The following week was a blur of frantic energy, lukewarm coffee, and the constant hum of a printer. Ethan Gray and Thomas Gray became permanent fixtures in the back of taxis and the lobbies of local talent agencies. They scoured Riverport for the perfect faces, sitting through hundreds of auditions until their eyes burned. Finally, the "Young Prodigy" roster was complete—a group of children who possessed that rare, electric spark of natural talent. On the logistical side, Flora Fairfield had worked her magic, securing the final budget allocation from the Live-Action Division and even locking in a few lucrative sponsorship deals.
The production of Young Prodigy Player was finally ready to move from paper to the lens.
Ethan had spent every spare second polishing the script. He revised the
