My Hollywood System

by Cui Shi yi

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Chapter 161:

"I hear Leo's working on the script of [Catch Me If You Can]. He's already bought himself a nice penthouse in downtown Los Angeles, and if I remember correctly, he hasn't left the place since he settled in. Kind of like you. He hasn't even been to any parties lately. It's like you adopted an Italian version of yourself, Will."

Jeffery quipped from his seat, inside Will's office, as he sipped his cup of coffee. He continued.

"But, he said he's waiting to cement himself with this next movie, before indulging himself. I think there's a little party animal inside of him somewhere, so that's where the similarities between you both end, or else it would have been too uncanny."

Will shook his head as he smiled fondly thinking of his almost protégé actor. He sipped his tea, before replying.

"Yeah, he is working really hard. He thinks he hasn't done enough yet to be attending parties and he wants to at least work in one more big movie before he even thinks about partying. Well, we're getting off-topic. The script for [Hitch] is complete. What was Marcus' response to it? Will he be ready for the screen test?"

Jeffery furrowed his brows and replied.

"I have to say that he looked really gaunt. The drugs did a number on him, and he really needs to throw this out of the court for it to kick start his career again. But I think he will pull it off. He seemed enthusiastic about the project and Jennifer did say she will guide him through the whole thing, so we will see as to how everything turns out."

Will nodded, hoping his friend would do well with the role he had been given. He himself didn't realise the potential he had in him. Will was sure that Marcus could reach heights he hadn't even dreamt of, if everything went as planned.

"I hope he does well. He has a lot of untapped raw talent and he was really easy to work with."

Jeffery commented and continued.

"You know, this will be the first time that this studio will be stretched. Not just one or two, but a total of four different ways. With [Catch me if you can, [Hitch, and [Spider-Man, all entering pre-production at the same time, we will be stretched thin. That is after not taking the work with the show [Friends] into account. Have you figured out how we're going to handle it?"

Will nodded as he said.

"Yes. As far as [Friends] is concerned, the set is being set up by OP Studios inside our facility Central Perk. The Apartment itself is being decorated according to New York standards, even if it is a bit on the larger side.

I had provided them with a sketch from a two-point perspective as well as a three-point perspective to effectively get it all pictured for them. The only thing remaining is the cast. I will take care of that in time."

Will said as he was calculating something in his head. He continued.

"For the big picture productions, I was thinking of compartmentalizing our studio. Your team will get divided into three, obviously. But it will be augmented by the team that the others from the Big Six send in. So I hope we will not be stretched too thin."

Jeffery mulled over the plan of action in his head and nodded slightly.

"And we will finally get to test out the animation, the VFX, and CGI departments that you bought after [Liberty City]. The one that you acquired from Mega Works will finally get to show their effectiveness with [Spider-Man]. Speaking of which, have you heard about Jixar?"

Will furrowed his brows and took another sip of his tea, and shook his head as he couldn't recall such a name. Although the name was surprisingly similar to another studio from his past life, he didn't want to jump to conclusions just yet.

Seeing that Will didn't know, Jeffrey explained.

"It's a small animation studio and their majority shareholder is looking to liquidate after some minor disagreements with the creative head, founder, and another major shareholder. It recently gained a lot of credit for a film it animated. If you feel that we will require a larger workforce and more resources for the animations in our films then it's a prime business for you to buy up."

That did seem like the perfect opportunity for Will to expand his network of resources. He nodded and made a note on his computer.

"Alright, I will have Amanda look into it. She will handle the necessary processes and I will get her to acquire the company."

Jeffery sighed and said.

"You know at the pace that you're buying up companies and expanding the company, I just hope no one accuses you of hostile takeover in the industry. Becoming a monopoly is all well and good but it will need a lot of government backing."

Will laughed as he understood where Jeffery was coming from. Even in his previous life, Disney had to resort to a lot of shady deals with government officials so as to hide the growing power of their oligopoly.

Disney essentially had gained control over 40 percent of all Hollywood. Anyone who looked to even try and compete in the market had to one or the other deal with the company.

But for Disney, the groundwork for that kind of power was set up over almost half a century. Walt Disney has been crucial for its inception. That was after not counting the perfect stance that Disney had fallen into during the various political shifts in the climate.

Will would have to be extremely cautious if he wanted Dream Vision to eventually reach those kinds of heights in this life.

"Anyway, what happened over at Marvel? Amanda told me you sacked its old CEO. And how is the script for [Spider-Man] coming along?"

Jeffery broke his musings with the question.

Will shook his head, clearing from the contemplative mindset he had entered and replied.

"Well, you know I was a big fan of the original Marvel Comics and so was my dad. I especially loved Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and the Avengers. But the CEO had meddled way too deeply and took away the creative freedom of the original writers like Stan Lee."

Will said as he remembered Stan Lee. He continued.

"You should meet the old man sometime. There is just this pure enthusiasm that he radiated and you could see that he was passionate about his characters. The problem was because of the CEO. The characters that he had originally written were cast aside.

Peter Parker was killed off in their series after the Fantastic Four got lost in the negative zone. And Iron Man was killed off too, with him dying of heavy metal poisoning. They were replaced by other characters, yes. But they became bland because the original writers were not given their freedom to do as they wished."

Jeffery looked amused at the rant and said.

"You're passionate about this, aren't you? Didn't know you were a comic nerd. I am sure you will be able to write a good script with [Spider-Man]."

Will laughed again and said

"Oh, you don't know half of it. I let Stan Lee retake control of his characters, they will make a comeback. He even had this wonderful idea of building a universe that he named 616. It was for all their stories to unfold in the comics. The script that I have written reflects his work with Peter Parker and Spider-Man. I am sure with him working alongside me, I would be able to write a script that did his stories justice."

Jeffery smiled, happy that his friend was working on something that he was clearly very passionate about. He could hear the genuine hero worship he had for the old man amend Stan Lee and he vowed to meet him personally.

He then asked.

"Have you decided on who you want to cast as your 'Peter Parker'?"

Will thought about it and replied

"I did ask Leo originally but he refused and I can respect his decision. To be honest I was thinking of holding auditions for this as well. And hey, if we don't find a good Peter Parker, I can just do it myself. I did good during [17 again].I am sure I will be able to give the character justice, like it deserves."

Internally he was really wondering if he'd be able to find a good replacement for Tobey Maguire. He had embodied Spider-Man from his childhood. Plus he brought a lot of meme factor with his portrayal. He had become Spider-Man for millions of fans around the world.

[Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, Another secret to the Magical World, Unravelled.

The Harry Potter books have become a phenomenon. Although roughly aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds, grown men in suits have been spotted with them on trains. Parents squabble over who gets to read them to the kids and teachers say a chapter can silence the rowdiest of classes.

An 8-year-old who wrote to the author, Will Evans. He quoted at the back of this second book, says: 'I couldn't put it down. Please write another one'.

Evans' first novel, [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.

When The Chamber of Secrets came out earlier this month, it immediately shot to the top of the hardback bestsellers list – the first children's book ever to do so – outselling even the most famous of modern Writers.

A seven-book deal has followed between Warden Books and Will Evans. There are even rumors of Will Evans eventually adapting the books into a film format using his own well established yet relatively young film studio in Hollywood.

Harry Potter is a wizard and a pupil at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a faraway castle where trainee wizards and witches live a blissful life taking 'Transfiguration' classes and playing 'Quidditch' (hockey on broomsticks with flying balls). They inhabit a world that most ordinary humans or as the book calls them, 'muggles' cannot see and know nothing of. They can pass in and out of the 'muggle world', but take great care not to be spotted.

They have an enviable amount of freedom, flying around in enchanted cars. There is a notable absence of parents – Harry's parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort (aka He Who Must Not Be Named). Voldemort is equally intent on eliminating Harry. He tried but failed last time around. Now he has returned and unleashed a terrifying force (a gigantic serpent) from the castle's dungeon (the Chamber of Secrets), who roams the school 'petrifying' the pupils to stone.

With the help of his best friends Ron and Hermione, Harry finds the Chamber and slays both the serpent and Voldemort. En route, they encounter a depressed ghost called Nearly Headless Nick, who longs for a full decapitation so that he can join the Headless Hunt, some elephant-sized spiders, and some Mandrakes – planted babies that can kill people with their deafening cries if they were dug up.. But all ends happily.

We at The Guardian encourage readers, children and adults alike to dive into this fantastic world of mystery that Will Evans has brought to our world and embark on a journey of magic and mystery with him.]

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After the launch of [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Will's popularity just kept on increasing. The sales of the book were already crossing milestones that no one other children's books have touched, and even the sales of the first book, [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which had stagnated over time, had started showing signs of growing.

Will, who had just woken up and came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, was fixing his hair backward while standing in front of the mirror, as his phone rang.

[ Incoming call-

Terry Warden]

It was a call from Terry, from the Warden publishing house. Will, who was still just in his towel that was tied around his waist with nothing else covering his body, picked up the call with his slightly wet hands.

"Hey, Terry! How's it going?"

Will asked, although he already had a good idea as to how Terry was.

As expected, a cheerful Terry replied from the other end.

– How else can I be? I am doing great, thanks to you. How are you?

"I am fine too. Just came out from the bath and was about to go and prepare myself for work."

Will replied as he held his phone between his shoulder and ears. He started arranging the bedsheets and the pillows as he talked. Since June was mostly absent these days due to her own movies and ads in various parts of America, Will was comfortably enjoying the solo life in his house in Beverly Hills.

'I should really buy a house here now.'

Will thought as he remembered how he was still living on rent in such a high-class area. If people found out that Will was living on rent after making billion-dollar movies, then the stigma of a miser would be hard to wash away.

– Oh? Is this an inappropriate time to talk with you? I will call you later if you are not free right now.

Terry proposed after he heard that Will was getting ready for work.

"Nah, don't worry about it. Say, what did you call for?"

Will waved it off as he got to the point.

– About that. First of all, congratulations on the success of your second book. Although I feel that you aren't really shocked about all this ordeal, so you must have already guessed it.

Will laughed as he heard that.

"Haha, I should congratulate you instead. You did a great job with the publishing and marketing. I am a fan already."

– Okay, that's enough. Don't let me climb so high that falling down won't even leave any chances of survival. Well, I have called you to ask if you were planning to do any other books in the meantime. Harry Potter is all well and good but other books from this series won't come out before another six months. You can try to diversify your fanbase, and I am sure you would be able to come up with a new and fantastic idea.

Terry offered. Will wasn't just a golden chicken in showbiz, but also in his writing. So the chances of his books failing were much lower than any other books.

"Ah, well about that. Give me some time and I will think about it. I still have many projects in my hands, so I will give it a thought when I am not as busy. Thank you for asking though."

– It's fine, it's fine. I just wanted to ask whether you are open to the idea of writing another novel later on. Since you're going to think about it anyways, I will stop annoying you now. Tace care, young one.

"See ya."

Will gave a short reply and hung up the call.

The acquisition and the shifting of Marvel Studios was in full swing. All the employees had already shifted to the new office that was just beside Dream Vision. Apart from that, there were many new people joining from the endless amounts of interviews taken online and offline.

Dream Vision was also employing many software developers for the comic book app that Will had suggested. Will had also appointed the old CEO's secretary as the new CEO.

Formerly, Will had offered the CEO's job to Stan Lee and the latter immediately disagreed by saying he was very happy being the creator head and doesn't want to become a CEO that couldn't even prosper the company. He added that he was more suited for his current job and as long as Will doesn't interfere with the creative team's work unless absolutely necessary, everyone will be happy.

Will already knew from his past life that Stan wasn't a man that ran after money, he was someone who dreamt of one day seeing his characters come to life. His passion was his work and his reward was his work getting recognized.

Will didn't force the CEO's job on him either. He added another title to Stan's job, making him the Creator and Editor in chief of all Marvel comics. Will had also added a clause where Stan would get 1% of the company's profits on an annual basis, and he won't be liable for any losses. When Stan Lee learned about it, his eyes went red as he had a hard time controlling his overflowing feelings.

After that, Will had learned from the people working there that Ross was a good candidate, so he appointed him as CEO for a trial period of three months, and if he managed to work everything off, then he would be given the CEO's position officially.

With the newly found freedom, Stan Lee was already making his characters' comeback as the old characters slowly started returning. He couldn't be any happier about getting to see marvel animation and the upcoming [Spiderman] movie.

On the other hand, [Liberty City] was wreaking havoc at the box office. In its four weeks of screening, it had managed to earn a total of $303 million domestically and $187 million at the international box office. Making it stand at a grand total of $490 million. A whole month of screening was still left, so it was easy to speculate that the movie will enter the giant's zone of half a billion soon.

The employees of Dream Vision couldn't be any happier about it. But the happiest were the people from famous Media and Tabloids, as they had gotten content after content ever since the monster named Will had stepped his foot in Hollywood.

Jeffrey had already done a detailed background check and was now slowly buying the shares of Jixar Animation Studios as the shareholders from the company were starting to liquidate their shares.

[Friends] cast was personally going to be handled by Will as he wanted the main cast to be perfect. To find the exact actors to play the roles, Will had started a talent scout from DTA and was personally checking the profiles of every struggling actor in LA.

The original actors from [Friends] had contributed to almost half of the comedy themselves. The whole ordeal of Matthew Perry's role being gay was derived from Jennifer Aniston's misunderstanding of actually thinking that Matthew was gay.

Apart from this, there were tons of jokes that were actually very impromptu and just happened with the flow of the story.

Heck, the actor who played Ross had directed quite a few episodes himself.

For all these reasons, Will wanted the cast to be as original as it possibly could get.

If Will ended up finding even one or two of the original cast, the other roles could then be auditioned for.

Jixar Animation Studios, Headoffice.

Currently, Will and Amanda were sitting inside the office of the chairman and CEO of the company, Jerry Leopard. Dream Vision had already bought the majority of Jixar's share and the other half was with this man. He still hadn't sold his shares yet and neither did Will want him to sell them, as he was necessary for the studio, and a lot of equipment was designed by him.

From what Will had dug about Jerry, Will already could guess that Jerry was quite a talent in his field.

"You see, the company is doing quite well currently and I would like to invest more in my current movie that I have planned instead of yours. You can give it a go and check it yourself."

Jerry said, a bit of arrogance seeping out of his words. Will just smiled at it. Although he was talented, Jerry was still young, and couldn't control his pride after his successful entrance into the market. It was normal, but not something Will would like to handle.

After watching the short clip that was the start of the movie and hearing the storyline from Jerry, Will shook his head.

"The story is average and the screenplay is even worse. The only thing good about it is the animation, but you would need a good story to back up the good animation. I have better plans, both for myself and you. Don't forget, I have bought 52% of the company and am now technically the chairman. You just have 30% shares in your hand while the other 18% will be bought by me sooner or later."

Will said, being as blunt as possible. He continued.

"Since Jixar is going to be a part of Dream Vision, I wouldn't want it to fail. I am going to invest more in the studio and hire better screenplay writers. As for animation movies, we will eventually do them too as I have a lot of plans for those. But currently, the priority is the Spiderman Animated Series for Marvel. I have already talked to Toon Network, and they have agreed to air it on their television as long as they like the initial presentation. Which they most probably would."

Toon Network was a famous kids' TV channel that aired all sorts of cartoons and anime.

"Start the Spiderman series and invest yourself into it. I'll hire the necessary amount of writers or any other kind of staff that you need."

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Chapter 163:

Will and Amanda were still in Jixar's office, talking with Jerry and discussing the future plans of the company.

"I am not rejecting your movie idea completely. It's just that it is lacking in its screenplay and it needs a much better script. Currently, I have other priorities, such as expanding the company and re-organizing the staff. You can continue your movie ideas later and you would have my full support. But I want Jixar to be the best animation house, and for that to happen, you have to listen to me."

Will said as he looked at Jerry. He knew that Jerry was talented if he had come alone so far. But it didn't mean he would leave things in Jerry's hands when he needed to start Spiderman's animation soon.

Without the animation, the hype of the first movie would be much lesser and Will didn't want that.

"This is my first ever company, and although I have sold most of the shares, I still have some decision making powers. Don't try to tell me what I can do and what I can't."

Jerry retorted with a bit of hostility. Will could understand his sentiments with the company, but he didn't want to face loss by almost purchasing a whole company with no practical use for himself.

"You need to cooperate with me here if you ever want to see this company become one of the best, not just in this country, but also in the whole world."

Will said in a calm manner because he didn't want any animosity with Jerry as he was an important part of the company and a genius. He would be a big plus when setting up the whole animation studio.

"Again, you are acting like the boss here. I won't work with you if you want to control me. I will do whatever I feel like. You're not the only person who can run a company, I have had my fair share of experience too."

Jerry again replied as if he was talking to his sworn enemy. Almost as if he had a personal beef with Will.

Sigh.

Will sighed. He has heard enough. He was not a saint, and neither was he a statue to take such insults continuously. Especially considering the social gap between Will and Jerry, the insult was way too much.

"Okay, shithead. I have had enough of your crap. Which experience are you talking about? The experience that has made you stop after a year of growth? Your fucking ignorance is probably the only reason that this company never grew too big. Why do you think all your investors sold their shares? I own the majority of shares and I call the shots. Follow it and you'll prosper, refuse it and you'll still have to follow it. Fucking bonehead, stop chirping like a bird when you don't know shit about business."

Will let out everything he had inside of him, as he adjusted his necktie and put one of his legs on his other leg. Sitting like an uncrowned king.

Jerry was looking at Will with an expression that couldn't hide his surprise or fear. But the one who was the most shocked was someone who knew Will for almost a year.

Amanda looked at Will with her mouth agape, literally. She couldn't believe what she just heard, and would never believe it if she didn't witness it personally.

Since when did Will become this crude?

This question rang inside her mind as she immediately got her answer too.

'He's a human too after all. He just tries to stay as rightful and polite as possible normally. But if someone touches his bottom side, well, I just witnessed what happens to them.'

Amanda had witnessed a side of Will that nobody in Hollywood had seen and she couldn't help but feel giddy about it. As if she had just learned about one of the major secrets of her best friend.

The only other person in the room and the receiver of Will's anger was currently shaking in his seat. Maybe out of feelings like anger, indignance…. Or maybe fear? Amanda didn't know and she didn't care.

According to her, Jerry deserved more curses than that, to finally get some sense jogged down in his brain.

"Hey, I am sorry. Okay? But if you piss me off again, you'll hear something ruder next time. Not just that, I have a big law firm behind me you know? Not only am I just a major equity shareholder, but I am also a major voting shareholder. I can easily pass a resolution on my own and if you go against it, I can practically and legally sue you. Now once again, I am telling you. Go according to what I and Dream Vision plan for you, and later on, when the company can actually afford it, you can have your freedom and do whatever you like. At least wait for 6 months, okay?"

Will said, this time in a much calmer voice yet a deeper threat than the previous time. He didn't have time to play house with this kid (almost the same age as him) who only knew machines and software and had no understanding of business.

He was sure that Jerry would, later on, understand the decisions that he had taken. But till then, Will had to be the villain, since he didn't understand a sweeter language.

"O-okay."

Jerry slightly nodded his head and Amanda smiled. No matter how much of a talented genius he was, he was still scared of the law and knew it well enough to know that Will actually had the power and money to mess his life up. Although a bit indignant, he still accepted.

"But let me tell you right now, you have no right to interfere with my existing team. I don't have slackers here, so you can add your own staff, but you can't fire the existing ones."

Jerry said, worried about his University friends and old staff that he had painstakingly gathered.

"Yeah, I am totally fine with it. I am not your enemy, I am an ally. And that's why I can't just let you do things your way when I know they're going to fail."

Will replied with a chuckle.

"Oh, one more thing. Do you have any special attachment to the company's name?"

Will asked and Jerry shook his head,

"No, it was something that I came up with on a whim."

Will clapped his hand as he happily said.

"If that's the case. I am passing a special resolution to change the company's name to Dream's Pixar since it's going to join the Dream International Corporation anyways."

Jerry wanted to ask why can't Will just go with Dream's Jixar, but he suppressed his question. Attributing the name change to Will not wanting to keep anything that Jerry wants.

"With that on the settled. I want [Ultimate Spiderman] to enter pre-production as soon as possible. So please inform your existing team."

Will said with a pure smile, from which not an ounce of the previous vulgarity can be pointed out. Amanda was already laughing on the inside watching Will's skin changing faster than a chameleon.

Will was going to make the 4 seasons [Ultimate Spiderman] that was funny, engaging, and witty. It was released in the year 2012 so Will was right on time too. It was one of the most popular cartoon series back then and also the children's favorite.

Micheal Robert Elrod was currently on a date with Susan Nicole and was enjoying the evening while having dinner with her in a luxurious restaurant.

"Meeting you is almost like fate. I can't believe how compatible we are."

Robert commented somewhat emotionally as he circled the wine glass in his hand.

"Aww, c'mon. Stop saying that already, its not our first date you know."

Susan replied in a loving manner. If Will currently saw these both together, he would laugh at fate for sure.

Because Robert couldn't be any more right about what he said. He was sitting with his girlfriend who was also his wife in Will's previous world. So it truly was fate's play.

In this world, Susan was a producer who had produced a lot of movies and series, big and small. One of the major ones was [Infinity Round, a famous thriller series. She was the assistant producer in it and had worked in many other series and shows even before and after that.

After a while, Robert was talking about how he was currently doing a short supporting role in a movie called [Light Shining on the Glass]. The movie was about a depressed guy's life. How he grew up from a kid to a struggling adult, finding it hard to adapt to society. Robert's role was that of a senior of the main character.

He took this role to expand his filmography and not get bored until [Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows] starts.

"You are so lucky to have work like that. Here it is getting harder to cope up with these whimmy directors every day."

Susan complained. Recently, she had only been getting some small and medium-sized projects and even in them, the directors were extremely whimsical and sometimes very rude. To the point that it becomes painfully hard to bear with them.

Robert, who heard that, suddenly remembered something.

"About that, I actually have an offer for you. More like, it's an offer from Will."

Susan raised an eyebrow as soon as she heard the name of Will Evans, one of the hottest commodities that Hollywood currently had to offer.

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Hi guys, this is an important notice.

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I am travelling to a different state tonight due to some personal business. However, the state in question has been through some public unrest in the last few days and government has shut off the internet.

So I may not be able to upload the next chapters of MHS after this one because there won't be internet. And since I don't have stockpile, I can't time the chapters either. I will try to continue writing offline and might mass release, but there are no promises here.

For my other books, I have stockpile for a week or so, thus they will continue to be uploaded until then since I have already timed the chapters.

As per the new, internet shut down is for 24 hrs, so hopefully it returns by tmrw, but if it doesn't, farewell until I return.

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"About that, I actually have an offer for you. More like, it's an offer from Will."

Susan raised an eyebrow as soon as he heard the name of Will Evans, one of the current hot commodities of Hollywood.

"And what exactly is this offer that you are talking about?"

Susan asked, a bit interested. She didn't want her date to turn into a business deal, but she knew Robert better. If he brought it up during the date, it means that it was something important.

"Well, Dream Vision is currently looking for a lot of employees, and one of the designations up for the grab is that of an assistant producer. It's a known fact that Dream Vision is trying to expand its current workforce, at least by twice what it already has."

Robert said as he took a sip of his wine. Will had told him about the [Friends] series and it was Robert himself who had talked about Susan, to which Will said to get her to a meeting with him.

Susan, who was already aware of the current situation of Hollywood, and how big studios were wary of the dark horse named Will Evans, was trying to come up with measures to somehow drag him down. So right now, working with Will Evans could be taken as using a dual-edged sword, without a handle. It would either hurt you or your enemies.

"Will is about to introduce a new series called [Friends]. It's going to be aired on RBO and he is currently recruiting the staff and team for that series. He would like to take you on board as the assistant director of the series. For now, if you want me to proceed, just tell me and I'll arrange a meeting between you two."

Robert said, looking at Susan's face for any possible reaction. Being the businesswoman and experienced producer in Hollywood that Susan was, she didn't show any particular change on her face, even in front of her boyfriend.

"Yep. You can go ahead and tell him to arrange a meeting. It won't hurt to talk it out once, would it?"

And just like that, their topic shifted to sweet nothings of lovers as their date proceeded.

Miami, Florida.

Of the thousands of people that lived in Miami, was one normal high schooler named Billy. He had been a fan of comics and animated series ever since he was 6 years old. He would regularly watch the TV shows that aired on various cartoon channels and would read comics of various types.

His favourite of all time being the superhero comics from Marvel and DC. In simple words, he was a huge fan and would usually keep track of all the happenings related to the two comics.

Recently, Marvel's ownership was changed and everybody expected huge changes to arrive. And they did arrive! A piece of news confirmed that an app for reading comics would be launched by Dream's Marvel soon and it would be accepting beta testers in the near future.

Today was the day that the beta program would be launched and Billy was nothing short of being excited. All he wanted was to get a chance to become a beta tester and see what features this app had to offer.

Luckily, his form for beta testing had actually been accepted and he was just waiting for the app to be launched on the website.

After an hour, the wait was finally over and the app was finally here. It had the iconic red and white logo of Marvel as its app thumbnail. After clicking on the app, an animation would pop up with stars and cameras jumping around, as 'Dream's Marvel' was written in a stylish font. With the [Dream's] part being smaller and just adobe the white-colored Marvel text which was on a red background.

After starting the app, he saw just three to four comics available on it. And the first one was named 'Spiderman'.

Billy clicked on it and dived into the world of a nerdy newspaper photographer who was also a part-time superhero.

Dream Vision Office, Santa Monica, California.

Susan Levin had come to meet Will Evans after having a talk with Robert. When she agreed for a meeting, Will immediately told Alexia to set up a meeting with her.

Currently in Will's office.

"So it's basically the lives of six friends, and their stories as they go through various phases in their life. It will be what I call a 'sitcom'; a situational comedy. Sometimes sweet, sometimes funny, sometimes emotional, and sometimes absurd."

Will was trying to give Susan an idea as to what [Friends] was, and how he wanted it to present itself to the audience.

"So, I get the gist of everything. But I don't understand something. Why me? Aren't you working with OP pictures for this project? Don't they want to have their own assistant directors at least?"

Susan asked, a bit confused.

"It's because I didn't let them. I am giving them the show itself, for three whole seasons. I won't be giving up any rights to them that could cause me any potential threat later on."

Being the smart woman that she was, Susan immediately understood the meaning behind Will's words. There were high chances that there would be more seasons and Will didn't want it to continue getting aired on RBO.

As to how he even convinced OP Pictures, one of the big six, with such a deal, was beyond Susan. Will wanted to appoint his own staff and cast behind the series, so that later on when he does decide to shift to some other platform or channel, he wouldn't need to worry about losing out.

"I have already seen the other projects that you have worked on and have an idea of your work style, so I want to appoint you as the head of the TV production department."

Will put out his proposal. He had already made her sign an NDA even before the meeting began, so he wasn't scared that she would disclose the contents of the meeting that easily even if she didn't agree to head the project.

"To be frank with you, I am very excited about the project itself. And I would be happy to head the project if you trust me with it."

Susan said in an excited manner. Will held his hand out for a handshake as Susan shook it.

"To a fruitful future."

Sunlit Cafe, LA, California.

The Sunlit cafe was a normal cafe in the eastern district of LA. It was a place where a lot of office workers, university students, and people, in general, would frequent.

The prices were affordable and the quality of the coffee wasn't too bad either. Jennifer Aniston was a Barista in this cafe. She had a square worst face and dark blond hair. She was a film school graduate and at the age of 24, had yet to see any progress in her acting career.

She was serving a cup of coffee to a customer when a man with a rectangular face and a big forehead entered the coffee shop. Her eyes inadvertently fell on the man as a smile bloomed on her face.

"Hey, Matthew. Why are you here today?"

The guy who had just entered was Jennifer's best friend named Matthew Perry. They both had studied together in the same high school and the same film school. They even shared the same failure in landing a role!

"Hi, Jennifer. Well, let's grab some coffee first."

Matthew said in a somewhat bitter tone and Jennifer smiled sadly. She knew all too well the meaning behind Matthew's smile, yet she didn't say anything.

After a while, both Jennifer and Matthew were sitting opposite each other with 2 mugs of coffee in their hands.

"Well, are you going to say anything?"

Jennifer asked, and Matthew couldn't help but let out an exhausted sigh.

"I can't do it anymore. I have chased after something impossible and impractical for too long now, I can't keep doing this. I have a family too and I need to learn someday that reality can be cruel sometimes. I am going for a job interview today."

Matthew said and Jennifer couldn't say anything for a while. Matthew was her only friend that she still had and that had been tagging along with her for years in the hopes of making it big someday in the industry. Heck, they rarely got extra roles, forget about supporting or main cast.

After a while, as if something clicked on Jennifer's mind, she took out her phone and opened a website as she showed it to Matthew.

"Look at what I found!"

She said, faking excitement that Matthew was all too aware of.

The website had an advertisement about some kind of talent hunt.

[Dream Talent Agency has organised a talent hunt. Showcase your talent and maybe you can be our next Robert, Natalie or Leo.]

The advertisement was from a talent agency called DTA which had been famous in recent months. It was a company that was part of Dream International Corporation and was owned by Will.

"Stop it Jen. It's been years already, it's about time we both learn to accept our reality. How much more time do you want to waste by auditioning after seeing such articles everyday?"

Matthew replied, somewhat angry that Jennifer still hadn't learnt her lesson.

"Matt, do me a favor, please? Just one last time, come and audition with me. And if nothing comes out of it, then I would never bring up acting in front of you."

Jennifer begged with red eyes. She had always dreamt of becoming an actress her whole life, wasted years to fulfill her dream and now she just couldn't accept how fate was being with her.

Looking at Jennifer's face which was barely holding back from crying outright, Matthew sighed as he said.

"Okay, I have already done it so many times that it won't hurt one more time. But remember, I would never join you in this type of fools; errand next time."

Matthew couldn't help but feel a sense of deja vu. It felt like he had said this line a lot of times and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. He himself could never give up on acting and was just using Jennifer to hide his own insecurities by showing himself as the strong one.

"Really? Yay! You're the best. I am sure this time we'll get selected!"

Jennifer jumped from her seat as she hugged Matthew and kissed him on his cheek, who just smiled. It had been years following this foolish girl and he just hoped that one day, he could say that being her friend was worthwhile.

Jennifer inwardly prayed to god so that this time they could get selected. After all, Will Evans was famous for picking up new talents, and both Matthew and Jennifer were confident in their acting skills.

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Chapter 165:

Another week passed by and the hype of [Liberty City] was currently at its peak. In the five weeks of its screening, it had managed to gobble down $487 million, breaking yet another record in the history of Hollywood.

This was the first-ever gangster movie to break past the $400 million mark in this world and had become a Hollywood sensation. There were all sorts of hyped talks regarding the movie, its cast, and of course, the man behind this genius movie, Will Evans himself.

r/Liberty City

U/in_jail_out_soon: Who else is yet to watch this masterpiece? Who's your favourite character?

u/desperate_enuf: To everyone who has yet to watch the movie, watch it– just watch it for Natalie Bergmann. Man, she's something. Her acting and how she got all chummy with Mario still make me jealous. I NEED SUCH A GIRLFRIEND.

u/ask_yo_girl_about_me: The guy above me needs to chill out, his desperation is leaking, both from his username and comments.

u/my_girl_said_she_doesn't_know_you: Leo is fucking awesome. Man he looks like the incarnation of what people would call prince charming.

u/hugs_for_drugs: YO MAN, WHAT ARE YA ALL TALKIN 'BOUT. IF THERE'S A FAVOURITE GUY IN THE MOVIE, IT'S GOTTA BE MY BOI WILL. MAN MADE THE BEST MOVIE POSSIBLE.

u/thot_patrol: Calm down the caps big guy, although I agree with you. #WillisTheRealDeal.

u/suck_my_popsicle: @thot_patrol wrong hashtag my guy. Here is the real one #GodOfHollywoodWillEvans

u/thot_patrol: @suck_my_popsicle thanks my man, I will come to your popsicle shop soon again.

Will had gone to check out the office of the new Marvel Comics. It was just beside Dream Vision's building and the whole Marvel Comics was renamed Dream's Marvel, becoming a part of Dream International Corporation.

Entering the newly renovated office, Will couldn't help but remember the old Marvel office. The place was an utter mess filled with depressed old people. In this office, young and old people alike were running around here and there, the office was clean and modernly decorated.

The furniture was in place and everybody had a laptop for work. As soon as people saw Will, they would cheer and say their greetings. Will replied to them with a smile as he headed in the direction of the office of creation head.

Editor and Creation Head – Mr. Stan Lee

Looking at the nametag at the cabin door, Will felt a bit content with himself. This is where Stan Lee belonged, this was his original position and nobody could take him down now.

Knocking at the door, Will heard Stan's old voice saying to come in.

"Ohhh, Will, you were here? You should have told me before coming."

Stan Lee, who was working on his computer, immediately stood up as he welcomed Will.

"You don't have to be so polite, Stan. Talk to me like you would talk to your son, or grandson, I don't mind."

Will said as he held Stan Lee and made him sit on his chair again. He went ahead and grabbed a chair that was kept in front of Stan's working table, put it beside Stan, and sat on it.

"How are you now? Is the work environment suitable for you? Tell me if something is bugging you."

Will asked with care. Ever since he had met Stan, he couldn't help but think that if he had a grandfather, it would be just like Stan. And that just made Will care for him even more.

"I am loving it here. You don't need to worry about anything. Ross is a really good and hardworking man, you did the right thing by appointing him as the CEO. I have already finished rebooting the spiderman series, more like I always had the reboot made, just that I couldn't bring it in front of the old CEO."

Stan said. He thought about how he has been getting emotional every day ever since he met Will. His life changed for the better, Will had even warned Stan's family to treat him better otherwise he would sue them for elder abuse.

To Stan, Will was more like his grandson than even his actual grandchildren. He took care of him in his hard time and saved him from getting kicked out of his only job. Will was like a superhero without a costume for Stan.

"I came here to tell you that I would be making an animated series called [Ultimate Spiderman]. I want to show the quirky side of Spiderman through this series. I'll be writing the script for the first season myself and after that, I'll help other writers with directions for the other seasons."

Will told his plans for [Ultimate Spiderman] to Stan. He wanted to let him know personally how and what changes he would make.

"It's alright. As long as the original character of Spiderman from the comics doesn't die with the adaptation, it's going to work out just fine."

Stan said with a kind smile. And as if remembering something, he asked.

"What about Spiderman's character in the movie? Have you thought of anyone for that?"

Stan was a movie lover and he also was up to date with most things in Hollywood. Hence he wanted to ask who Will was planning to get for the role of Peter Parker and Spiderman. After all, it was a character created by him, so he wanted someone who could bring the best out of the character.

"Well, I haven't gotten any suitable candidate yet. Let's hope I find the right one before it's too late."

Will sighed as he said that. He had actually tried to look for Tobey Maguire too, through the talent hunt that DTA had organized. But he himself found it absurd that he was expecting the real Tobey to appear in front of him somehow.

He had even asked Leo if he knew someone like Tobey, hoping they would be class friends in this world too, but Leo had clearly said he doesn't know anyone like that.

"If you are unable to find a good actor for Spiderman, then you can play the role yourself. I have seen [17 Again] and am sure that since you can act, you can pull off spiderman too."

Stan said with a smile. Spiderman's character was quite quirky and witty, so it was an obvious choice to look for a veteran actor. But he felt that if it was Will, he can do just about anything.

Will shook his head at that notion.

"It's better to find someone else to do it instead of doing it myself. I will already be busy with directing the movie, I possibly can't go ahead of myself and act too."

Will rejected the idea. For him, when he thought about Spiderman, actors like Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland popped up in his head. But he just couldn't imagine himself as a spiderman.

After Will had invested in [Terminator, James Cameron had picked up the pace and quickly set off the project. The movie had already entered its first week of filming and James was busy trying to get all the right angles to shoot the movie.

The lead actor was an A-Lister who had taken a huge chunk of the movie's total budget. He was an actor from Jenkins Agency named Charlie Hindson. Not only was he famous for his good looks and well-defined physique, but he was also famous for being a well-known playboy of Hollywood, something that Hollywood didn't lack.

"Let's practice the scene once before actually playing it. I don't want to hear James' bickering again."

June said to Charlie. Charlie was being a total pain in the ass ever since the start of the shooting and he left no chance to flirt with June, much to her annoyance. It was already surprising how he was shameless enough to hit on June when everyone in Hollywood knew who her boyfriend was.

"Yeah, we can practice together even after the shoot. What do you say? I have got a nice villa in Beverly Hills."

Charlie said in a cheeky tone. He had been trying to be nice to this chick for the whole last week of shooting, yet this bitch didn't throw any grass at him.

What was she? A small time actress living off on the fame of her popular boyfriend. What right did she have to act all high and mighty?

Charlie had made up his mind to bring this woman under his legs, and after that he would see how arrogant she was.

"Thanks for the invitation but I must decline it. My boyfriend is waiting for me at home."

June said in annoyance. She was already getting tired of this guy's filthy look and so, she put emphasis on the word 'boyfriend' when she replied.

Charlie clicked his tongue. He was getting rejected quite hard and the lust inside him just got stronger.

Snickering a little, he replied.

"Sure, your boyfriend is waiting. You must be taking appointments to meet with him with how busy he is. It's better to go out for dinner with me then go home and wait for him."

June smiled and said.

"You think too much. Just finish the scene fast so that I can go back home. You see, I am quite busy, unlike someone who has a lot of time in their hands to be gossiping like neighbourhood aunts."

Although she didn't show it, Charlie had hit a nail. These days, Will had been too busy. Although she herself was busy, she still had free days where she was all alone, just thinking of Will.

"Haha, sure sure. You know there are rumors that Will Evans is gay or asexual, and that you're a trophy that he is keeping."

June immediately slapped Charlie on his cheek, and people around them looked at them.

Smiling, June said.

"You better watch your mouth from next time. You forgot who you are talking about and if you can even handle offending such a person."

Saying that she stomped off the set towards James' cabin. Although she didn't believe any of what Charlie said, the fact that Will and she barely had any personal time had hit her hard, and she wanted a little break to calm down her mind.

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Chapter 166:

There were three rookie actresses whispering things to each other even before the auditions started while glancing at a bunch of actors who were present there to audition themselves for [Friends].

They still were more than an hour early, yet weren't surprised looking at all the faces who were there, more energetic than ever.

The closed wooden indoor theatre was booked for a week by DTA for the auditions, and since 9 a.m. actors and actresses, with much hope and passion in them, kept coming to the studio.

"I have seen the guy in the corner in the front in [Fair Dare, the cute one!"

"Oh!!!! I know right! I feel kind of nervous seeing everyone here, the number just keeps on increasing?!"

The tallest among the three of them commented while still looking at everyone, one by one who came in.

The whispers knew no end. But among all those whispers their postures were maintained professionally.

Even though their words sounded like a bunch of fans who are obsessed with actors to the core, they maintained stoic faces to show that they were professionals and are at the same level as everyone else. 'Fake it till they make it' they say.

As soon as different local agencies heard and knew about the auditions of [Friends, they knew there's a high possibility that even a low-grade actor might get a chance to show their talent and climb up the ladders of their career with this opportunity.

With every whisper that spread, every step a person took inside the theatre, their hopes and confidence in their skills and talent increased. It was the same for everyone, irrespective of their gender, age, or level.

Acting in fact, never came or went to the top with such factors, which was a genuine factor here, with more than a thousand actors, everyone was hoping for a chance.

They all were filling up the space in the theatre. The morning silence which was filled enough to echo her shoe steps when the staff member opened the theatre, was now filled with voices. Not even a scream would be clearly audible in the crowd of thousands.

The first round of auditions for [Friends] started and one after another, the actors were getting auditioned by DTA agents and Susan, the producer for [Friends].

There were different kinds of actors and actresses. Some were overly ready and prepared, while some others were basically here to waste their and the judges' time.

At one point, an agent went on saying.

"Whatever agency you are from, you're not going to be selected like this. Tony, tell the staff that we are not taking in any actors from Huntsman Agency."

That was how intense the auditions were. The entire panel including the casting director was extremely judgy due to several obvious reasons.

After a few hours which felt like an eternity for the participants, they decided to take a quick break. During that, a few actors walked through the exit knowing they stood no chance.

But the majority remained knowing that anything could happen and that they need to give their best; which was everyone's thought at a certain point.

Two staff members were discussing and whispering amongst themselves while looking at all the nervous participants in front of them.

"Is Will Evans going to recruit more rookie actors? I mean, it works for him like ALL THE TIME!"

Staff member A whispered to her friend, staff member B.

"It's really not possible since all this hassle is for a TV series, and there are many characters in it. But again, anything is possible with Mr. Evans. Let's just hold onto that,"

Staff member B who was clinging to her friend's arm whispered in reply.

They were watching everyone else from the back of the hall because the break seemed to excite things up here and there.

"Ah, girl! If only Mr. Evans got interested in me! I would become a queen in no time! I might even be able to pull some strings for ya," The blonde-haired Staff member A commented while swooning at the thought.

"Haha.. Don't joke, even if you spent two more lives praying to every god above, it wouldn't be possible. But you can try for some other dude, maybe we might find someone here."

They giggled and went on their ways to do the stuff they were assigned to do.

Will Evans, Jenifer Charlies, Susan Levin, and a few other agents from DTA were now seated to audition the final hundred actors that were chosen from the previous audition.

"Today I am hoping to find the faces that are needed for the remaining slots."

Jennifer said while Susan showed crossed fingers which signaled that she was hoping for the same thing too.

"But why do you think all this is necessary, Will? I mean, this would have been much easier if we just took some actors that the day-to-day TV watchers are comfortable with."

She continued and asked the question which bothered her the most.

"Yeah, I understand what you are trying to say, but I really want to see some new faces in the TV show business. Supporting cast would be proven actors and if we can't get them from the auditions, we would have no choice but to go with actors from DTA. It won't be that bad either."

Will said, trying to explain his point to her.

"You have got a point, like always, Mr. Evans."

One of the agents said, who was listening to the whole conversation.

The auditions started after quite a while and the final hundred were drawing in exhaustion inside out. It was pretty visible with some, but others were too good at hiding; perks of being a good actor.

Five actors would come to the stage and they would be asked to perform a short scene and then leave.

"Next five, please. Introduce yourself," The casting director asked all the five people who stood on the stage.

With years of practice, they answered most of the interview questions and tried to maintain the minimum decorum while they performed the given scene with each other.

Looking at the six judgy faces and competitive crowd, all of them had the inner thought of wanting to show the best of their skills. Especially when Will Evans sat right in front of them.

"Okay, stop. We will let you know, thank you." Will said to the last candidate in the group.

"They are not good right?" Jennifer asked.

"Yeah, the second one lacked the charm I am looking for, and the last one had bad comedy timings. A thing that these actors don't understand is, [Friends] is a comedy series and the wittiness should come from within them. The harder they try to come out as funny, the more idiotic it seems."

Will explained, his voice being low so that just the judges could hear him.

"Next, please. Yes, can you four wait down there, okay. Introduce yourself a bit." The casting director asked, being as professional as ever.

Even after interviewing almost 60 actors, his tone remained the same from the first to the present one. It was no joke that these people trained years in their careers, and the professionalism started being vibrant while working.

"I'm Ava Sofia,"

"Okay, get into the role, start!"

He commanded while she started acting in a comedy scene.

"Okay so I don't know if there are stragglers, but I'm just going to start the tour. Hi, I'm Marissa. Hi. Welcome to Alcott College for Women, founded in eighteen ninety five. You are here because we are the best. You know the saying. Smith to bed, Mount Holyoke to wed, and Alcott to run your company. But our grads are not all CEOs-"

"Okay, stop. Thank you, we will let you know next."

The casting director looked at Will and shook his head. Will shrugged in return, it was such a bad performance.

"We still need some actors and actresses to fill in, I wonder when we will find them. Around thirty more are left, would it be even possible at this point? We might have to go with DTA."

Susan said to herself.

While they were wondering if it was possible or not, the next actress who stood up in the position to audition took Will by surprise.

"Huh-"

Will mouthed out unintentionally and looked at the two actors and one actress in line. Since one person did the audition in their group of five, Will looked at the other three in the queue, and his eyebrows rose in surprise.

The actress who stood on the stage right now was Jennifer Aniston. She was a beautiful and elegant lady. That's what one would hear about her in Will's previous life.

To the right, another legend stood tall and handsome wanting to get auditioned; he was none other than Matthew Perry himself. Seeing these two, Will snickered to himself.

Matthew Perry, who Will knew, acted as Chandler Bing in [Friends] series. The standing legend unknowingly was an American-Canadian actor, comedian, and producer in Will's eyes.

Just for [Friends] he had won several awards including, Funniest Supporting Male Performer In A Television Series, Favourite Television Actor, and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and won millions of hearts through his comedy acting.

On the other hand, Rachel in [Friends] was starred by Jennifer Anniston and what more could Will even ask after seeing her wanting the role so badly in front of him.

She was someone who had won many awards like SAG Award nominations for her role in [Friends]. The actress's worth Will knew could be proved in one statement; on how the Films with her in the leading role have grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide, and how 12 of them earned at least $100 million.

"Go ahead and Introduce yourself."

Will said aloud for Jennifer to hear.

She smiled in return knowing who the young man in front of her was. chapters 12 next read!

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Chapter 167:

Will was surprised to see Jennifer in front of him. 'What are Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry doing in 2012?' This question flooded Will's mind.

Maybe it was just like how he met Leo or maybe this all had a reason, after all, he was alive and doing better than ever even after his previous death. Not wanting to delve too deep to find answers to the two questions that were in front of him, he shook his head.

"Did you go through the script?"

Will questioned.

"Y-yes, sir. I did."

Jennifer replied with a slight smile.

"Okay, you can start."

Jennifer Aniston who stood straight on the stage moved a bit so she was facing slightly away from the judges and was avoiding eye contact, which was a basic rule in auditioning.

Without wasting more than 10 seconds, she started doing her role, as Rachel in [Friends]. Since Will wanted to see if she might fit the role, he had to give a specific script for her to practice and perform on the spot.

She was fine with doing so, in fact, her 'sure sir' made her appear like someone who is confident in their acting skills to everyone present. Maybe that was her plan all along.

She started her acting and it looked really realistic when she acted as if she was looking in the mirror and doing her make-up.

"Sorry about that. So. What have you been up to?" Freddie was someone who sat with the panel and volunteered to read the lines along with the actor on the stage. To help them, but he wasn't really acting as every word that got out of his mouth was monotonous.

Freddie read Barry, a character in the [Friends] line.

"Oh, not much. I-I got a job." Jennifer played her part while keeping her gaze focused on the walls.

"Oh, that's great," Freddie said aloud.

"Why are- why are you so tanned?" Her facial expressions looked serious.

"Oh, I, uh- I went to Aruba."

"Oh no. You went on our honeymoon alone?" Jennifer looked in disbelief.

"No. I went with, uh… Now, this may hurt,"

"Me?!"

"No! I went with Mindy." It was the scene where Barry was trying to come out clean that he went on the honeymoon with Rachel's bridesmaid. Since there was another role during the scene, Freddie kept repeating the lines without a break.

"Mindy?! My maid of honour, Mindy?!" Her expressions changed dramatically which looked funny to everyone. Will had a smile plastered on his face. She even did some hand gestures which reminded Will of the original episode.

"Yeah, well, uh, we're kind of a thing now," Freddie said, which was Barry's part.

"Oh! Well, um.." She acted as if dragging the person in front of her head. "You've got plugs!"

"Careful! They haven't quite taken it yet."

"And you've got lenses! But you hate sticking your finger in your eye!" Jennifer said, giving a confused look.

"Okay! That's enough, miss Aniston. Can you do the last part, we'll give you five minutes?" Will questioned. He so badly wanted to prove that Jennifer would suit the role perfectly.

"Oh, yes. Sure sir,"

"Hi, Mindy. Hi, it-it's Rachel. Yeah, I'm fine. I-I saw Barry today. Oh, yeah, yeah he-he told me. No, no, it's okay. I hope you two are very happy, I really do. Oh, oh, and Mind, ya know, if-if everything works out, and you guys end up getting married and having kids- and everything- I just hope they have his old hairline and your old nose,"

She acted as if she was slamming the phone down just like it was written on the script and turned to face the audience, "Okay, I know it was a cheap shot, but I feel so much better now."

"Okay, haha… Thank you so much. Next is Matthew." Will said while still smiling from Jennifer's performance. She muttered a quick thanks and went to stand in the line again. Since they came to audition in groups of five, they had to wait till the other person was done.

Just like Jennifer, Matthew Perry did not disappoint Will's unknown expectations. In fact, his acting was even better than Jennifer's. He looked like a funny guy himself and made his dialogues look more natural along with his acting.

He acted along the lines of the script he got and came to the end even without knowing that Will is going to stop him.

"Ew, ew, ew, ew ew ew ew ew!" He made faces to suit the scene and mouthed out.

"Okay, that's enough, thank you, you can go now. We will let you know the results soon," Will said and smiled giving a brief nod.

Will turned to look at the other people sitting at him and said, "Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry would suit the roles perfectly,"

"But- we have not seen all the-" Susan tried to say her thoughts that they did not see every actor who wanted to audition and judging too quickly can lead to losing the chance of seeing better talents. But, her words were cut off by Jennifer.

"Sh Shh… whenever Will had said this, the person has gone on to become a star, hold your tongue when it comes to his decisions," She whispered in Susan's ear.

After finding the perfect Rachel and Chandler, the actors kept performing their talents one by one. Will was able to find actors who resembled Ross and then an actress for Phoebe. He was undoubtedly aware that he wouldn't be able to find the original actors to create [Friends] but this was not that bad either, every actor had their own talents and some had the taste for comedy within them.

Therefore, Will tried his best to get the actors that even closely resembled the original ones in his mind.

In the end, he even got someone to play the role that Matthew le Blanc had played, the role of Joey. Benjamin Scott was able to please Will with his skills. He was a pizza delivery guy in the profession who was 28 years old, but after seeing the guy's acting skills, Will gave him the role knowing with a little bit of practice the guy will nail it.

For Monica, Will had to go with Emily Penelope, an original actress who was around 26 years old, because he didn't find anyone else among the 100 who were present there. But the girl he found, he thought she lacked something that the original Monica had. Will could only think of ways to perfect her acting of Monica's role.

The assistant director for the movies that Will had directed before, Alan had got a lifetime opportunity. After Will realized and was impressed by his work, he gave Alan the chance to direct [Catch Me if You Can] by himself.

Alan and Leo were talking about the movie while sipping their coffee in the early morning.

"This would be a great shot actually, the Leo I'm aiming for is charming, let me explain,"

After seeing Leo's face which was full of questions, Alan decided to explain things from the scratch about who Frank Abagnale is. He was, in fact, excited to share all the details.

"So, as you know the character, Frank Abagnale, the one you'll be starring is someone who is very intelligent, cunning, mysterious, nice, and caring. This scene would be the perfect scene to explain it to you. You know the scene where Frank would pretend to be a substitute teacher in French and carried on the act for a week?"

"Oh yes, that one."

The scene follows when Frank went inside the class and a classmate joked saying, that 'he looks like a substitute teacher'. But after a while, Frank got onto the role of being a substitute teacher and had taught the class for a week.

This was a great scene where the character's traits were more than visible.

"Frank Abagnale who is the main character and is a very innocent boy who was from a newly broken home and he tends to look for amusement in conning people into giving him money. So, this became his profession when he was seventeen and was successful until he was twenty.

Even with that little information, you can understand that he was smart and daring. He observed situations that helped him succeed in his scheme. In every one of the situations, Abagnale changed himself to fit the persona he needed to pull off his schemes. In fact, this scene is funny as hell. The only thing is, the acting skills that you would need to pull this off perfectly," Alan explained who Frank was.

"Yeah, I can imagine," Leo laughed imagining the whole scene that was in the script.

"Frank can be taken as someone who knows what to say to manipulate people. Who knows how to say the right thing at the right time. Although Frank would hesitate several times, he manages to hide it well. The only way to spot his hesitation is from the atmosphere around him. It is those subtle situations that give out the entire thing, BUT, Frank takes the risk and it is worth it," Alan explained.

"Yeah I get it, but I have a question, do you think that after watching this… People might walk away with the wrong idea? I mean, this is basically about a guy who cons others with things right?" Leo questioned.

"Well, not really. The movie is set back years ago. Like, in the movie, Frank Abagnale will be the only one to do it to a certain extent, and that was 37, 38 years ago. He was just this 16-17-18-year-old kid, and that is something everyone needs to understand. Especially, when there were no safeguards that we have today, it was a lot harder to pass the bad check eight years ago than it is today, so it kind of explains the whole reasoning behind it," Alan explained.

After around 45 minutes of discussing the story, plot, and acting, Leo was content with the information he had.

"It is going to be an interesting movie to shoot, indeed," He smiled at his own words.

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Chapter 168:

Susan approached Will who sat idly in the corner of the theatre while typing something on his phone. Looking at Will, Susan for a moment tried to process how someone like him, who looked simple but was creative to the core, exists in this world.

It was mainly because Susan's thoughts moved back to Will's previous projects. If someone looked at her looking like that at Will, they would probably think she is a weird stalker who works under the same roof or someone who has some huge crush on her boss.

"Hello, Susan. Do you need help with anything?" Will asked when he felt her presence for quite some time now.

"O-Oh yes sir, I just came to share the progress," Susan said and tried to show a smile. It was a weird moment but now that she was caught, she just had to roll on.

"Go ahead," Will gave permission.

"So, since most of the actors on the cast are already on the list, within a week I will be able to complete all the documental processes. They will all need to join DTA first though," Susan said. "I'll contact the agents' guilds and get the formalities done as soon as possible," She said further.

Will knew from his previous life that after the performances of the actors in [Friends, they all got a huge boost in their careers with that series.

Due to that being the main reason, Will did not even consider letting the actors go to different agencies after [Friends]. It was a possible scenario to happen because Will knew that ICM must already be keeping an eye on them.

Will had said this to Susan and the necessary documents would be made considering his requirements.

"Oh and, Jennifer will forward the actors that we are going to choose for the other actors in the first season, and sir, you can finalize it," Susan said.

"Sir, who will direct the series?" Susan questioned.

The pre-production somewhat started, yet the 'director' position was still empty. For the series, there was still no statement about who would direct it by Will.

"I will direct the first few episodes, that at least is what I have in my mind right now," Will implied.

Will thought of directing a few episodes by himself due to several reasons.

One, was because the pre-production of spider man hadn't started yet, it was especially because he was still deciding on the main cast of the movie. Also since that, they needed to focus more on animating the ultimate Spider-Man series first and Will had a bit of time left.

Due to that, he decided to direct [Friends] first few episodes, plus it was Dream Vision's first series. He felt like he needed to take the responsibility of directing and launching.

"You know, since Ultimate Spiderman pre-production won't start for a while now, I think I might have time. On a second note, it would honestly be great if I start directing the first series of Dream Vision,"

Susan nodded at Will's answer with a smile that looked genuine in Will's eyes. "I actually have a great plan that can increase the promotional attention of the crowd," Will went on to say.

"Oh, what is it?" Susan questioned.

"Well, the brand Will Evans is good enough to promote because we know that we already have so many people wanting for me to make something, but all of it could go a step ahead in marketing, especially if I am the one who is directing the first few episodes, I hope you understand what I'm tryna say, yeah?" Will implied. "It is more like, no one expected me to direct a series with all the other projects," Will tried to explain the situation.

"Haha… Now I get it," She laughed at the thought of not being able to understand what he was trying to say at first.

"Yeah, well the thing is. Since I'm involved in the project, we can with no worry use my name and fame. We can put up and show the theme of six friends. I myself can be involved in the marketing process. In the promos, I can just give some extra time and do it so it might gain some spotlight. The idea of six friends being Will Evans's next big hit sounds nice to me," Will said and every word made a lot of sense when it is about the marketing ways.

Will's plan was to make great profits from the fame he gained. He in fact was fully aware of how the general public looked at him. Literally, a Starmaker. Which was basically a huge thing. Yet, it was true and Will was ready to make good use of it.

"That actually sounds like a great plan. I mean, we all know when [Friends] got out it would gain its popularity right away because it would be that good, and as you said, the brand name would affect it a lot, but your plan sounds even better because there is no way that someone would not want to watch anything created by you," Susan said and laughed.

"Yeah, it would be even more special once they got to know something else," Will hinted at something that Susan couldn't seem to understand.

"What more?" She asked. Curiosity was clearly visible on her face.

"You will know," He said and stood up to end his little talk with Susan.

Will Evan was planning to compose the theme song of [Friends] by himself. It was due to so many reasons. [Friends] itself was something that people loved for years and watched all over again from the beginning with no end. Will knew this. The theme song had a special meaning in every one of the fan's hearts.

There were several reasons why the fans loved the theme song. The obvious reason being that it was [Friends] theme song, and along with that, several others.

The video of 'I'll be there for you' was iconic because it features the "Friends" cast singing along, playing music, and even grabbing instruments from The Rembrandts as they tried to perform the song. With the show being released, the song became a huge hit with that too.

What more proof would be needed if the song itself became a huge hit? The popular song by The Rembrandts actually became a #1 single on the American pop charts. It had hit #1 on the "US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard" and also took a weekly #1 spot in Scotland and Canada.

The more fans loved the theme song, the more it got popular. It in fact also hit the charts in almost 10 countries and topped the "Billboard Hot 100 Airplay" chart for eight whole weeks. Quite a huge achievement if basically anyone really thinks about it.

"I really wonder what you are planning, Mr. Will," Susan said, wanting to know what Will's plans were.

"Well, the surprise will be ruined. But alright, let me tell you, I will be composing the theme song by myself. Trust me when I say this, the theme song is going to change lives. If I did it correctly, I'm 102% sure that anywhere the fans hear the tune, they would go all up and beyond singing along," Will said knowing the true meaning behind his words.

Will remembered how the song had to be re-recorded due to how popular it was. The original theme, which was just under one minute long, had to be recorded later as a three-minute pop song.

People mainly loved it a lot knowing that "I'll Be There for You" was an upbeat song about travelling, dead-end jobs, and friendship, which made them remember what [Friends] was truly about. In fact, that was how much they loved the whole series.

"The comics itself was sold more than we can ever imagine, and not just that, three-million online reads after the launch of comic books," Ross was talking to his assistant and explaining how good the sales are going after the launch of Marvel comic books

In fact, he felt ultimately happy with the numbers that were on his screen.

"Yes, sir. With all the characters being rebooted, it just increased the fame by so many points. Our sales have almost doubled by the numbers and just keep increasing. The best part is that a lot of young kids are getting to know about marvel thanks to the app,"

His assistant looked happy as ever too. With a genuine smile on her face, she kept sharing the details they analyzed ever since the launch of the app.

On the other hand, Ross was extremely happy with how things are going for him career-wise and in his personal life. Ever since he met Will Evans, his life turned upside down in a good way. He was earning more than he ever earned for the past couple of months and the company's worth kept increasing every second. Regardless of how things are going, he still had a gut feeling of wanting to prove himself.

"Yeah, keep giving me all that good news, by the way, how is Stan Lee and everyone else doing?" Ross asked, expecting a positive answer.

Since he was the CEO, it was a part of the job description to know what the employees were doing. Especially a valuable employee like Stan Lee.

"Everyone is doing great, the atmosphere of the company has never been good, and the best part is everyone is busy with something or another. The enthusiasm just keeps growing," She said while still having a smile on her face.

"That's great. Wanna hear some good news?" Ross questioned with a smirk.

"Yeah?"

"I got a call just some time ago from DreamVision. They said that the pre-production for Ultimate Spiderman is going to start soon," Ross said while clapping his hands in excitement.

"That is great," His assistant chirped in happiness.

Good times had just begun.

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Chapter 169:

The director [500 days of summer] Carson Duckstein, and Marcus were talking over an evening drink about some plans regarding the near future.

"So, Marcus, will you be taking the role Will offered?" Carson questioned.

"Yeah, man. Of course, I would,"

The meeting started off by talking about their pasts and how they were doing now in the industry. Carson Duckstein had hit the peak in Hollywood when compared to where he was before he directed [500 days of summer]. Now that he had become a huge hit, Carson's name would often be heard here and there.

In fact, he was now counted as a dependable director. Since he and Will had quite a past together, Will had understood how nice it was working with Carson. Due to that and so many other work ethical reasons, Will gave Carson the power to direct [Hitch].

Since, [Hitch, [Catch me if you can, [Spiderman] and [Friends] were going to start pre-production quickly, Will wanted someone else to take over [Hitch]. Someone who was compatible, capable, confident, responsible, creative, and especially, someone who Will can trust. In a situation like that, the first person who proved all the qualities during previous projects was Carson Duckstein.

The day Will met Carson, they had a little talk about how Carson liked the script. Carson had explained that the script was nicely done and even the story was funny for his liking.

He liked Will's script right away knowing the good script, funny story and the brand Will would be more than enough to create a nice movie out of it. Further, they had discussed a bit about the cast and Will mentioned Marcus, saying that it would be great if Marcus did the role of Alex Hitchens.

[Hitch] was basically about how Alex Hitchens, better known as Hitch, was a date doctor. He is also a kind of sentimental advisor, teaching each client how to date the woman of his dreams. His latest project, Albert Brenneman, is a nerdy financial consultant who fell in love with the famous Allegra Cole.

While Hitch helps Albert with his love life, he struggles with his own. He starts falling for work-a-holic, Sarah Melas. She was a gossip columnist. After some boyfriend problems with her best friend, Sarah labels Hitch with a reputation that he didn't deserve. Hitch proves his love goes to great lengths to win a love of his own.

Which happens when the best friend of Sara has a love disillusionment with a man that Sara thinks is a client of Hitch, she plots revenge against Hitch and the misunderstanding leads the two couples to a conflictive situation.

Marcus's character was what Will Smith in Will's previous world acted. The role of Hitch.

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[Catch me if you Can] was already in the pre-production stage and Will was involved in it. The shooting for [Catch me if you can] was supposed to start next month along with [Hitch]. Will was trying to release two movies at the same time. That was the intention behind starting all the pre-production and shootings at the same time.

The character of Alex Hitchens was the core of [Hitch, Which was why Carson himself came to meet Marcus so he can get to know the idea of Marcus regarding Alex Hitchens. The last thing Carson wanted was to disappoint Will, and that was something he wouldn't dare to do as long as he live.

"So, Let me tell you a bit about our lead, Alex Hitchens, before anything, I mean, if you agree to the role, you would get it. Anyway, Think as if you are a stranger going to meet Hitch. You would notice that he is smooth, perceptive, and dedicated.

Hitch is someone who goes to extraordinary lengths to make sure that the success of his clients is achieved. Not to mention, he is great at staging and analysing romantic situations, which is his profession; something you know now.

But if we get back to the scenario of a stranger, the main advice would be that do not go looking for him if all you're interested in is sex. Because a part of Hitch is that he would only take on men who respect women,"

Carson explained every fact that he had analysed about Hitchens. As the director, a part of his job description was to understand, relate and know every role to the core. By Carson's words, Marcus understood who Hitchen really is.

"So, as far as I gathered from the script, he is not that much of someone who would follow his words, right?" Marcus asked with a smirk.

"What exactly do you mean?

"Well, his personal life; a life full of casual hook-ups. You know, when I read the script I felt as if Hitch has a reputation among his friends for being all about the short game. Like, professionally he talks about finding something meaningful, but so far he doesn't seem to walk that path in his own life,"

"Ahaha… Yeah, you are right with that one. "No guile, no game… no girl.", right?" Carson quoted Alex.

Alex was someone who grew up slowly. He describes himself as a "late bloomer; someone who is eager to make up for lost time" during college.

Then the picture is occupied by Cressida Bailey, his first girlfriend. What they had was beautiful. But, he came on too strong and she hooked up with someone else. Then he spells out the moral of the story, in his words which was, "No guile, no game… no girl."

"Yeah, Carson. Tell me, do you think you would want someone like Hitch to give you dating advice on your single days? I mean… It doesn't sound like a bad idea to me, not that I'm bad with girls-"

"Ahaha… What kind of a question is that? I mean, in all honesty, my dating life is not THAT miserable to seek advice for. But as a man with honour and someone who always seeks knowledge, I wouldn't mind someone analysing my dating life and giving me advice,"

"Yeah, you are seriously spitting facts. Maybe this might be my last question of the day, why do you think that this might become a success? Don't tell me this is all because of Will Evans, that'll be one of the reasons, obviously. But as a director, I think you might have your own view too, isn't that right?" He questioned further.

"Well, first of all, if I'm being honest, I trust in Will's scripts. Like that dude just came right to the top with his creativity; and his scripts, I trust them. Uh, take it this way. Out of all the romantic comedies that hit the shelf of blockbusters, don't you agree if I said more than half of them are awful romantic comedies?" Marcus nodded as if he was approving of Carson's whole point of view on the genre.

"The whole point is to try and not be one of those movies but to join those ranks. This can be said as something that made me believe in this project, I truly think it is possible. Like, the script is not too romantic or soft, Will had tried to go funny and I guess he had succeeded. But you know, only time would tell," Carson explained.

In the industry, romantic comedies were pretty popular, and cliche. The same old concept had bored almost all the fans of romantic comedy, but Will Evans thought this would be a different concept with a different meaning.

"This chance is huge actually. The room for popularity with the script is vast. And seriously, do we get room to improvise? Like, in any situation… Not that I dislike any scene, I just wanna know," Marcus had a valid question ringing in his head.

"If I'm being really honest for the millionth time in our little chit-chat, as a director you kind of become a control freak. That's the nature of the job and to let actors run wild wasn't… it doesn't help production. I know where that question came from, but yeah, it is better if we leave it to time. Improvisations can always be made when they're needed, you know?" Carson cleared his thoughts a bit. "Does that mean it is settled?" He asked.

"It was settled ever since Will chose me, Carson,"

"Haha… Of course of course. Well, as I saw and heard already, you have a good understanding of Alex Hitchen," Carson said and paused before continuing, "You truly are a very talented actor, Marcus,"

"Thank you, Carson. I just don't want to mess up my second chance. Honestly, that would be the last thing I want right now. I'll do my best to the best of my abilities, and I hope I meet up with your expectations too. I won't waste my potential this time," Marcus said. He shook his head remembering something and said, "I don't want anything to go wrong this time,"

There was a massive difference in Marcus's personality ever since he got out of drugs. He was feeling grateful to Will from the bottom of his soul. It was mainly because, thinking back, the challenge he overcame was because of Will and was something he regretted.

But the more he gave thoughts to it, the more the respect for Will Evans increased. Who would even offer someone to do a lead and join a huge company like DTA, especially someone who was on the verge of ruining their career and life both? Will was a living God in the eyes of Marcus.

"Yeah, Marcus. We know that you would do well and not disappoint our expectations. Now then, are you ready to be Alex?" Carson asked in a joyful tone.

"Yeah, I am," Marcus smiled after the words left his lips.

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Will's conference room was filled with animators and employees from Dream's Pixar. Among the crowd, Stan Lee and some other writers from Marvel comics were also present.

Will entered the meeting five minutes late, but by seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, he started the meeting right away with talking about the idea of Ultimate Spider-man.

"How is everyone doing on this fine afternoon?" Will asked with a smile.

A few replies with 'Good', 'Waiting for this to start', 'work has been great', 'how are you' came out one by one. Will saw how Stan Lee sat to the left of where he was with a smile which made it seem like he was just happy to be here. The environment came off as happy and workable in the senses of Will, which made him more thrilled to talk about Ultimate Spider-man.

"Alright, I'm doing great, too. Let's start off with our next series, Ultimate Spider-man. This is going to be different from other Spider-man stories of the comics. It would mainly be because of a special reason which you might catch on to once I'm done explaining how the entire series goes," Will said and switched the projector on for everyone to see the idea he came ready with.

"So, right back to where the story ended, Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for one year. Our superhero has saved lives and fought supervillains, but… BUT, he is still in the process of learning how to be a superhero. Since Peter's superhero life barely started, he is still figuring some stuff out. Nick Fury, the head of the meta-human regulation organisation, S.H.I.E.L.D. will offer Peter the chance to train to be a real superhero and become "The Ultimate Spider-Man". However, Peter will first have to learn how to work with a team of four fellow teenage superheroes, Nova, White Tiger, Iron Fist, and Power Man. This would basically be the idea of Ultimate Spiderman," Will said while everyone nodded approvingly.

Will continued with what he was saying, "And the speciality as I mentioned would be Spider-man being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. More than anything, we are going for a comedy super-hero show,"

"How about if we go with the general backstory of Peter Parker at the start?" Stan Lee questioned.

Will calmly explained why they should not start the show with the general backstory of Peter Parker, "Well, in the first season we would slowly unfold the back-story of Peter. Uncle Ben's death, and so on; so on. The prime goal is to attract the attention of kids, because if kids are not going to love the show, that would be the end of it. We need to make a general impact on it, if you get what I mean,"

Stan Lee nodded knowing Will was right.

Will remembered in his previous life how this was the first plan of an animated marvel universe which Disney also did. But it wasn't as successful as they hoped. In fact, Will wanted to make the characters popular and get the fan-base it deserved.

"So, in general this series would be a totally different version of the character of Spider-man because of the way it would be presented. I want the people to embrace the characters and in fact, make them really popular among the crowd. There are many things that can actually attract eyes. Especially when there's other superheroes in it," Will took a breath in before explaining what he wanted to.

"Ultimate Spider-man will have Marvel Super Heroes who have never seen before in Spider-man, with a new life that has like so many great challenges, new friends, intense action and character growth. Ultimate Spider-Man will tell a coming of age story, where hapless Peter Parker evolves from a naive teen hotshot to a true hero who comes to terms with his origins and abilities. Along the way, he will have to navigate challenging relationships with mentors and super-colleagues, and emerge with a better understanding of his parents' legacy and his own destiny," He completed while the entire conference hall went into a pin-drop silence.

"So basically, it will be a naive orphan with a reluctance to embrace his powers, audiences connect with the fish-out-of-water experience of Peter Parker as he discovers what he is capable of, all while dealing with the stresses of being a teenager, right?" A writer questioned.

"Exactly. Talking about the character development, Peter's personality is very likeable; likeable enough to be loved even at the worst kind of situations. His attitude in facing his problems could help every kid and even inspire them. And then some other things that can make people love would be the voice casting, the character development, the characters, the plots, and even the lines of every character. Even Flash Thompson will later develop his personality; from bully to a hero, of course thanks to spiderman who helped him. So it is a simple concept where kids will be inspired to be a good person like Peter," Will commented.

"So, are there any more questions?" Will asked and others shook their heads while some muttered a small 'no'.

"So, how would we move on with the plot? Like, won't spider-man vibes as a loner superhero would ruin from the fact that he would be in a team? I mean people would obviously view him in a certain corner where they would question how he was before and how he is now, right?" An animator questioned.

"Not really. It would be a question if I had no plans for the future, but the plot will mostly be Peter juggling with his private and professional life and how he's trying to break away from the stereotype as the loner Spiderman. The loner version will be there in the live action version of the movie that I'll be directing next, so it is all good,"

"PG- 13, right?" A blonde who was one of the employees asked.

"Yeah, PG-13. It is because it comes from a couple of swear words, a clingy wet T-shirt, and, particularly, a great deal of comic book-style violence. The whole show can get very intense and has not just fires and explosions, but people getting vaporised, shot; off-camera, and impaled. And some characters even lose people close to them. There would be an episode which includes a group of schoolchildren in peril; and parents emotionally abuse their children. But on the good hand, the movie's core message would be about empathy and responsibility. Also that Peter Parker is one of the comic book world's more thoughtful heroes, who is strong and would appear as a true superhero in the eyes of kids,"

"Won't it be something mixed with too many ideas? Like with all the other superheroes and villains?" A guy with glasses who works under Stan Lee questioned as soon as Will completed answering.

"Not really. The main concept behind Ultimate Spider-man is to introduce him into the world of Super-heros. And as I mentioned once, he is NOT used to being a superhero. This is more likely a refreshing series, so, anymore questions?" He asked while every other person shook their heads signalling a 'no' and some muttered a small 'no'.

"Okay then, let's take a look at some concept arts,"

The projector showed some pre-drawn art which looked so much better at first sight.

The meeting went on by discussing and knowing ideas and illustrations of Ultimate Spider-man.

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"Everyone would at least know that I did not die like a coward! Or like someone who is trying to make heroes disappear! This would be the end of me and look at you! Is this what you will say to your future disciples?"

The screen in front of the man showed a cartoon character who was on his knees looking enraged and disgusted at the villain in front of him. The character was blood-shot. All in all, it was clear he would be down the abyss behind him in no time.

"Hahaha! A master of true reign can never be destroyed! If it is not me someone else would have been in my position! But t-trust my WORDS! That someone will come! And that day, you would not be the one with the sword! The sword that killed so many! The sword which holds so many sins!"

The voice of the man behind the mic grew louder and angrier. It held promise, authority and a true feeling of a warrior. His voice appeared rough yet broken. Just like the character who was on the screen.

"My end is here! Kill me! K-Kill meeee!"

The character on the screen fell deep down and wasn't visible with the darkness. The voice actor sounded like he was falling down the abyss. Yet, his posture stood straight.

In fact, there are two types of voice actors. One, the type to act with the words. The type who showed the emotions from their own face and posture while doing their job. The second type was, who did things perfectly by standing tall and strong without even moving an inch. The true talent was the latter. Those types of voice actors were highly demanded due to how good they were, it was not the experience but the talent. Even some experienced voice artists aren't able to possess this skill.

The person who was behind the microphone just ended the dubbing for the cartoon he had been working on for quite a long time.

"That was so good! Perfect!" The director of the cartoon walked towards where the man in front of the mic was.

"Thank you, I tried my best. And I think this would be the last day for Asim and me,"

Asim was the character he dubbed. The story was set during the ages of kings and wars. The role was small but the cartoon was somewhat popular with American kids. Popular enough to reach top 10 in kids TV shows.

"Last day for Asim, yes. But you know what, you truly possess the talent. You did extremely well with your character." The Director of the show said before thinking of something and asking.

"By the way, do you have other jobs after this?"

"No, I don't."

"I actually have some good news for you then. Dream Vision is recruiting voice actors."

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Chapter 171:

"I actually have some good news for you then. Dream Vision is recruiting voice actors." The director told him.

He thought for a quick second about Dream Vision.

"Isn't Dream Vision a movie-making studio? Why would they recruit voice actors?" The guy questioned wanting to know why a popular Hollywood studio was suddenly branching out into animation.

"Well, It is a known fact that Dream Vision bought an animation studio and is now planning to start a superhero show based on the Marvel comics they bought. Right now, as far as I know, they are in search of someone to voice over Spider-man, who's also going to be the main character. So, they are holding an audition."

An 'Oh' left his mouth listening to the director's words.

"Yeah well, I don't know if you read comics, but you should if you are going to audition. And trust me on this, you don't wanna miss this opportunity, not like you have anything to lose here,"

The director tried to encourage him. From what he had seen of the guy, he was very hardworking but was unlucky at the same time.

Even with good talent, he was still only at the level of a small-time voice actor.

"But isn't Dream Vision huge, they could easily afford top voice-actors. Why are they even holding auditions?"

A wave of questions flooded his mind.

"Apparently, they need a voice to suit Spider-man, so they are doing everything to get the best one. You know, the best part is that Will Evans would be there for the final round of the auditions. You must know that he gives chances if he feels like someone has the potential regardless of their rankings, so you should totally give it a try,"

The guy nodded, realising the opportunity behind the director's words. "Yeah, I will give it a try for sure, thanks," He said and smiled.

During the meeting, Will explained the general theme of Ultimate Spider-man, and also instructed the writers on how the first few episodes will go through. He also made sure to explain how Spider-man will repeatedly break the fourth wall and other stuff.

That was a major part of the original show, so he wanted to maintain it.

After gathering all the necessary details and clearing their doubts, Pixar studio and Marvel comics had already started their work. Every employee was equally excited as it would be their very first big project. Big enough to leave a huge impact for decades if they do it right.

Since Will had enough money; the budget was not a problem for him. In fact, due to all the projects he did and all the profits he earned, he was not going to cut off any budget but invest as much as possible for every project that was currently ongoing.

Moreover, since DTA had hit it high already and was finally star-studded with a lot of good actors and actresses, they were continuously getting a big amount due to all the advertisements and other movie projects.

Therefore, it was finally becoming a successful venture.

With the [Ultimate Spider-man] series work starting, Will only has time to participate in the final round of the audition. It was mainly because he felt the importance of it. The voice actors that they hire can be used effectively in his future projects too, such as in future spiderman games and other animated shows he was planning.

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[July 8th, 2012]

Will was finally in New York City; the City that Never Sleeps. He was there to start the rest of the pre-production of [Friends].

The reason to choose New York City was that Will felt that it would be the perfect place to shoot the scenes. In Will's eyes, [Friends] would be able to sync perfectly with NYC.

Dream Vision has already started working on everything that needs to be done under the supervision of Susan. In fact, Susan was handling almost everything in New York and had even rented a small apartment here to work.

From the set to how the live studio audience would work, Susan was handling all of them because Will wanted to start shooting as soon as possible.

Apart from starting to shoot, Will had this urge to get to know the actors better. [Friends] basically would be nothing if not for the bond that the actors possessed. Will would be utterly unsuccessful if he didn't know who the actors are personally and if they didn't sync that well.

The entire theme of [Friends] was based around the interior bond and Will wanted to recreate it perfectly, if not better than the original.

Wanting to get to know the actors personally, Will invited them to a friendly meeting in one of the most famous restaurants in New York City. It was known as 'Dungeon of Skyrim'. For some reason, even the name was funny when Will initially booked it by himself.

It reminded him of a past video game.

"Oh hey, nice name for a nice restaurant," Matthew Perry was a bit late to the meeting while others were already laughing at how Will shared his first experience in finding Leo.

"Good to see you, and now that we all are here," Will cleared his throat. "Let's start with [Friends, shall we?"

Everyone nodded and passed a 'yeah' and some more little responses. Ever since they got here, the environment has been pretty nervous and tense. But with time, Will started to talk and some others joined sharing stories and experiences in Hollywood. Everyone was in fact trying to impress Will.

Will at first was skeptical about Eric Dant who was the actor he chose for Ross Geller because he acted very distant even when Patricia Miller, who was chosen as Phoebe, cracked a joke about how she got here after having a huge fight with her roommate who was also her sister.

But then, Eric shared how his co-actor in a previous movie had annoyed him to death, while at times when they had to share a room.

Apart from Eric and Patricia, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry. Shannon Miller and Zachary Huff were seated. The environment got a bit tense but Will thought it would be for the better until they got a clear idea about what [Friends] was.

"Okay, I would start off by introducing who is who. I know that all of you are nervous as heck, I can feel it here with all the gazes, but don't be. I will help because I will be directing the first few episodes," Everyone nodded. "Back to the story, let's start with our Chandler, Matthew Perry,"

Matthew smiled.

"So, Chandler; Chandler Bing. In simple terms, the sarcastic king. In the group, he can usually be the first one to point out the elephant in the room with a sarcastic remark, regardless of whether it is appropriate or not. He gets the most zingers because the jokes are his way of coping with problems, keeping the upper hand, and just simply going through everyday motions. Chandler's quick wit is his defining trait," Will said.

Even though the actors had read the script, they still listened to Will as he was the writer of the show.

"Moving onto… Joey Tribbiani. And basically, he is somewhat like a child, in personality. He's always open to all kinds of ideas to have fun, like building a fort, sticking his head in a turkey, and so on. Joey's emotions regularly get the better of him, which sometimes leads to very poor decisions. As for his job, he is the guy who's going through life as a struggling actor in New York, without a stable income or a plan B. He's basically the real-life example of YOLO."

Zacchary Huff laughed along with others listening to Will's opinion on Joey.

"I can be that," Zacchary commented.

"Next we have the last male, Ross Geller. Eric Dant, I'm sure you can somewhat relate to him. He is basically the only introvert among the six friends. Rather than deriving energy from group activities, introverts need some alone time. Ross seems rather shy and reserved. He feels fulfilled when he's engaging in intellectual activities, namely thinking and talking about dinosaurs. Ross is all about facts and will go to extreme lengths to prove his way is the right way," Will said looking straight into Eric's eyes.

"Phoebe Buffay. Phoebe is a singer/songwriter, a masseuse, can speak fluent French and some Italian, and has shown a keen interest in animal rights, environmental rights, spirituality, and has displayed all sorts of other unusual talents that you will discover as the show goes on. She basically has an uncanny ability to craft engaging stories, and what do you know Phoebe has told some of the most imaginative and at times outrageous stories on the show," Patricia listened to the whole explanation with her full focus.

"And, for last we have Monica Geller, twin-sister of Ross. Monica Geller is pretty interesting. She is extroverted, sensing, feeling, and judging. Monica basically loves spending time with others, often obsesses over details, makes decisions based on feelings and personal values, and must have everything organized and planned out. She is someone who obsesses over seemingly insignificant details, like which way the tag on the duvet is facing. That must explain a lot, right?" Will said and chuckled.

"Rachel Green, basically a rich girl. She is another interesting being. Monica and Rachel are much more alike than they may seem at first glance. Like her friend and roommate, Rachel too enjoys spending time with others. She prefers to rely on facts and makes decisions based on feelings and values rather than logic. In the first season, she's just trying to learn more about being independent." Will finished explaining about everyone and the actors could not help but think they were two different characters.

In the end, he tried to explain what the soul of the show was.

"[Friends] is like real life, but a little bit better. What you guys feel now, is what the fans want to feel once they get to the core of the characters; who have relatable problems with dating, looking for work, and struggling with their parents, but everything is fine and everything works out. The best part is how it's not just Americans who can relate. All-in-all, YOU. Whoever your character is, you need to be them throughout the entire series." Will completed his explanation giving them the core advice of how they should do a fair play for the role they take part.

After all, the characters of [Friends] were not just characters. Will needed them to understand that.

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Dream Vision had recruited a group of experienced freelancing crews to work on the two movies and one series in which the productions were ongoing simultaneously. Since he wanted to keep a separate crew for himself, Will thought it would be better this way.

The teams were brought together and divided based on each individual's strength. Team A was covering the series [Friends] with Will, and Team B and C were focused solely on [Hitch] and [Catch Me If You Can].

It was all Dream Vision's plan to expand more and more in the future.

"These people are trying their best, Jeffrey. We were lucky we got them." Will said as he looked around the set. The entire crew was working very hard.

"Yeah, they are very supportive. Mainly because this would be one of the greatest chances they get to work with you. They are trying hard to impress you and not make a mistake."

Jeffery commented, agreeing with Will.

Currently, Will's crew was on vacation after the previous project they worked on together. He thought it would be better if they took some time off and then started joining back when Will began to work on the first Spiderman movie. But, Jeffery was present at the set to help Will with [Friends].

When Will asked him to get some time off like everyone else, Jeffery denied the option, respectfully saying he felt like he needed to be there during the set to help Will.

At the same time, he joked about how he felt like he had gone back in his career by working on a series. Will's reply was simple; he stated that the series would do much better than his previous movies, which made Jeffery wonder if it was truly going to be the case.

The series was big but they would rarely become bigger than movies. Though, that was changing because of the streaming services that were popping up left and right.

'It looks like everything is ready.'

He thought, looking at the actors, then at a corner where the live audience was present. Many of them were looking enthusiastic and some were constantly glancing at Will.

The first scene of [Friends] was going to be an easy scene in the first episode because filmmakers would generally select an easy shot so they could start the shooting successfully. With the new actors and actresses, he believed it would take some time for them to get used to the role.

Due to that, he chose the scene where Ross would enter the show for the first time. Although he could begin with some other scene, Will wanted to start shooting with that specific one.

"Okay, everyone! Was I clear with the scene? Ross, you should look mortified as you enter the apartment. Just imagine how you would feel if your wife dumped you for another girl but in a more comedic sense."

Jennifer Aniston chuckled at that. She felt like it was a very funny plotline.

"And I want everyone to focus!" Will said while standing closer to the crew. They were full-on focused on looking at Will. "Do not mind the audience. Think like you are a theatre artist if that helps you. You see those black chairs up there for others?" Will pointed at the audience, who sat looking at what was happening. "Do not look at them. They would laugh if the scenes were funny and actively react to our shooting process, but I want to say, stay focused, alright?" Will said while everyone nodded.

The set was pretty much well-built. The view from the top of the bleachers looked like a colossal box cut in half and opened so that the inside was visible, and the entire coffee shop was built, so it looked in the cameras like the scene was shot inside an actual coffee shop.

Three huge cameras were set where Jeffrey was convinced the scene could be taken.

But overall, unlike in movies, which shoot scenes out of order, sitcoms were shot chronologically because of the live audience.

Will walked back, sat back on the director's chair, and looked at the screen that was straightaway connected to the cameras that were ready to shoot.

"Camera set?"

"Action!"

"Hi," Ross said in a sad tone. Emphasizing the accent with a bit of drag, just like Will had taught him before. Ross was wet since it was raining outside and was holding an umbrella in his hand.

The camera then moved to focus on Joey.

"This guy says hello, I wanna kill myself," Everyone laughed hearing the words. Joey made a little gesture but looked neutral as if he wasn't even joking but was deadly serious.

"Are you okay, sweetie?" Monica held Ross's hand over the couch and asked, giving an empathetic look at Ross.

"I just feel like-" Ross started to say but was cut off by Will.

He felt like the scene was not as good as the original one in his mind and could be done better.

"Cut! Can we take one more but Ross, I need you to look drained, one more!"

"Roll camera!"

"Action!"

They started again from where they left off.

"Are you okay, sweetie?"

A loud thud came from the set. "Cut!"

"One more time, from 'Are you okay"

"Action!" Will gave the commands, and everyone started from where they left off.

"I just feel like someone reached down my throat, grabbed my small intestine, pulled it out of my mouth and tied it around my neck…."

"Cut!"

"Walk around the couch, and reach Chandler. You know, while you are explaining, try to look as realistic as possible. Imagine having a wife who went away because she was lesbian, and you loved her and all. I want to show it within you so people can make fun of you," Will said, making everyone laugh while listening to his final words.

"One more!"

Will continued shooting, and everyone else continued to say their dialogues without messing up in the first few minutes.

"Carol moved her stuff out today," Monica explained while looking at everyone.

"Ohh," Joey exclaimed.

Monica then turned to look at Ross, who walked in to sit on the couch and stood up, saying, "Let me get you some– what" Monica forgot her lines, and everyone booed.

They started all over again. They had to take seven shots for Will to be satisfied with one. But with every explanation of Will, the actors grew nervous, and Will felt it through their actions.

After several shots of the same scene, Will thought that this would be the most challenging work as a director he had ever done. The rest of the shooting went by with him trying to get the newbie cast of [Friends] actually to look like what he had in his mind.

Since the start should be catchy and accurate, Will wanted perfect scenes, even if it was the very first day. From time to time, he had to explain the character personalities all over again, and after five hours of struggle, four out of six actors slowly picked up the personas into them, making Will's job much more manageable.

The middle-aged man with a square-shaped jaw and slight wrinkles formed on his face sat right in front of Amanda.

"Mr Hanks, it is so good to meet you finally," She said with a smile and took out the documents she had brought with her.

"Call me Tom, and you must be Amanda. I heard a lot about you. Dream Vision is quickly becoming a reliable studio."

Dream Vision had contacted Tom Hanks for the role of the office from the FBI that was sent to catch Leo. It was one of the best parts of the movie and as Tom Hanks was present in this world, people didn't need to look beyond anyone.

"So as you know, the role already…." Amanda started explaining things to him, yet she was still trying to be a bit formal. He was an A-list actor and was on top of the industry. He had already agreed to do the role, and Amanda was just here to complete the contract process.

The reason for her to personally come here was that she wanted to meet Tom and try to get a connection with him as he was one of the most influential people in Hollywood.

She explained to Tom what and what should be done before everything is settled for Tom to sign the role of FBI agent in [Catch Me If You Can].

Just like in his previous world, Tom looked and talked pretty much the same. The only difference was that in this world, his middle name was Williams instead of Jeffrey.

Besides Tom, his agent was present. And besides Amanda, Leo was present. Tom's agent was mainly there to confirm the proceeding without any issue. But Leo was there just to meet Tom as he was a huge fan and get to know him a bit more as they would be shooting together.

The other person who was supposed to be here was Alan, who was working on the pre-production and couldn't make the time, but he had already met with Tom before for the movie, so it was not a big issue.

The agent and Amanda discussed the signing process and Tom's schedule, and finally, Tom was content knowing he could sign the contract. And on the side was the script with [Catch Me If You Can] written in black capital letters.

"I think it should be fine if I just…." Tom took the pen and signed. "Signed. There, done," He said while Amanda smiled in reply.

"Thank you. I hope the cooperation with you and Dream Vision goes well." Amanda commented, taking the document and putting it inside the file she brought it with.

Tom nodded, before suddenly thinking of something.

"I actually look forward to meeting Will Evans. His movies and scripts intrigued me a lot. The way he came to the top is no wonder with how good the movies were," Tom shared his thoughts of Will.

"That's nice to hear, but Will is currently in New York for the shootings of his new series. He actually was very excited to have you in the movie," Amanda replied. After a break, she added, "Will told me once that he wanted to do a movie with you one day."

Hearing the words, Tom smiled. "I would love to discuss some ideas," He added.

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Working with newbies was constantly exhausting for directors, even if they were talented. In Will's case, he had to experience this quite a lot. In [Sherlock Holmes, Robert had a lot of experience working in movies but never in a significant role.

And in [Liberty city, Leo was trained and mentored by Robert, and his talent was immense. Both the cases weren't similar to [Friends].

It was because most actors had never worked on the set before, and they were feeling quite nervous with the entire live audience thing in their minds.

Will had to pay special attention in some scenes to calm their nerves. And then, with time, the actors improved quite a lot.

After a few days, the crew got used to it and tried to do every scene as smoothly as possible. At first, they had this issue of not knowing the personality of the role they're playing, but later on, the character became a part of them. Will felt it through their dialogues and acting, and the main reason was how adaptive they were as actors.

The next scene was Ross's and Monica's parents being introduced to the show for the first time. The scene was hilarious, considering how perfect they expect Monica to be.

"So, the character's personality was explained before, but I'll go again. Judy Geller is someone who affects Monica a lot. She can be taken as someone who is cheerfully critical of Monica. From Monica's body parts to everything, if she sees something lacking, she'd make fun of it," Will explained.

The actors that Will had finalized for Judy and Jack Geller were two actors who both were experienced in acting in TV shows. Marina Walt, who acts as Judy Geller, was funny even if met in person, and Frank James, who was chosen to be Jack Geller, looked to be in his 40s and had a similar personality as Jack. They were A-list actors.

They both had reputations for being funny and making the jobs of directors easy in the field they acted in, which was TV shows – sitcoms.

"Okay, are we ready?" Will asked.

Everyone, including Monica, Ross, Judy and Jack, said yes to Will. He walked back to get his seat in the chair labelled as 'Director' right in front of the screen and got ready to start the scene.

"Quiet on the set, please," Will commanded while everyone, including the people present as a live audience, went into pin-drop silence.

After three-four commands, he finally gave it in to start the scene.

"Action!"

"Oh, Martha Ludwin's daughter is gonna call you," Judy said and tasted a snack. "Mmm! What's that curry taste like?" She asked.

"Curry," Monica said dead serious, but everyone laughed.

"Mmmm!"

"I- I think they're great! I, I really do," Ross said in support of his sister. Ross bent down to taste what his sister made.

"Do you remember the Ludwigs? The big one had a thing for you, didn't she?" Jack, seated with a leg on top of the other, asked Ross. Ross stood up with a low grunt, and his mom answered for him.

"They all had a thing for him," Jude chirped in.

The camera caught how smug Jude looked, and then the camera focused on Ross, who sat beside his father on the couch.

"Aw, Mom.." Ross said, chewing what he was eating before.

"Camera 02, Monica," The cinematographer said while the camera focused on Monica.

"I'm sorry, why is this girl going to call me?" Monica said while working on the dish she was making.

Judy turned to look at Monica.

"Oh, she just graduated, and she wants to be something in cooking, food, or… I don't know. Anyway, I told her you had a restaurant-"

"No Mom, I don't have a restaurant, I work in a restaurant," Monica said in annoyance, trying to correct her. Her facial features were on the point, and Will was content.

"Well, they don't have to know that… " Jack shook his head in annoyance while Judy started to fluff the same pillow Monica fluffed multiple times earlier.

"Ross, could you come and help me with the spaghetti, please?" Monica asked, already annoyed with how her mom was nitpicking.

"Yeah," Ross said and walked around to go near his sister.

"Oh, we're having spaghetti! That's…. Easy," Judy, who heard that said in a sarcastic tone. The audience laughed at how her character is.

"I know this is going to sound unbelievably selfish, but were you planning on bringing up the whole baby-lesbian thing? Because I think it might take some of the heat off me." Monica said, feeling irritated and uncomfortable already.

"Cut!" Will said while stopping the shooting for a short while. Taking some time, he watched the clip over and over to see if there was any flaw or if something was missing to add.

"That was a perfect shot, everyone; take a break of five, and we'll do the dinner talk scene," Will said while dismissing the actors from their positions.

During the break, they arranged the dinner table, and the actors went over their dialogues over and over. Jake, who had the most lines to act, had to put an extra effort into keeping them in mind. Since he was an experienced actor, he felt like it was a piece of cake for him.

"Ready?" "Action!" Everyone was back in their positions, but now the Geller family was at the dining table.

The shot started with Jack rolling his spaghetti around the fork.

"What that Rachel did to her life…. We ran into her parents at the club, they were not playing very well." Judy said.

"I'm not gonna tell you what they spent on that wedding… but forty thousand dollars is a lot of money!" Jack Geller exclaimed.

"Well, at least she had the chance to leave a man at the altar…" Judy said in sarcasm, hinting at something.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Monica asked, totally offended.

"Nothing! It's an expression." Judy said in a loud pitch.

"No, it's not,"

"Don't listen to your mother. You're independent, and you always have been! Even when you were a kid… and you were chubby, and you had no friends, you were just fine! And you would read alone in your room, and your puzzles…" Jack started to talk about Monica's sad past.

It was evident from Monica's expressions that she was not entirely happy with the whole situation as they thought she was.

"Cut!" Will stopped the cameras. "The camera is fully focused on Monica. Can you give me some more emotions? More anger, please, and I want a small sarcastic laugh at the end. Can we retake it? The laugh should die in a split second as if it was almost not there,"

"Yeah, okay… Sure," Monica answered while everyone else nodded.

The scene was harder to cover up than Will thought. They had to do it four times before getting the perfect scene. There were little misplacements Will caught while watching, things like emotions out of place or taking wrong breaks while repeating the lines. Sometimes the false pause gave an unfunny expression to the scene. Therefore due to all these situations, Will finally got a shot. He was content in the fifth take.

Ross pulled his hand away while wanting to reveal the truth,

"Okay! Okay." He looked at his parents, "Look, I, uh- I realise you guys have been wondering what exactly happened between Carol and me, and, so, well, here's the deal. Carol's a lesbian. She's living with a woman named Susan. She's pregnant with my child, and she and Susan are going to raise the baby,"

Everyone in the audience laughed at the expressions.

–

'The Legends' was a top music band that created music and theme songs for many famous shows. Will thought of hiring them to create the [Friends] theme song. It was an entire piece of art that can make all the fans of [friends] hum along or sing along. Therefore, he wanted to do it right, so Will took matters into his hand and tried to compose it.

He had to go through a lot while talking with the band and studio and adjusting every instrument now and then. Even though a slight string was played differently, Will demanded to change it.

Will, Oliver, the music producer; Liam, who sang and Joseph, the editor, sat in front of the final product they made.

"Let's go," Joseph said, and music started tuning in.

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your job's a joke, you're broke

Your love life's DOA

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month

Or even your year, but

I'll be there for you

(When the rain starts to pour)

I'll be there for you

(Like I've been there before)

I'll be there for you

(Cause you're there for me too)

Will paused the song right there.

"Can we reduce the volume of the lines 'When the rain starts to pour'? I mentioned before, too, that I want them to add up to the main voice in the background. Also, can we make it four claps at the start instead of five?"

"Oh yes, sir, sorry, my bad. I remember you emphasizing the claps; I will edit it," Joseph said and started doing things on his computer.

In the original theme song, the claps were iconic. The four claps took a considerable turn which wasn't entirely intentional while the music engineer was trying to compose it. It was just the producers trying to put the finishing touches on the song, and near the start of the song, according to their first plan, it was supposed to be a drum fill. That was a super short drum solo that fills in a gap between musical phrases.

But since they couldn't find the drum fill that had been recorded, the recording engineer came up with the idea to do the hand claps.

Since Will was a fan of [Friends, he couldn't let the mistake of five claps happen at the start.

…

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Will and Jeffery were looking around the set. Something they had been noticing lately was how relaxed all the actors were. Will found it pretty convenient during the shootings. Since they had absorbed the personalities of each of their roles, it took less time to get over a specific scene because it was almost as if they were being themselves now, more or less.

It has been two weeks since the shootings began. Today, it was the day when they were going to shoot the promo for the TV Show. It was because Will wanted to start the promotions next month without wasting time.

The theme of the promo was simple. Six friends, talking in a cafe. Sounds pretty standard, but the point of attraction was how Will would join the whole scene.

"So, Monica and Rachel should be talking, Joey, you do you. I want y'all to look like you are laughing and having fun with each other, alright? Chandler and Ross can talk with Phoebe. I will join in here, and then you can drop the talk and focus on what I'm saying," Will explained, and they understood how it would be.

Will had hired a company that does these promotional channels to create one for [Friends]. As he explained the whole theme for the in-charge, the person had said how cool it sounds and would look even more attractive considering what kind of show [friends] would be.

"Action!" Will said out loud.

The six friends who sat in the cafe started talking and laughing as they were making actual jokes.

"I was like, what the hell was happening?" Chandler said, and everyone laughed. On the inside, there was a real talk about how his parents found something he shouldn't be doing.

"What was mom's reaction?" Monica asked.

"She was disappointed, clearly, but not surprised," His sarcasm was on point.

After a while, Will joined them.

Walking in, he looked at them and walked towards them. "Do you all want to be stars?" He asked.

"Cut! Okay," Will said while being on the set and went back to see if it was a good shot, which it was.

He wanted to be in the promo because of how famous he had become. He had designed the theme and the content to take advantage of how his fans viewed him.

Overall, the common idea Will wanted to give out was that these six people would be the next stars in the industry brought up by Will. Due to this, he knew that the people's curiosity would increase.

"That was a good one," Susan said, looking at the screen with Will.

Susan was on the set to help with things around, checking on the set, and she knew her help would be needed.

"Yeah, it would work in no time," Will said.

"What's the reason behind the theme, sir?"

"Well, the promo should be something that can fire up people's curiosity. With me in it, more than half the job is done already, and I think for this to be relatable and all six friends would be a small glimpse of what the show would be," Will explained.

"Now that you put it that way, it makes a lot of sense," Susan said and smiled.

"Will you be going to the auditions for the finals? LA?" Jeffery appeared out of nowhere and asked Will.

Will nodded before answering, "Yeah, I'll be going. Would finalize the dubbers and take a week-long break. I'm already kind of exhausted but I will complete the script of Spider-man. The next movie, before starting pre-production on it,"

–

Following Ultimate Spider-Man: Dream Vision's New Animated Series, Director Will Evans's New TV Series of Six Friends?

Will Evans, who came to the industry as a nobody, has now become a superstar in Hollywood. After releasing mega-blockbusters within less than two years, he succeeded in grabbing worldwide attention for his own talent and his eye for talent.

With [The Blair Witch Project, Will Evans came to the industry and shook the ropes of horror, then [Sherlock Holmes] brought a new experience to all the Hollywood fans out there. [Liberty City] was the cherry on the top.

Our sources indicate how Dream Vision has started a new animation series called the [Ultimate Spiderman]. The preparations for the series is going smoothly, and much to our fortune, some insider news says that the series will be released within a month.

They have also revealed pre-production has begun on the [Ultimate Spiderman] series. After Marvel Comics launched the app, the business which Will bought off entirely, the interest for characters grew among people. Ultimate Spiderman would certainly increase it more after its launch.

At the same time, it was revealed how the promo of [Friends] should be out at any moment. [Friends] is a series based on six friends that will be aired through RBO. The primary factor that can attract a lot of fans is how Will Evans is the director of the first few episodes and how Will wrote the script.

A producer of RBO talked about [Friends, saying how excited he is to release the series for how good it was. He said he was very confident with the script, and it was a must-watch for everyone who loves comedy and drama. This series is being marketed as something called a 'sitcom', a concept made by Will Evans himself.

Sitcom is a short form for situational comedy, and fans are hyped to see what this new product is.

Since the trailer will be out in a few days, we won't have to wait for a long time to judge the producer's claim. And considering the name 'Will Evans' it's more than likely to come out far above people's expectations.

It has been revealed that Frank James and Marina Walt, the well-known A-list actors, would participate in an episode. This would be the first series that Frank takes part in after his last TV series, 'Loose or Die', which was also a comedy. Considering what TV shows Marina Walt took part in, [Friends] would be her first role acting in a single episode.

MovieBlend will pass along major news concerning Will's newest project acquisition, including the upcoming new projects and every blockbuster yet to be revealed.

–

At a certain robot sci-fi movie shooting…

Sarah spoke quietly into a hand microphone as a dark-complected attendant laconically filled her tank. She cradled the cassette recorder in her lap, in the lee of her swollen belly. Sarah looked to be about six months along. Under her down vest, she wore a leather shoulder holster and the butt of a 357 revolver pressed against her breast. She tugged the vest closed as the attendant glanced her way. A German Shepherd sat in the back among taped boxes and suitcases.

Sarah continued, "Should I tell you about your father? That's a tough one, will it change your decision to send him here…knowing? But if you don't send Kyle, you could never be. God, you can go crazy thinking about all this…I suppose I'll tell you…I owe him that. And maybe it'll be enough if you know that in the few hours we had together we loved a lifetime's worth…"

A click was heard. Sarah jumped at a sound nearby, breaking her reverie.

It was then shown that a small Mexican boy had snapped her picture with a beat-up Polaroid camera. He held it out to her, speaking rapid Spanish.

Then, the attendant who understood it translated it for Sarah, "He says you are very beautiful, Senora, and he is ashamed to ask five American dollars for this picture, but if he does not, his father will beat him."

"That's a pretty hustle, kid. Four. Qatro," Sarah said.

The boy took the four dollars she offered, and she watched the snapshot develop. It was a good photograph of her, the wind lightly ruffling her hair, expression thoughtful, slightly sad.

It was easily recognizable as the one Reese carried in 2029. She slipped it into her short pocket.

"Mil trescientos…fifteen dollars American." The attendant said.

As she paid him, a sound of a distant thunder roll was audible. The boy yelled something in Spanish and ran away.

"Cut! This is the last scene. Can't you even do it without any flaw? Run like someone is chasing you, or you wouldn't be alive if you didn't. I want that tension enough for a stranger to ask what you said before running. It is all in action, one more?" The director said, not being happy with how the final part of the scene turned out.

"Action!" The clapperboard came in front of the camera, and the boy started running again.

"What did he say?" Sarah asked, looking at the guy who had just run away.

"There is a storm coming in," The attendant said with an accent.

Sarah gazed at the thunderheads building up out over the desert. Heat lightning pulsed in their depths.

Director noticed how good June's acting was. Her emotions, facial expressions and even every dialogue looked like she owned the role and knew the character from the heart.

Unlike the first few scenes that took a lot of attempts to explain, the director noticed that June picked her character up very quickly. She was impressively nailing her role.

"I know," Sarah said quietly.

'The camera craned up as she pulled away, driving across the flat desert on a ribbon of highway. A brilliant flash crescendos from horizon to horizon out at the world's rim.' That was the end of the movie.

"Cut!" The director said. "Give me five. Let me check this up real quick," He said and went through the shot thrice to ensure nothing was messed up.

He noticed the last moment of 'I know' could have done better. Even if it's the final part of the movie, he wanted not to disappoint Will in any way.

"One more, quiet on the set!"

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After finishing off the few episodes of [Friends] that Will had agreed to do, he quickly flew back to Los Angeles to finalise the voice actor of Spiderman in the Ultimate Spider-man series.

Will learned that there already had been several rounds of the auditions. In addition, many voice-over actors who were famous in the industry had participated in the auditions.

Since there wasn't much left for him to do with the rest of the things related to the Ultimate Spiderman animation other than finding a perfect voice for the main character, Will felt at ease knowing there would just be a little more.

His goal was to finish things off quickly and get a week worth of break to spend some time with June, because he was aware that June's shootings in [Terminator] would end soon. A good break sounded nice to him and June. Considering how tiring must have been for her, Will's plan sounded just perfect.

In relation to all the works that Dream Vision decided to start and carry on at the same time, there were two more projects that needed to start the pre-productions quickly; [Catch me if you can] and [Hitch].

Z studios and Dream Vision were in talks for [Catch me if you can] but Z studios wanted their own conditions instead of following what Dream Vision was offering. Negotiations were a part of any deal, but in the end, it fell out.

Kron studios used this to quickly agree to whatever condition Dream Vision was giving, just to get some connections with the current most popular studio in Hollywood.

On the other hand, the project of [Hitch] was with Foxstar. And, Amanda was currently negotiating things between them.

Since Will finished the episodes that he promised to direct, he had to find a new director to do the rest of the show. For that, he selected a TV director with quite a good amount of projects in his resume. Christopher E. Watson was known to be a very famous director who was very talented in TV show direction.

Will mainly chose Christopher knowing and reviewing some TV shows he had directed. He had almost 13 years' worth of experience and knowledge which was a plus point in his selection compared to any other director.

After talking things with him and agreeing to arrange meetings every now and then for discussions on [Friends, Will flew to LA.

Will, Ross and Stan Lee walked in the corridor of Dream Vision where the final round of auditions for the voice actor for Ultimate Spiderman took place.

"How is everything coming in pre-production?" Will asked while walking with Ross.

"We already have the first few episodes written and now they are making the concept arts. Most work for the first episode is done," Ross answered.

"That's good. How have things been going around the office?"

"Very good, sir. Everyone seemed to be happy and enthusiastic. Of course, things would get stressed once in a while, but overall, they are fine,"

"Sounds alright to me. And… Let's get this done," Will said and opened the door where the auditions were going to be held.

The voice actors had to do a small performance of around 5 minutes. Most of it was just from the first episode of Ultimate Spider-Man.

When Will entered the recording booth, the screen for the animation and everything else was neatly set.

After explaining and giving each of the lines that they should say, Will started the audition quickly without wasting any more seconds.

The first voice actor to enter the recording booth was a middle aged man with long black hair. From what Will was told, he was a pretty popular voice actor.

Without wasting any time, the audition started.

He was dubbing the scene where Spiderman would look at J. Jonah Jamieson talking bad things about him. It was the first appearance of the famous head of the Daily Bugle in the series.

"And a good morning to you, J. Jonah Loudmouth."

"Me? I get yelled at by a hundred foot tall cranky pants. Where's a little love for the Spidey-guy?…"

The guy with long black hair continued talking like Spiderman.

The audition ended after five minutes and Will shook his head after the guy left. He had failed to impress him.

"We need something a bit less serious. And his voice doesn't sound a lot like Peter's voice in my mind. Moreover, he doesn't give a teenager vibe in his voice. Not him," Will said while thinking more and more reasons why his voice wouldn't suit to dub over Spiderman.

"Oh, okay, we have plenty more in the line anyway," Ross replied.

Another male came and stood in front of the mic. His head was bald, and he was a black guy.

"Hi, I'm John."

He introduced himself while looking a bit nervous in front of Will.

"Get ready for the audition." He said and the black guy nodded.

It was mandatory for voice actors to look at the scene once before starting the dubbing to get an idea how the character was behaving and shift their voice tones according to that.

The black guy saw the scene and started speaking.

"…I still have to pick up a cake for Aunt May before the first period. Then it's some hang time with my best pals MJ and Harry, and maybe a nap between classes, but first I gotta save that cop from a skidding car,"

It was the opening scene in the series where Spiderman would come across a crime scene before meeting Nick Fury.

"Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. That's the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division. The super spies. You super spies make an appointment to sneak up on hard working heroes?"

After the audition was done, the black guy was told that he would get the results later. He left after that.

"How did he even pass the auditions to be here?" Will questioned the two people beside them.

The audition had not gone right at all. The black guy didn't suit Peter Parker or Spiderman. He tried his best to read out the dialogues in a funny way but he just seemed like someone who was trying too hard.

"I have no idea," Ross whispered.

"I remember the guy did so well the other day, I don't know why he couldn't even keep up with the pace this time. I guess it's a case of nervousness."

Stan Lee said, and Will sighed. There was no way to get another chance just because one was having a bad day.

There were two more auditions that happened after that, in which the voice actors who came had to do emotional and action situations of Spiderman. Both of them lacked one thing or another.

After the voice actors left, Will and Ross started discussing their auditions.

"That is a huge no, the actions sounded like Spiderman was getting stabbed over and over. What was even that?"

"The first bits of rage were good though," Ross said while Will nodded in agreement.

It was then that a tall guy walked in the room.

Will turned to look at him and instantly froze. The guy has a clean face without any ounce of beard and his hair was short.

Seeing him, Will suddenly remembered a movie named [The Social Network].

The tall guy smiled as he introduced himself.

"Hello, I'm Andrew Griffin."

Amanda was in the office of CEO, Foxstar. She was there to finalise the distribution deal with them.

"We are excited to work with Dream Vision again," Colt Miller said. "But I still have the idea that Foxstar should invest in [Hitch,"

Colt Miller was someone who wanted to have control over things that would gain profit. He wanted to make sure that the projects that Foxstar has must be in his control.

But Dream Vision wanted the entire opposite of it.

"I'm sorry Mr. Miller. We are not open to getting investments in [Hitch]. It's something that Dream Vision wants to work on without involving any external parties."

Amanda was aware why Dream Vision wasn't open to this idea. Investments basically meant having shadow control over the project and getting a power to voice out their opinions.

Recently, there were rumours of Colt Miller changing scripts of ongoing projects because he didn't like them.

They were being careful with Foxstar due to these things.

Colt shrugged, seeing Amanda's attitude and changed the subject to something else.

"So, when will things start for [Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows]?"

Colt questioned wanting to know their plans for the second part of the Sherlock Holmes series. Since the first movie was a success, it is guaranteed the next movie would come out great, breaking a lot of box office records but the movie hadn't started yet.

Dream Vision and Foxtar had signed a deal for three movies. Since the first part of it was a huge hit, the second part is due to start but Robert was currently employed with other shootings.

Colt and other shareholders of Foxstar wanted the movie to start as soon as possible. But it was not possible so soon.

[Hitch] in a way was Will wanting to shut them up for a while. A kind of an incentive, so they don't try to cause trouble.

It was because Foxstar still held a lot of influence in the industry as a big six. Yet, Will signed the agreement with his dad Spencer, but not Colt. Regardless, Dream Vision had no choice but to go with the option of keeping them away from business while giving them minimum freedom for a while.

"The shootings are supposed to start by the end of the year. And Will is currently busy with other things, which is why he couldn't meet up with you," Amanda said.

Hearing the words Colt nodded but a clear frown appeared on his forehead. He was not happy with the words, but he had no say in it.

"Yeah, looking forward to meeting him," Colt added rather sarcastically.

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Chapter 176:

It has been a month since Ross took over the CEO position. He had met with other prominent Dream Vision and DTA employees. It was mainly because of how close their offices were.

During the time frame of a month, he got to know a lot about who Will Evans was. His strange habits were something significant when Ross thought about him. Will sometimes would bring a random actor and reveal that person would be the protagonist of his next movie, or how that person could end up being a star in the industry. Not just once, but he had done it more than a few times.

Although it was relatively unbelievable to think, Ross had heard such things about Will Evans.

Looking at how Will looked at Andrew, Ross felt as if this would be such a situation. It brought goosebumps to rise in his skin knowing this would be a moment that he would witness such a moment from his bare eyes.

"I'm Andrew Griffin," The person introduced himself. Will nodded showing he was listening.

"Did you go over the script?" Will questioned.

"Yes, sir. I did,"

"Great. You know how it goes, right? Get ready and watch closely," Will said while signalling the video operator to start playing the video.

The short scene played once where the animated spiderman did things and looked as if he was talking with no voice. This was all a part of the voice actor's job description. To give life to something that contains nothing but visual movements.

"Ready?" Ross questioned once the video played once.

"Yeah,"

The video started again but this time, Andrew's voice came through the mic.

"And a good morning to you J. Jonah Loudmouth." The start was good compared to every other voice actor who came in. Andrew previously had kept in his mind the exact number of the second, which was 0.48, when Spiderman talked.

Stan Lee's eyebrows raised seeing how on-point it was.

"Spread the word chief."

"Oh great, the Trapster."

"This is when I leave the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man note? Can I borrow a pen? Interesting, villain's eyes widening in terror, but spidey-sense not tingling."

Andrew gasped just like how the character did.

"Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. That's the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division. The super spies. You super spies make an appointment to sneak up on hard-working heroes?"

"I do a good job."

"Yeah. Huh?"

"Heh. I knew it. You want me to buy a line of self-help books. Not interested. Besides, I'm tapped out till payday, so if we're all done here I'm gonna…"

"Okay, that would be enough," Will said while the clip came to an end.

This was the first performance in which the three people who took auditions saw a voice actor succeeding on his first attempt.

Will took some time to process that the clone version in the universe of Andrew Garfield was extremely good in what he did. He was quite proud of the way Andrew performed, yet he had other plans.

"Thank you," Andrew said and walked out of the studio.

"Is he okay? I was surprised how he pulled off the start, it was really tricky to do. I saw the struggle of other people, and considering that, he is very good in my view," Stan Lee said while giving out his opinion.

Stan Lee noticed the strange expression on Will's face. He doubted if something was wrong, or if something went too right. He couldn't tell.

"He's okay," Will muttered. "I'm thinking about something, just continue the auditions without me for a while."

Will said and walked out of the studio.

Walking out, he jogged through the corridor to meet the stairs. He saw two staff members coming through and stopped them.

"Call Andrew, the tall guy with a blue t-shirt who just came, don't let him leave," Will said to a fat guy who kept listening to his words.

"Huh?"

"Move. Why are you just standing?" Will questioned why he wasn't moving.

"I will get him, sir," A short guy next to him quickly replied.

Will shook his head and waited till the person who he awaits would come and meet him. The moment he stood at the top of the staircase, people started sneaking and talking among themselves, whispering what the hell was going on.

Almost the entire department knew Will just jogged hurriedly, wanting to meet a guy.

Andrew and Will were seated in an office, facing each other.

The office looked quite dull with white walls and grey cushions on the side. But the atmosphere was extra chilly for Andrew. Maybe it was the air conditioner or maybe it was how his mind questioned what he was doing here.

"Andrew Griffin, right?" Will asked as soon as they got seated.

"Yes, sir," Andrew answered.

"Please call me Will. So, how is your life? What do you do for a living?"

Andrew looked a bit taken back. He didn't expect something like this would be coming his way when he woke in the morning to face the audition. He was confused, nervous and excited at the same time.

"Uh… I'm a college dropout, trying jobs here and there. There gotta be something for someone like me, right?" Andrew chuckled, alone. Clearing his throat in a second he continued, "I worked as a voice actor for the past couple of months, a director selected me thinking I'd suit a side character in his cartoon series. And it ended a while ago, he suggested to me that I should do this audition, saying that I didn't have anything to lose."

Will chuckled hearing his words.

"His words, not mine," Andrew added finally.

"What more, Andrew?" Will asked.

"Well, my dad. He works in 'Farlan Enterprises'. Nothing much, a single dad, uh-"

Andrew felt more nervous when the realization hit again, in front of him was Will Evans. And there he was, blabbering about his life.

"I'm sorry, but why am I here? Did I get selected?" Andrew questioned.

Will was able to sense how nervous he was right away. Andrew's fingers who kept fidgeting on the table gave it away.

Will nodded to answer his question, "I think you did. You know, your audition was one of the best I saw today,"

"Oh, thank you so much," A grin appeared on Andrew's face while he closed his mouth in happiness.

"Yeah, congratulations. Andrew, I have another question. Do you have any interest in acting?"

"I tried to face auditions in acting. But it did not work for quite a while, then I saw this audition, so I gave it a try. Not like I gave up completely, but I just shifted my focus more into voice-acting." Andrew explained.

Will was listening to his words closely. He leaned in to place both of his hands on the table.

"What do you think of Spiderman? Read the comics?" Will asked.

"Yeah, I did. The director who mentioned this audition specifically told me to try the comics before attempting the role. So I had to read and I think Spiderman is really cool," Andrew said. "Spiderman and Peter Parker have different personalities in a way, which makes the hero even better,"

"I have a role for you," Will said after listening to his words.

Hearing this Andrew's didn't knew what was coming his way.

"Give me a good reason why you should not think that I am better than him? I mean, look at him. Look at me. Even I wanna marry someone like me. Romantic? Funny? Sarcastic? Charismatic? Be my magic mirror for one last time before you walk out of that door… Magic mirror inside a person, who is the best boyfriend out of it all?"

The person who kept practising some dialogues in front of the mirror looked at himself and roamed his eyes through his features.

'One more, Won't harm' He cheered himself up and stood straight again.

"I saw you running down the shop looking like a stick was stuck up your ass. What even in the world?"

"Oh hell no man, if I was you, I would have even tried to look normal, I noticed the kids who laughed at you…"

"No, I joined them, shit was funny."

The mirror version of him looked dead serious.

A loud sigh escaped his lips as he sat on the floor. The door of his bedroom opened and an old man with a huge belly came in looking disappointed as ever.

"Be realistic for once in your life. Look at you, talking alone and thinking some director would make you act in a movie. Give up on your fucking antiques for once and get a proper job, we both know that you have already wasted half your life in acting,"

He was the wannabe actor's father, someone who was now remarried due to his ex-wife's death. The man in his late twenties lived alone in his apartment room, but his dad would make sudden visits just to remind him how much of a joke his life has been.

"Don't make fun of my dreams, dad. Sooner or later, I will be on top, earning enough to get us both a happy life. If you can't trust in my words or my efforts, at least don't make fun of it, and I do have a job."

Every time his dad made visits, it would end him up with some words that ate him up alive.

"What job? You call being unemployed a service?"

"If you can't remember, I'm a freelance paparazzi," The guy said with a low voice.

He was tired of trying to prove his worth every now and then. It was almost as if his words were unheard by his dad, who just wanted him to get a proper job.

"Oh yes, such a great job you have. How can I forget how proud I am. Times like this, I wonder why do I even waste gas to come and see my son, when he gives no shit about how I want him to be, at least thank me for giving you a pre-warning once you get kicked out from here and are in the streets," He stormed out, closing the door behind him with a loud thud.

The guy shook his head while thinking about what his dad was saying. He stood up walking to the photo frame that was his sole inspiration to continue struggling.

Will Evans. It was a photo of a handsomely dressed man, who had captivated the whole of Hollywood with his hard work, talent and charms.

"Sorry boss, as much as I admire you, I need to get some spice from you to make a living."

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Chapter 177: [Bonus Chapter]

In Will's office there were Amanda, Jeffery and him talking about the company.

"….[500 days of summer, [1917, [Liberty City] and now there are many more projects in the line. But that was a successful journey indeed," Jeffery said while they were talking about the successful venture the company had achieved recently.

The meeting started around 30 minutes ago and they started with talking about the recent projects they did.

"Yeah, I'm glad they all turned out to be how I expected," Will said with a smile. "Terminator will at least break even. I'm sure we can recover the project budget in no time after its release, which means, no loss for the company,"

The assumption was solely from how the shootings had been going smoothly. It was everyone's opinion that the initial price would be covered pretty easily.

"Yeah, James was doing a good job after all," Amanda commented.

James Cameron was someone who did not enjoy anyone else meddling in his business. So the entire project was something he worked on by himself.

"Even alone, he seems to be doing a pretty good job, not gonna lie. So, if we think about the current projects, [Friends] would take upto $500k on average per episode, right?" Jeffrey asked.

"Yeah, it is an okay amount," Will said. It was cheap when compared with the original series budget.

In the original series, a single episode took 10 million dollars eventually considering how famous the actors had become. They got most of the budget as payments. But in this world, the actors weren't much established. It worked in the favor of Will.

"How much does it take per one episode in [Ultimate Spiderman animation]?" Jeffery asked again.

"Well, animations take a lot of money compared to other projects. Per episode, it costs around $300k, and I can say that it's pretty cheap."

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

"Let's talk about the other projects, [Catch Me If You Can] will need around a $50 million budget. For [Hitch] we will have to invest $70 million, any ideas?" Will questioned.

"Won't 70 be a lot for [Hitch]?" Amanda asked.

"Not really, we already have investments, and the amount was not taken based on an estimation, we discussed and did the calculations. I don't want to reduce the quality of the movie by not investing as much as possible. There's a high possibility for that movie to succeed with a huge bang, it would be a shame if things go wrong because of us reducing the budget," Will explained.

"Yeah," Amanda said. With a frown on her forehead she had another question, "What was that about Andrew?"

Although she wasn't there while it happened, she got to know about it from a few other employees.

"Andrew Griffin?" Jeffery question.

Jeffery knew how Will made stars out of nowhere. And from what he heard, Will Evans wanted to talk with Andrew right after his performance at the audition. But seeing how a smirk appeared on his face with the mention of 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 would no longer be a secret once Will attended the screen test. But for now, he decided not to explain his plans behind the meeting with Andrew and him in the office.

"We hope so too. Have you seen the numbers of the profits lately?" Jeffery continued the conversation they were having.

The meeting went on for an hour more in which they discussed every little detail that has been going on with the company lately. From investors to projects, and projects to future plans. Will even revealed his expectations with the company in two years from now.

Will wanted to do a screening of Andrew to see if he would actually fit in the role of Peter Parker and to see if he even possessed the minimum qualifications to act.

Next day, he had made arrangements for Andrew to meet in the studio to try out the role and see if what he wanted was possible.

For that, he had set up everything with cameras and was ready to do a private audition.

When he saw Andrew again, it brought a smile to his face.

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

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

"Uh… Yes, sure," He said, feeling uneasy.

The first attempt was a failure. In the middle of the dialogues, Andrew felt as if something was coming and it didn't feel right. He dropped in the middle saying, he doesn't feel like he could do it.

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

"Hey hey, it's all good. Listen, Andrew. It is inside you, I know it. Take your time, try to feel the character, if you walk we can even go for a walk. Don't think too much into it, think it this way," Will started to explain and Andrew kept his focus on his words.

"Voice acting is all about understanding the character and giving the action through your words… Remind yourself how you trained to act, it is inside you, Andrew. Take five minutes, let's try again after that," Will said and patted Andrew on the shoulder.

"Thanks," He said.

After five minutes, Andrew stood up and started doing a quick breathing exercise of inhale and exhale.

"Feel it, Andrew," Will said with a smile which broke off the focus of Andrew.

"Haha.. I'm sorry, I'm just… Nervous," He said with a chuckle.

"It's alright, give your best, are you ready?" Will asked.

They quickly started the scene again. Will was playing the character of Flash Thompson, a bully of Peter Parker. He was using his bully character in [17 again] for reference.

"You do NOT talk to her! How many times have I gotta tell you that? Do you listen when I talk? Hey! I asked you a question! Do you LISTEN when I'm talking to you?!" Will said the lines of Flash.

"Huh? Sorry, I wasn't listening,"

Will acted as if he was Flash. He walked in front of Andrew and fake punched him.

Unsurprisingly, Andrew bent down as if he really received the punch. Andrew groaned and touched his ribs and mouth.

"Next time you're gonna pay, puny Parker, you are gonna pay," Will continued.

"Will a credit card be okay?" He said and acted as if he was spitting blood. Just like how it was in the script.

Will clapped, feeling content with his progress.

"I did it!" Andrew whispered to himself which was audible to Will.

Will felt like that was almost perfect and could be improved if Andrew put in the right amount of effort.

"Now that's what I was talking about," Will said and shrugged, showing he knew it all along.

A mansion which looked rich from the outdoors rested in Beverly Hills which was owned by Scarlett McJohn. She was the clone of Scarlett Johanson who was from Will's previous world.

She was someone who struggled her way through to be an A-lister after years of grinding in the industry; that too, without anyone's help. But, one man changed her life to a certain extent.

A man who treated her well at the beginning but changed with time. It was her agent. She fell in love with him and couldn't control her urges. They slept together after a few weeks, and then he changed.

A few months into their secret relationships, she found out that he had been sleeping with other actresses. The relationship became bitter and unpleasant for her to commit. She wanted to get off the relationship for a while yet the guy was blackmailing her.

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

"No, what… How dare you? No!" The phone hung up and angrily she clutched it in her palm.

What the guy had against her, was some videos of what she thought were 'sweet' moments in their relationship. The sex. Ever since the attraction felt deep, she wanted to spend time with him. But one thing led to another and now he threatens her saying how he'd release the videos they took while having sex.

He wanted money, and she had been placing enough in his mouth. Yet, he kept calling her every three-four days to ask for more. He never had enough.

She tried to gather evidence against him, it was an utter failure. Since she did not want to let things go out of hand, she refused to go to a lawyer. Out of everything in the world, she was disappointed how she couldn't even find a single piece of evidence, to get rid of the man completely.

The car pulled up in front of her mansion, and a man who looked to be in his middle age came in, and knocked on the door.

Scarlett knew who he was. She refused to open the door knowing what would come next.

"Open the goddamn door! I just need to talk," The man yelled looking at the windows that were attached to Scarlett's bedroom door. "Alright, bitch. I will give you 24 hours more, I was just passing by anyway, prepare what I need!" He yelled and walked away.

Scarlett watched him drive the car back and pull off the street. She looked scared and angry. She had 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 for such a scumbag!' Scarlet yelled to herself and propped on the bed.

'Even my friends had abandoned me.'

She thought. Her last two movies had flopped badly and she was slowly slipping in the ranks. Moreover, her agent had a lot of influence as he was one of the higher ups in Jenkins.

At this moment, she didn't know what to do.

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Chapter 178:

The studio was occupied by many workers including, costume designers, stylists, and many more helpers. Will and Jeffery were present in the studio with everyone else trying to get things done.

People were standing here and there, either staring at Andrew, or a notepad. Some were busy helping the people who were actually doing something.

In front of Will and Jeffery, Andrew was wearing a prototype spiderman suit while the designers would come and go taking more measurements and adjusting it.

Will had instructed the costume designers to work on prototypes a while ago as they will need a lot of them going forward. Now that they have Andrew mostly finalized, they are taking his sizes.

"If this is the kid you chose for Spiderman, I think he's kinda taller and a bit out of shape," Jeffery said to Will.

"After the costume test, and everything else, his training will start," Will said looking at Andrew who stood straight while someone was taking measurements of his arm.

"And, being tall won't be a problem. Spiderman can't look like a dwarf anyway, and regarding the comment of him being out of shape, Spiderman has an athletic body, it's just we need to take care of the fact he doesn't look too cool to be Peter Parker,"

"Too cool?"

"Yeah, too cool during the scenes of Peter Parker," Will said.

When the original Andrew Garfield acted as Peter Parker, he looked too cool to be Peter, but was an amazing spider man. Pun intended. Will, who was aware of this mishap, wanted to avoid it.

Actually, it was because of the director who said that in 2012, nerds are the new cool kids.

"Do you have the script?" Jeffery questioned.

"Yeah I completed it, but I need to go through some modifications at some parts, won't take long," Will said, thinking of the script.

"It's all good then. By the way, [Friends] promotion will start from today." Jeffery said, thinking of today's date.

RBO was very keen on promotions and was very excited about it as their estimates were that it would be one of the highest-rated series in the history of the channel.

"Yes, I remember. I'm pretty confident that it will do good, just wait and see," Will said with a smirk.

They kept talking while looking at the test that was going on. The designers would call Will from time to time to check things. He had to decide how tight the spiderman dress would be, and everything else.

"How would I go do business with nature, if I'm in this?" Andrew questioned once.

"That will have to wait,"

Andrew's eyes widened in horror.

"Haha… I'm joking. I will give you enough break time to change and do your 'business', fear not." Will said and smiled.

Everyone laughed seeing Andrew's reaction. It was a common question that even arose for the designers, but they refused to question knowing they can always make adjustments in the clothes if some problem came up.

A 25-year-old guy was sitting in front of the TV clicking on channels thinking why there are no good shows these days. He was frustrated with how bad TV shows were and some of them had basically no quality to attract anyone.

It was like the entire Hollywood was going through a creative block.

He was a person who was busy with the job of working in the field of I.T. He rarely gets time and during that, all he wants is to enjoy the small amount of time he got by himself. Being a 25-year-old and wanting to spend time trying to binge on a show was not easy.

'I might have to direct a show myself. Maybe I can be the next Will Evans.' he said while clicking the numbers of every channel.

All the channels had different types of shows, advertisements and movies going on. The shows were something he would watch after he ate some bad food, so it can help him to throw up quickly.

That was how much he despised the current ongoing shows.

Suddenly, his eyes caught a glimpse of a promo. He was constantly clicking numbers that he missed the channel. 'What?! No no no!'

He went behind the channels and kept watching the promo. There were people in their early twenties walking here and there in a cafe, and some were seated on the front couch.

They seemed like friends and were talking to each other, and laughing. The whole scenario played on the screen looked like something that would come out as funny and entertaining. In all honesty, that was something he wanted to watch during his free time.

Something relaxing.

He kept looking at the things happening, and suddenly, Will Evans came into the cafe. He looked around before coming to the group and friends and asking if they wanted to be stars.

The promo ended there. It was just 30 seconds, but it attracted him unlike anything ever.

In the background, the theme song was playing. The tune stuck in his head for a while.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

The title showed and the small advertisement came to an end.

Taking out his phone quickly, he searched for the song that was in his mind.

'I'll Be There For You… Your Job Is A Joke Song.'

He typed it quickly in the search box.

'Oh damn!' The song was already trending in Sparrow. There were so many threads of people guessing how the show would go. Some were excited and many were commenting how they couldn't wait till the show began.

There were already so many articles and newsletters passing about how this show would turn out. Many people were commenting about an article made by one of the journalists who were a part of the live audience during the filming of the show.

He clicked on the link that appeared to be an article about the series.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S PROMO OUT MAKING PEOPLE LOVE THE SHOW BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED!

Now that it is confirmed that the show will start to air in around a month, let me give you some details about what I got to watch from afar.

[Friends] is not your average TV show! It is not something that you have ever watched or binged through on your normal Saturday night. This was said to be a sitcom. What is a sitcom? A situational comedy made by the genius director and screenwriter Will Evans.

Considering every other series that is being aired on TV these days, this is going to be very different.

RBO brings us this new experiment with the partnership of Will Evans. The script is by Will Evans, the director who flipped Hollywood upside-down recently. The theme song which got stuck in our heads even with a 30 seconds promo was composed by Will Evans. The promo itself went viral even though it was released just a day ago.

Will Evans is the young director who made some movies that became new favourites of people whenever they got released. [The Blair Witch Project, [Sherlock Holmes, and [Liberty City]. The best part of it all is, how all of them became popular and all have big openings, barring something like his first movie.

Regardless, the new show [Friends] will be something everyone would love, just for how hilarious some scenes were. I can guarantee it as I was on the set.

From what I saw while being at the bench in the live audience is that [Friends] began with a casting miracle—the uncanny chemistry of six up-and-coming actors)—combined with a legendary director, and writer who nailed the young, single, urban life as never before on TV.

Related slide show: See Photos of the Friends Cast and Set Pictures.

The pictures posted by RBO give us nothing away, but we wait for a good laugh when the show starts airing on the television.

As everyone knows who Will Evans is, the sole credit if the show hits its peak should go to him. The resources say that Will directed the first few episodes by himself, and I myself saw how much struggle they went through to get the first few scenes right.

Trust me on it, the jokes are hilarious. It basically would talk about the problems young adults starting out in New York, L.A., Dallas, Philly, San Francisco, St. Louis, or Portland faced.

It was very expensive to live in those places, so many people had roommates.

The best part of it all is the journey they would have as friends. This show is definitely going to be something that would leave a huge spot in everyone's heart.

If you watch it once, you will be tempted to watch it again. If you laugh once, you would seek funny moments every now and then through the episodes. It most likely is the time to anticipate a show that would change the history of television series in our country, maybe worldwide.

Finally, I'm going to make a bet about you wanting to start to watch the show. As good as the promotional video was, the show is 100 times better, funnier, and relatable. This would explain the daily life of a struggling American.

But the core message is that I can't force you to watch the show, and even if I can, I surely won't be able to force you to enjoy it. But are you sure you're not tempted to at least give it a try? All in all, this won't be the last article about the show, I'm certain. Meet again once the show is airing?

Isabella Silver (Follow my social media, link in bio)

The people had gone crazy about the article. The insanity started just after a few seconds of the promotion release. Comments were flooding about how excited they were, and people who participated in the live audience while filming just kept adding fuel to the newest trend.

@Mama_Mia01

This is like the first time a promo vid hit it high even before the show started. The music itself was pretty addictive altho we just were able to hear a slight part. I hope they change the release date a bit. I hope it's good as these people say.

@Caniignoreyou.

OMG, the vid is lit guys, I tell you. I was on the set the other day and it was fun like hahaha… Even remembering it makes me laugh out loud. Waiting for it, here see this pic I took! A selfie of her on the set, cameras, and light equipment are visible.

@no_way_go_home

Good one. Let's see how this is. High hopes for RBO as always.

Reading the comments gave a smile to the guy who was hoping for a good show.

'Finally something worth all my tiring weekends.'

He said to himself and closed the television.

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Chapter 179:

Currently, Andrew and Will were sitting in his office. On the table, there was a contract that he was signing through.

He had already gone through a lawyer and understood what the contract meant and what benefits it would give. In the end, he was satisfied and had decided to immediately sign it.

"Hello, Spiderman," Will said with a smile.

"Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity."

"You deserved it."

He took the papers of contract from Andrew and checked all the places Andrew signed.

With this, Andrew was officially Spiderman.

The contract wasn't just about the movie role of Peter Parker. It also entails that for the next five years, Andrew needed to be the voice of Spiderman for animations and games.

Furthermore, Andrew Griffin would naturally join DTA.

Every actor Will had recruited till now had to sign up with his agency before getting the role. None of them were stupid enough to turn it down, knowing well that the terms that DTA was given them were pretty good.

They were basically skipping 10-15 years of struggle by immediately becoming the main lead in a movie.

After this, the first job Andrew had to complete was to do the dubbing for Spiderman in [Ultimate Spider-Man].

Since Will was planning to release the show next month, the dubbing needs to go rapidly as the promos will start first.

"I have already arranged trainers for you to get in better shape to play Spiderman. He has a very athletic body, so it's best if you could learn gymnastics too. You will get a schedule from Jennifer Charles who's also going to act as your agent for the next few months."

Will explained what Andrew needed to do. Even though superhero movies were very lucrative and would always get a business of hundreds of millions, many times actors would also refrain from them if their role is too big and won't end in one movie.

It was because it was necessary for them to stay in shape for all the years that their character is alive. They could be asked to return to do a cameo anytime.

Even Andrew had just signed the contract for three movies. Will was giving him 750k USD for the first movie, half of which he would be getting before the filming and half after it.

"I understand. It seems like my days are going to be very busy."

"Yeah, at least for the next few months but you are going to be famous all over the world. [Spiderman] is going to be the widest release in the studio's history."

Andrew just nodded at that, feeling happiness rise up in his chest. He already had a lot of examples before him to know that Will wasn't exaggerating or lying.

But before he left, Will said something that really shocked him.

"And one more thing, I got a condo for you to live in. It's in Beverly hills."

Hearing that, Andrew couldn't help but show a shocked expression. For a moment, he even thought Will was joking.

"Sir- I mean, Will, you didn't have to do that for me. My rented apartment is enough currently and now that I have money, I could easily get a better apartment."

"It will take time for you to get a new apartment. Paparazzi won't leave you till then. They probably already have a clue about you, so you and your family need to be careful."

Will was creating stars left and right. Paparazzi took the biggest profit out of it as anything related to Will sold a lot.

They tried their best to take shots of any and every new actor/actress Will would become interested in. Leo and RDJ learned how to handle them over the time they had to face them, but the cast of [Friends] was having struggles where they were in New York City.

A paparazzi even followed Jennifer Aniston to her hotel room and the security needed to be heightened after that.

"You could pay its rent after the filming of [Spiderman] ends or rent another apartment. But for now, move into the condo."

Will said nothing after that but smiled at the overly joyed Andrew. Although the amateur actor did not want to show his happiness, it was prominent with the smile that was on his lips.

He was very grateful for Will.

After a few minutes of talking a bit more about the plans, Andrew left Will's office but not before Will wished him luck and congratulations.

As soon as he left, Will got comfortable in his chair, and thought that everything was going well for him. It gave him a bit of a bad feeling, but he shook it off.

Thinking about something, he opened the system.

—

[Name – Will Evans

Alias – Evans W.

Age – 22

Skills – {Advanced Directing} {Intermediate Acting} {Intermediate Instrumentalism} {Advanced Writing} {Advance Musical Arts} {Clairvoyance}

Fame Points – 9,000,000

Inventory – {Pirates of the Caribbean (Script)} {Titanic (Script)} {The Lord of the Rings (Book series)} {The Hobbit (Book Series)]

—

He had used a million fame points to buy Sam Raimi's Spiderman scripts.

As a reward for earning over 100 million dollars with an original movie, he had gotten the Hobbit series.

The Hobbit was one of the best novels by Tolkien and set within his fictional universe.

It follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit, to win a share of the treasure guarded by a dragon named Smaug. Bilbo's journey takes him from his light-hearted, rural surroundings into the more sinister territory.

Hobbits was a fictional race of people created by Tolkien and they came in all shapes and sizes.

The Hobbit series was something unique and world-class written in Will's previous world.

In fact, In terms of literary attempts to capitalize on Tolkien's popularity, many authors attempted to copy his style after the author's death.

During the time when it was first published, it was an obsession as people loved it and analysed it until they termed it a masterpiece that can't be recreated.

There is even a book on the made up languages of Tolkien and how to write, read and pronounce what was made.

These examples tell us that Tolkien's work had gained a following that was unprecedented for any other author.

All in all, The Hobbit was a masterpiece and Will was thinking about it; about how the work has never been out of print. Its ongoing legacy encompasses many adaptations for stage, screen, radio, board games, and video games.

Will's plan was to write The Hobbit and publish it along with Harry Potter as Terry asked him to do another novel.

Knock! Knock!

His thoughts were interrupted by the knocks on his office door. He gave permission after a quick while and Alexia appeared, looking the same as ever.

"Sir, you got an invitation for Ashton Banasiewicz's birthday party. It's tomorrow."

Allen's CEO, Ashton was someone who traditionally threw a party every year on his birthday. It was not like he was obsessed with birthdays at an old age but it was just a way for him to make business deals and hold a gathering.

Many of his friends and rivals would be invited to the party. Since he wasn't really close to Asthon, Will was surprised to hear Alexia's words.

It was the very first time Will got the invitation, which could only mean two things. Either, he considered Will as a friend or a rival. Will's guts said there's a high possibility for it to be the latter.

"Should I reply negatively?" Alexia questioned noticing Will was not saying anything.

Normally, the answer would be straight-out no, since Will did not enjoy attending parties that much.

"No, reply that I will be there,"

The words took Alexia by surprise. She composed herself within a milli-second and nodded before walking out of the office, thinking that there must be a reason.

'It would be interesting to meet him.'

Will wanted to go to the party just because he thought it would be a good chance to connect with the other CEOs and chairmans from Big 6, especially Asthon who he had never met before.

It would be no big deal considering Will knows most of them already. But connections were considerably important.

Moreover, he wanted to get the opportunity where he could meet more famous actors. That way, he would be able to find actors for his upcoming movies, and on the other hand he also needed a lot of guest cameos for [Friends].

'Let's hope everything goes well at the party. Let's check it.'

Thinking that, he opened up his system where the clairvoyance skill was present.

He looked at the clairvoyance and the next thing he knew was how he found himself in a banquet filled with people.

His vision was blurry and he wasn't able to move his hands or mouth but his body was moving on its own.

He thought that this must be Ashton's party. Different people had different emotions around him but he noticed many of them looking frightened. He could also see Robert and Jeffery rushing towards him.

It was not one-hundred percent clear, but Will was able to figure things out here and there.

He suddenly looked down and met with Uncle Ben who had a hardened expression on his face. Blood was all over his shirt like he had been stabbed by someone.

"Will…" Uncle Ben looked towards him and muttered and it was at that moment, his vision returned.

Will felt as if the temperature of his office had increased by a few more degrees. Uneasiness covered his heart and the four walls around him felt empty for a quick second.

[You have encountered a terrifying event using clairvoyance.]

[You can't run away from it. You are recommended to move with caution as the next 24 hours are going to be vital for you.]

Looking at the system notifications, Will gulped and maybe in years, his complexion looked pale.

….

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Chapter 180:

Will's emotions were in disarray. Thoughts were conflicted, and he was internally feeling shocked by what he just seen.

By taking huge breaths, he tried to calm himself down. Nothing seemed to work. The picture of Uncle Ben with blood played in his mind over and over. Since he thought he could not make it through the day, he had no option other than clearing the schedule for the day.

"Cancel all of my schedule for today," Will said through the intercom connected to Alexia's office.

"Okay, sir, is everything okay?" Alexia's voice came through it, a bit surprised, knowing how much of a workaholic Will is.

"Yeah," Will said and stopped the conversation.

After a while, he went to the bathroom, wanting to get rid of the image playing in his mind. Splashing some water on his face, he looked at his reflection in the mirror. Shaking his head, he thought clearly about what he saw and could do.

Different thoughts clouded his mind as he struggled to come up with a solution. The little vision kept ringing in his head, and he splashed some more water on his face.

After he got a bit calmer, he started to think of ways to avoid the scene he saw.

The first choice was to not go to the party. The situation became crystal clear because Uncle Ben was stabbed there. He realized the environment and the situation, so the first choice seemed good.

But he also remembered how the system had clearly mentioned that Will could not avoid the situation.

"Ugh, what should I do?!"

Will muttered to himself while his hand was placed on his jaw. Sweat was forming on his forehead, and he felt as if there would be no such choice as to not attend the party.

After thinking thoroughly for a few minutes, he decided that, in the end, it would be better to go to the party than to face something unknown, something worse, maybe.

The thought of stopping Uncle Ben from going to the party came to his mind, but he felt like the person who was going to attack him might attack somewhere else, which would be much worse because Will would not even be able to see it, or do anything against it.

The final thought was that at least he knew that Uncle Ben would be attacked at the party and could plan against it.

He opened the system with all the thoughts travelling in his mind and checked if he could buy some martial arts skills, but all of those were locked like his system was telling him that he needed to deal with the situation himself.

His frustration was clear because right when he wanted a skill, it was not available.

Checking more, he realized that all unlocked skills were related to music and movies. Only if music and movies could solve the situation, he thought.

With a frown on his forehead, he got out of the bathroom. He started to think about what he could possibly do. Various types of plans came to his mind, but he shrugged them off, thinking of reasons why they could go wrong.

He finally thought of something and went to Amanda's office. Amanda was shocked to see Will since it was an unusual time for Will to visit.

He also looked haggard, and his face, hair and clothes were wet.

"Will." Amanda stood and took his name.

"Amanda, can you ask Jeffery to come here for a minute?" Will asked.

"Okay, sure," Amanda replied quickly and notified Jeffery to meet them in her office.

After two knocks, Jeffery got permission to come inside the office. His eyes asked questions because Amanda mentioned that Will was asking for his presence. Nevertheless, he came in hiding all of his thoughts.

"What happened, Will? Why are your clothes wet?" Jeffery came in with a smile, but his eyes widened seeing Will.

Will just sighed and sat down.

Jeffery sat beside Will in front of Amanda. They both went silent after that. Will broke the silence with a question that Amanda and Jeffery did not expect to be coming in their way.

"Have any of you noticed a weird person following Uncle Ben? Or anything weird happening behind his back?"

Amanda and Jeffery turned to look face-to-face with knotted eyebrows.

"What's going on?" Amanda asked while Jeffery had the same question written on his face.

"You two won't understand even if I try to explain. Can you guys access the security cameras and check if something unusual is happening?" Will said, and Amanda immediately accessed the security footage to see if there was something like that.

There were still questions in her mind, but she decided to listen to Will.

"Check if it is behind his back or around him, something he won't notice, and subtle," Will added more.

Amanda, who nodded at his words, tracked Ben's parking lot security cameras, the ins-and-exits, and everywhere Uncle Ben was. Even inside the office hallways, she checked the cameras. Since she was taking time because of how close she had to watch every movement of everyone around Ben, Jeffery brought his personal computer and started doing his own investigation.

Minutes passed by. Will kept looking at each of their laptops while standing behind them with no expression. He could not let the worry show for now since he knew how many questions might arise from Amanda and Jeffrey.

"No one," Amanda said and shook her head. She still kept typing things on her laptop and checking the logs.

"What about you, Jeffery? Anything?" Amanda turned to look at him.

"Yeah, nothing unusual. What is up?" Jeffery asked and looked at Will.

"I just feel like someone is following him."

"Someone is following him? I don't think so. From what I saw, there is nothing like that on display. At least nothing unusual in the office." Amanda said and frowned.

"Hmm… Is that so? By the way, did you both get an invitation to Asthon's party?"

Will questioned, suddenly bringing up an unusual topic.

They both nodded. Since they could not comprehend what was happening inside Will's mind, they kept a close ear for what he was saying. They were constantly feeling something was up from how Will kept staring and being serious.

"Hire some bodyguards for the day," Will said.

That, in fact, was a valid request. Celebrities need bodyguards due to how crazy people can be. But if it was for Uncle Ben, Amanda thought there could be something more happening around him that Will was aware of.

"I'll make the arrangements," Amanda said in a monotone voice.

Will was dressed in a suit which made him appear like a millionaire. It was a three-piece, dark brown suit. His hair was neatly combed, while his tie was yet to be adjusted'.

Behind him was June. With her daily attire, looking at Will and how he got ready. She has been noticing Will's weird behaviour since last night. Will was not feeling well and even skipped dinner, which was very unusual for him.

Even while getting dressed and trying to put on the suit, she noticed how he zoned out like he was constantly thinking of something.

"What's wrong?" June asked, noticing how uneasy Will looked.

Will turned to look at the mirror and kept adjusting his suit. For the past couple of minutes, he was trying to complete the look for the day, yet he was held back by his own mind.

"I feel like something bad would happen at the party, and it honestly makes me tense," Will said and shook his head. "This is why I'm not taking you with me today."

After the small discussion with Amanda and Jeffrey, Will made sure to tell them not to come to the party. But they insisted. Will had no choice but to agree with them.

He wanted to tell them about his vision, but they were never going to believe him, no matter how much they trusted him.

Thankfully, after his warning, Robert and Leo decided to not attend the party. Although they were sceptical, they knew from the expressions of Will, it must be something serious.

Noticing the bitter mood on Will's face, June hugged him from behind.

"It's rare to see you like this," June muttered in a whisper. She thought that whatever was going on in his mind must be serious since Will was someone who is always composed. "Should I come with you?" June asked again.

"Stay at home," Will said and kissed her hand.

June tried to calm him down with words, and then they talked for a while. Will's mind flew to the scene from time to time, but he composed himself listening to June's words.

"Time to go. I love you," Will said and kissed her forehead.

He walked outside and saw the bodyguards who stood in front of his house. They looked bulky and tall and almost twice the size of Will.

On his way to the car, Will ordered to take him to Uncle Ben's house.

Jeffery and Amanda were inside the car, going towards the venue of the party. They both looked fine to the core. Amanda had her hair tightly combed to the back of her head and a fitting dress which looked perfect on her petite body.

Jeffery wore a suit with patterns and looked exceptionally good due to his body sculpture which fit the suit.

The reason they were together was that Jeffery wanted to talk about Will's strange behaviour.

"Can we believe what Will said?" Jeffery questioned.

They both had the worry in the depth of their mind but refused to talk till the moment. Since Jeffrey could not handle it anymore, he decided to talk about it first.

"Will is eccentric but was never wrong. More than that, I have never seen him act like that before,"

"Uh, yeah, Will doesn't act for no reason." The words worried Jeffery visibly. "I'm kinda worried… I hope everything goes right," he muttered slowly, but his words were audible to Amanda.

Although Amanda refused to show how worried she was, she was equally confused and nervous on the inside. She knew Will was not someone who would act like how he did for no reason. Whatever was about to happen, she prayed in her mind that things should go fine.

….

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Chapter 181:

Will and Benjamin walked to the party with smiles. Will's smile concealed his worries, and Benjamin was happy to be here. They went in, and then the paparazzi caught them with questions and photographs.

Standing beside Benjamin, Will's eyes almost went blank with the flashlights going off. But, with a lot in mind and in front of his eyes, he could do nothing but smile them off.

"What do you think about Will?" The question was focused on Benjamin.

The voice which succeeded in shouting on top of all the noise and voices grabbed the attention of Will and Benjamin. They were standing in different poses for quite a few seconds before the reporters started to fire up with the questions.

Just like Will and Benjamin, every other famous person who had to use the main entrance had to face the torture the paparazzi threw at them. Some actors and actresses simply smile at the camera, avoiding the questions and walking inside.

"We came a long way from where we were. I'm sure that his father would be so proud, even more, proud than I'm right now, I mean… Look at Will, how much he achieved in such a short time in the industry." Benjamin said with a proud smile lingering on his lips. His eyes showed a lot more than his words did. Will was able to feel it.

"I don't think it would be possible if my uncle wasn't here. He was the one who bought my script when I had just dropped out of college."

Will said, and the reporters in front of him easily made headlines in their minds. Everything about Will Evans was received greatly, especially because he rarely gave any interviews.

Benjamin shook his head, unable to agree with Will, before answering. His every word portrayed the truth and the view of Will.

"The success you achieved was destined, Will. If it was not me, it would have been someone else, and you would be in the same spot you are right now,"

Thinking about the words Benjamin said, Will smiled. On the inside, the words made the terrifying feeling even worse. Smiling at the photographs and the flashlights that just keep going off and on, Will thought that no matter what risk he would take tonight, he would save Benjamin's life.

Will and Benjamin excused themselves from the cameras and walked inside the main hall where the party was held. After the security let them in, they entered a grande party which looked as if the entire Hollywood was there to celebrate some huge event; yet in fact, it was just an annual party.

The hall was decorated in gold, which made it appear luxurious as ever. Everyone, including Will and Benjamin, were dressed in expensive-looking suits and dresses. Many actresses looked as if they were competing for the best look of the night.

The men were occupied with different kinds of talks, including businesses, past success or simply about the current affairs of Hollywood.

Nevertheless, everyone was taken and busy with one thing or another. The light music that came through the DJ made things a bit more creative. With drinks in their hands, they kept talking over the music and enjoying the party to the core, although it had just begun.

The eyes of people who caught the image of Will Evans walking through the main entrance with two-three bodyguards around him were surprised. They were surprised for a simple reason, which was how they had never seen Will with bodyguards.

It was evident to them that the bodyguards were newly hired because it was a well-known fact that Will didn't have bodyguards.

As soon as Will entered, the CEO of Allen Pictures, Ashton Banasiewicz, who hosted the night, came walking toward Will.

"Such a pleasure to see you, Mr Evans," Ashton said with a sly smirk and shook his hand.

"You too, Mr Banasiewicz. You could call me Will. I like being casual, and congratulations on another good year in the industry. Allen pictures are still the top studio everyone looks forward to doing business with." Will said, returning the smile.

"Call me Ashton. My friends call me that. And I'm pretty sure that Dream Vision is going to give a great competition to us."

The words made Will raise his eyebrow in uneasiness. He had his guard up from the time he saw Ashton. The old CEO didn't give him good vibes no matter how he looked at it.

"We are still a pretty new studio. I don't think we are good enough to give a competition to Allen yet." Will questioned.

"I just have a feeling. Hollywood has had the same oldies doing their own things for a long time. So it's good to see a young guy like you coming in and doing so well with your innovative projects. In the next decade, Allen and Dream Vision might clash a lot."

Ashton said with no emotions showing on his face.

"I'm just trying. Allen Pictures are ahead anyway, so don't consider me going against you. If anything, we are just focused on doing the utmost we could." Will said with a meaningful smile.

Hearing his words, Ashton cleared his throat and got closer to Will. "Trying is all we could do as you don't know what happens in this industry." He whispered, making Will a bit uncomfortable.

He raised an eyebrow and twisted his face a bit to the left to give out the expression of 'what-was-it-about'.

"Enjoy the party, Will." Ashton took a step back and walked away, disappearing into the crowd.

After Ashton left, Will and Benjamin walked a bit away from the entrance. Benjamin had questions rising up in his head about the whole whisper-mutter-rival thing, but he refused to mouth them aloud.

He had seen things a lot all his life at parties.

It was then that Will noticed Amanda waving at them from a distance. As he walked towards her with bodyguards following him and Uncle Ben, he noticed someone familiar besides Amanda.

'Scarlett McJohn.'

She was this world's Scarlett Johansson, and Will already knew about her, having seen her in events before. He had even gone through her filmography.

"Will, you are finally here. Let me introduce you to my friend Scarlett McJohn. You must have heard of her." Amanda introduced them and smiled. "This is Will's uncle, Mr Charles. He handles DTA."

"It's nice to meet you. I have heard a lot about you." Scarlett said, looking at Will.

Seeing Scarlett in front of him, Will wanted to leave an impression so he could get a good connection. There were a lot of roles in his previous life that she nailed — Black Widow from MCU being the role that got her the most acclaim.

"Likewise. I am a big fan of your roles." Will said. "Especially your rom-com movie, [Speechless, your acting really brought life to a very complex character."

[Speechless] was the movie that made Scarlett reach the status of an A-lister. It was a movie that told the story of a single mother trying to find a good father for her kid as she didn't want her to grow up without a father.

Hearing that, Scarlet smiled. She had heard a lot of compliments about her role already, but Will was a hotshot currently, so she felt good about it.

"I'm truly flattered, Mr Evans. I'm also a huge fan of your movies. Everyone keeps talking about them at every party I go to. I personally enjoyed watching [Sherlock Holmes] and [500 Days of Summer]."

"It's Will, please. And I'm glad you enjoyed them." Will said, putting a constant smile on his face.

"Do you have any role for me?" Scarlet asked suddenly, but the expression on her face said that she was joking.

But her inner thoughts were very different. Recently, she had given strings of flops, and people were obviously questioning her star power as an A-lister.

If she managed to get a role in a Will Evans movie, her future would completely change, and her career might even take a sharp turn. Actors who have come in Will's movies have really cemented their place in the industry.

"Yes, why not?" Will replied without thinking about it.

Although Will knew that Scarlett existed, and he even saw her on the day of screening in [Blair Witch Project, this was the first time they were having a conversation. Will had an idea about why Scarlett was 'joking', but he couldn't let go of the chance.

But suddenly, as he was talking, he saw that Scarlett didn't look good.

Her eyes were baggy, and she looked exhausted, worth two to three nights' sleep. Even her concealer was not able to hide her under-eye bags.

"Are you doing fine these days? You look tired?" Will asked with a frown. He did not want to sound nosy, but the sight in front of him was concerning.

Her emotions visibly went from comfortable to awkward in a few seconds. "Nothing much, just doing a lot of work these days."

She muttered with a smile, trying to brush off the topic. After a while, she suddenly said she needed to leave as she had an early shooting tomorrow morning.

Will nodded slightly while she walked away. Amanda also left, saying she would go talk to other CEOs, and Benjamin left to talk to one of his old friends, but Will kept an eye on him.

"You look weird." Jeffery appeared out of nowhere and put a hand on his shoulder.

Will did look weird. He was trying to appear normal, but it wasn't easy.

He was sweating an unusual amount considering the hall's temperature at the moment. Jeffery, who was on alert ever since Will got here, noticed how worried he looked now and then. Even while talking to Scarlett, Will would look at the crowd and focus his attention back on her.

As far as Jeffery knew him, he was not someone who would zone out during a conversation.

"Everything's alright. Just feeling a bit uneasy." Will said and shook his head.

"Try to just enjoy the party. A lot of people here want to talk to you. So it's best to make a few connections now that you are here."

"I know."

Will kept his gaze on Benjamin as he talked. Then, walking past different people, Benjamin reached the bar opposite the room and started talking to a waiter.

Suddenly, Will saw that the waiter and Benjamin were talking for an unusual time, and it was then that he saw the waiter put a hand in his pocket.

'He's taking out a knife.'

Will thought and, without wasting any time, ran towards the waiter. He almost stumbled on his way but managed to reach Benjamin.

His hand went to meet with the hand of the waiter, who still had his hand inside the pocket. The entire scene played out in one swift moment.

Benjamin looked at Will weirdly, questioning 'what the hell was that?' from his eyes.

"I was just asking for a handkerchief since I got some wine on my shirt. Are you okay, Will?" Benjamin asked, making Will widen his eyes.

"O-Oh, my bad." Will apologised right away, looking at the waiter.

With the sudden incident, he was taken back a bit because he was wrong.

"You are acting very weird. Are you okay?" Benjamin put a hand on his shoulder as the waiter left. Will smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yes, just some things are in my mind—"

Then, he suddenly noticed one of the waiters rushing toward them. This time, he clearly saw the knife in his hand and the crazy smile on his face.

It was not only him who saw the waiter. The bodyguards' Will had bought with him also saw it, and they tried to intercept him, but it was useless.

The waiter dodged them in the blink of an eye.

'I need to protect Uncle Ben.'

Will thought and quickly shielded Benjamin's body. Adrenaline rushed in him as his heart started beating up fast. He tried to stop the knife attack, but it didn't work.

Stab!

Blood spilt as chaos ensued at the party.

….

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Chapter 182:

Blood was all over Benjamin's clothes. The splash of red drops in his white shirt looked more or less like the vision he had before.

Will's breaths became heavy and loud while he was standing behind Benjamin, yet his eyes were scanning if Benjamin was hurt. Seeing it was just the blood stains, the pain that came from his own body started to make itself notice.

The figures that were becoming blurry with every second reminded him of how he was stabbed right below his chest.

The attack was straight going for his heart, but he was able to deflect it to land below his chest, but the result was more or less the same.

Will turned around and fell onto Benjamin's chest.

"Will, no! Will! Will!" Benjamin's words became louder and worse with every second. Will could not mutter even a single word or reply to Benjamin's words.

He slowly looked down to see the knife that was soaked in the pool of blood, while the vital fluid just kept gushing out with no end. He raised his head to look at the guy who stabbed him. Batting his eyelashes slowly, trying to stay alive, he looked at who the guy was.

Since the facial features were familiar, Will's heart grew heavier. It was Matthew Collins.

Matthew Collins was the chairman of MCA. His agency had gone down due to how he had tried to spread rumours about Will and DTA. It had backfired in the end and his company had gone down in a loss.

He had never expected to meet Matthew like this again. There was a crazy smile plastered on his face like he was waiting for this moment for a long time.

As soon as he stabbed Will, the bodyguards he had bought with himself detained him as people started screaming seeing such a sight before them.

"Will!"

"NO NO NO NO!"

Jeffery and Amanda yelled across the room and came running towards Will who was being supported by Benjamin. His legs were completely unconscious and were on the floor, while his eyes were barely open. Will's breaths were unsteady and slower than usual while the knife still was inside him.

"What the fuck!" Jeffery yelled once again and started calling an ambulance.

"Will, don't close your eyes. Help is coming!" Amanda knelt down next to him.

But her words had no effect.

Slowly, Amanda's voice became distant, and everything kept appearing as blurry as ever to Will.

Although he tried to move his arms, they felt extra heavy, almost as if someone was holding them tight down the floor. He even had trouble breathing and his mind was foggy.

Will's consciousness started to fade away slowly.

"Also, the forecast department mentioned how the weather has been unusual just during the mornings for the past couple of days…"

A female reporter was reading out the weather news during a live broadcast when she suddenly got some new information on her earpiece. Her eyes widened a bit as she quickly started informing the viewers about it.

"I'm sorry, but a piece of breaking news just got reported. Just now, famous filmmaker Will Evans, who was attending the party of Ashton Banasiewicz, The CEO of Allen pictures, had been stabbed. He was taken in an ambulance to the hospital right away. We have our on-location reporter Mark Jason just outside the City hospital. Mark, are you there?"

The female reporter asked in her earpiece and a male voice quickly responded as the display changed to a brown-haired guy standing outside a hospital.

"Yes, Ellena. Will Evans has just reached the hospital. It has been reported that the cops arrested the attacker right away, who got caught by Will's bodyguards. Also, some celebrities are going to be interrogated according to our sources of information. The hotel where the party was happening is sealed from entering, and the cops are still investigating the place. Also, just now, a lot of prominent employees of Dream Vision including CEO Amanda and producer Jeffry had entered the hospital alongside Benjamin Charles, who is one of the closest people to Will Evans. We just saw Will Evans's girlfriend, June Roberts, rushing to the hospital too."

After that, the reporter glanced towards other paparazzi and reporters who had started crowding the hospital and said.

"The situation is fresh and we will bring you more as we learn it. For now reporting live, Mark Jason for TeleMedia News."

Just like how the reporter said, June was one of the worried people who rushed in as quickly as she heard what happened at the party. Thousands of thoughts rushed to her mind when she first heard the news from Benjamin.

But it all went blank as she hurried her way to the hospital.

"Will Evans?"

"Relationship with you and-"

"She is someone I know."

Benjamin, who was in front of the reception signing things in for Will, saw June as soon as she came inside the hospital.

They both walked in and stood in the little corridor that was in front of the emergency room.

"What exactly happened?" June asked. She looked worried and terrified. Will was tense before going to the part but she had never thought that something like this was going to happen.

Looking at Benjamin, she wanted him to start talking so that she could clearly understand what happened at the party.

Benjamin's t-shirt looked bloodshot. There were blood stains everywhere and he did not look to be in his best shape.

Was it why Will was worried? How did Will know it? Such questions kept flooding in her mind with no end. Will's face, when he was looking in the mirror before the party, kept playing in front of her eyes over and over.

"Can you please tell me?" June asked Benjamin again.

"He took the stab for me. He saved my life, June. But now, he is inside that emergency ward, fighting for life and trying to avoid death. The doctors are trying their best and we could just wait."

Tears pooled in Benjamin's eyes, and June noticed it. She patted Benjamin's shoulder knowing he was blaming it all on himself.

"Pray he wakes up soon." June said.

June was trying not to tear herself up. Ever since Will walked out from the house, uneasiness covered her insides and she kept feeling uncomfortable for no good reason. How Will left the house kept bothering her from time to time.

After Benjamin had called her about Will being in the hospital, she almost lost it. Without wanting to worsen the situation, she gathered herself up and drove to the hospital.

Her phone kept ringing over and over from different people, wanting to know if the news about Will was true. Some of them were unknown numbers but some were well known. Nevertheless, at one point during the short drive, she switched it off.

Benjamin frowned and seated himself in one of the chairs outside the emergency room.

With silent muffles and heavy breaths, it took almost twenty minutes for Benjamin to stop thinking that it all was his fault. His hands were still shaking. He raised his head from his hands to look at June who was staring at the Emergency room door.

"Did you know who did it?" June asked after seeing Benjamin relax.

"Matthew Collins. He came with brutal anger in his eyes, I couldn't even believe what the hell happened. Will just kept losing blood." Benjamin said and sucked a huge breath trying to calm himself down.

"Will was uneasy when he left for the party. He told me that he felt like something bad was going to happen. That's why, he told me not to come and got bodyguards." June said with a frown.

"I don't know. It's just…" Benjamin muttered under his breath and bit his lips.

An awkward silence took over as both of them just sat in silence. Nurses and doctors kept coming and going out of the room. Equipment was often carried inside and everyone was tense. Including June and Benjamin who kept just staring at everything that was happening in front of them.

"Where is Matthew now? The police took him?" June questioned after a while.

Benjamin nodded and replied, "The bodyguards that Will brought with him took Matthew down right after the incident. It Made things easy for the police, he is under custody."

June nodded and tangled his hands in front of her chest. Every passing moment felt heavy for her.

At that moment, a doctor came out and looked from right to left; at June and Benjamin. He was a tall, bald man.

"How is he now?" June questioned.

"When will he wake up?" Benjamin asked at the same time.

"The stab was kinda deep. He is still unconscious. It is impossible to estimate when he would wake up, keep praying. He needs them now," He said and walked away with a slight smile.

A few minutes after that, Amanda and Jeffrey came out from a corner. It seemed like Amanda was handling the reporters, and Jeffery was talking to the cops.

Amanda looked so out of place, with her hair messy along with everything else. And Jeffery simply looked as if someone robbed him with a few slaps in his face.

"H-How is he?" Amanda asked, breathing heavily for how they came running.

"Doctor said a while ago that they can't estimate a time when Will would wake up," Benjamin said. "How did the things with the cops go?"

As soon as the ambulance was called, the cops came within a few seconds to where the location of the situation. Benjamin had to leave Amanda and Jeffrey behind to answer their questions about what happened and give an insight into the crime.

"That fucker is in custody. Everyone is still shocked about what happened, and we will know more details in a few hours."

Jeffery said with a frown and glanced at the emergency room. In his heart, he could just pray for Will.

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Chapter 183:

The operation was successful.

After 12 hours of trying to tend to the wounds and save Will, it was finally successful. These 12 hours were very tense for everyone outside the emergency room who were praying in their hearts that Will would be fine.

In the morning, the doctor came out with two notices to announce. One being good and the other was comparatively bad. Although the operation was successfully completed and they were able to save his life, Will had fallen into a coma and they were hoping that he would wake up soon.

It was a huge shock to everyone present in the hospital, especially for Benjamin and June. Even Amanda and Jeffrey were stunned and as the news spread, it became the hottest topic in Hollywood.

Normally, any topic in Hollywood would trend and just die down. But this time, nothing like that happened.

Articles were selling like hotcakes with people wanting to know every detail of what was happening, what happened and what would happen. They simply were curious for everything that could be going around in the name of Will.

Stubbornly, the questions knew no end. A lot of news, tabloids, news reports came to talk about it. Although the media was strictly prohibited inside the hospital due to Benjamin requesting the hospital to block them, the reporters didn't seem to give up.

They made constant articles and updates on Will's situation including who enters and who exits the hospital building. Some of them were even sitting outside the hospital for days to get some news.

Although things like these are normal for the eyes of Hollywood fans, the current situation was not something anyone expected.

The news and the media kept making it popular and trendy with every growing second due to how much people demanded to know more. Some of them even followed June, Amanda and other people who were close to ask them questions at every chance they got.

It was to the point that Dream Vision filed out a lot of lawsuits against media companies. But the barrage of articles about Will never ceased to stop.

The more information the media companies expose, the more people react and drag the situation. In fact, an article was trending on Sparrow.

This particular article has gotten popular not only in America but also in other countries.

It was from Hollywood Weekly, a very famous magazine which would often write great, detailed articles on everything that's going on in Hollywood.

Seeing how much Will was trending, they tried to use his name and wrote an article titled, ' The Day Hollywood Stopped'.

[Will Evans, the young director who shook Hollywood with his masterpieces such as [The Blair Witch Project, [Sherlock Holmes] and [Liberty City] attracted the eyes of so many Hollywood fans. The man himself is no joke as he kept challenging every director and script writers out there with his original yet phenomenal ideas.

Will was caught on camera around two weeks ago in the promotional video of the new sit-com [Friends] which was an original series by Dream Vision and would air on RBO. It was written and directed by Will himself.

Just last week, Will was on the path to attach his name to another successful project but the events that happened after it made people wonder if [Friends] was going to be the last series of a genius.

On Friday, Ashton Banasiewicz who is the current CEO of the Allen Pictures held a party at the Blue Star Palace, where many popular actors, actresses, directors and every other famous person in the industry was invited.

It was the party that he would hold every year and this time, Will Evans name was on the guest list.

During the event, Will Evans was stabbed right below his chest by someone. The 'someone' is named Matthew Collins; the well-known chairman of MCA.

Earlier in the past, there were differences between MCA and Dream Vision and it was reported that Will Evans and Matthew Collins had fallen out with each other with MCA going into a loss a few months after that.

It was also reported that for months now, Matthew has been showing strange behaviour that had scared his family off but no one expected him to do something like this.

The incident took many people by a bad surprise, and according to one of the CEOs present in the party, Matthew was taken down by Will's bodyguards right away.

But it was already too late. Will had already gotten stabbed.

Handing Matthew over to the cops, the police gladly hand-cuffed him for the attempt of murder. In custody, it had been found that he was on some kind of pill. He had confessed further that he was always after Will. The main reason was how he blamed Will for all the losses that his company had to face.

With the reason behind the stab being said, the next focus will move onto how did something like this even happen?

How can such an incident even take place? Why was the security so lax? Why were the bodyguards not alert? The whole incident feels very suspicious and out of ordinary, and one can't help but question, is there something more in this incident then what we already know? Is there another chapter of this story we're not aware of?

Whatever the answer be, the court of public opinion has already made its judgment. Throughout social media people are questioning the ability of the security at such a high profile party? Why was there no background check on the waiter? Mathew is not a no-name person, how can someone famous enter a party without getting recognised?

Although questions are many, only further investigation will reveal the real story. For now, we can only hope the young director wakes up.

Even though the surgery was successful, the director still lies unconscious. He is said to be in a coma and the doctors have admitted they can't judge when he would fully recover.

The worst part of it all is how most of the big projects in Hollywood stopped as Dream Vision was a huge part of it all.

It has also been mentioned how All Big 6 studios head and executives paid visits to check up on his condition. We are sure a lot of it would be to check his condition but a lot of these executives also must have been scared as a lot of them have invested a lot in projects with Dream Vision.

Apart from them, many stars of Hollywood, directors, producers and almost every other important person in and behind the scenes of Hollywood came to check up on him.

The list includes Robert Elord, Leo, Natalie Bergmann, Ethan Silva, Reagan Norris, Ewan Rees and many more celebs who Will had worked together with. They have all been papped entering the hospital.

Although the incident is not a good one, it has surely told us the value that Will Evans has in the industry currently. Maybe, if he didn't wake up soon, most of the biggies in Hollywood might start drinking out of sorrow…]

The article had thoroughly mentioned how Hollywood really can't afford Will to be in this condition currently.

There were a lot of comments in the article. Over 50000 comments and 1.2 million likes.

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I am still in shock. How tf this just happen like this? I can't believe this! Even if Matthew loses his mind, I'm pretty sure I won't feel a thing. I truly pray that Will get well soon! Without him Hollywood is boring no caps! And fuck those bodyguards!! How can they be so fucking stupid!

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I can't believe I kept watching movies by Will over and over without knowing who the director was! And now when I got to know who he is… this happened. And this is such a bullshit way of going out!

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What kinda shit going on in Hollywood? Who the fuck would stab another? I honestly call this dumb crap! Hope Will come back from coma! This is like the worst days of Hollywood ever! Can someone suggest a good movie?

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Coma?! It sounds pretty serious! I swear to god if Matthew didn't get something like life imprisonment for it, justice is dead.

As people and media were just talking about him, Will opened his eyes slowly yet steadily and tried to figure out what was happening and what had happened. Although it took seconds for his vision to become a bit clearer, when he opened his eyes, he was able to see where he was.

It was plain white all around him. The floor to the walls, everything was white. His mind went completely speechless for the sight that was around him. It was almost as if he was pushed inside a huge white box where one could hear nothing but their own voice. It felt empty, yet full.

Will questioned himself what was happening and why he was here. Although he was able to hear nothing and see nothing but white background, he felt as if this was a dream.

Suddenly, his head started hurting, like someone was hitting it with a hammer and he wasn't able to stop himself from shouting.

As it slowly subsided, a reel of pictures appeared in front of him. In fact it was closer to calling them videos.

It all started from where he started. From how he was in his world with nothing but a system. A system of movies, and many other skills. And then with time, how he met different people. People like Benjamin and then there was June.

The time passed pretty quickly although the entire thing was happening just in front of him. It all kept continuing from where a big filmmaker company was built around his name, and how he was the one who owned it.

With that, everything else including what he was doing, how he was doing them, Amanda to Jeffrey and Alexia, it kept playing the important parts of his life. And the little movie ended with how he got stabbed.

Thinking about it, he felt his reaction was so laughable and… dumb.

'I could have done so much to avoid it.'

He blankly stared at the screen.

'If I stopped Uncle Ben from going to the party, would this have happened?'

'What if I had tipped the police about it?'

'What if I gave a protective vest to Uncle Ben?'

'There was so much I could have done!!'

Will regretted how he couldn't control himself and think straight because of the panic and fear.

The screen infront of him repeated the stab once again.

He saw himself running forward.

'Wait…'

Just then he found something strange.

'Why is that guy not moving?'

He noticed that the bodyguard, who was closest to Uncle Ben and had clearly seen the incoming attack, hadn't moved from his spot!

'Why…'

A frown appeared on Will's face as the video came to an end. Letting out a sigh, he couldn't help but think to himself.

'Does it even matter now?'

He looked around.

'Is this hell? Did I really die?'

The questions popped up in his head.

It was then the video disappeared and someone who looked exactly like him appeared in front of him. Same hair, same face, and everything, including the same attire was there like a mirror. It looked like a reflection of his own self.

As questions rang in Will's head, his reflection opened his mouth.

"You achieved a lot with my body but now is not the time to die. Go back!"

"What do you—"

"Not the right time. So much awaits, and so much to strive for, beyond Hollywood, beyond what you could ever imagine."

His reflection interrupted him and put his hand on his head and as the last words rang in his head, Will's vision went blank, once again.

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I think there is a misunderstanding amongst you after what you read at the end of the yesterday's chapter and in the overall arc. Here are some points which should answer some of your questions.

1. No, there is no supernatural stuff in this whole book. No cultivation shit. No young mater template. We don't that here.

2. No, the reflection he saw was not of his body's original soul. And no, no one is manipulating anything. MC is free. He can choose to stop making movies today and the system can't force him.

3. No, the mc will not enter politics. This is a showbiz fanfic and will always remain showbiz.

4. The character's reaction was human. He was too reliant on his system and he got the reality check. If you think it's all because "author wants it", then this argument would stand even if Will overcame this problem.

5. Uncle Ben was never the target.

6. Although the reflection talked about "beyond Hollywood", it will not come in play in 'this' fanfic. You're free to interpret this statement however you like.

As for the arc's bad execution, well, I agree with it. As I write this note and look back, I find so many things I could have done better. And that, I will. After all, I write this book to improve myself. I make mistakes, I do experiments, and I learn from them. I don't like drama in this fic either, but I did this arc as an experiment, and it failed because of lacklustre execution.

Please continue reading this because there's so much for me tell and for you to be amazed by.

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Margaret Ellis was a middle-aged woman, who had been a nurse at the City hospital for almost seven years. Ever since she started working here, things have always been rough.

There was not even a day which went by making things easier for her. In relation to some surgeries, the possibilities were always higher of the patient not making it out alive.

But at the same time, an equal number of cases make it to the living world yet again. The whole point of being a nurse was, how they had to assist for everything and when sometimes things got messy they were overworked. A job related to physical health was never easy.

During her work time, she had come across so many cases that every case felt more or less something that she had encountered before. But the case that arrived three weeks ago was undoubtedly special.

It was the case of Will Evans.

The name of Will Evans was not something that she had never heard of. He was someone who most people in the United States would recognise unless one was six feet under the ground.

His popularity clearly showed in his movies where people would go to watch it even if the main lead isn't famous. They would call it a Will Evans movie and just go to the theatre, not worrying if the movie is good or not.

For everyone's contentment, not once were they disappointed.

Another thing that had made him famous was him becoming a multimillionaire in such a short time, and how he handled the fame and even dealt with the top brass of Hollywood and founded his own company which was quickly becoming a global corporation.

It was unfathomable for anyone as to how he had achieved so much from nothing at a young age. That's why people called him a genius.

She was surprised when Will was suddenly brought over to the hospital in a bad state.

Someone had stabbed him and he was in a critical situation. The surgeons were able to save him, but he went into a coma. It was practically a story out of a novel.

Because of that, the days in the hospital kept getting chaotic ever since he was admitted.

Paparazzi were trying their best to get details one way or another about Will as it was all over the news for weeks now. Some of them would even stay outside the hospitals 24/7 and sleep in their vans, trying to take photos of every famous person that would come to the hospital.

They had already tried to break in even though it was clearly notified that no paparazzi was allowed inside the hospital. No one was even allowed to take photographs.

The paparazzi tried to break in for the exact reason. Some wanted to take pictures of Will lying on the bed, while some simply wanted to gather more information.

The worst part of it all was how they were making deals with the hospital staff, nurses and even the residental doctors. For any sort of information, they were willing to pay money in huge amounts.

Due to not being able to resist the temptation of the money, some gave in while giving out different information of how Will was in the coma and how his condition was. What was the name of the doctor and who had to meet him till now and how did they behave?

Those sorts of information were added to the tabloids.

The saddest part of it all was how even June crying over Will outside his hospital room, made it to the headlines. Being the girlfriend of Will also made her a target of the media.

The nurse who saw June crying, had mentioned it to the media right away.

The good thing was that she was found out and had to face a warning by the board of the hospital and was nearly fired.

Since Magaret was one of the very few assigned to treat and take care of Will, she was high in-demand with the reporters and paparazzi. The cash offers she got were her salary worth seven months. The benefits included how her name won't be included anywhere and would remain anonymous.

But Margaret was aware of the situation inside where she works. There was a high probability of her losing her job and main income source if she gave in and distributed the information the paparazzi asks for. Yet, the whole thing was still in the back of her head.

After all, it was a huge sum and not everyone had been caught.

Thinking about all of it, she went inside where Will was in. It was time for a routine inspection.

She started doing her job and kept checking up on different stats.

It was then that she noticed something strange in the corner of her eye. Turning around, she noticed how Will's fingers moved.

Her eyes widened in shock and she kept looking at the hands for a few more seconds. Nothing made any sort of movement for the next forty-five seconds.

But then with a low-groan Will's eyes opened. The stare locked upon the nurse, and she smiled with a slight nod, trying to stop herself from shouting or any strange behaviour.

"I will get a doctor,"

She said and ran away as quickly as possible to call a doctor to inform that Will Evans had woken up.

Will was finally awake. The doctors who rushed to the ward on the call of the nurse, checked everything to make sure he is doing really fine and lastly confirmed, Will Evans was out of coma and was better.

With that being confirmed, the hospital informed people closer to Will to come and meet him.

Currently, Will's face was filled with so many questions as Benjamin and Jeffery came in.

Benjamin came running in Jeffery's office as soon as he heard the news and they both got into the hospital together. Benjamin had a huge smile and Jeffery had a strange yet happy look on his face the whole time they were in the car.

As soon as they walked in and saw that Will was seated on the bed and his gaze locked onto the wall in front of him, Benjamin and Jeffery felt at ease.

Suddenly, Benjamin had tears pooled in his eyes and Jeffery was so close to crushing Will's bones with a tight hug.

They sat, took a little break and started talking. Will had questions inside him yet took time to ask, because he still had a slight headache.

"What happened after that?" Will asked.

"Well, Matthew Collins is under arrest. The police say that he might probably end up in a mental asylum considering how he keeps repeating his hatred for you, the level is unhealthy," Jeffery explained.

Hearing the words coming out of Jeffery, Will understood that the stab was always for him and not for Benjamin. He had mistook it due to how blurry the vision was. In the end, he had never expected Matthew Collins to do something like this. There was also the matter of bodyguards but he would look into it later.

"How are you, Will?" Benjamin asked after a while.

"There's a slight headache and body pain. Doctor said it's normal, how have you been?"

"I was feeling pretty guilty about the whole situation, now that I know the stab was always for you, I feel like I could have even saved you, I mean you are closer to me and I can't believe Matthew would go crazy to-"

"Nothing happened, everything is fine now. Let's stop talking about it, shall we?" Jeffery said while patting Benjamin's shoulder.

"Yeah, uncle. As Jeffery said, Matthews must have really despised me to do something like this. Don't think anymore about it, how are things going?" Will asked.

His voice was hoarse and Will looked messy than ever. Although his body was clean, his eyes, hair and the normal behavior of 'Will Evans' was nowhere to be found.

It was like he had gone through some kind of trauma and became a bit different.

"They are kind of halted due to you not being there, but there's exciting news too," Jeffery answered.

Hearing that a slight smile came to Will's face.

"For how long was I out again? And, what's the exciting news?" Will asked, adjusting the pillow that was on his back. Jeffery helped him.

"You were out for three weeks. [Friends] released yesterday. Both Dream Vision and RBO wanted to delay but Amanda said that you wouldn't like it if it was delayed. Due to your name being behind it and you being in a coma, it became international news. Just in the first episode, [Friends] broke records. A lot of people watched it thinking it would be the last project you would work on." Benjamin said with a smile.

Will tilted his head listening to the news, and questioned, "I became an international news? And people thought I wouldn't survive?"

"Yes, you did. The media and everything has been going crazy ever since you were in coma. You know, they even tried bribing people inside the hospital to get things about you, and the paparazzi was craving every news. A lot of tabloids have started exaggerating your conditions and now, a lot of common people think that you won't survive this, so [Friends] publicity is next level." Benjamin explained the whole situation and Will wasn't able to stop himself from laughing.

[Friends] became too huge because people thought it was his last project. It was a very weird but effective marketing, even if they were not going for it.

At that moment, the door opened suddenly, revealing June who came in with tears in her eyes.

"Hey," She said, panting. It seemed like she had run all the way here but there was a smile on her face.

"How have you been?" Will questioned.

After a few seconds, Jeffery and Benjamin walked outside to give some space to June and Will who haven't talked to each other for three weeks.

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June was sitting next to Will. Both were staring at each other, saying nothing but just looking. An awkward silence was setting between them.

The staring contest went on for a few more seconds.

"Are you okay?" Will questioned not being able to bear the silence.

June didn't mutter anything, but shook her head. Her lips started trembling, and eyes teared up. Everything she had held in for too long, suddenly came out with a single question from Will.

"I t-thought I would lose you, Will." She said between her sobs.

Will could not bear to see how she started to cry. She was strong, determined and a woman that any man can't bring down even if they wished. It was the first time he was seeing her this vulnerable.

"I'm sorry," Will whispered, and June leaned onto his chest, keeping her head right in front of his heart.

Although the sobs slowed down, she was continuously shedding tears.

"You are so reckless." After a few seconds of crying, she muttered out. "Why would you even go to a party when you know something was about to happen? You should not have gone, Will. What if something happened to you? I still can't believe how you went to the party being all worried and with fear.

"And it's my fault too! I knew something was wrong, but I let you go thinking it was most likely related to work."

June started muttering her feelings out, yet Will just held her head. Words stayed in his throat and he just listened to her.

"Everyone was saying that you most likely won't make it out alive, I was so scared," June whimpered at the last part.

"I'm so sorry, June. I know I should not have gone to the party but I thought Uncle Ben's life was in danger. I didn't know Matthew was aiming for me." Will said while taking her face in his hands.

Will wanted to calm the situation down. He knew it must have been tough on her. The worry he saw in her eyes before he left the house, explained a lot. He had walked away from the house with worries and then, she had found out that he was stabbed.

It must have been truly too hard for her.

"W-what would I even do without you?" She cried her eyes out. "Even the media and everyone I met was saying how the chances for you to recover were decreasing with every passing day." Her tears didn't stop.

Ever since he was in coma, she had to sleep alone worrying what if he never returned. Although she did not admit it publicly, somewhere deep down her feelings for him were strong.

"I'm sorry for making you worry, I didn't want to die either," Will whispered back.

He kept raking his hand through her hair. She was crying in his chest. The scene seemed straight out of a movie and they stayed like that for a while. In the end, Will's thoughts shifted to what June just said. 'What if he really had died'?

Thinking of that, he said nothing but held her tightly.

It was an old age home, to the north side of America. The homes for the elderly were basically where people were left off to take care when they are old.

It was a shelter for them where they could spend the last year of their lives.

In the main hall of the large house, there were two old men, talking to each other.

"I still remember what types of movies we had when I was young. Now, there's nothing good. I still can't seem to find anything that feels good enough." One of the old men with a bald head said to his friend with an emotionless face.

They both met in the old age home a year ago, and ever since then they had never ran out of topics to talk about. From how current people tend to live a life that seemed totally different to how there are no good shows for them to enjoy; they discussed it all.

"I remember how stars were a phenomenon back then." His friend said with a smile. His wrinkly face looked pleasant whenever he remembered anything old which he enjoyed.

"Ahaha… I remember once I went to watch [Mark, the movie with that fluffy dog, right after the day it was released. The lead who starred in it, I still remember how everyone used to love him. Girls were crazy for him and the movie single handedly made a lot of people buy dogs. The impact was so much." The bald old man said with a smile shaking his head in the memories.

They were sitting in front of the television for quite a while now wanting to watch something. But everytime they start watching something, they could not help but pick something wrong with the show. It has become a habit now. They would start watching something on the television but end up talking about old days.

"Yeah, I can't agree more. We used to go to a movie and talk about it for months, basically till something new comes out so we can start talking about them, but now… Meh. They don't make anything for us to enjoy." The other old man said in displeasement and shook his head.

It irritated them how there's not even a single series to keep them entertained during the weekdays.

"Yeah, not even worth talking about, what do these young people even look for? I mean, these movies just become unrealistic and non innovative with every new creation. How can people even relate with this shit and enjoy them?"

"Maybe they just want to earn money now." Another grandma across the hall said, who was eavesdropping on the entire conversation from afar.

It was then that a young woman suddenly opened the door and walked in. She had black hair and a sweet smile on her face.

"Hello, Mariah,"

The bald old man said, looking at her. She was one of the volunteers in the old age home and they knew each other well.

She was a college student but whenever she would get time, she would come to the old age home to help around. It was one of the activities that she thoroughly enjoyed.

"Still struggling with a show." She replied.

"Psychic Mariah," The old man said and chuckled. "How is your mom, kid?"

"She is doing great. Never been better,"

Mariah had been doing the volunteer service for several months now, and she got closer to almost everyone. Since they were mature and friendly, it was easier for her to get to know them personally and build up good relationships. In fact, she often tends to realise how valuable the things they mutter were.

"If you want a good series, I watched one last week. You might like it." She said and started to clean things up around the hall. She kept walking from the corners of the room to clean it up, yet kept talking to the old men.

"I already went through a lot of shows and nothing good is there. I don't think you can recommend something great either." The other grandpa said and laughed.

Mariah shook her head thinking how wrong they were.

"Trust me on this, I have never suggested anything, but this. This was so good. The name of the show is [Friends] and it is really hilarious. Most importantly, no spoilers but the whole series is relatable, I can bet my life on it, you just give it a try." She said with a sweet smile.

"Well, if Mariah is saying, I think we should try. I mean, what is there to lose?" The bald old man said and smiled. He was bored and like he said, he would lose nothing as he has a lot of time.

"Alright, let me get the channel, sit back and enjoy, gentlemen. It should start airing around this time." Mariah said and turned on the TV before switching to RBO. "It should start in five minutes." She said while smiling at the old and hoping that they would like [Friends].

Mariah tried to explain about the characters and the plot, but was said to not tell anything by the old man and they would figure it out on their own with time.

The episode started soon and they were already enjoying it even when it hadn't even gone five minutes in.

"I remember how we lived just like this together years ago," The bald old man said while laughing remembering how he and his friends lived in the same apartment during the 90s.

He was going through his second divorce back then and to save money, he had started living with his roommates.

As the episode went on, both the old man started to enjoy it more and more. The jokes were funny to them and the atmosphere of the show was very warm, showing the lives of each of the friends.

It somehow made them remember their own life.

"Hey, you all. What are you watching?"

Soon, other old guys also came around in the hall to play board games and couldn't help but look at the two old men who would always talk badly about movies. It was a shock to them that they were watching something with smiles on their faces.

"It's a series called [Friends]. Come watch it with us." The bald old man said and the others joined him.

For the next 25 minutes, all of them enjoyed the episode and laughed at the jokes. For some reason, it made them remember the good old days and forget about the worries they have.

Seeing them like that, Mariah couldn't help but smile. Thinking of something, she took a picture of how they all kept watching the show and uploaded it on Sparrow.

The caption she typed was, 'Watching [Friends] with Friends'.

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/DreamNote/

June concluded that he was aware of something was about to happen because of his weird behaviour before heading to the party.

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Chapter 186:

The media agencies which 'confirmed' that Will was dead and selling off the articles on his name, were extremely disappointed when Will woke up from the coma. The story was basically selling off like hotcakes, even after almost three weeks, the demand was still up there.

Now that Will woke up, they unfortunately weren't able to milk the topic.

But due to their habits of being adaptive, as soon as Will came out of the coma, they started writing and releasing articles on the updated situation; which was Will being out of coma, alive and kicking.

One of the articles was from LA times which was a prominent magazine. Unlike the other articles on different websites, they took a completely different approach with the article.

It was named "The Dark three weeks of Hollywood".

[Three weeks ago, during the party held by the CEO of Allen Studios, Ashton Banasiewicz, Will Evans was found stabbed and he later ended up in coma.

The news spread to almost everyone and if you are reading the article, you must know it too.

The party which started and was running completely normal for two hours, was stopped by the sudden incident. It was also revealed how Matthew Collins, the perpetrator of this incident, had been stalking Will for months.

The reason Matthew had stabbed him was because he had blamed Will for the losses his agency, MCA had incurred. There were various reports of him having several mental problems.

Due to Collin's mental issues, the police mentioned how he was taken to a mental asylum instead of being in custody.

Surprisingly, Matthew Collins just hadn't gone crazy and stabbed Will. Apart from that, a lot of things came out.

When police investigated Matthew's family and him, they found that Matthew ran shady businesses with his family. The reports, sources and evidence are still under investigation, which also means that there would be no exit for Matthew from what he did.

However, there are some sources saying that there's much to be revealed from this incident and the authorities are looking into it.

On the other hand of the whole situation, Will Evans was under the treatment of City hospital for almost three weeks, unconscious and in a coma.

It has been mentioned in a lot of media articles how a lot of executives from OP Pictures, Foxtar, and Kron Studios have made visits to the hospital during the first week of Will being in a coma.

According to our information sources, they reported how all those high-class people had tried to get the best possible doctors and best treatments for Will to successfully get his consciousness back.

But one could easily question whether it was really out of empathy for Will Evans? The answer was a clear no.

It is very well known that all those companies, OP Pictures, Foxtar and Kron Studio have one or more projects going on with Dream Vision.

OP Pictures have the deal of the [Friends] series, the newest RBO sensation. Kron Studio had the rights to distribute [Catch Me If You Can]. There was not a lot that was revealed about it but recently, even Tom Hanks was roped in.

It was clear how big the movie was going to be.

Lastly, Foxtar had two deals with Dream Visions according to our sources. They are, [Hitch, a romantic comedy and [Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows].

Taking the numbers into consideration, [Friends] had around $500k invested per episode, [Hitch] the movie that was going to be distributed by Foxstar has an investment of 70 million dollars, mainly due to the marketing cost which has been kept pretty high.

Everyone already knows about [Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows] as it was one of the most anticipated sequels in Hollywood, with the first movie earning over a billion dollars. So, the budget might go well over 200 million dollars.

Every project Will was involved in has a budget that was well-planned and investments that were totally worth when the product is out. [Catch Me If You Can] had $52 million invested in it and going by what Kron studios executives had said in an article, they are expecting it to earn even more than Leo's debut movie [Liberty City].

In all these projects, only [Friends] had released last week and it opened up to spectacular numbers due to Will Evans's promoting it himself. The theme song had already gotten to the top of music charts, becoming one of the reasons for the show to do this well.

But the main reason was definitely the fact that many considered [Friends] to be Will's last project. Especially because a lot of articles pointed it out.

OP studios and RBO are already looking forward to continuing the series and it is reported that the deal between them and Dream Vision is for 3 seasons.

It's also reported that OP studios are very interested in doing more partnerships with Dream Vision.

Because of the huge partnership's that Will and the studios has, it's evident that rather than caring about Will, the studios care more about the losses they will get if he had stayed in the coma for a long time, especially Foxstar who are still waiting for the script of [Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows] to be written.

As for [Hitch] and [Catch me if you can, although the pre-production is going on, the studios were worried that by the time they release, the media would move on from the topic of Will Evans and these projects won't get the same hype as [Friends].

But all this had gone to dust as Will Evans finally woke up on Thursday, so the studios have taken a sigh of relief…]

Will was still in the hospital bed, looking at the documents in his hand. These are the documents related to the operations of Dream Vision that were brought by Amanda. As he was in a coma for a while, there were a lot of things that had been stuck.

On the desk, beside Will, there were a lot of gifts given by people he knew, all of them wishing him quick recovery.

A lot of gifts had come from his fans and some were from actors he had worked with, even those who weren't part of DTA. There was even a set of Spiderman comics given by Stan Lee.

Will handed the files over to Amanda after signing them off, one by one.

"How has the company been?" He asked Amanda while looking over at her. She still looked more or less the same.

Amanda, who took the file and placed it on her lap, smiled while replying, "Chaotic and messy."

The two adjectives described the whole situation of Dream Visions. Ever since Will was sick, things had become tough to manage.

"A lot of employees were worried. Still a bit worried but it has gone away since you woke up, but it took a lot to function properly since you practically made it like the company can't go wrong until you were there. But after the incident-" Amanda took a short breath.

"Yeah?" Will questioned.

"Well, after the incident, they stopped feeling the protection and confidence that they had within themselves whenever you were around. It is more like, the one sane person which kept everything going due to all the trust we had kept on you, suddenly disappeared. It was truly hard for them as they didn't know what the future of the company would be without you." Amanda said, honest with her words.

"Hmm… It must have been tough for you to still get things going. How are the projects though?" Will questioned.

Hearing Amanda's words made him realize that things would get messy if one day, he took a big break. He can't leave everything to Amanda and would need to get more people involved.

Though there were several high salary employees, none of them was the type to be a leader.

"I'm pretty sure you know [Friends] is already released. RBO and OP Pictures looked as if they could not wait to start the next season by next year, but since you were in a coma they didn't voice it out. It was pretty obvious though." She said with another smile. "[Catch Me If You Can] and [Hitch] basically stopped in the middle of pre-production for more than a week." Amanda said while her emotions suddenly didn't feel bright.

"Why?" Will asked, noticing her sudden silence.

"It was mainly because no one, literally no one, in the crew could work properly. Especially Leo and Marcus." She said, shaking her head in disappointment.

"That's too bad, what about others? [Terminator]?" Will asked.

"It got halted for a while but will be able to be released next month. Exactly right when we planned, [Ultimate Spiderman]. The release date is the same too." Amanda said. Mega works had apparently decided to distribute [Terminator] and this would be their second collaboration after [Liberty City].

"I might need a complete list with all the details upto now, what was done and not done while I was out." Will said emotionlessly.

"Sure, and I heard that doctors said you would be able to go home next week." Will nodded, hearing her words. "Will you start working right away?:

Amanda knew who Will Evans was. Although she personally did not want Will to start working right away, she knew his personality of a workaholic.

"I won't."

It took Amanda by surprise.

"I need to spend some time alone, and maybe go on a few dates with June. I feel like I have been neglecting her for a while."

"That's true. Oh yeah, speaking of that, we have begun suing media companies that were writing too many false articles about you." Amanda said, with a slightly mocking tone.

It was then the door of the room opened and an old man entered the room.

Both the faces of Amanda and Will turned to look at the man who came with a bouquet of flowers. And looking at the man, Will remembered the end of the video screen he had seen before waking up.

As for the man, he was Ashton Banasiewicz.

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/DreamNote/

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Chapter 187:

Ashton had an almost unrecognizable expression on his face, but he looked like he was relieved to see Will in one piece, healthy and especially, awake.

Will could not say anything because he was expecting Ashton to meet him sooner or later. It was mainly because of how many executives had already made visits to meet Will after he had woken up. Even CEOs and Chairmen from other studios like Colt Miller and Steven Wolf had come to visit Will as soon as they heard the piece of information about Will waking up.

And in the end, even Ashton was here.

"Good to see you, Will. How are you now? Oh, and Amanda, I did not expect to see you here, how are you?" Ashton said while walking in.

He placed the little gift he had brought for Will on the little desk that had so many other gifts and walked around to stand next to Will.

"Just came for some office work. It's already finished, so I'm leaving. Take your time." Amanda said, standing up and collecting her files from her lap.

She didn't really like Ashton, as in the few interactions she had, the old man came across as someone who seemed condescending towards everyone else. Though, it was hard to notice it.

"Thanks, Amanda," Will said when Amanda slightly nodded at him.

"No problem, see you later… Mr. Banasiewicz." Amanda said and walked out of the room, leaving them to talk alone.

Now that the two of them were alone, Ashton looked at Will.

"Will," Ashton said and took the seat that was previously occupied by Amanda. "It's really good to see you fine, I'm really sorry that something like this happened while you were at my party. Whatever happened was absolutely horrific, and I take responsibility for the negligence.." Ashton said with a worried expression covering his face.

Seeing that Will was listening, he continued.

"I have been feeling guilty for weeks, Will. You don't know how much it bothered me, but I swear I will do anything in my power to get Matthew the punishment he deserves."

Ashton continued talking with guilt laced in his voice.

"It doesn't matter now, does it?" Will said with a small smile.

A moment of silence passed through them while Will kept staring at his face. Will looked as if he was examining something. Noticing Will staring at him, Ashton looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

Finally, after a while, Will broke the silence.

"You know what," Will questioned, gaining Ashton's attention more. "I actually find the incident very weird if I really think about it… It's strange."

Will said in almost a whisper.

There was no change in Ashton's expression. .

"Oh really? Do tell," He questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"Hm… Well, I'm aware of how Matthew was getting the information since his entire family is based in Hollywood. He has a lot of connections. My story is something that's on every tabloid in LA. But, if I really think about it, something just doesn't seem to add up." Will said with a meaningful look.

"What do you mean?"

"What I'm saying is, it would not be hard for Matthew to get information about the party and about me. But, the strange part is how he was at your party, that too, as a waiter."

"Wha-"

"I'm aware of how your company micro manages everything for the party, personally, including the staff. It is really weird to think that he would be able to fool your staff and infiltrate, don't you think, Ashton?" Will asked, smirking and looking at him.

"Uh… Not really. These kinds of things happen. I have done my investigation, and it turns out my staff made a mistake somewhere and were not aware of it the whole time until the incident. You do know Matthew is pretty cunning." Ashton said, a calm expression on his face like he was himself curious about how Matthew had broken into the party.

"He's so cunning that he would himself come to kill rather than hire a hitman?"

Hearing the words coming out of Will, Ashton froze.

Both stared at each other. The latter did not utter anything but kept staring at Will's face. The environment felt as if suddenly it dropped by a few degrees. A few seconds passed by, and still, Will kept his gaze on him.

Will suddenly broke the staring streak and smiled. "I'm kidding. I have been trying to joke as everyone is too serious since I woke up. I think I found my inner sense of humour after being in a coma." Will chuckled, however, Ashton wasn't smiling.

"Your jokes aren't funny, Mr Evans." He replied in a monotonous tone.

"Hm, you look weird suddenly. Is everything okay? Or did I say something to trigger you?"

Will said, unbothered by Ashton's act. He hadn't even brought up the bodyguards yet, and that was mainly because he didn't want to alert this man just yet.

"Not really, I would prefer to not get accused of something vile which I didn't commit," Ashton replied.

Soon they both calmed down, and the talk shifted to their work.

"How have things been going with work?" Will asked.

This was a question that was very easy to start a new topic about and make the atmosphere better. Moreover, he was also a bit interested in what was going on in Allen pictures.

"Everything is pretty well, actually. Our movies are going good. Same with the other businesses. But these days, the only thing I hear at work is news about you."

"About me being in a coma?"

"Everything. Oh yes, are you really going on with [Spiderman] for your next? You have not announced it yet, but it's already being talked about everywhere in Hollywood. From what I know, the comics are doing pretty well these days. Even an animated show is coming."

Both began talking as if they were good old friends meeting for lunch.

And just like Ashton mentioned, Will's next movie, which was going to be [Spiderman] was still something that has not been announced to the public yet.

Although nothing was announced officially, there had been a lot of rumours about Will's next project. Among different rumours which barely cover the truth, like him making a movie about space cats or about time travel, Will's next movie being [Spiderman] was true.

It was only a matter of time till the information got confirmed.

"Yeah, it would be [Spiderman]. The rumours are true. I am planning to get to it soon because it would be better if it gets released by the start of the year. That kind of is the reason why I feel like I need to get back to work soon."

Will replied. He did not hide the fact that what his next movie would be from Ashton as he would find out sooner or later..

Thinking about Will's words, something popped in Ashton's mind. Although he was aware of the possibilities of what his next movie would be, he never knew when the movie would be released. In fact, his words seemed to make him realize something suddenly.

"Then there are a lot of chances that our movies could clash next year at the box office. Allen Studio is shooting a movie which we are planning to release next year too. It's pretty big, and we are investing a lot in it." Ashton muttered his thoughts out.

Will smiled, hearing the words coming out of Ashton.

"Is that so? Then I really hope that both of our movies will do great." He smiled.

After that, they started to talk a bit more about work. Ashton talked to Will about the current situation in Hollywood and the rumours going on about him. He also congratulated Will on how good [Friends] had been doing after its release.

The conversation ended after half an hour, and Ashton stood up after a while.

"There are not many creators like you in Hollywood. You should take care of yourself a bit more, Will." Ashton said with a smile.

"Sure will do," Will said and saw him walk away from the room, closing the door behind him.

After a while, Will wasn't able to stop himself from frowning.

"Bastard."

Will said finally.

Until now, he had been experimenting with Ashton to see if he had any involvement with the assassination attempt. Although he had his doubts, a confirmation was still necessary.

And the result was in front of him.

[Envy, Sees you as an equal, Manipulative]

These vague emotions said it all to Will. After all, it didn't take a genius to figure out what was happening.

As soon as Will had woken up, he received multiple notifications from the system, which was usually quiet until his movies were banging the Hollywood.

[The system's neglect of the host's self-defense is deeply regretted.]

[As compensation, the host is given the 'Eyes of Discernment'.]

[A new part has been added to the System shop. You can now buy various types of Martial arts and self-defense skills from the system.]

[Eyes of Discernment

Passive skill

The host can see the target's emotions, putting their inner feelings on display. This can be used to save you from people with malicious intentions.]

He had already checked the system store, and there were quite a lot of new things added there with martial arts like Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Muay Thai and even kickboxing available for purchase.

But he could only buy them when he was in good condition, as according to the system, his current body wouldn't be able to handle the amount of muscle memory.

'I just want to get back to work.'

Will sighed inwardly but felt a sense of security.

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Chapter 188:

After a few more days of being admitted in the hospital, Will was finally out. And the best thing for him was that this was the day he finally got to sleep in his own bed after a long time. His bed was one of the few things that he really liked and it was very comfortable to sleep in it for him.

The very next day after he got home, he decided to take a break and not work. Because, after the incident with Collins, there were things that gained his attention. He realised that if he really died one day, he might literally be all alone. After the incident, things started to show itself in front of his eyes.

He realised how he was always working. With no break, and while even ignoring people around him who were there for him, he was continuously working. The fact that he did not have any friends started to hit him like a hard cold brick in the face.

Even if Jeffery and him had a relationship to be called as friends, apart from work they had never met outside to meet or talk properly. It was the same with Robert and he was more like a mentor to both Leo and Andrew.

Although it never bothered him too much before, he started to notice it after he almost died.

'Everything flashes before you when death comes knocking. It's called Life.'

Will felt this quote to the core.

He also remembered how June was always there for him. But due to all the work and everything else, he had ended up neglecting her unlike anything ever.

Thinking of all the situations, people and his own relationships, he thought that it would be better if he started to notice people.

Because if one day, he died, he knew that there might be no more than a few who would actually mourn for his death.

On the other hand, the only reason why he became such a workaholic was his system; the system naturally made him think as if he had a responsibility to make every type of movie that this world had not seen before.

He knew that making movies that do not exist here was his goal and easy path to success, yet if he tried making every movie that people here had not seen before, it would take him decades; if not centuries.

Because of that, he tried to give his everything to make movies and grow his business, but in the end, it only made him more lonely.

For all such reasons, he decided to take a week off and mend things as much as possible. Things like his relationship with June and the other people in his life, such as Jeffery, Robert and Leo.

He spent a lot of time with June at home, watching movies and just enjoying each other's company. He even called Jeffery, Robert and Leo to his home to hang out as even if he wanted to go out, the paparazzis would swarm them with the amount of attention they were giving him.

It seemed like his popularity had increased exponentially after coming back from a coma.

Like this, his break went on until the last day of his break arrived. As he was already bored of being home, he decided to go on a date with June.

But he knew that paparazzi won't let them be, so he made a plan.

He informed Amanda to secretly inform media companies that Will and June would have a date in the five star hotel where Will had already made reservations so that they would not focus any attention towards them.

It was mainly to divert their attention and get some nice time together.

"Are you ready?" Will questioned with a light smile as June came out from the bedroom, ready for the date.

"Yeah, you look happy, Will." She mentioned it while walking out of the house.

"We have not been on a date for a long time. That's why." Will said and opened the door of the car for her.

Will walked around the car and got in.

"Where are we going?" June asked.

"You will know soon. I just want some relaxing time today." Will said, starting the car.

They both took off. During the small ride, they kept talking about random things that happened during the week. It was just small talk but the atmosphere around them made them look very happy.

In the end, the car stopped at a small cinema hall.

"Here we are, put on the mask so no one would recognize you, oh and take this hat. It would be a problem if anyone saw us here and posted a photo on social media." Will said, passing on the mask.

He knew that both of them would look a bit suspicious but it was better than nothing. Moreover, if they don't stay at one spot for a long time, people would not focus on them a lot.

June, who understood what he said, wore the mask and got out of the car.

Will grabbed June's hand and they walked hand-in-hand inside the cinema hall.

"What are we even watching?" June asked in a whisper and looked over at Will

"An indie movie called [Together at Last]. I heard he got good ratings. Oh, there's the poster!"

June looked at the poster that stood beside the poster of an action movie. A couple was holding hands while looking at each other in the poster. It was a very generic poster.

After paying for the tickets and buying popcorn, they went inside of the theatre to watch the movie.

"So, you like it? It's always like the time when we were not famous." Will asked as soon as they got in.

"It's fun." She said quickly, while more people kept walking inside the theatre. Her focus moved on to them and she smiled back again at Will. "A small theatre, a movie, popcorn and you beside me sure does sound fun," She whispered as if she only wanted Will to hear that.

The movie started and throughout its running minutes, everyone including Will and June enjoyed it. [Together At Last] was a rom-com movie where a couple decided to split up as they wanted a break and tried to date other people.

Both of them even find different people and try to help each other by becoming friends but their relationship eventually falls out and a lot of drama happens but Will thought that it was portrayed in a very subtle tone and didn't seem too overbearing.

The movie ended with both of them realising their feelings, and getting back together, eventually deciding to marry.

It was pretty generic and simple.

Nevertheless, the movie was wholesome and everyone including June enjoyed it a lot. It was not the brightest idea but was executed very well with good jokes and strong performances.

"That was really good." She said with a smile as soon as the movie ended.

As the credits rolled, June and Will stood up and sneaked out of the theatre, trying to reach the car quickly and get out of here as staying in the theatre too much meant their identities could be in danger.

"Where are we headed next?" June asked playfully as she was having a great time today, finally going on a date with Will.

"Obviously to eat something, aren't you hungry?" He asked while igniting the gas of the car.

"Very hungry indeed. What do you think would have happened if the couple didn't get together?" June asked, looking at him.

"A sad ending. They are better suited to be friends but no one said friends can't be good husband and wife. Moreover, it's good the ending was happy. There's too many sad endings in rom coms these days just to make them realistic."

The whole ride till the restaurant, they kept talking about the movie and other things. After a week of full freedom, Will's mood was good and even June was feeling great considering how much time he has been giving her recently.

"How did the filming of [Terminator] go? Tell me about everything." Will asked, looking at June.

They were in the restaurant that Will had made reservations for, and as soon as they entered it June smiled muttering 'looks wonderful' due to how good it looked. After they reached the chairs, they started talking about different things. Will wanted to ask about how June's work has been going since quite a long time, but he did not get the perfect opportunity. But with how things have been flowing with the conversation regarding work, Will thought it is the perfect moment to ask.

It was also mainly because he knew James Cameron was a strict director, he wanted to ask how it was for June.

"Well, Charlie tried to flirt with me, basically wanting to hook up with me," June said while looking Will in his eyes.

"What did you do? That guy is known for hooking up with actresses. I heard rumours that he thinks he's very attractive as he has a great body and is popular." Will questioned, raising his eyebrows.

As June was going to work with him, he obviously had gotten a lot of background information on him.

"I slapped him." June said casually. Hearing the words, a chuckle slipped off Will's lips and June joined him for a few seconds.

Will thought to himself that he would handle things about Charlie later. He had enough connections to make people like Charlie remember to not move past their lines.

"I'm very sure [Terminator] would give you the fame you deserve." Will said after a while.

June shook her head at the thought and said, "I don't know about that but there is something I wanted to say."

She said, hesitating a bit and suddenly looking a bit odd, like she was trying to tell him some sort of secret.

"What is it?" Will questioned looking at her.

"I'm thinking of starting a studio."

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"I'm thinking of starting a studio," June said in one breath, observing Will's reaction.

These words took Will by surprise. He was taken aback by what she had suddenly said and the question he had in his mind was written on his face.

"Where did the idea even come from?" Will questioned as soon as the words left her lips.

As far as Will knew June, she was passionate about acting. In fact, he did not expect her to get an idea about filmmaking or ask him this question, especially today. Usually, it would only be fair for an actor or actress to grow a passion for filmmaking after working on the process for so long, but it came out in June and threw Will off-guard.

"I'm thinking about it for a while. You know I'm passionate about stories. I feel like this is the right decision in my career." June immediately clarified.

Will nodded at her statement. "I'm kind of curious, though. Why did you come to that decision? Is there any special reason?" He questioned, looking into her eyes.

He wanted to know the truth. She looked like she was very determined by how she sat straight in the chair, just leaning to the front with her hands on her lap. She didn't panic or hesitate even against Will's piercing gaze. And the latter understood that she was going to be adamant about this.

[Determined, A bit nervous, wants support.]

He looked at her emotions and they were more or less what he had guessed.

"I actually have been thinking about it for quite a long time. But chose to not tell it to you because I was unsure about it, and you were also not in the right mind to worry about anything else," June said with a meaningful smile.

"That was not my question though, I get all of it, but is there any special reason?" Will questioned calmly.

"Yeah, there are many, in fact. But the main reason is how my career trajectory and where it's heading. I want to change my career because of that. Of course, I adore acting and all, but being an actress also includes so many other things. Things that even you are aware of. For instance, gossip will surely go around no matter what I do to please everyone. Even if it's a lead role, there would be such situations. It's more like being an actress includes millions of stories behind and in front of you."

June took a deep breath. "And you know what, No matter how hard I try, when compared to a male lead in power, what I get is pretty small," June said.

"Hmm… Yes, I understand,"

"And, you mentioned before about [The Terminator, even if I got famous with it, it would take some more time for it to change. I want to change people's view of me and create an influence of my own in the industry," June muttered again.

She was right about so many things. In this world, in the current timeline, no matter how hard an actress tries to be someone who can be influential, and powerful, it's close to impossible. The main reason was that the studios believed that an actress could never pull people into the theatre.

It was this mentality that made them believe that a female lead is always smaller than a male lead. The conclusion would be the same even if the story is from a female lead's perspective.

In the last two years, June has come a long way. And something she had understood in this time was how she could never be someone on par with Will if she only focused on acting. And to have the confidence, or in simple words, to have the right to stand alongside Will, she realised her own filmmaking studio could make these dreams come true.

In fact, if she did not get into movie-making and continued to act, it was highly likely that she won't achieve what she wants.

Moreover, it was also a way for her to get more power as an actress and have influence over her role. Being an actress alone won't give her that until she stood firmly among the A listers.

One more thing was that she wanted to promote a lot of people. She had seen a lot of people not getting due credit according to their talents due to not having enough connections. Getting a film studio of her own was also a way to give them a ladder.

She wanted to promote the right talent instead of those who are famous just because of knowing other famous people.

"Well, I admire what you have learned and concluded from your experience. Honestly, I can understand all of it, and I'm glad you are already considering this as an opportunity in your life," Will said and smiled at her.

He also started to think about how stubborn and independent June is. Will's thoughts were clouded with remembering how he started the studio. He recalled how he had enough money, Jeffery and Benjamin on his side. In fact, everything that made him start the studio was the reason why it became a success, apart from his abilities, of course.

After a moment of reminiscing, he took a deep breath and stared at June. He was well aware of how June would say that she wanted to start all of it alone and from scratch. Yet, he decided to ask the question that June probably saw coming from miles away.

"I'm willing to invest in your new venture. What do you say?"

The conversation they were having was very civil. Looking at one another and talking was one of the great traits that any couple should have. And at times like these, being open, honest and straightforward with intentions was something June needed to be because if not, it would be her loss one way or another.

"Yes, I'd love to have your help with this. And, for the investment, you can get a part of the studio too," She continued further.

Will was surprised by her response, and he looked at her while raising an eyebrow in question, "That was something I did not expect. I'm surprised because I thought you were going to do it on your own," he said.

June gave a cheeky smile at his words. "If I'm going to do a business, the first rule is to take advantage of any of my connections. And currently, the biggest connection I have with Hollywood is you, and don't worry, I will try my best, so you don't have to face any losses." She said with a shrug as to the question, 'is it a deal?'.

When Will heard that, he felt like it was an interesting opportunity for him, especially because he would finally have a studio in Hollywood that he would be able to rely on. The other Big 6 were just after profits.

If June could successfully create a good studio, it would help him a lot in the longer run.

'It would also help when I'm going to be dealing with monopoly laws in the future, especially with my plans with franchises.'

He thought in his mind.

"Yeah, I believe in you. But, what about acting?" Will asked.

"Of course, I am not giving up on it. Being a filmmaker is just a way for me to get power in the industry. I will continue acting but for the next few months, I want to focus on making a movie."

From how her voice held confidence and even how her eyes looked at anything but Will, he knew that she must be talking with a plan in her mind. It was visible because of how she displayed her confidence in her words. The tone of her words made Will smile in pride.

"Why do I feel like you have a plan in your mind?" Will questioned.

"Of course, I do." June shrugged again.

"What is it?"

"It's something that might let my studio earn hundreds of millions without actually investing a lot of money. You don't even have to invest in this movie and I feel like if this works, I will pretty much get most of the funding necessary to run a studio." She said with a smile.

Will raised an eyebrow at that, curious about what June actually had in mind.

After the date with June, Will was a lot more clear-headed and felt refreshed. The only depressing thing plaguing his mind was Ashton and anyone else who might be harmful to him and his people. Not to mention even his bodyguards were acting weird.

'They were most likely on someone else's payroll.'

Although he had been putting this matter at the back of his mind, he hadn't totally forgotten it.

Thinking about this, he took out his phone and rang Jeffery's number.

…

The call went on for quite some time and once he was done, he opened his system panel.

The party incident was a wake up call for him and he wanted to be well prepared next time.

The best way to do this was to get the martial arts and weapon skills from the system and improve his own self-defence so that his reliance on bodyguards and such are kept to a bare minimum and on a professional level.

Although it doesn't necessarily guarantee his survival, it at least increased the chances.

'I actually feel like a fantasy protagonist looking for powers to save his ass from the villains…. Let's hope I don't turn out to be one, I would hate to have my peace destroyed.'

Will suddenly thought as he was sitting in his bedroom, surfing through the internet.

'Now that I have recovered, let's try to see the martial arts section now.'

It's been some time since he had recovered, and he didn't want to ruin his own break by diverting his attention. Hence, he had thrown the thoughts about gaining self-defence skills at the back of his mind for a while.

[Skill Purchase]

[Intermediate Wing Chun

Learn the martial arts that originate from southern China. It is a well-established self-defense Kung fu of the Asian continent.

Note: You'll still need to practice to catch up with the muscle memories.]

[Cost: 1,000,000 fame points.]

[Are you sure you want to purchase this skill?]

[Yes] [No]

He immediately pressed on no. No matter how great Wing Chun was, Will felt an inner aversion to it.

Moving further, Will saw many other martial arts, such as the famous Karate, Boxing, KickBoxing, Muay Thai, and even weapon-related skills, which teach how to wield weapons such as swords and spears.

'I am not in a fantasy world. Any good skill will do.'

In the end, Will ended up selecting two skills that he actually thought would suit him.

[Intermediate Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Learn the martial arts that originate from olden Greek. It is a martial art best suited for both offence and defence.

Note: You'll still need to practice to catch up with the muscle memories.]

[Cost: 1,200,000]

[Yes] [No]

[Intermediate Gunner

Learn the uses and functions of all basic guns. Be able to aim as precisely as a seasoned shooter.

Note: Doesn't need to be trained.]

[Cost: 2,500,000]

[Yes] [No]

Will clicked yes for both, and knowledge about various types of attacks, grappling techniques, defences and shooting experiences filled his head. After a while, when the memories were thoroughly etched in his brain, Will finally calmed down.

Walking to the wooden table on which a water glass was placed, Will felt an irresistible urge to break the wooden ply, just to know where he stood,

Without waiting any further, he pulled back his right hand and dived into the wooden table with his elbow, a cracking sound resounding soon after.

"I think I broke my arms…"

Will commented as he saw the pieces of wood lying around on the ground. Although the pain in his hand was unbearable, thankfully, his bones and joints were still intact.

"Time to move forward."

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Andrew's face was covered with sweat. He was tired and was panting for breath, yet he stood tall and ready. In front of him was a big muscular guy in a tracksuit just like Andrew, although the former had a furious expression.

"Push yourself harder, Andrew! You are so close!" He said, looking directly into the former's eyes.

In a swift second, the trainer grabbed Andrew by the collar and raised him to the air. Then putting him above his shoulder, he slammed Andrew to the floor.

"One more!" The trainer got off of the training ground, and another person who looked tall and lean walked onto the mat with an emotionless face.

"Start all over again!" The leading trainer, who stood a few steps away from them, shouted and kept observing the moves of the two youngsters in the mattress arena.

Andrew got a hold of himself. His eyebrows, covered with sweat, turned into a frown. He pursed his lips and clenched his fists. And once again, with the whistle of the trainer, they both started to tackle each other.

Just then—

"Andrew!" A voice suddenly came from behind, and he was on the ground in a split second, panting. It was the fourth hour of practice, and although he was a good learner, these moments challenged him to excel.

Everyone's eyes turned to look at the main entrance, from where three people stepped into the training hall. Andrew, who stood up right away, smiled at the faces of Will, Jeffrey and Alexia.

Will kept walking forward at the front of the trio and shook hands with the coach. And then, his shift focused on looking at the sweaty Andrew. Finally, the coach and the other trainers walked away, excusing themselves to the side.

Will observed the young man in front of him and was quite stunned by how good Andrew looked. Although he noticed the latter's change in body shape when Andrew visited him in the hospital, Andrew now looked healthier and more buff.

"I did not expect to see you here," Andrew said, looking at the three people.

When he saw the three walking toward him, it was genuinely surprising for Andrew. He was on the floor looking like a muddy pig with a rapidly beating heart, but as soon as he saw them, he instinctively stood up, although it wasn't much trouble because of the adrenaline rush from the practice.

"I'm finally back to work from today," Will replied.

Andrew's smile widened hearing the words, "I'm glad you are fine now, Will. Welcome back to work, I guess?" He asked jokingly.

"Yeah, thank you. The thing is, I wanted to meet you because the pre-production of Spiderman will start from today." Will said.

An 'Oh' passed his lips because he hadn't expected it to start as soon as Will recovered.

"Yes, and consider this a heads up. You will have a hard time from now on," Will said, walking towards the corner of the hall, and was followed by Andrew.

Alexia and Jeffery stood right where they were, watching other kids train.

"I think I'm ready," Andrew said with a confident smile.

"Hm… we will see that when the time comes. But, for starters, you will have to try so many costumes just to see what would fit the looks of Peter Parker. And when I say so many, I mean a hell lot," Will replied.

"Yes, I'm more than ready. The role you offered, I'm honestly ready to try anything and give my everything."

"How is your training? Is everything going well?" Will inquired.

"Five days of the week. If it explains, both gymnastics and Judo. As you said, with a little more help, I might be able to do all the stunts by myself, and yeah, training is the best part, and oddly enough, I'm enjoying every moment of it. It feels like getting ready to go to war with so much training," Andrew said, letting out a slight chuckle at the end.

"It's good if you feel that way. Dream Vision has already started casting. And things will move quickly now that I'm alive,"

"I came to meet you twice, one while you were unconscious. I mean, even though you could not hear anything, I actually prayed for you to get better. And well, you know the next time I met, you were awake," Andrew chuckled again.

Just then, Alexia walked towards them and said while looking at Will, "Sorry to interrupt, but the next meeting is in ten minutes."

"It's my cue to leave you, and I hope you train well. Hang in there. It is all for a good fine end," Will said, standing up and patting Andrew's shoulder.

"Thanks, Will. Take care of yourself," Andrew said and watched Will, Jeffery, and Alexia walk out of the training ground. It was a huge hall with metallic walls, every one of their steps echoed back. Watching the three of them walk out of the hall, Andrew sighed in contentment with a smile.

'I'm ready to do anything that can make me go higher in the industry, which I have always wanted,' he thought.

Will, Jeffery and Alexia walked out of the hall hand-in-hand.

"Andrew is a good kid," Jeffery muttered, getting a 'yeah' from Will.

They were still walking, yet Jeffery kept talking about how Andrew kept training even if the days were rough for him.

"I like the dedication he had shown to prepare for his role. And, Will, you sure have a good knack for finding good kids. The current Andrew looks as if he was made for the role of Spiderman. And the potential he has shown with all the hard work is exceptional," Jeffery kept talking while on the way to the meeting room.

"Yeah, he is a great kid. As for my luck, it's as if it is running out of fuel due to how much I use it these days," Will said with a mocking smile. Jeffery and Alexia both chuckled under their breaths.

"Like how you were lucky to survive the stab?" Jeffery said suddenly and regretted it in the next second. So to cover it up, he shifted the conversation. "Would Damon McDonald suit the role of green Goblin?" He questioned.

The meeting currently Will, Jeffrey and Alexia were about to attend was with Damon, who was about to audition for the role of Green Goblin. The Green Goblin was also known as Norman Osborn. Currently, Will wanted to meet him and see if Damon would suit the role look-wise.

Damon McDonald was a middle-aged Canadian man. He was an actor who was very famous for all the supporting roles he did. He had successfully made the jobs of directors easy in every one of the movies he took part in. In fact, this opportunity would be a wonderful gate for him to achieve the path he aims for. The main reason why Will had chosen Damon for the role was how he had managed to pull off the maniacal laugh in one of his movies exactly like how exactly William Dafoe did as the Green Goblin in the original movie.

Due to that, Will thought that Damon would make a good Norman. Initially, for the role of Norman Osborn, he had tried to find William Dafoe, but he successfully failed. Due to that, he tried to go with other available options. One of the closest candidates for the role was Damon.

"Miss June, how have you been?" The interviewer questioned June, who had the camera focused on her face.

She wore a suit, which gave off modern and classy vibes, and her make-up was neatly done to suit the lightning and the background. Since [The Terminator] was about to release in September, she was going through interviews left and right these days. She was currently at an interview for a MeTube channel with over 20 million subs, where people tuned in just to view updated news on Hollywood celebs.

Although she was doing so many promotions, it would normally be with one or two other co-actors, but the current one was a solo interview.

Ever since the release date was announced, people were crazy to know about [The Terminator]. After agreeing to some of the interviews, June was finally in the interview where she felt at ease due to how they had made her go through the questions before recording.

"Never felt better. You can call me June. How are you?" June replied, looking at the interviewer with a slight smile.

"I'm fine, thank you. Let's get on with the reason you're here. The new movie. Our whole audience is curious and eager to know anything about it, and we're curious as to what are your thoughts on your latest movie, [The Terminator]? How were the shoots, and most importantly, what were your first thoughts after understanding the movie's plot?"

"It has been a very wonderful experience working with the crew and getting to know each other," June said with a grin, "I need to mention how easy it was to work with everyone, and all in all, my only advice is that everyone must go and watch once it is released because I can assure you it would not waste your time in any way."

"That sounds wonderful, I can't wait till the movie is out. Another thing everyone watching at their home wants to know is how is Will Evans recovering? It seems he has become Hollywood's hottest news these days."

"Will is doing fine and just got back to work after– you know, the incident. He is doing great as ever," June simply answered.

"Is he planning to work on anything more? I mean, according to the sources, there already have been rumours on how Will has lots on his plate–"

"Will is talented and someone who knows what he does. I don't think anyone has to worry about him. He is doing great," June kept her smile throughout the response.

Although she had been facing a lot of interviews lately because of the movie promotion, almost more than half of the questions she was asked were about Will. Since he had become a trendy topic to talk about in Hollywood, the interviewers were finding ways to get to know him through interviews in June.

Although June answered every one of their questions politely, in the back of her mind, the intention to start a new studio ascertained more than ever because of all of this.

And she was well aware that if she decided to act annoyed by the questions, the tabloids and gossip websites would be full of her "throwing a tantrum". This was the last thing she wanted. After all, even though she knew most of her fame came from being related to Will, she wanted to get up on her own feet and confidently stand shoulder to shoulder with the young man she was in love with.

And the desire to start her own studio and make it the next big thing increased after she felt that she had no power or influence to stop such questions from the interviewers.

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"Hello Mr. Evans, it's so good to see you in person." Damon stood up as soon as Will entered the meeting room. Alexia had left to do some other work and Jeffrey had already gone to his office as Will wanted to talk to Damon alone.

"Just call me Will and have a seat." Will extended his hand to gesture for him to sit and he himself sat right in front of him.

Damon McDonald looked tall and average in size with a sharp face. He had this shrewd look about him, making him a popular choice to play villains.

As he glanced at Damon, an image of a businessman formed inside of Will's mind. Although he was wearing a white t-shirt with his arms rolled up to the elbow, he could easily pass off as a rich businessman because of how he gave off the vibes and his look.

"Thanks, and thank you for having me here today," Damon said calmly.

"No problem, let's get to business. Have you ever read Spiderman comics?" Will questioned.

"I actually never was interested in them. I just read the script. I found it very interesting. Do you think I should read the comics?" Damon questioned back.

Superhero movies weren't a trend of even something that directors had tried a lot in this universe, so even actors were not well versed in them.

Will nodded his head and replied, "Yeah, the thing is, you could actually learn a lot about the character, his story, his personality and whatnot if you give the comics a read. Norman Osborn is a character that developed throughout the story, so it would be easy at your end if you finish reading. It even had a lot of versions of himself in the comics." Will explained how reading the comics would help him get a better understanding of his role.

"Can I know a bit more about the character— if you don't mind? I mean your perspective of it." He questioned, still talking as if he was walking on thin ice.

From his years in the industry, he had met various types of directors. Since he was not aware of what kind of a director Will was, he had to focus more on what questions he would ask and what types of answers to reply with.

Even if he was young, Damon knew Will was a genius.

Will thought for a bit before giving out an answer. "He is an ambitious and overly obsessive man who chose work over family, which is mainly his son, Harry Osborn. Even though he was callous toward him, he did show that he cared about him to a certain degree. He also liked Peter Parker the Spider-Man, who is obviously the main character, and he saw the latter as the son he never had. On the workfront, he's a very big businessman and scientist." Will explained in short.

"What about the big picture? I mean, about Green Goblin?" Damon asked.

"I was getting to that after the in-character description. Anyway, as you know, Normon Osborn is also known as the Green Goblin. In fact, he is one of the main antagonists in Marvel comics of Spiderman. He became Green Goblin after ingesting a serum that increased his physical abilities yet in the process drove him to insanity. Green Goblin is kind of like a split personality under him." Will kept explaining and Damon was nodding thoroughly without muttering a single word.

"Osborn initially started off as an uncaring and manipulative, yet troubled, paranoid, disturbed and anti-social businessman, willingly sacrificing others for the sake of his goals and those qualities became extreme when he became Green Goblin. About his weaknesses, His only two weaknesses are his own complete instability and ego, which has clouded his judgment frequently. He believed that he is so powerful and above everybody else, that it makes him underestimate his enemies, and believe that 'not even death can defeat him', which oftentimes can be exploited and leads to his defeat. Also, his own megalomania can be a major weakness, as his desire to become powerful can be exploited against him," Will kept continuing.

"Fair enough," Damon said at the end of Will's character analysis. "What about the stunts and the costumes? From what I see, I bet there must be lots of stunts for the character?" Damon questioned Will.

"We can hire a body double for the stunts, and the costumes, don't worry about them. The team is working on them, and they will be ready once you are ready," Will replied.

"If you don't mind, I think I can give it a try to do the stunts on my own. Would that be a problem?" Damon questioned.

The question made Will add some more plus points in the book of Damon in his mind, due to how he remembered even William Dafoe did ninety percent of his own stunts. Due to the fact that the actor himself was doing the stunts, his costumes were made agile instead of the more bulky ones that Sam Raimi and his team had decided previously.

Will shook his head instantly. "Of course not, I'll make the arrangements."

The reason Damon wanted to do his own stunts was because recently he had an uneventful experience with an action movie he did at the start of the year.

Since the genre was action, it obviously had an uncountable number of scenes with stunts, fights, and everything that would need a body double. Unfortunately, the movie flopped and the critics had criticized him a lot for the action sequences.

The reason was how artificial they looked because of the poor editing skills that the director and producer had agreed onto. A lot of critics had mentioned Damon and said how the actor could not pull off action movies, and had mentioned how the movie was rated low due to all of it.

Though, he wasn't the sole reason for the flop, it had hit him hard.

Because of that, he wanted to try doing his own stunts instead of relying on a body double which could possibly make things worse– if anything.

"Okay," Damon muttered to himself while his eyes locked in the file that Will brought with himself.

"Yes, so back to the character, one of the main reasons why I chose him was his bond with Spiderman– The father-son dynamic. It is better if you understand the subtle points when it comes to the character of Norman Osborn. And Green Goblin is equally if not more interesting. They are pretty much two different people and there's a lot of things about him that you would need to incorporate."

"Sounds interesting," Damon said and chuckled under his breath.

"You will understand a lot deeper into his character slowly, so, what do you think about him?" Will questioned.

"He is a cool character, of course a villain, but the importance is as much as Spiderman in the whole story in my opinion," Damon said without any hesitation in his face. "I think Normon and Peter's relationship is a major emotional point too and I really like how the plot goes on." he continued further.

"So, you think you can do the role?" Will asked.

"Yes."

"How in the hell can you insult Will Evans and try to hook up with his girlfriend? What were you even thinking?" A middle-aged woman shouted disappointedly at Charlie, the lead of [Terminator].

The woman was Linda Ray and in profession, she was the agent of Charlie.

Currently, she was heavily disappointed in his behavior due to what happened during the filming of [Terminator]. Ever since she heard what happened, she had noticed how things had been going down for him.

"It was just friendly flirting, I didn't think much while it was happening," Charlie said without giving much depth to what happened.

Linda's anger visibly increased at the unthoughtful words of Charlie. "You are just dumb, Charlie. You are acting in a movie where the main investor is Dream Vision, how can you not think of it before behaving like that? More than anything, you insulted the owner of it and tried to sleep with his girlfriend– That was a huge dumb movie considering how big Will is becoming in the industry."

Linda's tone was dislikable for Charlie's ears. He frowned at her and replied, "He is just a director with two or three hits. It's really not a big deal. You know who I'm right, an established star, don't make a big deal out of it, really."

"Nothing else matters when Dream Vision is continuously growing. Think how much it would grow in the near future considering that every project it owns earned over $100 million. Here's the part you should worry about–"

Charlie looked at her questioning 'what are you saying?'

"There's a high chance that you probably won't get any more roles in any movie that Dream Vision invests in. I was hoping that you will get more and more roles with them but now it's all gone. You might even lose out more things." Linda explained what kind of a situation Charlie is in.

"I can't believe you are saying this to me!" Charlie's anger increased with every word Linda said. It was almost as if he was not hearing what she was trying to say.

"We lost the project with OP Studio." Linda said in a single breath.

"What? The director actually liked me." Charlie was surprised to hear how they had lost the project even though he was so sure the director liked him.

"I heard Will Evans had a hand in it, but even if he doesn't, you totally screwed up your reputation. I got to know that Dream Vision is trying to get information on you, and OP Studio wants to cooperate with Will no matter what. They won't work with someone Will doesn't like," Linda said angrily.

Charlie was speechless hearing her words.

"Next time, try to think from your head instead of your dick. Just know, your career is at stake because of your actions."

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Spiderman movie's casting for the other characters of the movie had already started. Many actors and actresses, established or not in the industry, applied for auditions, considering how huge it would be and the potential that Will showed with every one of his works. Also, Dream Vision growing broader and higher was something in which every agency saw an opportunity.

Currently, Will, Amanda, Jeffery and the crew are having a meeting hurriedly. For the meeting, even the marketing team was present.

Although Will realised some of the faces, he could not seem to remember every name of everyone present. Nevertheless, the meeting was to discuss something fundamental regarding the marketing and promotion of [Spiderman].

"We will have a special team to do the task I have in mind. I want them to film everything behind the scenes, around the set and especially things behind the cameras that you would think which people would love," Will explained, looking at the front row.

Three men and two women were sitting, looking at him with a frown. Questioning 'what is this new thing that Will had come up with' – which they had plastered on their faces.

"But why? Won't that be extra work? Not to mention it would put a strain on the budgets." The man to the left corner asked, wanting to know the reason.

"That's the most important part. We will market behind the scenes before and after the movie's release. In short, watching these behind-the-scenes videos would be for two reasons: they would want to watch the movie, or if they have already watched and enjoyed it, they would want to know things that happened behind the scenes.

And also, in a way, giving insight about how we put all the elements together in a movie, would increase its value. People are already curious about how Dream Vision works, so we can take this chance to market ourselves and grab more attention," Will explained, looking at each of them.

"However, the main reason is, we are NOT creating just another movie. We are creating history. We can share the story of it if we film everything that happens behind the camera," Will finally muttered, grabbing everyone's attention.

The 'history' part he said seemed to turn tables in their minds, they nodded, understanding what Will explained.

"Yeah, you're right," Someone among the crew said while making everyone nod again.

"It will actually help people to connect deeper with the story and the movie if we provide them with video clips from behind the scenes. I mean, imagine when you get to see your favourite character, which would be acted by your favourite actor. How awesome would that be? Of course, the plus point of it would be when behind the scenes are out, and how they could enjoy the little things that are connected to the actor and their acting skills," A young lady with short black hair, who wore spectacles added while agreeing with Will's request.

"That sounds like a good marketing strategy," The man who ought to be the head marketing director implied with a meaningful smile.

"Furthermore, my idea can actually bring in lots of interest. The promotions can start right after we finish filming once we have the clips we need. And another thing, I want to target every country for promotions where Spiderman would be released," Will said.

"But that would be a lot of money to invest in marketing," Amanda spoke up, considering what Will mentioned.

Some of the eyes turned to look at her, while others focused on Will, who looked at Amanda as well.

"We won't be doing it all alone. Every studio in the Big 6 is interested in being a part of the movie. We can use their help and connections. We can focus on the deals as soon as possible because I believe we already got some people asking for it, right?" Will questioned Amanda.

"Yeah," she muttered back.

"Yes, moving on. I also want to announce the movie in the next Marvel Comics issue in every print. That would collect a lot of audiences even before the release since the demand for the comics is going high. We could release the cast like this too." Will's focus changed to Stan Lee and Ross.

"Sure," Ross replied as quickly as possible.

"So apart from all of it, we can also use the regular marketing strategies, like social media, movie websites, the press, and then after the movie, we can auction some of the props. The other teams can go into the websites, create quizzes, social competitions which are super trending these days," Will explained, looking at everyone.

Most of the marketing managers were taking notes or simply listening to Will. Sooner or later, they had to act on every suggestion he gave.

"And we should make arrangements with the other studios to increase the width of our targeted audience and make them market the ideas. Since it's not just two or three studios who are interested, I think we might get a great deal." Will explained.

"Yeah, that would be great. And also…"

The meeting about the marketing and promotional strategies of the next big hit went on for two hours more, where they discussed a lot from ideas to money, and then the budget to the estimated dates of the ideas Will presented.

"That would be it for today," Will said while still sitting on the chair.

A few whispers, 'okay's and some other replies were heard while they all stood up. In an instant, everyone walked out of the door while Stan Lee walked towards Will.

"I have a request," He said, and Will tilted his head in question. Stan Lee looked serious and looked like he had something very important to ask.

"What is it?" Will questioned.

"Can I play J. Jonah Jameson?" Stan Lee questioned, yet his voice was slightly layered with hesitance.

The question took Will by surprise. It was because Stan Lee had wanted to play J. Jonah Jameson even in his past life. Stan Lee wanted to play it, considering how Jameson was one of his favourite characters. Stan Lee had even admitted how much he wanted to do the movie, even auditioned for the role– but couldn't do it because he was not right for the part; he was considerably old.

J.K. Simmons finally played J. Jonah Jameson's character in Will's previous life. It has been mentioned how Stan Lee had gone on to be highly complimentary of Simmons' portrayal.

But in front of Will, Stan Lee stood wanting an answer if he could audition or not for the role.

"I have another plan for you in mind,"

"What is it?"

"I actually want the Spiderman movie to have a cameo from you. And if you can, in every Spiderman movie I make from now on," Will said, seeing Stan Lee visibly confused and calm.

"Yeah, sounds like a good idea, thanks," He relented. "I should get back to work," Stan Lee walked out of the room after smiling slightly at him.

Will understood the disappointment in Stan Lee's voice, but also, he thought it was for the better. Even in the original movies, Stan Lee from the other universe had cameos in different superhero movies.

Will could not give him the role because he had seen Simmon exist in this world. He saw J.K. Simmons act in one of the independent movies he had watched. Also, the actor was more or less working in Indie movies and was career-wise famous in film festivals.

After watching the movie, and Will confirmed that it was him, he contacted the agency to rope him in.

The Hollywood Weekly had an article published about how they had assumed things regarding [Spiderman, although when they have no specific information, yet got closer to things considering how paparazzi keep a close eye in the studio building.

New Movie release by Dream Vision; Will Evans — Rumours with Evidence

There had been rumours about how another movie by Dream Vision is being prepared and has been under pre-production for several weeks now. After Will was free from the coma and the hospital released him, it was mentioned that he took a week to himself, finally getting a break from the coma and the movies.

The discussions of a new movie started right after Will resumed working in Dream Vision. It has been mentioned that we could expect an announcement soon which could possibly give us more details about Will Evans' next project.

Accept it or not, most people in and outside of the industry await any announcement that Dream Vision has to make, considering how quiet it went after Will went into a coma for three weeks straight.

Regardless, there is some information that could possibly lead us to assume things before any sort of official announcement.

The main story would be how the Canadian actor—Damon McDonald is said to be acting in the new movie, considering how he was seen walking outside Dream Vision with a pile of papers in his hand. Damon was an actor who was famous for all the side characters he did during the last five years.

It would not be a miracle if Damon remained as an established actor in the industry after taking part in one of the movies which Will Evans would direct.

The new movie can be considered as something which is related to Marvel comics. The evidence is how the reporters claim that Will Evans had been seen going in and out of the Marvel studios quite often during the past few days.

Although we have a glimpse of who would be in the movie, the possibility of the rest of the assumptions being true are– fifty-fifty.

Nevertheless, we could possibly assume that the wait is worth the movie.

…

/DreamNote/

Hi guys, there's a good news and a bad news. First, let's get the bad news out of the way. Yesterday, the doctor found out I also have kidney stones and will need laser treatment, which will happen in a week or two once my typhoid is cured. So consider this a heads-up if the updates suddenly stop again.

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