"I heard some big shot wants to buy our company."
"Eh? Seriously? Then what are we supposed to do? Are they going to lay people off?"
"Don't worry, Kanna. They called earlier. Not only will there be no layoffs, they'll be bringing in new staff too. I heard there'll even be new artists and programmers... I can finally be free from all this crushing work."
As she spoke, the career woman in a blue suit stretched lazily. She was Yayoi Aoyagi, the president of this company.
To be honest, Yayoi Aoyagi had initially opposed the acquisition. Her company might be small, and it could currently only barely keep its income and expenses balanced, but it was still her own business.
At the time, she had boldly told them, "A box of money can't buy my dreams!"
Upon hearing that, Kurumi had unhesitatingly dropped two boxes of money on her.
And so Yayoi Aoyagi instantly surrendered.
After all, her father was seriously ill, her mother needed to care for him, and her younger sister still had school to attend. All of that required money. Since the other party had said, "Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem," she immediately accepted.
Of course, the reason Yayoi Aoyagi had relented wasn't just because they had thrown money at her. They had also promised not to lay anyone off, merely wanting a few people to join the company and work there. Yayoi Aoyagi practically welcomed that with both hands raised. Their company was severely understaffed. Yayoi Aoyagi alone had to serve as president, director, programmer, publicist, and much more. If the company's profits hadn't been so meager, she would have hired people long ago.
As for management conflicts, those simply didn't exist. Yayoi Aoyagi had been the only manager to begin