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4.05% The Alchemists / Chapter 44: Atlas Corp

บท 44: Atlas Corp

"Our office will be hosting a number of American guests who sell private jets to customers from Asia. All this time they have been represented by another company, but they are not satisfied with their performance. That's why they want to change their partner and are considering using our services."

Tony Wu opened the Marketing department meeting that morning and was immediately cheered by enthusiastic staff. This was an industry that they haven't touched before and its value was sure to be fantastic considering the price of their unusually expensive products.

Tony calmed his staff down by raising his hand and then he continued speaking.

"I will choose two staff to accompany me to meet this client for dinner tonight at De Lune Restaurant. Finland and Lily. This is your chance to learn how to entertain clients."

The two girls stood up and nodded. Finland was happy to be able to eat free dinner at a fancy restaurant because she knew the food at De Lune was very good. She remembered that last week she had eaten dinner there with Jean and Katia.

"Oh yes... Finland... if possible, please buy new clothes," Tony said when he was about to leave the meeting room. He handed a credit card to the girl, "This is an important client, appearance is also important."

Her departmental colleagues looked at each other and Finland felt an aura of hostility again. She quickly chased Tony and returned the card.

"No need... I have new clothes. I'll wear them later."

"It's okay, this is included in the marketing budget," Tony said. "I know you don't have a lot of good clothes. But from now on, if possible, you need to have some chic clothes when representing LTX as a bona fide marketing brand."

"Then, you can just give me a raise. If I am given a company credit card for shopping, but my teammates are not, I will be looked down upon by my coworkers."

Tony understood. Finally, he took the card back and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll talk to HR. Now that you are a full-time employee, we can add bonuses on top of your salary for clothing and appearance."

"Thank you, Boss." Finland bowed. She returned to her coworkers who now no longer looked at her like hungry raptors.

They all understood that the poor girl did not have many nice clothes. Maybe the man who was reportedly close to her, Heinrich Schneider, was not her lover, because if so, why was Finland still wearing such simple clothes?

Surely she was not romantically involved with him. Maybe Finland was able to get the Continental Hotel ballroom for their Bartz event because of pure luck or something else they did not know about.

[I have to shop for clothes again. Our marketing director said that I don't represent our brand because my clothes are too modest. So, today I will go home earlier to shop for clothes. Later tonight I will represent LTX to a dinner meeting with clients and I have to look expensive. Ughhhhh...]

Finland sent a WhatsApp message to both Jean and Caspar before lunch.

Jean replied to her message 5 minutes later.

[You're weird. All other women I know will be happy to shop for clothes when told by their boss.]

[You just found out I'm a weirdo?] Finland replied.

Caspar replied to her message 10 minutes later.

[No need to shop. Lauren will send all your clothes to the mansion this afternoon. Try checking at home first.]

[Hey, aren't you flying right now? How can you reply to my WhatsApp?] Finland asked in surprise.

[WiFi on the plane.] answered Caspar. He sent the next message [Don't forget to take photos with your new clothes and send them later.]

Finland recalled that yesterday in the boutique Lauren said that she had to choose one outfit and the rest would be sent to the mansion. Was this what Caspar meant just now?

Ahhh... she couldn't wait to go home and see which clothes Lauren sent her.

[Thank you!!]

[You are most welcome.]

Caspar was smiling when he sent his reply. He now wished he had set up a hidden camera to watch Finland's candid reaction when she saw hundreds of clothes he bought for her. Now he should only make do with pictures and report from Ms. Law.

Finland's mood improved. She completed the gallery design for Katia and sent the results via email. Katia loved it and wanted to further discuss the details this Saturday when they go to Universal Studios.

She also completed presentations for LTX's other clients. Now she had time to read Atlas Corp's company profile, the company they would have dinner with tonight.

Atlas Corp was a fairly new aviation company, but they had been developing very rapidly because of the various sophisticated innovations they have. Currently, the two lines that they would market to super-rich consumers in Asia were the regular private aircraft which had a capacity of 12 passengers and a single helicopter which they say would soon replace cars for the super-rich.

Finland was very interested in seeing their products.

[Can I ask for a photo from your private plane?] She asked Caspar.

[Sorry, I don't like being photographed.] Caspar replied.

[I asked for a photo of YOUR PLANE... I want to know how many seats there are. I did NOT ask for YOUR picture.] Finland replied, pursing her lips.

Why was this Caspar so narcissistic, she thought. She just wanted to compare the private plane that the man used to the products from LTX's prospective clients.

[So, you prefer my plane to me? Do you just want a picture of my private jet and not a picture of me? I feel sad…] Came a reply from Caspar.

Ugh...

Finland massaged her forehead and rolled her eyes. She did not continue texting Caspar and put her phone down.


บท 45: Private Plane

A few minutes later she heard the sound of incoming messages. When she opened her phone, she saw that Caspar sent her 5 photos. Four photos of the cabin of his private plane and one photo of Caspar sitting on a luxury chair on the edge of the window holding a laptop.

Finland could not help laughing. She gasped when she thought of Ben's face when Caspar suddenly asked him to take his picture on the plane.

Finland knew that Caspar was very unhappy about being photographed, but because Finland was strictly asking for pictures of only his jet, and not a single photo of him, the man's pride was nudged. Therefore he voluntarily sent a photo of himself together with photos of the plane cabin, as requested by Finland.

"Why are you laughing? What's so funny?" asked Tran who was sitting next to Finland.

"It's nothing... hahahah... no... there's nothing funny..." Finland wiped away her tears because she was laughing so much. This guy, Caspar, was just too adorable.

Poor Ben, he must be so confused seeing his Master acting so childish.

After she stopped laughing, Finland sent a reply to Caspar with heart emoticons. [❤❤ Thank you!]

[Is my plane good?]

[Yes, very good. I'm just comparing it to the products of our new clients. Later tonight we will meet people from Atlas Corp; they manufacture private planes.]

[Oh. Atlas has good products. Maybe I'll buy some of them. Their single helicopter hasn't got a vehicle permit, but I'm interested in putting some at home for sports and entertainment.]

[Really??]

Finland grumbled to herself because Caspar talked about buying a helicopter like buying a shirt. She did not know when she would get used to this kind of lifestyle.

[Can you drive a car?] Caspar asked her again.

[Not yet.]

[Later I will ask Jadeith to teach you how to drive. Driving is a life skill, just like swimming, cooking, and riding a bicycle. You will definitely need it one day.]

[OK.]

[Don't forget to send me photos of you in your new clothes when you get home.]

[Yes.]

[I need to work now. Talk later.]

Finland put down her phone and returned to reading Atlas's company profile. She compared the images of the Caspar's plane to the new private aircraft product from Atlas. Caspar's jet was much bigger, with a possible capacity of 20 people.

She looked at the photos sent by Caspar and for some reason she could not take her eyes off the fifth photo. Caspar looked very handsome in his fancy chair; he was busy working on his laptop with his shoulders leaning slightly against the plane's window. In the vicinity she could see several staff who also seemed to be busy.

They have been separated for just a few hours, but Finland was starting to miss him already...

Finland asked for permission to go home early with an excuse to shop for new clothes. Because she was sure that everyone was still in the office, Finland contacted Jadeith to pick her up in front of the building. No one would notice anyway.

"Good afternoon, Madam." Jadeith opened the door for Finland and the girl hurriedly entered.

"Good afternoon, Jadeith. We go straight home. Later this evening I have to go out for dinner with the company's clients."

"Understood." Jadeith started driving towards Rose Mansion. "Master asked me to teach Madam how to drive. How about we start tomorrow after work at the Bukit Batok driving facility?"

"Uhm... sure. You know better."

Throughout her life Finland had never intended to learn how to drive a car. She couldn't even ride a bicycle. After living in Singapore for 4.5 years, she did not feel the need. There were various public transportation options available in Singapore. She also did not know whether, in this lifetime, she would ever afford a car. In Singapore, the cost of owning a car is so much higher compared to other countries in the world.

But Finland understood why Caspar asked her to learn to drive. It was indeed a very useful life skill. If there were an emergency and she had to take someone to the hospital, they would save valuable time and maybe a life if she could directly jump in a car and drive to the hospital, instead of waiting for help to arrive. Same goes with swimming.

Rose Mansion had a big swimming pool behind the house and Finland was determined to learn swimming when she was not too busy.

"We have arrived." said Jadeith a while later. Finland, who was busy with her own thoughts, woke up from her reverie. She thanked Jadeith and got out of the car.

"Where do you live, Jadeith?"

"I temporarily stay at the Hotel." answered Jadeith. "Usually we only stay in Singapore for about a month, Madam. We have permanent residences in Berlin and New York."

"Oh, so you usually live in Germany and United States?" Finland was interested in hearing Jadeith's answer. "Who do you mean by us?"

"Master and his six personal bodyguards. Normally we always stay together. Master spends most of his time in Stuttgart or Berlin and New York. Usually he comes to Singapore for only a month to take care of matters related to his companies in Asia. This is the only time Master decided to stay longer."

"Oh..."

Finland just realized that Caspar did not live permanently in Singapore. He had been staying in Singapore for almost 4 months now, so surely there were a lot of dynamics in his life that changed because of his decision to extend his stay in Singapore. She also didn't know that Caspar had six personal bodyguards. She indeed still had a lot to learn about the man.

She knew that Caspar was part of the Alchemist clan who stay young forever. He had a younger sister named Flora and a younger brother named Aldebar. She also knew that Ben, who was Caspar's personal driver, was not a mere driver, because his brother, Stanis, was the head of Caspar's family staff.

Apart from this information, Finland realized that she did not know much about Caspar.


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