The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

BLAIR wrinkled his brows.  What was this person suddenly talking about?  Asking him to make a bet.  He even wanted him to apologize.  How absurd!  Why would he apologize when he did not even do anything wrong?  So, how dare he demand for him to apologize?  He hadn't met anyone so utterly shameless.

But he decided to still play along and see what this person was actually planning.  "What bet?"

Astrid acted as if he was thinking what should be a good bet to make.  Then he glanced at the holographic room and acted as if he just thought of something good.  He then turned back to the young man standing in front of them.

"How about we bet on who's going to get a higher point while using the holographic room?" he said, acting all excited.  "To be fair, we can let this guy picked the movie and scene that we would act.  That way, it would be easier to know who won.  What do you think?"

He was acting like an airhead who didn't really know what he was doing and was just running his mouth off.  That way, the other would be more inclined to agree to what he wanted.  And then, he would simply just decimate him. 

Sure enough, the other was indeed baited.

Blair wanted to laugh when he heard what this guy said.  The other obviously hadn't debuted yet but he still had the audacity to challenge him in acting?  He might not be as well-known as that playboy Lauren.  But that was only because his brother refused to give him more work until he learned to control his temper.  If that wasn't the case, he was certain that he would have earned an acting award now.

He snickered.  Laughing inside at this person's stupidity.  "Fine.  If you win, just like you said, I will apologize.  But if I win, I don't want to ever see your face near Polaris again."

Astrid acted as if he was shocked by the other's demand.  But at the end, he regained his composure and still nodded.  "Deal."

Reas, who was just watching on the side, glanced at his brother.  Looking at Astrid who had been acting since he proposed that 'deal', he couldn't help but light a candle to this arrogant jerk standing in front of them.  This guy probably wouldn't know what hit him until it's over.  Poor guy.  But he deserved it anyway.

Blair glanced at the assistant.  "You, check if there are two available holographic rooms that are side-by-side together."

"Can I decline?" the assistant tentatively asked.  "No matter what form, it's better not to fight."

Blair sneered when he heard that.  "Are you worried about Lauren's little friend here?  Did you not see that he's the one who suggested this deal?  So, whatever the outcome, he could only blame himself for being careless and having no vision."

[No, I'm actually more worried about you.] – the assistant thought.  But of course, he didn't voice that out.

Just like Reas, he also saw the 'acting' Astrid did.  And he just knew this teenager was trying to trap Blair.  Although the young master had been training and honing his acting skill these past years, even having a few filming experiences in which he was highly praised, the assistant was still certain that Astrid would win. 

Look, the young master couldn't even see that he was being led by the nose.

If Astrid embarrassed the other today, he was worried that it would affect his chances of being signed at their company.  That's why he was trying to prevent this 'face-off'.

Someone suddenly tapped his arm.  When he glanced to the side, he saw Astrid smiling reassuringly at him.  "It's okay.  Just do what this gentleman wants."

The assistant could only sigh.  What could he do when the two involved didn't want to listen to you?  He looked at Astrid.  Who would have thought that this seemingly gentle and pure teenager had this dark side?  He could only hope that their ever-objective president would stay neutral in this situation.

"The holographic room across from this one here is currently free," he could only say at the end.

"Good.  I'll take it," Blair said walking towards the room across from them before turning back to the assistant.  "Now pick a movie and a scene that we have to act."

"Yes," the assistant said even though he wanted to cry a little inside.  He must report this immediately to his boss!

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Lauren with his agent and the woman the president was supposed to be having a meeting with right now, just walked out of the elevator.  They were on the floor where Astrid and the others were. 

Lauren quickly walked towards the holographic room that his assistant had mentioned to him earlier when the other called.  It was easy since each holographic room had a number engraved on top of it. 

He actually didn't know if he should be annoyed or just simply be downright angry.  He wondered who was the dumbass who made a bet with Astrid.  His assistant didn't mention who it was and just simply explained to him the whole situation.  But he knew that Astrid wouldn't be the one to instigate this 'trouble'.  Unless, the other person attacked him first.

Although the two of them didn't know each other that much.  He could still see that Astrid wasn't the type to do something like this on his own initiative. 

He swore, if Astrid rejected their company because of that numbskull – whoever he might be – there'd be hell to pay. 

As they walked, Chris glanced at Ellis who suddenly asked to go with them.  The other still had that cool and unaffected look.  He wondered why she wanted to tag along with them.  Would there be something for her if she did?

He felt like his brain was about to grasp the answer but before it could, it was disturbed by Lauren's voice calling the assistant.

Lauren's gaze incidentally collided with Andreas as he ran towards the two.  But he quickly took back his gaze as if nothing happened and just looked at the two holographic rooms.  They currently showed that there was someone inside in each of the rooms.   

He turned to his assistant, ready to ask who was the idiot that messed-up with Astrid and started this 'trouble'.