"Tessa, Tessa, you'll never guess what," Becky said excitedly as she stormed into Tessa's cabin.
"Seriously, Becky, can't you knock first?" Tessa asked with a sigh.
"Oh, please, we're already cabin mates most of the time and have seen each other naked, why do I even need to knock?" Becky retorted with a smirk.
"That may be the case when I'm Lieutenant Tessa Kirkmeld, but right now I'm Princess Tessa Terrana."
"Whatever, to me you will always be Tessa, so do you wanna hear what I have to tell you or what?"
"Sure, go ahead," Tessa said with a sigh, as she knew that trying to persuade Becky that she was wrong before would be pointless.
"I just got a message from Lorelie, and guess what, Adam wants a meeting with you," Beck said in excitement.
"Huh?" Tessa said in surprise before asking, "When you say he wants a meeting with me, you mean with Lieutenant Tessa Kirkmeld, right?"
"No, I mean he wants a meeting with you, Princess Tessa Terrana,"
"What! But why? I've never even met him in my princess guise." Tessa asked in surprise.
"Something about him wanting to buy Royal Entertainment," Becky said dismissively with a wave of her hand before she said in excitement, "But that's not important, what's important is that we will finally get to meet him for real, oh, I hope he likes me, maybe I should change my hairstyle or buy a new outfit?"
"Focus, Becky," Tessa said as she snapped her fingers in front of her cousin's face before asking, "What do you mean he wants to purchase Royal Entertainment?"
"I dunno, I kind of stopped reading Lorelie's message after she said that Adam wanted to meet us, here take a look," Becky replied before using her uniband to display Lorelie's message for Tessa to read.
[[Hey Becky I need a favour. If possible, Adam would like to arrange a meeting with Princess Tessa.
He would like to discuss the possibility of the Terran Imperial family selling Royal Entertainment to him.
We heard that Princess Tessa is coming here as the Terran Imperial representative for the UMB Cup, and we are hoping she will free up some time in her busy schedule for a meeting.
Hoping to receive a positive response.
Lorelie.
P.S. This is your chance to make a good impression, DON'T mess it up.]]
"Why on Terrana would he want to buy Royal Entertainment?" Tessa wondered after reading Lorelie's message.
"Who knows, maybe he plans to gift it to Lorelie as a present, I hope one day he gifts me my own company," Becky replied wistfully.
"You idiot, Lorelie can't have her own entertainment company while she's an active artist; the universal entertainment authority wouldn't allow it. Also, what sort of company would you want to run? I have never heard you talk about this before."
"I don't really care about the company, just the fact that Adam's giving me a gift; however, if he insists, I suppose I wouldn't mind being the Queen of Universal Pleasure."
"Universal Pleasure?" Tessa replied in surprise before giggling and saying, "Hehe, good luck in that, not only does no one know who the current King of Universal Pleasure is, but that's not even a legitimate company you can acquire."
"You asked and I answered," Becky said with a pout before noticing that Tessa was accessing her unibands contact list and asked, "Who are you contacting?"
"Mother, we need her opinion on this. Also, I don't have the authority to just sell Royal Entertainment," Tessa replied just before a large holographic screen featuring Victoria's beautiful appearance appeared on one of the walls of Tessa's cabin.
"Tessa, Becky. Why are you two suddenly calling me? Have you already arrived at Felinia Seven?" Victoria asked curiously.
"No, mother, we have just recently arrived in the Felidae Galaxy and should arrive at Felinia Seven in just over an hour," Tessa replied.
"Then to what do I owe the pleasure of this call from you, my daughter?"
"Becky has just been contacted by Diva Lorelie. Apparently, Adam wants a meeting with me, and by me, I mean Princess Tessa."
"Really?" Victoria replied in surprise and interest before asking, "For what reason?"
"He apparently wants to purchase Royal Entertainment."
"Royal Entertainment?" Victoria repeated as she went into deep thought, as if trying to figure out why Adam would want to purchase that.
Tessa and Becky patiently waited for Victoria's next words when they suddenly saw her eyes brighten and her smile as she said, "Those clever little divas."
"Mother?"
"Aunt?"
"This is purely my speculation, but as I'm sure you're aware, Diva Lorelie has still not signed with any entertainment company, even though almost all of them want to sign her," Victoria replied.
"Yes, Brother Francis was close to getting her to sign before the whole fuck up with the TISF attack on the home world," Tessa stated.
"Daughter, while you can speak like that in your Lieutenant Kirkmeld guise, I would remind you that at present, your Princess Tessa Terrana and princesses don't use that sort of language. I raised you better than that," Victoria reprimanded.
"Sorry, mother, I keep forgetting I'm not Tessa Kerkmeld because we're on board the Imperial Down," Tessa replied apologetically.
"That's fine, just be more careful so that your secret doesn't get exposed," Victoria said with a smile before continuing. "What you probably don't know is that there's talk in certain circles that Diva Rowena is not happy with the new direction Dynamic Entertainment is taking after the previous owner suddenly passed away, and there are even rumours that she might not resign with them once her contract runs out.
Now, as we know, the universal entertainment authority doesn't allow an active artist to create their own entertainment company for fear of monopolising the industry; however, they have no control over non-artists doing so. This gives both Diva Lorelie and Diva Rowena a golden opportunity.
Should Adam create his own entertainment company, or, in this case, take over Royal Entertainment, the two divas can then sign with him with very little to no downside.
Not only will they get the best possible deals because they are his girlfriend and the grandmother of his girlfriend, but they will also be able to subtly control the company behind the scenes and turn it into the type of company they want."
"Are you saying they're creating their own entertainment company through Adam?" Tessa asked in surprise.
"Possibly, though only they know for sure, and of course it would require Adam to agree to their ideas, though as we have seen, he is no pushover so if he doesn't like one of their suggestions, he may not implement it."
"I see, I suppose he wants to purchase Royal Entertainment because it's much easier to take over an existing company than it is the set one up from scratch," Tessa mused.
"Correct, plus if he gains ownership of the company, he will gain all of Royal Entertainment's currently contracted artists," Becky pointed out.
"Did you have any plans in mind for Royal Entertainment, mother?" Tessa asked.
"Not really, we have more urgent matters to attend to than your dead half-brother's pet project he started just so he could sleep with celebrities," Victoria said with a frown before continuing, "Honestly, I was just going to let it collapse or sell it off once another entertainment company came along with a decent offer. Negotiating with Adam will be much more interesting and beneficial, however."
"How do you mean?" Tessa asked.
"We can use this as an opportunity to repair our damaged relationship with him while also building a closer relationship with him. No one said we have to sell him Royal Entertainment completely; we can negotiate to keep a small percentage of it. This way, we will have another reason to communicate with him while also bringing in some easy credits.
Also, let's not forget the fact that Diva Lorelie is currently the most popular celebrity in the universe, while Diva Rowena has made many connections throughout her life. Once it becomes public knowledge that they have both signed for the same entertainment company, it will attract the attention of the other celebrities and divas who may also end up joining.
Honestly, thinking about it, if done right, this one move of purchasing Royal Entertainment could dramatically upset the balance of power in the entertainment industry and create what the universal entertainment authority fears, one all-powerful entertainment company that has the majority of the top celebrities in the universe signed to it."
"Do you really think that's their plan?" Tessa asked in surprise.
"In the case of Diva Lorelie, I would say no, she is too young and inexperienced to conceive something like this. I'm guessing she wants Adam to create his own company just so she is connected to the man she loves in another way.
Diva Rowena, on the other hand, is a different matter; she has been around longer than the three of us combined and with age comes experience and wisdom. I wouldn't put it past her to have already considered this possibility."