Picking Up the Past

The Unpleasant First Meeting

Anjani stares resentfully at his phone that he is currently playing on, he is scrolling his social media with a feeling of annoyance because the person who awaited never came, too, the clock on his phone is 12:25.

“it's been 3 weeks I've been waiting for news for this meeting, and now he hasn't come too, indeed yes, dealing with people in this country will never be on time, he said, what's more working with a big new company like this” muttered Anjani upset with the circumstances, her secretary sitting next to her just lowered her head in fear of Anjani's anger which sometimes made her heart beat faster than usual.

Anjani back scrolling his social media quickly because annoyed, “ahh shit, where the hell are they?, I still have a lot of work they even playfully” annoyed Anjani again that makes his secretary creeps fear, so they are afraid, because Anjani could vent his anger on him.

A few moments later the door opened, and Rita entered while smiling at Anjani. Anjani grunts and he stares intently at the new Rita, while Rita is relaxed at Anjani's sharp gaze and immediately sits in front of Anjani's secretary. There was not the slightest fear in Rita's heart against Anjani, because He knew Arya would definitely defend her if Anjani dared to abuse her at that time.

Anjani's eyes are now glaring sharply at the figure who has kept him waiting for 3 weeks for the contract. But the sharp gaze immediately changed with a look of disbelief to see the face of the man who was with Rita, “Indra” muttered slowly.

“sorry, miss Anjani, what did you say?” rita asked Anjani, Anjani muttered a little in her ear, but not so clearly.

‘astaga, where maybe she is Indra, I think too much about Indra because the matchmaking yesterday’ Inner Anjani calms her.

Arya sat in front of Anjani with her relaxed attitude. He then looked at Anjani with a smile. “Happy day” said Arya casually which made Anjani take a deep breath to immediately answer Arya's words.

“Are you not aware that you are late?, can you not be polite and apologize for your delay?” anjani said firmly to Arya.

Arya then smiled at Anjani, “you are sure we are late, you can check your own hours on your phone” said Arya who glanced at the digital clock in the room right behind Anjani sitting.

Anjani then unlocks her phone, and the clock on her phone exactly shows 12:30. Anjani again took his bad breath.

“now let's discuss your purpose for this meeting” Arya then retrieved the documents that were in front of Rita, and Anjani's secretary gave a similar document to Anjani. Anjani momentarily darkens his eyes, he then glances at Arya's face, and he can see there Indra, Anjani then turns his eyes on the documents given by his secretary to throw his mind about Indra.

“Do we directly discuss this? can't you feel stale first? you have made my project delayed 3 weeks” said Anjani with an upset tone.

“my watch is valuable enough to just be stale, and besides you should have been looking for another contractor if you feel aggrieved by my company” replied Arya firmly, he then started to open the documents in front of him.

“how valuable your time is than my time, your company class is still far below my company” replied Anjani who began to cynically on Arya.

Rita and Anjani's secretary look at the two of them with pias, they feel as if the meeting will end with a little commotion between Arya and Anjani, and what Rita is more afraid of is, Rita is, arbi and Ari's long-awaited contract will be void and the company will be further muddled by it all.

“When you wait for me, it proves that my time is worth more than your time, and I am not late in the schedule of this meeting,” Arya said with increasing emphasis that made Anjani annoyed with him.

“now let's discuss what you want to discuss” continued Arya who began to see pages per page of hotel design results design.

“Can't you respect your clients? Don't you know how to negotiate well?” said Anjani while leaning his back in the chair and folding both hands in front of his chest, he then glanced sharply at Arya, and he managed to throw Indra out of his mind when he saw Arya.

“I came here to discuss, not negotiate, and you should discuss this not with me, but with my friend Ari or Arbi, because of the problem of their part client” replied Arya who was starting to get upset with Anjani's behavior.

“Why are you so arrogant?, I can destroy your little company, do you not realize who you are dealing with?” The gazes Arya and Anjani meet, they stare at each other with annoyed gazes.

‘astaga Arya, do you not know how important this contract is for us’ Inner Rita who is upset with Arya, she then immediately tidied up the document that had been opened by Arya.

“well, sit” said Anjani chose to give up, and Arya smiled winning hearing it all. He returned to his chair and smiled cynically at Anjani.

“ayo we discuss” said Arya, he re-opened the documents that Rita had tidied up before.

“Open page 23, I do not like the interior design of my hotel lobby like this” said Anjani.

“if you don't like, why did you choose my design?” arya replied casually that returning made Anjani annoyed to her.

“I just want to change some parts, what's wrong with that?” Anjani.

“if you want to change it, why don't you just design the hotel design?” arya continued back against Anjani's words, Rita's face was made pias by it all, he rubbed his forehead in frustration ‘Arya, are you indeed not good at negotiating at all,, be nice to our client ‘ Inner Rita is upset with Arya.

“i have been 10 years in America, I already know very well what kind of attractive design for foreign tourists, and this is my first project in Indonesia, Indonesia, I just want perfection for my project” said Anjani who increasingly emotional on Arya.

That was how their debate went until the meeting ended half an hour later with nothing to change.

Arya smiles at Anjani after closing her documents, while Anjani closes the documents she holds with an annoyed face, she waits 3 weeks to discuss the draft, but in reality, she has to wait 3 weeks, there's not a single one in the fox.

“It's nice to do business with you Miss Anjani” praise Arya full of insinuations on Anjani.

‘sial, I postponed the contract 3 weeks without anyone in the fox one pun’ Inner Anjani was annoyed at hearing Arya's remark.

“Come on Rita, we return to the office” said Arya who rose from her seat.

“wait, give me your number” said Anjani give her phone to Arya.

“for what?, you already have my secretary number right?” arya answered who saw the astonishment at Anjani.

“you seem like a very talented architecture, I still have many more projects to build a hospitality business in Hardi corp, I will really need your help later” Anjani smiled at Arya. Arya looked at Anjani with a full gaze of inquiry, ‘what is her intention?, why did she ask for my number?’.

“if you have any need with me, you can call my secretary” Anjani smiled at Arya's reply, she seemed to already know if Arya would refuse her request, but Anjani did not give up, he then gave his phone to Rita, “please save her number on my phone” he said.

Rita looks at Anjani with a confused look, ‘why did she ask for Arya's number?’. Rita then raised her hand to take the phone, she could not resist at all for fear Anjani would cancel the contract that was very valuable to the 3A Friend, in addition to its great value, he said, working for a company as big as Hardi corp can raise the corporate image of 3A Friend. Plus Anjani's desire to change some of the failed designs due to losing the debate with Arya, Anjani's fear of canceling the contract as if revolving in Rita's head.

Arya then immediately seized the phone before Rita could pick it up, she then typed the number and showed Anjani her name that had been stored on the phone.

Anjani smiled sweetly looking at it all, he felt a little win that day after a total loss arguing with Arya