I Married the President

The director turned to Claire Sinclair. "Professor Sinclair, will the viewers really go for the artist you’ve chosen?"

Claire Sinclair smiled. "Director, I have a suggestion."

The director immediately asked, "Go on."

Claire Sinclair waved her phone. "I have Mr. Quincy’s and Mr. Kingsley’s phone numbers. They’re the two most popular presidential candidates. For the final professional ethics exam, why don’t we let those two handle the assessment? As for the talent portion, I suggest we replace Professor Taylor with Sheryl Drake, alongside Professor Yates and Mr. Mason. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Cecily Taylor’s face darkened, and she said angrily, "You think you can just replace me? Who do you think you are?"

Claire Sinclair narrowed her eyes, her tone resolute. "Director, Professor Taylor is a problematic artist now. Letting her continue as a judge would tarnish the contestants. Sheryl Drake, on the other hand, is widely recognized as a scandal-free artist. It’s perfectly justifiable to have her take over as the mentor for the final episode."

Cecily Taylor shot back, "She’s scandal-free just because you say so? Do you think I haven’t seen the way she operates? She—"

"Professor Taylor," Claire Sinclair cut in sharply. "I’m not going to discuss Sheryl Drake’s character. But in terms of public perception right now, she is indeed clean, while your reputation has been tarnished. Can you even argue with that?"

Cecily Taylor bit her lip, at a loss for words.

The director spoke up. "I’ve invited Sheryl Drake before, but she declined. That’s why I ended up asking Professor Taylor. Besides, as for Young Master Quincy and Young Master Kingsley... can you really get them to come?"

Claire Sinclair smiled and said, "Mr. Quincy is the easy part; he’ll do whatever I say. As for Sheryl Drake, she’s Mr. Quincy’s cousin. I already mentioned it to Mr. Quincy last night, and he said he could come along with her. Regarding Mr. Kingsley, if you think it’s a viable idea, Director, I can call him right now to ask, right in front of you."

Undoubtedly, her words had tempted the director.

’Cecily Taylor is a problematic artist. Keeping her on as a mentor would inevitably hurt the show’s future and seriously affect the contestants.’

’If they switched to Sheryl Drake, the viewers would definitely be on board, and it would even generate a new wave of buzz for the show.’

’As for Young Master Quincy and Young Master Kingsley, they were both future presidents. Having either of them on the show would be an incredible boost for the artists’ careers. After all, those two represented the establishment.’

His only worry was that Claire Sinclair was exaggerating and couldn’t actually deliver on getting these three VIPs.

With this in mind, the director asked uncertainly, "Can you really get all three of them to come?"

Claire Sinclair nodded. "Should I call Mr. Kingsley right now?"

The director immediately said, "Give it a try."

Claire Sinclair had intended to just call him, but then she felt that wouldn’t be sincere enough. Instead, she opened WeChat and placed a video call to Ethan Kingsley.

A moment later, the call connected.

Ethan Kingsley’s commanding figure appeared on the phone screen. He was seated in a vast conference room, and the other attendees were almost all top-ranking executives from the Kingsley Group.

Seeing this, Claire Sinclair froze for a moment, then said, a little embarrassed, "Mr. Kingsley, are you in a meeting?"

"Yes. Why the sudden call?" Ethan Kingsley asked with a smile.

Claire Sinclair panned the camera over to the director and Cecily Taylor before finally focusing on the "Star of Radiance" sign on the wall. She then made her pitch: "Mr. Kingsley, I’d like to invite you to be part of the final episode of Star of Radiance for the professional ethics assessment. I’ll be inviting Mr. Quincy as well, so the two of you can serve as the ultimate mentors for the assessment. What do you say?"