Ghost of Relativity

One more thing...

Don't repeat to anyone what I just said.

I don't want anyone to speculate, OK?

OK! OK!

I understand.

Meeting is adjourned!

Michael, please stay.

I'll stay.

Is that Director Chin out of his mind?

He's already conned us.

Now he had the nerve to go to Las Vegas

and got us into trouble.

What now? It sounds like a big deal.

I don't know! Go figure!

How?

I'm in trouble if anything happens to him.

The money is down the toilet! $3 million...

I'm still on probation,

I might also lose the $80K.

Michael, do you realise,

just now I didn't want to be an alarmist.

But this incident has a big impact on the firm.

We've had investors pull out before.

We can just find another investor.

Why don't we do that?

Michael, you hardly know anything else besides architecture.

We're talking about $5 billion.

Few people have that much money.

In addition to money,

we need ideas and connections.

This is something money can't buy.

This project dragged on for a year

when we had zero income,

but expenses like pouring out water.

How can we make ends meet?

By taking out loans! How?

By making use of the project.

If it works, we can get long term credit.

But everyone knows what happened.

Something happens to the investor and the project,

and the banks will call the loan.

Everything is interconnected in a business world.

The firm will go bust if this drags on.

Right! I understand.

You must know they don't believe in you and me,

but the investor behind the project,

who happens to be Lolita's uncle.

Say no more, Hugo!

I know it was my fault.

I shouldn't have asked my uncle to invest in this project.

Don't do this, Lolita!

I only did it to help Michael.

I want to give him more room.

Michael didn't think my uncle was a suitable choice,

but I insisted.

I didn't know it would come to this.

It was my wishful thinking,

I shouldn't have done it. I'm sorry, Michael.

Lolita, please don't...Lolita

Lolita, I know because of me, you tried very hard to find investors.

I'm really grateful for what you have done.

Michael, I can't talk right now.

Please give me some space!

Mr Lai!

Mr Lai...

What did Hugo say in the meeting?

Nothing.

Don't hold out on me!

Nothing, I said!

What did you talk about?

About Director Chin's arrest?

It's none of your business!

Nothing...get out!

But you're groaning and moaning!

Are we in trouble?

I told you it was nothing!

Don't go shooting off your mouth

and don't be an alarmist, understand?

Stop eavesdropping!

Miss Ma, is the firm in trouble?

No! Don't be an alarmist!

The firm will not fold.

We're financially stable,

and there won't be layoffs. Calm down!

Layoffs?

I was calm, but now you had me panicking!

So pretty!

How about red?

I like it!

Charlie, you're back!

You know someone who works for this brand?

Can you get a discount for this bag?

Can you call and find out for us?

What's wrong with you?

Not at a time like this!

Forget the handbag!

Don't be so grumpy!

Did something happen at the meeting?

That Director Chin was arrested.

But that's none of our business!

Exactly! He doesn't work here.

It's not our problem!

No... leave me alone! Go buy your handbag!

No discount either!

Go spend your money and be done with it!

What's going on?

What now? Are we in trouble?

Sounds like we are,

but on second thought, we're not.

Hugo said it was a possibility.

Even if it means big trouble,

the firm is not in big trouble,

only our department is in trouble.

What? Our department only?

Yes, that's what he said.

He said the project had dragged on for over a year.

If we had finished the construction instead of dragging it out,

we would have been fine!

That's what he said.

That's his roundabout way of making us take the blame.

That's outrageous!

I only saw Chin Tai-kwan for the first time on the morning news.

Why should we take the blame for him?

Will anyone get fired?

No...we'll be fine.

But Michael has been gone for so long.

It doesn't look optimistic.

Will they fire Michael?

That's crazy!

Michael is going to be the fall guy!

Don't say that! You're scaring me!

Michael!

Suen Shuk-mui, stop asking questions!

Michael is under enormous pressure!

God of wealth arrested, we're doomed.

I can kiss my year-end bonus goodbye.

But I want a handbag!

So much for my Cheon Song-yi boots!

Death is imminent.

Yet you're still so much into shopping.

I'm deeply touched.

People can be so stupid!

We don't know if we'll even get paid this month.

No pay?

HR should hold a press conference to refute the rumours.

According to a reliable source,

the senior managers of HR have been hiding in their offices.

This is definitely not a joke!

They're probably working on the namelist for layoffs.

The firm is likely to close down!

What? Close down?

The firm will fold?

Really?

What then?

I have a mortgage!

Management is despicable!

They must be selling the firm and running off with a fortune!

I urge Management to reconsider!

Stop your wild guessing!

Maybe Management has no clue either!

Senior Management maybe holding out on Management.

Management reports to Senior Management,

Senior Management reports to Upper Management.

Who's really in charge?

What are they saying?

Hold on... Come in!

Mr Lai!

I'm glad you're here!

Sit down...

Look what these people are saying!

I told you not to be an alarmist!

Look what you have done!

Management won't say anything after the meeting.

Small potatoes will obviously panic and start getting ideas.

I can't stop them!

What do you want from me now?

Nothing, just sign these...

I thought you'd claim your expenses at month end.

Why so many?

Eyebrow pencil? Are you crazy?

Don't be stupid like the others.

You think the firm will fold? Don't be silly!

I've been working for you for so long.

Don't keep things from me. Is the firm in trouble?

How many times do I have to tell you?

There's nothing wrong with the firm.

What are you looking at?

You normally wear a 30/70 split.

But you change to 40/60 when the firm is in trouble.

Don't deny it! I know! The company is dying!

Director Chin already conned $100K earlier from me

If anything should happen to the firm,

I don't even know what to do.

You finally admit it!

Think no more of it.

I think you should get your hands on as much money as you can.

Managers can claim a lot more.

I'll bump up your claims for your red wine and entertainment bills.

No one will know in this chaos.

Well...go ahead!