THE CONTRACTED Episode 1

Episode 1

~4th July, 2023~

~Tuesday~

~At Clemonté Group of Arts~

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*over the phone* Is everyone ready for the meeting?

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Yes, sir.

The unknown man goes to the meeting room and connects the call to the conference system. He goes to the meeting board and starts the presentation.

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This is the monthly analysis of our company, sir.

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The head of Handicrafts Department will brief you about the handicrafts progress for this month.

The other departments also presented their monthly progress. The meeting goes on for about 45 minutes.

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So that was the entire month analysis, sir.

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*from the screen* Everything seems good. I appreciate all of you for your good work this month. The progress is excellent...

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...but, why is the progress going down in the Jewelry and Accessories Department?

Head of Jewelry Dept - Apparently, there are many new companies engaged in modern fashion, who create more simplistic and elegant accessories for both women and men. Youngsters today, prefer that sort of accessories, so our sales are going down, sir.

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Why don't our employees design such accessories?

Head of Jewelry Dept - *hesitates* Well...

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What's wrong?

Head of Jewelry Dept - Our employees are majorly old-fashioned and they cannot catch up with the emerging trends. If they are forced to create similar fashion, we would be accused of plagiarism.

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Hmm, *thinking*

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How about we collaborate with a rising fashion company for accessories?

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That would be a great idea, sir.

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Alright, Mr. Fernández. Start looking up for the best company to collaborate with.

Antonio Fernández

Yes, sir.

The man from the screen dismisses the meeting and everyone wraps up and leaves.

~talk among the employees~

Employee 1 - Why does he never show his face?

Employee 2 - Rumours say that he looks really ugly.

Employee 1 - How ugly should he have been to hide his face? He hasn't made even one public appearance until now!

Employee 3 - I've heard another rumour. It says that the Chairman is too old and has a prosthetic leg. Moving around is a pain for him, so he prefers to stay in his mansion.

Employee 2 - That doesn't explain why there are no photos of him on the internet.

Employee 4 - You're all going the wrong direction. Let me enlighten you all. The Chairman and his family got into an accident many years ago. His entire family died in the accident while only the Chairman lived. But his face got totally deformed. That is why he doesn't make any public appearances.

"Ohh Goodness!" the others exclaim.