Solar Blue Returns (Blue Water High Fan Fiction)

Part 11/20: Marketing Plan

It's the next morning, November 7th. Heath and Fly are at the Solar Blue house, waiting for Bec in the living room. They're watching TV, while the speakers are blasting "What You Gonna Do?" by The City Lights

Fly: ... So you're just gonna settle here? What will happen to your magazine?

Heath: Well, I guess Edge will be thrilled to know he's getting promoted. But don't tell him. You know how obnoxious he is, when he wins.

Fly: (laughs) I thought he hated competing now.

Heath: Not when it's with people from Solar Blue... And what about you? Have you decided yet?

Fly: I was up all night thinking about it, and I still don't know what to do. I'm terrified of the idea. But also a bit curious.

Heath: Weren't you a bit terrified, when you first came to Solar Blue?

Fly: I don't know. A little bit, I guess. The fact that I got hit with a board, and lost a tooth certainly didn't do me any favors.

Heath: And yet it turned out to be the best thing ever, and you ended up as a double world champion. Maybe this will be the best thing ever too.

Fly: ... Is this how you convince people to subscribe to your crazy ideas?

Heath: It works, doesn't it?

[They hear a knock on the door. It's Bec, and she's with none other than Corey. Heath is now really confused]

Bec: Hey guys. Meet my marketing specialist, Corey Petrie.

Corey: (shakes Fly's hand) Nice to see you again, Fly.

Fly: Nice to see you too. Hey, you got a beard.

Corey: Yeah, I did. (shakes Heath's hand) Nice to see you, Heath.

Heath: ... I'm sorry, have we met before?

Bec: Dude, this is Corey.

Corey: Mate, it's me. We have met. I was at Solar Blue, one year after you.

Heath: You were?

Corey: Yes. Corey Petrie. You were even here, to replace Jill in the first few weeks. How come you don't remember me?

Heath: Oooh. That, I remember.

Bec: Great. Tell him about the plan, Corey.

Corey: (hands Heath a folder) There you go.

Heath: What is this?

Corey: A marketing plan. I came up with a solid brand strategy for the new Solar Blue, and I also did some math on how we can grant quality, without overspending on boards and equipment.

Heath: Mate, I'm not sure if this is necessary (starts going through the folder)... Oh. This is actually brilliant.

Bec: Told you. Corey is a genius. He did all that in less than an hour.

Heath: Fine. I'm sold on this guy.

Corey: Great. Now, there's a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy that we'll have to go through, to get the licenses and stuff, and it'll probably be a pain in the backside. But if we start working on this now, we could have the new Solar Blue working by the end of the year.

Heath: That sounds great. You heard the man, Bec. Let's start working.

Bec: Alright, then. Let's get to work. And by that, I mean you guys. I have my own business to run.

Fly: Can I help? I'm starting to get excited about this.