INT. DEALBOOK CONFERENCE STAGE - EVENING

Kendall Roy sits center stage, backlit by a digital marquee of sponsor logos. The audience is a mix of media and business elites.

KENDALL
I hope they stop. Don’t advertise. If somebody is going to blackmail me with advertising, go fuck yourself. Is that clear?

In the audience, Lawrence Yee, CEO of Vaulter, shifts uncomfortably in his seat.

KENDALL (CONT’D)
Hey Lawrence, if you’re in the audience…