" I think everybody's questions are answered now so we should talk about the capital", Ratan sir said after about 40 minutes of QnA session.
" I'll come straight to the point, all of you gentlemen present here please listen. (I said slowly in a deep husky voice) I chose Tata because they are the only industry which thinks of making this nation more developed and more prosper so..... I want..... a total of $30 billion", I said trying to be as serious as I can.
Hiss* Hiss*
An eerie silence filled the room as I said those words.
" Yo... you asked for 30 billion dollars?? Did I hear it right??", one of the old man said after 15 seconds of silence breaking the tense atmosphere.
" Yes sir you heard it right, it's $30 Billion and I am sure that you can take it out and that's why I had talked to you about this. No one in the world, not even my own family knows about this other than me and my honourable guests present right here in my room so you can be rest assured that it can never be challenged before completion", I said trying to hype up the dying emotions and interest.
" 15 is what I Or should I say we can offer you", suddenly without any reply, words, sound or anything a voice came from Ratan sir's side. He was supporting me.
" I'm really very sorry to say this sir but I can only go down to 25. Less that this and the chances of this being unsuccessful will increase with each saved penny. You should understand that I might have asked for even more if not for your half a million kilometres of intersea submarinal data coverage lines. So please sir understand that it's the necessity otherwise what's there for me if you would deny hearing such a large capital input", I said with a serious face.
" Penny... you say penny... these billions of dollars is just penny in your eyes. What are you even trying to say. You really think we are going to believe in a teen who hadn't even got to the beard age and just spend billions of dollars like it's some easy cash. ABSOLUTELY NO, I reject this deal wholeheartedly", the same man that was against me from the start got up and shouted while pointing his finger at me.
" umm... cool down mate, it's not just your decision but... from what I'm seeing all this can still be managed and can be arranged in around $10 billion so Ritik... can you please tell me where these other dollars would be spent", the middle aged man who understood networking technology asked me while supporting my investment rather silently.
" I'm not being blunt but sir you should understand, spreading these optical fiber lines is not something that can be done simply. A lot of money will be needed to feed those corrupt ministers, authoritarians and some other things. Other than that there are some other needs too that I can't tell you at present. You will understand them as the work progresses so dear sirs I would like you all to think deeply about it and would like you all to agree for the deal. After all this is about the future of the country that your industry is working so hard for", I said trying to play mind games with the biggest minds in the business.
" I'm happy hearing the answer, I agree for the project but the capital will only be $20 billion", the same person said.
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Like that after a long drawn talk and another hour of talking, manipulating, admiring and thinking the project was approved. A $22 billion investment was given by the Tata group to start the project and finish preparing it before the year finishes. It was all under me and a lot was on the line. I had put my whole company up for it and if I anyhow failed in that very same idea that I had so much hope for then I would have had no place to go anywhere other than being the slave of the Tata group for life.
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A month passed by very quickly,
Sitting in the room filled with some of the top executives of TATA group I was explaining the future of the project. The work that needs to be done and the work currently going forward with full force. Everybody was pleasantly surprised at how good I was handling everything. Most of them had a lot of doubts about my ability and it was normal, I was just some simple startup teenager who was not even 18 and was saying that I had devised a plan that could revolutionise the whole damn Indian Data industry.
To anybody it would had looked like a farfetched almost impossible dream but at the rate I was handling and progressing with the project they all had already started having some real good expectations from me. After all 20 Bn. dollars is a massive capital and if that went down the hill then it would had been a disaster for their whole company. At first they just invested on Ratan Sir's reputation but now they all had agreed that there were capabilities in me and I can achieve something truly remarkable with the unfathomable amount of capital they put on me.
Zara also learned a lot of things in that month and turned out to be a great help to me. She had a very sharp business mind that only needed to be somehow trained and needed opportunities. She had started helping me in a lot of matters and thus lowering and dividing a lot of Sumit's burden.
Sania's channel also reaching 100K subs while Shanaya is also supposed to play nationals that very year so yeah. Everything was really good everywhere, the only worrying thing was...
" What?!! This problem again. OK leave that area and after covering the surrounding cities just keep going with the flow. You know we've got a strict schedule and can't stop the progression whatever the condition says. Yeah, continue like that we'll have fun after completing the project", I shouted and leaning my back on the chair I sighed in tension while pressing my forehead.
The huge forests in Central India had been a real big problem in between the spread of the Optical fiber and expansion of the project. The presence of naxalites in that area was hindering the development and progression of that area very much. At that moment I had nothing to work against that but I had decided that in the future I would myself take out those lousy mice in those forests.
Those naxalites are one of the most disastrous force and destroys the prestige of the nation directly from inside so yeah... it was just work, work, work, play with Zara or Veronica and if got time then with Sania Or Shanaya and then work, work, work.
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4 months from the start of project,
" Fuxk, this again.... these bastards and their data prices again. I know we are not short of money or anything like that but what about more than 50% of Indians. You really think they can purchase these data packs, what's this... 1 gb 4g data for 320₹ and this is because there's this offer otherwise 350₹. My god!! we need to steadfast our work this is our golden moment, we'll finish this work as quickly as possible and then all of the data industry would be only ruled by me. I've already planned to take over the transaction industry with UPI and now with this I can be sure to control most of India's internet", I was reading the daily newspaper and was shocked because of another hike in the data prices.
The project was going on a very clear direction so these hikes were motivating me even more so as to increase the pace of the project and complete it as soon as I can.
" You sound like a dictator, don't use tone like that, that scares me", Zara came from behind and said while massaging my shoulders.
" Babe, you don't know what you're gonna witness after we finish the project. I can control the data market, sim market and on a whole I can even capture the mobile phone market. This master project of mine could really make us umm... not in a bad sense but we can even be the behind the wall rulers of the future India. The nation with the biggest chances of being a superpower in the future", I said in a sarcastic manner.
" I know that and I fully believe in you but I just want to be with you in silence and that's all", Zara put her head on my shoulder just beside my face and said in a serious tone.
" Silence.... that's one thing I can never guarantee you... look here's one example", I took out my phone and showed her the incoming call breaking the romantic atmosphere.
" Attend it, it's important", Zara said while tugging her hair behind her ear amplifying her cuteness to a whole next level.
" Fuxk it, this is really annoying", I looked at the phone and again at Zara who had successfully seduced me and still decided to attend the call.
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20 December,
It's almost a year since the deal and a lot had happened since then. I've been working day and night almost all the time to steadfast the project as fast as I can and more than that Zara took part in everything and supported me to the best of her abilities just as she had said.
It had been a roller coaster ride all along, several ups and downs and after a lot of struggle I was standing somewhere at an almost barren land and completing the last step amongst many which will be the last nail in the coffin.
31 December, the day that I had announced the launch of a new only 4g sim with 2gb free 4g data per day for 2 months. It would be working in only a single company mobile set whose different versions will be launched on the very same day. Like that, I would be striking two birds with one stone. I can capture the sim market as well as the mobile phone market ruling the whole market from the start.
" Yes, you can join it now", I said while indicating the workers to finish the last work of the connection.
" Done..", the voice from the other side came and the physical work was completed, just some minor office work and then just waiting for the day of announcement was left there.
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27 Dec,
Sitting between Zara and Veronica I signed the last file out of the several dozens of files piling in front of me.
Leaning onto the back seat I took a deep breath.
INHALE* EXHALE* REPEAT×5
" YEEEESSSSSS....", I shouted as loud as I can making the girls sitting just beside me scared shitless.
" What are you doing??", Veronica put her hand on my mouth making me stop my shout while Zara just stared at me wondering what happened.
" mmphh... what are you doing, can't I have some seconds of relief", I pushed Veronica's hand away and shouted.
" What am I doing!!! what did you do??? shouting like a crazy like that.... what were you thinking", Veronica said being annoyed at me.
" Oh... that.. I signed the last file and now we just had to wait for the launch date. You should be ready for the surprise", I again leaned back on the chair while putting my hands behind my head again.
" Re.... really, you know how many hours it's been already. You've been reading and signing those files for like two days now. I thought those would take atleast one more day. I was so worried if we could complete it before 31st", Zara said while joining her hands in worry in front of her chest.
" Don't talk about that, these files were really something. There are so many loopholes those Tata giants left for their advantage. I was right, we should not believe someone wholeheartedly. Anyways, all's well that ends well. I just want to sleep for the next two days....", I said while leaning onto Zara sitting just beside me while pushing my head onto her soft chest.
" Oh... just rest for now... you've done your best already", Zara said with a smile while putting her hands around my head, hugging it with happiness.
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31 December,
THE DAY OF THE LAUNCH,
The day when I, Ritik, came in front of the world as the true owner of R&S Pvt. Ltd.
The day on which the world was gonna witness the next top g.
The day on which the future of the top conglomerate of the future will be written.
The day on which the world will witness the next greatest man for the first time in the true sense.
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