Mr.CEO- The Trump Card....

Chapter -7

Almost a Month…

The fourth week of my office, I don’t know why I am still not feeling relaxed here in this place.  Maybe I feel more responsible for his pain, or maybe I feel guilty for the questions in his mind, or maybe I am being too hard on myself.  Could it be anything but definitely not good, need to kill those feelings and need to be back in the game, I thought.  Its 11:00 AM at work, sometimes this bean coffee thing, which is always on the list, makes me so preoccupied, that makes me irresistible, I asked Preethi to join me for a cup, and she is cool with it, I called Mr. Venkat to take us to the best coffee bar near ‘The Coffee Bean’ we both had a perfect brewed coffee café au lait and within an hour, we are in our places. Its 12:30 PM elevator opened, and I saw Mr.CEO entering and walking towards Preethi.

He enquired about the past hour. She really replied where have we been. He turned to my eyes and warned her, that we need damn permission to move out of office, in his presence and it won`t be spared next time. That`s a quite decent warning for me not to act too smart, and I roger that, and he walked away to his cabin. I noticed Preethi was a little upset. 

I went to her and said, “You know sometimes it’s ok to take some callous words from a Smart & Handsome Boss, just learn to live with it and get to work" I winked. She started giggling.

Received a Mail.

E-mail: 1:00 PM.

To: Assistanttoceo@raygroup.com

Sub:  Meeting Confirmed

Dear Ms. Lekha

I refer to our last mail, here with confirming the schedule, tomorrow from 11: 30 AM to 2:00 PM In my office, and it may extend on priority. Please inform the same to the rest of the team and be prepared with the annexure accordingly.   

Thank you

Mr. CEO. Ray Group

Reply

E-Mail: 3:00 PM.

To:  Theceo@raygroup.com

Sub: Copied & Done

Dear Mr. CEO.

Informed the schedule, and FYI well prepared as per the annexure read. See you at the meeting.

  

Thank you.

Assistant to CEO. Ray group.

9:30 AM I am at my desk, gathering all the relevant files to read the meeting. 11:30 AM Meeting started to roll, we all were in his office, and Mr. Rahul congratulated me on my instinct, Mr. Yash congratulated me on my Managerial Skills, and I accepted both indeed. The point is I see Aravindh is not pretty sure about closing the contract; I need to find out the reason.

I asked him, “May I know why Mr. CEO is not a happy face?”

He explained, “The L2 Contractor is having pretty healthy contacts with FCI in & out, so any time we may get turned down.”

Rahul told, “That he knows a man in a mid-level profile, in Minister of Consumers Affairs, Delhi. That he can manage to arrange some talks and roll some dice by a couple of days.”

I said, “If we encounter a tough situation at the meeting, we should have a card to play.”

Three of them asked at once, “What it is.”

Wow! Okay, “It's time.” I said.

Yash added, “That`s Right,” he said, “I can arrange some of the best contractors to complete the project within the best possible time.”

Then we had a detailed check on all the information mentioned in the Annexure.  Except for two documents rest were all fine. We halt the meeting by 2:00 PM. And left for lunch, again joined by 3:30 PM.

 Rahul started explaining, “I contacted the person in the Ministry but he is reluctant to give the information.”

I interrupted him, “Mr.Rahul, Things won`t be easy without a proper price.”

Mr. CEO Asked, “What does that  mean, we won the bid.”

“Yes we do for sure, but that is going to lead us nowhere actually. It’s already been compromised, Aravindh.” I said.

“So what’s our Move here Lekha.” He yelled.

“We need to play tough, everybody has their own price, so is Mr. X, whoever it is, get him back on the line and be very straight with him. What`s his to push the file further to sanction. But make it count, a private one, I mean like off-the-record, completely & quiet.” I said.

Yash told. “She is Right; we have no choice Aravindh, at this far we cannot back, so it’s better to play this way.”

I am quite sure; Mr.CEO is ambivalent about the discussion.

After twenty minutes of radio silence, He said, “Okay! Let`s start spinning the wheels guys.”

By 4:30 PM, we ended the meeting, I took the minutes of the meeting (MOM), and within no time they both disappeared, Mr. CEO is gazing at his laptop.

I reached him and said, “Aravindh it`s okay to play a Trump Card, in losing times. Don’t think about it, it eats you"

He said nothing; I walked out of the office and reached the apartment by 6:00 PM."  

MR.CEO- The Bidding..

Chapter -6

                It's Saturday, and the office isn’t working. I decided to go but thought of going later. I called Venkat to pick me up by 10:30 AM he did as told. I am in the office by 11:15AM. I see only a few were working. Of course, it’s Saturday - the weekend, and most of them want to take rest, some give time to family, and some on their own pursuit, I am different. I spend my weekends in a very unusual way unless I have a job to complete.  Today is a working day for me, as I have a mission ahead. Entering my floor I felt some strange feeling that someone is in there. I ignored the feeling and focused on the proposal and projection work, it was 1:30 PM. I am trying hard to take out some printouts, as the printing machine jammed and couldn`t take any more prints. 1:45 PM, My stomach is craving food. I tried all the possible ways to set it right but couldn’t, I wanted to try it one last time, so I grounded myself to check and fix it. Within two minutes, I saw well-polished expensive brown leather shoes, which must be Dolce & Gabbana, walking near me. I startled and stood to say ‘OH GOD!’ In fear ‘It`s him’.

“Aravindh! You Scared me.” I yell.

“What`s wrong? Why are you yelling?” He asked.

“I didn’t expect you here? I told.

“Neither I,” He said.

“Yeah of course!  Monday is the bidding day, I need to finish the final calculations, but what are you doing here?” I asked.

What an immature question after-all this is his office and he is not accountable to anyone, indeed. But he answered so humbly.

“Even my work is left unfinished, so here I am.” He said. 

“What`s wrong with the machine?” He asked.

I turned and walk beside and said, “I need some prints but this is out of work, so trying to fix this in twenty minutes.”

“OH! Let me see.” He said.

He checked the printer and found it was overloaded and he grounded himself and pushed and pulled some plugs he found a button and pressed it, at once it automatically adjusted and started printing all the print queue files and the floor is flooded with printed papers.

Its clutter!

He gave me an eerie look!!  Can’t help, but slowly I reached all the papers and picked them one by one. He is watching me with half-folded hands and covering his right pointer finger on his lips. It’s embarrassing but I survived the moment somehow. He is so bossy.

I settled back, all the papers in order. It took me another fifteen minutes, but he is still in there, I wanted him to leave, so I can have something I bought in the name of lunch, a sandwich. I am starving.

He walked towards me and asked, “Are you hungry? Shall we go to lunch?”

My mouth drop opened! I started stammering; "Actually, I have a lot of work to complete, so some other time,” I said.

He said, “Fine.” and walked out of the office.

 I sat and opened my toddler lunch box and swallowed the sandwich that I brought.

4:00 PM I finished the work in a damn perfect way. I called Venkat to pick me; I reached my flat by 5:15 PM.

9:10 AM. I am in my office, and by 9:30 am office is filled with the rest of them, it’s my first Monday after joining, and also the first deal, a special day, and there is no going back now.

“Madam, at what time are we bidding?” Preethi Asked.

“All files are ready to upload, so we will bid by 4:30 PM. And tender closes by 6:00 PM. That is the plan Preethi please check and confirm all the standard documents were in place as per the annexure mentioned.”I added.

“Sure madam.” She Said.

4:00 PM MY first official Call to Mr.CEO via intercom.

Buzz…

“Hello…”

“Hello, Mr.CEO. It’s time to bid, shall we?”  I asked.

“Please come with all the files you are welcome to bid from my laptop.” He said.

Within ten minutes I reached him, he wore a blue checks shirt and black trousers with a red necktie, he is brilliant, and we sat facing each other. I took the initiative of asking them to borrow his laptop.

“Aravindh, may I use your laptop?”I asked.

After a moment, He said, “All yours.”

He pushed the laptop towards me, I tried to access it, but couldn`t it is asking for a password.

“Aravindh, can I have your Password please,” I asked?

“You know the password.” He said.

“I beg your pardon,” I Asked.

He said, “You heard it right, you very well know the Password, Lekha.”

 I started typing 12516, it opened, and I have access to his computer. I am amazed! Still, he is using the same old password. I knew he isn’t changed I thought. I updated all the requirements and asked him to do the payment part, he did as asked. By 4:40 PM we finished bidding the tender.

I told him, “By next week we can hear some news.”

He said, “Good Job.”

He asked me to mail the same to the rest of the team members. And I returned to my chair. Preethi is curious to know how it happened. I explained is gone smoothly and asked her to mail the same to the rest of the team. Finally, I thanked her for their support given by her. I see she is on cloud nine.

She asked, “What next?”

“Just waiting,” I replied.

 The third week of my office, I am on time, I had a mail, I took a look at it, it was from the CEO.

E-mail: 6:05AM.

To: Assistanttoceo@raygroup.com

Sub:  Short Listed.

Dear Ms. Lekha

Congratulations!  Please follow the below mail received last evening.

In brief, we are on the contractor’s short List as L1.

Precisely, we have to be ready for the presentation visits.

Please go through the rest of the proceedings, as per the annexure given. 

Please share the information with the rest of the team before we officially meet, let you know the meeting details ASAP. 

Thank you

Mr. CEO. Ray Group

Reply

E-Mail: 9:45AM.

To:  Theceo@raygroup.com

Sub: Greetings.

Dear Mr. CEO.

Congratulations! It’s a happy moment indeed sure will go through the annexure deeply by a couple of days and reflect.

  

Thank you
Assistant to CEO. Ray group.

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