Chapter 7: New Management

Everyone laughed and he continued saying, "Guys you don't know the talent we have. And I know the week you are here with us. And I have seen your days at the Red Carpet and you piloted the wave to Red Garden 3.0"

I nodded and they applauded.

Then I said, "Ok I am going need you guys to stand up and introduced yourself. Then briefly tell me about your team."

The man to my left rose and said, "My name is Dean Samson. And I am the Online Manager of Red Garden 3.0. My team is 20 members. Our job is to sell the Red Garden Complex, a subsidiary of Richard Entertainment Group.

We also handle the tech problems of the complex. So we don't unload as much due to the run-in and out. Plus the communication problems are a bit off as we spend a lot on call credit cards."

"That is not good. You should be focusing on your online platform as that is more customers. Plus I have a great app for communication. It is called Connected. We have been testing it out. It is designed for intercompany communications.

It is social media for a specific company. It wills all you guys to gossip and do anything you can on Facebook but only to your coworkers. It allows you to text, voice call, and Video call.

In addition, you can do a lot more with it like banking via the Moore Financial link. It has a lot of features. And Tech. Pro. The software will be handling your tech problems. So focus on that online platform," Davis to him, and I smiled.

I then said, "Ok Dean I expected you to work on that website hard with your team. And we should be selling harder and having a lot more customers."

He smiled and sat down. The lady beside stood up in her red dress.

"Hello, my name is Shawna Rivers. I am the Editor-in-Chief of Red Carpet Magazine. We are a porno magazine that caters to men. We distribute to 42 states, France and South Africa. We print twice a week. And have a 75 pages booklet," replied Shawna to me.

I nodded and said, "And I love you central page, nude model. And the design is creative."

She sat down and the man next to her got up.

He then said, "My name is Samuel Runs. I am the General Manager of Red Garden Hotel. We have 4 stars. We boast 200 rooms; 195 that are all VIP first class. Five are on the 20th floor and they are the Penthouse.

The hotel has a spa, restaurant, Bar, and General Pharmacy. We are aiming for five stars."

"And you will achieve it under my administration," I quickly told him and everyone laughed.

He sat down and a doctor in his white coat with his stethoscope around his neck stood up.

He then said, "My name is Dr. Dean Hunt. I am the Resident Doctor and Manager of the Red Garden Clinic. We are 8 months old and I am happy that the CEO of the Red Garden Complex is a doctor.

Jane spoke highly of you and wants you at the clinic but I must tell you. We are fully staff."

We all laughed and he continued saying, "Ok I am a joker. So I have 42 nurses and we see general patients. We don't do surgeries and we have an in-house pharmacy that gives our prescription drugs.

It made us additional cash."

"You seem like a quick thinker and with that, we will get along great," I told him as he sat down.

A man in a cowboy suit quickly got up and said, "Ok I am Samson York. I am the Manager of Red Garden Films Llc. You are still our number one star. And the only one with an HPSA."

Everyone applauded and I said, "Ok I have a big woman now so my days in the studio are over. But keep up the work."

He sat down and a woman got up in her blue pants suit.

She then said, "Good afternoon mam. My name is Carmen Hedjaz. I am the Manager of Red Garden Casino & Grill. I want to say first of all thank you for the additional security on the casino floor.

My team will be safer now."

"No, it is good as we should have security there. A casino is dangerous sometimes," I quickly told her and David said, "In addition, the cameras will be fitted with face recognition software of my design.

It will flag anyone that is blacklisted or have a problem. Then the armband phones on the guard’s hands will get alerts, photos, and videos. Then they can intercept. Plus their communication is encrypted so no one but them can get in.

Each guard walkie-talkie has a 7 digit security code and without it, no one but them can get in on your channel. The new network is fully programmed by me. And my tech experts are here checking for bugs in your system."

I smiled and said, "As I said. We are getting top-level security here. So let's keep the introductions going."

The woman at the other end of the table got up in her floral dress.

Then she said, "Well you already know me. I am Karen Matalan Manager of Red Garden Café. We are a coffee shop on the property. We also do baked goods and import our beans from the Blue Mountains Coffee Company.

Our cheesecake and muffins are to die for."

As she sat down I said, "I will be stopping by to check it out."

The woman next to her stood up in her red fur and everyone whistled.

She then said, "My name is Diva Morgan. I am the Manager of Red Garden Strip Club. We open every day including holidays. We open from 6 pm to 6 am.

We have 28 dancers and normally two guest performers nightly. 20 waitresses, 6 bartenders, and a Photographer.

We are famous for the dollar wines and midnight flares. We have hosted bachelors for the greats and a lot of birthday parties."

I applauded and she sat down. Then the man next to her stood up in his black tuxedo and gloves.

He then said, "My name is Sherman Jackson. I am the Restaurant Manager of Red Garden Restaurant.

We are an upscale restaurant that caters to 17 different cuisines. We don't give a menu. We offer a visual aid and they pick it. Thank you."

He then sat back down and Andrew Chase got up in his brown suit.

He then said, "Ok I'm no stranger. You know me. I am the Accountant and head of a team of 20 others. We handle the books, payroll, divestment, and all financial related problems."

He then sat back down and I asked, "Where do all the profits go?"

"They go into the main account and from it, we deduct our expenses," replied Andrew to me.

I then said, "That is bad business mainly because this doesn’t allow you to track your money and see your profit margin. So in going forward I believe all 12 subsidiaries should have two accounts.

One will be the expenses account. From this account, you pay the suppliers, employees, and whatever that subsidiary needs.

The next account would be the profit account. With that, whatever profit you make, after deducting your expenses, goes into it.

10% of it goes to the main profits account. And then there will be the main expense account that sends the money down to the other 12 expense account. With this, you can get spreadsheets, graphs and track nonprofits.

And we can cut out the paper. You can pay everyone electronically."

Andrew then yelled, "Yes! Finally, a boss that agrees with me."

We all laughed and David said, "This matter can be sorted out easily. All you have to do is talk to the bank and we can link it. Plus I was thinking a database for your records would be safer. This is 2016, not the 1950's.

I say we cut out paper and have a database. You can access it anytime and anywhere. So we will be programming that also and my tech team will be integrating to get the staff to learn.

Look Red Garden is here and I think you can achieve so much more with just a few ideas and the involvement of technology."

To my surprise the once thoughtful and opinionated board Jane described nodded.

I then said, "My ideas will aim at raising our profit margins and keeping our expenses per company at US$ 1 million a month."

Everyone got excited and Andrew said, "We like you more as that budget has never been there."

"Well, that's the difference between me and Jane. I aim to make money and business is all about fun. You have to spend to make money.

This means we need to capitalize on all avenues of money. And the staff is overworked but the profits aren't there.

So we need to work around it. So Andrew 12 members of your team will be in the subsidiaries to manage the expense and profit accounts. Meanwhile, the other eight will be with you to manage the system.

They will be the financial department and track it," I quickly told him.

He nodded and said, "That is good and will speed up paying. Plus I will have all the employees get an account. I know the MD over at Rostand Savings & Loans and I will talk to him about bringing the mobile unit.

So with that the employees without can get accounts."

I nodded and said, "I see a solution there already. And before you guys get any ideas I told you, I am an effective person. And having employees walk around with cash or cheque is dangerous. Changing a cheque today is easy as you can get a fake ID anywhere for $50

With this system, it is quicker and faster. Now let's continue with the introduction."

The woman beside Chase stood up and said, "Tiara Rodent. And I am the Events Manager. I have a team of 25 people. We throw birthday, bachelorette, and even sex parties. Everything to do with that goes through me.

Two months ago we started the subsidiary Red Garden Events. And we have been trying to source out our services. We have done some mini parties."

I nodded and said, "I love your parties. And I think your page on the website is off the hook. So with that, I say keep up the work."

The woman after her stood up and Chase said, "Gabrielle Union."

We all laughed and she said, "My name is Gabrielle Torn. I am the head of Red Garden Auxiliary & Associates. We have over 200 janitors, 100 maids, and 50 Secretaries. We deal clean and keeping the place clean.

And also we deal with hiring and firing through the Associate's division."

As she sat down I said, "Ok first of all the Associates part is the HR job and I think it should be separated from you and create the Red Garden Associates Llc. And they are responsible for the hiring and firing.

This will give you more time to focus on cleaning and maintenance. Now last but not least the man with a lot of security."

The final person to my right stood up and said, "Ok my name is Darrel Samson. I am the warehouse manager of the Red Garden Complex. I oversee a fleet of 24 trucks, 5 warehouses, and 350 Employees.

Our job is to collect from the suppliers and delivered to the complex. We also do mails too. We work around the clock.

As for the additional security we have a lot of high-value liquors in there and we need to keep it safe."

I smiled and he sat down.

Then I exhaled and said, "Ok that is all and everything is about to go. So Andrew and Darrel I need to see you in my office in the next hour.

As for the rest of you, the meeting is adjourned. Now, Rachael, Claire, and Simon go will with Andrew and Darrel to the office.

I have a phone call to make."

Everyone then went and I searched for Michael's phone number. I dialed it and called him. As he walked into the lobby of Moore Towers his phone rang. It was an unknown number to him.

And so he answered saying, "Hello Good Afternoon. Michael Moore. How may I assist you?"

With tears in my eyes, I said, "Michael it's Celia. We need to talk."

He stopped dead in his tracks