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483 Destined Connection
I wished that I could say that I fully understood the struggle that he went through but that would be
overestimating myself and overly simplifying his problems. 1
"What happened in the end?" I asked.
"In the end, things got so heated between us that we were splitting the team into two, almost literally. There were people who agreed with the manager while there were also many that agreed with what I had in mind. The key problem with the storyline and storyboard that I ca up with were two things. Firstly, the concept was very holistic and indirect, which many thought would be hard for the audience to understand. The second issue was that the budget required to produce the comrcial that I wanted was over the top expensive," Ace explained before taking a pause.
I wasn't sure what comrcial he was referring to exactly, but I could see Ace stubbornly pushing for the idea that he truly believed would produce the best outco regardless of what other people had to say.
"The atmosphere at work beca toxic quickly after that and the team wasn't making any progress. The deadlines beca choking, and we were on the verge of running behind schedule if a decision wasn't made regarding the storyboard that we were going to use," he went on with his story quite grimly.
"I guess you sohow got them to go along with your storyline in the end..." I stated my guess.
"That's right. In the end, my father was the one who decided to approve the additional budget and we went along with the idea that I had," he confessed.
Although he got what he wanted at the end of the argunt, Ace didn't look at all that happy about it. I could sense that sothing must have gone wrong with that project and the company's performance at the Ashford competition that year. Ace was silent for a mont, and I didn't dare to disturb his thoughts or rush him into continuing his story. I wondered why Ace was suddenly telling
all this and doing all of this reminiscing of the past. Perhaps because I was now leaving the company, he thought that he would have even less connection to the place.
It was strange because Ace and his father still owned a large chunk of the company even if he no longer worked there. As long as this was still their family business, I didn't see how Ace would be completely separated from it.
"Rina, do you rember the comrcial that you ntioned during your job interview? You know, the one you said inspired you to join this line of work and this company," Ace asked abruptly as he turned to stare right at .
I felt like he had put
on the spot and although I was very confused about where this was going, I did rember very well the job interview that I had years ago when I first joined the company. I rembered it very well partly because it was the interview that landed
my dream job at my dream company. However, the other reason that I rembered it so well was the fact that Ace was there as one of my interviewers on that day.
"Of course, I do. How could I ever forget?" I replied truthfully.
"I made that comrcial..." Ace stated bluntly as our eyes t.
He made...that comrcial?
"I see. So, it really was you..." I said before letting out a long sigh and nodding my head.
It wasn't like I didn't see this coming, but I just hadn't gotten around to confirming the facts with Ace. I had no idea why, but a strange sense of relief ca over
after his confession. He really was the one behind that comrcial that saved , inspired , and gave
a purpose in life for
to keep on going.
"You don't seem so surprised," Ace said with a slightly surprised look on his face.
"Well, the truth is, Jeremy took
down to the company's archives and while going through the files down there, I stumbled upon your old works coincidentally," I replied before smiling a little.
"Are you sure that it was coincidence?" Ace asked before grinning knowingly at .
"Fine. He took
down there to take a look at your old works to look for so inspiration. Out of all the people that we know and admire, we both agree that you're the best at engaging people emotionally with your comrcials," I confessed softly.
"And?" Ace prompted for
to continue.
Why do I feel like I had done sothing wrong, and now I have to confess to my wrongdoings?
"I was looking through the files of your past works and I happened to stumble on it. You know, the file outlining the idea and storyboard of the comrcial that I ntioned in my interview," I said.
"You an this, right?" Ace said as he handed
the file that he had taken from the archive earlier.
I took the folder that he handed to
and opened it to see the exact docunts that I had flipped through before when I was in the archive. My eyes widened when I realized that it was the files associated with that comrcial that he had taken from the archive. Back then it was hard for
to believe that the comrcial that had so much influence on
was actually Ace's idea and work. It felt like too much of a coincidence and I wasn't sure how to deal with this kind of surprise. My eyes narrowed and I sucked in a rapid breath when I suddenly realized sothing.
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"You knew?" I gasped with widened eyes.
If Ace was telling
this now, then it could only an one thing. Ace already knew since the day of the interview just how much his work had impacted and influenced . Despite all that, he never said anything. He didn't say anything about his ownership of the work during the interview and he never ntioned anything to
up until now.
--To be continued...
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