Two weeks had passed, and at last, the long-awaited Global Competition was here.
During those two weeks, Dayo had been busy — not just rehearsing, but also digging diligently to gather as much information as possible concerning Michael and how he operates in the industry. The more he learned, the clearer it became to him that Michael was not just one man pulling strings. There had to be an organization or society backing him, because the level of control he had over artists, labels, and even media outlets was not something a single person could achieve alone.
This realization unsettled Dayo. In his original world, such a system didn't exist. It was foreign to him, dangerous in ways he couldn't yet predict. So he decided on caution. Since Michael hadn't approached him directly with an offer, Dayo chose to play dumb, to observe silently and bide his time making plans to counter him.
For now, all his attention turned to the one thing in front of him — the Global Competition.
