Young Master
David wondered to himself, "Then what about the second time? Would there be a third or fourth time?" He couldn't help but ponder over the possibility of a failed relationship repeating itself. However, he quickly shook off those thoughts when he thought about his recent luck with women. "Damn, did his life turn for the better after he was dumped?" David thought, a little astonished.
He had noticed that ever since he acquired the system, he had become quite lucky with the ladies. First, it was Pearl, then Amelia, and now Tara. All of them were goddesses. "Which one should I choose?" he mused to himself. But then he realized, "Only kids make choices. I want all of them." Quickly snapping out of his reverie, he stood up and said to Tara, "Hello, Tara, pleased to meet you too!"
After shaking hands briefly and exchanging phone numbers and Instagram handles, the door of the room opened. The few of them assumed it was the attendant. However, they were surprised to see a short and fat middle-aged man walk in followed by the director Simon, who had met Tara yesterday. It turned out that Simon and Hector were accompanying two other investors that night when they saw Tara and her friends. Curious, Hector asked his secretary to follow them to see which private room they were in. After settling the two investors, they came straight to their room.
Simon introduced himself first, "Hello, everyone. My name is Simon Peters." Then, he introduced the short and fat middle-aged man next to him. "This is Mr. Gomez from Starlight Entertainments. The reason we're here today is to get to know you all. You should be students from SRMU, right? Mr. Gomez and I came to River City because we want to go to your university to look for characters for our movie with a total investment of over 100 million. Do you mind drinking with us?"
Hector walked impatiently in front of Tara and said, "You must be Tara! I am Hector Gomez from Starlight Entertainments. Pleased to meet you. I think you're very classy and that you're perfect for the female lead of the movie our company invested in." His eyes sparkled as he looked at Tara. She was beautiful and classy, and a head taller than him. He liked women taller than him as it triggered his dominance. No matter what, he had to get this woman.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gomez. I'm not interested in being a part of your movie," Tara responded calmly. As she looked at Simon and Hector, who had shown up without warning, she suddenly understood. She figured that Simon was probably asking her out yesterday to accompany Mr. Hector Gomez in front of her. Tara felt disgusted when she looked at Hector's short and fat body. If they wanted her to accompany this kind of person, it would be better if they just killed her. She did not care about the role of the female lead anyway.
"Miss Smith, you might not know that we have invested 100 million dollars into this movie. There might even be an increase in investment amount in the future. Plus, we even asked the popular celebrity Marie Kent to be the supporting female lead. If you accept the role, you'll rise to fame overnight!" Hector continued to entice her.
After he said that, Tara did not feel anything. However, Eliza, Rosalie, and Madison on the side were moved. The female lead? Supported by Marie Kent? She would shoot to fame for sure. Who did not want to get famous after choosing to get into the Acting Department? Who did not want to be a star? However, they just did not have the chance to do so.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gomez, I really am not interested," Tara reiterated, still unmoved.
"Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gomez, I'm interested!" Eliza and Rosalie quickly came over and said. However, since Madison's boyfriend Patrick was around, she did not go over. She finally got a rich boyfriend after so many difficulties, so she did not want to lose everything.
Hector was not interested in Eliza and Rosalie. He had played with a lot of women like this before. Hector gave Simon a look, asking him to talk to Tara for him. However, Tara did not give them the chance. She immediately said to Madison, "Maddie, I still have something I need to take care of, so I'll get going now. Have fun." Then, she said to David, "David, can you drive me?"
"Oh, alright!" David answered quickly. He wanted to leave a long time ago and now he finally had an excuse. After informing everyone in the room, the two left together.
David and Tara left the room, leaving Hector with an unpleasant expression on his face. It had been a while since Hector had encountered such a disrespectful woman ever since he became the manager of Starlight Entertainments. Hector felt powerless towards those stubborn women who refused to join showbiz. Elize and Rosalie sat on either side of Hector, trying to impress him. They wanted the role badly. Patrick from the Three Musketeers continued to do his own thing, while the other two tried to flatter Simon. Simon was a popular director and a big shot to Finn and his gang. As they drank, each had their own ulterior motive in their hearts. Meanwhile, David and Tara stepped into the elevator to go downstairs. Suddenly, Tara asked, "David, does this hotel belong to your family?"
David was taken aback and replied, "What do you mean?"
"Don't try to find an excuse to hide. I know you must have a deep connection with this hotel," Tara said. "I'm not hiding anything, and I don't know what you're talking about!" David retorted.
"Tsk tsk, David. The hotel can't give out free dinners just because of an event, and each dinner costs more than a hundred thousand dollars. You went a bit overboard. A discount would have been more appropriate," Tara explained.
David replied, "What does that have to do with me? I didn't arrange the free dinner."
"David, it's okay if you don't want to admit it, but a woman's intuition is very accurate. Only very important people to the hotel can arrange for free dinners. We'll find out who has so much authority when Maddie and the rest arrive," Tara reasoned. David was impressed with Tara's intelligence, but little did he know that Tara only confirmed it because she saw the attendants fawning over him when he entered the hotel the day before.
"Alright, Tara, you win. I was the one who arranged for the free dinner," David confessed.
Tara curiously asked, "What's your relationship with the hotel?"
David replied, "As you said, my family owns this hotel."
"So you're the young master?" Tara asked.
David chuckled and replied, "I guess so."
"Not bad! David, I didn't think that you were a super-rich kid!" Tara exclaimed.
"Tara," said David, "you're not bad either. You rejected the director and the investor when they came and asked you to be the female lead."
"I'm not as good as a super-rich kid like you," Tara replied with a smile. The two of them continued their conversation as they walked out of the hotel.
"Do you need me to drive you home?" David asked as they stood at the entrance.
"Of course! Do you expect me to hail a cab?" Tara looked at him matter-of-factly.
"Alright," David shrugged and called his Benz G-Class over. He drove Tara back to South River Multimedia University.
After dropping off Tara, David returned to International Residence where Pearl had already fallen asleep. He figured that Pearl must have been exhausted over the past few days with the handover of the hotel mired in minor details. After showering, he lay down in bed. After a while, he turned on his laptop and logged into Whale Streaming. Neither Amelia nor his cousin Lily were streaming, so David wandered around the platform. However, his level was a little terrifying, sitting at Level 1100. Whenever someone was at Level 1000 and above, they would be considered a King. David casually clicked on a game stream.
As soon as he entered the stream, a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon started circling on his screen. Then, four golden words appeared. 'The King Has Arrived!' This arrival was astounding. The stream immediately blew up with comments flooding in.
"Damn, the legendary Mr. Match is here!" exclaimed one viewer.
"Welcome, Mr. Match!" shouted another.
"We honor your presence. Please offer us guidance!" pleaded yet another.