The My Hollywood System
Chapter 161

“About that, I actually have an offer for you. More precisely, this is an offer from Will.”

Susan raised an eyebrow upon hearing the name of Will Evans, one of Hollywood's hot commodities today.

"And what exactly is this offer you're talking about?"

Susan asked, a little interested. She doesn't want her date to turn into a business deal, but she knows Robert better. If he takes her on a date, it means it's something important.

“Well, Dream Vision is currently looking for many employees, and one of the positions being contested is an assistant producer. It is a known fact that Dream Vision is trying to expand its current workforce, at least double what it already has.”

Robert said as he sipped his wine. Will has told her about the [Friends] series and Robert himself has spoken about Susan, and Will says to take her to a meeting with him.

Susan, who was already aware of the current Hollywood situation, and how the big studios were wary of a dark horse named Will Evans, tried to take action to drag him down. So now, working with Will Evans could be considered using a double-edged sword, with no grip. It will hurt you or your enemy.

“Will will introduce a new series titled [Friends]. It will air on RBO and she is currently recruiting staff and teams for the series. He wants to take you as the assistant director of the series. For now, if you want me to continue, just say so and I will arrange a meeting between the two of you. ”

robert said, staring at Susan's face to see any possible reaction. Being an experienced businessman and producer in Hollywood like Susan, she shows no particular changes on her face, even in front of her boyfriend. "Yes. You can go ahead and tell him to set up a meeting. It doesn't hurt to talk about it once, does it?”

And just like that, their topic turns to sweet lovers as their dating continues.

***

Miami, Florida.

Out of the thousands of people living in Miami, there is one ordinary high school student named Billy. She has been a fan of comics and animated series since she was 6 years old. He regularly watched TV shows aired on various cartoon channels and read comics of various types.

His all-time favorites are superhero comics from Marvel and DC. In simple words, he is a huge fan and will usually keep track of all the events related to both comics.

Recently, Marvel's holdings changed and everyone expects big changes to happen. And they really arrived! A piece of news confirmed that the app for reading comics will be launched soon by Dream's Marvel and will receive a beta tester in the near future.

Today is the launch day of the beta program and Billy is excited. All he wanted was to get a chance to become a beta tester and see what features this app has to offer.

Fortunately, the form for beta testing has actually been accepted and he is just waiting for the app to launch on the website.

After an hour, the wait is finally over and the app is finally here. It has Marvel's iconic red and white logo as its app thumbnail. After clicking on the app, an animation will appear with the stars and camera jumping up and down, as 'Dream's Marvel' is written in a stylized font. With the [Dream] section being smaller and using only white Marvel text that is on a red background.

After starting the app, he only saw three to four comics available in it. And the first one is called 'Spiderman'.

Billy clicks on it and plunges into the world of a nerdy newspaper photographer who is also a part-time superhero.

***

Office of Dream Vision, Santa Monica, California.

Susan Levin came to see Will Evans after talking to Robert. When he agrees to meet, Will immediately tells Alexia to arrange a meeting with him.

It's in Will's office.

“So this is basically the life of six friends, and their story as they go through different phases in their lives. This would be what I call a 'sitcom'; a situational comedy. Sometimes sweet, sometimes funny, sometimes emotional, and sometimes absurd.”

Will tries to give Susan an idea of what [Friends] is, and how he wants to present himself to the audience.

“So, I get the gist of everything. But I don't understand anything. Why me? Are you not working with OP images for this project? Don't they want to have their own assistant director at least?”

Susan asked, a little confused.

“That's because I didn't let them. I gave them the show myself, for three whole seasons. I will not give up any rights to those that could cause me to potentially become a threat at a later date.” Being an intelligent woman, Susan soon understands the meaning behind Will's words. There is a high probability that there will be more seasons and Will does not want it to continue airing on Netflix.

About how he convinced OP Pictures, one of the top six, with such a deal, to be outside Susan. Will wants to appoint his own staff and play the role behind the series, so that later when he decides to switch to another platform or channel, he will not have to worry about losing.

“I've seen other projects you've worked on and have an idea of your work style, so I'd like to appoint you as head of TV.”'s production department

Will issue his proposal. He had already made him sign an NDA even before the meeting started, so he was not afraid he would reveal the contents of the meeting easily even if he did not agree to lead the project.

“To be frank, I am very happy with the project itself. And I will be happy to lead this project if you trust me with it.”

“For a fruitful future.”

***

Sunrise Cafe, LA, California.

Sunlit Cafe is a regular cafe in the eastern district of LA. It was a place where many office workers, students, and people in general would visit often.

The price is affordable and the quality of the coffee is also not too bad. Jennifer Aniston is the barista at this cafe. She has the worst square face and dark blonde hair. She is a graduate of film school and at the age of 24, has not seen any progress in her acting career.

He was serving a cup of coffee to a customer when a man with a rectangular face and a large forehead entered the coffee shop. His eyes accidentally fell on the man as a smile bloomed on his face.

“Hei, Matthew. Why are you here today?”

The man who just entered was Jennifer's best friend named Matthew Perry. They both studied together at the same high school and the same film school. They even experienced the same failure in getting roles!

“Hai, Jenifer. All right, let's get some coffee first. ”

Matthew said in a somewhat bitter tone and Jennifer smiled sadly. He knew very well the meaning behind Matthew's smile, yet he said nothing.

After a while, Jennifer and Matthew sat face to face with 2 cups of coffee in their hands.

"Well, are you going to say something?"

Jennifer asked, and Matthew could only sigh tiredly.

“I can't do it anymore. I have been chasing something impossible and impractical for too long now, I cannot continue to do this. I also have a family and I need to learn someday that reality can sometimes be cruel. I'm going to go for a job interview today. ”

matthew and Jennifer said nothing for a while. Matthew is the only friend he still has and who has accompanied him for years in hopes of making it big someday in the industry. Heck, they rarely got extra roles, forgetting the supporting cast or the lead.

After a while, as if something was clicking Jennifer's mind, she pulled out her phone and opened the website as she showed it to Matthew.

"Look at what I found!"

He said, pretending to be happy that Matthew was too aware of it.

The website has ads about some sort of talent search.

[Dream Talent Agency has organized a talent hunt. Show off your talent and maybe you can be our next Robert, Natalie, or Leo.]

The ad comes from a talent agency called DTA that has been famous for the past few months. It was a company that was part of Dream International Corporation and owned by Will.

“Stop Jen. It's been years, it's time we both learned to accept our reality. How much more time do you want to waste by auditioning after seeing such articles every day? ”

Matthew replied, somewhat angry that Jennifer had still not learned her lesson.

“Matt, please help me? Just for the last time, come and audition with me. And if nothing comes out of it, then I will never bring up the acting in front of you. ”

Jennifer pleaded with red eyes. She had always dreamed of becoming an actress all her life, wasting years fulfilling her dreams and now she could not accept how fate was with her.

Looking at Jennifer's face that barely held back a cry, Matthew sighed as he said.

“OK, I've done it so many times that it won't hurt again. But remember, I will never join you in this kind of fool; next time duty.”

I don't want Matthew to feel deja vu. It felt like he had said this sentence many times and could not help but laugh inwardly. She herself could never give up on acting and only used Jennifer to hide her own insecurities by showing herself as a strong one.

"Thul? Yep! You are the best. I'm sure this time we'll be selected!”

Jennifer jumped out of her seat as she hugged Matthew and kissed his cheek, which was just a smile. It had been years of following this foolish girl and she only hoped that one day, she could tell that being her friend was worthwhile.

Jennifer inwardly prayed to God that this time they could be chosen. After all, Will Evans is famous for acquiring new talent, and both Matthew and Jennifer are confident in their acting skills.