'So this is what Star Entertainment looks like from the inside,' he thought. 'This is what I own a piece of.'
The realization landed with far more weight than any financial statement ever had. Numbers on paper were abstract. This wasn't. This was people. Work. Systems layered on top of systems. An entire machine dedicated to producing stories that reached screens across the world.
And part of it belonged to him.
He exhaled slowly, then turned toward the elevator bank.
He entered the elevator and rode upward in silence.
When the doors opened, he stepped into a corridor noticeably quieter than the floors below, the executive level, where the pace remained fast but the noise had been stripped away, leaving only the pressure of larger decisions.
The manager's office sat at the far end of the hall. Glass-walled conference rooms lined both sides, their interiors occupied by muted conversations and glowing presentation screens.
