"Coming up next is Diego Sanchez!" the audition announcer's voice boomed through the loud speakers at the backstage.
Instantly, all those who came for the audition glanced towards Diego's direction.
"It's now or never" Diego rubbed his sweaty palms as he walked unsteadily to the stage.
Although he usually performed in karaoke fest back in High school, Diego couldn't help but develop some bits of stage fright.
"You are Diego Sanchez, correct?" a chubby man scruntized Diego.
He war one of the three judges, the other two being a young man with chocolate skin and a middle aged lady with thick braids.
Diego instantly recognized the young man. He was his idol and latest music sensation;
YB!
As for the middle age lady, she was his talent manager. Although he didn't know who the chubby man was, he guessed him to be the owner of Meowsic record studio.
"Yes" Diego bit his lower lip nervously.
"It's okay young man. No need to be so worked up" Beatrice flashed a warm smile.
"Yeah. We don't bite" YB laughed heartily.
After all these was said and done, Diego sucked in a deep breath.
"I will be singing a cover of YB's debut single, Flowers On Me" he made his choice.
"Oh?" YB's eyes flashed with interest and anticipation.
Flowers On Me was his debut single and first viral hit that threw him mainstream. At that time, he was relatively new to the game, as such, there existed some slight flaws in the song.
He was curious, just how would this guy do justice to his son.
After recieving the go ahead, Diego began singing an acapella"
I know i'm flawed
And i am full of many wrongs
But i think there's still time
Cuz i'm still at my prime
I'm so cool. Awesome. I rock it all
That's why the gurls go crazy when they see my face
So baby throw some flowers on me. Flowers on me
I need those flowers on me. Flowers on me!
As Diego sang, he tried his best to not mimic YB's tune. Instead of going with it, he saught to develop it.
As Diego sang, the judges and even potential auditionists couldn't help but sigh with admiration. Not only was Diego's voice rich, he also had a perfect control of his falsetto, head voice or chest voice.
After Diego dropped the mic. Instantly? The auction exploded into cheers.
"Excellent!" Beatrice stared greedily at Diego.
This guy had more promise than YB! with the right grooming and a responsible record label, he would easily surpass YB,
"I don't know for you both, but i'm definitely giving this guy an A" YB said.
"Me too!" Charlotte and Bob chorused.
Drew and Boss Jay walked into Turbo motors. It was a very large car dealership shop.
Drew headed straight to the area where Aston Martins were sold.
Entering the hall, he saw three female staffs gossiping amongst themselves.
When the girls noticed Drew's presence, they swiftly swarmed towards him.
"Good day sir!"
"Do you want to buy a car? My catalogue is the best!"
"No! you should pick mine. It has attractive and cost friendly cars
Boss Jay frowned. He stomped his feet while releasing a bit of his aura.
But it was enough to make the staffs stagger back in recoil.
"How can the grand Patriarch be interested in such cheap cars. Let me tell you, the grand patriarch wants to buy the Aston Martin valkyrie model!"
The staffs were temporarily tongue tied. But soon, their astonishment turned into scorn and then mockery.
"Aston Martin Valkyrie? can your boss even afford it's tyres?"
"Yeah. These men are not even serious. Throw them out!"
Not just the staffs, even some of the customers skimming through catalogue books began throwing mocking looks at Drew and Boss Jay.
"Hmph. Do you even know how much that car costs?" an handsome man with ear rings holding the waist of a fat lady scorned.
After hearing Drew's shameless boast, coupled with he being more handsome than him, he began to grow a certain dislike towards him.
"Uhm, no. But i kind of saw it in a movie, and it looked kinda cool" Drew replied.
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The young man laughed cynically.
"Hahahaha. Another country boy. Let me tell you, an Aston Martin Valkyrie costs 2.4 million dollars. Even if you add up all your lifetime savings, it wouldn't even amount to half.
"Oh? and why do you sound so confident?" Drew teased.
"Because you are just a bumpkin who won't even amount to much" the young man raised his chin up.
"Should i beat this bastard up? his family isn't a threat to me" Boss Jay could no longer tolerate the insults that Drew kept recieving.
However, the latter stopped him.
"Not everything must be solved with violence"
After saying that, he turned towards the staffs.
"Is nobody going to attend to me?"
However all he got was silence and scornful gazes.
"Very well!" just as Drew was about to leave, he heard an exclamation.
"Drew?!"
Looking over, he saw Julian emerging from the inner region of the car.
Julian was a medicinal prodigy who once studied under a Divine Physician.
Some days back, Drew defeated him in a medicinal bout.
Since then, both men became friends.
However, before Drew could respond, one of the staff beat him to it.
"Thank goodness you are here!"
"What happened?"
The staff snorted and began explaining.
"So those two men came here and began boasting that they can buy our most expensive car. I tried calming them down, but they immediate flared up. They claimed they would beat the manager and buy the car dealership!"
"He said that?" Julian glanced at Drew.
Just as the staff wanted to sprout another series of lies, she felt a powerful sting on her cheeks.
Waalop!
"Sir!" the staff held up her cheeks in indigniance.
Why are you slapping the wrong person?!
"One word from you and you are fired! how dare you slander my best friend before me huh?!"
Julian then walked over to Drew, both men exchanging handshakes.
"And here i was, thinking that you've already forgotten such a minor character like me" Julian beamed.
"I never forget friends"
The staffs and customers were shocked at the sudden twist?!
The guy who they were mocking was actually Julian's friend?!
Julian was a Wayne, and the car dealership belonged to the Wayne's.
The young man who mocked Drew felt his legs going soft. It further increased when he felt Drew's intense gaze on him.
"You there, didn't you say i would never amount to much?" a playful smile curled up on Drew's lips.
The young man smiled. However, it looked much worst than crying.
Spank!
The fat lady slapped his head and fell on her knees.
"Please pardon my useless sugar son!" saying this, she landed another slap on the young man's thighs.
"You bastard! why aren't you begging for mercy huh? are you tired of living?!"
The young man snapped out of his daze and began begging Drew.
However, Drew pretended not to hear them. He disliked such people who bullied the weak but feared the strong.
Julian laughed.
"You said you wanted an Aston Martin Valkyrie right?"
"Yup"
Julian glared at one of the female staffs who hurried inside. Moments later, she came back with some document
"I am deeply honoured that you could squeeze out time to visit me. So, i'd like to gift you that car as my token of appreciation"