Although Curtis Autos was a multibillion-dollar mega project, the timeframe for initial preparations that Charlie and the Ackers had was quite short.

Even though the press conference was soon, many details hadn't been ironed out just yet, while there were parts that required further adjustments as well.

As such, Charlie spent the morning finalizing the details with everyone at Shangri-la, and he stayed to have lunch with them.

Since Claire was driving on her own, he just had to wait for her to arrive.

And while they were having lunch, the stage crew began letting in journalists and film crews for preparations.

There were legions of journalists, but the Shangri-la staff made sure that everything would proceed in an orderly manner, with media outlets having their assigned seats and camera space. They were also offered free hotel rooms if they required further behind-the-scenes preparations, for editors who would direct the questions of their representatives, cameramen who needed to