24. The Lake Ambassador Debates
David chose Dieng to shoot Amelia's first video clip. Somehow he was so obsessed with coming to that city. And, David wants to shoot the video clip at Telaga Warna. Telaga Warna Dieng is a tourist attraction located in the Dieng Plateau area, Wonosobo Regency, Central Java. This lake is one of the mainstay tourist destinations in Wonosobo Regency. The name Telaga Warna itself is given because of the uniqueness of natural phenomena that occur in this place, namely the color of the water from the lake which often changes. Sometimes this lake is green and yellow or colored like a rainbow. This phenomenon occurs because the lake water contains high enough sulfur so that when the sun's rays hit it, the color of the lake water looks colorful.
Telaga Warna is located at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level and is surrounded by high hills which add to the charm of the natural beauty around Telaga Warna. The beauty of the lake of colors will be more pronounced if visitors climb to one of the hills that surround this lake. That's what David wanted to do, shoot on one of those hills. She wanted a piano to be put on the hill then, Amelia sat down while playing the piano. The beautiful natural scenery will be the main attraction for the video clip.
But Patricia fiercely objected, the weather was now at its worst. Dieng is also known to have quite cold air.
"We're not camping there, Patricia."
"Yeah, you're right Dave. But take the crew over there, and you want the piano. You think it's easy to take the piano up the hill?"
"The first lyrics of the song are piano notes, not guitar."
"Don't trouble other people, Dave!" exclaimed Patricia.
"Here I'm Pat's boss!" David shouted back.
The meeting atmosphere in the room suddenly heated up. For some teams that have worked for a long time, this is certainly a common thing. Seeing the fight between two equal stubborn cousins.
"As long as you know Dave, access to Telaga Warna is reached from Wonosobo by using public transportation from the terminal. The trip there takes about 30 kilometers or 45 minutes to 1 hour. If we want to use a private vehicle, the vehicle must be in a state of which is very good, because the road that is traversed is quite winding and uphill. In addition, as long as you know the right and left of the road is directly adjacent to a deep enough ravine.
"How do you know?" asked David.
Patricia pursed her lips in annoyance, "Of course I know because I've been there. That's why I know how the conditions are there. We are not there for a vacation or to enjoy the beauty of nature, but for a shoot. Besides, if you want to use the lake view, you don't have to. Need to get a piano over there. We could have edited that video. These are the smarts of the day Dave! "
"Where would it feel if I only edit!"
Annoyed by the debate between Patricia and David from the coachman, Amelia cleared her throat. The sniffling's voice wasn't too loud, but since only David and Patricia had been making any noise it couldn't help causing their argument to pause.
"Yes, Jasmine, do you need anything?" asked David, lowering his voice. Patricia immediately sneered in disgust at her cousin's behavior. Just now she yelled and yelled. Once she heard Amelia's voice her voice was immediately soft.
'You annoying boy,' Patricia muttered to herself.
However, Patricia was pleased that Amelia had interrupted. She knows how Amelia is not selfish and always thinks of others. She was sure Amelia agreed with her opinion.
"Sorry if I interrupt you, sir. In my opinion, what Ms. Patricia said is correct. We will only make a video clip that is only a few minutes long when it airs. Why do you have to spend a large budget and a remote shooting location?"
David looked at Amelia, that woman ... somehow every time David looked at her there was a feeling of guilt arising from his heart. For David, this is of course very strange because he doesn't know that Jasmine is Amelia.
"Do you have other views? Just so you know, I want something special, a new break after more than a year I don't have a talent that I can be proud of. Your presence in the music arena will bring fresh air, and I want something special and different from that. the other, "said David firmly.
Amelia sighed, "Isn't my voice different enough from the others to need a video clip shot hard? Do you want to sell my voice or want to be a Telaga Warna ambassador?"
David's heart seemed to stop beating, the atmosphere in the room grew tense. No one had ever dared speak to David like that before, except for Patricia, of course. But by the artist? The answer is of course no, David is a very arrogant and tough figure. It can not be denied and cornered. Even Karla in her prime never dared to oppose David. But, now Amelia bravely opposed it.
"You ....!"
"Am I wrong? Why do you insist on wanting to be there? Are you endorsed? No, right? I personally also don't want to shoot there. I can't stand the air that's too cold."
David was silent, but his gaze was still sharp on Amelia. Meanwhile, Patricia was already looking elsewhere while trying to hold back her laughter. Yes, Patricia's laughter was about to explode when Amelia said 'ambassador of Telaga Warna'.
"So you don't want to go there?" asked David.
"Yes. I don't want to. You forget, sir, that I am the main character. But, you didn't ask me at all whether I was willing or not. Are you used to imposing your will on other people?"
David felt that right now he was being stripped naked. Several members of the team, just like Patricia, were busy holding back laughter. In the end, they just looked down while pretending to cover their mouths.
"Who do you think you are ?!" snapped David. His voice echoed in the room, some of his men already looked tense. However, Amelia calmly looked at David.
"Me? Who are you asking me? I am the person you need so that your management will be successful again. If you don't like it, I don't mind, you get rid of it. I'm happy to return to Korea. As long as you know, the one who gave me the offer wasn't only you. Just because I wanted to return to my country of birth I decided to accept your offer. But, if you see your attitude that is so arrogant like this, sorry, I think I better resign. "
Without waiting for David's answer, Amelia immediately got up and immediately left the room with Nina.