The Unexpected Love Journey

CH 51

“Finally, everything was done as well,” after returning home with Yunita, Andre immediately threw himself onto the sofa the first he saw in the living room.

While Yunita prefers to sit on a massage chair to eliminate the aches in her body.

Dimas who first entered the residence of Andre and Yunita was unable to hold his chin that was about to fall because he was fascinated with the contents of Andre's house.

“Woah, crazy your home. So this is the result of stocks that you canister to ngak want to treat us as you go to college? Gile abis lah,”

“Although you are the same, the prospective mistress is the same big master,” Stefani bobbing his head to see the behavior of Andre and Yunita who relax after a pretty heavy day earlier this afternoon.

“Asaan anyway, ordinary times, we are friends,”

Andre tried to go low. He does not like the day called ‘big lord’ by one of his three friends.

“Talking about your title,” Brandon suddenly interrupts, “Start tomorrow your schedule will be super solid. And, there is no time for dating too freely. Moreover, the company that you lead is a company that almost went bankrupt and was later acquired by your father, so it takes a little extra attention so as not to slip deeper into the brink of bankruptcy ,”

“Kasian. Spirit yes,” Yunita mocked Andre with a big smile

Stefani smiled anxiously to Yunita, “Eits, you also can not relax-relax,” he said, which immediately made Yunita's smile before vanished,  “Thank you for the scandal this time that made you even more famous. Alika's sister told you to take one film as a cover this year. And,” he snorted, “some of our clients want photos of you two are in the media, to take advantage of the hype,”

“What? Really?” Yunita was in disbelief at what she had just heard. In fact, he has completed 1 film for this year according to his contract; only one film each year during his college studies.

“Ah, almost forgot. From Monday tomorrow, you have to enter the campus again,” Stefani last words earlier like adding salt on the scar that has not been dry for Yunita.

“Makanya, do not rush happy first you, get the sap too right,” Andre back mocked his wife who was already excited earlier.

“What? This is also because you know,”

“Oh, I see, so now because I am,”

“Already, stop both of you!” Stefani, who could not bear to see the quarrel of the lovers in front of her, forced herself to interrupt Yunita and Andre to stop.

“Hm, it's also fierce if the manager of a famous artist is raging yes,” chirped Brandon because amazed there are new people who can snap Andre.

Because there are only a handful of people who can make Andre submit as he is today, his parents, Yunita, Cecilia, and Stefani who just became the 5th person on the list. Even Brandon and Dmas pun—yang incidentally has become his old friend— was not too brave to snap at Andre all this time.

“Now, you want to stay here or go back to the apartment?” Stefani asked Yunita after taking a few breaths.

“Gue stay here,” Yunita replied in a slow voice.

Stefani, if she is angry, Yunita is almost as fierce as her sister, Angelica, if angry. Either because it was the sound of the two of them being loud, or indeed their aura was very intimidating to their interlocutors. Clearly, he did not dare to fight back when these two people were angry.

“Ok, then cave back first. Tomorrow, you standby at 7, okay?” stefani.

“Wait, all between caves dong,” said Brandon as Stefani walked out of the living room.

“Yes already sprawled, kasian the driver of the agency kemaleman back home,”

“Wait, the cave takes missing people first,” said Brandon. He then walked towards the lounge and shortly after, returned with Dimas.

“Cause can't stay here what?” pinta Dimas with a weld face.

“NGAK! Go lu,” Andre repel Dimas firmly.

And immediately, Brandon immediately dragged Dimas away with him and Stefani. Andre and Yunita, had taken their three friends to arrive in front of Yunita's van.

After the others left, Andre invited Yunita to dinner outside when he saw his new watch showing at half-seven p.m.

Yunita who was also coming lazy to cook, followed Andre's invitation without saying much and immediately entered the house to change clothes more relaxed.

One of the advantages of having a house in a newly established elite housing is being able to get the price of land to be a little cheaper than housing that has stood for several years and is quite crowded, he said, so that it can buy a line of land covering 10 hectares.

But the drawbacks, people who live there have to travel about 30 minutes to get to the nearest city center.

In the city center, Andre was driving a bit slowly by the side of the road while passing various roadside stalls that evoke a nostalgic feeling when his father used to take him to eat at a chicken shop at night.

“Eh, stop,” Yunita stops Andre right in front of the catfish seller shop, “This one is yuk?” yunita said with a radiant face.

“Yakin?” Andre was a little unexpected, if all this time, Yunita whose life looks glamorous like her. I also like pecel lele.

“Iya, let's just say nostalgic appetizer,”

“What? Don't you have to take care of your body?”

“With such torturing means? Don't want to,” Yunita sneered.

He did from the beginning emphasize to Kak Alika if he did not like if he had to undergo a diet that is too strict as many other artists do.

According to him, eating 3 times a day is still okay, which is important not greedy and still diligent exercise. Moreover, his tight schedule from morning to night—when there are many filming schedule— which requires him to always be extra fit, so it would be very risky if he was exhausted just because he had to follow the strict diet.

“Clothes are suitable, do not use accessories, only wear sandals, uh you even bring a luxury car to eat on the side of the road,” Yunita blames Andre who brought the car is luxurious and makes people glance at the two of them since they entered the stall chosen by Yunita earlier.

And coincidentally, today is Sunday, so do not be surprised if many young people who eat at the place. In fact, some women came up to Yunita and asked for a photo together.

Not only that, mothers who happened to be eating with their families also asked for photos together.

The crowd only stopped when one of the warung— employees who might realize that Yunita was starting to get a bit angry— told the crowd to come out if they did not want to buy food in her stall.

“Whisper you,”

***

The next day, Andre left for the office first from Yunita who was still busy with her clothes; understandably, it had not been a week since they moved, so things were still a little messy in the room.

“So, what needs to be considered from the company that will manage the cave?” Andre asks Brandon, who is sitting next to him because Mr. Budi will be his driver for up to a year ahead; with consideration he and Brandon will be a little busy their first year at the company.

“First, the company is engaged in the field of home electronics. Quite successful in his first 4 years before finally experiencing financial crisis and acquired by your father.

The financial statements are pretty bad. Before it was taken over, it had a debt of about 100 million dollars. Q2 financial statements this year was quite bad, minus 1.8 million dollars. But YoY with the same quarter there is an increase of 10%.

Second, about the board of directors within the company. Lu must be vigilant with the Director of HRD Dept, and Finance. They both can be said to be your toughest enemies if there are internal problems. Lastly and most importantly,” Brandon smiled before continuing, “His girl on saucy,”

Spontaneously, Andre immediately shook the head of his friend's friend this one with a tablet in his hand; which fortunately wear a case so as to minimize the possibility of the tablet is damaged. He did not expect, if his friend this one can contract the virus from Dimas.

“Basic you yes. Hence find a soul mate there,”

Arriving at the office, the first thing he did was to do a bit of impromptu inspection to each Department; for now it was already around 9.

The result was quite good, only one or two had yet to come, even the Directors had already come in the meeting room; probably because the day before he had already announced his arrival.

Stepping into the room, the Directors and shareholders who have voting rights when making decisions immediately stand up to welcome Andre.

“No need to stand, just sit,” he said,

At a glance, the people in front of him did seem to appreciate it. However, if observed more carefully, their expression is very clear as being underestimated—thank you for his confusion, he studied psychology a little during college.

And, in accordance with what Brandon, Director of HRD and Finance said; Pak Guntur and Pak Naden, became the people who most blatantly underestimated Andre through their expressions. Even to the point when Andre pretended to take his eyes off for a moment.

“Well,” Andre stands, “I think there may still be some who do not know me. My name is Andre Pratama Rajata. Your fathers and mothers may feel that I am not worthy to be the PresDir at this time.

However, I reiterate, my work experience in two large companies during college in the US is enough to make me understand the ins and outs of our company today.

And, one more thing, don't mess with me. I know some of you are laughing at me right now because I feel like I'm just a young man who is a director because of my parents,” Andre's last sentence seemed to make everyone in the room surprised.

Their expressions slowly turned into extremely tense like a child caught picking up something silently,

“You don't deserve to laugh at me, nor do you deserve to be a director here!! Because some of you, who can only sign capital, this company loses every month. YOU KNOW ALL OF YOU?!!”

He slightly imagined the moment where he would yell at the people in front of him right now with harsh words that only existed in his mind at the moment.

“Tomorrow, prepare your best reports and your plans for the next year to advance the company. If not satisfactory, do not blame me if you are removed from your position,” Andre closed his introductory session with a threat before finally walking out of the room.

“Why don't you just announce the project you're planning? Instead of wasting their energy,” Brandon asked as they were in the elevator; which happened to be just the two of them.

“Great things in buisness are never done by one person. They’re done by team of people. Ever heard?”

“Steve Jobs?”

“Yap, correct,” Andre smiled, “While the cave has any idea, it still needs everyone's help to make it come true.

And the cave believes that between them there is a person who has good potential. So the cave wants to see what their thoughts are like, so that the cave knows what to do in the future. Spreading the rhythm is short,” he explained.

“Lo is confident this company can survive the brink of crisis?”

“All can happen in this world, depending on our strategy later how. Moreover, this company's basic initially is IoT, so it has great potential in the future.

Gua Rasa, the cave father is hoping big with this company. Stay how our strategy now to face products from outside that in fact has won the brand, and quality,”

“So?”

“Yes we have to be a little extra, aka burn cash a little at the beginning for massive marketing; improved material quality, design, UI; and most importantly competitive price.

Can be very cheap at the beginning to boost our name, only after we raise the price after people's confidence in us increases,”

“But it will take a long time, is it too risky?”

“About 3 – 5 years maybe if there are no obstacles. But it is all there must be a risk, and at this time the cave has not thought of another idea anyway. So the cave asks them to give ideas, so that there are those who can use the cave later,”

“Basic. Lo have not seen your latest article with Yunita?”

“Hah? Anything else?” Andre was a little surprised but suddenly remembered what he and Yunita did last night, “Let's guess cave, must be about the cave and Yunita eat by the roadside right?”

“Yap, you intentionally yes?”

“Again, it was indeed because of the laper cave and again wanted to eat outside only,” Andre replied casually.

He was a little surprised, because somehow, his popularity and also Yunita increased quite sharply lately. At first, he felt that it was good enough. Besides being able to keep the name Yunita in order to keep the hype and keep it in mind, she also benefited from being able to make it a little known by her prospective business partners going forward.

However, still he could not say that he was not uncomfortable with the excessive attention directed towards him and Yunita.

Either it is just a coincidence because the online media wants to increase the number of clicks, or indeed there is someone who deliberately does it with a certain purpose. Clearly, he hoped that nothing bad would happen later.