Chapter 113


    “I think we are overall very ready for the presentation tomorrow. Just like the other years, we’re given


    roughly 15 minute to present the storyline and the storyboard. The 15 minutes also includes a couple of


    minutes to address questions that themittee members may have,” Richard exined sternly.


    “We should be fine with what we have. We’ve reiterated on it so many times, I’m honestly quite sick of


    it. Let’s get tomorrow’s presentation over and done with so we can move on to the next phase. The


    detailed nning should be exciting and so will the actual production,” Ace said with a nod of his head.


    It as true that we reiterated the storyboard many times. Since Ace provided his first round of feedback


    while we were in my bed together, the storyboard went through minor changes here and there based


    on his second round of feedbacks and suggestions from the other team members. Somehow, with


    Jeremy’s help, we were able to get everything right at the end. Everyone worked extremely hard on


    their part.


    Richard was right. We were very ready for the presentation tomorrow.


    Come what may. I was certain that our storyboard would pass with flying colors.


    “Before we end this meeting so we can all get some sleep for the night. Julianna has some updates on


    Julianna was seated.


    She cleared her throat as if she was about to make a very important announcement before she started


    speaking.


    “The agenda for the meeting tomorrow is the same as always. There will be an opening speech from


    themittee’s representative and then the presentations from the various contendingpanies will


    start immediately. For that, I am going to share on the screen the presentation sequence that has been


    decided for the meeting tomorrow,” Julianna announced.


    All eyes were on the screen and suddenly, it seemed like the pressure in the room had increased


    substantially. A few secondster, the empty presentation transformed into a table listingpany


    names in sequence for the presentation tomorrow.


    My eyes immediatelynded on ourpany’s name, and I bet that the other team members did exact


    same thing. Out of around twentypanies, we were fifth. My eye widened when my eyes shifted to


    the name of our biggestpetitor in the market and for thispetition: Chase Creatives.


    The name of ourrgestpetitor was just above ourpany’s name. It seemed like we were set to


    present right after them. I had no idea if this was intentional or not, but it seemed like our work will be


    “It is what it is…” Richer murmured darkly.


    It seemed like it wasn’t just me that had realized that we were schedule to present right after Chase


    Creatives. I had no idea how much this would impact our presentation or if at all. However, the


    members in the room seemed to tense up a little at this new piece of information.


    “Rx. The presentation order doesn’t matter. What matters is the quality of what is going to be


    presented. Have a little more confidence in yourself and your work, will you?” Ace spoke up before he


    smiled with confidence.


    Ace’s words truly felt motivating and reassuring at the same time. I could feel the tension leave my


    body and the atmosphere in the room lightened a little. It wouldn’t be much longer before we got to see


    the result of our hard work.


    “Jeremy, can you stay behind for a bit?” Ace asked.


    Jeremy didn’t seem surprised to be requested to stay behind and he just nodded his head in


    acknowledgement. After that the meeting was dismissed and we were all told to call it a day so that we


    could get adequate rest for the presentation tomorrow.


    …


    **First Pitch Presentation Day**


    The moment that we got off thepany’s bus, I was awestruck by howrge the venue was. I’ve seen


    this venue and the inside of it various times before on television, but I had never been here. The other


    team members did not seem surprised by the sheer size and luxurious feel of the ce. I guess that


    was to be expected, it wasn’t their first time here at all.


    “Focus…” Richard hissed from behind me.


    “Sorry…” I whispered back.


    He must have sensed that I was focusing too much on our surroundings rather than the work at hand. It


    has been decided naturally that Ace would be the one presenting at this meeting. The man in question


    was nowhere to be seen and I wondered where he was. He’s not going to bete on such an important


    day, is he?


    Suddenly, I started feeling extremely worried. Ace had insisted that I travel along with the other team


    members on thepany’s bus after I met up with the other team member at thepany’s


    headquarters. I’m his secretary and I don’t even know where he physically was right now. Does this


    mean that I just failed at my job?


    I nced at the watch on my wrist and found that the event was about to start. Even though, it wasn’t


    our turn to present yet, we were expected to be there at the start of the event in the auditorium hall.


    Ace knew that, and yet, he’s nowhere in sight.


    “Let’s go. Stop spacing out,” Julianna said as she walked on ahead.


    Everyone started following her into the building before she led us to the auditorium where the meeting


    was scheduled to take ce. Although it was just the first round of presentations, I could feel the


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    tension skyrocket in the air surrounding us when we entered the auditorium. Julianna seemed to know


    where our seats were, and she led us immediately to them.


    I stared at the sign that bore ourpany’s name tobel the area of our seats while my mind


    wondered where Ace was?


    Maybe, I should give him a call. That was what I decided and what I did immediately after pulling out


    my phone.


    --To be continued…