You Had Me at Hockey_Bears Hockey by Kelly Jamieson

Author:Kelly Jamieson [Jamieson, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2020-12-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Sara

“So I think that now that you’re so incredibly popular, it’s time to change up your image a bit.”

I stare at Harper. “Excuse me?”

Did I hear her right?

She smiles. “I have a couple of clothing brands that are interested in making you their brand ambassador. We need to talk about what the best fit would be. One of them is Tryst.”

I nod. “They have beautiful clothes. But aren’t they for…older women?”

Harper rolls her eyes. “By older, you mean my age?”

Eeep. “I don’t mean you’re old! I just mean older than my fans.”

“Let’s be real, Sara.” Harper leans across the table in the coffee shop we’re in. “You are getting older. Your image right now isn’t going to serve you well when you’re thirty years old. Tryst has a more sophisticated appeal. Maybe it’s time for you to be more…polished.”

I consider that. I guess she has a point. But this doesn’t feel right to me. “So you’re saying I should start changing into a thirty-year-old now?”

She laughs. “You kill me!”

I smile weakly. “What are the other clothing brands?”

“Genuine People. And Monrovia.”

Now I’m interested. “I like both of those!”

I can see Harper’s not as excited as I am. “We need to meet with them to talk about details and their vision.”

“All of them?” I make a face. “Can’t we just rule out Tryst? That’s not really my style.”

“I think you should hear them out. Have another look at their clothing. You might find that it suits you more than you realize.”

It feels like a waste of time to me, but I reluctantly agree for her to set up meetings with all three companies. Two of them are in Los Angeles, so we’re going to have to fly there for a few days. I love L.A., so I’m okay with that.

We talk about some advertising for my merchandise, which I’ve never done a lot of. I just like that it sells to my fans from my online store. I only have a few things—a couple of T-shirts, hoodies, wineglasses that say “Slay then rosé.” “Do I need to spend money on that?” I ask Harper. “They sell like crazy.”

“They’ll sell more if you advertise.”

“But that’s not what I’m about.”

This meeting is getting me upset. Harper tells me her ideas and I listen, but at the end, I say, “Can I think about it?”

“Of course! Let’s set up another meeting next week. Meanwhile, give some thought to your branding and changing up your image. The kinds of things you feature in your videos. Your audience is getting older and may not want to hear about popping pimples.”

I blink. I almost feel like crying. “Right,” I say. “I’ll think about that too.”

I make my escape from the coffee shop as Harper takes a phone call. I find myself nearly running up Park Avenue. I’m losing my breath and I force myself to slow down. I just want to get home and lock myself in my apartment and…make a video. That’s what I planned for this afternoon but now I’m all worked up.

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