Then, I greeted my employees and their family members, who, of course, were also invited to rejoice at our successes with us. Among them, I remember Paul Diaz's younger sister the most.
"Mr. Reath, I'm very glad to meet you. I'm a big fan of yours," the girl blurted out with a happy face, looking into my eyes. "I like your books, composition, and also the game you came up with."
"Really? It makes me so happy when you have such beautiful fans supporting you. Paul, you have a wonderful sister," I looked at my employee.
"You are right, I am very lucky to have her. She supported me in difficult times. Without her, I would have given up long ago. She is very reasonable and hardworking. When our mother fell ill, it was she who took on the care of the house on her fragile shoulders. As far as I can remember, Alice, I have never been interested in anything. She devoted all her time to studying. And when a misfortune happened in our family, she withdrew into herself. I wanted her to find some hobby to distract herself. However, due to difficult financial problems, she discarded this idea. Now, thanks to you, our family's situation has improved. And she was able to find something that makes her smile and be happy," he finished his monologue, looking at his sister with warmth. And I didn't even know that I had such an influence on his family.
I wonder if I had a sister in the past world? The memories are vague, perhaps in the future I will be able to find the answer to this question.
"Alice," I turned to the little girl. "How old are you?"
"It's not polite to ask a lady her age," she muttered, puffing out her cheeks.
"She recently turned 13," Paul answered for her.
"Brother!" she looked at her brother with a displeased and condemning look. I suppose she didn't want to seem too small in front of me. That's why she didn't want to mention her age.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Um, me," she looked at Paul with doubtful eyes. "I've always dreamed of becoming an actress and making movies. But I understand that it's a very difficult job. And success, in most cases, depends on luck. My brother reproached himself a lot for choosing the profession of a game programmer. After all, it brought him a lot of suffering. And I don't want him to worry about me as well. That's why I haven't decided what exactly I'm going to do yet."
"But you already know what you want to be. No need to destroy your dream. Strive to become a famous actress and a great director. I will help you in these endeavors."
"Really?" the girl asked in an uncertain and at the same time happy voice.
"Sir Reath, this is …"
"Don't worry, Paul. I feel a kindred spirit in your sister. And I also want her to be happy. I will not harm her," I hastened to calm my nervous brother.
Thank you!" he thanked me, lowering his head.
"So, study hard, Alice. When you grow up, you will make wonderful films." Leaving the young girl with her brother, I met with Barbara and Heather
"No serious incidents occurred?" Looking at the two of them, I asked.
"Don't worry, the evening is going very peacefully," Barbara said.
"Even somehow surprisingly," Heather supported the conversation.
"Enough, you'll jinx it," I said in a worried tone.
"There are even more people than I thought," said Miss Gordon, looking at the room full of people. "You even managed to drag Bruce here, I'm simply amazed!"
"Now, many will understand that our modest company has a rather good relationship with the chairman of Wayne Enterprises. I think this is a good sign," my assistant noted, adjusting her glasses. While we were talking, Madame Alexandra and Sir Maxwell approached us.
"Hello, Alex," the owner of the restaurant greeted me. "Well, you surprised me again. I didn't know that you had such a good relationship with Bruce Wayne. Despite the fact that he behaves like a spoiled rich kid, he is a very good person."
"Do you know Bruce?"
"Yes, and not only that. I was friends with his father in the past. An old story." Sir Maxwell said.
"Alex, I think it's time for you to give a speech," said Madame Alexandra.
"As always, you are right, I will begin immediately," I said, heading towards the piano. Having pressed the keys several times, I successfully attracted everyone's attention. "Hello, let me introduce myself again, I am Alex Reath. I am grateful to you for coming to support us today. The company "Alritex Entertainment" organized this event to celebrate the success of our first mobile game - "Subway Surfers". I hope everyone has heard of this game?" I asked jokingly. "Not everyone knows, but just recently, I was simply a nobody. No one even knew about my existence… But one day everything changed. I will not dwell on this in detail, I will simply express my sincere gratitude to one specific person. Without him, there would be no tonight. This person saw something in me and offered to help. Of course, I did not refuse and asked my benefactor for a million dollars,"
After what was said, quiet laughter was heard in the hall.
"And do you know what he did? He gave me this million dollars! Can you imagine? I was shocked as well! True, I missed a few key details of the story, but let's not get hung up on the little things. This man's name is well known in this city. Gotham's most eligible bachelor, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist - Bruce Wayne. Please greet this man."
All attention in the hall was focused on the large figure of a man holding a glass of champagne in his hand. And after a short silence, applause poured in.
"Bruce, I express my sincere gratitude to you. Thanks to you, I founded my small enterprise, and now, after some time, we have achieved our first success."
"I have no merit in this, you have achieved all this through your own labor, Alex," Bats took the floor. "You are a genius, such a person cannot remain a nobody all his life. Even without my help, you would have been reborn like a phoenix."
"Maybe he is right, but I still owe him. Without his help, it would have taken me a lot of time and effort to get to where I am now. You should not devalue the meaning of "time", it is precious. In my case, even more so. - My company began its ascent with a mobile game. The next step is computer games. I do not know how much time it will take to turn Alritex Entertainment into the largest company in the entertainment industry. But I hope that those people who helped me successfully create the game "Subway Surfers" will continue to support me and lead the company to the top. One person can not achieve much. He needs allies whom he can trust and who will help him in difficult times. Let's move forward together," I raised a glass of juice, finishing my speech.
The hall immediately burst into thunderous applause. And while people were comprehending my words, I quietly sat down at the white piano. Having knocked on a few keys, I again cast my gaze into the restaurant hall. The room suddenly fell silent, and everyone carefully watched me.
"I hope no one will mind if I play a few compositions?"
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