"Chairman, should we just call the police?" Hastings' secretary suggested.
The words reminded Hastings, and he immediately ordered everyone behind him, "Notify everyone, without my permission, no one is allowed to call the police!"
What a joke. How could Hastings choose to call the police? Calling the police would bring no benefit to Hastings.
What could calling the police and bringing in the police do?
Arrest Huang He and this group of armed personnel?
What a joke. If Huang He owned 60% of the company's shares, he was the legitimate boss of the company, and his presence in the company was not a problem. As for these heavily armed men, they were clearly bodyguards hired by Huang He. Hastings had long heard that Huang He, this Chinese man, was exceptionally afraid of death. Every time he went out, he would hire the most elite bodyguards from Blackwater Company, at least 30 fully armed bodyguards to protect him tightly.
These elite bodyguards were all special forces soldiers who had retired from the battlefield, and each of them was legally armed and familiar with all laws regarding self-defense. They had 100 ways to kill you without suffering any legal punishment. Now, these bodyguards were merely protecting their boss as he appeared in his own company. Even if the police came, they wouldn't be able to say a word.
In fact, even if the police came, they would have to bow and scrape. To put it bluntly, the firepower of these 30 bodyguards could wipe out the entire police force of New York. After all, the combat effectiveness of soldiers and police officers was vastly different.
Therefore, if Hastings really called the police and brought them in, it would be of no use. On the contrary, this matter would become a major news story, with all media outlets knowing that Netflix Chairman Hastings had a fierce conflict with the company's controlling owner, even calling in the police.
Although this matter itself would not have any direct consequences, once the entire nation's media focused on Netflix and himself, all the means he used to transfer company assets would likely be exposed by the media in an instant, and then everything he had would be over.
Hastings could transfer assets stealthily, but he absolutely could not be exposed by the media. Because although the law could do nothing to Hastings, various public opinion attacks were enough to directly destroy Hastings and the newly established Magic Reward Company. No existing Netflix user would be willing to have any connection with Magic Reward.
So, Hastings could only brace himself and walk up to those few security guards and say, "Please inform Mr. Huang that I have come to welcome him!"
"Okay!" The security guard nodded, and then someone entered the technical department. Soon, Huang He walked out and enthusiastically embraced Hastings, saying, "I'm sorry, these people didn't know any better, you must have been startled!"
"It's nothing!" Hastings suppressed the deep anger in his heart and put on a smile, saying, "Is there any need for the boss to come to the technical department? It's the same if you tell me, I can satisfy any of your requests!"
"It's nothing, I just heard some bad rumors, such as someone transferring company user data, and our algorithm model, and so on. So I came to check and see, Old Ha, you won't be angry, will you!" Huang He's words made all the hairs on Hastings' body stand on end.
In fact, when Huang He directly stormed into the entire technical department, Hastings already had a bad premonition. Now that Huang He had directly stated it, it seemed the news had completely leaked out, and the situation between him and Huang He had instantly reached a critical point.
However, what made Hastings feel relieved was that his methods of operation had always been very thorough. The places where he had transferred assets before had been cleaned up, and Huang He would not be able to find direct evidence in any department, including the technical department, or even anywhere in the company.
As for the algorithm, it had not yet been transferred, so there was no need to worry about Huang He investigating it. Thus, a smile immediately appeared on Hastings' face, saying, "Did you find anything, boss?" xxs壹贰
"Let's wait a bit, still checking. Shall we go have a cup of coffee together!" Huang He said with a smile, and directly pulled Hastings to the company's luxurious lounge. At the same time, a secretary immediately brought two cups of fragrant coffee. Hastings only took a sip, which tasted like chewing wax.
"Boss, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate!" However, the bitter coffee also made Hastings regain his composure. He felt that he couldn't let Huang He go crazy here, and he had to fight back. So he directly said, "Boss, our contract clearly states that the company's operations are my responsibility. Isn't what you're doing violating our agreement from back then?"
"Is that so?" Huang He showed a very surprised expression. "Hasn't the company's operations always been your responsibility? I didn't say a word when you fired Randolph!"
"As for this time, I haven't affected your company's operating strategy, nor have I changed any of your issued orders. I just want to check if the company's data has been stolen. This is my right to inspect, and it doesn't violate any contract, right!"
"Heh heh!" Hastings forced out a smile. "But you're making such a big fuss, suspending the work of all employees in the entire company. This is also considered interference with the normal operation of the company!"
"Then you issue an order and tell other employees to go back to work normally. The technical department employees will wait a bit longer. My people are very professional and fast. They can get things done in one morning." Huang He said.
"The technical department's work being suspended is also considered an impact on operations!" Hastings insisted.
"Oh, if you think so, then go to court and sue. If the court thinks I've affected your operating rights, then I will definitely compensate you and apologize. It's no problem!" Huang He's words left Hastings completely speechless, and he could only sit there accompanying Huang He. The two of them waited until a little past noon, when Huang He's secretary, Hu Jing, walked over.
"How is it?" Huang He asked.
"No problems found so far!" Hu Jing said very concisely. Hastings immediately breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Huang He, "Boss, you should be satisfied now!"
"Sorry, it seems I've wronged a good person!" Huang He stood up, and regardless of whether Hastings was willing or not, he still gave him an enthusiastic hug and said, "Brother, you continue working, I'll take my people and leave now!"
After saying that, Huang He and his group withdrew at a very fast speed. Before Hastings could react, everyone had completely vanished. Then the head of the technical department and a few small leaders, sweating profusely, returned to Hastings' side.
"Chairman, they didn't find any problems!" the负责人 whispered.
"I know, otherwise this guy wouldn't have left so readily!" Hastings wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Besides checking the data, did he do anything else?"
"Yes, he copied all the company's data!" the负责人 whispered. "Including our algorithms and user information, the data from the entire database has been replicated."
"What!" Hastings was furious, veins bulging on his forehead. "How could you allow him to do such a thing? Couldn't you stop him?"
"He's the boss, and he doesn't have the right to fire you. I can make you all disappear with just one word!" Hastings roared, scaring these people.
"Chairman, it's useless even if we don't agree. Huang He brought dozens of very professional technicians, and there was also a traitor among us. He directly led Huang He's people to copy the data. Without us, he could directly control the company's system. Even if we didn't cooperate, he could still copy the data!" his subordinate said.
"Traitor!" Hastings' eyes widened. He finally understood why the secret had leaked and why Huang He had gone straight to the technical department.
"Where is this traitor? I want to kill him!"
"He has already left with Huang He, taking nothing with him. It's estimated that he won't be back. Who knows where he's hiding, but he's definitely living it up with Huang He's money!" the负责人 said with a bitter smile.
"Then what about the passwords? The passwords are only held by you few. Without your authorization passwords, Huang He's people wouldn't be able to copy any information!" Hastings questioned again, but the expressions of these people became even more uneasy. Finally, they had to explain, "Chairman, we were pointed at by more than a dozen guns, and we were scared. We inadvertently gave out the passwords!"
"Moreover, Huang He also threatened us, saying that if we didn't hand over the passwords, I would hire private investigators to monitor our every move. Once any illegal or shameful things were found, they would all be exposed. We had no choice!" These people quickly defended themselves.
"Get out, all of you get out!" Hastings roared. These people then hurriedly left as if they had been granted amnesty, leaving only Hastings alone in his rage.
However, Hastings still calmed down. He found that the situation had not yet reached the worst point.
"Huang He has definitely caught wind of my intentions now, but he can't find any evidence, and I firmly hold the operating rights. So he can only resort to surprise attacks, trying to find evidence of me selling out the company's interests in this way."
"Now that he hasn't found the evidence he wanted, it's like he's thrown out his trump card, but it hasn't exploded anything. Instead, it has alerted me and made me vigilant. If Huang He had been secretly investigating for evidence without my knowledge, I might have really capsized in the gutter!"
"So, in this round, it's actually me who won!" Thinking of this, Hastings couldn't help but smile.