My Hollywood System

Chapter 101:

Chapter 101:

5th September 2011

Will and Terry had another meeting. This time, it was to finalise the deal for Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone and sign a contract related to that. Will was currently going through the contract and checking the clause of contract.

After reading through the contract twice and taking his lawyer, Jason’s consultation, Will finally signed the contract. After the signing was done, Terry held out his hand and Will shook it. It was the beginning of Terry’s success story.

Ten years later, Terry would say that his little girl who had read Harry Potter first had become his lucky charm and because of her, he had gotten a book franchise that had become immortal.

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The preparations for [1917] and [500 days of Summer] had already started. As Jeffrey had been given the role of producer by Will, he had taken over most of the work.

From finding a director for [500 days of Summer] to the pre-production of [1917], Jeffrey was doing a lot. Amanda was handling Dream Vision well and even Jennifer was taking care of all the new actors that DTA had signed.

For now, both Robert and Ewan’s schedule was being handled by her and after a while, she was going to give it to other agents and focus on Natalie, Renly and Elijah.

It seemed like she wanted to work with new actors more than established stars.

On the other hand, the Harry Potter publication and advertising were left in Terry’s hand.

All this gave Will some free time to think about the original movie he had to make. Since the quest was like a test from the system, Will wanted to ace it in his own way.

Will decided to take a break from work for a few days and spent those days reading various books and watching movies from this world. Most of the movies he watched were independent movies that had a unique take on them.

For the beginners, he started jotting down the ideas that he had in his past life.

These ideas spanned across a lot of genres. From rom coms to time travel movies.

Although most of them weren’t helpful, they at least helped him in clearing his mind and thinking about different genres and such.

For his original, he wanted to keep the budget of it low as he had no guarantee whether the movie will work or not. A lot of money had already been used in relocating Dream Vision and making DTA.

Moreover, he was also producing two movies. Although [500 days of Summer] would take less than 10 million dollars to make, the story was completely opposite for [1917].

Ashton brought the tablet up and there was a name written in bold letters on the tablet’s screen.

[Will Evans]

Ashton was one of the people who had been keeping a close eye on the new hype in Hollywood, namely Will Evans.

Ashton had been paying close attention to Will’s every move ever since the stunt he had pulled during the film festival where [The Blair Witch Project] was first presented.

Ashton opened his mouth as he asked.

“Have you confirmed it?”

His voice sounded as young as he looked, with powerful energy backing him up. Ashton was talking about the news of Will’s recent acquisition of Marvel Comics.

“Yes, I have confirmed it. It isn’t bogus news. Our contacts in Zin studios confirmed it.”

Ayden replied as he looked at Ashton. He had been working with Ashton for about 6 years now, and he still was unable to read his emotions or what went inside him.

“What are you thinking about?”

Ayden asked, his voice sounding curious. The last time he had seen Ashton like this, he was paying attention to some cinematographer. Currently, that cinematographer was a part of Allen Studios and had already won Oscars once.

“Nothing for now.”

Ashton replied in a contemplating voice. He really wasn’t planning anything, for now, he was just lying in wait for an opportunity.

Ashton moved towards the glass window again and looked at the whole of Hollywood in one view.

“Hollywood is changing. In the near future, franchises will dominate Hollywood.”

Ashton said as he brought out a premium cigarette from his pocket and lit it up from the pen on his coat. As he smoked and let out a puff, he turned towards Ayden and said.

“Start acquiring any book, movie, or any form of entertainment media that can be turned into a franchise.”

Ayden nodded his head without saying anything as he left Ashton’s office.

Ashton sat on his chair and connected the tablet to his laptop, soon, the information about Will filled his screen as he started reading through them thoroughly.

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//DreamNote//

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