Jessie Sterling had long known that Cheryl Stuart intended to terminate her contract with Thorne Pictures, but she hadn't expected Cheryl to put on such a show on her way out.
Before the news of the contract termination broke, Cheryl Stuart held a live stream online.
There had been rumors online that Cheryl Stuart had secured the role for the modern romance drama *Scorching Sun*.
*Scorching Sun* was a major IP, selected as one of last year's top ten most popular web novels.
The book's author had hundreds of thousands of fans online, with an influence comparable to internet celebrities with one or two million followers.
The book's plot revolved around a romance between a top-tier female celebrity and her younger, "boy-next-door" neighbor.
When Thorne Pictures had previously acquired the film and television rights for *Scorching Sun*, they had already started generating buzz for Cheryl Stuart.
