Just a short chapter. I haven't got time to write something longer until tomorrow but thought it might be nice to give readers something nice to tide them over! Loving all the reviews! Fab!
Hank sighed whilst frantically taking notes, watching the situation unfolded around him. The Glee club were flat out refusing to perform their latest number. Finn was sitting quietly in the corner, his arm around Rachel, her face still stained red from the constant stream of tears that refused to cease. Quinn, Santana and Brittany had all left early for Cheerio practice. Mercedes and Kurt were squawking about being denied another solo.
Whilst he was beyond exciting about spotting his name in the end credits of the premier episode last night, it was so not worth this.
He should have guessed this would have happened after they got hold of the promo clip 2 days ago, but he'd figured once they'd saw themselves on the big screen, once they'd read how many million people had watch the first episode, once they'd become cool they'd get over it.
They hadn't.
He slipped out of the room, conscious of everyone's glare following him. "We need damage control and we need it fast Sir" Hank squeaked down the phone at his boss when he finally answered the call. "The kids, they're threatening to ditch the show all together! Apparently the wheelchair kid dad's a lawyer and he's trying to get them out of the contract!"
Bob paced up and down his New York office, occasionally stopping to stare down at the throng of people going about their daily lives on the streets below him. He'd flew to New York for the premier and the network was going crazy for it! 8.2 million tuning in for the first episode. 1.2 million logging on online to the brand new website. 300,000 Team Quinn and Team Rachel t-shirt sold in less than 24 hours, not to mention the I Tunes download stats that he was expecting on his desk any second. America was going Glee crazy! And he was the golden guy who were given the network the biggest hit they had in years.
And these kids were threatening to quit? No way was he letting that happen. Apparently, the blonde one had a problem with the fact she was looking like she'd dumped on national television. Nobody ditched head cheerleader Quinn Fabrary. Rachel was convinced she'd been portrayed as a harlot and that her Broadway career (which was non-existent as far as he could tell) was in taters. And according to Hank, Mercedes kept repeating over and over that it was supposed to be about the music and not the drama. The problem with that, he thought, was that drama sells.
He thought quickly and dialled his personal assistant, who answered the call instantly. 'Jack, its Bob. We need to get the Glee kids back on tracks. Take notes as I talk and call me an hour for an update, okay? Item 1. Ring Seventeen magazine, we want Quinn Fabray on the front cover. I'm thinking a girl next door cover shoot, a tell all expose on the head cheerleader who was betrayed by the man she loved but is going to focus on becoming Prom Queen and continue her role as head of the Chastity Club. I want tears. I want a porch swing. Dress her in white and curl her hair.
Item 2. Ring US Today, I want Finn and Rachel on the front cover, I'm thinking a photo shoot of them dressed as the world's greatest lovers, Romeo and Juliet, Jack and Kate blah blah. No questions about cheating, the angle has to be about how their love overcame the high school caste system. Cheesier the better.
Item 3. Ring Principle Figgins, we're flying the entire Glee club over tomorrow morning. Put them up at the W Times Square, no expenses spared. Co-ordinate a schedule for the next few days and have it on my desk by lunch time. We want radio interviews, T-Shirt signings, an impromptu mall tour etc. Make it happen.
He rang off without even saying goodbye.
He was going to go one better than begging them to stay. He was going to make them beg him to continue with the documentary. He knew high school kids, hell he used to be one and there's one thing they wanted more than love, money and straight A grades… to be celebrities.
Ooh! Next Chapter will feature the entire glee club flying to new york... what an awkward plane ride! Please read and review.
And he was going to make it happen.