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In this episode of GoodChat, Evan Gambardella and Greg Duffy take us behind the scenes of their newest project, Straight Until He Kissed Me. The conversation dives into their acting journeys and the world of vertical storytelling, exploring how they each found their voice on-screen.

Nolan Lawson, past fifty, never expects a second chance—until a mysterious system restores his youth in a world torn by war. To survive, he strikes a deal with the gravely wounded General Harper Hartwell. Harper, disguised as a man, slips into the army camp with him. From farmer to fighter, Nolan begins an extraordinary rise to power, carving his path in the chaos of a broken land.

For three years, Emily Davis faithfully carried out her duties as Benjamin Parker's wife, believing her gentleness could eventually thaw his heart. Sadly, she came to realize that her efforts were in vain. Disheartened, she made the difficult decision to end their marriage. Emily, determined to focus on her career and avoid past mistakes, remains steadfast. Benjamin, however, refuses to give up. Hence, he embarks on a journey to win back his wife's heart.

Ada Scott, the world's top crisis expert, abandoned her seven-figure career to take a mid-level job at a Hugh Group hotel, all to quietly chase Todd Hugh, the heir she'd secretly loved for ten years.Their staged "chance encounter" spiraled into a sudden, legal marriage, neither expecting the other's hidden agenda.Every step Ada plotted, Todd had already anticipated. Their schemes mirrored each other, masking the same unspoken truth: a decade of longing.When the lies finally fell away, only one thing remained: the kiss they'd waited ten years to share.

Ada Scott, the world's top crisis expert, abandoned her seven-figure career to take a mid-level job at a Hugh Group hotel, all to quietly chase Todd Hugh, the heir she'd secretly loved for ten years.Their staged "chance encounter" spiraled into a sudden, legal marriage, neither expecting the other's hidden agenda.Every step Ada plotted, Todd had already anticipated. Their schemes mirrored each other, masking the same unspoken truth: a decade of longing.When the lies finally fell away, only one thing remained: the kiss they'd waited ten years to share.

In her previous life, Vega married the man she loved—Dylan—only to be betrayed. For the sake of his first love, Dylan drained Vega's billions and even allowed his mistress to plot against Vega's entire family.Reborn, Vega returns to the moment she must choose a husband. This time, she decisively marries Ian, a principled and upright man. When Dylan realizes Vega didn't choose him, regret hits him like a tidal wave...

Eight years ago, Roy Jones proved his self-invented fighting style was the best in the world by tearing through twenty-two martial halls across Sealand in a single sweep. The victory cost him his wife. He left everything, moved to the bottom rung of the city, and became a rickshaw driver—anonymous, careful, devoted entirely to raising his infant daughter in peace. The life is hard and he endures it. Then one act of public decency puts him in the crosshairs of Bliz Martial Hall, and his daughter gets pulled into the danger with him. Roy stops enduring. He moves through every obstacle Bliz puts in front of him with the same quiet efficiency that once cleared twenty-two halls, and he brings his daughter home.

In her previous life, Vega married the man she loved—Dylan—only to be betrayed. For the sake of his first love, Dylan drained Vega's billions and even allowed his mistress to plot against Vega's entire family.Reborn, Vega returns to the moment she must choose a husband. This time, she decisively marries Ian, a principled and upright man. When Dylan realizes Vega didn't choose him, regret hits him like a tidal wave...

Eight years ago, Roy Jones proved his self-invented fighting style was the best in the world by tearing through twenty-two martial halls across Sealand in a single sweep. The victory cost him his wife. He left everything, moved to the bottom rung of the city, and became a rickshaw driver—anonymous, careful, devoted entirely to raising his infant daughter in peace. The life is hard and he endures it. Then one act of public decency puts him in the crosshairs of Bliz Martial Hall, and his daughter gets pulled into the danger with him. Roy stops enduring. He moves through every obstacle Bliz puts in front of him with the same quiet efficiency that once cleared twenty-two halls, and he brings his daughter home.

On the day Natalie was discharged from the psychiatric hospital, she became unusually docile. However, her adopted sister was even more adept at pretending than she was. Her two brothers doted on their adopted sister while regarding Natalie with utter disdain, but she didn't care about it at all. Outwardly, she played the role of a well-behaved, sane person, but in truth, she had long since slipped into genuine madness!

Tina rescued Zion, a mute slave in the fighting pits, under a mysterious identity while in Cloudon. She believed their love was a predestined redemption until Zion was exposed as the illegitimate son of the Stone family. Only then did she realize his approach had also been a transaction. Tina tried to cut ties, only to be dragged into the Stone family's internal strife. After seizing power, Zion drugged her to erase her memories of their past together and her former alter ego, sending her back to Jadeport to live as an ordinary woman. Now, he schemes to win her back with a whirlwind marriage, but as Tina's memories gradually return, the truth of their past begins to surface.

Lydia's boyfriend cheated on her with his powerful female boss, leaving her completely shattered. One night outside a bar, she unexpectedly ran into Kieran—the richest man in the city. The two had crossed paths once before, during a brief encounter in prison six months earlier.On impulse, Lydia proposed a quick marriage, and to her surprise, Kieran agreed without hesitation.

Pregnant Phoenix was stunned when her husband Adam's ex, Miranda, appeared with a child. The shock turned to devastation when Miranda pushed her down the stairs; Adam believed Miranda's lies and abandoned his miscarrying wife. Unbeknownst to them, Phoenix is a billionaire heiress and the world-renowned artist Angel. Now, Phoenix discards her disguise, ready to claim her power and exact vengeance.

Lydia's boyfriend cheated on her with his powerful female boss, leaving her completely shattered. One night outside a bar, she unexpectedly ran into Kieran—the richest man in the city. The two had crossed paths once before, during a brief encounter in prison six months earlier.On impulse, Lydia proposed a quick marriage, and to her surprise, Kieran agreed without hesitation.

After a car accident in which he saved an orphan girl, the chairman of Vance Group, Ansel Vance, suffers from amnesia and becomes separated from his family. He adopts the orphan girl, Amy Bennett, and takes on the identity of a labor worker named Bryant Bennett. Eighteen years later, Amy, eager to marry into the Vance family, looks down on Bryant and even severs their father-daughter relationship, unaware that Bryant is, in fact, the long-lost head of the Vance family, the very family she’s trying to marry into.

As children, Gigi Murray and Milo Sanford made a pinky promise to marry each other. Eighteen years later, Milo has become mentally impaired, but Gigi remains devoted and marries him. After a fateful accident, Milo regains his memory, only to discover that the person who killed his parents is none other than Gigi's adoptive father. Consumed by rage, Milo turns against Gigi. Amidst the turmoil, Gigi's true identity is revealed, uncovering a web of secrets and betrayal.

At the age of five, Narelle Lorne is bullied by her family's nanny. To protect her younger brother, she falls off a cliff, loses her memory, and is lost. A trash collector adopted her. Fifteen years later, Sherry Jerom works at the Lorne Hotel, where she encounters her biological mother and brother. However, they make her suffer from torment, bullying, and humiliation. When Sherry regains her memory and recalls who she is, she is disappointed in her mother and brother that she refuses to see them as family. Her brother nearly kills her. Once her identity is revealed, her mother and brother are filled with guilt and remorse. Through their confessions, Sherry discovers the deep love they have for her over the past fifteen years. In the end, they reconcile and live a happy life ever after.

Felix Asher is one breakthrough away from immortality and completely stuck. His master's solution: descend the mountain and find the woman bearing the Dao mark. He finds her on his very first night down. Faye Linden is a powerful CEO who has no idea why this man keeps showing up wherever she goes, and even less idea how he ends up as her boyfriend. Felix rolls with it. She has enemies, and a cultivator with mastery over medicine and combat turns out to be exactly what a CEO in a dangerous city needs. He heals, he fights, he baffles everyone around him, and somewhere between the boardrooms and the battles he stops thinking about going back up the mountain.