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00:00:00My mom's favorite daily pastime, catfying guys on Tinder and spinning lies.
00:00:06What's crazier is she's actually got an entire roster of high net worth alpha male executives.
00:00:13She built this untouchable ice queen persona, refuses to meet anyone in person.
00:00:18Wasn't until college that I realized my mom was using my face for her little hobby.
00:00:23Her excuse, she was terrified I'd die alone.
00:00:26So she cast a net to pre-select a husband for me.
00:00:30Once my mom had her fun, she literally just dumps the phone on me.
00:00:33An entire Rolodex of billionaires.
00:00:35Honestly, it's a little terrifying.
00:00:39And now, right in the middle of a lecture, my phone's blowing up.
00:00:45Wall Street wolves, Ivy League prodigies, some dude claiming he's a European duke.
00:00:50All in my DMs.
00:00:52I know my mom.
00:00:53The woman has zero boundaries.
00:00:55If these guys find out they've been talking to a girl who couldn't even get a sorority bid,
00:00:58they'd eat me alive.
00:00:59During rush week, they rejected me to my face.
00:01:02I became the campus pariah.
00:01:04Sorry, but like, you just don't fit our aesthetic.
00:01:06I'm literally just a wallflower.
00:01:10Congratulations, host.
00:01:11You have successfully bond the lie manifestation system.
00:01:14Every lie your mom's ever spinned upon your verbal confirmation will defy the laws of physics and become reality.
00:01:20Time to shed the wall flyer label and dominate the 1%.
00:01:23Hell yeah.
00:01:25Every outrageous lie she's ever told is now my superpower.
00:01:30I tapped the first mess message.
00:01:32A French guy named Charles.
00:01:34Bonjour.
00:01:34I come from a royal French family.
00:01:36I would like my partner to also speak fluent French.
00:01:39You mentioned you possess C2 fluency.
00:01:41Is that true, Cherie?
00:01:43Mom, you psycho.
00:01:44I barely screamed to C in high school.
00:01:46If I have a cheat code, I'm using it.
00:01:49Absolutely.
00:01:50My French is at a C2 level.
00:01:52Lie confirmed.
00:01:53Mother's brag has been force manifested.
00:01:56Congratulations, host.
00:01:58You have acquired C2 level French.
00:02:01An avalanche of sin attacks floods my brain.
00:02:04Sentences that used to look like ancient hieroglyphs, I can read the subtext.
00:02:08It's literally my second mother tongue.
00:02:13Hey, kiddo.
00:02:14Pulling up to the university gates now?
00:02:16Class done?
00:02:17I'm taking you out.
00:02:18Is he insane?
00:02:19What happened to never meeting offline?
00:02:21She leaped my live campus location?
00:02:24So much for the untouchable ice queen!
00:02:28If this boomer realizes he's been catfixed and makes a scene at the gates, I will literally
00:02:32have to drop out!
00:02:34You ghosting me now, after everything you promised?
00:02:40Do or die.
00:02:42Stuck in a major lecture.
00:02:44One class left, then I'll meet you at the gate.
00:02:46Emma!
00:02:48Drop the phone.
00:02:48The professor is staring right at you.
00:02:50Miss Emma Parker, can you translate this passage on the whiteboard?
00:02:55Of course, professor.
00:03:04She's just making it up, right?
00:03:06No shot.
00:03:06Making it up?
00:03:07Look at the demon professor!
00:03:08The man looks like he just saw a ghost.
00:03:10Bro, that's the PhD level bonus question from last year's finals.
00:03:14She nailed it!
00:03:16The god-deer life of Emma Parker starts now.
00:03:22The professor threw out a Parisian idiom.
00:03:25I didn't even think.
00:03:25I just fired right back.
00:03:27Next thing I knew, we were bantering.
00:03:29No way!
00:03:30She's actually fluent?
00:03:31Fluent?
00:03:32Bro, her accent is better than the professor's.
00:03:35The entire hall went dead silent.
00:03:37Some even started whispering that my French was better than the prof.
00:03:40As the former French class rep, Tyler looked like he'd swallowed glass.
00:03:44The grammar we were using was way out of his league.
00:03:47Emma, from today onward, you have absolute freedom in my class.
00:03:51You are officially excused from all assignments.
00:03:53Full credit.
00:03:54Absolute freedom.
00:03:55Proof that I had officially outclassed the guy teaching the course.
00:03:59Tyler spent the rest of the lecture completely checked out.
00:04:02My sudden fluency was eating him alive.
00:04:05Dude, Emma was insane in there.
00:04:07Since when does she speak French?
00:04:09Come on, man.
00:04:10She obsessed over you for years.
00:04:12You really think she didn't learn it just to flex for you?
00:04:15To a guy with an ego like his, that actually made perfect sense.
00:04:19Because back in high school, I really did chase him.
00:04:22She shadowed me for years.
00:04:24Even tanked her dream school admission just to follow me here.
00:04:28But when college started, she suddenly flipped the switch.
00:04:31Stopped circling my orbit.
00:04:33Stopped bringing me coffee.
00:04:34I actually thought she'd given up.
00:04:36Love letters back then.
00:04:37French fluency now.
00:04:38She's trying too hard.
00:04:40I need to shut this down face to face before she does anything else pathetic.
00:04:45After class, I bolted to the bus stop, waiting in absolute dread to meet my older online guy, Lone Wolf.
00:04:53Instead, I got cornered by Tyler Brooks.
00:04:55He glared at me like I'd keyed his car.
00:04:57Can I help you?
00:04:58Yeah, I need you to stop doing these bizarre, desperate things for my attention.
00:05:04Like that little stunt you pulled in French today.
00:05:07Look, I get you're trying to get my attention, but I feel absolutely nothing for you, Emma.
00:05:12We aren't in the same league.
00:05:14Do yourself a favor, grow up, and stop wasting your time on me.
00:05:18Listening to this absolute masterpiece of male delusion, I couldn't hold it in.
00:05:23You seriously think I learned French?
00:05:25For you?
00:05:27Get over yourself!
00:05:28She didn't learn French for you!
00:05:30She did it because she's dating a guy from Paris!
00:05:32I literally saw the texts!
00:05:35A boyfriend?
00:05:36Right.
00:05:36Sounds like a pathetic cover-up.
00:05:38She's been a Tyler Groupie since day one.
00:05:41Who's gonna buy that she's actually dating someone?
00:05:44Oh!
00:05:47Oh!
00:05:48Oh!
00:05:49Oh!
00:05:51Oh!
00:05:53Holy crap, is that a Ferrari?
00:05:56That model is easily eight figures.
00:05:58VIP alert.
00:05:59That's some serious money.
00:06:01The moment that car appeared, the campus hierarchy reset.
00:06:05Tyler's untouchable God status evaporated in 16 seconds.
00:06:09Then, the heavily tinted passenger window began to lower.
00:06:13The owner had arrived.
00:06:22Oh my god, he is gorgeous!
00:06:24Hi Emma.
00:06:25Sorry to keep you waiting.
00:06:26I'm Lone Wolf.
00:06:27It's great to finally meet you.
00:06:29He looks like he just stepped out of a GQ spread.
00:06:32Tyler Brooks, the so-called campus god, just got dethroned in a millisecond.
00:06:37His lifelong superiority compacts just cracked.
00:06:40The entire block was losing its mind, trying to discode my relationship with this mystery
00:06:46guy.
00:06:47Class run late, babe.
00:06:49I'm starving.
00:06:50Let's go get some food.
00:06:53Sure, let's go.
00:06:58Babe, can we hit up that vintage steakhouse we love?
00:07:01Sure.
00:07:02Our usual spot.
00:07:05You're the best.
00:07:06After that, nobody was buying the rumor that I learned French for Tyler.
00:07:10When you have a guy who looks like that waiting at the curb, why would you ever look twice
00:07:13at a frat boy?
00:07:14The reality check finally hit him.
00:07:16I wasn't playing hard to get.
00:07:18I just upgraded.
00:07:19The entire narrative he built was nothing but his own pathetic delusion.
00:07:23You're quite the contrast in person.
00:07:25You were pretty aggressive in our Tinder chat.
00:07:28Because the aggressive flirt you were talking to was my mother.
00:07:34Right, well, you don't exactly match your profile either.
00:07:39You mean the greasy username and the boomer selfie?
00:07:42The internet loves a good bait and switch.
00:07:48But seriously, I was watching from a distance.
00:07:51It was obvious you wanted to shake off that brown-haired idiot, so I stepped in and played
00:07:55the part.
00:07:56So you noticed.
00:07:57Consider it a favor.
00:07:58And now, you owe me one.
00:08:00Let me properly introduce myself.
00:08:02I'm Damien Sterling, 24.
00:08:03I work for my family's firm, Sterling Holdings.
00:08:07Sterling Holdings?
00:08:09They're a top 10 global conglomerate.
00:08:11They own luxury hotel chains, high fashion brands, venture capital.
00:08:16The media is already predicting Damien will be the youngest billionaire CEO in history.
00:08:21I didn't just catfish a rich guy.
00:08:22I catfip at the apex predator of Wall Street.
00:08:30Thanks for the rescue back there.
00:08:32I'm Emma Parker, 20, biochemistry major at Coastal University.
00:08:36I know.
00:08:37You sent me your entire life story on Tinder.
00:08:40Let's cut to the chase.
00:08:41My family is trying to force me into an arranged marriage.
00:08:44I don't even want a normal relationship.
00:08:46Right now, let alone marriage.
00:08:49But they keep parading a conveyor belt of calculating heiresses in front of me.
00:08:54It's exhausting.
00:08:56So I'm hiring a human shield.
00:08:58We got along fine online.
00:09:00You play my girlfriend, keep him off my back.
00:09:03When it's over, cash, industry connections, a corner office.
00:09:08Name your price.
00:09:09The Sterling patriarch is supposedly stepping down soon.
00:09:12They must be desperate to lock down the soul heir's future.
00:09:15Considering he just nuked Tyler's ego for me and is now offering a literal blank check,
00:09:20this trade is an infinite ROA.
00:09:23Fine, I'll give it a shot.
00:09:24But fair warning, if I mess this up, don't blame me.
00:09:27Don't worry.
00:09:28Don't try to act like a socialite.
00:09:29The more natural, the better.
00:09:31In fact, you're coming home with me today to meet my parents.
00:09:34It'll buy me a few days of peace.
00:09:35Today?
00:09:36I haven't prepped.
00:09:37What do I even talk to them about?
00:09:39Not at all.
00:09:40Just talk to them the exact same way you talk to me on Tinder.
00:09:46I don't need them to like her.
00:09:47I need them to be so deeply offended by her that they drop the marriage campaign entirely.
00:09:53Wait.
00:09:54Let me just review our chat logs.
00:09:57Try to remember what my mom, uh, what I actually said to you.
00:10:01Don't bother.
00:10:02I'll jog your memory.
00:10:03Didn't you claim you could perfectly predict emerging market trends and future industry booms?
00:10:09Finally!
00:10:10Time to cash in on my mom's insane lies.
00:10:14That's exactly right.
00:10:15I can foresee every major economic shift before it even happens.
00:10:21Lie confirmed.
00:10:23Post has acquired the skill Market Oracle Eye.
00:10:26You can now perceive global commercial trends, make preemptive investments, and reap limitless wealth.
00:10:33Since you're such a visionary investor, you can talk to my dad about that.
00:10:37Oh, and I recall you also mentioning you could authenticate any rare antique with a single glance.
00:10:44Oh my god.
00:10:45Just how many god-deer buffs did my mom stack on me to catfish this guy?
00:10:50Naturally, there isn't a fake on earth that can escape my eyes.
00:10:55Lie manifested.
00:10:56Post has acquired the skill Master Appraisal Eye.
00:10:58You can instantly discern the authenticity, origin, and exact era of any rare artifact.
00:11:04I've seen a hundred of these desperate climbers.
00:11:07On Tinder, she couldn't even tell the difference between jade and colored glass.
00:11:12Now she's doubling down to my face without blinking?
00:11:15Incredible.
00:11:16The old man despises arrogant frauds.
00:11:19If they find out I brought home a pathologic liar as my girlfriend, they might actually have a stroke.
00:11:24You want me married so badly?
00:11:26Meet my delusional bride.
00:11:28My father is a fanatic antique collector.
00:11:31That appraisal skill of yours?
00:11:32It's going to be very useful tonight.
00:11:37I cannot wait to watch their faces drop.
00:11:41The second we cross the Sterling property line, my heart tried to beat its way out of my chest.
00:11:47Even though I somehow bluffed my way into two god-tier superpowers, I'm still just a broke college kid.
00:11:52Getting dropped into a billionaire enclave is terrifying.
00:11:55But for that kind of payout?
00:11:57Game face on.
00:12:06Let's go.
00:12:06Seeing his mood tank, I knew right then.
00:12:09This wasn't a family dinner.
00:12:11It was a war zone.
00:12:15The aura in this room is suffocating.
00:12:18Aside from a couple who literally controls global finance, there's a hostile heiress looking ready for blood.
00:12:24Damien, you're home.
00:12:26And who is this?
00:12:30Mother, let me properly introduce you.
00:12:33This is my girlfriend.
00:12:37The second he said the word girlfriend, the redhead's flackless plastic smile's vial shattered.
00:12:43Damien, since when do you have a girlfriend?
00:12:46Why didn't you tell me?
00:12:49I quickly put two and two together.
00:12:50Vanessa Hayes, high-rest to the Hayes family, grew up with Damien.
00:12:54But it was painfully obvious Damien couldn't stand her.
00:12:56How many times, Vanessa, Damien is for my parents.
00:12:58You don't get to call me that.
00:13:00A verbal backhand.
00:13:01She just stood there, choking on it.
00:13:03Really, Damien, bringing a girl home is wonderful, but you could have given us a heads up.
00:13:07Don't be nervous, sweetie.
00:13:09What's your name?
00:13:09The warmth threw me, but I wasn't born yesterday.
00:13:12In a shark tank like this, the curtain was just going up.
00:13:14Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling.
00:13:16I'm Emma Parker.
00:13:16I'm 20, a biochemistry major at Coastal University.
00:13:19The second the word biochemistry left my mouth, Vanessa's jealousy morphed into a sneer.
00:13:24Biochemistry?
00:13:24Sounds exhausting.
00:13:26Our maid's daughter studied that, last I heard.
00:13:28She was up to her knees and fertilized on some farm.
00:13:30Cheap class warfare.
00:13:31I just smiled.
00:13:32It was obvious the Atex predator of this house didn't care about my background,
00:13:35and he definitely wasn't throwing me a lifeline.
00:13:38Mr. Sterling literally couldn't care less about her.
00:13:40A nobody thinks she can compete with me?
00:13:42Time to close the deal.
00:13:43Mr. Sterling, I know you're an avid antique collector.
00:13:46Since this is my first formal visit, I brought a small token of appreciation.
00:13:49From next to her Hermes Berkey, Vanessa pulled out an exquisitely crafted dark wooden box,
00:13:54placing it on the marble coffee table with both hands.
00:13:57She carefully opened the lid, revealing a rustic-looking clay ampero resting inside.
00:14:02An authentic ancient Greek ampulla.
00:14:04It even has the Master Potmer's signature carved into the base.
00:14:06I had to pull a few family strings to acquire it from a private European collector.
00:14:09I thought it'd be a nice piece for your study.
00:14:11Poker face?
00:14:12Gone.
00:14:13He handled the clay like it was made of glass, flipping it to check the signature.
00:14:16Hook, line, and sinker.
00:14:17An authentic signed Greek ampera.
00:14:20Exceedingly rare.
00:14:21Almost none survived intact.
00:14:22Vanessa, this is far too generous.
00:14:24Please don't mention it.
00:14:25A masterpiece like this only truly belongs in your collection.
00:14:28It's the only place worthy of it.
00:14:30All right, then I'll gladly accept it.
00:14:32Let's have your father join me for a round of golf at the private club soon.
00:14:36Hearing that promise, Vanessa's ego went through the roof.
00:14:38She looked at me like a peacock strutting its feathers.
00:14:40You're really in luck tonight, Emma.
00:14:42Come closer.
00:14:43Take a look.
00:14:44People from your tax baker don't usually get within a mile of a masterpiece like this.
00:14:47I was just wondering where I'd find a fake to test my new master appraisal eye on.
00:14:54If Mr. Sterling doesn't mind, I'd love the opportunity to admire such a masterpiece.
00:14:58If Emma is interested, let her look.
00:15:11Vanessa, it seems this piece isn't an artifact from ancient Greece at all.
00:15:15It's a modern forgery.
00:15:19Emma, what exactly makes you conclude this is a modern fake?
00:15:23Look right here, Mr. Sterling.
00:15:25At first glance, these fractures simulate the natural decoration of a burial collapse.
00:15:30But in reality, this was intentionally shattered and reindicted using a modern cyano-haplate adhesive.
00:15:35In other words, generic super glue.
00:15:37Mr. Sterling, may I borrow a UV light?
00:15:44Authentic antique restoration uses natural shellac, which doesn't flores under UV light.
00:15:50This glaring neon blue?
00:15:52That only happens with cheap super glue.
00:15:57My preliminary appraisement, it's a mass-produced replica.
00:16:01On Amazon, it wouldn't set you back more than 20 bucks.
00:16:04Watch it, Emma.
00:16:06I sourced that from a private European estate for six figures.
00:16:10Don't you dare call it a $20 knockout just because you lacked the pedigree to recognize real art.
00:16:15Mr. Sterling, please.
00:16:16She's a broke college kid.
00:16:18She's just spinning lies because she could never afford a piece like this.
00:16:22Vanessa, have you ever heard of a cartoon called Peppa Pig?
00:16:29Look closely.
00:16:30Doesn't this potty-naster stymnage from the bottom look exactly like her?
00:16:36It... I suppose there's a resemblance?
00:16:43It's a fake.
00:16:44End of story.
00:16:44For three solid seconds, nobody breathed.
00:16:47Then, Damien cracked.
00:16:50Peppa Pig.
00:16:51Watching this untouchable haute couture socialite get publicly destroyed by a cartoon pig?
00:16:56Better than the Super Bowl.
00:16:58I appreciate the gesture, Vanessa.
00:17:00But I'll have to pass on the gift.
00:17:02Mr. Sterling.
00:17:05I am so sorry.
00:17:07I swear I didn't know the broker played me.
00:17:09No worries.
00:17:10It's not your fault.
00:17:11You just didn't grow up watching Peppa Pig.
00:17:17After that stunt, Damien looked at me like I was a different species.
00:17:20Probably wondering if all the insane flexes I fed him on Tinder were actually true.
00:17:25Since your eye is so sharp, Emma, care to appraise a few of my personal pieces?
00:17:34An authentic Late Ming Country Archaeasiatic Bronze Bell Pendant.
00:17:38Genuine artifact.
00:17:40Late Ming Dynasty Bronze Bell.
00:17:42Not Shang or Zhou, obviously, but the casting technique is impeccable.
00:17:46The patina is exceptionally thick and rich.
00:17:49It'd make a hell of a paperweight for your study.
00:17:53Incredible eye.
00:17:54This is indeed a Late Ming treasure I acquired at an exclusive Eastern private auction.
00:18:04And what about this one?
00:18:0716th century Renaissance Mayaka plate.
00:18:09Master painted mythological narrative.
00:18:12Finding the glaze this flawlessly intact is exceptionally rare.
00:18:17Brilliant.
00:18:18You even caught the narrative.
00:18:27My flawless little appraisal just short-circuit Damien's brain.
00:18:31He's looking at me like I'm in an entirely new species.
00:18:34Unbelievable.
00:18:35An expert eye for antiquities?
00:18:37Does that mean every outrageous fleck she fed me on Tidra was actually real?
00:18:44Just like that, Damien masks his shock.
00:18:47He slides right into the role of the fiercely territorial boyfriend.
00:18:59Sterling Holdings and the Hayes family have always maintained a strong strategic alliance.
00:19:04Vanessa is here tonight to pitch a joint venture.
00:19:06Since Damien is here, we might as well review it together.
00:19:10Let's see if this so-called market boom is actually worth our capital.
00:19:14At those words, Vanessa found her lifeline.
00:19:17Desperate for a comeback, she pulled out a gold-embossed business proposal.
00:19:21Mr. Sterling, the Hayes group is staging a major takeover in the premium skincare sector.
00:19:25Our flagship product is a high-end luxury dupe-tinted moisturizer.
00:19:29Our Series A target is $100 million.
00:19:33The antique was just about her ego.
00:19:35But this pitch?
00:19:37This is the absolute lifeblood of the Hayes family's three-year strategy.
00:19:40To demonstrate our sincerity, I've reserved a 50% controlling share exclusively for you.
00:19:47It's simple.
00:19:49Gen Z girls' high-end skincare but lack the purchasing power.
00:19:53A luxury dupe hits that exact market gap.
00:19:56It's a guaranteed cash cow.
00:20:04A luxury dupe-tinted moisturizer?
00:20:07And you want $100 million in funding?
00:20:09Vanessa, are you serious right now?
00:20:16Do you even know the first thing about venture capital?
00:20:19I majored in fashion merchandising at an IB.
00:20:21I've been in the premium beauty sector for two years.
00:20:24You?
00:20:25You've probably never even seen a real cap-trape.
00:20:28Tell me, do you even comprehend the chemical complexity of a luxury skincare formula?
00:20:32She conveniently forgot my major is biochemistry.
00:20:35When it comes to compound ingredients, I could literally teach her class.
00:20:38The old man is a Wall Street shark.
00:20:40He spotted the glaring holes the second he opened it.
00:20:43But given their family's long-standing ties,
00:20:45he can't exactly throw this garbage back in Vanessa's face.
00:20:48The capital allocation is a mess.
00:20:50The core formula details are practically non-existent.
00:20:53And the western luxury dupe market is already an oversucceeded bloodbath.
00:20:56Throwing $50 million at this wouldn't even make a ripple.
00:21:05Emma, since you seem to have a different perspective, let's hear it.
00:21:08All insights are welcome at the table.
00:21:10What exactly do you find so fatal about this skincare venture?
00:21:19Mr. Sterling, on the surface this claims to capture Gen Z's demand for premium skincare,
00:21:23but it isn't a black hole.
00:21:26Sinking $100 million into this?
00:21:28You'd just be setting your cash on fire.
00:21:31You're out of your mind.
00:21:32Our deck was vetted by a top-tier analyst team.
00:21:35Show me the proof.
00:21:35If you can't, you'll admit you're a total fraud right here,
00:21:38and you will stay the hell away from Damien.
00:21:40Emma, on Wall Street, words mean nothing without data.
00:21:43If you're bold enough to make that call, you better have the evidence to back it up.
00:21:50Oh, I have it.
00:21:53How do you break an empty vessel?
00:21:55You let cold, hard data shatter the illusion piece by piece.
00:21:58First, your formula has zero proprietary barriers.
00:22:01This luxury skincare compound is just generic bottom berry ceramides.
00:22:05Slapping a premium label on it borders on consumer fraud.
00:22:08Second, of your $100 million ask, over 50% bleeds into influencer PR and celebrity endorsements.
00:22:14You haven't e-boxed a single cent for core R&D.
00:22:16Third, the premium dupe sector is a hyper-saturated blood blath.
00:22:20Your venture offers zero competitive confrontiation.
00:22:22You're walking into a slaughterhouse unarmed.
00:22:24And fourth, the actual megatrend for the next two years?
00:22:27Skiniminalism.
00:22:28Streamlined clinically-backed routines, not another gimmicky knockoff.
00:22:31Emma is entirely right.
00:22:33These products parading as luxury dupes, packed with cheap fillers, women in our circle wouldn't dare touch them.
00:22:39It's a liability.
00:22:40You're making this up.
00:22:42Gen Z eats up luxury dupes because they can't afford the real thing.
00:22:45It's a proven business model.
00:22:47You're twisting the narrative.
00:22:48Vanessa, this is the global beauty market analysis from a tier one research firm.
00:22:53Q3 fiscal data.
00:22:54When you sit at the capital table, you don't pitch gimmicks.
00:22:57You invest based on hard data and legitimate market demand.
00:23:00Sinking $100 million into this isn't a venture.
00:23:03It's corporate suicide.
00:23:06Vanessa, regarding this venture, I find Emma's analysis remarkably clinical and entirely accurate.
00:23:11The liability on this skincare line is simply too high.
00:23:15Sterling Houstings will be passive.
00:23:16I came here for one reason, to walk out with $50 million from Sterling Holdings.
00:23:20Without Mr. Sterling's backing, this project is dead before it even starts.
00:23:23And I have absolutely no idea how I'm supposed to face the family after this.
00:23:27Mr. Sterling, please reconsider.
00:23:29We can pivot the pitch right now.
00:23:31We'll scrap the dupes, focus entirely on skidmatism.
00:23:34Please, just give me another chance.
00:23:37Unnecessary.
00:23:37Capital has no room for pity.
00:23:39A venture that misreads baseline market demand and lacks a proprietary edge is a liability.
00:23:44Pivoting now is futile.
00:23:46Go home, Vanessa.
00:23:48Re-evaluate your position.
00:23:49Do the actual research.
00:23:56You were absolutely brilliant today, darling.
00:23:59I knew Damien was just twisting the knife for Vanessa's benefit.
00:24:02But looking into those bottomless, intoxicating eyes, my heart still skipped a violent beat.
00:24:07Spotting those fatal flaws so effortlessly.
00:24:09Thank God for that beautiful brain of yours.
00:24:12Otherwise, my father would have torched $50 million in cold, hard cash.
00:24:15Damien's little PDA stunt was the ultimate kill shot.
00:24:19Not only did Vanessa just bleed $50 million in funding and publicly humiliate herself in front of a Wall Street
00:24:24titan,
00:24:25but now she had to watch the billionaire air she'd been throwing herself at treat me like absolute royalty.
00:24:33I guarantee this line is going to dominate the market.
00:24:36Don't come crawling back when it does.
00:24:45A socialite kicked to the curb by capital.
00:24:48Vanessa was never going to just swallow that humiliation.
00:24:55Screw your cartoon pig.
00:24:56And screw you, Emma Parker.
00:24:58You nuke my $50 million cap table.
00:25:00I'll ruin your life.
00:25:05I need a crew.
00:25:06Put eyes on a Coastal University student, Emma Parker.
00:25:09The second she's alone, jump her.
00:25:11Teach her a lesson.
00:25:12Keep her breathing.
00:25:13But I want a video of her broken and humiliated.
00:25:15I want her destroyed on that campus.
00:25:17While Vanessa was outside frantically plotting my destruction,
00:25:20back inside the sterling living room,
00:25:22I had just become the absolute center of gravity.
00:25:25Emma, you have thoroughly surprised me.
00:25:27Not only do you possess a master's eye for antiquities,
00:25:30but your deconstruction of the premium skincare sector was flawless.
00:25:34Frankly, your business Archiman exceeds that of the principal venture analyst Sterling Hardizings pays millions to retain.
00:25:40You flatter me, Mr. Sterling.
00:25:42I just ignore the gimmicks.
00:25:44Emma, what you said about skin malism, it struck an absolute chord with me.
00:25:51I have incredibly sensitive skin.
00:25:54The current Western luxury lines, their ingredient lists read like a chemical dictionary.
00:25:59It's nothing but meaningless abrasive additives.
00:26:02It's completely unusable for me.
00:26:07Honestly, I dream of finding a streamlined cream, truly clean, zero additives, yet highly effective.
00:26:12But I've scoured the global market and there isn't a single product I can trust.
00:26:15Looking at the desperation in Mrs. Sterling's eyes, I was screaming internally.
00:26:19The system literally just handed me the perfect opening.
00:26:22My ace in the hole, fusing my biochemistry major with the next global market boom,
00:26:26was ready for its debut.
00:26:28Since Mrs. Sterling just handed me the mic, it'd be rude not to put on a show.
00:26:32Mr. and Mrs. Sterling, my data models have been flagging this for months.
00:26:35Skinimalism, hyper-minimalist skincare isn't a passing trend.
00:26:38It is the incoming tidal wave of the beauty market.
00:26:41Levering my background in biochemistry, I've engineered a new blueprint.
00:26:44A barrier repair system designed exclusively for reactive to skin.
00:26:47Zero synthetic fragrances, zero denatured alcohols, zero high-risk parabens,
00:26:52just clinically verified hypoallergenic actives.
00:26:54A ruthlessly concise ingredient list that instantly neutralizes redness, stinging, and compromised barriers.
00:26:59It's custom-built for high-net-worth consumers like yourself, ma'am.
00:27:02Women who demand clinical safety but refuse to compromise on a luxurious feel.
00:27:06All right.
00:27:07Now you have my attention.
00:27:09Skip the pronog, Emma.
00:27:10Give it to me straight.
00:27:11What's the seed capital and what's the rollout strategy?
00:27:14Yes, Emma.
00:27:15The details, please.
00:27:16Based on consumption models for Tier 1 markets like New York and LA,
00:27:205 million is more than enough for the seed round.
00:27:22That covers formulation R.E.D., small-batch clinical manufacturing,
00:27:25and laying down our direct-to-consumer digital pipeline.
00:27:28We don't hemorrhage cash on bloated celebrity endorsements or obsolete brick-and-mare counters like Vanessa.
00:27:33We build an impenetrable biomogical moat.
00:27:35We let the efficacy speak for itself, and we slice straight into the luxury sector.
00:27:39I have the psychographics of this demographic lockdown.
00:27:42I know exactly what these women are desperate for.
00:27:44We engineer a viral hero product, launch in three months, and we're fully in the black within six.
00:27:49Christ, just how many wild cards is she hiding up her sleeve?
00:27:54And that concludes my pitch.
00:27:59Brilliant!
00:28:00I'm in!
00:28:02Five million.
00:28:03Starling Holdings will bankroll the entire seed round.
00:28:08Emma, starting today, you're headlining our biotech skincare division.
00:28:13Sterling Harnderships is writing you a blank check.
00:28:17State-of-the-art R&D, priority on the sterile lines, and the heaviest digital traffic pipelines we have.
00:28:23It's your ship to steer.
00:28:25I'm stunned!
00:28:26I thought squeezing seed money out of him would be a miracle.
00:28:28I didn't expect him to hand me the keys to the kingdom.
00:28:34What? Intimidated? Don't be.
00:28:36First off, your market instincts tonight?
00:28:38Lethal. I'm sold.
00:28:39And secondly, consider it a welcome gift for my future daughter-in-law.
00:28:43Scale this project to the moon, and hopefully, you and Damien will take good care of each other.
00:28:49Sweetheart, anything you need, you come straight to me.
00:28:52The Sterling family protects its own, and I am simply dying to try your minimalist cream.
00:28:58Damien brought me here as a human shield against an arranged marriage.
00:29:02Instead, I'm walking out with 5 million in venture capital.
00:29:05He must be losing his mind.
00:29:08Damien offered to drive me home.
00:29:10He hasn't said a word for 10 blocks.
00:29:13Since this afternoon, the fake profile my mom set up has been blowing up.
00:29:17Wall Street wolves and tech bros all fighting for a spot in my inbox.
00:29:21I bring home a pathological liar to piss off the old man.
00:29:24What does he do?
00:29:25Falls in love and hands her 5 million.
00:29:27Who the hell is this girl?
00:29:31Your profile said you could appraise antiques and predict market shifts blindfolded.
00:29:37I honestly thought you were just another clout chaser spinning garbage for attention.
00:29:42Turns out you can back it up.
00:29:43That biotech tear down back there?
00:29:45You had my father eating out of the palm of your hand.
00:29:50Obviously.
00:29:51Lying is exhausting.
00:29:53Everything I told you online was the absolute truth.
00:30:01Honestly, I should be thanking you.
00:30:06For what?
00:30:07For giving me the perfect room to pitch your dad.
00:30:10That 5 mil is exactly what I needed to launch my startup.
00:30:13Don't mention it.
00:30:14The old man saved me a fortune.
00:30:15Otherwise, I'd have had to fund it myself.
00:30:18Wow.
00:30:19You were actually going to drop 5 million just to hire a fake girlfriend?
00:30:22Not exactly.
00:30:23I was thinking a couple hundred grand.
00:30:25But since my father so generously banked you, consider it a trade.
00:30:29You're playing my girlfriend for the next year.
00:30:34You're on my annual subscription now.
00:30:38Hearing the phrase annual subscription made my brain stall for a solid two seconds.
00:30:42This Wall Street prince was actually buying out my relationship status for a full year.
00:30:47Like I was a Netflix account.
00:30:50An annual subscription?
00:30:52Deal.
00:30:52For 5 million, consider me a premium member.
00:30:56Ground rules first.
00:30:57With this fake girlfriend setup on campus, you date who you want.
00:31:01You socialize how you want.
00:31:02I won't interfere.
00:31:03Day to day, I'm Damien.
00:31:05But at the estate in front of my parents, you call me Dami.
00:31:09And the golden rule, when I need a buffer with my family, you are on call.
00:31:13My parents are way too obsessed with you right now.
00:31:15They're going to drag you back for family dinners.
00:31:18Constantly.
00:31:19If we drop this relationship bomb and you go MIA, they'll see right through it.
00:31:25Got it.
00:31:26I cash the check.
00:31:27I play the part.
00:31:28Fair trade.
00:31:29We pulled up fast and immediately every student walking by locked eyes on the hypercar.
00:31:34Holy shit!
00:31:35A limited edition Ferrari?
00:31:37There's barely a handful of those in the states.
00:31:39Dozens of camera lenses zeroed in.
00:31:41The ultimate campus nobody forced out of rush by the sorority, stepping out of a multi-million dollar ride.
00:31:46Yeah, I'd stare too.
00:31:51Emma!
00:31:52Oh my god!
00:31:53Since when are you bagging billionaires?
00:31:55Girl, you just bypassed the entire corporate ladder!
00:31:58And the video of you going toe-to-toe with that French professor this afternoon?
00:32:01It's blowing up!
00:32:03Bestie, you are viral!
00:32:07Lily's relentless-less interrogation is giving me a migraine.
00:32:10How do I even spin this?
00:32:13Lily, you're spiraling.
00:32:14He's literally just a guy I met online.
00:32:15He's practically a brother to me.
00:32:17It's completely platonic.
00:32:18And my French is only decent because I've been pulling all night's cramming, okay?
00:32:24See you tomorrow, babe.
00:32:29I am dead.
00:32:30One word from him and my entire alibi turns to dust.
00:32:34Platonic?
00:32:35You have a date lined up for tomorrow and he just called you BAME, Emma?
00:32:39And don't think I missed the usual old-school steakhouse comment.
00:32:43You sounded like you guys have been there a dozen times.
00:32:49Emma, you are literally flexing on me right now.
00:32:51You're riding shotgun in a multi-million dollar supercar while juggling hot French guys on Tictor.
00:32:56Do you have any empathy for us single mortals?
00:32:58Watching Lily clutch her chest like a dying Victorian hearman, I decide to pull the rip cue and drop the
00:33:03real news.
00:33:03The French guy is an internet rando.
00:33:05Damien is genuinely just a friend, a mentor, tops.
00:33:08Look, here's the actual headline.
00:33:10I just secured a five million dollar investment from Sterling Holdings.
00:33:15I'm launching a minimalist skincare line for sensitive skin.
00:33:18From today on, you can address me as CEO Emma.
00:33:23Five million?
00:33:24The minimalist skincare line you pitched to me?
00:33:26CEO Emma, drop the release date right now!
00:33:29You're saving my tragic skin!
00:33:31I will literally fund your entire first drop!
00:33:33Honestly, the speed at which my best friend can pivot makes Wall Street algorithms look sluggish.
00:33:38I promised her a three-month timeline for the first launch and guaranteed she'd be pay patient zero.
00:33:46We were so deep in startup talk, we completely missed the shadows trailing us in the dark.
00:33:54Bro!
00:33:55Tell me you caught that.
00:33:56The Ferrari guy?
00:33:57Just a brother.
00:33:58Exactly.
00:33:58He dropped the bae, but rich dudes call everyone that, right?
00:34:01He was totally putting on a show for Tyler.
00:34:02Right.
00:34:03If she actually bagged a billionaire, she wouldn't be friendzoning him to her bestie.
00:34:06And the French prodigy?
00:34:07Just some internet rando?
00:34:09Which means...
00:34:12Emma is still single!
00:34:14After getting absolutely dornilated by Damien at the gates, Tyler spent the rest of the night stalling.
00:34:19He probably couldn't even process why he was so triggered.
00:34:22Mostly, his massive ego just couldn't handle a public beating.
00:34:26Tyler!
00:34:27Bro!
00:34:28Massive intel!
00:34:29What?
00:34:29Emma admitted the Ferrari guy is strictly platonic.
00:34:32They aren't dating at all!
00:34:33Emma is still single!
00:34:39Makes sense.
00:34:40I knew it.
00:34:41Why would a guy in a multi-million dollar supercar look twice at a sorority rush reject?
00:34:47And that French prodigy?
00:34:49Probably just stringing her along in the DMs.
00:34:51She is so transparent, bro.
00:34:53All this smoke and mirrors?
00:34:55It's a jealousy op.
00:34:56She's trying to get in your head.
00:34:57It's honestly tragic.
00:34:58Flexing that hard just for your attention?
00:35:01Bottom leal behavior.
00:35:02You need to call her.
00:35:03Set a hard boundary.
00:35:04Shut it down before she goes full stalker.
00:35:07Valid.
00:35:08If I don't kill this delusion right now, she's gonna think I actually care about her pathetic
00:35:12little mind games.
00:35:15Hello?
00:35:15Emma, look.
00:35:16I'm going to do you a favor and make this crystal clear.
00:35:20Stop wasting your energy.
00:35:22No matter what kind of stunts you pull, I am never gonna fall for you-
00:35:29Did she-
00:35:30Did she just hang up on me?
00:35:36I thought Tyler actually had something important to say.
00:35:39Turns out, it was just more of his narcissistic word vomit.
00:35:42I really don't have the bandwidth for his toxic delusions.
00:35:45So blocked.
00:35:46I figured securing that 5 million dollar seed funding means I'd be sailing smoothly into
00:35:51my skincare startup arc.
00:35:52But I forgot about the other landmines my mom buried on my Tinder profile.
00:35:56This next one is about to blow me straight into Hollywood.
00:35:58When I saw that name, my hand twitched so hard I almost dropped my phone flat on my face.
00:36:03Gabriel Laurent, a military academy bred, notoriously aloof-a-list superstar.
00:36:08He was on my mom's Tinder hunting grounds too.
00:36:11Emma Parker, you told me before that your acting skills are top terp.
00:36:15Didn't you claim that an Oscar-winning director practically begged you to play his female lean,
00:36:19but you declined to focus on your biochemistry degree?
00:36:22My mother actually used my face to spin that kind of gold on Tinder.
00:36:26Actually, yes, my acting is flawless.
00:36:29Host has claimed a lie, congratulations.
00:36:31You manifested the skill Method Protodile.
00:36:34This skill enables the host to instantly deconstruct any character,
00:36:37master complex emotional ranges, and deliver a flawless Oscar-later performance.
00:36:41A sudden electric warmth surges up my spine and floods my brain.
00:36:44Decades of elite acting techniques, vocal modulations,
00:36:47and psychological character breakdowns are instantly hardwired into my consciousness.
00:36:51I am currently in lap prep production for my new film, The Moon.
00:36:55We happen to be short of a female supporting role to run lines with.
00:36:58I've emailed you the sides for the audition.
00:37:00Tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., open casting room for The Moon.
00:37:04The director and producers will be there.
00:37:06Don't be late.
00:37:06Asking a STEM major who hasn't even been in a school play to run lines with an Academy Award winner.
00:37:11My mom's lies are getting out of hand.
00:37:14Good thing I can turn every single one of them into reality.
00:37:17And an A-list superstar?
00:37:19Challenge accepted.
00:37:20See you tomorrow.
00:37:25Next morning, 8.30 a.m., right on schedule.
00:37:29This audition isn't just about bagging a role.
00:37:32It's about testing the true limits of my system.
00:37:35And proving that even my mother's most ridiculous lies can become my reality.
00:37:47Miss Hayes, I tracked her.
00:37:48Emma Parker is here for the callback for Victoria and the Moon.
00:37:53An audition?
00:37:54A nobody in a hoodie who probably took a shared Uber here thinks she can just wats into Hollywood?
00:38:00She wants a taste of Hollywood?
00:38:02I'll show her how the industry actually works.
00:38:05One call and her dream is dead.
00:38:08Hey, Amy.
00:38:09I know Apex has been dying to get access to our Hayes family streaming platforms.
00:38:14I need a tiny favor.
00:38:15Make sure the role in the Moon is permanently out of Emma Parker's reach.
00:38:23Hi.
00:38:24Excuse me.
00:38:25Where is the audition room for the Moon?
00:38:29Down the hall, make a right.
00:38:31Who let her in?
00:38:32Another industry plant trying to look indie?
00:38:35No agent, no team, and wearing a basic hoodie, see?
00:38:38Gabriel's presence is going to eat her a lift the second she walks through that door.
00:38:42I hear the whispers.
00:38:43I don't slow down, and I don't look back to correct them.
00:38:46I just keep my eyes on the prize.
00:38:589.50 a.m., heavy, deliberate footsteps echo from the hallway.
00:39:02Gabriel Laurent, the male lead, co-producer, and sole heir to the Laurent Empire, the ultimate capital backing the Moon.
00:39:08But the real shock, Serena is here, the undisputed queen of the box office.
00:39:13Brilliant, gorgeous, and completely untouchable.
00:39:15All right, everyone.
00:39:17Today, the coveted role of Victoria will be decided between our two final candidates,
00:39:22the brilliant Serena and Emma Parker.
00:39:27Good morning, everyone.
00:39:31First major audition, sweetie, don't be nervous.
00:39:34The entire room holds its breath.
00:39:36She really is an icon, powerful, elegant, and surprisingly gracious to a nobody like me.
00:39:41I assume you both know the material.
00:39:43The core of this scene is the tragic reunion between Ethan and Victoria in the royal court.
00:39:48What I need to see is restraint, the agonizing distance forced by class, and a love so deep it's buried
00:39:53in your bones.
00:39:54Emma, since this is your first time on a major set, just find your footing.
00:39:59Don't overthink it.
00:40:01Let's begin.
00:40:03Serena, you're up.
00:40:06Action!
00:40:07The clash between the reigning queen of Hollywood and a campus.
00:40:10Nobody.
00:40:11Starts now.
00:40:13I have to hand it to her.
00:40:15The mechanics of a Hollywood allister are flawless.
00:40:17Serena's blocking her expressions.
00:40:19The exact millisecond her tears hit her cheeks.
00:40:22It is mathematically precise.
00:40:23Ethan, as the Duke's daughter, my path leads only to the palace gates, to the king.
00:40:29There is no future for us.
00:40:35Victoria, why must you belong to the king?
00:40:40Commander, please maintain your composure.
00:40:44Do not forget your place.
00:40:46Cut.
00:40:47Serena, the mechanics and the emotion are textbook.
00:40:52But, it's missing a soul.
00:40:55Victoria's pain isn't just the self-pity of a victim of fate.
00:40:57It's the absolute despair of loving someone you can never have.
00:41:01It's the agonizing struggle of wanting to crawl into his arms yet being forced to brutally push him away.
00:41:05That razor-sharp tension of extreme restraint.
00:41:08We didn't quite get there.
00:41:09Thank you, Director Chen.
00:41:10You're right.
00:41:11I didn't fully capture that lull of agonizing restraint.
00:41:15You're up, sweetie.
00:41:16Break a leg.
00:41:16A top Hollywood director's eye is brutal.
00:41:18If a seasoned pro like Serena didn't satisfy him, the bar is astrostomically high.
00:41:23I can feel the pressure mounting.
00:41:24From this moment on, I am Victoria.
00:41:30Action!
00:41:31I thought Prodigy's skill is active.
00:41:33In a split second, I am Victoria.
00:41:37Avoiding Ethan's eyes, I looked down at the floor and let out a shuddering sigh.
00:41:41Commander Ethan, it has been a long time.
00:41:45Victoria!
00:41:46Tell me who forced you into this.
00:41:48I'll take you away.
00:41:50We can run!
00:41:52Looking at Ethan, I can't stop the trembling, but it is not fear.
00:41:55It is the agonizing pain of restraint.
00:41:58I slowly lift my head to meet his eyes.
00:42:00My eyes are swimming with tears, but I force them wide, refusing to let a single drop fall.
00:42:06Don't be a fool, Commander.
00:42:07No one forced me.
00:42:08Marrying the king is my choice.
00:42:10My family deserves absolute glory, and I, I want the infinite wealth and power only his majesty can give me.
00:42:17You're a landless knight.
00:42:19You could never give me the life I want.
00:42:21The moment I stepped into that carriage for the capital, we were over.
00:42:25Wealth and power?
00:42:27Look at me, Victoria!
00:42:29We grew up in the northern woods.
00:42:32We ran through the oaks as children.
00:42:36How could you throw us away for a hollow crown?
00:42:38A night's absolute devastation.
00:42:41Gabriel's Oscar-level acting is fully unlocked, his raw grief and betrayal suffocating the room.
00:42:47Nobody dares to even breathe.
00:42:49Every single eye in the studio is glued to my face, waiting to see how I survive this emotional storm.
00:42:57Watching him, my chest caves in.
00:42:59It feels like an invisible weight is crushing the breath out of me.
00:43:03The tears I've been fighting finally spill, but I refuse to make a sound.
00:43:06I just bite my lip.
00:43:07Harrying the devastation, I swallow the rising tide of grief.
00:43:11When I finally speak, my voice is ice.
00:43:14Commander, I am no longer the little girl who rode beside you at the stables.
00:43:19I am the future queen.
00:43:20The shield and the anchor for my entire bloodline's survival.
00:43:24If you keep clinging to this, you will only destroy me.
00:43:27And yourself.
00:43:28I turn to walk away, but the emotional whiplash wipes out my legs.
00:43:32I nearly go down.
00:43:34Victoria, don't go!
00:43:36I'm begging you!
00:43:38Don't leave me!
00:43:40Tell me.
00:43:42Tell me I'm still in your heart, please.
00:43:45The desperate force of his grip instantly shatters all my fabricated defenses.
00:43:49Ethan!
00:43:54Ethan, I didn't want this.
00:43:56I don't want the crown, and I don't want a life without you.
00:43:58But I have no choice.
00:44:00I have no choice.
00:44:01I have to be his queen.
00:44:02It's the only way to save my bloodline, and the only way to keep you alive.
00:44:06Ethan, I'm so sorry.
00:44:08I'm so sorry.
00:44:09Victoria, I know.
00:44:10I know.
00:44:11I'm the one who failed.
00:44:13I wasn't strong enough to protect you.
00:44:15I hold on to him, letting the grief bleed out.
00:44:21Only when the storm inside me settles do I push away.
00:44:25I turn to leave, knowing I can't look back.
00:44:28That is the true tragedy of Victoria.
00:44:31The agony of abandoning your soulmate, masked by the brutal composure required to keep him alive.
00:44:37Cut!
00:44:39Absolutely flawless!
00:44:40Emma!
00:44:41That was phenomenal!
00:44:43That right there, that is my Victoria.
00:44:45The sheer desperation, masked by absolute restraint.
00:44:49The agony of letting go.
00:44:51The deep-steated love buried in your bones.
00:44:54You nailed every single frame of it.
00:44:56Serena looks at me.
00:44:57The polite condescension is completely gone, replaced by undeniable respect.
00:45:02She finally gets it.
00:45:03That is what maximum restraint colliding with an emotional explosion actually looks like.
00:45:12Absolutely electric.
00:45:13That final turn, walking away without looking back, you nailed the sheer helplessness of it.
00:45:18I thought going up against Serena would crush you, but you completely made the character your own!
00:45:24You were phenomenal.
00:45:27That quiet, agonizing restraint.
00:45:29I never hit that mark.
00:45:31You earned this role.
00:45:33Thank you, Serena.
00:45:34Honestly, I learned by watching you.
00:45:36It's an honor to even share the floor.
00:45:38Flawless.
00:45:39You exceeded my expectations.
00:45:41You are our Victoria.
00:45:42We roll the day after tomorrow.
00:45:44I booked it.
00:45:45My hands are actually shaking.
00:45:46Thank you, Gabriel.
00:45:48Thank you, Director Chen.
00:45:54Director Chen, word is you haven't locked your second lead yet.
00:45:58I brought you Apex's crown jewel, Vivian.
00:46:02Compared to whatever nobody you dragged off the street, our Vivian has classical training and a massive built-in fan
00:46:08base.
00:46:09It is a no-brainer.
00:46:13Hi, Director Chen.
00:46:14Gabriel, Serena.
00:46:16I'm Vivian.
00:46:18I'm incredibly passionate about the role of Victoria, and I'd love a shot at her.
00:46:23She flashes that trademark idol smile, but the second she looks at me, it's just pure unfiltered hostility.
00:46:31Amy, we're done here.
00:46:32We just cast Emma Parker.
00:46:34Director Chen, she's a literal nobody.
00:46:37She doesn't even belong in the same room as Vivian.
00:46:40Put them head-to-head.
00:46:41Right now.
00:46:42Let's see who actually has talent.
00:46:44If you hand this role to a total amateur, Apex pulls its funding.
00:46:48Today.
00:46:49And you can kiss any future Apex partnerships.
00:46:51Goodbye.
00:46:53She's right, Director Chen.
00:46:55Just let Emma and I read a scene together.
00:46:57It's only fair.
00:47:00What do you say, Emma?
00:47:02It's so transparent.
00:47:03She's just trying to humiliate me.
00:47:11We all just watched Emma act.
00:47:14She was undeniable.
00:47:15The decision is made.
00:47:17You can't-
00:47:17There is no read.
00:47:21Emma Parker is my Victoria.
00:47:23If Apex wants to walk, walk.
00:47:25I will personally cover the deficit.
00:47:27And if you never want to collaborate again, fine by me.
00:47:31We don't need your talent.
00:47:34I didn't expect Gabriel to be this uncompromising.
00:47:37He just cut off a titan-like Apex without blinking.
00:47:40We're leaving.
00:47:43Vivian's parting look is pure poison, but I don't look away.
00:47:46I stare her down until the door slams shut.
00:47:50Gabriel, thank you.
00:47:52If you hadn't stepped in, we would have been in serious trouble.
00:47:56Don't let them get in your head.
00:47:58Focus on preparing for your scenes.
00:48:00Thank you, Gabriel.
00:48:01I won't let you down.
00:48:05The second I walk out of the studio, I text Lily the good news.
00:48:08Her replies are basically vibrating off my screen.
00:48:13So you actually booked the role on the moon?
00:48:15Crossing over to Hollywood Stardom now, are we?
00:48:17I was a bit surprised by how fast Damien got the news,
00:48:20but getting his text still put a smile on my face.
00:48:22Why?
00:48:22Got a problem with that, boss?
00:48:24If anyone gives you hell on set, just say the word.
00:48:26You've got me in your corner.
00:48:27I happen to be in LA on business anyway.
00:48:30Trace Emma's phone.
00:48:31Find her exact location.
00:48:32Vanessa isn't the type to take a loss.
00:48:34Right away, sir.
00:48:42Emma, let's grab some dinner to celebrate.
00:48:45On me.
00:48:47Thank you, Director Chen.
00:48:49Some other time, I want to go home and study the script.
00:48:52Love the work ethic.
00:48:54I'll see you on set then.
00:48:55I skip the celebratory dinner, choosing a quiet, dark street to walk home.
00:49:02But in the shadows, several eyes are already tracking my movements.
00:49:10Subject has left the studio lot.
00:49:13He heading down the backstack streets alone.
00:49:17I keep a steady pace, aiming for the transit stop a block away to catch a bus back to campus.
00:49:23I force the rising panic down, ice coating my nerves.
00:49:27I scan the eight of them, rapidly calculating my odds.
00:49:31You, Emma Parker?
00:49:33Someone paid a pretty temmy for a video of you getting ruined.
00:49:36You shouldn't have messed with people out of your league, sweetheart.
00:49:39Vanessa?
00:49:40Three on my left, four on my right, one dead ahead.
00:49:43Eight total.
00:49:44The system is active, but my current loadout is French antique appraisals and acting.
00:49:48I have zero self-defense skills.
00:49:50A physical brawl is a death sentence.
00:49:52I need to buy time.
00:49:54How much is Vanessa paying you?
00:49:56I'll double it.
00:49:58Double?
00:49:59Honey, we couldn't get that kind of cash if we sold you off in pieces.
00:50:03Just as I prepare for the worst, the darkness splits.
00:50:11Damien looks cold enough to freeze the air.
00:50:13There is a terrifying predatory gravity radiating off him.
00:50:16I've never seen him like this.
00:50:20Who said you could touch her?
00:50:24Who gave you the balls to lay a hand on what's mine?
00:50:27Who the hell are you?
00:50:29Mind your own business, rich boy.
00:50:30This is between us and the girl.
00:50:33Beat it, or we'll paint the pavement with you two.
00:50:36Emma, didn't your Tinder braio say you were a national Sanda champion?
00:50:40Supposedly you could take on ten guys blindfolded.
00:50:42Why the sudden stage fright?
00:50:43My heart leaps.
00:50:44My mom's ridiculous Tinder brazing strikes again.
00:50:47Thank God.
00:50:49You're right.
00:50:49I am a Sanda champion.
00:50:51I was just giving them a head start.
00:50:52Post has successfully validated the lie.
00:50:54Skill acquired.
00:50:55Sando mastery.
00:50:56Grandmaster level.
00:50:57Full combat protocols unlocked.
00:50:58Physical reflex, agility, and striking power boosted by 500%.
00:51:02A rush of pure, white-hot energy floods my veins.
00:51:05My calves and forearms tighten, adapting to the surge.
00:51:07Decades of brutal combat training, defensive pairies, and lethal striking angles
00:51:10imprint themselves into my muscle memory in an instant.
00:51:14I can feel the explosive power humming in my body.
00:51:17Eight street punics?
00:51:18I could dismantle 18 of them without breaking a sweat.
00:51:21In that case, I'll stay out of your way.
00:51:24Let's see our national champion do some warm-up reps.
00:51:30A little college girl?
00:51:32The national Sansa champion?
00:51:34Are you kidding me?
00:51:36She's seriously trying to bluff her way out of this.
00:51:38Let's show this princess what real gravity feels like.
00:51:42Keep it clean, boys.
00:51:43Don't permanently break her.
00:51:46Miss Hayes just wanted her to learn her lesson.
00:51:51Faced with the swarm, my instincts take over.
00:51:53I drop my center of gravity, my calves and core muscles instantly locking into a coiled spring.
00:51:59I slide through the chaotic crowd like a shadow.
00:52:01With the Grandmaster Sansa techniques fully integrated,
00:52:05every strike, punches, elbows, knees, sweeps, is mathematically precise,
00:52:10targeting their softest spots with absolute force.
00:52:21It takes less than 30 seconds.
00:52:23All eight thugs are scattered across the damp pavement,
00:52:27clutching their broken ribs and groaning in the dark.
00:52:29The street punk who was laughing in my face a moment ago,
00:52:33now looks at me like I'm a literal monster.
00:52:35Under Damien's crushing physical pressure and the psychological trauma of my 30-second beatdown,
00:52:40Blondie's defenses completely evaporate.
00:52:43Who sent you?
00:52:44Speak quickly.
00:52:45I have a dinner reservation.
00:52:47It was Vanessa, Miss Hayes.
00:52:49She paid us.
00:52:50She said, she said Miss Parker humiliated her at the Sterling Estate,
00:52:55ruined her fashion deal.
00:52:56She, she wanted us to break a few of her bones and record it.
00:53:01Tell me something I don't know.
00:53:03What else is the Hayes family hiding in their closet?
00:53:05Give me the dirty laundry.
00:53:06All of it.
00:53:07Stop, stop.
00:53:08I'll talk, I'll talk.
00:53:10The Hayes Group is dirty.
00:53:11They've been dodging hundreds of millions in taxes for years.
00:53:14They're running a massive offshore money laundering scheme.
00:53:17They blackmail competitors.
00:53:18They use street crews to sabotage rival bids.
00:53:21I'm not just a hired hand.
00:53:22I run Hayes Group's private security shell company.
00:53:25The payoffs, the threats, the cash drops.
00:53:28I handled them.
00:53:29I have the backup ledgeries and recordings on an encrypted drive.
00:53:32To save his own skin,
00:53:33this guy just handed us the keys to dismantle a $10 billion empire.
00:53:37Damien is getting exactly what he wanted.
00:53:41Get a crew to the back streets of Sony Studios.
00:53:44Bag these eight.
00:53:45Film everything.
00:53:46I want their formal confessions typed, signed, and notamied tonight.
00:53:49And pull the files on Hayes Group's tax fraud and corporate sabotage.
00:53:52I want the preliminary evidence package ready in 30 minutes.
00:53:55No mistakes.
00:53:59Repeat what you just said.
00:54:00For the record.
00:54:02Hayes Group.
00:54:03Hayes Group cleared over $300 million in black market cash flows last basketball year alone.
00:54:07Damien records the confession himself,
00:54:09ensuring every name, date, and shell company is captured in high diminution.
00:54:13Blondie spills everything, shaking and crying, leaving out absolutely nothing.
00:54:19Securities are secure, boss.
00:54:20Perimeter is locked down.
00:54:22Get our legal team on the line.
00:54:23Once they sign the confessions, hand them directly to the federal authorities.
00:54:27Inform our media contacts to start leaking anonymous tips.
00:54:30We synchronize the press drop with the regulatory filing.
00:54:33Consider it done, sir.
00:54:34I gave you everything!
00:54:35You promised you'd let me go!
00:54:40The countdown to the absolute destruction of the Hayes family has officially begun.
00:54:50You alright?
00:54:52Tell me you're not hurt.
00:54:53That was way too reckless.
00:54:55I'm fine.
00:54:57National Sonda champion, remember?
00:54:59Untouchable.
00:55:00My intel flagged the hit, and I flowed it.
00:55:02But I honestly didn't expect you to be that lethal.
00:55:08The sudden heat of his palm catches me off guard.
00:55:11For a split second, I forget how to breathe.
00:55:15Next time someone comes after you, you call me.
00:55:19Immediately.
00:55:21Vanessa Hayes had the audacity to touch what's mine.
00:55:24Now, she's going to pay.
00:55:26Damien didn't waste a single second.
00:55:28The purge started tonight.
00:55:29He weaponized Blondie's video confession and the offshore tax records his team dug up,
00:55:34sending a nuclear pillow straight to the press and the feds.
00:55:36Zero warning.
00:55:37No time for the Hayes family to breathe.
00:55:48Push it live.
00:55:50Flood every channel.
00:55:51Breaking news this hour.
00:55:52The chairman of Hayes Group officially under federal investigation following unprecedented allegations of corporate corruption.
00:55:57Karma! Lock him up and throw away the key!
00:55:59The sipifles who used to kiss the ground the Hayes family walked on scattered like rats.
00:56:03Overnight, their untouchable empire was reduced to the city's biggest punchline.
00:56:08When the trailer dropped, Director Chen blew up my phone first.
00:56:13Good morning, Director Chen.
00:56:14Emma, the trailer is live.
00:56:16Your blizzard scene is trending worldwide.
00:56:17The internet is melting down.
00:56:19With barely three seconds of screen time, Victoria's haunting elegance stole the show.
00:56:23Overnight, the college nobody became Hollywood's newest obsession.
00:56:29Emma Parker speaking.
00:56:30Director Allen, I saw the trailer.
00:56:32Rumor is you passed on my casting call last time.
00:56:34Let's not make that point.
00:56:35Director Allen, the legend himself, my mom's most unhinged Tinder lie just became hard reality.
00:56:39Director Allen, I wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:56:46Months later, my skincare startup launched.
00:56:49Formula iteration 47.
00:56:51Clinical trials for hypersensitive skin cleared with zero reactions.
00:56:56Armed with a disruptive, hyper-clean formula, we went straight to mass production.
00:57:01The drop disrupted the luxury market.
00:57:0424 hours into presale, we crossed eight figures.
00:57:07Hollywood breakout star by day, biotech CEO by night.
00:57:10Emma, the server is crashing from the order volume.
00:57:13I'm literally drowning here.
00:57:14Lily, the girl who stood by me when the sororities treated us like ghosts.
00:57:18Now, she's my COO.
00:57:20You're killing it.
00:57:21Tonight, we're hitting the most expensive steakhouse in town.
00:57:24It's on my card.
00:57:25Seriously?
00:57:26I am ordering the Wagyu and I am not holding back.
00:57:33Boss, the global board meeting starts in 30 minutes.
00:57:38Cancel it.
00:57:39Tonight, I'm meeting her parents.
00:57:43Before I even realized it, the new year was here.
00:57:47We officially moved into a gated estate.
00:57:49And on our first night, I laid out my Hollywood contract and my company's quarterly earnings right in front of
00:57:53my mom.
00:57:54I'm finally done hiding in the back of classrooms, terrified of being seen.
00:57:58The quiet girl who didn't exist is officially dead.
00:58:02So, mom, every single lie you ever told on Tinder, I officially made them real.
00:58:07Do me a favor and stop catfishing Wall Street with my face, okay?
00:58:10I'm so sorry, sweetheart.
00:58:12I was so reckless.
00:58:13Putting your face out there, almost getting you hurt.
00:58:16But there was always one thing that wasn't a lie.
00:58:18In my heart, I always knew you deserved the absolute best.
00:58:22No more lies, then.
00:58:23Promise?
00:58:24No more lies.
00:58:25From now on, you write your own reality.
00:58:27Turns out, in her own chaotic way, my mother was the only one who always believed I was destined for
00:58:32greatness.
00:58:34Please stop.
00:58:36No, but...
00:58:44Happy New Year, Emma.
00:58:45Keep shining in Hollywood.
00:58:47The world is watching.
00:58:49Happy New Year, Gabriel.
00:58:50Looking forward to learning more from you on the next set.
00:59:01Well, aren't you a sight?
00:59:03Let me guess, you're here for Emma?
00:59:05Please, come inside.
00:59:06What is he doing here?
00:59:07He told me he had a global board meeting tonight.
00:59:10Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Happy New Year.
00:59:12I am not here tonight as the heir to Sterling Haldings.
00:59:14I am here simply as Damien, and I am formally asking for your permission to pursue your daughter.
00:59:18I am not a man who makes promises lightly.
00:59:22But Emma is the only person in my life I am not willing to lose.
00:59:25If you trust me with her, I will champion her ambitions, and I will always guard her freedom.
00:59:35In that case, I guess you're officially on duty, boyfriend.
00:59:39Pressed against his chest, the absurd life that started with a series of framptic lies finally feels solid.
00:59:45Real.
00:59:49I was the girl they isolated.
00:59:51The girl they doubted, mocked, and threw away.
00:59:53But I took their rejection and built myself a throne.
00:59:56I turned my mother's ridiculous lies into my destiny.
01:00:00And my empire?
01:00:01It's only just beginning.
01:00:03I was the man who worked for the people ofOWN,
01:00:03Let me play poker again.
01:00:04Let me play poker again.
01:00:04Let me play poker again.
01:00:04I'll split you together with face all the internet.
01:00:05Let me run Seanan.