Previously on Sparks Behind The Big Screen...
"G's speaking. What's up, Riley?"
"Hey, are you still in the movie premiere?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I'm sorry but I need you to come to the main office now. The people from MAMA is here. It seems like we have to fly earlier than we have planned."
"What? Why?"
"We'll discuss that later. Just come to the main office now. And make sure, you come out through the back door."
"Okay, I'll be there soon", I said as I put my phone back into my clutch.
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"Good evening, ma'am. Mr. Hill has called me, so I'll try to get you to the main office as fast as I can" said Karl, our company's private driver.
"Right, thank you, Karl"
As soon as I step my foot into the car, I just realize that I haven't said a goodbye yet to Adam. So I decided to just give him a text explaining why I left early.
Adam, I'm sorry I had to leave the premiere earlier than expected. I have an emergency meeting regarding my next week's schedule. Anyway, the movie was great (even though I haven't watched it till the end).
p.s. let's grab some drinks next time! don't miss me too much, boo! xx
After the twenty minutes ride, I have finally arrived in the main building safe and sound. As the car stopped in front of the building, I know that it is my cue to get off of the car. I opened the door of the car and directly sprinted to the entrance door of the building. I noticed that the lobby is not as busy as it was during the day. Then, I hurriedly walked to the elevator and pressed for the seventh-floor button.
Ding!
The door then opened letting me out of the elevator. As soon as I set my foot out of the elevator, I directly head to the meeting room in the corner of the right hall. As I got closer to the meeting room, I started to hear voices that were in the middle of a discussion. And I am sure that one of the voices is Riley's. Then as I stood in front of the door, I made a knock on the door, letting the people inside know about my arrival.
"Come in, G." answered Riley.
After I heard his answer, I opened the door and got inside of the room. I directly headed towards the meeting table and held out my right hand to greet the guests.
"Hello, I'm Georgina Clark"
"Joowoon Kang. And this is Alan Tang," they introduced themselves as I sit at the empty seat next to Riley's and across the guests.
"Hi, it's nice to see you," I replied to their greetings. "Right, okay, so what are we discussing here?" I asked.
"Okay, first of all, I would like to sincerely apologize to you and also Mr. Hill. So, I have two news to tell you, one bad, one good. Which one do you want to hear first?"
I glanced at Riley to give him a concerning look and then I answered, "Well, let's hear the bad one first."
"Okay, so your partner for the special stage performance, Jonghyun from Shinee, he recently got into a car accident and his company has given us an official statement that he can't attend and perform at this year's MAMA"
"Oh my God, that's horrible. How is he? Was it a huge accident?"
"No and fortunately, I just received a call from his representative saying that he is conscious now. But the doctor won't let him out of the hospital for two weeks due to his injuries. So it would be impossible for him to continue the show."
"Oh my God, I'll try to visit him after the show. He worked so hard for the performance, I feel so bad for him," I said. "Riley, please squeeze in the schedule for me to visit him."
"Well, your schedules are totally packed but I'll try to squeeze it in." said Riley as he looked through my agenda.
"So, how about the good news?"
"Right! Well, since it is impossible for this collaboration to be canceled, we and Jonghyun's representative have discussed the solution for this problem. And we have come to a conclusion and we just need your approval about this. Since we haven't announced your partner for this collaboration to the public, we're thinking we can just substitute your partner," said Mr. Kang as he scans both of mine and Riley's faces to make sure that we are caught up.
"Well, this isn't the worst idea but who is the substitute? And is it possible for us to make it work?" I said to assure Mr. Kang.
"After looking at the conditions and the schedule for the candidates, the perfect fit for Jonghyun's substitution is Baekhyun from EXO. Not only he is in the same agency as Jonghyun but he is also one of the best singers in the agency as well. So, what do you think?"
"Hmm, it doesn't sound like a bad idea. What do you think, Riley?"
"I think that we're in the same boat. And after looking at your agenda, it is not impossible as well for you to fly to Korea earlier first before you fly to Hongkong," explained Riley.
"Well, it is all settled then. We just need to talk about the details now." I said excitedly.
After a quite long talk for around two hours, the meeting has finally done. It's all has been settled, I'm going to fly to Korea tomorrow morning. Then as soon as I landed, I have to go to meet Jonghyun's substitution who is apparently Baekhyun of EXO. I actually have heard about EXO somewhere but I'm not sure where. I'm just hoping for this collaboration to go smoothly.
But well, I guess this is going to be a one hell of a week. Sigh
Author's Note:
Firstly, I'd like to apologize because this chapter is extremely short. But still, please stay tuned for the next chapters! Don't forget to vote and comment below if you have anything to say about my work :) I would be more than happy to receive it! G.W.
