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Sincethingshavethisfar,there’snootherchoice…
“So<b>what</b>you’resayingis,ifIdropout,you’llstayinthemovie?”Millyaskedexpressionlessly.
Oliverrespondedpromptly.“Yeah.”
Millyreplied,“Alrightthen.I’lltalktothedirectoraboutquittingtherole.Ihopeyoukeepyourword<b>and</b>showsomeprofessionalintegrity.Don’tcauseunnecessarytroubleforthecrew,”
HervoicewassoftbutclearenoughforOlivertoheareveryword.
Oliver’sfingerspausedonhisgame.Bythetimehesnappedoutofit,shewasalreadygone.Couldshebequitting?
BeingchosenbyMr.Hawkinswasadreaetrueforsomanypeople.Wouldshebewillingto<i>let</i>itgo?
Ormaybeshe’sjustputtingonanactinfrontofmeandwilintothedirectoter?
Hmm…Givenmyyearsofexperienceintheentertainmentindustry,thtterseemedwaymorelikely
Themorehethoughtaboutit,themore<b>usible</b>itseemed.Olivercouldn’thelpbutsnicker.Then,with<b>a</b>swifttaponhisphone,thescreenwentck.Whenitlitupagain,itshowedthefilmsetwithMr.Hawkins’sexpressionvisible.
Mr.Hawkinswasfuming,hisfacebeetred,andfurrowedhiseyebrows.Heradiatedanintense<b>aura</b>.IfOliverhadbeenthere,nwouldhaveppedhimwithouthesitation.
“Thatj*rkthinkstheshowcan’tgoonwithouthim?Doeshewanttoreceyou?Inhisdreams!Ihandpickedyoumyself.Whodoeshethinkheis?I’m goingto findhimrightnowandseewhogavehim
thenerve!”
MillyknewMr.Hawkinswouldbeangry,butshehadn’texpectedhimtobethisfurious.Shequicklysteppedintocalmhimdown.“Mr.Hawkins,please takeadeepbreath.Thisisn’tthetimetoactharshly.Weneedtofocusonthebiggerpicture.
“TheroleofOliverhasbeenannouncedonline.Ifheissuddenlyreced,neitherhisfansnorthefansofthe originalworkwillbeabletoeptit.Thiswillhaveacertainimpactonourboxoffice,whichisnot
worththeloss<b>.</b>
<b>“</b>AsfortheroleofGisellethatI’mying,ithasn’tbeenannouncedorpromotedyet,sorecingmewon’tcausemuchofastir.Icanstillstepinasadancedoubleforthedancescenes,andMichellecantakeovertheactingparts.She’sgotactingexperienceandhasworkedwithOliverbefore,soitshouldbefine.”
Michelle,whowasstandingnearby,widenedhereyesinsurpriseandpointedatherselfindisbelief.“Me?”
Millysmiledandnodded.“Youarecapableofdoingit.”
ShealwayshadafeelingthatMichelle<b>had</b>someunfoundedhostilitytowardsher,andjustnowsherememberedthatKen’ssisterwasMichelle!
ItseemedthatKenhadbeenlookingfortroublewithherbeforebecauseshe<b>had</b>takenawayhissister’srole…
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Sheremembered<b>that</b>MichelleseemedtohavepostedonTwitteraboutherbefore.HoweverizensatthattimeagreedwithMichelleyingtheroleofGiselle.So,itseemedlikerecingherwithMichellemightnotbeabadideaafterall.
Milly’sstatementwasaffirmative.
Uponhearingthis,Michelledidn’trespondpositively.Instead,sheawkwardlyturnedherhead<b>away</b>.
Sheadmittedthatshehadindeedconsideredsnatchingthisrolebefore,andnotgettingselectedhadleftherfeelingsomewhatresentful.Butnow,whenMillysuddenlyofferedhertherole,shedidn’tseemhappyatall.
nscratchedhisbaldheadirritably.<i>If</i>onlythingswerethatsimple!
IfMilly<b>leaves</b>,whataboutthe2billioninvestment?
Choosingbetween2billionandfanpressureistough.
Afteramomentofsilence,ngrittedhisteeth,seeminglymakingahugedecision.Hemmedthetabledecisively.“Ifhewantstoterminatethecontract,thensobeit!I’mnotgoingtocatertohimanymore!Irefusetobelievethatwecan’tfinishthismoviewithouthim!
“Michael,contactthepreviousbackupactors,seewho’savable,andaskthemteoverquickly.”Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.
Theassistantdirectorquicklyreplied,“Okay”
Millydidn’texpectMr.Hawkinstomakesuch adecision.Ahintofsurpriseshedacrossherface.“Mr.Hawkins…”
Seeminglyawareofherthoughts,Mr.Hawkinsraisedhishandtointerrupther.“Don’toverthinkit.Justfocusonyourroleandletthecrewhandletherest.”
Aftersomanyyearsintheindustry,hehadseendirectorsthreatenactors,investorsthreatendirectors,butneveractorsthreateningdirectors!
Hehadseenitall.
Letthemrantiftheywant.Thesearethepartsofmakingmoney.Youshouldn’tgiveuptheopportunitytoearnmoneyjusttoavoidcriticismorbacsh.
Seeingthis,Oliverontheotherendofthephoneraisedaneyebrow,hisfaceindifferent.Whetherheactedornotdidn’tmattertohimatall.Eitherheleft,orthatgirlleft.Aslongastheydidn’tworktogether,it’s<b>all</b><b>good</b>.
Atthistime,hismanager,Robin,walkedin.
SeeingOliverlyinzilyonthesofa,scrollingthroughhisphone,Robinletoutalongsigh.“Alright,yourdesirehasbeenfulfilled.Thedirectorjustinformedus.Ifyouoptoutoftherole,feelfreeto doso.Thestudiowillmanagethecontractualissueswiththem
Olivergaveanonchnt“Hmm.”
ButRobinwasstillholdingback.HepouredassofwaterandhandedittoOliver,nagging.“Seriously.
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dude.Suchagreatopportunity,top–notchmovieproduction,eventhe directorisatthepinnacleoftheindustry.<b>And</b>we’rejustgoingtoletitslipthroughourfingerslike<b>that</b>?Whatawaste.”
Takingthessofwater,Olivertookaleisurelysip.“What’stheretoregret?TherealpitywouldbeifJonathanoutperformedme.Now,thatwouldbeashamel”
Afterconductingsomeinvestigation,Oliverfoundout<b>that</b>theactorJonathan,withwhomhewascurrentlyworking,washighlyesteemedforhisactingskills.Beingdefeatedby<b>him</b>was<b>out</b>ofthequestion.Itwouldbeincrediblyembarrassing.
Robincouldn’thelpbutfeelhelplessaboutOliver’sstrongdesireforvictory.“WheredidthisgrudgeagainstJonathaefrom?Fansfightingishing,butyou’regettingintoittoo?”
Theydidhavesomeshes.Bothbeingintecelebrities,therewasboundtobesompetitionforresources.Butwiththeirfanbaseandpositions,anpetitionshouldbeharmless.It’spuzzlingwhytheystillshlikethis.
Oliverclenchedhisjawtightlyandrespondedicily,‘Onceenemies,alwaysenemies!”
Robinshruggedandrespondedcasually,“Okay,whateveryouwant.”
Takingasipofwater,Oliverncedathisphone,whereMr.HawkinsandMillywerediscussingshootingdetails.Itseemedlikethedirectorwouldn’tchangehismind.Heshruggeditoff.
Ashewaspreparingtoleavethesurveincescreen,hisattentionwassuddenlydrawntosomething,causinghiseyestowideninshock,asifhehadencounteredsomethingeerie.
“Pffi…“Waterfromhismouthburstoutinvoluntarily,leadingtoaseriesofcoughs.
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