Two minutes is all it takes... Chapter five

Leo sat in the waiting room of the MuzikIzLife record studio awaiting his turn to be called in. He had received a text message from the producer the previous day asking him to come to the studio for an important meeting. Leo had been nervous the whole morning wondering what it was all for. There had been cases in the past where some upcoming musicians got low ratings for the music from the listeners. In some other cases, their tracks weren't even deemed worthy to be listened to. Leo was afraid that this was the case for him as well and the waiting only made him more anxious.

"Mr Leo?" the assistant called to him dropping the landline which she had in her hand.

"Yes!" Leo said jerking up from his seat immediately.

She smiled lightly making him feel a little embarrassed and said, "You can go in now, he is waiting for you".

Leo's palm became sweaty, his shoulders shook with fear as he approached the door. He placed his hand on the door knob and pulled it opening the door, before him was the producer talking to a man he had never seen before.

"Good morning Sir" he said.

"Yes, Mr Elf welcome" the producer said standing from his seat to give Leo a warm welcome. Leo became dumbfounded and confused, he didn't seem to understand why he was being so casually welcomed.

"Is that him?" the man sitting on the leather couch asked.

"Yes it's him, our newest major star in the making" the producer said with a youthful smile.

"Me?" Leo asked pointing at himself.

"Yes of course".

"But how Sir?" Leo asked.

"You see, two days ago I uploaded your song on our YouTube channel and also our website. It received no views or ratings from any of our followers, at least not until last night when I received a call from my assistant. I went to check our channels once again and was shocked to see over ten million downloads, likes and views" he said.

"Ten million Sir?" Leo asked shocked.

"Exactly and it was only in audio. That's why I called you here to introduce you to Mr Olusegun, he is a close friend of mine and also the owner of CIM studios" the producer said.

"Yes that is true, I would like to present you a record deal and an exclusive contract with my studio. I want to promote your music to greater heights, so the whole world will get to hear and experience it's beauty" Mr Segun said standing from his seat on the couch.

"But Sir I already started recording from this studio" Leo said.

"Don't worry, I have discussed this with my friend and he agrees with me" Mr Segun said.

"I don't know what to say sir" Leo said tears forming in his eyes.

"You don't need to say anything, all you need to do is sign the contract and all will be done. I was even about to send your share of the profits we received but I couldn't find your account number on your form" the producer said.

"Well sir, the account number I use is as shared one and right now I'm not in good terms with the person I'm sharing it with, that's why I didn't fill it in" Leo said remembering his ordeals with his ex, this drove the tears out even faster.

"That's okay my boy" the producer patted his back, "Your share will be sent to you whenever you are ready. As for right now, we need you to go through these papers thoroughly and sign them if they align with your interests" he handed over a document labelled CIM CONTRACT.

"Sir, would it be okay to take this home with me?" Leo asked.

The producer turned his eyes to Mr Segun who nodded in agreement. "You can, just make sure to give us your answer before next week".

"Thank you so much sir" Leo said.

"Welcome to the celebrity life" Mr Segun said offering him a handshake which was well received.

"I'll take my leave now" Leo said.

"Of course, don't forget to send us a reply".

"Okay Sir" he said leaving the office, he began to dance like a monkey in heat. After a few minutes of jubilation, his pocket began to glow. He reached in to see what it was and found the Yin and Yang ball glowing brightly.

"Did I bring this along with me?" he asked himself as he began to approach the exit.