Boss Lady #1: Playing Wild [COMPLETE]

XXVII. Fresh Feeling

WILD sighed for the third time today, and it's not even noon yet. Magdadalawang linggo na siyang narito sa Pilipinas at kahit gustong gusto na niyang umuwi sa Hong Kong para makasama ang mag-ina roon ay hindi pa niya magawa. He needs to make sure that everything is planned smoothly and perfectly before he goes home. 

Some people might say nothing is perfect, but for a man like Wild Kean, there is always such thing called perfection.

Juggling Castle HK and Castle in Manila is quite a difficult one to do. So far, he is surviving. Minsan nga lang ay napapagod siya pero alam niyang sulit naman ito lahat.

While managing the Hong Kong expansion, a new subsidy will be launched in the Philippines. They will be launching a small publishing company that will cater to newbie and small-time writers. It was actually an idea he thought of a few months ago when he discovered through Clara how popular and influential small-time writers are online. Napagdesisyunan niyang buuin ang subsidy na ito para merong publishing company na pwedeng mag-accommodate ng book publishing ng mga newbie and small-time writers.

In honor of their daughter, Wild named the publishing company after Amihan. No other perfect name fits it well except for Amihan's name. And maybe one day, Amihan herself will be the boss that will manage the publishing company and Castle.

"Sir, this is the list of names of the potential investors of Amihan Press," wika ng kanyang secretary sabay abot ng isang folder. "And this is the list of writers whose works we are aiming to publish this year."

Hindi na sinilayan ni Wild ang unang folder na inabot ni Edwin sa kanya. After all, Wild already knows who are these potential investors. These are the same people following his business all the time. Kung ano ang nilo-launch ng Castle, automatic na nag-iinvest ang mga ito dahil malaki ang tiwala nila sa kumpanya at kay Wild.

Instead, Wild opened the second folder. It contains resume-like documents, with one writer's profile provided per page. Iba iba ang mga ito, may babae at lalaki, at iba iba rin ang edad. Each page contains the personal information of the writer, followed by their social media engagement, and their popular stories published online. Each profile was created based on the data gathered by their team.

Wild skimmed each page to review each writer's profile and works. May mga writer na puro teen romance ang sinusulat, merong sci-fi, may thriller, at may adult romance. Their team definitely made a diverse list of writers, and Wild trusts that this is going to be another worth it venture of Castle Corp.

"Thank you, Edwin. We're settled already for the launch tonight?" tanong niya. Tumango ang secretary at ngumiti.

"Definitely, Sir. Everything's settled and set for the launch."

Tumango siya at nagpasalamat muli rito bago umalis si Edwin sa kanyang opisina. Wild sighed then stood up, buttoned his tux, and looked at the floor-to-ceiling glass window of his office. Kitang kita niya rito ang mga nagtataasang gusali sa Makati.

There are days when Wild can't still believe he has made Castle reach this sky high pedestal. Malaki ang sakripisyong ginawa ng kanyang magulang para masiguradong magtatagumpay ang Castle Corp., at siya ang nagpatuloy ng sinimulan nila.

He felt so proud of his parents and of himself.

"CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CASTILLO!"

Sunod sunod na bati sa kanya ng mga business investors and fellow businessmen invited at the launch of their new publishing company, Amihan Press. It was just a small cocktail and dinner party the team planned and executed, with only a few guests invited. Wild didn't want it to be a grand one.