Walking with the aura of Royalty and authority in the middle was a very tall Asian man with a jet black hair covering the left side of his black obsidian eyes, he was a gorgeous man..
"Is that not the president of Tezos group of companies in Beijing, the biggest Energy production company in the whole of asia " one reporters asked in shock.,earning a nod from the person sitting beside him.
"There was no news of him coming into the country today" a reporters whispered...
"What might he be doing here" another asked..
"Does this have anything to do with the Energy bill proposal" yet another asked.
"Surly he isn't here to sign the agreement with star corporations, they have just been in the industry a few years , and besides they don't have any Energy subsidiary company" another reasoned.....
"Lets watch and see maybe he is here for another reason, besides its unusual for him to come all the way from Asia just to sign an agreement"....
The chatter amongst the reporters continued until the visitor was only a few feet's away from the stage..
"President Li, what a pleasant surprise" Kathryn said walking up to him and offering a handshake which President Li accepted with a smile on his face...
"I came to see my friend President Davin on some business meeting, so I thought I will be the first to break the news to you that your company's proposal to be the our main supplier of Energy to all European countries has been accepted by the chairman of the board,my Grandfather"president Li said a little bit loud so that the reporters heard him..
The board members were shocked hearing this, it was a proposal that they were sure they couldn't pull off, so they dismissed the idea of bidding for the contract when Arthur brought it up during one of the board meetings....
Even the reporters around were more shocked....'how did it happen'...
Relief enveloped kathryn life a warm winter apparel, this was the big break she needed and the connection she needed to build herself up for what's nex to come..
she had worked day and night with her team for the bidding proposal, she was sure she would be awarded the contract if she was given the chance to present it to the board of Tezos group.
Smiling, Kathryn expressed her profound gratitude to the president...
"I am truly grateful that the chairman found my company worthy to be given the contract" Kathryn said..
"It was an easy decision to be fair, your proposal and your pitch was pretty outstanding, better than anything we have seen" president Li simply replied.
Hearing what he said a reporters boldly asked..
"President Li, are you saying that president Kathryn presented the proposal herself to the board"...
Only now did president Li realise that he interrupted a press conference, turning around he replied.....
"Yes, she was in Beijing four weeks ago, with her team to bid for the energy bill contract"
'That means she was she said just a few minutes ago, in the meeting room was true....she was indeed the heading all the operations of the company behind the scene' one board member reasoned..
Waving his hands, a young man in his early twenties came forward with a file folder in his hands....
"Since I was coming into the country, my grandfather asked that we sign the contract, and finalise any other minor details before coming back" President Li said handing one of the files to Kathryn, which she glanced through before handing it to Rebecca and Arthur..
"And since your company was doing a press conference, I couldn't find any better means to announce our partnership" he continued...
"That's so thoughtful of you president Li" Arthur said, escorting him and his Aid to a seat arranged for them..
Kathryn, Rebecca and Arthur sat in their seat as they went through the agreement...
The press conference was momentarily suspended, as both company president went through the necessary documents.
Being satisfied with the terms and conditions of the partnership, both president signed the bill, and exchanged papers under the flashes of hundreds of camera's..
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Giving a lopsided smile, Davin looked down at his iPad...
"What are you smiling at" Kelvin asked as his walked into the spacious office...
Not getting an answer from his brother, he went ahead to switch on the television, coincidentally the breaking news being reported was the press conference at star corp and the Energy bill partnership the President of Star corp just signed...
"I am really suprised how they pulled that off" kelvin said
"The energy bill partnership was the most sought after partnership in the oil and gas industry, I can't believe they pulled it off in one attempt"
"Its a pity we are not in the field, if not I don't think they would have beaten us to the contract, given our great our relationship with Tezos is".....kelvin rambled on and on...
"Do you think its beginners luck" he continued..
Pinching the flesh between his eyes, Davin was getting annoyed with his brother's rambling..
"It has nothing to do with luck, she is just smarter than most people" Davin finally replied as he turned his face towards the television the exact moment kathryn was smiling to the press..
Waiting for his brother to continue,kelvin raised an eyebrow..
Sighing Davin continued....
"She is one of those CEOs that discover a not so trendy niche in an industry, develops it exceedingly well, in eighteen months or there about, it becomes a sought after, look at what she did in th fashion industry, she developed the African fashion niche and today its among the most trendy brands, with her Star corporations amassing 80% of the gross profit." Davin opined..
"That had been pretty much her pattern since Star Corp started" he continued
"Wow, but the Energy industry is one of the hardest industry to break into and also one of the most competitive if not the most competitive industry, so how exactly did she pull it off" kelvin asked still couldn't wrap his head around it.
"Compound Effect" Davin casually said and continued his work.
"That's pretty smart " kelvin admitted..
"Wait, I have heard about this strategy somewhere..." kelvin said thoughtful...
"Mum, yes.....that's a strategy mum used when she started off, she even wrote about it in one of her books" kelvin exclaimed..
"Do you think she would eventually join the hospitality industry"...he asked again...
"I don't care, set up a meeting with all the directors of all our subsidiaries " Davin answered indifferently whilst walking out of the door..
Davin was already seated at the head of the table when the Directors came in...
Shock was visibly written on their faces when they saw that their boss was already seated before them...
Settling into their seats, Davin signalled them to start the meeting ..
The meeting lasted for three hours, as it was their first meeting of the new year..
"I am not impressed with some of these reports" Davin said in an unusual calm voice..
They knew that the more calm he was the more angrier he was...
"Did you make a new proposal or did you copy and paste the one from last year?" Davin asked looking straight at the director of the automobile subsidiary..
A cold sweet rain down the his spine before mustering up courage to answer..
"No boss"
"No what?" Davin pressed..
"I...I mean, its a new proposal" he answered timidly..
"Zetrov, came second at the BMBWA night for the first time in nine years and that to a new company, and you have the temerity to bring me this mediocre proposal" Davin roared flipping the files to their faces...
He was livid, not because he lost the award but because of the nonchalant attitude of his directors....perhaps they had become complacent because of their position in the industry.
"It seems I have been too lenient on all of you" he swept his eyes over all of the directors at the table..
"If by three days time, I don't see a master piece of a proposal by all of you, then be ready to kiss your job goodbye" Davin said as he got up and left the meeting...
Getting to his office, Davin instructed his assistant to get him a cup of coffee..
Seeing someone he hadn't seen for a very long time sitting in his chair and backing him, he sighed..
"What are you doing here?" Davin asked in a cold tone..