Listening to Julian's speech, Adler gave him a big thumbs up. "Awesome! I'll be the first to nominate you for the Top Ten Progressive Youths award next year!" "Yeah, right! Who made you the award giver?" Jenna smacked the back of Adler's head.
Rubbing his head, Adler grumbled, "Jenna! Can you stop taking it out onall the time?" From behind Julian, Booker chimed in, "Ms. Sophie, Mr. Julian needs to get back to Bloomsbury to handle the Yun Corporation. We're here to say goodbye." Sophie nodded. "Of course, you should go back and take care of things at Yun Corporation. Devonport's been pretty chaotic lately. It might actually be better without you guys here." Julian added, "Reece wantedto tell you that the entertainment industry's been seeing a lot of new talent recently. These newcomers seem to have been groomed for years, and though we don't know who's backing them, they're making waves. If they all bectop stars, it could mean huge profits for whoever's behind them. He said you'd understand the gravity of the situation." Julian had seen too much chaos in the industry over the past few months.
It wasn't as clean as he'd imagined, nor was it fair. Hard work didn't always pay off here.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSophie fell silent for a moment. When she first decided to debut, it was because the situation required her to step into the limelight for S Corporation's benefit.
Gordon had seemed genuinely sincere about making her a big star. Whether it was going to Aldridge Global as a trainee or everything that followed, it all felt like Gordon had orchestrated it from the beginning. Meeting Julian at Aldridge Global had been her slim chance to topple Ricardo.
Later, attending the Mintons' dinner as a celebrity, meeting Odie for the first time, the island variety show, her and James' brush with danger, Odie taking her away-everything seemed interconnected. And Gordon, like a chess master, had positioned her as his most important piece.
Gordon had long understood the entertainment industry's influence on the capital behind it. He had her take all the carefully trained trainees from Aldridge Global, laying the groundwork for S Corporation to leverage celebrities in the future.
A single celebrity or idol could have millions of fans. Just one ad skyrocket S Corporation's Could and sell out its products.
Could such powerful influence be found anywhere else in the global industry? Even though celebrities were just tools for capitalists, they were mutually beneficial and indispensable.
Gordon's planning had started much earlier than anyone had realized.
"Honey?" Colby's voice snapped her back to reality. She noticed everyone looking at her. "Did I just zone out?" she asked.
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"More than just zoning out! We've been calling you forever and your didn't respond!" Adler said, puzzled.
"Could it be that the poison hasn't cleared completely is your braih et affected" he added. Jenna glared at Adler. "Shut up! Can't you say something nice for once?" Adler quickly covered his head. "I'm just somed about Sophie! If something happened to her, what would Colby do?"
"You still shouldn't curse someone's brain like that! You seriously can't say anything nice. X