"Hahaha..."

The group immediately burst into laughter.

Waston's fierce but inwardly timorous appearance had them all in stitches.

Remembering Simon's words, Charlie gestured for silence, and everyone immediately quieted down.

His deep gaze swept over the faces of everyone in the tech department, and he let out a low chuckle.

"I know, as talents in the tech department, each of you is an elite in the industry. However, that's the nature of R&D; until the results are out, the compensation can only be so-so."

"However, I promise you here that if, under Mrs. Firth's leadership, you truly manage to bring the final, perfected medical device to market, not only will I give each of you a million, but I will also give each of you a car. If anyone already has a car and doesn't want another, then I'll convert it into cash for you, and also give you each a one percent dry stock profit."

Sam was already too excited for words, but he couldn't help asking curiously, "Mr. Firth, what do you mean by dry stock profit?"

Charlie's lips curled into a smile, and he laughed softly, "Dry stock profit means that while the shares don't belong to you, as long as you're with the company, you can receive a corresponding year-end bonus based on this dry stock profit at the end of each year."

"Wow!"

Xander and the others immediately shouted out. It was like money falling from the sky!

One percent of dry stock profit might not mean much to the big bosses, but to them, ordinary people, it was significant!

If the product sold well, they might end up with tens, or even hundreds of thousands at the end of the year!

This was a treatment they couldn't enjoy in any other company, especially since they weren't among the top in the industry.

The senior executives watched as the tech department's excitement made them jump up, and they all started laughing along.

Mr. Firth's move to win over hearts was perfectly executed.

It seemed that Nancy would now have an easy time in the tech department.

On the drive home, Charlie gently grasped Nancy's hand, feeling a bit guilty, "Nan, are you mad at me for using you as chess pieces?"

"Of course, I would be."

Nancy snorted coldly, "In this world, who wants to be in someone else's hands?"

After saying that, she turned her head to look at Charlie's slightly panicked face, then suddenly burst out laughing.

"I'm just teasing you! You told me all about it last night. Although you didn't make it too obvious, I knew you wanted to use me to expose Simon. Since you gave me a heads-up, I naturally won't be mad."

Saying this, she playfully pinched Charlie's face with her other hand, "My dear Mr. Firth, don't you know chess 'Queen' spells the same as wife 'Queen'? But let me make it clear, this can only happen once. If next time you want to use me as a pawn, you have to tell me in advance. Don't let me be in the dark, got it!?"

Charlie laughed, grabbing the hand that was pinching his face, and kissed her forehead forcefully, "Yes, my queen!"

...

Not long after, Tom drove into the villa.

Nancy and Charlie, hand in hand, had just entered the villa when one of Henry's friends rushed over in a panic, "Sister, something's happened, something's happened, you better go check on Henry!"