Christmas in the City Page #5

to hire her.

The board insisted.

We have to give them something.

Let's just see what she brings.

Have no fear, teanna's here.

- Teanna, I have some concerns.

- Put all of your worries

to rest.

Although my reputation

speaks for itself.

Now, I've already started

to implement

phase one of my plan.

But phase two,

which I like to call

trimming the fat, I propose

we scrap the employee

Christmas bonuses.

- Excuse me?

My uncle is not

ebenezer scrooge.

This is a family company,

and we treat all

of our employees as if they were

part of the family.

To cheat them at Christmas...

- The employee bonuses stay.

- Fine. the day care, then.

Another frivolous cost,

which obviously needs

to be done away with.

- The day care is hardly

a frivolous cost.

Do you know how many

of our staff rely on it

to be able to come to work?

- Well, I'm sorry.

If you can't afford them,

then don't have them

- the day care also stays.

Mr. wolman,

with all due respect,

the board of directors hired me

to raise your sales figures.

And I highly doubt

that they'd be pleased

to hear about any resistance

I'm getting

trying to save their investment.

- We'll cut the day care cost

in half.

- Agreed?

- agreed.

We'll see the first

preliminary numbers by Friday.

- What about this investor

you promised us

would come on board?

Without him, I don't see

how even you can

get us into the black.

- Don't worry about that.

Moore's money is as good

as in the bank.

Now, Mr. wolman,

you take care of yourself,

and I will take good care

of your company.

- Thank you, teanna.

- Thank you, teanna.

Let's go, uncle Harry.

- Get me Ken on the phone.

- On it.

Here you go, boss.

- Teanna, how are things

at the old relic?

- Better, now that I'm here.

I was wondering if you'd

made a decision

about my lucrative

investment opportunity.

- About that,

the offer's changed.

Replace the old man,

and the money's in the bank.

- Got it?

- Of course, Ken.

I'll make sure it happens.

I just need to convince

this nephew of his.

- Well, make sure it happens

by Christmas.

After that, the offer

is off the table.

Fool!

How dare he make me look bad

by changing the deal.

Mm.

Although he's right.

If I had my way around here,

I could work wonders

to reinvent this mausoleum.

All I'd have to do

is convince that

heart-bleeding nephew of his

to ink the deal with Moore

to keep my on board

this sinking ship.

When the ink is dry,

I'd be captain of the ship.

Teanna wolman...

That does have kind of

a ring to it, huh?

- Uh... teanna tolman,

or teanna tilman,

I like that one.

- Ugh. shut up.

- Nice to see you, Claire.

You are looking younger

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