Chapter 721

The social circles one aimed to enter often dictated the price one had to pay to be part of them. Flynn was committed to his role. He had the skills, no doubt about that—but his perspective was a little too narrow for the big leagues. He managed to run Shine Studio with remarkable efficiency, but only because he had two powerhouses backing him. One of them was the design prodigy—Leo. The other was a young genius I had discovered by chance—Morton. It was precisely because of this "powerhouse trio" that I felt at ease leaving North District behind. And the results proved I had made the right call. In the month I had been away, Shine Studio had made remarkable progress. Flynn's regular updates had never disappointed—each one brought news of progress and expansion. Because of that, Shine Studio had significantly higher operating costs than my new company. That was why, out of the ten-million-dollar partnership payment, I transferred five million to Flynn. Keeping the remaining half w