Chapter 338
Sasha was starting to sober up and hurriedly walked over. “Nellie, what does this mean? Didn’t pass the audit?”
Nellie’s face was grim. “They’re saying our subject matter is too dark for broadcast. We’ve worked so hard on this, I can’t just let it go. I need to get answers—I won’t accept this if I don’t know why!”
The news that they couldn’t air their drama felt like a bucket of cold water. Nellie was rattled, and Norah, calmer in comparison, reassured her, “Don’t worry, there’s always a way. Things aren’t as bad as they seem.”
Nellie was panicking. She’d invested everything in this project and wasn’t ready to give up. “How can you be so calm?” she asked. “Not just me, but Sasha, the actors—we’ve all sacrificed so much. We’re almost bankrupt! We need this to work.”
“The higher the expectations, the greater the fall,” Norah said quietly. “But the worst hasn’t happened yet.”
Nellie shook her head. “No. I can’t let it fail. This is our chance to make something of ourselves. If it doesn’t air, I’ll blame myself. ‘Glory’ has to make it on the air, even if the results aren’t perfect. It has to happen.”
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