The My Hollywood System
Chapter 174

In Will's office is Amanda, Jeffery and he's talking about the company.

“....[500 summer days], [1917], [Liberty City] and now there are many more projects underway. But it was indeed a successful trip, ” Jeffery said as they spoke about the successful venture the company has achieved recently.

The meeting started about 30 minutes ago and they started talking about their latest project.

"Yes, I'm glad they all became what I expected," Will said with a smile. “Terminator will at least break even. I am sure we can recover the project budget within a short time after it is released, which means, no loss for the company, ”

The allegations are solely from how the shooting went smoothly. It is everyone's opinion that the initial price will be covered quite easily.

"Yes, James does a good job anyway" Amanda commented.

James Cameron is someone who doesn't like others to interfere in his affairs. So the whole project was something he was working on himself.

“Even alone, he seems to do a pretty good job, won't lie. So, if we think about the current project, [Friends] will take on average up to $500 thousand per episode, right?” Jeffrey asked.

"Yes, that's an okay amount," Will said. It was cheap when compared to the budget of the original series.

In the original series, one episode cost 10 million dollars in the end considering how famous the actors are. They get most of the budget as payment. But in this world, the actors were not very established. That's in Will's favor.

“How much does it cost per one episode in [ultimate Spiderman animation]?” Jefrey asked again.

“Yes, animation requires a lot of money compared to other projects. Per episode, it costs about $300k, and I can say that it is quite cheap.”

It was also advantageous when Will was compared to the animation that existed in the previous world. For example, a 20-minute Pixar animation usually costs around $2 million dollars. Comparing it to this, Will felt and knew this was extremely cost-effective.

“Let's talk about another project, [Catch Me If You Can] will need a budget of about $50 million. For [Hitch] we have to invest $70 million, any idea?” Would question.

“Not 70 lots for [Hitch]?” ask Amanda.

“Not yet, we already have an investment, and the amount is not taken based on estimates, we discuss and do the calculation. I don't want to reduce the quality of the film by not investing as much as possible. Most likely the film was a success with the big bang, it's a pity if something goes wrong because we reduce the budget,” explained Will.

"Yes" said Amanda. With a frown on his forehead, he had another question, "What's wrong with Andrew?"

Even though he wasn't there when it happened, he found out about it from a few other employees.

"Andrew Griffin?" jefri's question.

Jeffery knows how Will made stars out of nowhere. And from what he heard, Will Evans wanted to talk to Andrew right after his performance at the audition. But seeing how a grin appeared on his face by mentioning Andrew, he knew this would be a similar situation.

“Well, I have some plans. I just hope my instincts are right about him.” Will said.

The secret will no longer be a secret after Will attends the screen test. But for now, he decided not to explain his plans behind meeting Andrew and him in the office.

“We hope so too. Have you seen the amount of profit lately? ” Jeffery continues their conversation.

The meeting lasted for over an hour where they discussed every little detail that was going on with the company lately. From investors to projects, and projects to future plans. Will even expressed his hopes with the company in two years from now.

***

Will wanted to do a screening of Andrew to see if he was really a good fit in the role of Peter Parker and to see if he even had the minimum qualifications for acting.

The next day, he had arranged for Andrew to meet in the studio to try out the role and see if what he wanted might happen.

For that, he had already prepared everything with the camera and was ready to do a private audition.

When he saw Andrew again, it made his face smile.

Andrew took the time to read the script and showed Will his maximum effort at the first attempt he got.

"So, can you try one more?" Will asked, seeing how nervous Andrew was.

“Uh... Yes, of course,” he said, feeling uncomfortable.

The first attempt failed. Amidst the dialogue, Andrew felt as if something was coming and did not feel right. He went down in the middle while saying, he didn't feel he could do it.

“I'm not sure Will, I mean, I always wanted to act and so on, but with all the training and stuff with voice acting… It seems like I forgot how to act or give emotions to my face and body. Did you even see how I tried the first time?

“Hey hey, everything's fine. Listen, Andrew. It's inside you, I know it. Take your time, try to feel the character, if our streets can even take a walk. Don't get too thought out, think of it this way,” Will starts explaining and Andrew stays focused on his words.

"Thank you," he said.

After five minutes, Andrew stood up and began to do a quick breathing exercise that is pulling and exhaling.

"Feel, Andrew," Will said with a smile that broke Andrew's focus.

“Haha.. forgive me, I just. Nervous,” he said with a small laugh.

"It's okay, give it your best, are you ready?" will ask.

They quickly started the scene again. Will plays the character of Flash Thompson, Peter Parker's bully. He used the bully character in [17 again] for reference.

“You DIDN'T talk to him! How many times do I have to tell you that? Do you listen when I speak? Hiya! I'm asking you! Did you HEAR when I spoke to you ?! ” Will says Flash sentence.

"Huh? Sorry, I'm not listening,”

Will acts as if he is the Flash. He walks in front of Andrew and fake punches him.

Unsurprisingly, Andrew bowed as if he had actually received a blow. Andrew groaned and touched his ribs and mouth.

"Next time you'll pay, weak Parker, you'll pay" Will continued.

"Will credit cards be okay?" He said and acted as if he was spitting out blood. Like the one in the script.

Will clapped his hands, satisfied with his progress.

"I did it!" Andrew whispered to himself as heard by Will.

Will feels it is almost perfect and can be improved if Andrew makes the right effort.

"Well, that's what I'm talking about" Will said and shrugged, indicating that he's known about it all along.

***

A large, rich-looking mansion from the outside is located in Beverly Hills owned by Scarlett McJohn. She was a clone of Scarlett Johanson who came from Will's previous world.

He was someone who was struggling to become an A-lister after years in the industry; that too, without anyone's help. But, one man changed his life to some extent.

A man who treats her well at first but changes over time. That's his agent. She falls in love with him and cannot control his desires. They slept together after a few weeks, and then he changed.

A few months into their secret relationship, she learns that she has been sleeping with another actress. Relationships become bitter and unpleasant for him to commit to. She wants to break up for a while but the man blackmails her.

"Didn't I send you money three days ago?"

“No, what... How dare you? No!" The phone closed and angrily he clasped it in the palm of his hand.

What the man was against, were some videos that he thought were 'sweet' moments in their relationship. Ever since the attraction was deep, she wanted to spend time with him. But one thing leads to another and now he threatens her by saying how he will release the video they took while in contact ****.

He wanted money, and he had put quite a lot of money into his mouth. However, he kept calling her every three-four days to ask for more. He never felt enough.

He tried to gather evidence against her, it was a complete failure. Since he did not want to let things get out of hand, he refused to go to a lawyer. Out of everything in the world, he was disappointed how he could not even find a single piece of evidence, to get rid of the man completely.

The car stopped in front of his mansion, and a middle-aged-looking man walked in, and knocked on the door.

Scarlett knows who she is. He refused to open the door knowing what would happen next.

“Open the fucking door! I just need to talk,” cried the man as he looked at the window attached to Scarlett's bedroom door. “Alright, ******. I'll give you another 24 hours, I'm just passing by, prepare what I need! ” She screams and leaves.

Scarlett was watching him drive the car back and out of the way. He looked scared and angry. She has a diamond-shaped face, prominent cheekbones and a narrow chin with perfectly sculpted lips. Other than her beauty features, she was furious.

'I can't believe I fell in love with such a bastard!' Scarlet shouted to herself and leaned against the bed.

'Even my friends have left me.'

He thinks. His last two films failed miserably and he slowly slipped in the ratings. In addition, his agent had a lot of influence because he was one of the higher-ups in Jenkins.

At this moment, he did not know what to do.