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Character's ages:
Kaoru – 24
Sanosuke – 30
Kenshin – 26
Megumi – 31
Aoshi – 25
Misao – 24
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Chap3
Previous Chapter:
She decided to tell her brother, but she will mention it to him after the meeting with their client from America.
Days were the same, work, work and work. Oh, one more additional, she still felt being watched.
Unnoticeably, the meeting with Kamiya Corporation's foreign client was the day after…
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"Kaoru…Kaoru! Wake up, it's 7:30! We have to get ready for the lunch meeting with our foreign client!"
Kaoru's eyes did not open.
"Come on! Get dressed, we can eat at the office!"
"Huh?" Kaoru said sleepily.
"The. Meeting. Is. Today! We. Have. To. Get. Ready!" Sano spoke, stressing every word.
When Sano's message registered in the sleepy mind of Kaoru's, Kaoru gave a yelp.
"AAAAAHHHH! Why didn't you wake me sooner! We still have to check every detail of the presentation!"
"I have been trying to do that for the past thirty minutes, you know." Sano's last words were unheard for Kaoru rushed in the bathroom for a quick shower.
After thirty minutes or so, Kaoru finally emerged from her room, fully dressed.
That was a record for the shortest time for Kaoru to get dressed.
For the meeting that lunch, she wore a pair of white pants, red polo, white blazer and a pair of red open-toed heels. She wore her hair in a high ponytail, her tied hair flying away while she sped out of the house to get inside her brother's car.
"Finally, the late bird emerged, you know, the worms are gone by now…" Sano said while chuckling a bit.
As for Kaoru, she gave him a glare.
"I'm going to melt if you keep glaring at me." Sano annoyed Kaoru.
"You really know how to piss me off oni-chan."
"That's a part of being your brother."
"Whatever."
The rest of their ride to the office was embedded on their meeting with the American client. Kaoru was a little nervous about this, for the internationalization of the company will depend upon the outcome of the meeting.
If the client will work with them, then they are sure to have more clients from other countries. Of course, if other companies heard that Kamiya Corporations is working with a very stable company such as Mitsurugi chain of companies, they will assume that Kamiya Corp. is an excellent one; eventually, those companies will be interested in them. If the meeting will not turn out positively, the possibility for their company to be international will be narrow.
Upon reaching their respective offices, the siblings began to do their jobs.
Sanosuke is arranging the presentations, the possible projects and benefices of the agreement.
Kaoru is taking care of finalizing the conference room where the meeting will be held. She also double-checked the folders where the data of the future projects is (those folders will be distributed to the meeting participants.)
It is already 10:30, the meeting will be at 12:15 p.m., so there is still an hour and 45 minutes before the meeting.
Kaoru assembled the staff that will greet the visitors.
"Now, you all know that a pleasant appearance will be significant in giving the visitors a positive image of the company. Now for the next hours, I want you to prepare yourselves in greeting the visitors. You must also know that our client may speak with you, in English. Now if, you are asked or spoken with English, answer them in the same language, alright?"
"Yes, maam." The staff chorused.
"Okay, go now. I need all of you to prepare."
The staff bowed to her then left in a single line. After that session with the staff, she called up the employees who will be at the meeting.
"Ladies, gentlemen, please study the data that will be presented to the visitors. You can never know if they will ask you about the data. Comprehend it by heart. Don't worry, everything will be okay."
They also bowed before leaving her. Kaoru rubbed her temples, a headache will most probably greet her.
It just turned 11:30.
'Damn, if this meeting will not turn out as expected, I don't know what will I do. The entire company is hoping for the success if this.' Her thoughts were interrupted by a warm hand landing on her right shoulder.
When she turned around, she was greeted with a comforting smile from her brother.
"Kaoru, don't be too stressed out. Relax, okay? I don't want you to be nervous. Be confident, we can succeed this thing. Trust me, trust the abilities of the employees and trust yourself."
She smiled and nodded.
"Thanks oni-chan. I really needed that." ' Yeah, it's going to be okay, oni-chan is there.'
The siblings head off towards the conference room. They checked if everything is perfect. After making some arrangements here and there, they proceeded to the company lobby. It is, after all, 12:10 p.m., five minutes before the visitors arrive.
When they reached the lobby, they saw the staff all lined up in two parallel columns. They stopped near the end of the lines.
After a few minutes of anxiety, three grey luxury cars stopped in front of the glass doors of the company.
The cars contained the President of the foreign company, along with several of his head employees. (if you can remember, the President arrived a few months ago, for his sort-of-vacation in Japan. The head employees arrived a few days ago before the meeting.)
When the cars came to a full stop, the men outside opened the car doors simultaneously. The representatives stepped out graciously.
They were walking towards the automatic-sliding glass doors of the company, headed by a young man, dressed in black pants and overcoat, the polo under the overcoat was red, just like the color of his hair. (yes, the color of their polos are both red!)
Sanosuke stepped in front, handing out his right hand for the President of the Mitsurugi Company.
"It is such an honor to have you and your board-of-directors here in our company. I am Sanosuke Kamiya, President and CEO of Kamiya Corporations. The lady here is the Vice-President of Kamiya Corp, also my sister."
The guy took Sano's hand and shook it friendlily, a courteous smile played on his face.
"The pleasure is all mine, Kenshin Himura, President and CEO of Mitsurugi Chain of Companies." He said quite airily.
After the formal greetings between the presidents, Kenshin turned to face Kaoru.
"It is such a rewarding opportunity for us to meet the stunning Vice-President of the company. Kenshin Himura, a definite pleasure in meeting you." He handed his hand to her; reached out to take his greeting.
"Kaoru Kamiya, I hope you will find this experience with us remarkable." She said as she shook hands with him. She was about to let go of his hand, but his hand did not let go of hers.
Instead, he pulled it closer to himself, and kissed the top of it, bowing a little.
"I already find it remarkable." He smiled again to her.
"So, shall we? Please follow me." Sano interrupted their greetings, and walked towards the elevator.
Kaoru, Kenshin and Kenshin's companions followed suit.
Kaoru and Kenshin walked side-by-side, his companions followed right behind them.
"So, tell me, Miss Kaoru, how long have you been the vice of the company?" he asked, starting a conversation.
"After I have graduated from the University, I began mastering the business for more or less a year. After my brother gave his thumbs up, I began the work of being the vice. If I remember correctly, I have been vice for about two years. How about you? How long have you been leading your company?"
"I've been the president for four years or so. I have the similar experience as you. After I have graduated from college, I was trained by my grandfather to hold the company. Then after quite some time, he allowed me to independently head the company."
"Your company is a chain of several companies, isn't it? What are the businesses your company holds?"
"Mitsurugi chain owns one of the major electric companies there. We also own some of the leading hotels in America, Great Britain, and some in other countries. We also lead several hotels here in Japan. There is where I stayed for my vacation here."
"Your work must be so tiring. Are you the only one who makes major decisions in your company, considering that there is a numerous amount of companies you own?"
"I can say that my work is really tiring. Very tiring. That's why I am so happy that I had a couple of months of vacation."
………..a few seconds of silence………..
"I really hope everything would work out between our companies." Kaoru started
"I hope too."
Then they stepped in the elevator.
Sano was there first, followed by Kenshin and Kaoru, and then last is Kenshin's companions.
The elevator gave a beep, signaling that they are in the right floor.
The people in the elevator flooded out of it, again; headed by Sano, they went in the conference room.
Two women opened the double-doors of the room, allowing everyone in.
Sano took a seat on the far end of the long and wide table. Above him, there is an overhead projector and in front of him lays a laptop.
Kaoru led Kenshin to his designated chair, which is at the other end of the table. His companions sat both at Kenshin's left and right side. (there were about ten people who were with Kenshin.)
Kaoru bowed courteously to Kenshin before sitting at her brother's left.
After everyone has seated, an employee turned the lights off, cueing the start of Sano's presentation.
Sano discussed the proposals and possible projects they could work on. Some moments between his presentation, Kenshin is discussing with his team. After Sano's presentation, Kaoru gave a sign to turn the lights on. After the lights flickered open, she, again, signaled the employees to give the clients the folder containing a handful of data.
She discussed the economic and statistic figures as well as the data in the folder. The members of Kenshin's team were discussing about the data.
After three hours or so, the presentation ended, waiting for Kenshin's decision.
Kenshin and his companions were discussing heatedly on the decision they ought to make. Some were nodding their heads. After quite some time, they made up their final decision.
Kenshin began to speak…
"The presentation was excellent. The projects, as we have concluded it, will give both parties benefices. As far as we all see, the Kamiya Corporations has a stable background. Therefore…"
Kaoru crossed her fingers.
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