Chapter 489 - Orion Enterprise annual meeting (2) (1/2)
The Orion Enterprise annual meeting was held at a large baseball park which seats more than 40 thousand people. With employees and selected partners and VIPs attending, about quarter of the seats was filled. It was very impressive.
To everyone's approval, a lot of freebies were handed out. Everyone at the entrance got a stylish backpack with a program, and several items such as water bottle, pens and notepads, everything was embellished with Orion Enterprise logo. Besides that, in the hallway, people were handing out items such as t-shirts (you can pick your size), coffee mugs, fridge magnets, and there were even baseball mitts. On the seats they were greeted with scarfs, baseball hats, large foam hands and pom-poms, colors represented: white, blue, and gray. Those are colors shown on Orion Enterprise logo. Seeing the amount and variety of freebies, all people lit up and the good atmosphere rose by few degrees.
Meeting was hosted by two MCs who are popular in entertainment industry. It was obvious that they knew what they are doing by the way they engaged the audience. There was number of bands which performed at the beginning, and they were slated to perform during brief intermissions as well.
JoAnna and Sarah were with Jeff and Aiden in VIP seats, occupying private booth with a good view while snacking on popcorn and peanuts. In the VIP areas large television screens were showing what is happening down on the stage, so even if you don't look down there, you couldn't miss it. They also got a lot of freebies, and Sarah and JoAnna inspected them while praising Sophia's attention to detail. There was something for everyone. Sarah was impressed with a portable battery charger which is small enough to fit in the palm, yet so powerful that can jump start a car. They discussed if this is something that Felix designed or not.
Sophia was the first speaker, thanking everyone for coming and wishing them to enjoy the event.
During Sophia's welcoming speech Sarah and JoAnna overheard talk from people below their VIP booth. Three men commented how their CEO is good looking. As men below went into details about Sophia's appearance, Sarah and JoAnna agreed how it's sad that after several years of leading the company into record profits, people still saw Sophia as pair of long legs and plump chest.
”Not all men are like that.”, Jeff had to interject.
”But most of them are.”, JoAnna sadly said.
Jeff and Aiden could only silently agree with this. They have witnessed their beloved girls more than once in similar situations, no matter how much they tried to protect them.
All three Hill sisters experienced some level of mistreatment by men who think that women are objects to be used and not worthy to be on the top. JoAnna could not forget Dr. Light, and Sarah remembered her recent encounter in Las Vegas with Akmal who looked down on women in general.
Jeff and Aiden expressed their desire to help.
Sarah was touched by their sincerity. ”You are already helping, by showing others how to treat women.”
All four of them wished they can fix the situation, but is there anything else other than educating people and leading by example? It is not something that can be easily solved.
After Sophia's speech the event officially started. MCs took the stage and introduced first presenter.
Isabella was next to Sophia and she was very impressed with the overall atmosphere. It all looked nice and polished on the stage, but behind was chaotic with presenters mixed in with technical staff and entertainers scrambling to get ready and make sure everything is working as expected. Leah was skillfully navigating between those people behind the stage and giving out instructions which kept everyone in order.