The Winter Promise

Chapter 123: Comic Universe Worldwide.

“Without taking longer, this time the meeting will be open.”

Pak Hari opened a meeting attended by each chairman of each division. Me and Maul are also there. Actually, the reason Mr. Hari invites me and Maul is usually only to be asked for an opinion about the discussion that is being discussed. Because each of the divisions we hold such as Editor and IT already has its own chairman.

I also took out a small book in front of me and also a pen, who knows I need it to record something. But as far as meetings go, those two things are never needed.

In front of us was also a glass of coffee that was still hot, even I could see a thin white smoke coming out of the glass. Only my glass contains no coffee but tea.

“Today I want to discuss about opening access Comic Universe around the world.”

“What does this have to do with the number of downloaders that have reached one million?”

Maul asked Mr. Hari.

“Not just that... Malik, please explain!”

Malik directly connected his laptop with the projector screen there, and the lights were turned off so that the participants could see the screen clearly.

“So lately, especially on our social media accounts. There are already many people from various countries who ask when this application can be accessed in their country. In addition they also questioned about when this application has other languages besides Indonesia.”

Then it's not just her friend Kichida who knows about this.

“Then what do you want to discuss in this meeting?”

“Today we will make a questionnaire first to see how much enthusiasm from people who are outside Indonesia and also the questionnaire will be our consideration to open a translation division. Because if we want to open Comic Universe for other than Indonesia, we must also be ready to hire new employees in that field.”

Mr. Hari explained that to me.

“When did the inquiry finish?”

“Around August.”

It was a long time ago, now it's early January.

“Why do we make the duration of the questionnaire during that, because this must go through careful thought and also we have to add some new features in the application. In addition we have to open job vacancies for workers later.”

Indeed, this decision must require more mature thinking than previous decisions. If we want to market this application to the rest of the world, it means we also have to be ready to compete with similar applications from other countries.

“If it is like that, it means a lot of work to be done by the editor.” section

The editor-in-chief expressed objection to Mr. Hari.

I was also able to find out about it because I often checked the report given by the division head before it was handed over to Mr. Hari. When this application is still marketed in Indonesia only, the editor has a lot of work until finally divided into several parts.

“We also have to add some more features in the app to attract readers from abroad and it might take a little time.”

Maul also expressed her complaint.

“That's why I'm discussing it right now. Because there is still enough time until the final result of the questionnaire, the IT section can make its beta first. And for the editor section, later can be discussed again if your section does require additional workers.”

I hope at the meeting I don't have to come. I think the discussion will be more troublesome than it is today.

“What is there still to ask?”

Friska turned on the lights and none of the meeting attendees wanted to ask about it.

Of course, because we only discuss questionnaires so why ask for much longer.

“Alright, because no one is asked anymore. Meeting this time I close up here.”

“Very soon the meeting!”

I was a little surprised the meeting was over. This meeting lasted no more than half an hour. Usually the meeting lasts for one to two hours each meeting because a lot of discussion is discussed and also questions are thrown.

“Because that's all I want to talk about.”

The participants of the meeting, one by one began to leave the meeting room and return to their respective workplaces.

“Mar, Mull... Later after this you two come to my room yes, there is something I want to talk to you guys.”

What else does he want to talk about?

“What's wrong Sir?”

Maul asked Mr. Hari.

“There's a little thing.”

I became a proposal with a conversation that Mr. Hari wanted to talk about.

We immediately followed Mr. Hari into his room. At that time in Pak Hari's room was just the three of us, there was nothing else there.

I think what Mr. Hari wants to talk about is something that is quite important and a little secret, so he just called us alone. Does this still have anything to do with the meeting?

“So what do you want to talk about?”

I charged him right away when I was just sitting on the sofa that was there.

“I want to make some kind of shock on her wedding day Febri.”

It was not something important or secret. Well.. Maybe a little secret for Mr. Febri.

“What strength do you want to make?”

“That's why I called you both.”

It seems Mr. Hari wrongly called the two of us to talk about things like this. Honestly, I myself never planned things that smelled bad, and maybe Maul was the same as me.

Mr. Hari should have invited Riki to talk about this as well, because I think he's more skilled than the two of us.

Wehs.. Just this time I needed Riki to help me think.

“I never thought about such things, you should have known about it Sir.”

I made that clear to Mr. Hari.

“Indeed when is the exact date of his wedding Mr Febri?”

Ask Maul.

“Febri will be married on June 3rd, first week in June.”

June yes... It's still a long time, but I have absolutely no idea what.

What do people do to surprise?

Given a special gift?

His head was pelted with eggs and doused with water? But it doesn't seem to be suitable for weddings.

What yes?

“I can't think of anything.”

I gave up on this.

“If I already have plans to give them both a vacation ticket abroad.”

“Then where's the surprise?”

Maul asked that to Hari.

“I guess Mr. Febri didn't think about such a surprise.”

If what Mr. Hari said was true and Mr. Febri had the same thoughts as me. Although it's not the same at least a little similar, I don't think he'll care if he gets a surprise or not.

“I agree with Amar.”

Mr. Hari agreed with what I said.

“Yes then we don't have to surprise.”

A very great conclusion came out of Maul's mouth.

“But I want to make her wedding memorable.”

Everyone who has a good conclusion, there must be people who are not satisfied with it.

“Where was the event held?”

“That time I was told by Febri, he said his show was held at the town hall near his house.”

Mr Febri's house? I never knew where he was, I just knew that his house was a long way from school.

“Where is Mr Febri's home?”

“Febri's house is in Kemayoran.” area

Kemayoranis? It means that his house is not far from Mr. Hari's house.

“What if congratulations from his friends during school first?”

“That's a very good idea once Mul.”

Thank you Mul, you saved me from this! I didn't think you could think of that either. I guess our thinking is a little bit the same.

Ask him.

“I will contact my friends and ask them to make their own videos. Surely they will also agree with this.”

Mr. Hari became excited when he listened to the proposal from Maul.

“Mar.”

Here it is, it must be an unexpected task.

“Later I ask you to edit the video huh? No need to edit it well that is important so only.”

“If you just connect all the videos into one and give a little touch to look good. Seems like no problem.”

“I will contact you if the video has been collected.”

“Good.”

After our conversation with Mr. Hari was over, we went straight to the roof to rest there as well as wait for Riki if he was done with his work.

When I got there, I had already seen Riki sitting down while enjoying a cup of coffee in front of him. We both went to him to join him.

“You've been here a long time Rik?”

Ask him.

“No, I just arrived here.”

“Why don't you go to Pak Hari's room first?”

“So I asked Friska and said there was something you guys were talking about, I guess it was an important talk so I don't want to bother you guys.”

Actually the conversation is not very important, but if Riki there might be a little help.

“We're just talking about the surprise for Mr. Febri's wedding.”

“If you know like that, I want to join you to talk about it too.”

You're too late for Rik to say that now.

“So what will you make?”

Ask Riki to us.

“We will only make a video that contains congratulations from his friends Mr. Febri when he was in school first.”

“Oh so.”

Riki thought of something, it seemed like he wanted to help with this surprise. In that case, I will leave this matter entirely to Riki. He certainly wouldn't mind that. Most later I will treat it when I am in angkringan.

“Oh yes Mul, that gift given from yesterday's case is really that much?”

“Why?”

“I didn't expect that the reward I got from that case was so much.”

“Me too, even my mother was shocked when my father's account was put in so much money.”

So all this time Riki still uses his father's account?

I'll tell you a little bit about the amount of gifts I received from that case.

The amount of gifts I received was twice the amount of the payment I received from Mr. Day yesterday.

I also don't know why the number is that much when I think the case we did is not a big case. What because of that case can solve a big problem so I get that much money. If it's like this, I can buy a new camera for travel in second grade.

“For that much money you get.”

Maul looks very relaxed as if she already knows the number. Of course he must have known it first from his father.

“My previous money has been a lot, now more and more and I am confused about what to use it for?”

What do kids my age do to spend money?

A walk? I'm too happy to lie down at home.

Shopping? I don't really like things like that.

Buying paid stuff in the games I play? I'm not used to doing that either.

But maybe I can try it once in a while. I'll ask Misaki for the good things bought. She must have understood more about it than I do.

“It looks like I will assemble a new computer.”

Riki.

“Not you already have a Laptop?”

“Iya, but my laptop is often used Isaac to play games. That's why I need a computer so no one bothers me to work.”

Just like me, if only Nadira was at home and not in boarding school, my laptop was also often borrowed by him to watch movies or to listen to songs.

“Don't forget to ask me before assembling the computer Rik.”

Maul's advice to Riki.

“I'll definitely do it Mul, anyway I don't really understand about computers.”

“You are also Mar, why don't you go abroad to spend the money?”

Maul also gave me advice.

Not bad advice, but somehow I still don't want to go abroad.

“Then which country should I go to?”

“Japan!”

Say Maul and Riki in a compact manner.

“Why should Japan?”

“A lot of our friends are from there Mar, maybe you can come with them when they come home.”

“That's right, you can also come with Miyuki if she goes to Japan.”

I'm not gonna do that. Indeed, my relationship with Misaki and Miyuki is arguably quite close, but not with her mother and father. We only met a few times and I was still awkward talking to them.

“But what if there is a meeting when I am going abroad?”

“Kan no ration leave.”

At that time I just knew that all this time I had never taken a vacation at all or asked how many vacation rations I got. But leave is not leave, nor do I come to the office every day.

Then when we were talking about wishful thinking to travel around Indonesia to spend the money we had, Natasha came and joined us.

“What are you guys talking about?”

“We're just talking about traveling somewhere.”

“What is this including climbing that time was talked about by Rian?”

Natasha became a bit of a sign of that.

“That's one of them.”

“I have never climbed a mountain. But if you hear from Miyuki's stories, what is a mountain ride as beautiful as that?”

Natasha is getting more and more excited about it.

“Indeed when riding the mountain yesterday, Miyuki got a nice and beautiful experience. But there is also an unpleasant experience when going up the mountain.”

I explained it to Natasha.

“As?”

“Like a view covered in fog, blocked by wild animals, heavy rain, and climbing that closed due to the extreme weather that exists on the top of the mountain.”

And explained by Riki.

“Very dark then.”

Natasha was a little scared after hearing that.

“Yes, all of it only happened a few times, it can probably be counted by the fingers. But behind all that, there is an unforgettable beauty."

It is true, a beauty that cannot be forgotten at all.

Even my last climb with Miyuki, there was one thing I will never forget at that time.

the End Chapter 123