Chapter 144: You Are In Love With My Secretary!
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The air in the studio feels sharp - humming with creative tension.
Stacks of audition tapes, character headshots, and Hogwarts costume mockups scatter across a long table, while the walls are dotted with magical concept art.
Regal sits behind a black desk, legs crossed, reading notes from the morning's screen tests.
His eyes are tired, but alert. Samantha, sharp eyes, sarcastic charm, steps in holding a tablet.
Regal looked up, cautiously hopeful. "Anything from him?"
She didn't even sit. Just gave a tired nod. "Oh, I got a response."
His brow lifted. "And?"
Her voice turned flat. "Another rejection."
Regal leaned back slowly in his chair, eyes closing. A quiet sigh escaped through his nose. "Persistent, isn't he."
From the couch near the bookshelf, Simon - one of his line producers, late thirties, over-caffeinated - glanced up, confused.
"Sorry, who exactly are we talking about? This is starting to sound... weird."