The Years Between Signing and Seeing novel Chapter 605

"Let me see it."

Lexi scrambled to pull out her phone, opened her professional social media account, and handed it across the desk.

Suzie swiped through a few videos before handing the phone back.

"You barely have a thousand followers, and your engagement is terrible. This format—just posting raw portfolio shots—is dead. Your technical skill is flawless, but when people scroll past this, it just looks like stock footage. It doesn't hook them."

"What should I do?" Lexi asked eagerly.

Suzie gave her a sideways glance. "Who says my advice is any good? You really trust me that much?"

Lexi nodded emphatically. "I know you built your entire career from the ground up over the last few years. And after everything with Chloe... I trust your character."

"Wow." Suzie let out a cold, sharp laugh. "Thanks for the glowing endorsement."

Seeing that Suzie was clearly not over the past, Lexi looked down in shame.

After a moment, Suzie stood up. "My advice is strictly payment for the intel you just gave me. What you're doing right now won't work. You need to pivot your brand. For example..."

Suzie spent the next few minutes breaking down several content strategies Lexi could execute without a production team—how to make her videos visually arresting and narratively engaging.

"If you do this," Suzie concluded, "you'll build a massive following. Once you have the audience, you can launch an online store, do sponsored streams, or take on high-paying brand deals."

Suzie knew what she was talking about. After the explosive success of Sugar Buddies, she had spent a lot of time analyzing modern media consumption and audience retention. While Lexi wouldn't necessarily become a millionaire overnight, she would absolutely pull in far more than she ever could working as an assistant in someone else's studio.

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