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 on me all 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 chaotictely. It might actually be better without you guys here."


    Julian added, "Reece wanted me to tell you that the entertainment industry''s been seeing a lot of new talent recently. These neers seem to have been groomed for years, and though we don''t know who''s backing them, they''re making waves. If they all be top 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.


    Sophie 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 ind 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.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.


    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,ying 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 nning 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.


    "More than just zoning out! We''ve been calling you forever, and you didn''t respond!" Adler said, puzzled.


    "Could it be that the poison hasn''t clearedpletely? Is your brain affected?" he added.


    Jenna red 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!"


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