if they do, they tend to buy investment insurance. They pay more attention to investment income. In my opinion, if the dividend is high, it will be beneficial for the marketers to expand their business. First, they will expand their customer base. Then they can make further sales. At the same time, they will drive other business income. It's a way to achieve more with one stone. Currently, banks tend to do more conservative lending and strengthen customer service. This means the cost will increase and the profit will decrease. However, facing the current consumer psychology, it is more conducive to attracting deposits. So if I were the boss, I would definitely take into account the interests of the company and all shareholders, including the employees. Besides profits, the company's development is also very important. During the financial crisis, why did so many companies go bankrupt? Isn't it because they only focused on immediate interests and didn't consider future development? However, if they fully consider development, there might also be mistakes in decision-making. There could be problems with shareholders withdrawing capital because of interest disputes. Just like my father was too radical. He bought so many advanced machines before. As a result, he couldn't keep up with the capital. He still faced an economic crisis. So the conclusion is, if I were the boss, I don't know what I should do better!"
Evelyn finally looked at Alexander and responded innocently.