Hearing their earnest dedication, Mira decided she could squeeze out a little time for them.
"Alright, I'll take a look. Actually, I know a brilliant writer who regularly edits scripts for Solflare Entertainment. I can send this over and see if he'd be willing to review it for us."
"That would be amazing! But wouldn't the consulting fee be insane?" Wesley asked, his practical nature shining through as the club president.
"Don't worry about the cost. I'll explain our situation to him," Mira assured him. "If the project tanks, he'll treat it as a favor, and nobody pays a dime. But if the series turns a profit, it's only fair we give him a cut."
As college students living on shoestring budgets, the mere mention of spending money terrified them.
"Of course, that's completely fair," Wesley agreed quickly. "He's putting in the time and effort."
"And then there's our filming equipment..." Wesley brought up the next major hurdle, proving once again why he was in charge.
At the time, the first-generation smartphones from the Javenaire Federation had just hit the market, and their built-in cameras were severely limited.
"Use your phones for now," Mira suggested. "Solflare Entertainment does rent out equipment, and I could get you a discounted rate, but it would still cost money."
She couldn't let them become reliant on her. It was better for them to figure it out themselves; the eventual success would taste much sweeter.
Besides, Solflare Entertainment had its own corporate structure. Even the boss had to follow the rules.
"Mira, what if we try this?" Wesley proposed. "We shoot all the basic scenes on our phones, save up the complex shots, and then rent Solflare's gear for a few days to film them all at once?"
"That works. Let me make a call and check the inventory," Mira said, pulling out her phone. "Kieran, does the company have any spare gear for shooting a Micro-Series?"
Kieran Holt had been Mira's very first hire. Back in the early days of her startup, he had been a one-man army, handling nearly every operational detail. Now, Kieran was the General Manager of Solflare Entertainment, overseeing all of the conglomerate's media subsidiaries.


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