MehRya FF: Discovering the Magic Chapter28 pg148 (10/12) - Page 29

Chapter #8 - teaser

The glint in the other man's eyes immediately clued Shaurya to the fact that although he had lost the overall skirmish, that in this, the victory he had strived most for had been achieved. Steeling himself from revealing anything that could be seen a weakness to the man who was determined to be his adversary, Shaurya turned away from Uday to address the matter put to him, by the station executive.

"Nahi, none of last season's competitors were contractually bound once the show ended. At the time, there didn't seem any need to."

"A definite oversight that, Shaurya. At the very least you should have demanded an obligation from the victor." The man turned briefly to his PA who sat in on the meeting. "Schedule some time with legal team ASAP. We need to sure up that loophole." He then refocused on the creator of India's Super Cook. "A rookie mistake, but not an insurmountable problem. However, it's a known fact that no matter how many seasons any genre of reality show has under their belt, the audience never forgets the initial winner. They forever represent the pinnacle of the show's endearment to the target audience; and anything they get up to, whether good or bad is immediately correlated back to the show. Especially a contestant like Mehek Sharma. She's one of them: someone that the masses related to on a massive scale. Uday was absolutely right in insisting that we have her back for an episode or two in the upcoming season. It will be an instant TRP boost. Everyone will be anxious to know what she has been up to, and how ISC has changed her life."

"Exactly my line of thinking, Sir," Uday stated. "I concede that I may have been overzealous in my other actions, but in this, I am totally confident in the wisdom of my decision. We definitely need to have Mehek Sharma back in some; in any capacity, next season."

Out the corner of his eye, Shaurya saw Rajiv's jaw tighten. The producer's conciliatory tone hadn't fooled Bhai either. They had been outplayed for sure, but he would not relinquish control of this particular matter to a man he had no trust in. He clapped his hands once, affecting a congenial smile to those in the room.

"Done," Shaurya said affably. "If it's Mehek Sharma you want; then it's Mehek Sharma you will get."