Chapter 658


    by was pacing the room like a caged animal, clearly at his wit’s end. “Ms. Haywood, what are we gonna


    Ster Stage Entertainment was in the dumps after being smeared left and right in the media; its


    reputation


    tamished as a forgotten silver heirloom. And now they were tangled up with the notoriously shady John.


    The whole crew took a verbal beating that could strip paint.


    Donny thought Brielle would be equally frazzled – after all, their movie was still in production, and with


    a reputation as sour as spoiled milk, who in their right mind would pony up for a theater ticket?


    But Brielle just nced at thetest barrage of bad press. “Tell the PR folks to spread the word that


    Ster Stage Entertainment is under new management. We’ve done a full housecleaning. If there’s any


    muck to rake, it should be flung at those execs who’ve been shown the door.” She wasn’t about to carry


    the can for someone else’s dirty work.


    “But will people buy that?” Donny asked, skepticism wrinkling his brow.


    Brielle’s smile was a thin slice of cunning. “Just have HR release all the staff changes. That’ll speak for


    itself.”


    A lightbulb went off in Donny’s head – why hadn’t he thought of that? With about half of Ster Stage


    Entertainment’s staff handed their walking papers, it was as obvious as a billboard that a major shake–


    up was underway. He wasted no time getting the PR department to broadcast the HR movements.


    The public, in the midst of their bashing frenzy, was suddenly gobsmacked by the chart of personnel


    changes, especially since the reasons listed were all “terminated” – not a voluntary walk–off, but a


    forced exit.


    The PR department, usually as silent as a mime, was finally handed a task and was so eager they


    might as well have been glued to their chairs around the clock. The team was buzzing with a rare


    excitement. They had been benchwarmers for years and were finally called to y.


    The PR manager, with a flourish, rallied the troops. “We’ve been waiting years for a moment like this.


    Let’s show some gumption!”


    At hismand, the whole department willingly burned the midnight oil. When they wrapped up, they


    were each buzzing with energy, itching for another round in the online fray,


    Brielle hadn’t been at the helm long, but the atmosphere at Ster Stage Entertainment had already


    shifted dramatically.


    The old, unspoken rules of the game, the injustice had everyone feeling powerless against it and


    swallowing their grievances. But times had changed under Brielle’s watch. She had an opinion box


    installed in the lobby of the main building. Any senior staff caught misbehaving could be anonymously


    reported with evidence, and she would deal with it the next day. This decree led to another round of


    dismissals.


    The PR department was in perfect sync with Brielle’s actions, updating thetest staff movements on


    the public tform as soon as another head rolled.


    The inte onlookers, initially smirking at the drama, started to grow curious about this enigmatic


    CEO.


    “Whoever has the guts for such sweeping reforms must have some serious clout.”


    “With so many firings, Ster Stage Entertainment’s stocks are nosediving. Are they really okay? I get


    they want to improve, but isn’t this a bit drastic?”


    “It’s all for show. I bet this CEO is no saint.”


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    “Pit I think this so–called CEO is just trying to save their own skink


    Those remaining at Ster Stage Entertainment were almost universally won over by Brielle’s tactics.


    wouldn’t want a boss who focused on getting things done? Who didn’t want a more promising job,


    better pay, and benefits? What self–respecting adult wasn’t sick of the cutthroat office politics?


    So the PR department, finally dusting off their social media ounts, pped back at the criticism,


    “Our CEO is fantastic, a real gem of a person. Only those still with Ster Stage Entertainment know


    her worth. Perhaps the peanut gallery should refrain from specting about what they don’t


    understand.”


    The post garnered support from thepany’s loyalists, with hopeful artists retweeting en masse.


    “Our CEO is a great leader. I have faith in her.”


    “Right on! If I were a guy, I’d marry her!”


    “Ms. Haywood, my hero!”


    As more and more of these once–dormant artists took to social media, verified with their own official


    tags and Ster Stage Entertainment prefixes, the tide of public opinion began to shift. Those who had


    been jeering were suddenly silenced as the online battle turned.


    Before turning in for the night, Brielle’s heart warmed at the sight of thesements. She considered


    joining the social media fray herself when a pair of arms encircled her. Her phone was gently taken


    away, and as her nightgown’s sash slipped, she let out a suppressed gasp.


    Looking up, she met his stormy gaze, and her heart skipped a beat, her resolve melting away.


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    Max’s movements were rough, a stark contrast to the polished gentleman the world saw. Brielle


    blushed, reaching up to encircle his neck, but was interrupted by the ring of Max’s phone. His brow


    furrowed in rare irritation, a shadow of annoyance flickering across his face.