Dominic froze for a moment, and nodded when he realized Tammy was serious. He said, âOkay, fine.â
Tammy handed the driver a bill before asking Dominic, âCan I have your cell phone number?â
âSure.â Dominic dialed his cell phone number into Tammyâs phone And he smiled as he watched the two girls walk together toward the building. He thought, 7hatâs interesting. I must say that knowing you two is much more interesting than signing the contract. Iâm looking forward to seeing you again, Amber After getting back into the cab, Dominic made a phone call. âYouâll get your money tomorrow,â he said âReally? Wow! Thanks! I promise Iâll pay you back the money with interest by the end of the year.â
âYou havenât paid me back what you owed me last year,â Frowning, Dominic said in dissatisfaction âIâm so sorry. Iâve recently been losing money in my racing business.â
âAre you sure you will not lose money next year?â
âYeah! One of our teamâs competitors has qualified for this race! Iâll be rich as soon as he wins first place in this competition.â
Then Dominic calmly looked out the window and said, âI like your optimistic attitude.â wee Later, Tammy and Alicia returned to the office together. And Alicia said 552 I Own This Place to Tammy anxiously, âWe really donât have much to lose, do we? Dominic is the most well-known player here! Youâre honored to be able to compete with him. Right, Tammy?â
Noticing that Tammy remained silent, Alicia turned around. And then, she saw Tammy daydreaming. Raising one of her brows, Alicia snapped her fingers in front of Tammyâs eyes, asking loudly, âWhat are you doing? Youâve been preoccupied all day.
Whatâs the problem?â
After returning to her senses, Tammy said, âI heard Dominic isnât going to be in the pro league next year.â
âWhat? Why?â
âHeâs retiring.â
âNo way!â Alicia said, pulling out a chair and sitting in it, âHeâs so young! Why would he want to retire at such a young age?â
Instead of answering Aliciaâs questions, Tammy shook her head. She had no idea what was going on as well Alicia noticed that Tammy was behaving strangely. Surprised, she asked, âAre you worried about him? Tammy, youâre not his fan, are you?â
âDo you think thatâs possible?â Tammy asked, rolling her eyes âIâm only kidding,â Alicia replied. Then she said to herself, / Anow your only idol is Scott, Tammy. And there is no way that youâre Dominicâs fan!
Well, he has a lot of fans, though Having collected her thoughts, Alicia sighed and explained, âForget about it. I should think about what Iâm going to say to Nelly about this.â Then she was lostin thought, Since losing the last contract, Iâve been anxious every day. And I begged Nelly of the companyâs business department for a contract every day after that. Unfortunately, many celebrities in the entertainment industry are scrambling at the time for 5521 Own This Place advertising contracts. As a result, at the end of the year, few companies are willing to sign contracts with eSports players. Gosh... What should I do now? Why hasnât anyone told me before that this job would be so difficult?
wae Since she arrived at work in the morning, Alicia had been sitting in Nellyâs office. And she asked Nelly in a pleading tone, âCan you help me think of another way? Does anyone have extra advertising contracts right now? Amber has never taken an advertising contract before, and Iâm worried for her as her assistant.â
âAlicia, I want to help you, too,â Nelly sighed, âBut you see, the whole industry is in a slump right now, as it is this time of year.
Maybe it will be better after next yearâs tournament.â
âBut didnât Pearl just see a toothpaste commercial? Her teeth arenât even white!â
âShh! Keep your voice down. The toothpaste companies love Pearl now. Sheâs probably going to be in every toothpaste commercial in the future,â Nelly whispered âWhat were they thinking? Sheâs just a mediocre live streamer!â
âActually, sheâs the most beautiful female e-sports streamer now. At least the ranking list says so,â With a shrug, Nelly responded âSheâs the most live streamer?! Really? Amber is ten times prettier than her! Whoever made the list must be joking, right?â Alicia nearly snapped âIf Amber hadnât refused to let people see what she looks like, she couldâve replaced Pearl. Seriously, if Amber was willing to release her photos, her fan base would be much larger than it is now. And she would receive advertising contracts every day 5521 Own This Place âThatâs not going to work. Amber wonât do that,â Alicia said, shaking her head âThen thereâs nothing I can do for you, dear,â Nelly said as she walked out the door âNelly!â Alicia stomped her foot in frustration as she watched Nellyâs figure vanish through the office door. She muttered, âWhy do people care so much about other peopleâs looks nowadays?â
After calming herself down, Alicia walked out of Nellyâs office. As soon as she shut the door and turned around, she saw Tammy, who didnât seem to be in a bit of a hurry. Anxious, Alicia said to Tammy, âTammy, for real? The tournament is three months away!
Arenât you nervous about it? Do you have any idea how important it is for you to get advertising deals done?ââ
Well, actually, I do. But I donât need advertising deals. After all, Iâm rich. Though Tammy wanted to speak her mind out loud, she swallowed her words back when seeing Aliciaâs blushed face. And Tammy found it amusing when she realized how anxious Alicia was. âYou donât have to be in such a rush, Alicia. Iâm going to take you somewhere right now, and you can help me sign a contract,â she said âReally? You?â Alicia asked, frozen Tammy immediately put down her video game and said, âYes. Letâs go âWhere are we going?â âAre you going, or are you not going? Do you really want that contract?â
âAll right, letâs go!â Half an hour later, they arrived at the Carousel Groupâs headquarters Looking at the building in front of them, Alicia asked, âIs this the place you 552 I Own This Place told me about?â
âYes!â With a smug, Tammy replied Alicia took a deep breath to keep herself from passing out. Then she uttered, âTammy, you canât just do whatever you want because youâre a famous live streamer. Do you know what kind of place this is?â
âIsnât this just the Carousel Group?â Tammy asked as she found Aliciaâs words hilarious âSo, you know what kind of place this is! Can we really collaborate with them? Stop daydreaming. Tammy, When you become famous, Iâll try to get you a contract with them,â Alicia said sincerely Trying hard to hold back her laughter, Tammy almost stammered, âYou havenât even gotten inside the building! What makes you think it wonât work?â
âI donât need to go in. I just know it wonât work,â Looking at Tammy in disbelief, Alicia nearly rolled her eyes at her âWhat if it will work?â
âHuh? You own this place?â Again, Alicia asked in disbelief âYeah.â
âAnd you are...â Looking at Tammyâs serious look, Alicia suddenly thought of something. She looked at the Carousel Groupâs logo and then at Tammy. âReally? You own this place?!â
Tammy nodded. âLetâs go. Itâs freezing outside.â
Then Tammy strolled into the luxurious lobby with Alicia. Alicia was completely frozen, and it took her a long time to follow Tammy The receptionist treated Tammy with great respect. She jogged over to them and helped them press the elevator button âIs my brother at work today?â Tammy asked the receptionist 552 I Own This Place âYes, he came here early this morning.â âGreat! Weâll just go up on our own. Thanks.â âOkay.â Alicia followed Tammy into the elevator, even if she couldnât believe the fact. And then she followed Tammy, who walked quickly through the corridor and into the presidentâs office âWhereâs my brother?â Tammy asked a secretary as soon as she reached the door of the office âMiss Wright, hello. Mr. Wrightâs still holding a meeting right now. You are welcome to wait here for a moment. Iâll tell him that youâre here.â
âThatâs fine. Weâll wait for him here.â Nodding, Tammy answered with a polite smile After the secretary left, Alicia pinched her thigh, assuming that she was dreaming Seeing that, Tammy asked in surprise, âWhat are you doing, Alicia?â
Alicia replied, rubbing her thigh, âI wanted to check if I was dreaming And it turns out that Iâm not dreaming. But there must be a problem with my brain.â
Rolling her eyes, Tammy asked, âWhat are you doing? You have already met my brother, havenât you?â
âBut I had no idea he was the Carousel Groupâs president then!â
Curling the corners of her lips upward, Tammy began to eat the cookies. She said, âIâm sorry, I forgot to tell you this. Iâm giving you an opportunity to talk to my brother.â
âWhat should I say to him then?â Alicia asked nervously âAbout advertising contract, of course!â