By nine o'clock in the morning, the executive floor of Cross Entertainment was already operating at full capacity.
Assistants moved briskly between offices carrying tablets and folders. Conference room doors opened and closed every few minutes as department heads attended one meeting after another. Phones rang almost constantly, blending into the steady rhythm of a company that never truly slowed down.
Inside the largest boardroom on the floor, a strategy meeting was underway.
The atmosphere was noticeably different from ordinary mornings.
Nobody needed to say it aloud.
Everyone present understood why they had been called in.
A large screen displayed market data gathered over the previous twenty-four hours. Articles from financial publications, entertainment outlets, luxury magazines, and investor reports occupied nearly every slide.
At the head of the table sat Victor Cross.
