The My Hollywood System
Chapter 48

*Clap clap*

Edward clapped his hands with a smile as he saw Will walking towards him. Lastly, everyone on set followed him and applauded, including Peyton.

"Looky! Cool!"

Edwards praised as Will rubbed the back of his head and said.

"thank you. I've been practicing a lot; I hope it's good enough for the role."

"good? That was very nice. To be honest, I was surprised that you could even act, forget about this level. You're just full of surprises. An actor, director, producer and screenwriter .... What else are you hiding behind that man? the skin? Haha."

Edward said while laughing out loud. He had never imagined Will to be this great in acting.

Peyton, who was quietly standing beside Edward, had a hint of guilt in his eyes as he sincerely said.

"I'm not gonna lie. I thought you would only embarrass yourself and you were too full of yourself. It seems I was the one who judged the book by its cover. Your acting is very good.brilliant, and this time my bad. Haha!"

Peyton shook hands with Will while saying "Welcome to the plane" to him.

"Wow, I never knew you were such a great actor. How do you constantly find ways to surprise me?"

June, who came and held onto Will's hand, asked cheerfully.

Will just thanked everyone who praised him and tried to make friends with everyone as low as possible.

The same goes for the young star, Drake Redcliff, who comes and shakes hands with Will while congratulating him.

Although as he did that, his eyes kept on June, he was too busy praising Will for glancing at the 'Main Actor'.

Afterwards, Edward officially announced that Will had been chosen for the role of 'Alex', the main character of Mike's son in the film [17 Again].

When Will asks for the apparent flaws in his performances from Edward and Peyton, the other two just say it's perfect, and nothing seems to be lacking.

To begin with, Alex's character is shy and weak, which should be due to Stan, the bully in the film. So Will doesn't have to try too hard. If not, it will create an adverse effect.

There are times when a character needs to foreshadow even the main character, but Alex's character is definitely not one of them.

"By the way, I should praise you for recommending June as a character for Maggie. He looks a bit like what I had in mind, but let's check his acting skills first before deciding anything."

Edward whispered to Will.

"In that case, I hope you take care of her if things go well."

"I will definitely."

Edward laughed and patted Will on the back. In his mind, he wondered what the young man in front of him was doing.

Maybe he'll wonder one more time? Or maybe a superstar.

He felt like it would be one of those because there was almost no 'middle' for people like Will because they were not satisfied with it.

Afterwards, they talk more about the rule, and Edward invites her to dinner, but Will refuses politely as he is about to go on a date night with June.

But as he left, Harry Williams, the Foxstar executive, came towards him.

"Will, can you give me a minute?"

"Yes. Hello, Mr. Williams. What do you need from me?"

"Just want to talk about something." Harry smiled and immediately went to the topic. "Did you decide to direct another Blair Witch movie? Foxstar is interested in joining as a distributor."

"Sorry, but I don't plan on directing a horror movie."

"Is that so? I think the rumors are true" Harry said with a disappointed face.

The Blair Witch franchise is one of the hottest things on the market right now, so the chance to be a part of it is a golden opportunity.

"Then what about the rights of the sequel? They're still with you, right?"

Harry asked, hoping to get a deal, but he would definitely be disappointed.

"Sorry, Mr. Williams. I sold it to Wheelworks. They are already in pre-production for the sequel. I think there will be an official announcement soon."

will said, and Harry could only frown. Maybe he should have called Will early.

"Dearly enough. Anyway, I have a message for you from Foxstar. We would like to have a meeting with you regarding your next project. If the idea is good enough, we don't mind investing."

"I'll call you then."

Will said with a smile, and Harry raised one of his eyebrows hearing that.

"It seems you've planned a project."

"You can say it, but I don't plan on revealing it until it's all over."

"Take your time. Don't forget Foxstar. It is rare for us to be so eager to work with a young director. I hope you'll think about it."

Will nodded, and they shook hands. The last part of Harry's sentence sounded arrogant, but Will knew their levels were too different.

***

The next few days, Will was only working on a script for [Sherlock Holmes]. It was almost over, and it only took so much time because Will was busy with other things.

One of the things he did was to enroll himself into the Directors Guild of America. It was important for every director to be part of the guild.

He also signed up for the actor guild while he was working as one in [17 again]. All of this took a few days, but it was good to finish.

On Monday, Wheel Work finally announced a sequel to [The Blair Witch Project]. A large website covered it on their front page, and throughout the day, it was again the talk of the city.

[Latest news! The camcorder horror film [The Blair Witch Project] is getting a sequel. Led by working studio Wheel, the sequel will be released next year. The most surprising fact is that the director who is the vision behind the blockbuster horror film will not be returning to direct the sequel!!]

As soon as the news spread, many people wondered why Will did not return to directing. Some people pointed out how he said he would not play horror movies anymore.

While others say that Will has just been set for life and he has no reason to direct any film or work.

Thus the discussion in a famous film forum.

- Have you all seen the post by Wheel's working studio? Witch Blair is coming back!

yes, there are rumors about the sequel, but Will Evans will not direct it. I wonder how they convinced him not to.

there was no news of the fall, so I guess it was mutually beneficial.

I hear Wheelworks will be looking for an experienced director and a new cast to direct.

- Ahh, I envy that director! He's ready to live! There is no need to earn and have millions to spend!

she probably partied all day with a hot chick!

- I don't think so. He looks like a smart guy on the Brooks Tuffy show. I'm sure he'll be directing another film.

I wonder how he did it? Take 50k and turn it into 200 million dollars! What is lucky!

- 10 dollars bet that he will soon retire.

- I feel the same.

- REALLY! He himself knew he was astonished.

...

"They really underestimated me."

Will thought while reading the comment section. Many people refer to it as a one time wonder, especially after the announcement of sequel rights.

Some even make articles about how he will retire and marry a young model or something. It was just a speculative article, of course, and Will just laughed it off.

"What are you laughing at?"

Jeffery, who was driving next to her, asked when he saw Will holding his phone and laughing at something.

"Only articles about me leaving the Blair witch franchise. Many think this is the end for me."

"That's funny. After all, Frank is an old businessman, so he will try to get as much money from you as possible. Try to keep your skills."

jeffery said, and Will just smiled. Currently, they were on their way to meet Frank Winston, the head of Krown's studio. It was the medium-sized studio Jeffery told Will to buy.

The owner, Frank, had made it ten years ago, but aside from two or three films, no other film had succeeded, and the film had suffered serious losses for several years now.

It's even surprising that Frank still hasn't sold it and retired.

The truth is that Frank is a movie lover, and he has always wanted to produce an Oscar-nominated film, and that was his dream, and he survives until now because of that.

But he was tired of seeing defeat now.

No matter what he did, his studio never worked, and he could not even afford to pay employees. In the end, he failed as a businessman, and he also realized it.

So when Jeffery contacted her saying someone wanted to invest in her studio, she was ready to meet him, albeit somewhat reluctantly.

"What kind of man is he?" Will asked, looking at Jeffery.

"Hard. That's a word to describe him. He has good business sense. It's just that he made a bad choice of film. He had all the shares in the studio because he didn't want anyone else to interfere in his decision, but it backfired."

Will nodded his head, hearing it. At that moment, he suddenly got a notification on his phone.

That's a message from June.

[My audition is about to begin. Do your best today! Let's celebrate together if we both graduate!]

In the end, there was a heart emoji, and Will smiled looking at it. Her audition for the role of Maggie is today, and she has worked hard for it in recent days.

"I hope everything goes well."

Will thought in his mind and looked out the window. Even though it was January, somehow the sky seemed very bright.