She stood up and walked towards the door, head held high to avoid the tears.
Carlos wondered what trick she was playing this time when she turned around
and asked, “Do you really not want to see me again?”
Carlos wanted to say no, but when he thought of Piggy, the child she had with
another man, he simply answered, “It's true.”
“I see.” Debbie's eyes reddened as she lowered her head and flashed a self-
mocking smile. She left the ward without saying anything more.
She took steps to avoid seeing Carlos again. Even though they lived in the same
building, he hadn't seen Debbie at all.
Two months later, Debbie went to the offices of recording Label with her new
album.
Listening to the original tape, Ruby gave Debbie a thumbs-up. There were ten
songs on the demo. Surprisingly, there were two cheerful songs.
The name of the album was “Lost and Found.” Star Empire invested a lot in
promoting her. There were billboards, magazine ads, TV spots, a release date
announcement, full concept teasers including the date, teaser pics, and music
video teasers. Not to mention the company was putting together a Live
showcase. A million albums were going to be released on July 7th.
The albums would be sold online and at each major bookstore.
A million! That number made Debbie rather nervous. Normally, two hundred
thousand was an appropriate number. “What if I can’t sell that many?’ she
thought.
She was told that Carlos was behind the decision, so she sent him a text
message saying, “Carlos, please reconsider the number of albums. A million is a
bit too much. After all, I only just signed with Star
Empire.” It wasn't that she didn’t believe in herself, but the number was a bit
scary.
She didn’t have to wait too long for his reply.
“I have confidence in the person I chose.”
She wanted to reply to this message and tease him by saying, “Is that because of
my talent or because you like me?"
But she didn’t do it. She had exhausted herself preparing the new album over the
past two months, and she needed a break.
What happened on July 7th was beyond belief. Every copy of Debbie's albums, a
million all told, was sold out on the day of release. An aggressive promotional
cycle including hourly Twitter and Instagram updates fueled a number of pre-
orders. Most of the physical products, which contained limited edition posters,
signed photos, and a DVD of the music video never made it to the shelves.
When Ruby told Debbie the news, she thought she was lying to make her feel
better.
“Come on! If all of my albums were really sold out in one go, I'll hold twenty
concerts in a row to thank my fans,” said Debbie.
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“Know what, Deb? You're the most popular singer now!” Ruby was practically in
tears; she was so excited. Debbie was number one among all the singers with
the best album sales.
Debbie clenched her fists without uttering a single word. Her head was spinning
because of the figures on the iPad. She had only one thought,
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Of course, when Debbie held a concert here before, she was already a popular
recording artist.