Mikay: As you can see, Mr. Almelor... This is the new kind of outdoor lighting fixture that has been exported straight from Europe. You can see all the details in here. It has basically very unique features. And besides, no one still owns this kind of design here in our country… So it’s really something that can make your resort stand out from the rest…
Mr. Almelor: Whoah! Stand out? Maybe to some other resorts. But definitely incomparable to Mr. Dela Rosa’s…
Ngumiti lamang si Mikay sa sinabi nito. Trying to ignore what he just said.
Mikay: Uhm, Mr. Almelor… We’re also offering a new product… It’s called ionizer… It came from Korea. So, it’s actually quite different with the ones from Japan… It has smaller ionized particles. It’s safer. And it produces no sound. So, I’d suggest that it’s definitely a must that it’ll be installed in all the rooms here…
Pinakita niya ang isang brochure na naglalaman ng item na iyon. Nakita niyang mukhang interesado naman ang kliyente niya.
Mr. Almelor: Miss Maghirang, the products that you’re trying to offer me really do interest me a lot. However, gusto kong malaman ang ideya mo in advertising this area…
Inikot niya ang paningin sa buong paligid ng resort na iyon. It’s really smaller from the ones na nakasanayan na niyang puntahan. Maliliit din ang pools at mga rooms. Pero napansin niyang may kamahalan ang mga fees na sinisingil.
Mikay: Uhm… How about instead of focusing mainly on the elite groups, why don’t we shift our focus to the middle class? We can make convenient offers for them so the resort could generate more income… We can advertise thru the social networks or even here locally…
Sunud-sunod ang pag-iling nito sa kanya. Tila ayaw pumayag.
Mr. Almelor: I bet Mr. Dela Rosa wouldn’t do that, Miss Maghirang. Hindi siya papayag na ibaba ang standards ng kanyang resort para dumami lang ang kita niya. Am I right with that?
Ikumpara ba naman ang resort nito sa mga resorts ni Gino? Jusko! Talagang incomparable… Tapos masyado pang mataas ang tingin sa sarili. At mukhang mas interesado pa ito tungkol kay Gino kesa sa kanya bilang agent nito.
Ilang araw na rin siyang humahawak ng mga kliyente. Almost all of them were like that. “What would Mr. Gino Dela Rosa thinks about this… about that?” Buong akala niya ay makakalayo siya sa pangalan ni Gino pag sa iba nagtrabaho. Pero mali pala siya dahil kahit saan na siguro siya magpunta ay nakikilala siya bilang girlfriend nito.
Mikay: Mr. Almelor, I seem to not know all the thoughts and ideas of Mr. Dela Rosa in regards to things like this… So I cannot speak on his behalf.
Iyon na lamang ang lagi niyang sinasabi sa mga nagtatanong sa kanya tungkol dito.
Mr. Almelor: Okay, whatever then… I’ll just get all the brochures then I’ll let my assistant review everything. We’ll just try to get back to you…
Ganoon talaga ang maging isang Advertising/Promotions agent. Kahit ilang oras na siyang nagsasalita, ang end point pa rin ay walang kasiguraduhan kung makaka-close siya ng deal. For the past few days ay nagkaroon siya ng limang clients. Dalawa sa mga yon ay nagkaroon siya ng deal. “Not bad” ang sinabi ng kanyang boss. Kahit papano ay okay na sa kanya ang remark nito to think na wala naman siyang experience pa.
Nagsimula na siyang maglakad papunta sa kanyang sasakyan. It’s actually a Starex van na bagong bili ni Gino para sa kanya. Sa lahat ng mga agents ay siya lang ang may sariling sasakyan. Ang lahat ay gumagamit lamang ng company service. Maliban pa doon ay siya lamang ang may dalawang bodyguards na laging nakabuntot sa kanya.
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A Sweet Mistake
FanfictionMikaela or Mikay, as what friends call her, grew up a spoiled brat with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her mom died when she was still young. Having been an only child, she has always been daddy's little girl. At the age of 21, she still enjoys a care...
