When everyone finished speaking, Sam stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen! As I mentioned earlier, some of you come from the very bottom ranks of your companies!

"The reason Mr. Ford says what he does is that the current economic environment is tough, and funds are tight. However, the Innova Group has ample funds, and maintaining such benefits is not an issue at all!

"He’s worried that the company won't be able to sustain this, so he's setting the stage for a pay cut!"

Sam chuckled. "Of course, I believe Mr. Ford has a solution to this, which is to announce a pay raise after this conference!"

Themos recoiled at the suggestion. 'A pay raise?! Frontier Tech doesn't have the funds! How could we possibly raise salaries? It is utterly impossible!'

Sam had cleverly put him in a tough spot.

'Don't you despise the Innova Group's benefits? Aren’t you preparing for future pay cuts? Well, I'll make sure you can't cut salaries! Have the guts not to cut wages! Raise them instead! If you d