"The Studio Chief's Executive Council has approved both Love Beyond Reach and Women at Thirty. Both projects are formally chartered as of today." Deputy Studio Chief Theodore Hale delivered the news to Rupert Ashbury and Mira Chase with the brisk satisfaction of a man crossing items off a list.
"That said, one of the senior leaders raised a concern. Women at Thirty is a major undertaking, not a smaller piece like Young Prodigy Production. Ethan Gray is, after all, still a newcomer. Not enough seasoning. We'll need to put a writers' team around him."
The faint warning bell in Mira Chase's chest rang a little louder. She kept her expression smooth and answered quickly.
"Building a team is no problem at all. We can let Ethan Gray pick his own people."
Theodore Hale shook his head with an
