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Who: Phillip and representative of United Studios
Where: The United Studios building
When: 11/20ish or thereabouts
What: Phillip's been going to a lot of call backs for a TV role, and this is the final one!
Status: Closed

Phillip's not sure he's ever been to this many callbacks, ever, and he's been doing theater for a while. But even though he hasn't actually done anything with TV or film or... anything other than theater yet, he can tell that they're worlds apart.

So now he's here for what he thinks is the final call back (he's thought that at least twice already, so he's not totally convinced), seated nervously in the waiting area. He's not entirely sure what he's going to be hit with in there, and his mother's already told him like five times not to agree to anything until someone else looks over it but... he's excited. He's not sure how much he cares about whatever might come in a contract as long as it's something he actually gets to do. He might actually get his break.

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Scott smiled. He had a feeling he'd be looking out for this boy a fair amount from here on out.

With that, it was only a matter of waiting for Philip's mother to arrive, and for the meeting to proceed. In that time, they simply covered the role Philip would be playing, and the general image for the character.

The role sounds... interesting, Phillip thinks. It's a little silly, but a lot in theater is silly, so as long as it's written well it should be good! And he's sure it will be. Why would you put so much money into something if it's not going to be done well? He's very attentive, already trying to get an idea of how his character might act in his head when his mother arrives.

Said woman is a contract lawyer, though not usually for the entertainment industry, so she will be looking over the fine print.

Once Philip's mother arrives, they begin going over the contract. The contract is straightforward, covering Philip's role on the show, press and promotional appearances related to the show, Philip's involvement with their music label, and the level of payment he'd receive along with royalties.

Of course, the initial agreement wasn't exactly in Philip's best interests, which is why Philip would be starstruck enough to push for it before everything was finalized.

"So, Mrs. Santorini," Morrison said, through a false smile. "Is this to your... agreement?"

"I'm sure that the studio would be willing to negotiate if you don't think it's Philip's best interest," Scott replied, with a smug look on his face.

Mrs. Santorini might not specialize in the entertainment industry, but she's still a good lawyer. She's noticing some things that even her star-eager 13 year old would have some trouble coping with, if he had any idea what they meant. She's also well trained at totally ignoring her son's hopeful face, so she will say there are a few points that she would like to negotiate.

Phillip is made a bit anxious by that, since he's not at all sure how stable his ground is here for neogitating even if he had any idea how to do so, so when his mother and Morrison are 'discussing' terms, he'll look between the producer and Scott, sort of trying to figure out if they get along or not. ...He's guessing no.