Kapitel 76: Seeking Investment
" It's none other than... R&S Pvt. Ltd."
claps* claps* claps* claps*
I got up without looking anywhere around and just went directly to the small set of stairs leading to the stage. Climbing them slowly I moved towards the centre of the stage from the other side of which a personality which a normal person could not even dream of was coming with a trophy in his hand, another man followed behind him with a big certificate in his hands.
I looked at him and he looked at me too, he had that elderly caring smile which I too answered with a smile of my own.
Closing our distance I reached the centre of the stage and stood toe to toe with one of the most respected figures of the country. The man who had the power to shake the whole country with just one stomp of his foot. The man who ruled over the country's salt market, automobile market, tea market, steel market and several more which cannot be counted with fingers. We were almost of the same height so we just stared eye to eye at each other for some seconds like two lions checking on each other.
At last due to respect or one can say due to the oppressive aura I moved my hand and opened my palm,
" Nice meeting you sir, it's my pleasure to share the stage with a personality like you. You've been my idol since I was young", I said while maintaining my hand at the same place while Ratan Tata Sir just stared at me as if measuring the limits of my patience.
It was an old yet working psychological trick, to make someone feel lower than oneself just respond to their requests or orders some seconds late in front of a crowd. He will himself get humiliated with just that little seconds of lateness.
About 5 seconds later just as I was slowly closing my hands while my fingers crackled one after other due to the sudden pressure breakage Ratan Sir took out both of his hands and shook them while pressing my single hand between them.
' An experienced old player in the game, indeed', I thought as I saw the old man shaking hands with me like a friend.
" I didn't knew the owner himself would come to receive the award", Ratan sir said in his old husky voice.
" Wh... what are you saying, I just came with him", I replied quickly while pointing towards Sumit. I didn't knew why but it was the first time I felt something like that, the real pressure of being in front of someone of a top tier calibre. Someone who is way above the league of the normal population. The real gifted personalities upon whom the God himself gifted some traits.
" Don't give me this bullshit, I know who and what you are Ritik Singhal. I have my eyes on you from the day one since you stopped the governor of RBI on the road", still maintaining that old caring smile on his face he answered me back making me hesitate to say what I wanted to say to him but still I said it somehow.
" I can change the whole internet scene of India and I just came to talk to you about that only. I would like to talk to you privately. Also, my friend there is a big fan of yours so please do something for him", I said all this in one breath as I felt being around that old man in front of such a large crowd was a real bad idea.
" Take this, don't flip it to the other side, the camera will catch it. Keep it in your pocket and call whenever you feel like it. I'm available 24×7 for this number. I have great expectations from you boy don't let me down", giving me a card he instructed me like that, taking one of his hand off he patted my back and leaned back losing the grip from his other hand too. Not even thirty seconds passed since our conversation started and it already ended in such a hurry. I didn't knew how to react to such a situation when suddenly Sumit came from behind me.
pinch* I felt a pinch and looked at Sumit pinching my shoulder. He told me to be aside and came to Ratan sir. Sumit then took Sir's autograph on his white shirt and we came offstage after receiving the award that I didn't cared much about.
The only thing that was going around in my head was how cool and impressive Ratan Tata was even at an age of more than 70. Not only the aura of superiority but the overall demeanor. His eyes were enough to make someone submissive and I just had a conversation with such a person.
" I'm going home, I have a lot of things planned to do after", I said to Sumit and as Veronica followed I had to drop her first at her villa which I knew nothing of where she bought from. She was not afraid of me driving fast even if I went 200+km/h so I just enjoyed the slow calm ride with her and after dropping her I went directly to my home.
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Reaching the house, I didn't wasted anymore second and dialled the number that I just received from Ratan Sir. I actually didn't had much expectations as he was a real busy person yet there was excitement about having the number of such a personality.
Tu* Tu* Tu* Tu* beep*
" Hello", that familiar husky voice came from the other side.
" Si.... sir, Is Ratan sir speaking", I said stuttering at first.
" Yeah Boy, so what's that Plan you were talking about", he came right to the point. A true man of words indeed he is.
" Uhh... yeah... it's impossible to talk it over on phone so if you can arrange a date we can do a meeting, you know super confidential information type sir..
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We didn't talk much but much to my shock he arranged the meeting the day after tomorrow of the day of ceremony. I had most of the things already prepared so I too being excited accepted his offer and like that one step towards being the top of the food chain was taken by me.
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" OK, I'll see you soon. This day marks the new rising of me and with that you too. Be sure to remember it", I pinched Zara's nose who was still in her apron with flour sticking on it.
" Best of luck, All the best oh yeah take this. Sister Natasha and Sister Maya told me it's good luck", Zara said while placing something in my pocket.
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INHALE* EXHALE*
Taking deep breaths in front of the meeting room of the office I got myself ready.
Slowly pushing the door I went inside the white painted room with an oval table in the center with several chairs arranged around it making it perfect for a round table meeting.
Just at the top of the centre table a projecter was present facing a white screen in the front.
Several more arrangements were also there yet the most intriguing was the presence of a person. A person who has the right or power to make or break the high rising future of the company, the person whose yes can upgrade and boost the company's development while his no will definitely stagnate the growing company at its place. He was none other than Mr. Ratan Tata. I knew that if I can make him nod then there's no one stopping me from receiving the grand investment I wanted but that's the most difficult part. To impress such a cunning old lion is not a simple task.
Several more people from our company as well as some unknown yet experienced faces were also there but a silence was maintained in the room. Ratan sir's secretary or caretaker or whatever was also there just sitting beside him doing nothing. His security was also outside the gate but I didn't care about it. The only thing I wanted is that investment and that's it. The booster that my company, my future, my dream, my brain needed.
" Good morning gentlemen, sorry for making you wait. Let's start the meeting then, should we??", I said as if I've said it to all of the people present there but my eyes were on the single most prestigious person sitting right there in the centre of everyone.
" Yes, let's finish this quickly, I've got a bunch of other works to do", Ratan sir said with an understanding smile.
" So here, it starts like this, you know from a long time ago we've been searching for a fast, a reliant, a cheap and an internet available to the most backward of the Indian states so here I present to you the cheapest and most sophisticated data plan that is possible if you invest in this plan of mine"
I changed the slide and presented a data plan to everyone.
" What?!! is this some kind of joke. How is it even possible. You know right now a single gb is at 300₹ per month and you're saying you can shorten it to just 15₹ per gb and that too in a year. Think before you say something kid", one of the impulsive looking middle aged man said in between.
" Wait a minute Sam, let him finish what he's presenting", Ratan Sir just waved his hand and said this and that man stopped speaking the next second and sat down.
" So here is just a small taste of what's the fruit bearing at the end of this investment will look like. Yeah, so the main plan begins from right here. You all know about optical fibre right, it's like a very thin wire about the size of human hair made out by stretching the glass or plastic. The first and only most important part is to spread it to almost all of India. This will take a lot of time and proper planning.... and so like that we can distribute it evenly and with your deep sea submarine data transferring system we can exchange data easily.... so that's why this is important and then we will..... and at last I have some plans to match with after completing this long short process. From launching to advertising I'll do everything and you just need to invest and lay back and relax", I continued for what would be like more than half an hour and at last concluded it while still hiding a lot of things making whatever I said look like being shrouded in mystery.
" Excellent thud*(patting the table hard and standing up) it's really a great plan. You're a pure genius boy. Ho... How did you plan so much, no-no how much time did it took you to plan it so deeply", one of the middle aged man patted the table hard, stood up and started praising me.
" Well, I would also like to give out my viewpoint here. I don't know much about the digital or data information or how it works but his plan does sound feasible and by seeing the reaction of this geek here I am sure what that boy has planned is something we can do work on", another man in his fifties said this.
" Well, I'm against him. Whatever you may think but you cannot keep aside the fact that he's not even twenty and giving such a big project to a boy who hasn't even grown beard is.... not something I can approve", another man said.
" cheh! why don't you say you're jealous of him. I also know a thing or two about the data connectivity industry and it's risky to do this I know but this is also true that this investment has the potential of making us all present right here in the room reach right at the peak of data communication industry. He can also promote his money transferring system a lot more that way. I don't know where we are losing here", another man stood up and ridiculed the former.
" Stop* smack*", Ratan sir shouted and patted the table and silence was what appeared after that.
" Hey you, what do you think about the project. It's working, it's aspects, it's future and obviously how much chances does it have of giving back what we are going to invest in it", Ratan sir asked the first person who stood up and praised me to explain it.
" Well if seen on a whole then there are some places still left to work on but if we can fill some loopholes and work some things out then it is a true masterplan I just don't understand how can such a young boy think of something so high", that man gave an honest reviews.
" There are always prodigies that cannot be measured with our normal point of view. So, Ritik you've listened to the best one in this field here, what do you say about those loopholes", Ratan sir looked at me with a smile while placing his head on his hand. I knew he was planning something but I was ready to explain everything.
" You know sir one should never show his full arsenal against the opponents and until you agree to invest in me you are one such too. So I cannot open all my cards until you do so. Those steps this sir here is talking about are one of the most basics and yet most important steps. It would be a definite failure if they are not taken seriously and that's why I hid them", I said without backing down.
" I knew it pat* he is still planning to backstab us", the man who was against me in the start again stood and said this while pating the table.
" Listen sir, if you have any questions then ask but I've already told you and you should know too there's a lot of cases of stolen plans. You know there are no permanent friends in business but temporary interests only, I cannot just put the whole plan right in front of you all just cause you are going to invest in me right?? Also, I'm telling you that if the deal is signed then obviously I'll tell every detail of it to you so please consider that seriously", I explained my side and he just sat down with a shameful face.
A QnA session followed it after as I answered some simple yet basic questions and which also helped find some still unseen loopholes. Yes, I obviously did not see those coming but there's always a lot to learn. Still, I did my best so as to not let those top of the table monsters of business get on my mind and take my whole plan out.
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