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　　 at 9th of April 2019 05:08:36 PM

　　 Chapter 25

　　 Vikram's a.s.sistant Peter looked at the message he had just received and interrupted David who was explaining about the expected customer reach of the project and said,

　　 "Mr . Raymond, we can look at the numbers later but first I think you should go and meet my boss . "

　　 "As in right now?" asked Raymond .

　　 "Yes, he has informed me that he wants to have some discussion with you," said Peter and closed his laptop .

　　 "Ok then," said Raymond .

　　 When both Raymond and David got up from their seat, Peter said,

　　 "Mr . Vikram wants to meet with Mr . Raymond alone" and he shot a glance at David requesting him to stay back in the meeting room .

　　 "Please follow me", said Peter and started walking towards Vikram's office .

　　 Raymond looked back at David and eyed him to gather all doc.u.ments and project work and then followed Peter to enter Vikram's room .

　　 Vikram gave a cursory glance at Raymond and then looked at Peter and said,

　　 "If I need any further services from you I will let you know but for now, we are done" .

　　 "Oh", Peter exclaimed and then he left the room . He was quite surprised because Vikram would never indulge in such private business conversations . Vikram then asked Raymond to sit and continued,

　　 "There will be certain terms and conditions that my finance team would help to add into the business clause but I had a personal request which is on top of that . Is that ok with you?"

　　 Raymond new that Vikram was a man of principles who never bent the rule book . So he obviously knew that this request must be either something special or something so weird that it might lead to No Deal .

　　 "Well, it depends . What am I supposed to be ok with?", replied a surprised Raymond .

　　 "I have a family friend of mine who wants to venture into the gaming domain . She is a graphic designer by profession and I want you to include her in your new project as an intern," said Vikram and looked at Raymond like he was trying to map his reaction .

　　 Raymond knew that the request can't be that simple . He knew that there has to be something more . The look in Vikram's eye clearly told that his request was of paramount importance . So he asked after a brief pause,

　　 "And?"

　　 Vikram smiled and continued, "I want you to be her personal mentor so that she can learn the a to z of the graphic design process in your industry . She is a good girl and is a fast learner and I bet that you won't regret hiring her after her interns.h.i.+p is done . "

　　 Raymond didn't mind the proposal because anyways he had to hire in more people in case his proposal was accepted . Initially, he was a bit hesitant to hire an intern but when Vikram himself was vouching for her credibility, he was a.s.sured .

　　 "Sure! Won't be an issue . You can send me her resume and credentials . I will personally see what kind of activity she is best suited for," Raymond said .

　　 "But the most important thing is," Vikram said and paused .

　　 "She can't know I was behind this . No matter what happens, n.o.body in your company can know and you have to make sure of that . Whatever we discussed, stays between you and me . "

　　 "Ok," added Raymond .

　　 He started wondering who was this person for whom Vikram was ready to bend his own principles .

　　 "You don't have to worry about it . Please rest a.s.sured," he added .

　　 "Oh, I am a.s.sured because if you don't guarantee this then we have NO DEAL .

　　 I don't care what your numbers say, you will get this project . You have my word on that . But if you can't entertain my personal request or if at any point I feel you didn't keep your word, then the contract will be nullified . Is that clear to you Mr . Raymond?" .

　　 Raymond stood there speechless for a moment because within seconds this person had made the room ice cold with his terror . His words were sharp as steel and it stung Raymond's ego . But he calmly let it go, because the deal was everything for him and he was ready to go to any length for that .

　　 "It's clear", Raymond said and left the room .

　　 Raymond was stunned to hear such a request coming from him . This man had the capacity to give a job to anyone anywhere in the world and yet he was requesting him . Things were just not adding up .

　　 Vikram's a.s.sistant Peter looked at the message he had just received and interrupted David who was explaining about the expected customer reach of the project and said, . . . "Mr . Raymond, we can look at the numbers later but first I think you should go and meet my boss . " . . "As in right now?" asked Raymond . . "Yes, he has informed me that he wants to have some discussion with you," said Peter and closed his laptop . "Ok then," said Raymond . . When both Raymond and David got up from their seat, Peter said, . . "Mr . Vikram wants to meet with Mr . Raymond alone" and he shot a glance at David requesting him to stay back in the meeting room . "Please follow me", said Peter and started walking towards Vikram's office . Raymond looked back at David and eyed him to gather all doc.u.ments and project work and then followed Peter to enter Vikram's room . . Vikram gave a cursory glance at Raymond and then looked at Peter and said, . . "If I need any further services from you I will let you know but for now, we are done" . "Oh", Peter exclaimed and then he left the room . He was quite surprised because Vikram would never indulge in such private business conversations . Vikram then asked Raymond to sit and continued, . . . "There will be certain terms and conditions that my finance team would help to add into the business clause but I had a personal request which is on top of that . Is that ok with you?" . . . Raymond new that Vikram was a man of principles who never bent the rule book . So he obviously knew that this request must be either something special or something so weird that it might lead to No Deal . "Well, it depends . What am I supposed to be ok with?", replied a surprised Raymond . "I have a family friend of mine who wants to venture into the gaming domain . She is a graphic designer by profession and I want you to include her in your new project as an intern," said Vikram and looked at Raymond like he was trying to map his reaction . Raymond knew that the request can't be that simple . He knew that there has to be something more . The look in Vikram's eye clearly told that his request was of paramount importance . So he asked after a brief pause, . . "And?" . . . Vikram smiled and continued, "I want you to be her personal mentor so that she can learn the a to z of the graphic design process in your industry . She is a good girl and is a fast learner and I bet that you won't regret hiring her after her interns.h.i.+p is done . " . . Raymond didn't mind the proposal because anyways he had to hire in more people in case his proposal was accepted . Initially, he was a bit hesitant to hire an intern but when Vikram himself was vouching for her credibility, he was a.s.sured . "Sure! Won't be an issue . You can send me her resume and credentials . I will personally see what kind of activity she is best suited for," Raymond said . . "But the most important thing is," Vikram said and paused . . "She can't know I was behind this . No matter what happens, n.o.body in your company can know and you have to make sure of that . Whatever we discussed, stays between you and me . " . . "Ok," added Raymond He started wondering who was this person for whom Vikram was ready to bend his own principles . . "You don't have to worry about it . Please rest a.s.sured," he added . . "Oh, I am a.s.sured because if you don't guarantee this then we have NO DEAL I don't care what your numbers say, you will get this project . You have my word on that . But if you can't entertain my personal request or if at any point I feel you didn't keep your word, then the contract will be nullified . Is that clear to you Mr . Raymond?" . Raymond stood there speechless for a moment because within seconds this person had made the room ice cold with his terror . His words were sharp as steel and it stung Raymond's ego . But he calmly let it go, because the deal was everything for him and he was ready to go to any length for that . . "It's clear", Raymond said and left the room . . . Raymond was stunned to hear such a request coming from him . This man had the capacity to give a job to anyone anywhere in the world and yet he was requesting him . Things were just not adding up