Larissa's Game of Thrones (Larissa) novel Chapter 464

“As per the author’s request, today’s event will be live-streamed in its entirety,” Lenora announced. “Before we begin the bidding, we’ll have a blind evaluation of the IP. I trust that even if you haven’t read ‘Heaven’s Will’, you are familiar with its reputation. We invite each company representative to share their preliminary vision for adapting this work.”

Leila whispered to Ursa, “This must be Field of Lari’s test for us. She wants to see whose vision aligns best with her own before deciding who gets the rights.”

Ursa nodded. “My thoughts exactly.”

“Who would like to begin?” Lenora asked the crowd.

A representative from Celestial Cinema spoke up. “Where is Field of Lari? Is she even here? Do you have the authority to make the final decision on the copyright?”

“Field of Lari is present,” Lenora explained smoothly, “but she is not ready to make a public appearance just yet.”

“I’ll go,” a representative from Sky Entertainment said, standing up. “I believe the best approach for ‘Heaven’s Will’ would be to shift some of the female lead’s more prominent storylines to the male lead. Or better yet, rewrite the protagonist as a man entirely. It would make the plot more plausible for the screen. After all, in that patriarchal era, a story centered on a man’s political maneuvering would be far more realistic.”

Upstairs, Larissa nearly crushed her coffee cup. “What did he just say? He wants to turn my heroine into a sidekick? Let’s see if any of the actors his agency represents—the ones who can’t even do a bridal carry—are worthy of that role!”

Haskell chuckled.

Larissa shot him a look.

His smile vanished instantly. “Don’t worry, Larissa. I could carry you with one hand.”

“So you’re truly that confident,” he mused.

“If you don’t have the ambition to win before you even start,” she said with a smile, “then you might as well not start at all.”

Other companies presented their pitches, but they were either uninspired rehashes of Starlight’s ideas or utterly forgettable.

“That concludes the blind evaluation,” Lenora announced. “Field of Lari has heard your proposals and has formed her opinions. We will now proceed to the official bidding for the rights to ‘Heaven’s Will’.”

“Where is she?” the Sky Entertainment representative shouted. “The bidding is starting, and she still won’t show her face?”