Make It Work [B5 Story]

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"Great news!" Diddy said aloud. "I carefully reviewed the Say Yes video and I can say, I liked it. You guys took advantage of an opportunity and made something great out of it. The video is done."

The boys were excited to hear that and Brian-Michael nodded in excitement along with them. He couldn't believe they actually went ahead and finished it on their own.

Kelly quickly got back into business mode. "What about the album and the eight slots we have? We want more than that. Actually, I'm demanding that we get more than that!"

Dustin looked at Kelly and then to Diddy. Diddy and Dustin haven't spoke to each other since before finishing the video. He waited for Diddy to say no so he could pounce on him again. Dustin was still angry.

Puff Daddy looked at Dustin and came up with a plan to give them what they want. "Fine. 15 songs maximum. That's it. I want the songs finalized by midnight Thursday. You need to send the songs in the order that you like as well as the album name."

Kelly smirked. He felt like they were finally getting things to go their way.

"What about the album cover? We need a shoot." Patrick told Puff.

"Cool. Shoot Saturday morning."

"And we want a listening party.. close friends and family at a small venue, maybe even have it at the studio. Nothing too big. Right before the album drops." Bryan demanded.

"Anything else?" Diddy asked.

"Money. Cash. Mula. We need it ASAP." Carnell told him.

"Once the album is out, you'll get it." He smiled.

The guys looked at each other, making sure everyone was done demanding shit. They nodded.

"Okay. Songs due midnight Thursday, photo shoot this Saturday. The album is set to drop in three weeks and the listening party will be the night before the album drops. We can have it at my place. I have a studio section big enough for everyone to come in and listen. How's that sound?"

The boys nodded agreeing with the words of Diddy for once.

"Great! Get to work putting those songs in order and be thinking about your album cover shoot. I'll be in contact. If that is all, I'm out." Sean grabbed his phone and headed out of the conference room.

Brian-Michael clapped. "Way to go defending yourself. I thought you'd never get tired of him stepping all over y'all." He laughed.

Carnell scoffed. "Are you ever going to say something positive about our decisions?"

"This was the best thing y'all have done since working with him. I'm just shocked he said yes. I've worked with Diddy for a while so I know how he operates and I knew y'all made a big mistake by working with him. You're having some successes now but that's just to prepare you for the failures."

The boys didn't like the words from B. Cox. As a matter of fact, they were well beyond offended.

"You think you know everything, B." Patrick told him.

"No.. you do. You're the reason why everyone voted Chelsea out. You're going to regret it." He told them calmly. They felt a vibe and not a good one.

"How about you just leave.. we'll find another producer when it's time for us to record." Kelly told him.

"Suite yourself. I hope everything goes well for you." He said before exiting.

They shook off the last convo and begin to brainstorm ideas for the shoot, plus organize the songs they wanted on the album.