"Adrian! You forgot the car key!"
Adrian went back to the door and get the car key. He was having an interview today, and he dressed himself neatly. He received the car key from Dianne, and went forward to Dianne's car.
"Dianne, wish me luck!"
"Good luck!"
Adrian arrived at the building that he was going to have an interview in. He pressed the button 3 on the elevator. When the door of the elevator was about to close, there was a girl yelling.
"Please!"
Adrian pressed the button to open the door of the elevator, and there came a girl who just yelled at the elevator.
"Hi"
The girl greeted Adrian with a sweaty face.
"It's so hot."
"Which floor"
"Oh, gosh. I am going to the 3rd floor"
"Are you having an interview today too"
"I am supposed to have an interview right now, but I'm late."
"Oh, I have an interview here in 20 minutes too."
"Oh, really? We are competitors then. What's your name, by the way?"
"I am Adrian. What's yours?"
"I am Alicia."
They got off the elevator, and walked in the hallway.
"Are you applying for the video editor thing"
"Yes, Adrian. What about you?"
"Me too."
They arrived at the door of where they are having an interview at, and Adrian knocked the door.
"Come in!"
When Adrian opened the door, there was a big desk and Clara was sitting on a couch next to it.
"You must be Alicia and Adrian. Please have a seat."
Adrian and Alicia seated themselves on the couch in front of Clara.
"Alicia, I believe that you are late for this interview today."
"I'm sorry, Clara. I got off at the wrong subway station."
"Did you guys bring your works?"
"Yes, I did. Clara."
"Yes, I did."
Adrian and Alicia answered simultaneously.
"Oh, hold on. Let me take time. Sorry."
Adrian started to feel nervous because he realized he just brought the wrong briefcase. Alicia put her notebook on the table between two couches, and opened the video file. Clara leaned forward, and clicked the play button. Clara was wearing a backpack, and she was explaining what she was feeling after arriving in Malaysia. Soon, the scene in the video changed, and a beautiful Malaysian woman was sitting at a luxurious restaurant. She was speaking how happy she is to have finally met Clara in fluent English. Clara looked very serious. But Adrian looked more serious. What he could find from his wrong briefcase was Dianne's tablet PC.
"I brought my tablet PC. Clara. Is that going to be ok?"
"It's all ok as long as I can watch your works with no trouble."
Adrian sighed. He gave Dianne the file he edited because she was curious about it. Clara was a famous travel vlogger who got popular because she delivers such detailed travel information about various countries in her videos. She wasn't just vlogging, and she also advised people to visit certain places of various counturies. Her advise was so detailed that it included the price, the route, the price of the transportation, and nearby restaurants and shops, and ets.
Adrian opened the file, and handed Dianne's tablet PC over to Clara. Clara hit the play button, and there was a toilet in the video. And Clara in the video was saying,
"This is the toilet I got today. The water is not running."
"Ew."
Upon seeing the scene, Clara growled. Adrian said,
"I just wanted to start the video with the fun material."
"Wouldn't viewers get disgusted by this first scene?"
Adrian answered.
"Please keep on watching. It is not like that after that scene. There is a turning point."
The scene changed suddenly, and Clara was in that luxurious restaurant with that Malaysian girl in Alicia's video.
"This place is so cool."
The girl in the video spoke in English.
"This restaurant is the most expensive restaurant in this country. I have never been here before. You can find foods from all over the world here."
'Clara looks interested', Adrian thought.
After a few more seconds of the video, there was the phrase that says "a quick Malay language lesson for beginners".
"What's this? Adrian.", Clara asked of Adrian.
Adrian looked at the screen with the phrase with a puzzled look.
"Let's me check the file, again."
Clara interrupted Adrian trying to close the file.
"Hold on."
The phrase soon disappeared from the screen and Diane appeared on the video.
"Hey, everybody! You must be planning to travel to Malaysia! How do I know that? Because you searched for this video! Before leaving for Malaysia, why don't we learn some basic Malay language phrases!"
And the screen was showing some phrases written in Malay language. Dianne read it clumsily and started to translate it with a brief grammar lesson in between.
"Was that clear? Every video we upload will have a quick language lesson, and please look forward to your trip abroad and these lessons related to various countries!"
Adrian was speechless. He didn't say anything and just watched Clara's facial expression without even looking at the screen Clara is watching. Clara said, "This is good! Most people who travel to other countries struggle with the language barrier. These are just basic expressions which can be used at the site!"
Adrian tried to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
"Adrian, who is this girl?"
"Ah... She is a creator too. She has a channel with 735 subscribers."
"What is her channel about?"
"She majored in linguistics, so she uploads videos about linguistics."
"That's perfect! Your idea on giving a quick language lesson with a person who majored in linguistics is astonishing!"
Adrian didn't know what to say. He didn't expect his video file to be edited like this in Dianne's tablet PC at all.
"Is the salary I pay you going to let you have this girl in the last part of my video edited by you all the time?"
Adrian looked suddenly happier, and quickly answered.
"No."
"This is just my suggestion that you can try having language lessons for travelers. If you want to have these lessons per each video of yours, you need to pay the girl too."
"Of course. I thought so. So is she your friend?"
"Oh, she's my family."
"Is she your sister?"
"No, she's my partner."
"You said that you have a channel as a creator too. You both are creators?"
"Yes, we are. We need more budget, so I am applying for your job offering."
"I see. I checked your channel already, and it has 1,000 subscribers. I wonder how much you make every month."
"Around 1,700 dollars a month. It's not enough."
"Are you a full time creator?"
"Dianne and I are. Since we started earn more than 1,000 dollars a month, we have been full time creators. That's what we decided."
"Your subscribers watch you guy's videos repeatedly then."
"Compared to the number of our subscribers, the views are quite good. We usually put contents which are very deep and practical."
"I watched your videos, and those were like being coached by a professional video editor."
"I majored in that field, so I try to make deep videos related to my major."
"Can I check your wife's channel?"
"Are you hiring her too?"
"I need to check her in other videos too."
"Sure!"
Clara handed the tablet PC to Adrian, and he searched for the linguistics channel of Dianne's and handed the tablet PC back to Clara.
Clara watched several videos in Dianne's channel for like 30 minutes, and finally spoke to Adrian.
"You guys are hired."
Adrian smiled briefly.
"Thank you."
Alicia who got quiet finally spoke with a bitter look, "Congratulations."
"Alicia, thank you for coming today, and Adrian, let's see another time with your partner to sign the contract. The contract is ready, but your partner will need a contract too."
As Clara postponed the agreement, Adrian suddenly got anxious. Trying not to look too nervous, he asked.
"If my contract is already ready, can I sign today and bring her later?"
Clara suddenly said with a strict voice.
"I am not hiring you if she is not adding her language lesson in the last part of my video you edited. I don't want to risk it by just hiring you today just instantly. If she is not here with you and signs the contract, I am not hiring you."
Adrian seemed relieved. He seemed like he got released from a leash which he was stuck by.
"I will bring her here now."
Clara smiled.
"Now?"
"She will be here in 30 minutes. Just please let me pick her up. It will be quick."
Clara smiled.
"That's convenient. Go ahead. Let's meet again with her in an hour then. I will wait here."
"Thank you, Clara, Thank you."
Adrian left Alicia on the couch and rushed to Dianne's car parked around Clara's office. He started the car, and called Dianne.
"Dianne!"
"Oh, hey! How did it go?"
"What happened to the video file that you have in your tablet PC?"
"Oh, I am still editing it, but did you already see it?"
"What was that Malay language lesson for?"
"It's for when you get hired. I was going to show you. I thought you can use my lesson for you to have some video editing ideas."
"Dianne, we are hired. Dress up now."
"Pardon me?"
"You are going to meet Clara, and be hired too. Dress yourself with something descent for an interview."
"Oh my God!!!"
"Congratulate me, congratulate you. I will be there in 15 minutes."
"Okay, okay!!!"