Chapter 548
Ricardo was still trying to wrap his head around what had just happened when the office door slammed shut with a bang, jolting him back to reality.
The new CEO? A woman, and so young? And stunningly beautiful at that.
His cheeks flushed with the thought, and he couldn’t bring himself to look directly at Belle.
Spread out on Brielle’s desk was a pile of files, all about the talent at Stellar Stage Entertainment. The deeper she dug, the more furrowed her brow became. So many talents. had been with the company for five or six years without landing a single gig or
even n sniffing paycheck. These weren’t contracts; they were downright indentures.
She wasn’t exactly versed in the ins and outs of showbiz, but she knew enough to understand that these aspiring artists needed exposure. Yet, all the opportunities were hogged by those willing to play by the higher–ups‘ rules, most of whom were coerced into compromising their dignity due to the oppressive contracts.
man
face turned a deeper shade of red. At nineteen, being in the presence of such a stunning woman left him
“An actor?”
“Yes.”
any plays
shadow of disappointment
Ricardo’s file. He was barely nineteen, had signed with Stellar Stage since he was sixteen,
imagined. There were others in their
see to it that we do better. I’ll have finance increase the base salary for all talent. Let’s say a
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