Facing Cecelia's question, Shirley remained calm and said, "Any electronic technology company that wants to go far and get rid of the fate of being a two-way merchant should establish two major centers. One is the production base, and the other is the research and development center. It will usually take three to five years for a newly established company to make profits...
"This year is the fourth year since the establishment of the Korita Group. It will soon come to the fifth year. Everyone, I promise you that this year will be the year when we make a great profit. Every one of you will get benefits!"
But Shirley's ambitious words didn't cheer the higher-ups up.
"It's an empty promise again... Ms. Wilson, you have already made a lot of empty promises during these four years. When can we get something practical?"