Chapter 575: A Risky Venture


    "It seems that he has put a lot of effort into this, so he may not attend the movie festival at this point."


    Natalia frowned slightly as she heard what Rosa said.


    Truly, it was an important asion, but as a famous director, Nathan didn’t need that publicity, so it


    didn’t matter if he attended it or not.


    However…


    Did he want to make a sci-fi movie?


    What did that mean?


    Everybody knew that in recent years, most sci-fi movies had flopped, as if an evil spell was cast on


    them.


    None of them made money.


    For this reason, the audiences, the directors, the actors and actresses, as well as the investors, almost


    everyone had given up on sci-fi movies.


    This was not a problem that could be solved by a talented director or a good actress. Basically, it was a


    technical barrier that couldn’t be removed in a short time.


    But Nathan said he wanted to make a sci-fi movie at this moment?


    Was he out of his mind?


    Natalia rubbed her temples and said to Rosa, "When did you hear him talking over it?"


    Rosa thought for a moment.


    Then she replied, "About three or four days ago. I heard it when I walked by his office one day at


    noon."


    Now Natalia was even more worried.


    Her intuition told her that she could never change Nathan’s mind, as long as he had made the decision.


    He was stubborn as a mule.


    Thinking of that, Natalia waved her hand feebly. "Alright, I see. You may leave now."


    Rosa nodded and left.


    As expected, shortly after Rosa walked out of her office, Nathan came in with a huge pile of materials,


    grinning.


    Natalia’s eyelids twitched the moment she saw him, and the cup in her hand almost slipped down onto


    the floor.


    "Natalia!"


    Nathan walked in with a fawning smile.


    Meanwhile, Natalia knew at once he came for the movie at the sight of the grin.


    He was such a pain in the ass.


    But Natalia said nothing, waving at him and signaling him to sit down.


    "What’s up?"


    Nathan had signed a contract with Annie Internationalst year and worked as the chief director.


    In other words, Natalia was his boss.


    Hearing her, Nathan replied with a smile, "It’s not a big deal. It’s just that… I need to talk to you about


    something."


    Probably because he was also aware that making a sci-fi movie was a risky venture, or even an


    unreasonable one, Nathan sounded guilty as he spoke.


    Natalia was anxious a little while ago, but now she saw Nathan hemming and hawing, and she got


    amused.


    What on earth made Nathan, a well-known director, look guilty like this?


    So Natalia leaned back in her chair, stared at him withposure and asked with a smile, "Well? What


    is it? Tell me about it."


    Nathan rubbed his hands together, hesitated for a moment and exined, "So,tely, I’ve been


    nning a project together with Maddox, and we’ve worked out a script outline and a theme. Do you


    wanna take a look?"


    She nodded.


    Nathan pulled out a few pieces of paper from a pile of documents rapidly and handed them over to her.


    Natalia scanned through them.


    Compared to a TV series script, a movie script was much more concise.


    Only a character introduction and a brief plot introduction were included.


    The rest of the contents had to be presented by the director.


    Natalia said nothing after she finished reading the outline.


    Honestly, for a homemade sci-fi movie, it was a decent script. After all, nobody else had achieved


    anything in this area.


    However, if they really made the movie based on the script, Star Entertainment had to invest a fortune


    to make the movie faithful to the spirit of the original script.


    Archie was wealthy, and Annie International had enough budget, but that didn’t mean they could


    squander their money.


    ROI was a major concern when it came to business. Natalie was indeed the boss of Annie


    International, but she couldn''t just ignore other people’s opinions and invested a significant amount of


    money into Nathan’s project just because she appreciated and trusted him.


    She put down the papers, stared at Nathan and asked, "You haven’t made any sci-fi movies before,


    have you?"


    Nathan shook his head.


    "Then why do you want to make a sci-fi movie now?"


    Nathan looked regretful as Natalia asked this question.


    "I’ll just be honest with you. Do you know Sepp Lonnegan, the director who passed awayst year?"


    Sepp Lonnegan was a minor celebrity in the directing circle. He focused on animated and art movies.


    Natalia had watched one of his works before and was impressed with his sensitivity.


    His work wasn’t perfect but one had to admit that he had the potential to be a famous director.


    Natalie had wanted to sign him back then.


    However, before she could take the action, she learned that Sepp suddenly died of exhaustion at


    home.


    Few outsiders knew about Sepp’s death because he wasn’t well-known enough, and his death didn’t


    make any difference in the industry.


    But his death created much of a stir in the circle.


    Being a director was a hard job.


    Admittedly, it was a rewarding upation, but one could hardly imagine what a new talent would go


    through before he became famous.


    Natalia felt a twinge of regret when she learned of his death. He could have been so sessful, but


    ended up dying at an early age out of exhaustion at work.


    She had been in depression during those days, but she recovered after some time.


    Now Nathan mentioned him again, and Natalia realized it had been a whole year since he had passed


    away.


    She felt as if the world was like a fleeting show.


    Natalia shook her head and brought her attention back, asking, "I remember him. Why?"


    Nathan’s brow furrowed, looking upset.


    "Actually, we were friends. Although he was over ten years younger than me, it had been years since


    we knew each other. He was a director full of creative ideas, but unluckily, he was born at the wrong


    time. Besides, he was kind of lofty, so he hadn’t realized his aspirations."


    "The script outline you’re reading now was actually his idea. Of course, I know what you’re worried


    about, because I was worried about the same thing back then when he said he wanted to make a sci-fi


    movie."


    "As an experienced director, I can’t just make whatever I want to make or express whatever I want to


    express without caring about the practical condition or the audience’s feelings, so I tried to talk him out


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