The morning air at Riverport Film Studios was thick with the scent of damp concrete and the faint, metallic tang of stage equipment being dragged across the asphalt. It was a day of beginnings, but in the cutthroat world of the Riverport entertainment industry, one person’s sunrise was often another’s shadow.
The Production Commencement Ceremony for The King’s Manager had been meticulously scheduled for 8:58 AM. It was a time chosen with superstitious precision—the numbers vibrating with the promise of prosperity and soaring ratings. In the logic of the studios, a few minutes could be the difference between a cult classic and a forgotten flop.
Originally, the team behind the Young Prodigy Production, Little Actors, had planned to hold their own Blessing Rite at the exact same moment. How
