After a year, Theo and I had tripled the market value of Sterling Pictures.
Our films dominated the global box office and won the Apex Award for Best Picture.
My father appointed Theo co-president for his exceptional business judgment. In front of the world's media, Theo also announced our engagement.
Julian had become the joke of Silvercrest.
The Hypocrite's Carnival exploded online, surpassing a billion views. Nothing remained of his principled independent-director persona. The internet branded him the ultimate traitor and a hypocrite.
His performance guarantee agreement left him with crushing debt. The film industry blacklisted him so completely that no crew would hire him for manual labor.
I heard he eventually found work as a production assistant on a third-rate set. The directo
