My Hollywood System

by Cui Shi yi

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Chapter 193:

The day when Andrew could finally test the completed costumes and see if there's anything more that should be adjusted, had finally come after weeks of waiting for it.

Andrew was waiting for this day because he had been practising and building his body to ensure he had the perfect figure in front of the camera as Will requested.

And it made him happy knowing it was finally the day where he gets to wear the Spiderman costume himself and choose something that can make his reputation fly in the industry.

Will and Stan Lee were standing in the middle of a studio where the other people were doing the assigned task around them. Everyone was in fact busy with one thing or another.

Many tailors, designers, artists and people who were wanted at the moment were walking here and there. Andrew was inside trying to put on a costume which was made just from– with his measurements and everything.

"I wonder if it would suit him perfectly," Stan Lee said looking at the people in front of him.

"Even if it doesn't fit on the first try, it eventually will," Will said without showing any emotions.

Will had instructed the designers to make several costumes, both from comics and some from his own imagination. With everything he researched and liked, he had instructed them to make a costume based on a ps4 game costume of Spiderman.

For several obvious reasons, he wanted to keep the first movie's costume similar to Sam Raimi's. Will was very open to adding attributes for the costumes going forward — and with time.

"So, what do you think, should we make a natural webbing instead of making a web shooter in the movie?" Will questioned Stan Lee.

The question was something Will had to answer sooner or later. Something he was aware of from his previous world was that in most of the [Spiderman] movies, Peter Parker would always make web-shooters. But in the first movie, Sam Raimi made Peter Parker shoot webs naturally instead of Web shooters.

The original idea of it was from James Cameron who made the [Spiderman] movie during the 90s, but he dropped it, only for it to be picked up by Sam Raimi.

"It's a unique idea indeed, but why are you going with it?" Stan questioned.

"Well, the thing is, I just want the movie version of Spiderman to be a bit different than the comics. You know, if we take the entire concept into practical theory, it makes more sense than thinking that a teenager was able to make web shooters which are really scientific and are built from scratch. So, do you get it?" Will asked, looking at him.

The deal with the web-shooters in the previous world was much deeper than it seemed. Raimi's Spider-Man movies were bold adaptations of the source material, with just enough changes to make the films appealing to general audiences without losing sight of who the character is in Marvel Comics. And one such change was the web-shooters; in the comics, Peter Parker invents mechanical web-shooters to wear on his wrists that can shoot web fluid, thus allowing him to swing around New York City. The web-shooters are unique to Spider-Man and just because he was bit by a radioactive spider, that didn't mean he could also generate his own webs — at least, that wasn't the case until 2002's Spider-Man.

This also explained how things changed all the time during production; sometimes, entire storylines are scrapped, characters are cut or added, and for superhero movies, details were able to be tweaked.

"That sounds realistic, and I like the idea too. I think we should just go with it," Stan muttered.

Within a matter of seconds, Andrew came out from the little changing room, wearing a costume of Spiderman– a red and black costume. He was observing the costume himself while touching here and there in it, and Will and Stan Lee kept looking at him too.

Jeffery walked towards where Will and Stan were, and stood beside them because it was the very first costume that Andrew tried on.

"How do you feel?" Jeffery questioned, earning a chuckle from Andrew.

"I feel great actually, but can't move my arm, left one,"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a woman with a measuring stripe in her collar ran toward him and started asking questions while seeing how tight and why is it– in the costume.

"It looks great on him to be honest, his body shape developed a lot I can say," Will said earning 'yes's from Jeffrey and Stan Lee.

Soon after, Andrew was taken back to the dressing room to try something else. Within thirty minutes— which Will, Stan and Jeffery spent by talking about the ideas on [Spiderman, soon Andrew walked out wearing a blue and red; yet more blue colour spandex.

"How in the hell would I pee wearing this? Trust me when I say, I can hold it for just two more minutes," Andrew said and touched his crotch showing that he needed to use the washroom.

"Remove it, you are wearing something underneath, and run," a tall man with a notebook and a measuring tape said and helped Andrew to get out of the spandex.

"Oh hell, should we do something about it?" Stan questioned, looking confused with what just happened.

It was the second costume out of thirty different types, and he had to attend nature's call within seconds inside it. Stan Lee had the doubt of what if something like this happened during the times of filming. And if so, the entire design might have to adjust, and that too, in thirty more costumes.

Jeffrey looked at Stan and nodded, signalling that he had the same question.

The question amused Will in so many ways. It was how he suddenly remembered an interview where Tobey, Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield bonded, saying 'brotherhood' due to how they all found it hard to do nature's business considering how tight the costume was.

It was mainly because there was no zipper in the costume, but the only way out was to remove the entire costume in one go. Tom Holland even admitted how he had almost peed himself while wearing the costume and the whole situation made it more funny for Will, remembering every one of those incidents.

"Let's talk with the designers, hey!" Will shouted, grabbing the attention of a designer.

"Would it be possible to make a zipper or something, but which should be totally invisible to the cameras. I don't want any mishap in front of the cameras, but also I can't make the actor uncomfortable, so do you have anything in mind?" Will questioned in a single breath.

"I think I can do something about it. Don't worry,"

"Ah! My apologies!" Andrew came walking in again with a huge sigh, yet looked content. "That was a quick call I had to make," He said and stood in front of everyone to show off his costume.

"I feel like this is very flexible but tight as hell," Andrew said while grabbing the attention again.

By the next week, the casting crew, including Will, were able to find the other roles that had a space where the actor's name should be included. Nevertheless, Will was able to hire a bunch of actors and actresses who he was satisfied with– and even Stan Lee agreed to.

For the role of Harry, they were able to audition and agree upon Reagon Norris who had played the lead role in [500 Days Of Summer]. Will initially had the thought of how he would fit into the role perfectly in mind, and then the agency was more than happy to make him participate in the audition which made things smooth with the process.

For MJ, Will got Rachel Linden. She was the British actress who Will worked with– from [Sherlock Holmes]. The reason why he selected her was how he understood that she had a good grasp about the role and the understanding she showed with the character. Due to how she looked and how he thought she would make a good MJ, Will chose Rachel for the role. It took three days for him to confirm, audition and close the role of MJ, considering how enthusiastic Rachel was with wanting the role.

Apart from the crew, the costumes and the set were also selected and finalised by Will, considering how he wanted things to go faster. One morning, over coffee, he was talking with Jeffrey and the other crew members, they were going through every scene slowly and with the intention of covering up each moment of them.

….

September 13th, 2012.

It was finally the day when the premier of [The Terminator] was being held. After weeks of editing, completing sound, and being done with the movie, it was finally ready to be released in the eyes of the general public.

Before that, the premiere day came when actors and actresses from the crew got to watch the movie first. It was considered a huge event with lots of paparazzi, reporters and people holding cameras with flashlights continuously going on and off.

Nevertheless, these sorts of events were pretty normal for actors and actresses who had sacrificed months of their lives for a single movie.

Sitting in the car were Will and June. Outside, it was visible how so many people were standing in front of the main entrance, just to get pictures, ask questions and know more about the premier or their life, with devices which might save or ruin lives for the day.

June looked nervous for a few seconds. It was her very first premier where she went in as a lead. Thousands of questions hushed her brain and kept making things worse for her —- she was more worried about how people would take her character and how she performed.

"Hey, it's alright. It will be alright," Will said, taking her hand in his.

June turned to look at him from the window, where she kept gazing the whole time.

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Chapter 194:

"Kill Robots Are Here: The Terminator!"

"In and out of the screen– A suspense tale; The Terminator"

"Starring Emerging Actress June, and A-Lister Charlie, This Year's Biggest Sci-Fi Flick Is Here"

"Sci-fi Genre Enters New Era?!"

"Charlie's New Movie: IS IT WORTH IT?"

"Things you might not know about the new movie: The Terminator!"

"Things to know before you watch The Terminator!"

After the release of [The Terminator, it got a lot of reviews that could possibly make a stranger to the movie industry be confused and amazed at the same time. It was mainly because almost every review was positive and the rest were mostly mixed reviews. Nevertheless, there were a few negatives once too, although they didn't impact much one the ratings.

The movie had created a lot of buzz and the feedback was overwhelming. The positive comments included, how good the storyline was, how talented the actors and actresses were, how close the music and the storyline clicked, and the execution of the script by the director.

Meanwhile, the negative comments explained how the timeline when compared to the story is so dumb. Majority of the negative comments had mentioned how 'late' the movie had been released, and had explained that if the movie was released around five to ten years ago, it would have been much better and realistic. Regardless, the majority of the people's ideas were dead stopped on the fact that the movie had enough marketability to attract an audience—which was a good thing considering how it would help to generate profits.

Yet, altogether the critics, the reviews, good and bad, all in all, it was a part of a marketing plan of the Dream Vision Studio. They had asked MeTubers who were solely focused on Hollywood movies to create and share reviews of [The Terminator].

For a good price and fair deal, majority of the requested MeTubers had accepted the request.

A day after the premier, they were invited to a private screening event at the studio.

Considering how they gave out a lot of exposure in the eyes of Hollywood fans, Dream Vision had specifically asked them to not do only positive reviews. In fact, the company mentioned how they could be truthfully honest while giving out their review in public. It was mainly because the movie creators were confident in what they had created and were aware, if anything, this whole review thing would increase their fame.

The reviews in fact were used just to spread the word; a way of promotion, yet an honest path.

[The Terminator] Review:

Angelina Ross

The Terminator is a Sci-Fi/Action Thriller directed by James Cameron and I had the fortune of being invited to the premiere a few days back, on the 13th. Starring June Roberts, and Charlie Wesley, the movie might prove to be the first huge scale success for June Roberts and establish herself as a leading Action Hero.

Plot Summary:

In distant future, John Connor is destined to lead the war against machines. So a Terminator(Charlie) is sent back in the past to kill John's mother, Sarah Connor(June Roberts) before he's even born. However, a human soldier, Kyle Reese(Sam Angelo) is sent back at the same time to protect Sarah from the Terminator.

Review:

Will Evans has once again come up with an entirely fresh and new concept for this movie, and his direction magic worked. Screenplay is very engaging, and grabs the audience throughout the movie.

Direction was focused on action and horror throughout the entire film and the "no fear, no pity, no pain" nature of killing machine Terminator is discreetly shown. And sequences are put in such a way that the Terminator can be shown from its human-like appearance to fully exposed machine endoskeleton. Overall it's a great visual treat for movie lovers.

Acting:

As the movie focused more on the antagonist, Charlie had a huge pressure to justify the role as he had been previously criticized for his strange expressions, figure and voice. But the qualities, previously considered as flaws, worked wonders for him in the movie. The winning physique, machine-like voice, wide and large torso and a height of 6'2″ felt like he—Charlie was made for the role. There couldn't be a better alternative according to me. Again, required unique expressions for an expressionless machine were performed amazingly. June Roberts did justice to her role, and she had a role of getting afraid and running away from her killer. Sam Angelo was very good too as a soldier, but Charlie was the center of attention all the way.

Music and Visuals:

The Music department did a very good job for the BGMs. The chase sequence music especially gives more intensity to the scenes. It's a strength for the movie. During the early 80's, visuals were not that advanced, and stop motion shots were taken in many places. Still considering the time, visuals are pleasing.

Final Notes:

The Terminator was praised worldwide for its fast pace and impressive action sequences. It continues to be an influence in the Sci-Fi genre.

I'll rate the movie 8/10 personally. It's a treat to watch and recommended as a must

Watch.

A kid was walking by the side of the road to get inside his favorite comics from the comic store. Ever since he was little, his parents had made him try various comics and he grew up—being thirteen year old, he wanted to check out every new released comic.

"I loved the movie, darling. Thank you so much for taking me there," The girl kissed the guy on the cheek.

"[The Terminator] was so good indeed, I mean—the way that…"

While passing a couple on the side of the road who were talking, standing in front of the bookstore, the kid heard what they were talking about. Since he was not that much aware of what they were talking about and more than anything; he was excited to buy the newest comic which should be published by now, he did not give any heed for the conversation, yet continued walking.

"Jeremy, did the new issue of Spiderman arrive?" The kid questioned the bookstore owner.

Since the little guy would come often, every once in a week, they had become so much closer. Sometimes, the kid would even spend hours sitting and reading books or comics until he feels like it was too late and he should head back home. Until then, he would keep reading.

Jeremy, who was a middle aged man with no kids, adored the kid who came often to the store. During the times the kid would spend extra time, Jeremy would even offer snacks for him.

Jeremy nodded, answering the guy and pointed towards the front counter which had all sorts of comics placed in order and the new arrivals to the front. The kid who turned his back to Jeremy, walked towards the counter and took the Spiderman comic which was on the front of the row.

Taking the comic to his hand, one of his habits was to uncover the glory of the front page with his eyes. So he roamed through every bit of the front page, and landed his eyes on the words:

Spiderman live action adaption by Will Evans!!!

He ran back towards the counter and looked the old man in the eyes, "Is this real?!" Excitement was evident in his voice.

Listening to his question, a slight smile appeared on Jeremy's face. "Yeah it is, it is all over the internet,"

Inside the office, Amanda and Will were discussing the announcement of the [Spiderman] movie and the release of the movie, [The Terminator]. They were discussing the profits they made and the conversation started with how well it has been doing ever since the first screening of the public.

"….I mean, it bombed around fifty six million dollars in the opening week, I'm pretty sure that it will reach between one-hundred and fifty to three hundred million dollars. Even though for now the original budget has not been covered, I think it will break even by next week. And then, the rest is profit," Amanda said.

Will nodded, agreeing to Amanda's statement. "Sounds like good news. We will keep on maintaining this record of not letting a movie related to DreamVision tank in the box office, and that is something huge in my opinion," Will said with a meaningful smile which reached his eyes.

In his mind, he was not one hundred percent happy with the outcome. The original [The Terminator] movie was a classic. The main reason why this movie wouldn't reach that level is because it's too late, at least one whole decade late.

In fact, Will was aware how [The Terminator] would become a huge franchise but would never reach the glory of getting the movie into the iconic level and have its effects which the movie had in his previous world. Although he knew he could never expect the same reaction for everything he made— he was aware how his goal was to create movies better than originals or even close.

Although he did not show it in front of Amanda or anyone else, he had expected the movie to reach the level of being iconic, he was disappointed due to that. Yet, he was content knowing it would become a hit which is already one even after it has only been just a week of release.

"Well yeah, it's fine. We invested just because June and James Cameron anyway," Will said aloud trying to explain why he should not be disappointed—to himself.

"Yes, it's explosive, at least online. So, it will be fine," Amanda mentioned as a matter of fact.

"How about the announcement of [Spiderman]? Was it good?" Will be questioned again.

"Yeah, it's a hit,"

The announcement became a hit making all the kids who were fans of the Comics of Spiderman, exclaim and show how excited they were. Even in Sparrow, the fact that such a new movie was in its way was trending which made almost every Hollywood fan cry in the need of wanting to watch the movie soon.

The words gave a sweet feeling as honey for the mind of Will.

"They are planning to send Andrew for a talk show to get some visibility," Amanda said, earning a nod from Will.

"It's time to get back to the director's seat," Will muttered.

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Chapter 195:

The set was all ready to start filming in Los Angeles. It was the first day, and the sunny LA was looking enthusiastic for how the day began. The whole crew was occupied with their work, some were busy handling the equipment, and others were busy making the cast look good.

The extras were here and there, observing, chatting and looking at everything that was happening around them. There were two three camera cranes and people on the crew were walking here and there doing their own thing.

The teams were doing their own thing. Sound managers were focused on the sound equipment and the lighting crew were already running here and there with boards holding in the air, to get a good view.

Will stood in front of Andrew, who was already in his costume, and had his make-up done neat and tidily; which in fact looked natural as his own face. He was wearing a leather jacket over a check t-shirt, and with glasses he looked as if he was the geek type of students in highschool.

"….As I was saying before, I want you to run, shouting 'stop the bus!'. Like the run must look real, because it would be perfectly taken from the side mirror of the bus. Your facial expressions should show worry, hurry and everything that a kid would possess while trying to catch the bus which seemed to give no heed of your call," Will said, earning a nod from Andrew who looked slightly tensed.

"The cameras would be placed there, there and at that corner," Will mentioned pointing where the cameras were placed and was in position to start the shooting. "We would take a short and a long shot of you running, and after that we could get into our next scene from where the camera would be inside the bus.

"Okay."

"We are going to do the scene in multiple shots, so you can relax," Will said and hesitated a bit before trying to say the other words he wanted to tell Andrew. "Try not to seem too cool, just don't act all chill, put up a nervous face I don't mind,"

Will had once mentioned the same thing to Andrew because he wanted to avoid the 'coolness' that so many people had criticised about the Spiderman in Amazing Spiderman.

"Yeah, gotcha," Andrew said. "It would be no problem, but if there's anything, I know you'd say, also, the rehearsals went so good right? I remember my lessons so it would not be that hard to 'not be cool'," He joked with a low chuckle but his eyes showed how nervous he looked.

"Hey, don't be tense, remember how we did it the first day? It's inside you," Will said, patting him on the shoulder and going to where his director seat was.

Andrew nodded seeing Will walk away and calmed himself down. He then walked towards Jeffery.

"Is it ready?" Andrew questioned which Jeffrey replied by a brief nod.

The location was a street, and there were already people who were strangers and completely out of the movie set walking in the sidewalk.

Thus, shootings began, and the first scene of Andrew running towards the bus, shouting on top of his lungs, just the words 'STOP STOP! STOP THE BUS!' over and over which was perfectly done in a single shot.

"Cut! It was a good shot, Andrew!" Will said after looking from the little monitor. The cameras were placed on different positions and Will had to make sure from all the positions, the shot was neat and clear.

"And here we are, the next scene would explain what Peter Parker exactly is in the real world. He is basically someone who gets bullied and this first scene is exactly something that perfectly shows it. All of the expressions should explain how Peter was shown as an outcast. The laughs and the mocking faces of the people at his own age was a perfect shot before, and now, MJ—Rachel, come forward repeating your dialogue, okay?" Will questioned while the girl, Rachel Linden who was chosen to play the role of MJ nodded.

"Flash, Jesse Dunlap is your name right?" Will asked from the guy who sat next to Rachel.

"Yes, sir," Jesse replied, scratching behind his neck.

"So, I hope you know the role, it's quite important in the beginning as you're the MJ's boyfriend and the bully of Peter, so, what I want you to do is, when the camera focuses onto you, you should have a smug smirk, with your arm over MJ's shoulder, and then for like a a milli-second, look at your girlfriend, okay?" Will asked and Jesse nodded.

"Everyone! Are we clear? The reactions that I explained individually would be taken to the scene so do not miss anything, also, don't wait till 'your turn' comes over, just be natural about a pathetic guy who runs to catch the bus. Let's take a shot and discuss what and what could be improved, ready?" Will asked a bit louder while everyone shouted saying yeses.

"Do not forget any of the dialogues, okay, I'm walking down."

"Quiet on set!" Will said and walked out from the bus.

The locations were changed from the previous set, and everyone was in front of a university. The university was taken while there were real students walking in and out of the university. It was named as the 'Columbia University's Science Department' in the comics.

Somehow, Will's team had to take off things that were uncontrollable for Will. The scene was where Norman Osborn and Harry Osborn were first introduced to the movie. The scene itself explains a lot considering what kind of an image a person who doesn't have any idea about Peter Parker gets once watching the movie.

It goes from a guy with no friends and gets bullied to a guy who has a friend, and is smart.

"Cut! One more please, Quiet! Set…."

Since it was the very first time the scene was being taken, it had been more than four times they were trying, but all the four times it was a complete mess. Will felt as if the actors were not possessing what was needed for the scene.

"Cut!" Will said, grabbing everyone's attention.

Since he was a bit far from the set, he stood up and walked towards them to ask what was actually wrong.

"What is wrong guys? The chemistry, I don't see it. The dialogues are on point, and even the acting is fine if we take each role individually, but I don't see the chemistry, the build up and in fact the scene feels empty, why were you looking like you were exaggerating, Damon?" Will questioned Damon who was playing the part of Norman.

The scene included how Harry would come out of the car, yelling at Pete, and then Norman coming out of the same car, giving Harry his school bag because he had left it in the car. This was the place where Peter Parker, who knew who Norman was from the beginning, met him for the first time.

"Let's try one more time. Damon, I want a small smile—a very slight one to be in your face when Peter says that he did a paper out of your experiments. And at the same time, Raegen, a slight jealousy would look nice. It would be mainly because of the fact that your father looks at your friend in a way he never did to you. The chemistry that I'm talking about includes real emotions, and Andrew, you are doing good so far considering you already are into the role," Will said with a frown which was in his face due to the rays of sun which clouded their faces during the afternoon.

"Yeah okay," Damon said and walked back inside the car to start the shot again.

Will and everyone else went back to where they were to start from scratch. During the final cut, Will was aware that the scene would mainly focus on Norman and Peter, but nevertheless, he wanted to get the best out of every actor that shows their role in the set.

He knew that it could lead them to take their role seriously and it might even help in the process of the character growing in them.

"Quiet on set please!" Will said.

"Action!"

The clapperboard made a clap sound in front of the camera, while the filming of the scene started right away.

"Pete!" Harry said walking out of the car with a displeased look from the conversation that his father and he had.

"Hi, Harry," Peter replied, turning to look at Harry.

"Hey, man. What's up?" Harry questioned back.

"Harry, won't you be needing this?" Norman walked out of the car, jogging a bit as he showed the bag which Harry left in the car.

"T hanks, dad. Um, Peter, may I introduce my father, Norman Osborn." Harry said taking the bag and still he had his frown in his face. Peter was looking at Harry's dad with a smile as well.

"I've heard so much about you," Norman said with a smile, and Peter gave up so many expressions which yelled the emotions of him respecting the person in front of him. It was shown clearly because of how good Andrew's acting skills were.

"I live with my aunt and uncle, they are proud," Peter said while Will's announcement to stop the shooting was heard.

"Cut! Let me check," Will muttered quickly and took some minutes to check from the screen. He focused on both the cameras that were placed left and right to Peter and Harry. The expressions were better than before, but he noticed how Damon still looks not calm enough for the role.

"It's lunch break!" Will said everyone to hear, while the people on set and the crew dismissed within minutes.

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Chapter 196:

"Well, to be honest I really thought that you would end up dying, the wound was pretty deep, doctor said," Robert said

"Yeah, me neither. Felt like I went to heaven and came back," Will said jokingly but inside only he would know what he went through. Currently Robert and Will were talking while standing on the left of the set.

Robert had come around to meet Will twice while he was in the hospital. Now they were meeting once again and the former started the conversation by saying how he was worried, and then the rest of the discussion just started flowing.

After meeting Will twice, he had to fly away for some shooting—but as soon as he got time, coincidentally another photo-shoot was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, right where Will was filming [Spiderman].

"Yeah, I don't doubt you on that one," Robert said. The entire conversation was flowing in a very light manner with no depth in it at all. Even though Robert was glad to see Will alive, he did not want to make things heavy by asking too many questions, or to make him feel uncomfortable with the questions that were ringing in his head.

"Oh damn! Are those fucking spiders?" Robert questioned suddenly seeing how a person was carrying the spiders in a glass container.

"Yes, they are. Do you have arachnophobia?" Will asked back at his reaction which sounded that he was genuinely scared of the animals.

"Not really. Although I doubt myself of not having any after seeing the spiders there, and now I'm not completely sure if I have such a phobia," Robert said looking at how they were still being taken away. "More than anything, what makes my hands go numb is how poisonous they look from afar," Robert said, shaking his head in disapproval.

"They are not poisonous at all. If they were, I would not be here, instead in jail." Will said remembering how they had negotiated with the actors that any scene which would be a harm to themselves would not be taken without professional precautions.

The case with the spiders was a similar situation.

"It looks like the black widow, and I'm not even kidding," Robert said, making Will laugh. "You tryna send Andrew to the hospital or something?"

Black Widow was a poisonous spider. The spider itself was seriously risky if triggered by any act. Therefore, Will would never give permission to have such a poisonous Spider kind to be around actors, and risk their health.

"If you are tryna create a buzz around Andrew with the black widow around him and all, trust me my friend, not everyone gets famous after getting nearly killed. I'm at least sure that Andrew would not," Robert joked.

Will shook his head at the joke and explained that, "I actually had one of the experts in the field of Spiders find me some harmless spiders just to put them in containers for the scene. There's a scene where one spider bite Andrew before going away, and for that I'm going to use a specially trained spider. Can't risk anything,"

The question Robert asked made Will laugh internally due to the similar spider thoughts the director of the original movie had. Raimi in fact wanted to use a digital spider—yet the director had wanted to use black widow, and due to the level of poison the spider has, they agreed to use a 'steatoda grossa' spider, which was painted and trained by a specialist in the field.

In the original movie, Tobey walked towards the spiders, trying to get a picture while the bullies kept doing things to make him lose focus. Nevertheless, the jumping spider he wanted to get a picture of was an Avondale spider. At the same scene, there were so many spiders in the scene, and it had been exposed that some of the spiders they used were exported from New Zealand.

"Now that sounds considerate to me," Robert implied.

"Yeah, the spider in the special scene is actually a trained one. For that, we had to go through a lot of spiders before selecting the perfect one. Not to mention, totally unrelated, but I have quite a good knowledge on spiders now," Will shrugged after seeing the amused expression on Robert's face.

Turning away from Will, Robert saw how hard Andrew was practising martial arts with Damon. Ever since the first day, they had gotten close to each other, and would practise martial arts which was something they both had been learning recently.

Robert walked towards him and made small talk. Andrew explained how enthusiastic he was regarding the filming, and how it had been going great.

"Good luck with everything," Robert said before walking away from the set, but not before bidding Will goodbye.

"So, MJ, I need you to be totally cool in this scene as well. You were doing great during the last one. And you, Andrew, remember you have a crush on her, I kind of want to see it in your eyes, but at the same time, I don't want you to seem obvious, okay?" Will questioned and both Andrew and Rachel nodded at the same time.

"Yeah, got it," Andrew said.

"Let's see it once then, quiet on set please!" Will said while walking to his director's seat.

There were two cameras that were being held by two men. The man who was covering the lighting was beside the cameraman.

"…..Action!" Will gave the 'go' to the action as soon as the set was ready.

"Hey, could I take a picture? I kind of need a picture with you in it?" Andrew questioned showing the camera by one of his hands.

"Sure, yeah," Rachel said with a smile.

"Cut! Why do you look so tense Rachel? I need you to calm down a bit, MJ is such a kind and sweet girl, don't make me repeat it, but it feels forced when you say, 'sure, yeah', I need it to be natural," Will explained.

"Okay, let's take one more, ready?"

The scene went perfectly, while Will took a good shot of how it would be shown that Andrew got bit by the spider.

"I'm kinda freaking out, I'm sorry," Andrew said while his gaze was focused on the spider who kept creeping down and onto Andrew's shoulder. He shuddered visibly and the expert trainer ran immediately to take away the spider.

"Ah! Alright, give me five," Andrew said and stretched his arms. "Let's start," He said in a few minutes.

"..Action!" Will commanded while Andrww got into the character agan.

The camera rolled on and caught how Peter was watching MJ through his camera lens and took pictures of her posing in front of the spiders.

The spider creeped down onto Andrew's neck and bit him in a second which the cameras caught perfectly and then dropped to the floor. Andrew looked at the floor, questioning himself, 'what the hell just happened'.

As soon as Will yelled 'Cut!'

The professionals who were there to help with the spider scene joned Andrew on the set.

Two three men walked in and checked if he was alright. They confirmed he was alright, but Andrew had his hand on his neck.

"Are you okay?" Will questioned walking towards him.

"Ow, it kinda still stings though, are you sure it aint poisonous?" Andrew asked, the shock clear in his face.

Slowly, his face started to pale.

"It is poisonous," Will moved closer, seeing the pale skin appearing over. Andrew literally paled in front of him. Seeing that, Will burst into laughter.

"I'm kidding," He said and walked back.

"Nice joke!" Andrew shouted after him, and kept rubbing the neck which still slightly stinged from the contact.

Later on, after three shots of the same scene, Will felt as if the last one could be merged for the second last one, and that would be perfect.

"'Who is Spider-Man?' He's a criminal, that's who he is. A vigilante, a public menace. Why's he on my front page?" J. Jonah Jameson said in a speedy tone.

The person who was acting the role of J. Jonah Jameson was Simmons himself—but the difference is not the same person.

"Cut! So the thing is, I want you to actually look mad. Your expression is a bit soft, and I want you to put all of it out. Like—crazily mad. The tone, speed of your voice and everything is totally okay. But in this matter, the character is kind of not normal. Someone who practically lives on impulse, and I seriously want to see you nail the scene," Will said looking at him, and Simmons nodded.

"You know, the entrance of his appearance for the movie is practically somewhere his entire personality is shown off. Like how he is cynical, wrathful and is not afraid to show it. Also, how he is constantly very cruel and mean to his staff, regardless of who is around him. From the first scene his personality traits where the bossy, arrogant, short-tempered and controlling types could be see,"

"I'll try one more," He said and Will walked back to his chair.

Inside Will's mind, he was thinking how the scene would be iconic. And this would be the perfect moment where he creates an iconic masterpiece, because in his world, the certain scene was worshipped over even after twenty years—not literally, but anyone would understand the idea.

The scene started smoothly, and Will felt as if he was getting there with time. Simmons perfectly nailed one of the favourite dialogues of J. Jonah Jameson.

"Aw, what is he, shy? If we can get a picture of Scarlett McJohn in a thong we can certainly get a picture of this weirdo. Put an ad on the front page. "Cash money for a picture of Spider-Man" He doesn't want to be famous? I'll make him infamous!"

"CUT!" Will said loud enough for everyone to hear.

Just then, Jeffery came over.

"Will, we need to talk."

"Yeah?"

"It's about the phone call."

"Oh," Will stood up and they walked out of the earshot of the other crew.

"What happened? Did you find anything?" He asked once they had reached a safe distance.

Jeffery nodded, "A few things. First, all those bodyguards at the scene were new recruits by the security company and they are now fired because of their incompetence."

"Oh? Did you find anything else strange about them?"

"Well, apart from the fact that they were new, there's really nothing else out of the ordinary. It was a dead end."

Will frowned.

Seeing his expression, Jeffery added, "Are you sure the bodyguards had something to do with it? We checked the recordings too, although they reacted slowly, it was most likely because everything happened so fast."

Letting out a sigh, Will nodded. He had his suspicion on Ashton, but then why would Ashton risk his own reputation by targeting Will's life in his own party?

'What was that old man thinking?'

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Chapter 197:

The months passed by quickly, and it was nearing the end of the year. The month of November arrived quicker than ever, but Will and everyone else in the cast was getting less busy with time.

Will wanted to finish the filming before December, and leave the rest of the work in [Spiderman] for the VFX and CGI department.

It was mainly because there would be a lot of computer generated scenes in the movie. There were more than half of the movie where they used green screen to make things look realistic, and for all of that, CGI was an important step in the movie making process of [Spiderman].

While Will was busy with shooting, there were also other projects that were going on. One of them was [Ultimate Spiderman, the animated series.

The dubbing, visual creations, sound effects, along with everything else to complete the first season of [Ultimate Spiderman] was ready a month ago and had started doing promotional advertisements a month ago.

After a month of waiting for the animated series of [Ultimate Spiderman, it was finally the day of the telecast of the show. So many comic fans were already excited for it, and the kids who wanted to watch the series simply adored cartoons.

"What? No?! I can't watch cartoons with you! They are so childish! Give me the remote… Ah!"

Mark and Marcus were siblings who lived under the same roof. Mark was sixteen and Marcus was just twelve. Although they got along so well in some situations, one of the things that they agreed upon is what they would watch during the evenings. On school nights, a ground rule they had was, no outings.

So for them, one of the least favourite things to do, was to agree upon something to watch and watch for the rest of the night.

"Let's rewatch [Friends] on RBO, that is the only option I think we have, and stop that, your nail is hurting me," Mark said while trying to grab the remote from his brother's hands.

"No of course no, we can watch [Friends] again later, we finished the second round of the entire first season yesterday, why can't we just watch cartoons?!" Marcus whisper-shouted knowing their mom is just around the kitchen.

"They are boring! I'm not twelve, little kid," Mark said rolling his eyes, still refusing to let go of what they were fighting for.

"No, idiot. Today is the release of [Ultimate Spiderman, it's not boring, even Miss. Reggie said she is gonna watch it today, older people enjoy it too you know," Marcus said, stating the facts he thought would make Mark change his mind.

"It's still a no,"

"I'll share my lunch tomorrow," Marcus tried.

"We eat the same thing you moron, and it's a no," Mark said pulling the remote a bit harsher.

"I'll let you go because you stole the last bite of my burger last week," Marcus shrugged at his brother who squinted his eyes.

"A no again, I don't even remember, and. Just. give. Me. this. F–"

"Okay, I won't tell mom how you sneaked the girl into your room last night and the day before," Marcus said while Mark immediately let go of the remote making Marcus fall back into the sofa.

"How did you-"

"Our rooms separate from literally one wall, Mark. I bet even mom knows, because your girl's laugh is like a… Maniac—Cray cray," Marcus said and turned the television on to put the cartoon he had been long waiting for.

The cartoon started after ten minutes, which made both of the kids sit silent and watch how it started. Mark, who did not like the idea of the whole childish cartoon thing, started to like it when the very first few narrative dialogues started on the screen.

"….Other kids I know start their day with orange juice. Me? I get yelled at by a hundred foot tall cranky pants. Where's a little love for the Spidey-guy? I'm down here alone everyday trying the best I can at this hero routine. It's not easy to learn the ropes by yourself. Let's face it, introduction to super hero-ing isn't a high school elective. Speaking of school, I still have to pick up a cake for Aunt May before the first period. Then its 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."

"He is so cool!" Marcus said, already being invested in the movie.

"Sure he is," Mark said sarcastically but was equally invested in the scene.

"Do you guys want any snacks?" Their mom appeared from the kitchen but got no response from both the kids who were equally if not more invested in the cartoon.

"….For those of you new to the Spider-Man experience, let me explain the whole spidey-sense thing. It's like an early warning system that kicks in whenever there's danger and maybe it's on the blink. Hello? This thing on? Whoa, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier is coming in low."

The narration from the point of view of Spiderman went along as the actions started to show in the Television.

"See this! This is how it is in the comics," Marcus showed the comic book to his brother.

"Oh yes, I can see that!" Mark whispered just above his voice, while the mom came to the room with snacks to give them.

"Is that the new spiderman cartoon?" She questioned while Marcus nodded. She stood in the doorframe watching the T.V. a bit from afar. 'Alright fuck it' she whispered to herself and walked towards the kids and sat with them to watch the entire episode.

After minutes of watching the episode with advertisements in between, the last few minutes of it reached. All three of them were invested fully in the show and enjoyed every second.

"Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man. Hope you survive the experience." Nick Fury who was on the screen said.

"Uh? To be continued." Spiderman muttered back.

"Oh wow, that was so good!" Marcus said while stretching his arms above his head.

The RBO channel website was filled with reviews on the show soon after its release. More than 90% were positive reviews, which basically cancelled off every other negative review.

@Lit.everywhere.why gave the show a 8.5/10

I'm 32, and to be honest I have never watched such a good show in a while. I'm obsessed with the comics and I feel like this just made it all worse—worse in a good kind of way. Besides that, the story was very well shown, I like the voices of the characters and all. I find it very easy to watch and enjoy.

@call.me_mama gave the show a 9/10

I enjoyed watching the first two episodes unlike anything evah, to be honest it's like…. I just felt the episodes were so good. And I need to mention, when I saw this show, I was all giddy since the beginning of the first episode. There are a lot of scenes where I laughed out loud… really loud, my neighbour is the witness. The sense of humour of the show is great and I really loved the art.

@will.be.fine.9090 gave the show a 10/10

The animation is good. The characters are well enough developed. The plot is simple enough for kids to understand (spoiler alert: it is a show for kids), but intriguing enough to get you hooked. Spidey's humour is the best. It is just how I think the character should be. His jokes are for everyone to enjoy. They have no double meanings or offensive content. Children can laugh with all of them, and adults can too (if they have a kid's heart). I really hope they can keep this show running for a while, because there are a lot of things to explore in the world of Spider-Man.

…

In the studio, the majority of the team, including employees from both the Marvel comics and Pixar Studio, which had worked hard on the show were going through the ratings, reviews and the status of how it was doing on the first episode which was released.

"Guys, I've an announcement, which is great news, and that is we are number three in the ratings of kids shows for the week!" Ross, who was the CEO of Marvel Comics, said, making everyone applaud while they were seated on their respective seats.

Everyone had a slight smile plastered on their faces except one or two who always looked grumpy as if someone kicked them out of their bed at six o'clock in the morning. Nevertheless, the different sorts of news based on the show kept increasing, and every one was better than one another.

"It is also estimated, by our own statistics team, that we will move ahead in no time. The channel currently is very happy by the fact that we are moving forward, also, the popularity of comics just keeps increasing with every passing second," Ross continued, earning nods and some clapping at the good news.

"Yes, thank you. Also, it is a given that Spiderman since the movie [Spiderman] is being shot, we can expect a rise by massive digits by the end of next month, and if things are going fine, even by the start of it. So, yes. I want to thank everyone here, for all the hard work, dedication that everyone put in for this great success—Thank you," Ross said, and then turned to Jerry, who was one of the shareholders of Pixar Studio.

Jerry was also one of the people who worked as an animator of the show, and was among the geniuses behind the show.

"I want to mention how hard Jerry worked on this project, so, thanks," Ross said while Jerry replied immediately.

"It is not just me, the hard work behind the success is on everyone," Jerry said, being humble this time. 'I did it for how Will said that after six months, he would help me to make an animation movie' Jerry thought about it although he had a meaningful smile on his face.

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Chapter 198:

Will's pair of dark black eyes focused closely on the monitor screen right in front of him. His pupils moved left and right, up and down, and then concentrated on the main scenario in the middle of the screen.

He was inside a studio now, and around him, there were green screens all around him. With the cameras placed in the necessary positions of the studio, the studio was ready to take the shots of the Green Goblin.

Apart from green screens, there were also blue screens designed and placed to film the shots. The Green Goblin's suits were green, due to that, they had to use blue screens too.

"We should retake the shot, your body is too rigid, and it needs to relax," Will said after playing the scenario twice, over and over.

The scene which they were filming was one of the scenes where Peter was jumping from buildings. Andrew was already bound in wires, and his body was safely up in the air with necessary professional precautions.

An entire stunt crew member was present every day when Spiderman performed stunt scenes. Even more, there were so many choreographers presented for the up-air flying and fighting scenes. In fact, they helped Andrew a lot to sort things out.

The shot was Spiderman shooting the web and going from the top of the building to another building. Since it has been months in, and Andrew was already comfortable doing his own stunts, it was much easier for Will to take shoots.

"….Action!"

As soon as the words slipped Will's mouth, Andrew jumped from the built-up prop, which was supposed to be a building top, and had his arms in the air, as if he was holding onto a web. His legs were connected at the leg soles, and he actually looked like the image in the comics.

He swiftly jumped off of it and took a hold of the cable that practically was connected to him, and jumped off of where he was. As his face was covered in a mask, it was not a scene where his facial features were important. But, the body and the movements should be flexible enough to get a confident Spiderman.

"Cut!"

The scene was short compared to others because it was just a simple jump. This was the first retake, and Will looked at it from the screen to check if the shot was neatly taken.

Will nodded before replying, "That was a good one—but can we retake the ending? Because your leg movement was almost invisible. Can we retake?" Will asked while everyone looked at him.

"Focus on it please," he added, turning towards the cameraman.

"Sure," Andrew said and everyone got back to their positions.

"Quiet on the set, please?!….. Camera!…. Sound!…. Roll camera!….. Roll sound!…. And…. Action!"

One of the cameras focused on the Goblin who let out a blood-curdling cackle and also revelled in the mayhem unfolding, but the laugh was cut short, and suddenly hesitation was clear in his actions. It was because he heard something—and then, he turned around.

Spiderman in his costume was revealed to the cameras. He swung down from a building above and with a sound smacked right into The Goblin. Spiderman was able to successfully knock the villain clean off his Glider.

Since there was no sound effect, only voiceovers like grunts, sounds, and body movement noises were clearly audible. It was something that people would love to see, therefore—the crew who aimed to shoot scenes behind the screen, kept recording everything.

The way Andrew's cables held him, and how Will kept watching at the scene observantly and along with it—every interesting thing was caught on camera.

The next thing that happened was the Goblin plummeted, from six stories up, except that he landed on one of the passing floats, and bounced off it, making a nifty mid-air twist.

Since Damon was well-practised with the stunts, and he was doing his own stunts, the scene looked almost real. Except—instead of the buildings, there was a green screen which was not that bad, but made Damon get into the role more.

After the swift kick from Spiderman, the rest of the scene was divided between Damon and Andrew.

"Cut! Let me check if it would be a perfect shot!" Will said and looked at the screen, replaying the actions.

It took him a while to keep watching the actions, and everyone was firmly in their own positions. Andrew was on the floor, yet cables were still buckled to his body, and even Damon stood next to him.

Some of the crew brought them water, seeing how Will was taking some extra minutes to watch the scene.

"It sure is a perfect cut. We can take it from there. Damon, the camera's focus will be on you for some more time, I need to give out some more body expressions—which could be seen naturally you know," Will said and everyone nodded, preparing to get the rest of the scene.

The next thing which happened was the Goblin crashed feet first into a large object below, which broke his fall. But in reality, there was nothing but a created object which was supposed to look like a large tent after the process of CGI.

Amanda was in a meeting room and was occupied with a bespectacled man who had a square-shaped face. Amanda stood in front of this man, and in his hands, there was a t-shirt with Spiderman's face on it.

Ray Orchid was a chief designer of the Spiderman merchandise which was about to be on sale after Amanda approves them. Amanda made deals with the XYZ company; XYZ company was popular for the customised products they made based on the preference of the customers, and was extremely famous in and out of the country, considering their sales target was not just locally—but also internationally.

It has been several minutes since Ray came in, and he kept showing different types of designs in t-shirts one by one, which Amanda first kept nodding and checking out on the designs.

They had previously sent what sorts of designs they wanted—which were created by the department which drew the comics, and Amanda was first content with how the t-shirts looked, considering how good the portraits they wanted looked exactly the same.

On the table in between them, there were t-shirts—and a lot of them, from different patterns, designs, materials and even sizes.

Since [Ultimate Spiderman] was released and [Spiderman] movie was in its final bits of filming, Will and Amanda decided to place their foot in the market for merchandise.

In Will's previous life, Marvel had basically earned billions of dollars just from the merchandise. When compared, most of the profits earned for the franchise [Spiderman] was from merchandise, according to the statistics.

In fact, that was the main reason why Sony and Disney agreed to include [Spiderman] in the MCU. It was reported that Sony took most of the profits from the box office cut, but Disney got the merchandise profits of [Spiderman] which raked in billions of dollars, because undoubtedly Spiderman was the most famous and popular superhero to exist in his previous world.

Will, who was completely aware of the whole statistic, was not willing to let the opportunity and the money go, even after knowing its advantage.

Another reason for choosing merchandise in [Spiderman] was how he had planned Dream Vision to move into other markets. Netflix, video games and merchandise was just the start. Other than Marvel, they also had [Sherlock Holmes, [Grand Theft Auto, [The Blair Witch Project] were already at the top of the projects that would have merchandise. Other than that, Will had plans to create more great franchises which could easily make great merchandise.

"Hand it over, the blue and the black ones, please," Amanda asked while taking the t-shirt to her hand and checking while turning it over left and right. She took the other t-shirt and did the same.

"How are they, miss, the space to change or expand the number of designs could always be done. And, these are just samples, I'm sure once they are out on the internet, people would be thrilled to buy them, because why not—they are always interested in these types of stuff," Ray said with a smile which looked fake and convincing; fakely convincing.

"To be honest, this is not what I expected and these t-shirts have very less quality than I thought," Amanda said while keeping the t-shirt she took back on the table. The disappointment was clearly layered on her face.

The bespectacled man visibly paled. Ever since he got here, he had been nervous about the exact same thing coming out of Amanda's mouth. It was mainly because of how big Dream Vision is, and if he ended up not being able to get the deal, it would be a great loss for their company.

"This quality is the most affordable one. The main goal was to use less money and create more profits. And ma'am, with the company going to be more popular, the demand for the products would be high." Ray said how the demand would be high—again. His job was to somehow convince the client, and sign the deal off. But, his attempt was in the drain, considering the poor clothing material.

"I understood the reason as soon as I touched the material. But, Dream Vision aims for high quality before everything else," Amanda said. "But actually, you know what? If we really liked the product, and the quality of it, XYZ company would be getting one of the biggest contracts they ever got. So…" Amanda said with a meaningful smile.

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Chapter 199:

Spiderman shooting was almost at the end. There were just a few more scenes, and the rest of the job was to be done by the CGI department. Since [Spiderman] was on the verge of the end of the shooting, Dream Vision other projects were also progressing by the side.

[The Terminator] had crossed one hundred and eighty million dollars after its release. With the numbers hitting the ceiling, [The Terminator] was considered a Box Office hit. With how the love for the character increased, June's popularity became high.

Her performance as Sarah Conner was praised a lot.

Aside from [The Terminator, EC Games were also working hard on the Grand Theft Auto Vice City as they were going to reveal a cinematic trailer and gameplay in a gaming convention which was supposed to be held by the start of the following year.

[Friends] which was also another project by Dream Vision, had already released its first season. The first season had 24 episodes, and all of them were aired on RBO.

Due to how much people enjoyed watching it, it had become one of the biggest hits this year and became a fan favourite. Due to the high demand, OP Studio had to give an announcement addressing the filming of the next season, which was supposed to start at the start of the year.

By side with everything that is happening, shooting of [Catch Me If You Can] and [Hitch] was also happening.

"FBI!" A person dressed in a long coat, hat and a pair of glasses shouted coming running through the door.

"Cut! The scene should be a bit more natural, you look so tense and I honestly think you can do a better job, even though the character is tense, your movements should suppress it and just show emotions from the face," Alan, who was the director of the movie, addressed.

The scene was where an FBI agent almost caught Frank Abagnale. Although Leo's appearance was a bit later in the scene, Tom Hanks had his scene first. Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent, almost caught Frank because he acted like he was from the US Secret service.

"Let's try one more time," Tom said to Alan, for which Alan nodded and asked everyone to get ready on set.

The cameras were brought back to position, and the cinematographer joined in adjusting the lighting and the camera position. Everyone else participated in doing their own job. In a brief two-three minute the set was silent and clear for the scene to start.

Tom Hanks was outside the room, and that was the start of the scene.

"…And, Action!"

With a loud noise, the door opened and Carl had his gun pointed in front of his face.

"FBI!" He shouted once and the camera which was focused on his hand with the gun, and his face, moved to the equipment the room had.

From typewriters, to other paper materials. If anything, it was the perfect moment for Frank Abagnale to get caught, red-handed.

"Walk backwards now… Step, yes, continue!"

Suddenly, a flush from the toilet was heard. Inside it, there was Frank Abagnale.

"FBI!" Carl yelled again with his gun pointed at the bathroom. "Come out of the bathroom!" He walked a bit closer to the bathroom. "Step out of the bathroom!"

The door opened and revealed Leonardo De la rosa, who acted as Frank Abagnale with a suit, and then he dried his hand with the towel he had.

His expressions changed from confused to calm, and he looked at Carl who looked nervous even though he was the one who held a gun.

"Hands on your head," Carl muttered as soon as Frank got out of the bathroom.

"Oh, that's the new IBM Selectric,"

"Cut! Give me a second," Alan said and took some time to check the clip. "It is good, but I know you both can do better. Carl… Tom, yes. Show your nervousness through your face, the character is built like that, I want more emotions since we both know this is the first moment where Carl and Frank meet, so… Yes, anyway, let's take ten minutes," Alan said and walked out of the set with his phone in hand.

As soon as he walked out, Tom and Leo sat in their chairs and started to talk about the scene.

"I know we could do better, the scene is something which goes quickly, like in a very good rush, since Frank is a confident young man, especially in conning people, I think you can be as nervous as you want," Leo said.

"Yeah, let's walk from that corner to this… And from there, you can pick up the rest of the dialogues. I also think that, while I'm hitting the table of food with my back, maybe we could…."

They started to discuss how the scene could be better. During such situations where the actors struggle to give out the perfect scene, discussions always helped between co-actors. Leo and Tom had gotten a bit closer with time, and the little talk helped them during the next take of the scene.

At the same time, Spiderman shooting was going on. The set was all ready, and a man walked inside the location set with a camera hanging down his neck.

He was a tall thin man, with blonde hair and a moustache with a beard. The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up to the elbow, and with every step he took inside the set, his camera kept hitting back to his chest, due to the movements.

His eyes wandered around the set to see the people working hard. Some were busy chatting, but most of the staff was busy doing one thing or another that they were assigned for.

From the way, he looked over at every corner of the studio, and his obvious body language visibility, it was a given that he was looking for someone.

His eyes scanned across the room.

He walked inside a bit more and saw a person carrying a bag full of stuff inside which he implied was props.

"Do you know where Andrew Griffin is?" He questioned the man who held the things to his body tightly.

"You are?"

"I'm from Vanity Fair, and I have an interview scheduled with Andrew Griffin, I'm a journalist, Duke Joseph," The journalist with the camera introduced himself.

Vanity Fair was a worldwide famous magazine, which was popular for almost every type of trend going on in the world. Sports to Hollywood, Politics to Fashion, and beauty news to commentary, every type of moving trend had articles in Vanity Fair.

What made it special for Will was how Vanity Fair was popular in his previous world, and in the current world. People from both worlds were equally obsessed with the magazine, due to how good the articles were, how accurate the information and how they provided unique pictures to the hands of the fans.

The magazine was interested in Andrew Griffin due to how he would be the next actor to be launched by Will Evans. Also, Vanity Fair always knew what people wanted to see and know, because of that, they had contacted DTA for an interview with Andrew, and made arrangements for it.

"Yes, okay. So move right from there, you will see Andrew occupied with his training with Will. And, there are some more props on your way, don't stumble upon, keep an eye on them," The other man said and walked away after Duke nodded.

The journalist was quite confused by the mention of Will and Andrew training together. As they were the director and the actor, it was a question that appeared straight on his mind.

"Thanks," Duke muttered seeing the man walk away.

With the question of, 'what kind of training', he walked down the path which the staff member said, and followed it to the side of the set.

He came across a territory which made his eyes widen in surprise. 'Oh damn,' he thought as soon as he saw Will Evans and Andrew Griffin training together.

They wore their trainees and were practising martial arts. Kicking, lifting, arms going from side to side, dodging, the movements were repeated and were practised in front of Duke's eyes.

The journalist had heard about Andrew practising some kind of martial arts due to how many actions were there in [Spiderman] movie, but the surprise was how Will practised with Andrew.

Will was stabbed some months ago, and Duke knew that if Will had trained in martial arts, it would not almost cost him his life. He would not have gotten stabbed if Will trained in martial arts, Duke thought.

He took a few steps inside and saw another woman admiring the training of Will and Andrew.

"What is going on?" Duke questioned as soon as they got closer.

Turning her head swiftly to see who he was, she turned back to watch the practising of Will and Andrew.

"Director Evans started training with Damon and Andrew from the start of the filmings. Damon and Andrew have quite a good amount of action scenes, and physique is something they both had to build. And, as for the Director, it was mainly because the filming started right after the incident. He wanted to learn the skills to protect himself if such a thing happened or risked his life," She said just above a whisper, and explained the whole situation while watching both the men practising movements.

Will did not want people to know that he was suddenly fully prepared and skilled in martial arts after a near-death experience since it would be too surprising and unusual. Due to that, he wanted to spread rumours himself. For it, he started practising martial arts with Andrew.

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Chapter 200:

The darkness had long shrouded the sky, and it was around 9.30 pm. It was time to shoot the scene which was quite the turnover in the movie itself, and Will had kept the specific moment for it.

Outside a library, on the side of a street, the lights, cameras and everything were set, only the shoot remained to begin.

There were a bunch of people gathered far away from the location, watching what was happening. Some were recording from the phones, and others were simply watching.

It had been nothing more than thirty minutes since they reached the location and prepared all the necessary details for the shoot.

And since it was the last scene, Will had selected the specific part due to how special the scene was for Peter Parker. In fact, the scene itself made Spiderman who he became.

The death of Uncle Ben, made Peter realise the depth of the words, 'With great power comes great responsibilities'. The special advice which Ben had given to Peter earlier, pulled strings of the hearts of so many fans in Will's previous world, considering how deep the quote was.

It was true that the majority of the population on Earth had heard the wise words at least once in their lifetime.

The saddest part of the scene was how Peter and Ben would meet after the little argument they had, and that too while Ben heaved the last breath of his life out of his mouth, which was the main reason that turned tables for Peter's life.

Andrew and the actor who is playing the role of Uncle Ben stood in front of Will who had his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"Okay, so this is the deal, I want this scene to be shot with a single take," Will said. The confused look was written in Andrew's face. "I feel like, if we keep making the scene with several attempts, it would lose its weight,"

Andrew was clearly surprised and confused, yet nodded at Will's words. Since Andrew recently started to feel confidence in his acting, he was sure that he would be able to pull off the act in a single take.

"Leave it to him," The actor who played Uncle Ben muttered.

Mike Martino was a 70-year old actor, who did not have much of a popularity in the field. But the reason he ended up playing Uncle Ben was how he gave solid performances in a lot of movies he did before.

Beside the three of them, Jeffrey stood with a camera in his hand, and was recording the scene for quite a while.

"Do you think it would be possible to get it in a single shot?" Jeffrey questioned.

"It's hard, but I need to trust in the actors now. The scene is too emotional and impactful to try so many cuts and finalise one. It would be one of the major turning points in the movie itself, so we just have to trust," Will said and walked back to the director's seat.

He had explained the scene of how he wanted it to be, and Andrew mentioned that he would not need fake tears to complete the scene due to how he had grown with the character throughout the entire shooting process. After that, Will made sure to explain all the other background characters to get their roles right, and they practised two-three times before the cameras processed the shooting.

Nevertheless, the next few minutes made people who were far away from the shooting scene to wonder what would happen next.

"Quiet on set, everyone!….. Action!"

The clapperboard came in front of the camera, and showed the scene and Take number. It had [Spiderman] written on the top and thus, the final scene started.

He looked around for uncle Ben's car. The sirens took off from the road, and rode towards the scene of crime. Peter, who had a frown looking at the vehicles, shifted his gaze to see the people crowded in front of his eyes. Police and Ambulance sirens were faintly audible in the background.

He walked towards the crow. And his steps kept on getting faster as uneasiness gripped his heart. The cameras swiftly took over at every step he took. People kept running towards the crime scene, and the police officers inside the circle kept chanting, 'Stay away' 'Get back' over and over. Male voices and female voices of police officers were clearly heard.

"What happened?" Someone asked in the distance.

"Someone got hurt," Another person replied and the crowd around the body just kept increasing.

Peter elbowed his way through the back of the swelling crowd.

"Excuse me," He muttered and walked.

Then· the middle. As a desperate conviction grew in his mind, he thrashed, breaking through the front of the crowd and looked down at the ground.

"Uncle Ben!" He shouted but a cop stopped him from going anywhere forward.

"Stay back, stay back. Hey, stay back," A female cop kept pushing Peter to the back.

"Uncle Ben! That's my uncle," He managed to go to the front and kneeled before Ben.

"What happened?" He questioned as soon as he got ahold of his uncle. His eyes were teary and it showed that everyone else around them kept looking at who it was on the floor with confused expressions.

"Carjacker. He's been shot." The same female cop who asked him not to go near the body, said. But the camera was still focused on Peter. "But, we just called the paramedics, they are on the way,"

Peter's eyes widened and focus was set on Ben, who had his eyes closed. Peter's eyes were teary. "Ben?" He questioned.

"Now…" Will commanded and Uncle Ben slowly started to open his eyes. His eyes were filled with tears, and he looked up at the crowd and then saw Peter in front of his eyes.

"Uncle Ben…?" Peter questioned again.

"Pete," Ben said, although it was not completely clear. Ben had tears streaming down in his eyes, and when the camera focused on Peter, he was tearing up too.

"Over here, uncle ben," Peter said while teardrops fell down his cheek.

Peter then took a hold of his hand, and Ben muttered out, "Peter," which sounded as if he was in heart-wrenching pain.

In the next moment, his head fell to the side, and Ben's hand slowly dropped as it got heavier.

Peter's expressions were clearly caught on camera, and it became emotional for everyone to watch. Andrew's face reddened, and tears kept streaming down. Silent sobs were visible.

Another cop in the background said, "They got the shooter! He's headed south on Fifth Avenue!"

In a milli-second, Peter's face stoned and a frown appeared. He was angry and sad. Both the expressions were clearly visible. Peter stood up, and walked away from the scene where Uncle Ben's dead body was shown in the camera after he left.

"CUT!" Will's excitement was clearly laced in his voice as he shouted the word, cut. Everyone turned to see Will, who had a grin dancing around his lips.

"It's a wrap y'all! Let's all meet up at White Ruby Hotel to celebrate the ending of the filming. Thank you!"

Everyone clapped, cheered and shouted things that couldn't decipher what they mean, yet the hype was all around because the shootings just ended.

"Yeah, a small office space would be fine. Monthly, yeah,"

June was on a call with John, who had been her assistant for a long time. She was talking about the idea of the new studio, and told him to rent a small office. John agreed to help her in the studio due to their sibling-type friendship.

Since they were just starting it out, a large space would be a waste of money, she knew.

"Okay, I'll look and talk with real estate agents and go with the most profitable properties. I looked into a few more already, I emailed them to you, I'll check more," John said through the phone line.

"Are you sure that you are aware of what you're getting yourself into? I mean, this is going to be a totally different path from what you have been doing, you know," John asked again.

June nodded although the person on the line could not see it. "Well, if anyone knows how I started, it's you, John. I started out in Hollywood pretty young and have seen a lot— in fact, too much for my own good. My opinion on it is, Hollywood doesn't treat actors right until they prove themselves, and to make it more annoying, actresses have it the worst. I thought about this a lot before coming to the conclusion, and as I see it, it's the best way to stand on my own feet," June replied with the same answer she once gave him.

"You have repeated this to me ten times already, June. I really want to know if you can make it. As I said, the path to keep up with the other studios is not flowers and rainbows. I hope you thought about this more, because once you're in, there's no way out unless something happens that could ruin your reputation forever as a persona happens, and trust me, no one wants that," John explained the depth of details which June was getting herself into.

"Yeah, well. The first movie I've in mind is pretty experimental. 200k dollars is a really low budget and if things go right, we can move ahead. I earned more than that just from Terminator, so it won't be that much of a big deal even if the movie failed, which I hope not," June said and chuckled.

"Yeah, I get it. Hope things turn out fine for you, I'll contact you once I find a good deal, you can check out the stuff I sent meanwhile," John said and June muttered a thanks before hanging up.

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Chapter 201:

Amanda was in Will's office. It was around 2 pm in the afternoon and Will and Amanda were in a deep discussion regarding the ongoing Dream Vision projects.

The shooting of [Spiderman] had just come to an end. And the rest of the work of [Spiderman] was left for the CGI department.

The editing process would happen throughout the month of January. And according to the estimation, the movie will most likely be released in March.

Will decided to take it slowly, because [Catch Me If You Can] and [Hitch] were supposed to be released at the same time.

Moreover, he wanted the CGI process to happen slowly so that they could focus on every minor detail. Will was aware how things had gone wrong in some movies in his real world just because CGI was not focused on every minor detail. There were so many cases where fans found the differences of editing, easily. Even if it was one hundred percent unavoidable, Will wanted to take things slow and careful with [Spiderman].

Another reason was Will wanted to have enough time to do the promotion of the movie. The main reason behind it was how this movie was the first one that would market a lot overseas.

Previously, the marketing was all focused on the UK and USA, and then the rest of the screening was increased depending on the reception. But this time, Will aimed to make [Spiderman] a movie that every corner in the world talked about.

Will knew how a superhero like Spiderman would be loved by the entire world if the character and the story reached them. Therefore, he decided to take the opportunity of expanding the horizons of the promotions regarding the movie.

"And, how are the things with dubbing [Ultimate Spiderman] in other languages going on?" Will questioned.

The meeting started off with conversing the statistics of the current businesses, profits and everything else.

Then, they moved on to talking about the progress of the current projects.

"Yes, Toon Network is currently focused on that matter. Languages like Spanish, Hindi and French. And, they also mentioned that they would be releasing it on their channels and the regions." Amanda said and inhaled softly. "But as the goal is to release it in other countries as well, Toon Network is not available in many. So, the arrangements to make deals with other TV stations are going on," Amanda said.

Will nodded knowing that the ratings for the show was already over 7 in the US. And for their advantage, it got very popular among kids. Due to that, it would not be hard unless the TV stations look for too many big profits.

"And it won't be too hard, unless they aim higher than they could, it's a possibility considering everyone knows the status of Dream Vision, so their goal would be to make more profits. And, we should be smarter than that," Amanda said.

Although Amanda didn't explain the core message, Will understood what she meant.

Will nodded in agreement. His facial expressions explained how satisfied he was with what Amanda said.

"Great. That is a great idea actually. Then, next year both [Ultimate Spider-Man] and [Friends] would get their second season and Dream Pixar can invest in more animations. It would all go smoothly like this, considering how much people are impressed with the outcomes," Will said, earning a nod from Amanda.

"Yeah, Will. Currently, we are on the right track, as all our projects which are either movies or series have been very successful, especially because we have not stuck to niches." Amanda mentioned.

Considering what Will contributed to the industry from day 1, a lot of people assumed that Will was going to be stuck to a single genre after [The Blair Witch Project, which was basically horror.

But then, much to everyone's surprise, he had constantly changed the genres from Horror, with his other movies, [Sherlock Holmes] and [Liberty City].

The more it concerned someone, the more the difference could easily be sorted out. The Dream Vision projects that he hadn't directed were his ideas, his script and his writing. Comparingly, the difference from each movie to another was vastly different.

The differences were in the genre, plot, characters, ideas and basically from the very scratch, each one of them were unique.

This was mainly because of the system that he was blessed with, and that was something Amanda was not aware of.

With how the conversation was flowing, Will noticed that Amanda looked a bit worried. Her facial expressions were not the usual, and even her face was noticeably pale.

"Are you okay? You don't look good, is it because of the overload of work?" Will questioned as soon as he noticed it.

Amanda, who was partially surprised by the question, shook her head. She knew she was worried inside her mind too, but she didn't expect someone to notice it as Will just did.

"I'm kind of worried about something. And it's probably nothing much." Amanda said, trying to cease her worries away.

"Yeah, but you don't look like it's not nothing much, what is it?" Will questioned.

"Honestly, the company is doing too good and it worries me," Amanda said.

The words confused Will but on the inside, he knew what she meant.

"That's a weird thing to worry about, Amanda," Will said, earning an awkward chuckle from her.

Both of her eyebrows raised in a second and she calmed her state of the body back.

"Well you know, normally writers and directors take years to create a single project. No offence to you, but the way they create things have their own history. But with you, you're creating a lot of them in such a short time. And not to mention, the quality of each of them is great to the extent where I'm worried you'd be exhausted sooner or later. Like-" Amanda took a small break before trying to complete what she thought.

"Like?" Will gave a slight push for her to continue the statement.

Will was completely aware of what Amanda was trying to explain. Yet, he wanted to hear the words from her. It looked as if these things were going on in her mind for quite a while, and Will wanted to give her a moment to release the worries.

In fact, he knew at times like these, people utter the utmost truth that they keep hiding inside them.

Hesitant was clear in her voice with the words, "like the time when you were stabbed. Things basically halted for some weeks. And, the company depends on you a lot. And you know, if we take a fall which means… Like a failed project, the vultures who are waiting for an opportunity to eat Dream Vision up would not even hesitate to waste any second."

Every single person who was even slightly interested in Dream Vision was aware how the company was so cordial with most big 6 studios, mainly because how they provide them a lot of investments but also knew that the true relationship with Foxstar and OP Studios was of a rival.

The relationship status within the studios did not get revealed in a matter of days, but ever since they got into deals, it became obvious for third party people.

"Yeah, I'm aware of all of it well and that's why I have no intention in failing any of my ideas," Will said confidently.

The confidence came from nothing but the system. The trust and faith he had on the system surpasses every challenge he would face in this world, that was what Will implied.

And as for the statement of Dream Vision relying on Will too much with the company, he also had other plans.

Ever since the start of the company, Will had no intentions of being a one man institution and was self aware of the matter that he could not handle everything.

Nevertheless, he knew that whatever he could handle, he would be able to successfully complete the tasks, but he knew he could only do so much when it comes to the company.

When given thoughts about the current situation, Amanda was there for business, but even she had it hard.

At the same time, Will knew what Amanda said was true. The only matter was, he realised it way too early before Amanda said.

So Will had plans to invest in new talents and find people like James Cameron, who were very popular directors and screenwriters that could possibly exist in this world, just like how James in his previous world did.

And if thought logically, since he already found actors who existed in his previous world, directors, screenwriters, producers and many more important people from his previous life could be here too. It was a matter of time for him to find them.

Will had plans to make the marvel projects in a separate studio. He wanted to create a new studio just for Marvel considering how in the next few years there would be a lot of them.

One of the main reasons behind giving [Hitch] to Carson Duckstein and [Catch Me If You Can] to Alan was to groom talents. Talents that even Will would find hard to see, and he knew that sometimes things from a different perspective can be better from one's own.

After saying that he was confident in his own work which would not fail, he turned to look outside from the window.

"How are your kids?" Will questioned wanting to change the subject to something else.

"They're doing great. The only reason I go home these days is to see their happy smiles," Amanda said with a smile which reached her eyes.

"Christmas is coming up, and I think you should get a break to enjoy time with them. I'm sure they miss being around you," Will replied as the meeting came to an end.

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Chapter 202: [Bonus Chapter]

The festival to give, share and spread love and happiness had finally arrived. The season was the same as Will's previous world.

Considering how Christmas was one of the biggest festivals all over the world, after the shooting of Spiderman finished, Will gave a week break to every employee in Dream vision, DTA, Pixar and Marvel comics to celebrate Christmas and New year.

It was normal that almost everyone got to get a holiday off from work for Christmas because the festival itself was basically known as the eve where people spent time with family and their loved ones.

Will himself was planning to enjoy a good time with his family and friends before jumping into the releases of the other projects that were already ready. He had so many plans for the upcoming months, but Christmas Eve was something he could not ignore just because he had been thinking about all the work. In fact, he too needed a break.

As Will didn't have a family of his own, which meant blood relatives of any sort, he thought of celebrating the festival with Uncle Ben.

Much to increase the happiness and the festival hype, different people had different plans for Christmas.

Robert and Susan were going to celebrate it with Robert's family. And it seemed like Robert was very serious about Susan which was a part of the reason why he was getting his family to know her.

As for Leo and Andrew, they were also with their families. Since they had been working very hard for the past couple of months and in fact throughout the year, the vacation was something that they both looked forward to. Leo and Andrew both had agreed wholeheartedly and wished a merry Christmas for Will, when Will himself went to meet the two boys.

Jeffrey had invited Will to celebrate Christmas with him. It was because he and his wife were going to a resort to celebrate Christmas and new year.

But Will had rejected him as he had already planned to celebrate it with Uncle Ben and his aunt.

Further, even June hadn't gone to her hometown this year. But she was celebrating Christmas with Will, Uncle Ben and Will's aunt.

Considering how different people were at different places celebrating the same festival, the focus would be on Will and June who were currently doing their own thing in Uncle Ben's house.

Will and his uncle were in front of the little wooden fireplace that was fired up inside their house. There were Christmas socks hanging on the wall, and the fireplace was one of the most peaceful things inside the house which Will genuinely liked.

On the other hand, the fireplace was most likely the only place which was warm enough to heaten up their freezing hands.

"It's nice to have a rest weekend like this." Uncle Ben sighed in contentment. "I'm going to catch up with my old college friends in a few days…" he said while looking at how the fires were dancing to a music that no one heard.

The rhythms, patterns of the fireplace attracted both Will's and Uncle Ben's eyes.

"It's always good to take a weekend off… it seems like a lot of people knew my father," Will said.

Uncle Ben who heard what Will said nodded and muttered, "If he was Alive, he would be bragging about you to everyone and the next thing you know is he'd close his restaurant and leave for a world tour,"

"Haha… yeah. But I'm sure both of them are in a much better place," Will said implying to his mother and father.

"Hmm… I think so too," Uncle Ben said while rubbing his hands together.

"The fire is decreasing, I'll add some wood," Will said and stood up from where he was.

"You should really spend Christmas Eve here, Will. Jennifer isn't here, and now more than anything, even Grace has started to believe that you're our own son," Uncle Ben said, his eyes still on the fire.

"That is so kind of you Uncle Ben. You and this house feels like home too, and yes I'll try my best to spend every Christmas here," Will said, earning a slight smile from Uncle Ben.

He adjusted the fire and went back right where he was; beside Uncle Ben. They talked like that for a few more while. Different topics came up and both of them kept talking, laughing and thinking about so many things.

"Ahaha… I remember that day, he was literally shouting and running," Uncle Ben said, talking about an incident which happened with Will's father.

"How did he even end up there?" Will questioned back.

"We all challenged him saying he can't do shit, and the guy was personally attacked. But he somehow did it…" Uncle Ben shook his head, still having a smile on his face. "So determined,"

Will chuckled at the words.

In the big picture, the house was decorated with so many things. The Christmas tree was decorated with beautiful ornaments and some traditional ornaments which Uncle Ben and his wife would put up every year.

Since Will and June were joining Uncle Ben for Christmas, during the decorations, they were asked by Uncle Ben to select their own ornaments for the tree. After searching a lot in the decoration box, Will chose a reindeer and June picked a beautifully carved snowflake.

The Christmas tree stood in the left corner of the living room, and under it there were so many gifts. All were wrapped in gold or silver.

The house was magnificently lit with colourful bulbs. The colours red and green were almost everywhere.

It was a day ago when Will, June, Uncle Ben and Uncle Ben's wife decorated the house. They all had their own ways of decorating. June and Will had a conflicting decision on what the tree-topper should be.

After thinking and turning a lot with their options, Uncle Ben agreed he liked June's idea the most.

All in all, the little Christmas spirit filled house was feeling home for all the four of them.

Meanwhile, Uncle Ben and Will were in deep conversation in front of the fireplace and Uncle Ben's wife and June were preparing the turkey.

Grace Charles was a primary school teacher, who was genuinely a kind, innocent and a very wise woman who married Uncle Ben while they both were twenty-something. Even when Uncle Ben had invited Will and June to stay for Christmas, Grace was overly excited to celebrate the holiday with them.

Grace, being a Christian by heart, blessed both Will and June as soon as they stepped inside the house.

"No darling, stir it a bit more. If you can hold the container," Grace said to June who was trying to stir the bowl of a mixture.

"Like this?"

"Oh yes, perfect, keep going… that's enough, yes, perfect," Grace said as June showed her the bowl.

Grace was a petite short woman but was capable of doing so many things on her own. She had this glorious smile which June mentioned, a sign of her kindness. Gloria simply said that God always blesses the Kind.

"Uh you need some help, aunt Grace?" June asked as she got closer seeing the turkey was being lifted by Grace alone.

"Yes please," Grace let her help her even though she was used to doing all this stuff alone. She could not let June who offered help get rejected because she was aware how helping gives one's self happiness.

Uncle Ben sighed again, getting comfortable in his seat.

"This is seriously nice, Will. You should try and do it more often," Uncle Ben said, seeing Will trying to relax on the chair.

"Yeah, it does seem nice and from now on I'm going to take a lot of breaks as I can work better with proper rest," Will muttered as he draped the blanket around his shoulders and hung his head back in relaxation. He felt at ease.

Uncle Ben who heard Will's words nodded and then said, "I was thinking that maybe I might retire in a few more years. I'm old now," He said loud enough for Will to hear.

Will would be surprised by the statement. His eyebrows rose and he looked at Uncle Ben.

"Are you for real?" He questioned.

Uncle Ben nodded at his question and said, "I was just thinking though. I honestly think it would be great for me to spend some time with Grace after things settled. It won't happen right now but slowly when DTA will grow and it would be hard to handle it. Jennifer can take my place then."

Will nodded at what he was saying, knowing that Uncle Ben was old, he knew that Ben probably wanted to just live without working day and night or thinking too much about businesses and troubles. Instead, thinking about life and wise words probably sounded great for Uncle Ben.

As it was a given that retirement was something basically everyone looked forward to.

Regarding the matters of the company, the original plan was Jennifer taking over DTA since Will did not think that Uncle Ben would be interested. Therefore, if any sort of such thing happened as if Ben was retiring from his position, Will knew what the next move would be.

"Ben… Will! Come over here," Grace said loud enough for both the men to hear.

The food was finally ready, and it was the main deal of Christmas; family dinner.

After serving the food to the table, the four of them sat at the four sides of the squared-shape table. The tablecloth itself was green and red in colour.

"Okay… Hands please,"

Grace said and everyone held their hands with the person sitting next to them.

"Our dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for this food. and help us to do our part in kind words and loving deeds. We ask in Jesus' name." Grace said while all of them had their eyes closed.

"Amen," Will muttered and after a while everyone started digging in.

"The food is so delicious," Ben said, holding his wife's hand.

"June helped," Grace said and smiled over at June.

"She's the real cook, should've seen how she did the turkey," June said and took a bite of her own meal.

The dinner ended after almost an hour of talking and eating.

After spending time at the dinner table, they all went to sit in front of the fireplace and started talking among themselves. June had her head on Will's shoulder and Uncle Ben and Grace held hands looking at the fire.

They all had smiles on their faces, while continuing to talk about things that made them laugh, chuckle and cry happy tears.

And on the good side, now that Christmas was done, the releases of his movies were finally going to start.

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Chapter 203: [200 Chapters Milestone QA]

Hello my dear reader, after six and half months, we have finally reached the 200 Chapter goal and quite possibly the 40% of the entirety of the novel.

You have loved, hated, loathed, loved the arcs again in this novel and this chapter is uploaded for you to ask anything you want regarding this fanfic.

I have also noticed some of you recommend shows and movies you would want to see in this fanfic. This chapter is for you, if you want to see any movie or show to get directed by Will Evans, drop the name in the comments

Last but not the least, I hope you continue this journey with me, we will have half a dozen of months to go for this fanfic.

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Chapter 204:

[3rd January, 2013]

The conference room was filled with people. The meeting was mainly focused to discuss the marketing of the movie release. It was decided to be released on 17th of January.

Among all the important people, Alan, the director of [Catch Me If You Can] was also present. Ever since the meeting started, they had been discussing several things related to [Catch Me If You Can]. People who were in the marketing department, and the PR department was present at the meeting.

A guy, who had a long beard and also was the head of the marketing team in Kron Studio was talking about how they were going to promote the film.

"And as always, the marketing sums up to the talk shows and the number of public interviews. It has become like a drill after every movie, since people love to know about upcoming movies, and it also attracts a lot of crowd every now and then. Not to mention, this will also make people talk about the movie in social media. Apart from that we'd request the actors to spread the word in their social media, and in ours," The man who was the head of the team said.

Kron studios was known for not using a lot of money in marketing. In fact, it was an average amount of investment which a small budget movie would invest in the marketing process. And the facts about how the marketing process worked in Kron, was known by everyone else in the industry.

It was because how every time, in every movie they would do a minimum amount of marketing and would rely more on word of mouth and actor's or director's appeal to sell movies. Even now, they were trying to sell the movie with the support of Leo and Tom Hanks.

Listening to his words, Will thought differently about the entire situation. He was aware that the quality of the movie was great, therefore there's nothing to be worried about the movie's box office outcome. But Will thought and knew something different regarding the work

Something Will felt was that Kron was basically living in the past, and using old methods. And he knew that one day, when things drastically changed, this method would not work. Will was someone who believed that a movie should be promoted to the public in an efficient way; a way in which the people could understand and fully embrace the vision of the movie.

"I think it would be easy and simple if we did it that way. But again, it had been how we did things for quite a long time. Don't you think we should try something new and make a difference?" A guy who sat in front of Will questioned.

Some people nodded at his question, and others kept staring at the man who stood with his beard.

"Not really, what we always do is cost effective. The budget to promote is basically always so limited, and that way we can create more profits. In comparison to other studios, they do the same thing, but add just a bit of stuff more which could go out of hand when we take the budget into consideration," The head explained while the other man nodded agreeing with him.

"So, it would be, through the actors, social media, talk shows and public interviews," The man from earlier repeated the same thing after the head finished his words.

"Is that it?" Will questioned grabbing the attention from everyone.

"Yes, Mr Evans. We have been doing that for so many movies now, it works," The person who suggested the entire idea replied.

"I don't think it's enough," Will said. After a few seconds, noticing how the entire room went silent, he continued, "The whole movie is about a very smart con man, and the marketing itself lacks improvisation, which I find very ionic," Will completed what he thought about the idea.

The marketing head looked a bit surprised. He raised his right eyebrow and took a quick glance across the hall avoiding every eye contact. He did not take it nicely, which was expected by Will.

"Do you have any other ideas to present, Mr Evans?" The man questioned.

Will nodded and stepped up. He looked at everyone in the room. Most of their eyes were already focused on Will.

"So, something we are all aware of is that we don't have a lot of days until the movie release. With that being said, there's not a lot of options to rely on. But, instead of following a method which might not let the movie reach its potential, we can do something which could give out a lot of impact in a short time and also something that could probably relate to what the movie is about," Will said and looked the marketing head, dead in his eyes.

"What do you have in mind?" The former asked curiously.

"First of all, the character Leo is playing, Frank Abagnale. Take the character into consideration, Frank is a very charismatic person. With that being said, we need to market the character since the audience, especially young adult girls, love suave guys. So, what I suggest is that Leo should play his character in literally every talk show he attends. Tom Hank–He can take part in a skit involving both of their characters, because they are the heart of the movie." Will explained and took a short break before continuing further.

"Think about it, Tom Hanks in a skit is something not many people would think coming. And, when we deliver an unexpected marketing strategy, I bet the competitive studios might even talk about it, especially considering how the same old methods kept recurring over and over for the past few movies. More than that, this is something that not many had done, since the reputation of the studio is stable, this would make things better with [Catch Me If You Can," Will said.

"It can even be done in a short time," The marketing head of the Kron studio said as if he was agreeing to Will's ideas. "That is actually a good one," Hearing the words, Will sat back on his chair. "Let's go with it. For that, take notes to prepare everything and let the actors know about it. Check-in with the dates, and appointments and still let the actors go with the public marketing using social media. And, we can promote as much as we can too. Will's suggestion would be the priority in the whole project," He said and everyone was impressed.

They knew that he was agreeing due to the fact that the whole process would not take a lot of money which also goes with their way of marketing.

"I think that is a good idea, also, what do we think about the banners and posters created for the campaign. I don't think we discussed it a lot ." Another woman who sat across the long table asked.

The meeting went on for more than an hour, while they discussed all the details and the strategies for [Catch Me If You Can] promotions.

Will and Alexa were seated in the car, while the driver in front of them was taking them to their destination.

"Have you contacted the VFX department asking about the progress of [Spiderman]?"Will questioned.

"Yeah, they are working pretty hard on the movie. But considering it is the biggest CGI work they had ever done, the time they'd take for it might just increase than it is now. Even [Terminator] was easier than this one." Alexa said.

Hearing her words, a frown appeared on Will's face.

"It's alright, they can take as much time as they want, but we need to get the teaser out by the time of the Super Bowl," Will said, grabbing the attention of Alexa more.

The Super Bowl was a massive event in America. It was an annual playoff championship game of the National Football League. In Will's previous world, the Super Bowl was an event where even celebrity singers performed, and trailers of famous movies were even released during the event. Basically, the popularity was the same, but the things that attracted the crowd were less than what was in Will's previous world.

Will wanted to reveal the teaser of [Spiderman] on that day when thousands of people would be present to watch the biggest championship match happen. As it was a place where a huge crowd appeared, and considering the hype the media men give for it, the promotion of [Spiderman] would be the best idea which they could go with.

But, much to Will's opportunity, that type of marketing during the event was not present—which also meant that Will was the first person to come up with it.

"Yeah, I think we can make arrangements to talk about it with them, they'll hurry the process just in the favour of the teaser," Alexa muttered.

"What's more? How's the editing for [Hitch] going? Any updates?" Will questioned as the car took a turn to the left of the street.

"I was meaning to talk about this. The process has slowed down." Alexa said, grabbing Will's attention.

"Why?"

"Foxtar is trying to get themselves involved in it to not include a few scenes which Carson wanted. It's becoming hectic in the process of editing, I checked up yesterday," Alexa said and took a break before saying, "It's mostly the chairman, Colt who keeps doing that," She said.

Listening to the words, Will frowned again. 'What is the deal with him?' Will thought to himself.

…

/DreamNote/

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Chapter 205:

Foxstar was always an obstacle for Dream Vision ever since Spencer Miller went into retirement. Since Will knew Colt's personality very well, he had a feeling that a clash against Foxstar was inevitable. It was mainly because of how Colt Miller had his way with his work.

If Will had to pinpoint the worst person to deal with while doing business, it would be Colt Miller. His micromanaging personality didn't make it any better, in fact it made things even worse.

Will, who had his own ways of dealing with such people, would obviously not just listen to anything coming from him and his controlling nature. He knew how Colt was overbearing because of the thought he had, which was how he had more influence than Dream Vision. To make it worse, he thought that due to his influential personality in the public, that Dream Vision needed him more than anything.

The truth behind the fact was correct but only to an extent. Colt Miller's reputation and the Foxstar Studio basically uplifted the Studio value of Dream Vision. Nevertheless, the fact that 'Dream Vision NEEDS Colt Miller' was not completely true.

But currently, under all the circumstances, Will didn't want to get into a clash with Colt. Also, Will knew that with time, he would have everything under his control.

"Are you going to let them get away with it completely?" Jeffery questioned Will.

Currently, they are having a pizza inside Will's office. The lunch break had the perfect taste of the need to eat Pizza for everyone including Will, Jeffrey and Amanda. Although it was Jeffrey's idea at first, both Will and Amanda agreed to it.

The discussion which was ongoing, related to Foxstar and Colt Miller.

Will suddenly shook his head as a reaction to Jeffrey's question. He then replied, "I'll let Amanda handle it.'"

Will frowned and continued what he wanted to say, "She's an expert when it comes to negotiating. Although Colt would persist on whatever she offers, he would eventually give in as they keep going back and forth about the editing. To be honest…" Will said and took a sip from the cool drink in front of him. "I'm getting sick of it."

"Yeah, you hate it but you are basically not in a position to go after Colt," Jeffrey said which Will nodded in agreement.

"Well, leave it to me. Colt is someone who is extremely stern on whatever he wishes to do, but not if we are stern on what we need. His main goal is to have control, but if he sees he can't have it anymore, he can't do much but backoff. And that would exactly be what I'd use against him," Amanda said with a shrug when both Will and Jeffrey had smiles plastered on their faces.

The days were busy for Dream Vision. They had movies releasing one after another. Due to all of it, Will was too occupied with [Spiderman] editing and VFX department, because they had to create a good enough teaser for the Super Bowl.

Although the editing process would take longer, Will had to hurry them up considering how the event would not change its date according to others. Due to that, Will couldn't do anything but quicken the process to get a good trailer.

Moreover, [Hitch] was already completed. Both editing and with the teaser. And since it was interfering directly would push its release date to the back end.

"Relax guys, I get all of it. But Colt is someone who wouldn't drop his attitude. From what I think, he needs to get thrown out to the ground by Hollywood to give up his arrogance. And it's mainly because the dude had an easy start,"

Amanda nodded at Jeffrey's statement. Although she herself had hopes to crush Colt's reputation, it would not be that easy. What they could do currently was to just endure it and try to keep the man in control.

Due to the conversation shifting to something bitter, Amanda changed the subject.

"I think I like the Pizza with extra cheese more than the other one," She said, taking both Will and Jeffrey by surprise.

"Yeah, me too," Jeffrey noticed what she was trying to do and tagged along.

Three guys were walking down the street to spend the 'Friday night' at one of their houses. It had become a tradition for them to celebrate every weekend. The celebration was for surviving the week. As office workers, they had to survive with the brutal taunts of their boss in the office.

"No man! I think we can go for [Catch Me If You Can] this Saturday!"

"What! No shit Sherlock! I saw the trailer as soon as it was released! It was so bad. If anything I'd kill myself before watching it."

"Well, I'd beg to differ. The trailer was hilarious. And seriously! What you expect might not be the outcome! It's about a conman anyway, I think we should watch. Vote day!"

"Yes."

"Yes."

"No." The three of them voted.

"It's settled."

"Aw man, I hope you see it from my eyes. Did you even see-"

"We hope you see it from our eyes." Both the other friends said together making the guy roll his eyes in annoyance.

"Catch me if you can!!" One guy shouted and ran down the street to get to the house first.

The other two jogged after him.

"No wayyyy! There's no way in hell I'm gonna watch it! It's frigegging HORROR!" One girl said with pure despair in her eyes.

The conversation between the four girls was simple. A movie to go and watch on the weekend. They did this more than one hundred times, yet still they struggled to find the perfect movie or something close to perfection. Since they had known each other forever, the real deal was finding something all the three of them could enjoy.

"Urgh, you and your horror relationship. It's a full hate-on one and as far as I'm aware hate can turn to love," the other girl with green eyes said with a sly smirk.

"Stop romanticising her fear. How about [Sea before Flea]?" The girl who sat across from both of them asked. Since she was wearing braces, her pronunciation was kind of weird compared to a normal American accent.

"That title sounds horrible. If anything I'd watch the same movie we watched last time rather than watching a movie with such a title. Wasn't that from some big director?" The girl who had the horror-peve questioned.

"Yeah don't let me begin with the dude. He's the worst at naming things. Oh, [Magnificently Blue] releasing tomorrow, how about that?" The girl with green eyes questioned looking at the screen which had names of movies, the genres and the releasing date.

"Really?! Let's check the trailer?" The other girl talked through her braces.

The trailer started off with an unexpected glimpse of a train journey. It was about a girl who goes far away from her home town in search of the purpose of her life. The teaser looked pretty decent and all the three of them had smiles on their faces when the girl finally met the guy who turned her world upside down. But they all closed the tab as soon as they saw both of them dying.

"What a bad spoiler it was? Just no!" One of them said and checked the other movies.

"Oh my God! Look at this! It's the [White Man]! The movie with the guy having the ability to talk with animals!" The person who sat to the left said excitedly.

"Yessss!" "Oh yeah!" Both the other girls chimed excitedly at the movie trailer.

"What! Noooo!" The girl with green eyes fell back onto the bed seeing the saddest news ever. Tickets were all sold during the weekend. They had just one theatre around where they lived and if it isn't there, it means they'd have to drive miles to find another movie hall, which they did not enjoy.

During the weekend, they just wanted the experience of going to the nearest theatre, enjoying a good movie, coming home and then resting while enjoying a lazy evening.

"…. guys! See this," the girl who did not lose hope said looking at the screen with pleading eyes. "[Catch Me If You Can]. I think we should just try this. It'll be released by the weekend and there are 10 more tickets. Just TEN!"

"What? Can we watch the teaser first?"

The three of them watched the trailer with their mouths open. They were surprised by how Leo acted. The way things flowed smoothly and they even laughed at scenes where it was shown how Frank conned different people.

"Yessss!"

"No more questions or thoughts. This is it!"

The three of them pressed the 'enter' button to the reservation of the tickets in sync.

Weekend target achieved. Not just any movie–they found something they all agreed to.

In a small studio firm. The discussion was among the scriptwriter, cinematographer, sound manager and a crew worker.

"Leo's acting was bad in it. The trailer made me think how bad the movie would be. Ah! I just don't have the need to watch it!" The scriptwriter said with a frown in his face.

"What you do is write those characters, scenes and everything and to be honest, I think his acting was so natural!"

"I can agree with that one. The teaser had a scene where Leo acts like the professor in his school! That really caught me off guard, I think I'll watch it with my wife."

The four of them discussed newly released trailers.

"The acting just doesn't add up. I don't think it did. Not like we watched the full movie anyway, the trailer gave me a feeling that it is going to hit high and above considering how good it was."

"Okay okay okay! How about this guys, let's watch it once it's released? I can get us tickets. Just tell who'd come with you, I'll get enough tickets?"

"Still not satisfied, but okay. I'm in. Get two for me, I might as well bring my girlfriend to kill the boredom,"

"Just one for me. I don't wanna tag along with anyone. The movie looked really interesting to me. The character is something I look forward to watching. A conman—damn, can't wait!"

"Okay, Sunday at 7. The local theatre."

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Chapter 206:

David and his son, Jonas walked down the street to watch the newly released [Catch Me If You Can].

They had selected the movie after having a huge argument about what the movie would be. At first, the son wasn't that interested, but after his father insisted how good [Liberty City] was and explained how worth it he thought this one would be as well. He was personally a fan of Leo, from [Liberty City].

On the way to the theatre, they both were excited.

"I'm hella sure it's gonna be one of the best we get to watch!" he told his son while walking.

"Yes, dad! I'm pumped!"

"What I'm looking forward to more is to see how Leo would act in the movie! Ahaha… Can't wait!"

They walked and stood in the queue which was in front of the theatre. So many other people were present to go watch the movie.

In the same queue, there was a group of university kids lined up in the same queue inside the theatre. Ever since the teaser was out, they were anticipating watching the movie.

"Aw, man! I can't believe the line is this long! Why on Earth does it have to be this long?! Why can't we just go in and sit there?!"

"Yeah, because there's another movie already screening inside! It'll take a few more minutes! I can't wait to watch this~"

"Yes, we have been planning for ages! I just hope the movie is worth it! I love Leo!!" Another girl chimed in.

"Oh my God, you girls, look at me and look at Leo, who looks good the best?" Their classmate, a guy asked while putting his hands over the two girls' shoulders.

"Leo!" "Leo~" "Duh!"

All the guys laughed listening to the girls and mocked the dude for the rest of the time in their queue.

"Ah babe, do you think it is worth it?! I was always skeptical after watching the trailer. Mmhm, it's more like I don't even think it's that great,"

"You're just obsessed with rom-coms. So obviously you wouldn't be like this! But, just see for yourself! I am so sure it's going to be good!"

"How are you so sure?!"

"It's just that feeling, cutie pie. I just feel so, like it would outta the ballpark. It's just this… I don't know how to explain! But every good movie we have ever watched… I suggested them, do you agree?"

"Yeah, you're right! But–"

"See, you do understand what I'm tryna say right? Among all the other things which I've a good instinct on, movies are one of the best. One of the best! And trust me on this… [Catch Me If You Can] would be one of the best you ever watch!" The guy said with a cheeky smile.

"It's by Kron Studio right?! I heard Will Evans wrote the script" The girl asked looking at her boyfriend.

"Yes! And as far as I know, if Will wrote something, there's a slight possibility that it could go wrong. But I'm sure, this would be so great! Just let's see! I can't wait!" He said and kissed her forehead.

Everyone was seated inside the theatre. After a long thirty minutes in the queue, everyone got the chance to get seated–the speciality was how it was the first show of [Catch Me If You Can] in the local theatre.

Many people were very excited! But some were there due to other reasons; such as, being called, and invited by someone. Nevertheless, the little talks, whispers, and all the focus that was scattered everywhere came to an end.

The entire focus was shifted to the screen as the movie started.

[Catch Me If You Can]

The logo of the studio, Kron was displayed. With the movie starting, some names were displayed. They were the names of the cast and the crew.

"I already have a feeling this is going to be great," the girl whispered in her boyfriend's ear.

"Told you so," He whispered back.

The movie started and the story began to unravel. People had different sorts of emotions, and thoughts running throughout the entire movie. During times that Frank Abagnale conned other people, the crowd were laughing and most of them had tears in their eyes.

"-Brenda. -Brenda. Brenda, I wouldn't worry about it. You know, these doctors you know, they don't know everything." Frank said to the nurse who was crying her eyeballs out.

"It's my first week and I think they're going to fire me."

"No, no, nobody's going to fire you, Brenda. I bet you're good at your job." Frank said.

"No, I'm not."

"Yeah, I bet if I asked you to check on the status of my friend Lance Applebaum that you could do that for me in a second."

"Um… Mr. Applebaum fractured his ankle. Dr. Ashland is treating him in exam room seven. You see that? No problem. This is the emergency chart. See that blue star there? That means that the patient has been diagnosed. And then, after he's been treated, we put a red circle here, see?"

That was all it took for the audience to crack into laughter. The lady nurse was manipulated by Frank and she was so naive. The way she kept explaining those things made everyone laugh.

"Oh my fucking God! I mean–" A fat man laughed while holding his stomach.

"Hahaha… Your popcorn is everywhere… But that's just…!" The person next to him laughed along!

"Dad, I think I finally figured out what I want to be," The 14 year old young man walked beside his father.

"You can't do that. Why do you wanna do that?"

"Frank Abagnale is so cool. Like, see how he got rich faster. Isn't that what everyone wants? The money?"

"Listen up young guy, there are so many things wrong with your statement. The movie was set back years ago, where the technology wasn't even half as good as it is now. And, if it is about you, I highly disapprove of your choice of life."

"It is my life, dad." He was stubborn just like every other teenager.

"Still, it's a no. You'd get caught up by the police. You saw how Carl Hanratty went after Frank and didn't give up till he got caught? That would be worse if you tried to con people nowadays. Forget about big places, conning is even worse if it's for the people close to you."

The kid was visibly upset. The movie, which ran 2 hours and forty minutes, made the young guy think of possibilities to have such a future for himself. In fact, it was just not him. But also every other kid who was present at the theatre.

"I just want to be cool,"

"And, lying would make you appear as someone who is not cool."

They kept walking, and the night had already crept in. The street got dark, yet the conversation was active.

"Lying just needs more lies to cover it up," The young guy figured it out finally.

"Exactly. And just so you know, everything that seems cool is not the right thing to do. But…"

"Mhm.."

"If you want to look cool, you can be an actor. Actors play cool characters all the time! From heroes, to villains."

The guy nodded listening to the words.

In the parking lot, after the movie, a bunch of girls who watched it sat on the bench.

"Oh my word! I can't believe it was so good! I actually had tears! It was so good and I really liked how Leo acted. I can't believe I hated his acting before. He nailed the character!"

"That emotional connection throughout the movie seriously got me at the end! When I saw Ella crying, I was like…. Why on earth do you have tears?! That was the first time she pointed out that I even had tears in my eyes! We laughed about that for five minutes straight!"

"Hehe, I heard. I shushed because you guys were being too loud! Ah holy cow! Just…. This was the best girls night ever! That too… Because of the movie! Thanks, Stella. If we watch the other movie Ivy selected, I don't think it would have been this great!" Another girl said with a chuckle.

"Aw c'mon! My choices are not that bad!" Ivy said with a pout.

"Last time, I almost puked at the theatre for how much the actors tried to be funny. Maybe it's your luck with bad movies!"

Everyone laughed, agreeing with the girl who said that. Ivy laughed along.

The three men, who were from the studio and had decided to watch a movie—came out of the theatre with different expressions on their faces.

"I can't believe I just watched a masterpiece! It was so good and very well executed!" The script writer said in disbelief.

"What do you think about the story?! I have so many thoughts about it, I don't know where to start! That was like one of the very best stories I have ever got the chance to watch!" The cinematographer said and shook his head.

"I felt very sorry for young Frank! He basically fell apart when he saw his mother with some men while still being married to his dad! He obviously loved his parents very much, mostly his dad! I am glad the FBI agent, Tom Hanks's character, Carl Hanratty, had grown to like and felt sorry for Frank and was able to help him get out of prison, and even gave him a job at the FBI! I really enjoyed this movie, very well acted by the leads! Just… I was mind blown!"

"Same!"

They muttered and walked among the crowd, to reach the exit.

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Chapter 207:

"The movie was an endearing story with every major and minor role portrayed equally. The actors nailed their performances. Leo as Frank Abagnale gave life to another memorable character."

"Frank W. Abagnale Jr. may have pulled off one of the greatest hoaxes on earth.

Abagnale's famous tale of forging checks and assuming different professional identities has captured national audiences through pop-culture adaptations, most famously in the movie [Catch Me if You Can] starring Leonardo De Le Rosa and Tom Hanks."

"What is Catch Me If You Can?

[Catch Me If You Can] is the caper you didn't know you needed in your life. Remember when you dreamt of living life on the run when you were a kid? Not as a dangerous criminal, but as the cool kind that only stole from the government, owned a bunch of fake IDs and switched between made-up identities with elaborate costume changes."

"The movie production and the sound direction were on point! [Catch Me If You Can, the newest sensation among Hollywood fans, was brought by Kron Studios. Although most loved the movie, the unpopular opinion appreciates the sound management and how the movie was made~."

"[Catch Me If You Can] illustrates the costs, rewards, and ethical dilemmas of deception and self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships. One of the many morals of the story is that money and prestige cannot satisfy the basic human need to be known and loved by others."

Although it had barely covered forty-eight hours from the movie's release, [Catch Me If You Can, there were many articles, tabloids, social media reviews, website reviews and so on sharing and spreading among Hollywood Fans. Nevertheless, the movie's interest keeps getting better and better.

The sun was shining, making the cold breeze in the wind dilute its coldness. There was no trace of clouds, but the clear sky was a beautiful sight in itself.

The roads were busy as always, and inside the car on the busiest street was Leo, who wore a suit and had his entire focus on his phone. In the front seat, his agent was driving the car with a stupid smile playing on his lips–He was in a good mood.

"The movie got an opening of 15 million. Fifteen fucking million dollars!" The agent said, making Leo turn his attention towards him.

His agent was a middle-aged man. His name was Gary Wilson. Leo had been under the agent for quite a while, and the happiness of Leo's success was more evident in the agent's face than Leo himself looked.

"You look happier than me, Gary."

"Good opening means that your stardom is there, Leo. You are not just a one-time wonder! And that's a big stigma in Hollywood, and you finally got it off easily!" Gary muttered.

From the conversation itself, it's clear that the movie got a good opening. Apart from the great opening numbers, the reviews for the film were positive. It seemed that, not just because of Leo's popularity but also because the movie was genuinely that good, its opening had met the expectations of the people who invested in it. Including Leo, Gary and everyone else.

With how the numbers are going crazy, the movie would quickly spread among the fans with positive word of mouth and easily make the outcome of the movie cross 100 million dollars.

If they were lucky, and the movie didn't slow down a lot, the task of 200 million dollars wouldn't be impossible. But that was how good the film had been doing since the opening. This was also why both the agent and the actor inside the Kia Stinger Convertible looked happy.

"Yeah, but the thing is if I can't even get myself off the one-time wonder tag, from what it may seem, I'm not good enough to be an actor," Leo muttered out.

Other than every success Leo achieved for himself; many had implied that [Liberty City] was more of Will's movie than Leo's achievement. Despite how good Leo acted, the glory and the succession of the cinema were attributed to Will. With everything, he felt as if he got lucky with it.

"I got pretty lucky as Will also wrote the script for this movie. And it won't happen again unless Will and I decide to work together again."

"You're quite talented, Leo. What type of a project do you have in mind after this?" Gary questioned, looking at Leo from the front mirror.

Leo thought about it for a minute and answered, "I've been thinking of trying out stuff with a few innovative directors, and what I'm aiming for… is a different script than what is going on currently. Anything is fine, to be honest. I just want to try new and different things. Take a path that would make everyone see that I won't be under Will's shadow."

Gary found what he was saying kind of weird. With a slight frown drawing on his eyebrows, he asked, "Are you thinking of not being with DTA in the future or maybe moving on to a different company?"

"No, of course not," Leo said and shook his head. "It's not about that; it's more about creating my own identity. Robert got over Will's shadow because he has a lot of charisma, but I'm more reserved. So, I want to create my identity by taking on different projects and trying out various new things. And currently, as I'm doing pretty well financially, it's not about money for me anymore. It's about the art, the art which I can pursue calmly.

In the meeting room, Will, Amanda and others were seated while looking at Will without breaking the focus.

In front of everyone, Will stood powerfully and confidently, showing some figurines and t-shirts. Among them, there was also another merchandise for the people in the room.

"This is the product prototype," Will explained, showing them the screen in front of them.

Dream Vision had finally managed to successfully make a one-year contract with the bespectacled guy's company with whom Amanda had a meeting the other day, Ray Orchid. XYZ company agreed and made a deal for products with quality material for Dream Vision's merchandise.

After the discussion with Ray and Amanda explaining how she expected things to be, they had given the company a chance after they had another meeting with the new products Ray presented. Amanda loved the quality of the t-shirts and other materials, so they got the contract with the chances of it being renewed if everything went well after its first year. In fact, it would be one of the most incredible deals the XYZ company has signed off so far.

"We will give out these figurines and merchandise to the winners of the quiz competitions we will hold in the issues of the next comic. So it would be something that could attract the people who are already in love with the comics and the characters."

The people at their seats nodded, looking at Will and understanding what he was talking about. Merchandising was a great way to promote their brand, considering how people get attracted if something was from a free giveaway. This was also the plan of Will so that people would start to talk more about the comics and everything related to them.

"And the next thing I want to talk about is the venue. We will hold a social media event to distribute the gifts, so where would it be and when? During the event, kids also could participate in an obstacle course to win great awards and a meeting with Andrew. The character of Spiderman is someone who adores kids. So, we need Spiderman; Andrew to work more among the kids. The kids who are already obsessed with Spiderman would bring their parents to the theatre, not once but several times. And this is huge marketing plus point from our perspective." Will explained.

Even in Will's original world, Spiderman was loved more by the kids who were actively enjoying the character of Spiderman. The actors like Tobey, Andrew and Tom in the previous world were loved equally if not more by the kids than the adults. Will knew that if he succeeded in establishing the bond between the character and the fans, it was pretty easy for it to continue receiving its support for years.

This was why Will stressed the fact that they needed Spiderman to work among the kids.

"Yes, and the next thing is about the Billboards and Hoardings with posters of [Spiderman]. This is also an equally important part of marketing. I'm sure everyone knows how much of an audience is attracted to it, and more than that, it shows how big the movie itself is," Will then talked about the posters.

Dream Vision was partnering up with Mega works again for [Spiderman] distribution, and currently, they were even making deals with studios in other countries to let [Spiderman] get straight releases everywhere. So at the same time that Will was explaining the marketing and promotional plans, the arrangements for these projects to launch were not for a single country but for every country where the movie would be launched.

Although live facts like Andrew not being in every country were present as an issue, other marketing proceedings like the posters were possible and are on the task list.

The meeting continued with the discussions of everything related to the promotions.

In the end, Will questions Amanda, "Yes, so, did the Super Bowl agree to show the [Spiderman] teaser?"

"Well, they did. But the thing is that Super Bowl asked two million dollars for a 30 seconds spot," Amanda said aloud for Will to hear.

Hearing the words which came out of Amanda, everyone else in the room started to whisper among themselves. Then, most of the present staff talked about how it was a lot for just a 30 seconds teaser.

"Two million for thirty seconds is a lot. Is this acceptable?!"

"I don't think Will should agree on this! 2 million… Is it worth it?!"

"Did she just say 2 million for 30 minutes?!"

"Wait… What?! No way! That sounds ridiculous!"

"Oh wow… She just said…!"

"Hmm… We could easily negotiate it to 1.5 million; if the Super Bowl agrees to give Dream Vision a better offer in the future compared to others, it's pretty important to make connections," Will said, making all the whispers come to an end.

"It's still a lot, Will," Amanda said, processing what Will explained.

"It's still worth it," Will replied.

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Chapter 208:

Will and Jeffery were in a discussion about [Catch Me If You Can] in his office.

"The movie would easily recover its budget, and we would again have a great profit," Jeffrey said thinking about how the movie would earn a lot in the upcoming days and the many more days to come.

"I expected this, and to be honest the marketing plan attracted more of the fans, and then everything else just flowed smoothly," Will said.

"Yeah, I heard that Leo and Alan are already getting calls and so much exposure. Leo talked to me in the morning, and he wouldn't stop talking about the reaction he got from the public. It was wholesome," Jeffrey said with a smile on his lips.

"That was expected, and the motion of thinking he was a one time wonder should finally go away with time. I hope he makes the right choices. With that, Leo can actually go up and above in the industry," Will said with the thought considering what people had talked about him before.

"Yeah, he is talented indeed…."

The conversation kept continuing and they talked about the movie, and everything else related to it.

"…And, does it mean that you'd not attend the success party of the movie again?"

"Yeah, I'd let Alan and Leo get the spotlight. They deserve it," Will said and shifted the topic by saying, "I don't have time for parties anyway. Two huge projects need attention for the next two months… [Spiderman] release and the Oscars."

[Spiderman] was currently under the supervision of the VFX department as they were going through major edits of the movie and whatnot related to it. The time at which they had predicted its release was the same time as the Oscars.

With everything that was supposed to happen during the time span of months, there was another event that could possibly have the chance to happen, which was the release of [Hitch]. But Foxstar did not want it to release a month after [Catch Me If You Can]'s release. The decision was confirmed especially considering how good the reviews came out in [Catch Me If You Can]. Foxstar didn't want to create competitions that didn't exist.

And another reason was that Foxstar felt as if both movies being from Dream Vision might affect the box office numbers of [Hitch] instead of [Catch Me If You Can]. Due to that, the release of the movie was postponed even after [Spiderman].

During the meeting when they were discussing the movies, release dates and the plan to postpone the movie release, Will had mentioned to Foxstar that since both the movies have different genres and with [Hitch] being a full-fledged rom-com movie, it would be alright and won't harm the numbers as they assumed. Yet, they didn't want to take a risk. Due to that, [Hitch] was postponed till later.

"You might actually win your first Oscar this year," Jeffrey told Will.

Will's lips curled up listening to his words, "Rather than me, you have better chances with the nominations,"

The nominations were announced last week.

[1917] was nominated for seven categories. Among the seven, it had been nominated for Best Picture, Best Screenplay alongside Best Cinematographer for Jeffrey. Also, Lucas Amspoker had been nominated for the Best Director Award. And Will was nominated for the Best Screenplay as [1917] was written by him.

Jeffrey was nominated for the Best Cinematographer Award and Will was confident that he'd win. As for the Best Picture, the chances were low as the Best Picture award was mostly given to the movie whose producers had good connections with the Jury of the Oscars.

Will thought that regardless of the world, corruption still existed. In the Oscars, the connections with the Jury changing the actual results still existed in this world. Which was mostly why in Will's world the Oscars were almost irrelevant later on.

But in this world, considering people still looked upon the Oscars, it was important that Jeffrey gets the award he deserves.

"Well, it's just so so," Jeffrey said.

"Well, I'm pretty sure you'd get an award. Since every other award show gave you the award, now Oscars won't look beyond you," Will mentioned as a matter of fact.

During the past two-three months, the award shows have also happened but Will and Jeffery haven't attended as they were busy with the [Shooting] of Spiderman.

During the time, Jeffery had mentioned to Will that he wanted to attend but Will had told him that he should focus on work because, in the end, Will was sure that Jeffrey would receive an Oscar award.

The reason for Will's confidence that Jeffrey will get an Award was because he knew that the technical categories generally did not have a lot of politics and corruption. It was proved when Will had checked about the previous awards and the winners. Moreover, both the Dream Vision and Foxstar pushed [1917] to get an Oscar, no matter in which category.

For the movie's success, it was nominated for several awards, but Will's focus was on the Cinematography Award considering how unique it had been in the movie itself. Jeffrey in fact had nailed his skills in [1917].

"Yeah but I think you have the chance of getting the award for Best Screenplay," Jeffrey said, turning the topic back to Will.

"I just don't care about it a lot, but if I'm eligible for the award, I'd happily take it in," Will said and changed the subject. "The Super Bowl is today by the way."

Jeffery nodded with his eyes raised. "Yeah, today is the big day. You have worked very hard in the editing process and the VFX itself looked great. I hope the people like it, considering I personally loved it a lot," He said.

Back with a nod, Will said, "Yeah, they will."

Tommy: And the words were?

Dave Smith: And the words were, and Victor Fountain is sacked. And he didn't say that. And you can hear him say Victor Fountain and he's about to say it and waiting basically for Manning to go down.

Donald Pickerel: pressure from Jason off the end. Victor Fountain stays on his feet-

Dave Smith: And there's just that little bit of hesitation. But he can see that it was going to happen and yet, somehow or another, like, you know, a grape he just sort of squirted out of the pile, rolled to his right, found Kelley. Kelley jumps up, catches the ball up against his helmet, and makes the catch.

Buck: And Victor man I don't know how he got out of there. I thought he was on the ground and then he came out of the pile and just slings it.

Dave Smith: And again they had just this absolutely beautiful poetic shot of this. And it was about, you know, again, its they didn't it was a matter of taking the cameras-

Tommy: Well there were so many times when that could have gone wrong. When you think about Donald Pickerel almost saying something that would have had him the butt of jokes for years to come. But then you think about the camera too. They had absolutely every reason to sit back on their heels as they watched Manning go down. But instead, somebody was watching Kelley.

The voice of the commentators erupted around the stadium.

In the huge stadium, there were two male friends. The common thing both of them had was how burly their bodies were, and the tattoos that ran down their neck and their hands.

Both of them were fully focused on the game. They were excited and even shouting things from afar. Good grief they were supporting the same team, if not it would have been a wrestling match in the stands and football in the ground.

"Ah fuck!" "Shit!"

It was the half time, and more than half the stadium cussed inwardly considering how the game was getting heated.

As things settled[Spiderman] teaser began to roll on the big screen. And instantly, all ears and eyes locked in it. This was the first time that people who came for the Super Bowl every year watched something like that in the middle of the game.

Far away, in the studio, everyone went silent for a brief moment when Stan Lee's voice came over with a suspenseful piece of music in the background and the pictures which came over made everyone even more curious about the clip.

"A hero is special. All of us need one at some point in life, someone who could give us hope. Someone who makes us believe that one day things are going to be fine no matter how bad they seem at the moment. One day, it will all be fine and a hero gives that hope. But in the bigger picture, I see a hero in everyone. The one who does a good thing, not because of any reason but only because it should be done is a true hero. This is the story of such a hero."

On the screen, is the scene of Peter chasing after the bus. Then, Uncle Ben talks to Peter about great powers, which changed the slides with a blacking out in the between.

Then a few seconds' worth of clips of Peter meeting Norman Osborn, and Spiderman with his clothes jumping on top of buildings came up. It all happened within seconds, and in the end with the music changing dramatically, it revealed Spiderman which made people amazed!

"Is that Spiderman?! No way this is happening!"

"Did you see the end! Oh my God… I can't believe I just saw that! Is this the first time?!"

"What the fucking hell?! When will the movie be out?! Oh, Lord…. Spiderman?!!!"

Everyone started talking about the teaser they had just seen. They all were astonished, surprised and positively horrific. That. was. A. first.

The two muscular guys, who were stunned by the teaser, looked face to face with their eyes raised.

"Goosebumps!" They both said in sync.

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Chapter 209:

After the movie teaser's release at the Super Bowl, the hype and anticipation for it was almost everywhere since that was the very first time a movie trailer was released in a Superbowl, and in front of everyone millions of people.

At the end of the game, many in the crowd were still talking about the trailer. It was abnormal considering that regardless of the match, the fans would normally discuss the details, ups and downs of the match and what happened during the game—but now, they were all discussing [Spiderman, and how surprising it was.

"Elijah! When was the release date that they had mentioned! I couldn't even process anything for how good my heart was beating! It was so good! I was eating when the first second went by… but that music! It made me literally shiver, it was that good!"

"You should have seen my expression. I was practically speechless for how good it was. Seriously this is going to be the next biggest thing, I feel it! Even when Victor hit the goal, I was thinking about the way Spiderman was revealed at the end! This is crazy!"

"No kidding, it was good. I don't normally watch the trailers but straightaway focus on the movie… But that! Although it was kind of forced to watch, because the screen was right in front of us, I couldn't help but keep looking closely at every second of it. Ah! Can't wait for the movie!"

"Yeah!" "Indeed!" Everyone agreed to what the other person in their group said. The bunch of guys were already hyped for the movie.

Another group of adults walked past the group of friends who were already discussing the released trailer.

"I can't believe they lost the game!" A guy wearing a blue t-shirt said while tapping his phone.

"Man, you don't even look sad, normally when we lose, you'd literally be on the verge of drinking till you pass out! Like what the fucking hell is going on?!" His friend chirped in.

"Well-"

"What's going on?! Seriously?" Another friend who was upset asked while patting the back of the blue t-shirt dude.

"Did you see the teaser of [Spiderman]?!"

"Urgh!" "Not again please!" "We know!"

All the others groaned knowing he was about to talk about it again. Ever since the break ended, he had been talking about how cool it was without giving much focus to the game.

"You are officially out of the group!" A bald guy who came behind them jumped and slapped the other guy's head. "That is what you get for the change of heart!"

As soon as the trailer was screened on the big screen, it also was released everywhere else, including MeTube and other social media platforms.

Although there were rumours about how Dream Vision's next big project would be [Spiderman, the release of the teaser took many people by surprise– a good kind of a surprise because the fans were already obsessed with the character.

MeTube had so many comments for the trailer and already surpassed 1M views within an hour and the comments kept flooding in.

[Sam Smith Williams: This is probably the best teaser that has been released in a long time! I can't wait to watch the full movie, and even though not much of the story is revealed in the trailer… As a fan of the comics, I think the movie would be so great and wonderful to watch!]

[Jerry Tom Who: Oh my God! What on Earth! I went to the bathroom to do my private business and when I'm back… THE TRAILER OF [SPIDERMAN] IS OUT?! Wait…. Why does this keep happening to me?!!]

[Miracle Reader: The way the suspense was built and how Spiderman had yellow eyes in the end….!!!! This can't be real! Why would someone want to kill me with curiosity! I have no patience, please release the movie quickly!!]

[Spidey Fan: A HUGE FAN HERE! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF THE MOVIE! PLEASE QUICKEN THE PROCESS!!]

[Demonic Furniture: The thing is… We need the movie ASAP. This would not sum up for the curiosity y'all left us with… Like what the heck! It looked so good and something that even an unemployed b*tch like me want to watch! Please!]

The comment section was already filled with random spam from people who wanted Will to release the movie quickly due to how good the trailer was. Not just people from the US, but there were so many other comments from different languages which made it clear that the fanbase would not be limited to just one country, but the entire world.

Due to all of it, the views just kept going up, and the people who were invested in the trailer kept supporting and requesting the movie to be released soon without wasting their curiosity which was already at its peak.

Not just MeTube, even Sparrow was filled with trends that many people joined. People who were at the stadium to watch the Super Bowl had started a trend considering the teaser was first released to them, which was #theSuperBowlCrew. The other people who wanted to join the trend for how good it was, had their own trending hashtag #SpidermanNewMovie.

It was 4 am, and still, there were people obsessing over the trailer.

@Sparrow_was_my_idea:

We had the chance to watch the trailer in its first release! Lucky people join me in the trend! Two in one!! Haha! Super Bowl and [Spiderman] both! Trust me, we were so pumped! I couldn't even watch the match properly after that! #theSuperBowlCrew #SpidermanNewMovie

@sois_à_moi

In English: I can't believe the trailer just came out! I considered it as soon as it came out and I have to say it's a shame I'm not in America. If I was… I swear I would meet Spiderman. ¡The trailer looks so good! #MuchlovefromFrance #SpidermanNewMovie

@Somehow_Felt.That

Heavens! I don't understand what you just said but I totally agree with you! I can't wait to watch it! I just hope they don't take too long. #SpidermanNewMovie

@Take.it.slow

What the f* did I just watch?! That looks like a trailer of a movie that I'd watch daily just so I won't forget any dialogue. Man! The costume looked dope AF! The sounds…. The CGI! Where to begin, where to end?! Thanks, Will Evans! Anticipating! #SpidermanNewMovie

@craze_Cat_LaDy

Finally, it's out! I told ya, that [Spiderman] would be the next biggest thing ever since Will got out of Coma!!! Now see! Was I kidding?! And in the movie, there were some things that I noticed. I really wanna share them, anyone up for discussion?! #SpidermanNewMovie

@unfinished_sentenc

okay! Where to begin?! So we went to watch the game and we got to watch a teaser?! That is the proudest day of my entire life. Although my girl ditched me before the game, it was totally worth it! This is gonna be my new fLeX. #theSuperBowlCrew #SpidermanNewMovie

The six comments were not just it. But there were thousands such from each and every person who became fans of the teaser bragging and sharing their moment with every other person in Sparrow. The trending hashtag was a letter away, and yet was in front of thousands of eyes.

As the teaser was making a lot of rounds on MeTube and Sparrow, other people in the industry had obviously taken a look at it and were astonished by the effect it had.

The other companies, and people were quite stunned by how good the trailer itself had been doing after its release. They were aware of the fact that just because of the super bowl commercial, the teaser was everywhere.

Although it had been less than forty-eight hours since the trailer release, even the assistants were shocked by its effects. Among every other company, Ashton's studio was one of them who might have to face the consequences of [Spiderman] hitting it high in its first release.

Ashton Banasiewicz was in his office talking to his assistant.

"Will Evans is really creating new methods for himself to promote his movies." The assistant said, grabbing the attention back from Ashton. Ashton was looking down the glass window, at the road and the vehicles which kept the street busier.

In fact, his office window had quite a good view compared to any window that was in the company. And during weird times as such, Ashton would be looking at the street, people, vehicles and everything that moved on the road.

"[Spiderman] has become the most anticipated movie of the year. And the way Will promoted the teaser attracted so much of the crowd that a teaser had ever attracted. That was really something," He said. "Mixing sports for promotion. That's one brainy move there," He said further.

"I know all of it," Ashton muttered.

"Well, the thing is, like this… Our movie which would release at the same time as [Spiderman] would get in trouble. There's a high chance since people already are attracted to [Spiderman, that ours might get badly affected. Uh, Mr. Banasiewicz, we should increase the promotion span, or we might have to postpone the movie," He asked.

Ashton, whose eyes were still focused down, had another thought in his mind. "No, we will face Will Evans head-on," He muttered after a long silence.

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Chapter 210:

"Dream Vision has grown a lot. From the way it started, it has come a long journey, I mean, [Catch Me If You Can] is on its way to crossing 100 million dollars. It's like they'll never fail this way, not this project but any project that Will Evans puts his hand or mind,"

"Ah, who says? It's just beginner's luck. You yourself just said that they are a new company, and if we really think in a larger context of Hollywood, they are barely starting,"

"Well, I disagree with my own words, just see the numbers and you'd have a totally different view on this–"

"Nah, Will Evans is just very innovative and is setting up trends that are somehow well-received by the public. Quick successes always sum up to quick downfalls. Will Evans would fall sooner or later,"

Hearing the two reporters talk among themselves, another person joined their conversation. All of them were from the same company.

"Well, I agree with both of you. But even if Will was going to fall, he would be one of the most popular people in Hollywood and well, I missed such a huge opportunity, and that's like a massive loss for me," Reporter 3 quiped with a disappointed look.

The other two reporters were slightly surprised by hearing what he was saying.

At the end, when reporter 3 sighed loudly, one among them couldn't help but ask what it was about.

"What do you mean by a wasted opportunity?" Reporter 1 asked.

"You had a chance to act in a big movie or what? Don't tell me you got an offer from a porno?" Reporter no. 2 asked, making everyone laugh.

"I wish, but no, that's not it. It's just when [The Blair Witch Project] was getting a lot of coverage and when Will started Dream Vision, Will was doing some interviews, back then. And I remember how Will Evans sat right in front of me, yet I didn't give much thought nor tried to get to know him better, because well… Obviously I wasn't aware how he'd grow at such a rapid pace," The reporter 3 sighed again with a shrug which showed, 'I'm disappointed at myself too'.

The others laughed hearing his story.

"That's totally understandable, you wouldn't have known even if someone betted on Will at the time, considering it was a smooth way to the top. Don't feel bad about it, at least you get to feel bad knowing Will was in front of you, but reporters like us don't have such a story," Another person chirped in.

"Ah! Forget about it, the more I think about it, the more it feels I should have talked with Will trying to give the dude an exposure,"

The three reporters who were talking among themselves were from a very big media company. It was popular among the Americans as it was a company which gave out every little spicy news of Hollywood, weekly. Thus, it was named 'Hollywood Weekly'.

Regardless of the cliche name, the company itself made billions of profits within months. And it was all thanks to the dramas and scandals that were sold among the fans which were made by the reporters, and some were true stories.

The company controlled a lot of public opinion of Hollywood stars thanks to its reach.

"If it makes you feel any better, yes you should have," Reporter 2 said in disbelief.

The talk continued on while they were travelling in a mini-van, and the words and sentences were all about Will Evans and Dream Vision.

"Is Will going to be at the New York Gaming convention?" An intern reporter who was among the experienced men questioned his doubt since the talk was all about Will.

"Yeah, I heard about it. It's rumoured everywhere but take it with a grain of salt. Many people think that Will is very busy in the editing of [Spiderman] and checking up on CGI. It's believable considering it's his biggest movie after all," Reporter 2 said looking at the intern.

"There's a possibility for him to join."

"Why?" The intern asked reporter 3.

"Since EC games are going to release their next batch of games at the convention, everyone knows that GTA is confirmed to be a part of it. So, it'd only make sense if Will joined the convention and gave some publicity to it," the Reporter replied.

At the Gaming Convention, [GTA Vice City] trailer and its gameplay was going to be revealed. EC Games had worked on the game for months in a partnership with Dream Vision.

EC Games was a company which ought to be one of the leading gaming companies in the world. Nevertheless, due to the downfall, they secured a deal with Dream Visions. With the hope that things would get better, they had worked harder and were sincere about this game that was about to be released at the gaming convention.

Ethan Silva had also confirmed that he would attend the convention as he contributed to the game as the voice actor.

Although not much was revealed to the public, a lot of people were assuming that it was going to be another movie game which would turn out to be a disaster.

"Well, I just think that it might not go as they expect it to. Many movie games turn shit anyway, and it's become a tradition for the studios to release one and then enjoy its downfall," Reporter 3 said in annoyance.

"You're always grumpy even if it's good news, but this time I should agree with you too, rarely a good gaming movie would release, so it's only fair for everyone to assume this might turn bad as they expect," Reporter 2 agreed.

"Will Evans is an unconventional man, he wouldn't invest in something while his eyes are closed, I have hope as a fan of gaming movies, trust me when I say, even if the movie is shit, you'd see me with my son on the first screening—" Reporter 1 had a whole different story.

The only reason that the reporters from 'Hollywood Weekly' were even attending the convention was that it was the very first time that Dream Vision had invested in a game.

And the reporters themself attended the event because they were prone to check the rumour which went on as 'Anything with the name Dream Vision sells'.

"60,000 attendees, 200 vendors, a several million dollar investment… This is the industry surrounding what could be called the most immersive art form of all the video games… Among gamers, programmers and electronic sports enthusiasts, we can see famous gaming MeTubers Kylie and Van Jose, walking inside the Gaming Expo 2013, looking like they are really enjoying themselves." A man holding a microphone in front of the camera said and turned to look at the couple who was grinning from ear to ear.

"This is crazy! Walking in, I never thought such a world existed before, and gotta say… This is some real shi– can I cuss on TV? Oh shit!" Jose laughed at his own joke.

"This- this is crazy, yeah, see ya inside!" Jose's girlfriend muttered while walking inside the Gaming Expo.

The inside was filled with purple, red, black, dark blue and every other dark colour which looked like an inside version of a gamer's bedroom. But every corner of the hall was filled with different kinds of games.

Video games to mobile games—and computer games to VR games. Every game was available to try on in different stalls which were filled with crazy people who do crazy things.

"Hello guys! Welcome to our MeTube channel, and as you can see, we are already inside the Gaming Expo, 2013, this was the first time we both came here after getting into gaming since last year. And not to mention, this entire place is something that feels like home to gamers like us! If you wanna meet us, join the venue, you know where it is held and oh— Kylie already found indie games that she's interested in. Come and have fun here!" Jose talked to the little camera lens which was brought by their cameraman.

"Fuck this is so great! I'm going to go to my gaming site, keep an eye on her— or wait, just go and enjoy! Today is your day off…. But, after sharing the video," Jose said and walked away while patting the shoulder of the cameraman who continued to complete his work which was assigned because there were too many places to be at the same time in the same venue, and this was a once in a lifetime experience for him.

But both he and Kylie decided to go to the EC games announcement.

People were scattered everywhere, and some sat in the spot where EC games were doing the announcement of their upcoming games.

Although not many people were present at the location, they had just announced two new games for the next year.

Arnold, who was the head of EC Studio walked up to the stage, wearing a black suit which made his personality appear sharper. Nevertheless, the reason he was on the stage was to make the final announcement of the day.

"I know you all are waiting for the announcement that we teased in a movie last year–"

As he said that, a huge cheer erupted from the crowd. Many people started to gather at the place where the announcement was being made.

"Woohooooooooo!" "Yes! That's it!" "C'mon! Give it!" Different encouraging words were heard as they were waiting for this moment.

"But–"

"Booooooo!" People made a displeasing sound.

"I feel like I'm not the appropriate person to make this announcement. Everyone, Will Evans!"

As soon as Arnold announced his name, the focus was shifted to the corner of the little stage where Will was already waiting. The audience went silent in surprise

The reporters who had their mics ready to report about the new video game which was sponsored by none other than Dream Vision, went silent all of a sudden.

"The fucking rumour is true!" "Oh hello Will!" "Yesssssssss!"

Suddenly, a huge round of cheers, claps and voices went up making the tension of surprise cease away. The faces were plastered with smiles, excitement and little more excitement considering how Will Evans was in front of them.

Taking the microphone, Will walked to the front to face the audience.

Originally, the idea was that Will would not participate in the gaming expo. But as he knew how big GTA games were going to be, and how much impact they would have on the gaming community as a whole, he decided to join the little ceremony.

"Hello everyone, ladies and gentlemen, so good to see you all!" The crowd applauded once again. "Thank you so much for the warm welcome. I wanted to talk a bit about how well people have embraced [Liberty City] and how it was a movie which is very dear to my heart. With the movie being released, the idea of GTA came…Just like that. And, when I thought of everyone experiencing the world of GTA, not as viewers but as players… I knew I had to make this a reality," Will said while the crowd cheered again.

The initial people who had gathered on the spot were now multiplied by at least seven the number there was. And the cheers just kept getting louder.

"With that, I present to you the trailer of the newest gaming sensation all the video gamers would be impatient to play and experience… [GTA: Vice City!]" Will said, and the trailer of the game rolled on the huge screen behind him, and silence descended throughout the huge hall.

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At the Gaming Expo, 2013.

EC GAMES

The name of the company appeared on the big screen, where more than half of the crowd had their eyes focused.

"What in the… GTA?!"

"Wow..!"

"The start… fuck! Look at that!"

The silence erupted, yet the people who were absorbed by the screen in front of them couldn't help but compliment how the video clip started with a long shot of the city.

In Will's previous world, [GTA: Vice City] was originally released in 2002. Since Will was in a world where the graphics had much-advanced technology, the entire visuals looked so much similar to the [Grand Theft Auto V] video game.

Yet, the story was almost an abstract of the original [GTA: Vice City].

After the city was shown, Tommy Vercetti, the video game's main character, appeared on the screen. In his hand was a gun. He then pointed it at some characters, and shot them.

And, there was something that the people noticed as soon as Tommy Vercetti's face was shown—his features.

"Doesn't he look like Ethan? I mean, look at the facial features… Is it really him?!"

"I guess so too…. Shush, now don't talk."

Ethan, who stood a bit far away from the stage, noticed the sudden commotion among the crowd. Seeing that, a smile appeared on his face..

The scenes changed rapidly, and the screen shifted to shots of different cars, and helicopters, then an inaudible conversation of gangsters, Tommy Vercetti fighting people, his guns being used by him to shoot those people, and him getting on to different types of cars were shown.

Then, as the trailer would progress, a title which wrote,

'WELCOME TO MIAMI CITY!' appeared. Within seconds the words appeared,

'Live the journey of Tommy Vercetti as he takes over Miami City!'

The trailer described each and every car that was available in the game. Apart from the cars, it also shifted its focus on explaining every type of mission in it.

After a few seconds, the trailer came to an end. The crowd looked shocked. Some of them haven't even moved an inch. And some had their eyebrows almost touching the hairline.

"Did you just see what I just saw?"

"How can it be true? It just looks realistic as fuck!"

"Oh shit, EC Games really did something with Will!"

"What in the world?! I'm going to pre-book the game, so I can play as soon as it's out!"

"Man, did you see those graphics?!"

The talks and whispers took over the silence which spread by the end of the trailer. They were shocked by how good it was due to how realistic the game had been made. This world had never seen such a game before although there were already many games developed.

Games which took place in the real world were popular among the crowd, but they were mostly spy or fps games, which bored the gamers due to how much they had played/streamed among others and with themselves.

The specialty of the game which they released a few minutes ago was how there was no such concept before; the concept of taking over a city and living a gangster life.

Which also meant, by the trailer, every gamer could tell that it would be one hell of a crazy ride to play.

After the trailer came to an end, seeing the reactions of the people, Will smiled.

Since the video game was about to release in 2013, the graphics looked way better and the city was almost double the size it was in the original. The missions were increased, and the EC Games had even added missions related to the police and FBI.

At the same time, as Will had fully instructed them to do, a heist was planned as a mission. Nevertheless, with all the new stuff added to it, the main story was left as the original.

"Thank you everyone for coming here. From the looks on your face, I believe you have enjoyed the trailer. So, before answering any of the questions or explaining anything that you wish to know, I'd like to invite the project manager, Jay Linchon, voice actor, Ethan Silva,…."

Will made a quick introduction, and the important people who helped in making the game joined Will on the stage.

As soon as the people lined up next to Will, they started to explain about the game and their experience while working on it. The tough spots while making the game, and the fun points were shared, which kept the crowd entertained throughout their explanation considering how everyone who were present was genuinely interested in the game.

After a while of the happenings on stage, it was the turn of the reporters to ask questions. More than half of the questions were directed at Will and Ethan because how they were big stars in the industry.

Different questions like,

"For how long have you been working on this project?"

"When can we expect to see the game among the people?"

"Why did it become a game, and whose idea was it?" were asked.

"Why did you decide to make [GTA: Vice City] a game instead of a movie?" Another man in the crowd questioned.

"Well, to be honest, it seemed like a cool idea. And after I got the idea, I had to talk to Ethan, and then Ethan really liked the idea when I first explained it. And I had plans in my mind, so I just went ahead with it. This could have been a great movie, if that's your point, but isn't this greater?" Will questioned making everyone nod and agree with him.

"Is every car available in the game like Ferrari and Mercedes?" Another reporter questioned.

"Haha… The thing is, the car companies rejected our offer. But they might consider their cars to be added in later patches. So, we have hope," Will joked.

As GTA is set in the real world, Dream Vision has contacted a lot of car manufacturers to design their cars inside the game as a form of advertising. The car manufacturers were to give them money as they would get advertisements.

But most of them rejected the offer, because they couldn't believe that a game would help in sales.

Will, on the other hand, was sure that they would change their decisions after the release of [GTA: Vice City].

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Will Evans, the movie-making director joined in collaboration with EC Games! Read more to know about what happened last night

Newest video game trailer released at the Gaming Expo, 2013! Will Evans and Evan Silva appeared on the same stage!

[GTA: Vice City]— The reviews for the trailer had surpassed any other video game trailer to ever exist!

Yesterday at the Gaming Expo, people looked forward to new gaming addictions, but went home with the heart of a trailer. [GTA: Vice City] trailer is out! The release date?!

Will Evans was found out to be the mastermind behind the talk-of-the-town, GTA: Vice City! Ethan Silva was found revealing information that no one knew about this game

Tommy Vercetti; a new character from [GTA: Vice City]! The Trailer was released at the Gaming Expo, with the presence of Will Evans, Ethan Silva and many other well-known people!

The headlines of several articles took a hit among other people as well, not just gamers. Several articles even went on to describe everything that happened from scratch, to how people kept talking about it even while exiting the function, and how it became one of the biggest talked topics online.

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Online, at around 4.30 am.

People were still awake. More than half were gamers. Some were still not over the trailer that was released, and some were eagerly waiting for the game to be released.

As soon as the trailer hit the screen at the Gaming Expo, it was also released on MeTube, where millions of people online checked and reacted to the video.

[Why The Hell Was I In Blair Witch: This is going to be a life-changing game, I feel it already. For how good it looks, the map, the character, and the real-life setting, actually kind of pulled me off, because this is so different from any other games I've ever played. Ah, can't wait!]

[Pessimistic Nigerian: This trailer is everything! I stopped playing video games two weeks ago due to how boring it became, but this is… Fresh! Gave me fricking screaming meemies. I just can't wait for this to be released :))]

[A Bandit: Will Evans and EC Gaming?! This was the combination we never knew we needed. And from this trailer, it's proved that this can be a revolutionary masterpiece for all the gaming crazies out there. I already pre-booked so when it's out, I can play. Subscribe to my MeTube channel to get updates, so we can play together!]

[LuckyLad: Everything looks perfect, the weather, the time, the story, the vibe, the characters and everything else just looks perfect. And am I the only one who noticed that Tommy looks like Ethan?! I mean, maybe they took inspiration and somehow, it just clicks so well! Oh and… Good job, well-done!]

[Martini Gae: Best trailer ever! The music, the pictures… and oh f$ck— the missions?!]

[Flasher Gaming: Can't wait! Came here right after the news spread everywhere about it! Ik ik i'm late but, hey, this is one of the best sh#t I've ever seen this year. I'm sure as heck gonna stream the first play of this game… :Joy_emoji: :joy_emoji]

The comment section flooded with such excited comments, and now… Everyone was waiting for its grand release.

…

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Chapter 212:

Jay Linchon and Arnold Rival were in Arnold's car—discussing the event that ensued at the convention.

"I believe the Expo went better than we expected! There's already more than 300k pre-booking. And it hasn't even been a few hours, I feel like we literally hit a jackpot this time. To think about the reactions, I have never seen such faces before. The way they appreciated it was like more… more than anything I've ever seen," Arnold said with excitement and surprise clear in his face.

Jay nodded and said that, "The prospect of playing as a gangster and taking over a city is pretty attractive to most people, and I'm sure it's the story line which attracted most of the people! It's like…. The entire story is something that they would never dream to have in a game. Especially with ultra realistic graphics–"

Arnold's face was looking concerned and happy with what Jay was talking about.

" —even the types of missions that Will suggested to add! You know, I really think that everything together would get the game to another level, I'm not saying this by my personal experience, but solely based on how those people watched the game and looked at us while we were on stage. Truly something—truly something."

Arnold nodded agreeing to what Jay was talking about. In his mind, he had thought of the exact things that made him realise a shit ton of things within one night.

Among all of them, one was, "I truly feel like Will would stay true to his promise."

"Huh- what are you talking about? What promise?" Jay questioned back.

"Ah, you're not aware? Well, Will had told me after a month of the game's release, all the car companies would contact us, asking to be a part of the game, and Will was confident while he was saying those words. In fact, I really never had seen someone talk with such confidence. While I first met Will and the way he talked, it was granted that he was truly something…. But this promise literally gave me goosebumps everywhere considering how he highlighted— EVERY. CARPANY."

Amanda's office, Dream Vision, Santa Monica, California.

On the Sunny morning, inside the air conditioned office room, Will and Amanda were in a discussion.

"You literally created a great way for the movie promotion. And to think that people actually bought it—that's fresh and something which would turn the marketing sides of movies. Because once we did it and brought and showed the fame, we could expect some more movie trailer releases at the next year's Super Bowl," Amanda said.

Will muttered a 'hmm' listening to what she was saying.

"There were hundred thousand people present on the Super Bowl during our promotion–"

"At the same time more than 100 million people watched the trailer, and the buzz for [Spiderman] is going up like no other movie." Will said and took a sip from his tea. Amanda nodded at his words. "And from what I think, just the pre-booking at the rate would fetch us more than 40-50 million if it continued like this. And I'm pretty sure it would," Will said, completing what Amanda was about to say.

"Exactly. And the opening weekend could go for more than 200 million. unpopular opinion, Super Bowl should thank you because as I said, other studios, mainly the big studios, will surely use their event from next time, and for them, it's like free money," Amanda said.

"Yeah, you're right. And the Super Bowl is going to give us the edge over theirs thanks to the partnership. And as for the opening weekend, the fight is with the [Darklow Wizards," Will said with a frown. A bitter taste left on his lips even at the mention of [Darklow Wizards].

[Darklow Wizards] was the newest movie that was supposed to be released and was produced by Allen Studios. [Spiderman]'s release day was confirmed to be on 3rd March, 2013. And the movie [Darklow Wizards] had the same releasing date, coincidentally yet competitively.

The movie by Allen Studio was announced to be a magical fantasy. It was made with a budget right over 100 million dollars. And when talking about budgets, [Spiderman] and [Darklow Wizards] were very big budget movies. Which in fact means that the clash which was about to happen would literally be 'historic'.

"Ah yes, that one…" Amanda said with equal annoyance.

"Allen Pictures are not in the state of mind to let us be. And I'm pretty sure the marketing side would be pretty wide based considering how they are ready to attack us with all their might," Will said and took a sip from his tea again. It felt like the tea was soothing him inside his body, yet his mind was still in a battle.

Amanda raised an eyebrow hearing Wills's words. "If you're not confident–"

"I'm confident." Will cutted her short. "It's just pretty interesting. I want to know what Ashton would come up with. The thought itself kills my boredom,"

Amanda chuckled at that.

"Yeah well, I can understand when you put it like that. And I wanted to talk about the development of Netflix. Also, I think it'd be better if we start with increasing the salaries of the [Friends] cast. Since it just keeps growing, I think it's time for the increment. And with Netflix…."

–

"These days [Spiderman] is in talks a lot! Have you guys seen the trailer that launched during the Super Bowl?! And I'm sure this was the very first time that anyone has ever taken a glimpse of a trailer during the games! I mean… Trust me it was pretty unexpected even for me too!"

A man who wore a navy blue suit, walked in front of the camera while the audience applauded. It was his entrance. Everyone in the audience applauded seeing the famous talk show host, Owen Reyes.

"How did you all like it?!" The question made the crowd shout things and applaud because of how they liked the trailer.

"Before anything, can I know how many of our people here went to the Super Bowl to watch a game and got to watch the craziest thing ever! There… There…. There…! Look at them! I normally never say this to anyone, but man, y'all are lucky!"

The cheers got louder with his statement considering there were more than half of the people who raised their arms.

"And the thing is…. We found quite interesting clips, which I can basically name as…. caught-on -4k! These people over here!"

The screen behind the host started to show a scene of a bunch of people dropping their food on the floor while watching the trailer. The people behind them laughed loudly which made the audience erupt into laughter.

"Well well well… What a cursed scene?!"

'Ahahha' 'That man though!' 'I'm on TV!'

The talks and laughter kept rising and everyone was in a fit of a laughing bubble.

"And now…. I have something special to announce! We have many [Spiderman] fans here… Like many, right?"

'YESSS!'

"I have a surprise for you—everyone! For that I want a huge warm and a very very welcoming applause for Mr. Howard over here!" Owen said in a loud tone and the screen suddenly shifted from their channel logo to a man who was wearing a suit and had a microphone in his hand.

"Howard, how is it going over there?!" Owen asked.

"It's going great to be honest, I mean, I can't come to think of anything that could possibly explain my emotion right now… I'm ON TV!"

The crowd laughed again. The people were confused. What was happening? Is this the surprise? Are we getting pranked? What if the host was pranking like they do to celebrities quite often?

Out of it all… Who is this man on the screen?!

"So, when I say I hear your thoughts, I'm not joking. I'm the messenger and someone who sends all those messages to spiderman! And I heard that… Well, Owens told me that there are a bunch of teenagers who are obsessed with the [Spiderman] trailer after it's released. Is that true?!"

'Yes!!' 'Not just teenagers, I'm 45!' 'Can you tell him that we love him?!'

The people got overly joyed by the shocking reveal he did. The faces looked happy, and smiles were everywhere!

"Alright. You oldies, and kids. My first question is–" He took a card out of nowhere and started reading it. Suddenly, a wind blew the card away making him look back in annoyance. It was a wind that was not visible before, but now even his hair was flying away from his face.

" —Yeah, jokes on you, I have the questions in my mind. So, tell me, what do you like the most about Spiderman?"

Many hands were raised among the crowd and Owen, who sat in front of them in a comfortable blue leather couch, took the mic and said, "Blue t-shirt! Your time to rise and shine!"

"Uh, hello, I'm Kelly. I'm from San Jose. I'm a huge fan of Spiderman, and I started reading the comics as soon as they were out, still can't wait for more. My favourite thing about Spiderman is how he calls himself, the friendly neighbourhood spiderman. Haha.. Honestly, in the comics, he is known to be a very funny superhero. So…. That is it," The girl who said sat while everyone around her clapped.

"Ah I see! I see you, I see you! And, what if I said…. Spiderman is here?!"

"Whaaaaat?!"

"No way?!"

"Is it true?"

"Where?"

Suddenly with a drum roll from the musicians, Andrew walked inside the studio with a huge smile.

Andrew waved at the little audience, while the screen behind him went blank. It seemed like the reason why the interviewer was there had ended.

"Andrew! My man!" Owen said and walked over him while hugging him.

"… Phew, wow!" Andrew said, making everyone laugh loudly.

This was a part of the promotions for [Spiderman]. The whole thing was planned, and as far as everyone is concerned, it was going great.

Throughout the show, Andrew had to talk a lot, share about his experiences without giving too much away. The crowd themselves were excited and had millions of questions to ask. Although Andrew didn't get to answer more than ten questions, the kids who asked the questions got a Spiderman costume and masks.

…

/DreamNote/ (11 aug)

There was a blackout in my area, so couldn't upload this chapter on time. Resuming normal uploads from tonight.

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Chapter 213:

The Brown Baker coffee shop was busy as usual. Regular customers, new customers, people who wanted to spend time, people who were bored, people who wanted to get a sip of delicious coffee and among them, Will and Terry were seated in the corner of the shop.

Terry Warden was the owner of Warder Books. The same publishing house that published Harry Potter, both volumes which were written by Will Evans in this universe.

The coffee shop was located near the Dream Vision office building, and was known to have the best coffee in that area.

In Terry's hand, there was the manuscript of [The Hobbit]. Terry was going through the manuscript and Will, who sat across from him, sat silently, sipping on his tea.

Moments of silence passed. The only noises were heard through and from the other people around them. Their gossip, chit chats, and different conversations were audible to Terry, yet his focus was firmly gazed upon the manuscript in front of him.

After a while, Terry looked up from the papers in his hand.

"This is pretty good, might be your best work. I just read 30 pages but this looks well thought out. And uh- I think this may be better than Harry Potter," Terry implied.

"Do you like high fantasy more than a children's fantasy novel?" Will questioned, acknowledging Terry's response for his manuscript.

Terry nodded as if to answer his question. "Children's fantasy is selling way more after Harry Potter but I still prefer high and epic fantasy novels as a reader. Just the thing is, there are too few in the market," Terry said.

"Yeah, couldn't agree more," Will replied.

"And the thing with epic fantasies is that, due to the less number of fictions from them, many authors are trying to start a new trend with the genre. But as far as I'm aware, not any book has the potential of being that great of a story to start trends— and the few books that are written on the genre…. Are literally dearly adored by the readers."

The talk went on further with them discussing more about the manuscript, story and the current trends in the novels.

"I'll contact you again after completely reading this. And my thought is that we can get this to publish after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," Terry said.

"Why hasn't that been published yet? It's already close to March," Will questioned.

The question was something Terry had expected to be asked long ago. Yet, he wasn't surprised that the fact didn't slip Will's mind considering how sane Will was—all the time.

Sigh*

Terry sighed.

"It's just because the first two books are literally selling a lot. It will take time for things to settle and reach the peak before we can fully gear up for the third book." Terry explained.

Hearing that, Will nodded.

After the stating of reasons, Terry changed the topic pretty quickly and easily.

"I've been wanting to ask something from you," Terry said.

"Go ahead," Will commended.

"Uh- could I get two tickets to the premier of Spiderman? My daughter… April is crying to watch it even though it's not out yet. She's a very big fan of the cartoon, and it honestly would make her really happy,"

Will smiled at what Terry said.

"She sounds like a sweet kid. But the thing is, we're currently not holding a premier for press and critics,"

Hearing the words Terry was visibly surprised. His eyes raised in question and in his mind, he was thinking to himself that the premier for critics and press was normal.

Normal enough that it was almost a tradition.

Due to how confused his face looked, Will knew that he might have to explain what he just meant. And he was more than aware that the reaction he just got was totally normal—normal enough that any person who worked in the industry would have known that inviting the critics and press was the norm.

But Will had a different perspective.

"I can already see wheels turning in your mind right now," Will chuckled. Terry smiled trying to hide his embarrassment. "Well, it's mainly because how [Darklow Wizards, the movie by Allen would-be releasing at the same time as [Spiderman]"

An 'oh' formed in Terry's face.

"Yeah, so if we hold a premier alongside them, the critics and the reporters would be divided. That won't do any good for any of us, especially not us," Will said, taking another sip from his tea.

"Ah yes, that makes total sense. But why don't you hold a premier sometime later. Maybe on a different day? And premiers really attract a hell lot of crowd, so, for such a reason, letting it go is stupid in my book," Terry was straight with his answer.

Will shook his head and answered, "That would not work. The situation is honestly kind of serious that you imagine. Allen Pictures wants to go head to head against [Spiderman]. For that, they'd even go so far as to change the premier date to exactly match ours. If I think, theoretically, it's better to not have a premier and let the audience see the movie for themselves rather than give space to pull up a stunt from our competitors–" Will muttered.

Taking a sip from the tea, he then continued, "Nevertheless, we are pretty confident that it's better like this. And we already have a few more marketing tactics to use after the release itself. So from what I see, it won't be a problem, not at all," Will said and took a pause. "What are we going to do about April?" He questioned.

Terry had been nodding along the way to understand what Will was saying. Hearing the last question he sighed again.

"Well then, I guess she will have to wait a bit more. It won't be much of a problem, she'd get to watch the movie anyway,"

Although Terry said this, inside his mind it felt like he just missed a great opportunity, and a great chance to surprise his daughter.

Noticing his face and how his focus shifted suddenly, Will cleared his throat with a smile.

"It would be nice to meet little April. If it's okay with you, I can get a small premier in the office of Dream Vision for her. She'd be the guest of honour," Will added and chuckled.

–

As the month of February slowly started fading away, the movie [Catch Me If You Can] had already surpassed the milestone of two hundred million dollars in box office. Considering how well it had been doing, an OTT deal was already signed, which gave them 20 million dollars more to their hands.

Apart from all the good side of the movie, it had its own bad side affected by the company Dream Vision itself.

It was because of [Spiderman]. [Catch Me If You Can] had been overshadowed due to the trailer release of [Spiderman]. The focus of the people had turned to the trailer pretty quickly just because the way it was brought to the readers were totally different from what anyone had ever thought.

But that in fact, was the case for any movie releasing. As [Darklow Wizards] and [Spiderman] were the only movies that people were talking about.

On the other hand, the audience was excited to see a clash between them. To make the situation much spicy, the movie analysts had mentioned that this situation might harm both the movies.

Nevertheless, the release date was fixed.

–

3rd March, 2013.

Finally, the date in which the big movie release would happen had arrived.

After a lot of turns, turnovers, questions, doubts, successes and failures… the day in which one of the biggest movie attempts from the Dream Vision was finally in the top 3 headlines of Hollywood!

Outside the theatres, not just posters from [Spiderman, but also posters from [Darklow Wizards] were sticked and set.

At one look, both the posters could be taken as attractive and everything that an average viewer would get attracted to. Which also meant that, from the scratch of the movies, the competition with one another was high.

In the poster of [Darklow Wizard, a wizard who had an intense look and around him, there was fire. The wizard was scary looking—yet the poster was well-thought and planned, so that anyone who watched the movie and returned on the same way they went insidez they'd notice the subtle things that had been hinted at in the poster.

On the right hand side for that poster, there was the poster of [Spiderman]. In that little promotion banner, the Spiderman which looked heroic was in it, clear and looking astonishingly admirable. Behind him, with a creepy smile, the Green goblin played its role. The paint had been accurately taken and since it was a colour combination of red, blue, green and a bit of yellow– it stood out among the two posters.

A bunch of male friends walked right closer to the theatre and were discussing among themselves as if doubting what movie they should watch next—just like every other movie fan who walked in the same lane does.

'What should we watch?' This would have been a great tagline if presented in front of the theatre.

"No, don't be a lady, what do you think we should watch today? That shit movie you chose still makes me wanna throw up, yikes!"

One friend yelled in disgust thinking about what his friend had picked the last time they were here. Although there were many new released for them to pick,

"[Darklow Wizards] has good ratings from the critics. I think we should watch it!"

"Yeah, I agree with him!"

"Same, same! Let's just go and watch this,"

"What? No!"

"Yeah, a big fat no. A massive one. That's not really something I wanna watch!"

The other three-four people from the same group booed and shouted "no!" With so many other reasons.

"Guys, guys, guys! Y'all are late! But, have y'all even watched the trailer of [Spiderman]?! That's most likely one of the two movies we have the opportunity to watch today. And–" another friend came and joined them on their way.

"I agree with him, I honestly love Will's movies and I'm sure this shall be the best f*cking thing you ever watch this year!"

"I don't think it would be that great! It's a superhero movie I heard."

"You don't even know shit. I'm down, who else?!"

"Alright alright alright, let's watch [Spiderman] then."

"Yeah, I already booked the tickets anyway!" The guy who joined last said making everyone laugh in annoyance considering how long they fought to select a movie.

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Chapter 214:

At Cloud Cinema, San Francisco

The group of young friends with different opinions on [Spiderman] walked inside the theatre to watch the movie. Even before the movie started, they had different expectations which they shared among themselves.

"I swear to fucking God! If this wasn't something that we could go home with smiles, I am SO not hanging out with Dickson for the amount of shit he put on me to watch this," The curly-headed guy said with a scoff.

"Hey, don't blame it on me. You liked the trailer and even told me that it's better than the last one we went out to watch, didn't you?! And, I'm 100% sure that anything Will makes would become a hit!" It was from the friend who sat beside the curly-headed one.

"Yeah, stop that already. Not that I'm rooting for Will or anything, but the trailer looked really good—How much more time do we have till it starts?" The one with the pop-corn said, stuffing his mouth with some.

"Just 7 minutes. Don't eat everything before the movie even starts,"

The theatre soon began to fill with people with different ages. Kids, teenagers, adults with varying occupations, parents who got a free-time off after exhausting days—and all of them had something in common; which was the need and the urge to watch [Spiderman].

Since it was the first screening of the movie in the theatre, many people had trouble booking the seat where they were right now. Nevertheless, not even one person was inside the theatre against their will, except two-three young men from the friend group we witnessed before; but soon their perspective would have a 180 turn too.

The black screen finally lit up after a few minutes.

"Who am I? You sure you want to know?

The story of my life

is not for the faint of heart.

If somebody said

It was a happy little tale…

… if somebody told you I was just an

average ordinary guy, not a care in the world…

… somebody lied.

But let me assure you, this

like any story worth telling…

… is all about a girl.

That girl. The girl next door.

Mary Jane Watson.

The woman I've loved…"

Thus, the [Spiderman] officially began.

The entire audience was in a pool of emotions, feelings and extremely into the movie. Some had their eyes glued, and some had their mouths opened.

"Osborn… This is the dude must be that one—"

"John, don't spoil the movie. Shh…"

A couple who sat four rows behind from the front kept watching the screen in full-focus. Her boyfriend had read the comics before, and throughout the journey she had to threaten him not to spoil it because he tends to do it 'a lot'. Her words, not mine.

"No, I mean—Look at-"

"Shut the f*ck up, or we're done." She muttered and gave the popcorn bucket to her boyfriend who took it and zipped his mouth.

At 'Fries and Fanta' theatre, Los Angeles

The movie had already begun and they were all at almost the end. The audience had gone through a vivid number of emotions throughout the movie. The way that the characters were portrayed stunned the entire audience.

"Those ungrateful brats!" Green Goblin talked to Osborn on the screen.

"Go away!" Osborn was extremely in agony with the devil he got to face.

"Did they think they could treat an Osborn this way? Did they dream there would not be hell to pay?!"

"Leave my son alone!"

"Not just the idiot son, Osborn… the harlot as well… the interloper… All three of them… They must be dispatched. From a great height…"

Osborn clutched his head in pain.

"What the fuck?!" A person in the crowd shouted.

"I am Norman Osborn, I am Norman Osborn, I am Norman Osborn…" He talked to himself.

"Norman is weak… Norman's a waste…"

Osborn suddenly fell to his knees. He wasn't able to bear the pain and the words of the Green Goblin.

The people in the audience had wide eyes, and some were even clutching their nearest partner's hand! Yet, the entire hall went into pin-drop silence in a split-second.

"…AND I'M IN HIS PLACE!!!" Green Goblin shouted.

"Fuck that monster!"

"Be stronger… Bro! No no no!"

"What in the fucking world…! Shit!"

The words that came out from many adults weren't exactly pg-13 for all the kids. Nevertheless, kids who were beside their parents were surprisingly silent—maybe pretending they never heard any cusses.

SMACK!*

Spider-Man swinged into frame, splatted to a stop on the side of the OsCorp Building, near the base. He looked up and saw the elevator falling toward him.

He crawled to the machinery panel atop the elevator works.

SMASH!*

He dived in through the glass, reached into the machine room, grabbed hold of the loose cable as it flew by!

He groaned in pain, wrapped both hands around the cable and fell back to the ground, but still it whizzed through his hands!

The Goblin roared down the building, atop his Glider… then he screamed in anger.

"NO!" Green Goblin shouted.

And then, the next scene appeared where Spiderman was fighting with Green Goblin—Face to face. It was already a mess in the scene, M. J. was in the hands of Goblin and Spidey was planning his next move.

"Mom, will Spidey be able to rescue her?" A ten-year-old asked his mom, while looking up to meet her eyes from his big brown eyes.

"Of course, keep watching! If you want to encourage him, tell him that you want him to win!" His mom whispered in his ear.

"Go spidey.. Go! You got this! Yes.. Yes… No, left left… Go go go!" The little kid started whispering good nothings to support the Spiderman on the screen.

It seemed as if it was not just the kid, but also many adults who had their emotions running up the hill and being dragged down, silently praying while their hands clenched into fists.

"PULL UP, PULL UP, PULL UP!!!" The pilots finally pulled Spiderman and M.J. up from the water. They both were soaking wet, but M.J. had other plans due to everything that was going on, including the rush of adrenaline.

M.J. looked into Spider-Man's eyes. She reached up and raised the

bottom of his mask, revealing only his lips.

"Kiss me now!" she said.

Didn't have to tell him twice, he kissed her.

The scenes passed by, and people were still watching the movie with the same intense environment as the start of it. Some were feeling heavy due to how the movie was coming to an end, and some simply enjoyed what was playing on the screen.

"Ah! Is this the end…?!"

"I hope not… Please no!"

Two girls chatted among themselves.

"But I can't. I will never forget these words: 'With great power comes great responsibility.'"

Spiderman's voice over came into the play.

"Because I love her, she will never, ever know."

Up ahead, an enormous mirrored building looms up in front of the screen,

maybe it's the one Saul Bass used in the opening of 'North By

Northwest.'

"This is my gift." His voice said.

The camera showed how Spiderman was approaching the building fast, fast, and it was visible for them. The reflection, growing bigger, bigger, bigger, huge.

"This is my curse"

He is up against the side of the mirrored building, and finally sees him as a figure, blood red and midnight blue just hanging there in the camera lens.

"I am Spider-Man." He said.

And that final scene was the exact scene from the trailer which attracted so many people. Seeing that, many got goosebumps in their hands.

"Fuck! Yes yes yes yes! Look at him!!"

"Spiderman! I want acheesenother movie with Spidey! Ah! That was the best ending and the best start!"

Back again, at Fries and Fanta Theatre

"And… that ended," A kid's father told him and patted his head asking him to stand up to walk through the exit.

"That can't end like that, dad! I want more! He is so cool! I wanna be like Spidey! Please… Please…!"

The kid was still in his seat and his dad was right beside him.

"I know kidd–"

"Hello everyone! Hope no one left the theatre!" A guy suddenly appeared in front of them with a microphone.

"Uh, let's wait and see, please?" The kid whispered to his dad, for which he nodded.

"I have a little surprise for everyone! From all the faces even while I'm down here and I can see nothing, haha… I can feel how good it was! Did y'all like it?!" The voice got louder and the lights got dimmer.

Everyone cheered saying 'yes!'.

Suddenly, Andrew appeared out of the blue and did some of the stunts on the front space available. The staircase which was pretty empty, he rolled on the ground and stood straight up, while waving at everyone who already was up from their seats.

"Spiderman!"

"Peter Parker!"

"Are you really Andrew?!!!"

"No way! Peter!"

"Are you real?"

"Is this a joke! No way no way no way!"

The cheers were completely high and above on air.

Behind Andrew, Will Evans and Stan Lee walked inside the theatre.

"Oh my God! Will Evans! Look at that side!" Everyone turned to look at Will. Andrew, who walked back to them, stood beside Will and removed his face mask.

"I can see how much everyone liked the movie! Am I right?!" Will asked loudly and everyone cheered again!

Will's plan was to bring Stan Lee, Andrew, Damon, and Rachel to the premises, so that they could promote it more. As Will had mentioned, there'd be hundreds of articles running around the world due to this surprise. And this was a great marketing plan that Will implied. But, Damon and Rachel were preoccupied.

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Chapter 215:

On the Sparrow page.

After the release of the movie, not just Sparrow but all social media platforms were flooding with comments, feedback and every other possible reaction towards [Spiderman].

The best thing that happened to people was how [Spiderman] and the [Darklow Wizard] had been released at the same date. It was confusing yet everyone was excitedly commenting on how both of them were.

Apart from the people who enjoyed watching either one of those movies, there also were people who were pretty much confused as to what they should watch.

Among the second type, TC was also one who fell into the same category. She was a famous fashion influencer who had her account verified on Sparrow. Which also meant, there were people who awaited what her opinion was on the newest movie.

The hashtag #Spiderman was trending on #3 in Sparrow not long after a day.

@Im_TC

I really want to watch [Darklow Wizard] as I like dark fantasy, but I'm hearing so many good things about [Spiderman, I'm kind of confused. Which one should I watch? #Question #Movie #help

After two minutes of her Sparrow post, the replies were something she totally did not expect.

@RedMonkeyButt

Hey TC! I honestly think that [Spiderman] is better in comparison to [Darklow Wizard]. I'm saying this from experience considering I had no choice but to watch both of them, but [Darklow Wizard] is really something that has been used too much in the industry. And [Spiderman] is new, but it's your choice at the end of the day… Enjoy your evening! :heart: :heart: #Spiderman

@coolshirtbra

Well look who's finally online?! And for your question, I'd say go with [Darklow Wizard]. Didn't get to watch [Spiderman] because all the tickets were booked… So.. :shrugs: #Spiderman #DarklowWizard

@FreeHugz

This comment section is making my phone glitch! Go with Spidey, the best sh*t I ever watched! Good luck, good luck! Also, a big fan of yours! Your sense of fashion is so good! (Hope your movie choices too, so, go with Spidey) #Spiderman

@Anonymouse_

[Darklow Wizard] is basic af. And, I'm honestly surprised by how many people are replying with [Spiderman]. Go Will! Go! Dude made history. #Spiderman

Among the people who had just commented for fun and shared their ideas, there were also people who had written whole reviews because—why not? The love for [Spiderman] kept increasing, even if it was 3 am in the morning, and the replies increased its count.

@SkipIfYouWant

#SparrowCritic. Today, the question is about… [Spiderman]. Is it good? Let me answer the question. The movie is a 1000000/10 for me. It's mainly because of how the VFX and CGI departments had taken their roles seriously and executed such a wonderful idea by Will Evans. #imho I didn't get even a small chance to turn away from the screen. So, I'll start my normal review from scratch because the above thing makes me look like a fangirl—boy. I mean, whatever….

The review exceeded 1000 words considering the fan had explained what she liked and not from scratch. And people who had replied to it, went insane with her, agreeing to each and every point she had mentioned!

In no time, different memes started to flood the sites. Memes from different scenes in the movie which were exclusively loved by the fans were already spreading in every social media.

When your mom asks to fix the router, but all you did was restart it: "You know, I'm something of a scientist myself"

When you're fixing the mattress, but the bed sheet won't spread enough: The scene where Andrew had to stop the train by himself

The picture of Andrew looking down and saying, "They love me."

All those sorts of dialogues and scenes became memes in every social media including Sparrow. The main man of almost every popular meme was Normon Osborn. Although he was being made fun of, and shared among a large amount of the population, it helped in the publicity of the movie.

Not just sparrow, but also there were many articles which were already being shared, read and written after [Spiderman]'s release.

"With great power, comes great responsibility!" Finally out… Andrew Garfield talks about how they had spent their time during shooting. "I thought I wouldn't be able to pee while filming in that shoot," He shared.

The day teaser was released, R. R. Hills, a well-known director, had mentioned several opinions about [Spiderman] which the population itself agrees upon. Every good thing he mentioned are being appreciated by his fans.

Finally the wait is over! 10 things I noticed while watching the first screening of [Spiderman]. About acting, music, production and everything… I'd give it a 9.8/10!

The newest movie by Will Evans, starring Andrew Garfield which is wildly spreading among the Hollywood fans, [Spiderman] is literally starting a new era with Superheroes!

If this doesn't excite you to watch [Spiderman, no one knows what would…. Will Evan's biggest movie, [Spiderman]! Read to know!

When the internet was already being flooded by Spidey fans, there were also conflicts and certain discussions among people in flesh, who wanted to know why is [Spiderman] so good.

Why did they want to know? It's because the people who had watched it wouldn't shut up.

At a certain mall, around 7 pm.

"I get it honey, you really loved [Spiderman]…" The guy who was silently dragging her clothes behind her said.

"I know I know, and the last scene…. It's like so good! I can't even stop thinking how we all got excited! Literal goosebumps. Even my followers are like…. Have you watched this?! I mean—Duh! Who has not? My boyfriend. And he'll have to listen to this all day!" She said excitedly and kept walking.

"This is like my worst nightmare and why I didn't wanna date in the first place! …Girls~" He whispered to himself and walked behind her.

"How about this, we will watch it in the evening show tomorrow and you'd never bring it up?!" He jogged to reach her pace and questioned.

"Ah! Good idea. And I'm sure as hell that I wouldn't be the one to stop talking if you watch it. Hehe… Let's go!"

On the highway express, at 9 pm.

"What wait… Are you serious?! No no, I'm serious… It wouldn't be that much of a problem… Wait, really? I mean, if you can of course…. Wow… Thank you, I'll drop by before heading home…. Ah yes, tell her I reminded her, okay, bye."

"I can't wait till tomorrow! Ah!" The guy 1, who sat to the left sighed loudly while still tapping on his blueberry. He felt as if he got the best call in a while.

"What? Salary day is next week though!"

"Fuck, your wife is in labour?"

"I'm twenty-two for fuck's sake." The reply made both the people turn and look at him in confusion. "I'm officially losing my shit, I just wanted to say that, I'm still single. It was the manager whose wife is pregnant."

"Then why in the hell…. Why can't you wait till tomorrow?" Everyone who sat on the same line as him had a 'share-the-tea' look among them.

"I'm going to watch [Spiderman] tomorrow."

"What?! No way!"

"How dare you go alone!"

"I literally wanted to watch it since the day the trailer came out, how did you even book tickets? I even asked my uncle who was a director to get me tickets, and even he couldn't! What the fuck?!"

The guy who revealed his secret stayed silent.

"Spill it!"

"Well, it was my cousin. He and I had a long talk the other day, and I kind of helped him with a job. And then he asked if I needed anything? Not like I need many things anyway. I don't know how but then we started to discuss Will's new movie. He said he watched the trailer while they were watching the Super Bowl, and a few days back he went to watch it….. Right after that, he bought me a ticket thanking me for helping him! And that was the call I just got!" He said with a cheesy grin.

His entire working-team sighed, listening to him.

"Even my daughter went to watch it with her girlfriend, and they were like… wouldn't stop talking about it. Something my entire family doesn't know is how much I loved the comics…" Another guy said and sighed.

"Sorry to make anyone jealous, but I watched it." The youngest among them talked out, making all the pairs of eyes fall on him.

"How was it?"

"Will Evans is a true legend in creating movies that could literally make people die in awe. From the start to the end, I couldn't stop thinking how good it was. And the way the music was very good in it was a plus in my case, because if music is good, I'd watch any shit movie. Also, Andrew! Dude is very awesome! I think I could pull some strings and buy tickets for all of you… Only if y'all can pay in return! It's still not the salary day, I don't want to go home empty-handed!"

The suggestion made the guys who were seated on the same line nod in agreement.

"Sure mate, buy me one, tomorrow evening's show. I'd take a day off!"

"For me too, we can go with you tomorrow!" Another guy said looking at guy 1.

"Fuck it! Buy for me too. It'll be a great movie to blow off some steam from work."

"I swear to God, if you're just deifying him, you'd buy me lunch the day after!"

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Chapter 216:

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As noted by a few readers, there were some plot inconsistencies in the reaction part of the previous chapter, i will correct it after i wake up. thank you for your feedback

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Jeffery was excited.

He was currently showing the approval rate of [Spiderman] among the public to Will and other people who were attending a small meeting called by Will. The rate was at a staggering 97%. It was basically a simple data chart about how many people liked the movie.

There was a website which rated every new movie, and made things easier for the movie fans who were simply dying or living for any new movie to be released. More than 95% of the people who search for a good go-to movie, search it up, and base their opinions on this movie ratings.

"So even while looking at this, I'm sure it's pretty obvious how it is going too well. To think of the past, even [Liberty City] and [Sherlock Holmes] never got this sort of good ratings," Jeffery said.

Will smiled and nodded at what he was saying. "This is just the start…. And, did you see the first day box office collections?" He asked.

The first day box office collection itself was an overwhelming 47 million dollars and 60 million dollars globally. And it was just going to increase with word of mouth.

Compared to [Spiderman, the other movie from Allen, [Darklow Wizard] only opened to 30 million dollars worldwide, which wasn't that bad. But when compared, it was half of [Spiderman]. At the same time, the approval rating was a measly 60 percent.

During the entire meeting, Will was sure about one thing. That was that [Spiderman] would engulf [Darklow Wizard] sooner or later.

"Yeah, the box office had hit 47 million dollars, just in North America. Worldwide, 60 million. And everything is going too well with [Spiderman," Jeffery muttered looking around the room. "The comics are going to get a rise in sales too. And, I'm sure that [Ultimate Spiderman] will probably increase in ratings."

Hearing this, the majority of the people in the room nodded, agreeing with Jeffery. 'Yeah' 'For real', and many short replies spreaded in the room itself.

"Yeah, that was the goal. And currently, we are just on our first step. I want to thoroughly crush Ashton this time, and this will be a ladder which we have to climb slowly yet steadily." Saying that, Will remembered the stabbing incident.

In his mind, that was genuinely a low blow, yet, he knew that Hollywood was such a place; stabbing, backstabbing, and whatnot. But to think that Ashton put Will's whole life at risk, wasn't something he was able to easily let go of. Regardless, even after that, Ashton was ready to go head to head with their movie releases. And simply, it wasn't something that Will would fall behind.

"Well, that man is too prideful for his own good. Just like how he keeps things under the radar and safe for him, but while threatening other lives…. I'm sure if it isn't us, someone else would rise against him and show him his place," Jeffrey said in equal anger.

"That someone should be us," Will said, his lips curling up to a smile.

"Mhm… And, Ashton would most likely increase the screening of [Darklow Wizard] with the help of his connections," It was Jeffery, again.

"I expect that in a week, but theatres will get more screenings of [Spiderman] themselves. This time, I haven't created a billion dollar movie, but something much bigger than that," Will said.

All eyes were on Will. They all felt the powerful confidence behind Will's words. How his eyes narrowed while saying the words, they all felt what Will meant.

At Middle-Home Children Care Hospital.

There were kids; many of them, sitting in front of a huge screen. On the screen, the movie of [Spiderman] had started.

The hospital ought to be one of the children's hospitals where they treat incurable diseases. In front of the screen, there were around forty to fifty kids, wearing hospital gowns with focused eyes, staring at it. To think that only a few lucky kids get to make it out alive, clenched Andrew's heart when he first walked in.

The little faces, some had smiles plastered and some looked confused. Among them, some eyes were focused on Andrew, who sat behind them and kept watching the movie.

"Is that you?" The little guy who kept his eyes on everyone but Andrew asked. Since the movie had started with Andrew running towards the bus, he saw it and then he noticed it was the same man who sat behind them.

At first he was shy to ask about it, but noticing how unharmful Andrew looked, he just went ahead with it. Andrew who looked at the little kid nodded and smiled.

"That's me, yes."

"Sh… Watch that," A nurse behind them whispered. Andrew turned to look back at her and mouthed, 'it's alright'.

The current scene that was playing was one where Andrew was wearing [Spiderman]'s costume and running around, while doing stunts and all. All the other kids were looking at the screen without a single blink, but this one kid has his eyes on Andrew.

"Does that mean you are a superhero? Can you actually shoot webs?" He asked further.

"Yes, I can… Shush, don't tell anyone though, they don't need to know. How old are you?" Andrew whispered to the kid who sat right below him.

"I'll be 10 tomorrow,"

"Happy birthday in advance," Andrew said and shuffled his head.

The nurses and doctors who were behind them smiled at the wholesomeness in front of them. Andrew naturally had a soft spot towards kids. And, ever since the movie was released, the exposure he gets from kids was something he truly appreciated.

'Andrew is really a nice kid,' The doctor thought while looking at the kids and how patient Andrew was sitting among them, and watching the movie.

The next scene was the climax of the entire movie. After that, the movie would come to an end. And for that, Will had planned something for Andrew to do. That surprised them with the costume. And Andrew, who was seated with the kids throughout the movie, silently stood up and walked behind them to change his clothes to the Spider costume.

This was just not any other kid-friendly step, but also a great way Will found to promote the movie and the character of Spiderman. It was mainly why there were so many reporters outside the hospital, waiting for Andrew to come out.

"And kids… We have a special guest today. As we already introduced uncle Andrew… Now we get to see the superhero who was just on the screen a while ago. Who is it?!"

"Spiderman!"

"Spidey!"

"Spidermann!"

The kids shouted and some looked left to right curiously.

"Hello, guys!" Andrew appeared in his Spiderman costume. All the eyes, and lips screamed happiness. Some even wanted to touch Spiderman and got closer to him. It was one heck of a paradise in their minds.

"Are you real??"

"Can I get an autograph?"

"Is that really you? Can you climb up the wall?"

The questions knew no end.

At 'The Pink' theatre, Riverside, California.

The cheers erupted from the loud audience. Everyone was having a swirl of emotions running in their mind, yet the eyes were plastered on the screen. Which scene would make a crowd go this insane you ask… Guessed right, the end scene.

As it was getting to the end, everyone had their gut feeling screaming at them that the movie would end. And finally, the screams stopped—so did the movie. Spiderman was looking at himself, from the building.

Among the final cheers, the end credits started to roll-in.

And also in between the entirely chilled crowd, there was an old man, his palm of the hand resting on his jaw. Leaning back in the seat, he thought of how good the movie was.

SPECIAL THANKS TO STAN LEE.

With the title, there came a small paragraph of letters thanking Stan Lee.

If this didn't already give it out, maybe it's the time reveal. The old man was none other than Stan Lee himself. This was his third time watching the movie, in the local theatre. He enjoyed watching and knowing how the audience reacted to the movie.

The next best thing he enjoyed was how his beloved character played on the screen. How he was portrayed and how people enjoyed watching his every move, pulled something deep down in his heart. He was feeling content and his heart was feeling full the entire time the movie played.

He smiled looking at the screen, because his name was written in bold. With a huge sigh, he walked out of the hall, along with everyone else.

The fresh air hit his nostrils, and he took a deep breath in.

He was at the corner of the grand entrance to the movie theatre, yet he watched how the people kept talking and sharing their views on the movie they just watched.

And then his thoughts were taken away from everything that had happened before Will came up. How people hadn't given two glances at the characters, neither was too interested in anything that Stan Lee had created. But now, Marvel was revived. The entire situation made it appear as if the previous years were completely opposite of what had happened now.

"I guess one person could really make a huge difference." Stan Lee muttered to himself.

Taking a second glance at the theatre front, he walked towards his car to ride back home. And even while taking every step towards the car, his heart was filled with pride and happiness.

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"How much is it?" A question rang out in the Dream Vision meeting room.

Will was sitting at the front and his eyes were on Amanda as he asked the question.

The previous day marked the one-week run of [Spiderman] in the theaters all over the globe.

Unlike the norm, Will had decided to release the movie globally at once. One of the main reasons movies usually have different release dates is because it takes time to sub and dub the movie, and studios prefer to do this part after the release in the home country, however, Will was confident in the success of this movie and thus decided to go with a global release.

Today, the Dream Vision was having one of the usual meetings to discuss the progress and planning of the ongoing and future projects, however, the main agenda for the day was [Spiderman].

More specifically, the box office stats of [Spiderman].

Hearing Will's question, a smile appeared on Amanda's face as she replied, "Much better than we expected. Yesterday, our movie grossed 57 Million in our country and 41 Million on the international stage, totalling to about 98 Million Dollars. This takes the first week's tally to 379 Million Dollars. This is about 80 million dollars more than our estimate."

Will nodded. He was happy with the results. Not only because of the movie's success but also because these numbers proved he could unravel the Marvel's uncapped potential in this world, while also instilling more confidence in him on the plans for the next movie to develop the MCU in this universe.

"What are the second week's estimations?" Will asked.

Amanda glanced at the file in her hand for a moment before replying, "We're estimating at least 80% of the first week. The hype for Spiderman is still ongoing and I believe it's yet to peak. Going by the numbers, it won't be an overstatement to say we might touch the $1 Billion mark before the movie's run ends."

Will pursed his lips, "That's good. The more hype we have, the better."

Just then, Jeffery, who had been silent all along spoke up, "I think we might cross that goal sooner."

Will smiled at him, "Optimism is good for business."

Then turning his head towards Amanda, he asked, "How well did our rivals do? I noticed a lot of hype about that as well. Hopefully we fared well against them."

Amanda nodded, "Yes, there was a lot of talk regarding the supposed clash. And I feel very good while saying that we have thoroughly beaten Ashton's Darklow. I think the difference is close to $250 Million.

Will replied with a thoughtful expression, "Oh, let's hope he has learnt his lesson and this curbs his pride to a few notches after this. Next time he will surely think twice before trying to clash against us."

Amanda nodded, "Yes and as you had predicted, they tried to increase the screens for their movie, but that didn't help because there was barely anyone to watch the movie."

Will nodded, "What are the other agendas we have for today?"

A young man, who was the newly hired secretary replied, "It's mainly the plan for Andrew's promotions. The marketing team has come up with a few plans and scheduled some talk show nights with you and Andrew as the primary guest."

Will asked, "Have you matched it with my schedule?"

"Yes, I have."

"Good," Will nodded. His current schedule rarely gave him free time, much less become part of promotions himself. The number of his public appearances that year could be counted on one hand.

Will then thought of something and said, "Add Damon too to this list. He's important to push the hype train."

The young man nodded, "Noted."

…

While the meeting was going on in the Dream Vision office, the social media platform Sparrow was cooking up a storm.

Hollywood Statsguy: #Spiderman bags a staggering $379 million in its opening week! #Darklow falls behind at $67 Million.

ashley_said_what: Damn, the difference is huge! And for some reason, this was quite expected. Darklow turned out to be a big blunder, with too many plot holes and ass pulls from the director that the story made no sense by the time it concluded.

loliateyourcat: Yeah, this difference was as expected. #Spiderman won the clash on the second day itself when #Darklow amassed $12 Million compared to around $65 Million of #Spiderman.

hogwartsfailure: I am glad I changed my plans at the last moment and went to watch #Spiderman. It was so worth it!

Joe Not Exotic: Same here, tho my friends were more interested in #Darklow. And now, because of them, I had to see #Spiderman again later on the weekend. I didn't complain.

Everybody: I think the difference was in the main villains of the two movies. #Darklow's Klien Miller felt like a copypaste of any other story, while the Goblin in #Spiderman turned out to be much more fleshed out.

Definitely_not_an_athlete: I would like to quote @CriticCye's review here: "…this movie is going to change the whole superhero genre, and will set a whole new benchmark which all studios will have to vie for, including Dream Vision itself." I agree with it.

…

In the Allen Studio's office, the mood was much somber and depressing.

The main executives were sitting silently in the big hall, not daring to say anything for fear of irking Ashton even more.

Ashton's mood had taken consistent dips and turned irritable after Darklow tanked at the Box office with a miserable $67 Million opening weekend. Of the total, about $30 Million came from the first day itself and over the next six days, the movie kept on underperforming.

The worst part was how the Hollywood critics were making use of this situation to gain clout by bad-mouthing Darklow even more.

A $67 Million at the box office in the first week was in no way a low amount, but in a situation like this, the audience did not look at this fact, rather, everyone was looking at Will Evans' Spiderman, which had left Darklow in the dust.

And the critics, even the audience, were now ready to dip their hands in this mess and put Darklow on the stakes.

For the initial weekend, Ashton wanted this movie to reach the $200 Million mark, and he had thought this much would easily crush Spiderman's stats. However, when the results came out, it turned out that not only had he underestimated Spiderman's potential but he had also overestimated Darklow.

"I should have joined the screening." He let out a sigh and broke the silence.

Then raising his head, he glanced at each and every executive, producer and director in the movie.

Looking at their expression, he knew everyone in the room was waiting for him to explode in anger, but the truth was, he wasn't bothered with this.

It was just a movie in the end. Not every movie can be in the top spot. Although Will Evans' movie beat theirs this time, he planned to come up with an even better movie against the latter next time. Although he didn't plan to clash directly against Will Evans, at least for now.

"This movie, although turned out to be a flop," Ashton said to everyone, "It has also given our studio a reality check. However, that doesn't mean we will sit quietly with such a big loss. What I want you guys to do is look for a better movie. Consider the loss on this movie as a lesson learnt. After all, this is Hollywood. One movie doesn't decide everything. We will come back, and we will come back stronger."

The others in the room nodded. Ashton's words had somewhat revived their mood, and they also felt relieved that he wasn't punching their face or asking them to fork out the loss from their own pockets. Although he had never done something like this, they also hadn't faced an unprecedented failure in the past.

The meeting concluded soon after Ashton was the first to leave. He went straight to his office, and his assistant, Ayden, also followed him.

After closing the door, Ayden walked up to him and soon handed over a glass of water.

Ashton shook his head and sighed.

"We need something big. A movie so good that it becomes a class."

….

[EUC School Of Cinematic Arts]

A classroom of about two hundred students was attentively listening to the lecture on Introduction to Filmmaking 101 by one of the renowned professors.

"….The good news is that you've been preparing for a career in film for years — even if you didn't explicitly know it!

"Watching movies can be a great way to pass the time and entertain yourself. But it's also a vital component of learning the art of filmmaking.

"The next time you find yourself itching to do something creative, try this film appreciation exercise:

Pop in your favorite movie and grab a pen and paper. Now, really start to watch the movie. Look at the small details that make your favorite movie pop. As you watch, write down your observations or questions. Explain how these inclusions add to the movie-watching experience and further the film's theme.

"Make an effort to do this whenever possible. You'll start to gain a critical eye that will help you develop stronger, more cohesive films."

After a pause, the professor stared at the students before asking, "Now, who here has been on sets and taken part in filmmaking?"

A few students raised their heads.

The professor nodded and pointed at a young woman sitting near the front who had raised her hand.

"Yes, you, what did you do on the stage? Which department were you part of?"

The young woman stood up and replied, "I am an actress."

"An actress? That's rare," The professor lightly nodded, "You do look familiar, what's your name?"

"June Roberts."

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Chapter 218:

The [Spiderman] wave had taken over the entertainment world, and it had been three weeks since the launch of the movie.

Dream Vision studios had somewhat solidified their presence, and a new superhero-movie centric fanbase was beginning to assemble.

And when one thing falls right, everything begins to turn out fine. With the catapulting success of [Spiderman] and the utter defeat of [Darklow Wizard] the entertainment industry, especially the media was having a field day.

Will Evans' [Spiderman] come out on the top again! The movie is ranked number one in the North American box office rankings since it's release.

[Spiderman] covers the whole world with its brilliance. Beat local movies in Asian countries to build its fanbase there too. Marvel comics sales are all time high after the release.

Let's talk about [Darklow Wizards, the transcendent failure by the most renowned Studio

Zero reasons to watch Darklow Wizards, and one hundred to watch [Spiderman] this week in theatres.

Headlines like this were becoming prevalent day by day and however, this rarely affected the mood of the man who had suffered an utter defeat. Ashton Banasiewicz.

The old Hollywood legend was sitting in his office, facing the wide transparent glass wall of the building, overlooking the Hollywood skyline.

After a long silence, he let out a sigh and stood up.

Just then, the door of the office was pushed open, and his assistant, Ayden, stepped in.

"Sir, the Oscar invitations are here. They were on this weekend."

Ashton nodded as Ayden continued after a hesitation, "Would you… like me to reject it?"

The recent failure of [Darklow Wizards] had given a huge blow to Allen Pictures' reputation, especially when it lost to [Spiderman, directed by Will Evans, who was stabbed a few months back in the former's party.

It was a strange turn of events but the online fans were already divided into two groups – one calling it the perfect revenge and the second calling it a happy ending. There was a third group too who supported Allen Pictures and called Will Evans overrated, but they were silenced under the outpour of internet trolls.

With the media hounding Allen Pictures to catch their reaction to this failure, it was evident that Ayden was worried all this might have affected the old CEO.

"Why would you reject it?" Ashton however still had the calm. It was as if his name wasn't dragged through mud all over Hollywood, rather he was just a spectator in all this.

"Sir, the media…"

"Since when have you been bothered by them?" Ashton shook his head, "It's their job to find something spicy to get people's attention. Don't let them bother you. As for the movie, I have said it earlier, and I will repeat one last time to you: failure and success go hand in hand. In the end, what matters is how much faith you have in yourself and your work."

"Yes, sir." Ayden lowered his gaze and nodded.

Ashton stood up and put his hands in his pockets as he stepped closer to the glass panel, staring at the city.

"We will go to the Oscars. We may have lost this clash, there will be more chances."

"Yes, sir."

….

[EUC School Of Cinematic Arts]

Good morning, EUC! The time is 4 PM!

Hourly time announcements rang throughout the EUC as June stepped out of her classes and headed towards the parking lot.

The class she had just come out of was related to Movie Direction, and Other Essentials. This course was what Will was pursuing before he received the Hollywood System which changed his course of life.

Although she was only a bit famous through the masses, in a school that focused solely on the filmmaking field, it was quite normal for students and her classmates to recognise her.

Especially after [The Terminator, she was seen as an up and coming lead actress.

And the fact that she was also in a relationship with the young star director, Will Evans, made her somewhat of a famous celeb.

However, it's been almost a whole semester since she joined this University and was now better used to the presence of continuous curious stares.

She didn't let herself get distracted from her true goal: to create a foothold of herself in the Entertainment Industry.

Not that she wanted to compare herself to Will, rather she was more concerned about her name becoming the reason for criticism for Will. To avoid the chance of trolls and media embarrass Will, and also because of her calling to create a new studio that she was very serious about at the time.

This was not a long term goal of her and just a part of a plan that would let her get more stakes in the movies she would do and also a chance for her to promote some people she knew who were very talented but never got what they deserved.

A chance to promote good talents.

'It's weekend now, I should go and meet Will. I wonder if he's free?'

With her being busy with classes and Will being busy with the [Spiderman] promotions and other events, this was why the two haven't had some personal time with each other in quite a long time.

[Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du! Du!]

Just then, the monotonous ringtone of her phone rang, pulling her out of her thoughts.

[Will.]

Seeing the name, a smile appeared.

"Hey," She said after picking up the call, "I was just thinking about you."

[I know, that's why I knew I had to call.]

"Haha," June chuckled, "Where are you learning these cheesy lines from, huh? Anyway, how's your day going?"

[I just got back from a photoshoot. It took almost a whole day, so I am planning to head back home. Are you coming over this weekend?]

"Yes, I was thinking about it," June replied, "I don't have anything to do for the next two days anyway."

[Perfect. The Oscars are this Sunday. We would need to prepare a lot for it.]

"I know." June smiled, "I will be home soon."

[Nice, I will see you later tonight then?]

"Deal."

[Alright. I will be driving now, so I will call you later]

"Drive safe."

Du! Du!~

As the call disconnected, a smile couldn't help but form on June's face. The Oscars were finally here and she was nervous. Not because she would have to go, but because she knew how special they were going to be for Will because there was a chance of him bagging an Oscar. Although she hadn't been directly in contact with the industry because of her classes these days, she had been very keen on news related to Will and had come across many articles talking about how there's a high probability of Will Evans winning an Oscar for [1917].

Another good news was she was feeling mentally content and there was a strong intuition in her that whatever she was doing, it was going to turn out alright. This was a strange intuition to say the least, but June being quite a superstitious young lady, couldn't ignore this feeling, which in turn built confidence in her and helped her get out of the depression and suffocation that she had been suffering from in those days.

'Hm?'

A frown suddenly appeared on her face and she turned around.

She was already in the parking lot, but the number of people here were quite scarce. After looking around for a few seconds, she shook her head and turned around, heading for her car, which was still quite far away.

But she had taken just a few steps when the strange feeling as if someone was following struck her once again and she immediately turned around. But there was no one.

This time, a frown appeared on her face.

"I know you're hiding somewhere. Come out." The smile on her face had now turned into a scowl.

And seeing no one responding to her call, she added, "I will call the cops if you don't come out. I hate paps who like to hide like this."

Saying this, she took the phone out of her pocket and just as she was about to dial something, someone's panicked voice came from behind one of the cars.

"Please don't!"

When she raised her head, a young man with black hair and white skin came out of the car. He had both of his hands raised and in one of them was a small camera.

"I knew it." June frowned, "You people have followed me here too."

The young paparazzi scratched the back of his head, "I am sorry if I have disturbed you."

June sighed, "Why are you here? To get pictures for another slanderous article? Last time someone clicked the picture of me crying during that party incident and it created quite some drama for me. And just when I was expecting a few months of peace from glamour, you're here."

"I apologise, I just wanted to take a picture and sell it to a magazine. I don't want to sound self righteous, but I am being honest here. As for the articles, I don't have control over them. The paparazzi just get paid for the pictures, how the media uses them is not under our control."

June sighed, "Yes, how can I forget. But shouldn't you be chasing someone famous? I don't think my picture will fetch you much money."

"It would fetch me good enough. You are in demand because of [The Terminator] and obviously because of Will." The young man said and hesitating, he added. "Moreover, I wanted a chance to meet Will?"

"And this is how you found the chance? Will is not here."

"…No, no, it's just I first thought about just following you and approaching when Will appears."

"You are just a stalker. I should just give you to the police. Let's see if the media company who you work for would save you." June frowned, glancing at her phone. "Why did you even want to meet Will? For a photo?"

"That and…" The young man hesitated. "I'm an actor. I was hoping I could impress Will if I get to meet him once. I went through auditions in DTA but got rejected in the first round."

The young man said and June wasn't really convinced. The only reason she hadn't called the police yet was because of how young he looked.

She felt like he was still a teenager. Though, it might just be his looks.

"How long have you been an actor for?" June asked.

"Quite a few years, I started at a young age as a child actor and it's been almost a decade."

"Have you acted?"

"As an extra, sometimes. Not in a role with dialogues, yet. So to make ends meet, I have become a paparazzi."

June nodded. His situation reminded her of the struggling days before her big break with the [Blair Witch Project].

In the end, she put down her phone and decided not to call the police.

"What's your name?"

"Johnny. Johnny Depp."

…

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Chapter 219:

It was past midnight in the United States when someone made a post that would soon take the internet by the storm.

The post was made by an account that didn't have a lot of followers and wasn't famous but due to the content of his post, it blew up.

[IwatchFullMovie: HOLY SHIT! YOU GUYS NEED TO SEE THIS!!! I AM SO HAPPY I DID NOT LEAVE!! [end_credits_spiderman.mp4].]

Below his post, there were a lot of comments. As the post had tags like #Spiderman and #Big Reveal, many people were curious and the algorithm helped it reach more people.

[TheButtWhisperer: what? Is this some kind of editing? I didn't see this scene in the movie.]

[IwatchFullMovie: @TheButtWhisperer it's the freakin end credits! It's just my habit to wait till the very end, and I am so stoked that I did! This is insane!]

[Crazy_cat_lady: What does this mean? I don't even get half of the things that happened in this video.]

[LactoseTheIntolerant: Holy shit! Is this real?! If this is real footage, Dream Vision has big plans for Spiderman!]

[LOWERCASE GUY: i know right, but i don't know if it's going to do well. there are not many who read marvel comics after all.]

[IwatchFullMovie: Lol @LOWERCASE GUY which grass you touched? Marvel Comics have gotten big ever since their acquisition!]

[Theotherharrypotter: I don't understand the context either, but I am feeling hyped.]

[JuliusSeizure: Actually I do understand, the one they mentioned is one of the superheroes of marvel, while the other is a spider man comic villain.]

[In_jail_out_soon: Yo @IwatchFullMovie spoiler tag much? You spoiled it for me man, I was going to finally watch the movie this weekend.]

[IwatchFullMovie: oh, come on, @In_jail_out_soon, I am sure you won't sit any longer than you come. Ten Seconds.]

[In_jail_out_soon: Did your mom tell you about that?]

IwatchFullMovie: @In_jail_out_soon No, it was your dad.]

[Toiletpaperman: Yo, yo, keep your family out of this. Can someone explain the video to me? I need some explanation. Dream Vision didn't say a word about this in any of the interviews!]

[YouIntradouchingMyshelf: Yes, that's the weird part. I have a feeling this is fake.]

[IwatchFullMovie: It's up to you if you want to believe it or not. I am sure once this goes viral, Dream Vision will definitely say something about this. Maybe they are waiting for someone like me to find it.]

[@In_jail_out_soon: @IwatchFullMovie Yeah yeah.]

…

The emergence of the video created a spark, and soon, the whole social media platform Sparrow was flooded with posts and stories of it, and many began to claim that it was real, although there was still a good portion of people who were sceptical.

While everyone was waiting for Dream Vision's official response, no such thing was posted on their account. However, that didn't stop the media outlets and MeTube channels from giving out their theories.

And when one creator does it, the others jump on the bandwagon.

The plot theorists and reaction MeTubers soon began to upload videos on their channels about the possible answers, explanations and reactions to the end credits.

This thing only sparked more curiosity and anticipation among the viewers because now, everyone knew one thing was certain: Dream Vision was planning something big.

The hype even led some of the movie fans to revisit the theatre for a second watch and enjoy the movie.

One of them was Sam and his group of three friends. The four guys had been friends since high school and bonded over their love for comics.

They considered themselves the OG readers of the marvel comics and still continued to read it when the plot was going down the drain.

And when they came to know that there was a big reveal that they missed in the movie, they had to go and watch the movie again, even if it meant they would have less pocket money with them for the rest of the weekend.

And right now, the anticipated moment was finally here. The end credits had begun to roll.

To their surprise, not many people in the theatre had left. It was clear that they were here for the end credits as well, and this only made them feel excited.

Among the group, only Sam had seen the video, and although he regretted watching it, he forced the other three not to open any social media app lest they get spoiled. Next, he made the plan, booked the tickets and now here they were.

"How long do we have to wait?" Miles, the friend, seated to his left, asked.

Sam shrugged, "I don't know, but we have already waited for three days. A few more minutes won't hurt."

Just then, another friend of theirs, Aaron, quipped, "I hope it's worth it."

"It will be," Same smiled, "Just don't miss the dialogue. It's gonna blow your mind."

"It'd better be something good," Miles said, "I put most of my pocket money in this. Aren't the movie tickets supposed to get cheaper after some time? This theatre is a money sucker!"

"I told you not come here-"

"Shhh!!" Sam interrupted the argument, "It's here."

As everyone's eyes in the theatre focused on the screen, the Dream Vision logo slowly scrolled up and the screen went black.

After a one-second silence, steps echoed, and two pairs of walking legs appeared, and as the camera angle zoomed out, it turned out they were two young men.

"Harry, are you sure you can get me an invite?" The young man on the right asked. The audience instantly recognised even though the two of them were facing opposite directions and were walking through the busy street.

"Yeah, I can," Harry replied. His voice didn't sound quite right.

Peter nodded, "How have you been? Have you-"

"Let's talk about it later," Harry interrupted, "We're almost there."

The two of them suddenly walked up and as their camera angle rose, it was revealed to be the Oscorp Headquarters.

"Let's go in." Harry said, "Dr Octavius will be here today. I heard he's trying to harness the power of the sun."

Peter nodded, "I am a huge fan of his, but that expo-"

"Peter," Harry shook his head, "That's just a science fair. Dr Octavious is going to release something big, and we might witness history on that day!"

Peter sighed, "Alright let's go. We will go to the Stark Expo next year."

…

"Did he really say Stark Expo?" Miles finally broke the silence in the group as they walked out of the theatre.

"Yes," Sam nodded, "Stark Expo. That's Iron Man."

"Are we going to get Iron Man? Holy Shit!" Miles rubbed his hands together, "I really want to see how they will make that armour and which armour they will use."

"I am more curious about who will be the actor," Aaron said his thoughts, "Will they bring a new actor or a veteran?"

"Will Evans' casting choice has been really good, I am sure whoever gets the role will do it justice," Sam said.

"Haha, wouldn't it be funny if Will Evans plays the role of Iron Man?" Miles smirked, "He's not too young, right."

"That sounds interesting, but I would rather have him not play a playboy role. He sounds better as a director than an actor."

Miles shrugged, "Maybe you're right. Oh, what do you think of Doctor Octo?"

The fourth friend, Blake, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, "He will be the villain in the sequel. It's quite clear. If Will Evans is bringing him in, he will surely play the antagonistic role."

Sam nodded, "Yes, I am excited for the next movie."

…

Because of the end credit revelations, the popularity wave of [Spiderman] once again got fueled just when it had begun to die down.

After a month of running, the movie had bombed at the box office with a collection of $1.32 Billion dollars worldwide, becoming the most successful superhero movie of all time.

These numbers left all its opponents in the dust, and Dream Vision and Will Evans had once again proved themselves, further solidifying their position in Hollywood.

Right now, the man in question, Will Evans, was in the back of the company's limo and along with him were three others.

Beside him was June, who had come back two days ago from her University and in front of them were Jeffery and his wife, Emilia.

All four of them were well dressed, the men were in their tux while the two ladies were in black gowns, each looking stunning.

In Will's hand was his phone, and he was scrolling through his Sparrow feed and reading through the posts and comments by viewers.

#Spiderman and #SpidermanEndCredit was still trending, and a smile couldn't help but the surface on his face as he scrolled through the screen.

"How does it feel to have another Billion Dollar movie under your belt?" Jeffrey's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

Will raised his head and closed the phone, he replied, "I am glad everyone took it well. This movie is the indication we can go with the plan to create a whole universe."

Jeffery nodded, "Yes, the response had been terrific. And the end credits were the cherry on the top."

Will smiled, "Yes. Although we kept it simple and didn't explain much, it got us the desired results."

"I told you," Jeffery chuckled, "Keeping it simple and not giving the context would increase the curiosity of the audience. Although it was a risky move, I felt the rewards were worth it. I am satisfied with how things have turned out."

He then glanced at his wife, "It was actually Emilia's idea, actually."

Will turned his gaze, "Then I owe you one, haha!"

Emilia smiled, "Yeah, you owe me. How about a double date next weekend at my house? You both have been so busy with work, rarely getting time to relax. Oh, and don't you dare say if I will get tired. These bones still have enough strength!"

Will grinned and turned towards June, "What do you think, m'lady?"

June nodded, "How can I say no to that?"

"Alright, it's a deal then," Emilia smiled, "I will make the arrangements. Just don't be late, haha!"

Will nodded and relaxed back on the seat.

The success of [Spiderman] had instilled confidence in him and made him even more confident in bringing the MCU to this universe.

Just then, the limo slowed down, and when he looked through the window, he noticed hundreds of reporters on the other side.

"We have arrived," Jeffery said.

June moved her hand and clasped Will's hand.

Will glanced at her and smiled. He was filled with anticipation for what was about to happen.

The Oscars were finally here.

…

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Chapter 220:

Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California.

The entire audience was in chit-chats about one thing or another as the host entered the stage.

Almost every star in Hollywood was present in the audience. Will, June, Amanda, Robert, and Jeffrey were seated at a table. The tables were placed, not too close nor too far away, but if one paid attention, there was a high possibility that they could easily eavesdrop on the conversation ongoing at their nearest table.

With that being mentioned, directors, actors, actresses, and every other important person that had put their efforts in to make a movie successful was present.

Beside the table at which Will was seated, Lucas, the director of the movie [1917] along with the two leads, Renly Warren and Elijah Thomas.

As soon as the Host, Edward Teach took the stage, silence descended among the audience and everyone started quietly whispering in hushed noises after they gave the host a fabulous welcome clapping away merrily.

"Good evening, and welcome to the Academy Awards! This really is the biggest movie event of the year and we are here to honor all this year's incredible films and the actors and actresses that have starred in them!"

"Now, the Academy loves to salute range, like Christine Clearwater, ladies, and gentlemen!" He said as he nodded to the actress seated at a table near the front.

"In [Enchantment at the sea, Christine, who is English, plays a German. She's Nominated." He pointed out, and the crowd clapped once again

"In [Sherlock Holmes, Michael Robert Elrod, who is an American, plays an Englishman, who is also a High functioning sociopath. Nominated." He again said as he pointed toward Robert who was seated a few tables beside Will, with Susan.

"And then there is me, I am an Australian, who plays an Australian in a movie called [The Australian]." He paused, for a couple of seconds and said "Hosting."

The audience cheered again, and the host had successfully managed to set a cheerful vibe among the host, most of whom were just as talented as he was.

"Well, life is tough, what can ya do? Right? As you know, this is my first year as the host of the Academy Awards, but that's not the only thing that is different this year. Times are changing. It's been a fabulous year for a lot of us. We have a lot to celebrate. Ceilings have been shattered, mostly by Dream Vision Studios, and Will Evans!" He continued, as he pointed to Will, who raised a glass of champagne at the host in acknowledgment.

"Greatness from small beginnings, as they say. In under a year, Will Evans has managed to prove to us that, the quote is still very applicable, provided you have the drive, dedication, and determination alongside a boat load of talent to back it up. So, give it up for Will Evans everybody!" He said as the audience cheered yet again for Will.

"But he is not alone, Greta Coppola is the first female director to be nominated in ten years. Only eleven percent of Hollywood movies are directed by women, and that is nuts. What is even crazier is the fact that this woman managed to score herself a nomination regardless." He announced, and the crowd thundered in applause yet again.

"This is a positive step in the right direction for all of us. Positive change, this is a night for positivity, and our plan is to shine a light on a group of outstanding and inspiring films, each and every one of which got crushed by Will Evan's [Spider-Man] last weekend." He paused again, as the audience laughed.

"As I said, times are changing. I remember a time when I would have scoffed at a comic book movie ever doing well at the box office, yet here we are. I remember that time because it was March last year." He paused again.

"Now, on that note, I want to point out, that is a very long show. So, here is what we are going to do, I am not saying you shouldn't give a long speech, but whoever gives the shortest speech tonight will go home with…" He paused, and looked at the camera that was recording the event, "Scarlett, tell them what they will get!" He said and stepped aside, as the curtains behind him raised and showed a fantastic red and black jet ski, beside which Scarlett McJohn was standing looking every bit the eye candy by the jet ski.

"Now, I am quite serious about this. It's a 17,999$ Jet Ski, and whoever gives the shortest speech gets to take it home. I have a stopwatch and everything, and if there is a tie, well in the spirit of the events of last year, Will Evans will take it home! Let's get this show afloat everybody!"

The Academy Awards proceeded with all the glamour and pomp that they are known for. A lot of talented films were nominated for a multitude of different innovative movies. Will's own [1917] was nominated for best cinematography, for Jeffery and best screenplay for Will.

Robert had actually been nominated for an award for best supporting actor for a film that DTA had managed to land him, and he had been extremely grateful to Will and the DTA. Even if he didn't win the award.

There were other nominations as well, and many awards had already been distributed.

"Jeff, calm down." Jeffery's wife Emilia said, as she pulled his hands down, preventing him from biting his nails in nervousness. "You will win this, I am sure of it."

"How can you be so sure? There is no guarantee that I will win, my nerves are killing me." He complained.

"Buddy, you don't have to worry about anything. I can guarantee that you will win." Will interjected as Emilia looked at him gratefully, as she pulled his hand down again preventing him from biting his nails again. "Don't worry, Emilia. I am sure he will stop worrying 'When' he wins. His work in [1917] was unparalleled. That itself is a guarantee for you, Jeff."

Jeffery shook his head and nervously said "Other movies are just as good, if not better."

Will replied smoothly "No, they are not. And you know it. Your work was magnificent, have faith in yourself. They are going to announce the winner, just wait."

And true to his word, Edward Teach announced on the stage "It is time to finally award the person that brings us our coffees, wakes us up in our trailers when we've dozed off between retakes, and drives us on the set in their golf carts, the everyday handyman! The Cinematographers!" The audience laughed as he made a face, and acted as if he was talking into his earpiece.

"W-wait, that's not right. Apparently, their job is actually something to do with the camera. Weird. Anyway, the winner for this year's Best Cinematography goes to …." He said as he opened the envelope in his hand.

Jeffery was literally on the edge of his seat, and he was half excited, half resigned to losing the award when Edward smiled and gazed at the audience.

"The award goes to [1917]! Give it up for Jeffery Houlston everybody!"

Jeffery was floored. For a couple of long seconds, he couldn't move, and his wife had to nudge him to get into motion. He nodded to her in thanks and shook hands with Will after he patted him on the back.

Jeffery made his way to the stage and shook hands with Edward. He had a big smile on his face, as the screen behind showed a few clips from [1917].

Jeffery stood in front of the mic and sighed as he gazed at the Oscar in his hands. "I've come a long way from porn haven't I?" He joked and the audience laughed.

"First of all, I want to thank my fellow nominees, for their wonderfully inspiring and innovative work. Then I want to thank the crew from Dream Vision, this award belongs to them just as it does me, It belongs to my wife, Emilia, who worked on this film with me. I also want to thank Will Evans, for coming up with such a fabulous screenplay. We've come a long way from scavenging for cameras in pawn shops for [The Blair Witch Project] huh buddy! I also want to thank Amanda for managing everything so wonderfully. And finally, I want to thank the academy for giving me this award, and I hope I can give the audience at home similar experiences with the movies that are yet to come from Dream Vision!" The audience cheered as he stepped off the stage, with a blinding smile plastered on his face.

"Give it up for Jeffery Houlston, everybody!" Edward said as he retook the center stage. "[1917, what a wonderful film. Last year really has been the year where Will Evans and all those associated with him and Dream Vision really cemented that they are a force to be not taken lightly. No longer are they in the realm where they are considered a rookie in the industry. They have managed to carve their name in the annals of history here in Hollywood among the greatest, and I am sure they will keep delivering. Now, for one of the most highly anticipated category of awards for the best Screenplay!" He finished as drum rolls played in the background.

"The award for the best Screenplay goes to……" He said as he uncovered the envelope in his hand.

…

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Chapter 221:

"The award for the best Screenplay goes to……" He said as he uncovered the envelope in his hand.

"…Now this is just wonderful… Will Evans! For the movie [1917]!"

Loud claps erupted through the crowd. The cameras which were on every angle in the audience among the people, turned to focus on Will.

His eyes and face were clearly shocked. Best screenplay? He couldn't help but think for a split second before standing up to get his first Oscar.

The surprise in his face was because of how he hadn't tried to do any PR to get chances with the award. His only focus and intention was on Jeffrey winning an award knowing that the technical categories generally don't need PR.

Claps, whistles and cheers were heard, while Will walked up the stage.

The TV audience watching the Oscars from their home also were very happy for Will. After all, he had made a place in people's hearts due to his movies.

"Hello everyone. Edward." Will said with a brief nod acknowledging the host of the show.

"The speech is going to be short and sweet since I hadn't imagined myself to be up here tonight, yet I'm. Thank you everyone, including the people who got nominated for this award, and everyone who supported me throughout the last year."

"The past year was a year of great achievement but also equally hard challenges. A lot had happened during a span of twelve months, and I'm nothing but grateful for each of them. I feel like a better person, being up here and looking back at the past I once thought was challenging, yet achievable."

"Nevertheless, the movie [1917] brought so many things that I can't thank enough at the moment."

"Special thanks to these people who helped me shape my present for what it is today. My father, who unfortunately is not alive to witness this moment, yet, dad, I did it," Will said as he smiled at the camera, his eyes thinking about the memories of the previous soul.

"Uncle Ben, your support was truly something I appreciate a lot and wouldn't forget, ever. Also, June, Jeffrey, Amanda, Alexia, Robert, Leo and every single one who supported me while I was on my journey. This award is right here… This award in my hand, is not just my victory, but it is an encouragement for the entire Dream Vision Company to go forward and achieve the greatest which it should achieve with time.

"Thank you Academy, for this incredible recognition. And I promise you, every one of you including people in my team, that I'd work my best to create more and more successful movies and follow a path where not only me, but many passionate people in the industry can go through. Thank you!"

Will said while showing the award to the audience. "…Thank you. Will Evans, everyone! Will made sure that the speech of his award is something that no one would forget, the promise is extremely appreciative," Edward said while his little sentences were followed by claps.

Will walked down the stairs and went back to his seat.

The Oscars award ceremony took a different turn.

The main reason for it was how the focus was mainly on Will Evans. As a person who walked down the path with thorns—Hollywood just a year ago, his achievement was truly something to admire.

Right after the live telecast of the award ceremony, there were many articles published online about how Will was the one awarded for the best screenplay.

Although the media was quite focused on Will's achievement, the other winners also had their own spot in the articles.

Despite its Oscar win, [Martial Man] is still a film that depicts blindness as a burden. We have list out all the controversies that happened with the movie.

[1917] lost out on other awards that they were nominated, but Will Evans won for the Best screenplay and Jeffery Houlston for Best cinematography.

Oscars 2012: Seven things on the wins, the emotions, the music – and the bold frocks on the red carpet.

Oscars 2012: Will Evans becomes the youngest recipient of Best Screenplay. Next year, he might be aiming for Best director with [Spiderman]. Will the academy give preference to a superhero movie?

The articles knew no end, also the people who read those started to talk more about the award ceremony.

Apart from all the talk about the Oscars, the media was calling it the year Will owned already even though it was still March. It was mainly due to how well Will's other movie [Spiderman] was doing in the theatres.

Other than that, he also had [Catch me if you can] which was another superhit movie written by Will.

The hype did not end with movies, it dragged upon how much of a talented person Will is. Not just movies, but books? That was the title of the article. The news about how [The Hobbit] is soon going to be released was everywhere and everyone including the writers and editors had hoped it too would become another hit.

"….Here we go," Will walked inside the after-party of the Oscars held by a magazine called 'Vanity Fair'.

June's hand was entangled in Will's arm, and they had just escaped the hoards of paparazzi that had been standing outside the hotel.

Just like how many people were all dressed up for the Oscars, the celebrities had their own styles of costumes well-prepared and designed for the after-party.

Will was wearing a silver double breasted suit, which perfectly made him appear well-built for his body, and June was dressed in a long silver dress which hung to her body tightly and ideally.

As mentioned before, the party was hosted by the magazine, Vanity Fair. It was not 'just another magazine' but something that almost every person who was interested in world news looked upon.

Even in his previous world, Vanity Fair had a lot of connections and was a leading magazine.

News including stuff going on in Hollywood to politics were written and shared with necessary pictures which always grabbed the attention of millions of people. With that being said, it is no secret that the party would be occupied by powerful guests.

Although some eyes were focused on other guests, the center of attention was Will.

Once he walked in, many eyes turned towards him.

Within a few minutes into the party which was filled with guests, Will was surrounded by all sorts of people.

In his hand, there was a glass of champagne which was brought to him by a director who had came to talk with him.

Taking a sip from it, he whispered to June, "I won't be able to spend any time with you today like this."

June, who heard him clearly, shook her head. "It's alright, I know that you're going home with me at the end," She said through her dark red lips.

Will said nothing but nodded and let go of the hand he had in her bareback.

Turning towards the guests that were around him, he continued to talk about the work-talks he was having.

"…And Will, what more is yet to come out of you?" One of the CEO's asked.

"That sounds like the most common question I have been answering tonight. But yeah, there's a lot planned. The movies are barely the start and I'm hoping for more," He said and took a sip of his drink.

"Hmm… That's a good idea Will. If you're interested, 'HR Fay' is known to be one of the best loyal investors in the industry. And I'm going to tell Will, we are ready to invest in any of your future movie plans. I mean, honestly it would be a great opportunity for us to work with such a man with great potential."

Will nodded, "Yeah, I'll keep that in mind–"

"Will, I watched [1917] and you have done a marvellous job with the entire movie. Although the direction part was not by you, the story is interesting unlike anything I've watched. Distinctive and eccentric, I loved the idea," Another director among the crowd talked.

A smile appeared on Will's face hearing his words. "Thank you, Mr. Haynes."

"Yeah, you're welcome. And I'd like to collaborate with you on your next project. I myself have some ideas in mind, and—"

The conversations kept growing and so on. Around him, actors, actresses, producers, studio executives were present. Some talked to grab his attention, some just observed and talked to make their presence acknowledged.

But they all had one goal in common—wanting to make Dream Vision a part of them, or making themselves a part of Dream Vision.

Anyway, the chatters kept increasing while almost everyone had alcohol running in their veins. Some were enjoying themselves, some were seeking opportunities.

The after-party of Oscars was one hell of a situation.

"…The idea is quite good to be honest, and I think that if the execution is done correctly it would be quite a good idea to work on. No promises on collaboration, but I genuinely think the idea is quite nice…." As Will was replying, suddenly the room became silent yet his voice's loudness remained unchanged.

'What the hell happened?' he thought and looked around to see why the atmosphere freezed.

'Here he is.' Will thought with a smile curling up, not wanting to let the person's presence affect him.

Everyone had their eyes shifting from Will to 'him'. 'Him' to Will. And everyone's thought of how well Will's [Spiderman] had crushed 'his' movie on the boxoffice.

Guessed correctly, 'he' was none other than Ashton Banasiewicz, CEO of Allen Pictures.

…

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Chapter 222: [Bonus Chapter]

The noise in the hall slowly quietened as others focused on what they were assuming was going to be a verbal clash between Titans in the industry.

Many were whispering as they looked curiously at what the CEO of the largest studio in Hollywood had to say to Will Evans, considering [Darklow Wizards] loss against Dream Vision's [Spider-Man, while some were eagerly anticipating a verbal spar of wits and cleverly concealed barbs to play out in front of them.

"Ooh, we have to record this," A journalist from Vanity Magazine whispered to her photographer urgently, "This could easily be front page headlines here. Hurry up, Paul! Stop floundering, you idiot and start the camera!"

"Sheesh, calm down, will ya?" The photographer grumbled as he fumbled with the expensive camera hung around his neck, "I'm on it. You don't have to get on my case like this, Mary. I am on it."

"Uggh, hurry up! I swear, I regret letting Peter go. He did a much better job than you do." The reporter, Mary Janet Wardson, commented sarcastically as she watched Paul fumble with the camera.

The man finally got the camera ready as the CEO reached Will Evans.

"Finally, I thought I'd have to make do with my phone, like most other things in my life now." The reporter snarked.

"What does that mean?" Paul asked grumpily as he started recording the event that was to play out before them.

"Shhh, stop ruining this too, and keep recording!" Mary replied harshly.

The cameraman grumpily started recording what they believed would be a verbal spar that would make the front pages of the entire Oscar event if things played out the way that everyone expected it to, but the charismatic CEO of Allen Studios surprised everyone, most of all Will Evans by smiling widely at him and pulling him in for a firm handshake.

"Congratulations on the Oscar win, Will! You deserve it." He said, and when he noticed the befuddled expression on Will, he continued, "I loved [1917, just like I loved watching [Spider-Man] last weekend. Truly remarkable masterpieces, the both of them."

Will quickly gathered his wits and smiled, even as he wondered what angle Ashton was playing for now, and replied, "Thank you, Ashton. I hope we can avoid the clash we had at the box office next time. [Darklow Wizard] was a good movie, all things considered, but it was just unlucky in its run."

Ashton sighed as he looked Will directly in the eye and remarked, "Maybe it was indeed unlucky, who knows? I just wanted to congratulate you on your success. Have a great night Will!" and he patted Will on the shoulder as he walked away, leaving a very confused audience behind him.

Will stared at the back of the cheerful CEO as he walked off toward the bar. He wondered what angle he was working this time, and Will decided to use the empathy skill he had gained from his system to glean his intention. The only thing he got was a sense of excitement, determination, and mischief. Was he plotting something again? What was that? Only time would tell.

Will just had a sinking feeling in his gut that the clash between Dream Vision's [Spider-Man] and Allen Studios' [Darklow Wizards is just one in a long line of clashes that were yet to come in his future.

"This is all your fault, you know! I will have to work twice as hard to get this on the front page. Shit, I might as well just cover Will Evan's Oscar win as my cover story for this weekend. You can't do anything right, can you, Paul?" Mary commented as she grumped, seeing the lack of drama that she could report on in the confrontation.

"How is this my fault!?" Paul complained as he finished filming.

"It just is. Everything is your fault. You know what, I will see if I can talk to Zeb and get Peter back. You don't cut it anymore." She said as she started making her way out of the hall and back to her car.

"Hey, what the hell!" Paul complained as he followed the redheaded reporter out of the hall as well.

"Exactly my point. What the hell was Zeb Wells thinking assigning you to me!" She said as they both exited the hall.

With [Spider-Man] making more than 600 million dollars at the box office in under a month, most critics were touting it to be another Billion-dollar Box Office blockbuster in Dream Vision's belt. It had become something of a sensation on almost every platform.

Spider-Man comics and merchandise produced by Dream Vision were rolling off shelves like hot cakes on a calm winter evening. Spider-Man's latest entry into the comics had managed to cement the beloved character into the hearts and minds of a lot of True Believers, both new and old.

Stan Lee had collaborated with rookie Author Dan Slott and J. Michael Straczynski to bring Spider-Man onto a new pedestal after having recently reworked their greatest comic run in 'The Night Gwen Stacy Died', and it headed into 'The Clone Saga' introducing new beloved characters like Ben Reilly and Helen Parker into the Spider-Man family.

Many internet critics were using said Comics, alongside other famous Marvel comics like Jim Starlin's 'Infinity Crusade' and Johnathan Hickman's 'The Avengers' giving a rebirth to Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's original Avengers comic with their own twist.

CanadaBoy was one such internet critic, as well as a Movie theorist. He also happened to be a long-running Marvel Comics fan. In his latest MeTube video titled [Spider-Man Marvel's saviour awakens, what's next?] he said –

[With the success of Dream Vision's Spider-Man kicking off what looks like the Marvel Universe, Dream Vision has teased yet another Marvel character in the post-credits scenes of the movie.

Stark Industries, a famous weapons developer and the owner of the clunky Iron Man armour Tony Stark has been teased, with Peter Parker and Harry Osborn talking about visiting an event called the Stark Expo.

Now, viewers at home who have not read the comics, either the original or the reboot, may be wondering who Iron Man is and who he represents.

Iron Man is a rich billionaire who, due to his guilt and traumatic life at home, leads a double life as a man in metal armour. His biggest enemy isn't a big supervillain but is rather his own alcoholism. He has been featured and touted in the marvel comics as a genius who is egotistic and narcissistic with a tendency to live a playboy lifestyle.

He was also a part of Marvel's Original answer to DC's justice league, when he featured as a founding member of the Avengers, alongside other famous Marvel characters like the Incredible Hulk, who is a scientist who turned himself into a giant green monster triggered by his own anger, A Norse god of Thunder, Thor Odinson, who lives a double life as a doctor on Earth, as Doctor Donald Blake, and the genius scientist Hank Pym and his wife Janet Van Dyne, who have the power to change their sizes by becoming the ant man, and the wasp respectively.

Whether Dream Vision plan's to introduce these characters is a mystery as of yet, but with them teasing Stark industries and the consequent presence of the iron man in the movie [Spider-Man] it could mean that Dream Vision has plans to introduce some of these other marvel characters on the big screen.

With [Spider-Man] being Dream Vision and Marvel's answer to DC comic's 80s hit Superman, does this mean that it is a rebirth of Comic Book movies in general? I certainly hope so.

Stay tuned for more. Please like this video and subscribe to my channel for more content about upcoming movies or if you want to stay in touch with Dream Vision in general.

This is CanadaBoy signing off!]

ComixHub Store – Los Angeles

Nineteen-year-old comic book enthusiast, Stanley Martin, entered the Los Angeles comic book store alongside his girlfriend. He was very excited as they had just come from a date, where they had watched [Spider-Man] at the theatre, and he thought that the date went pretty well.

His girlfriend, Joan Lee, had been awed by the film, and he counted that as a resounding success. Stanley is what a marvel fan would call a true believer. He had followed most major events of the marvel comics religiously, just like his father had once done. His favourite Marvel Comic event was the 1986 Secret Wars two comic event. Sadly right after that, Event Marvel comics' final successful issue was launched, which killed almost all the famous heroes of Marvel, and never properly reintroduced them again. Until now, that is.

He walked by an isle of Spider-Man figurines while he held his girlfriend's hand tightly in his hand.

"Hey, Martin! Look at this one. This MJ is an exact replica of her cover from that issue you showed last Sunday. It's so cool! Ooh, and this one, with the Green Goblin holding Gwen Stacy over the bridge, it's so beautiful!" She squealed as she admired the design, but he had his eyes on only one figurine on the isle.

The latest movie version of the Spider-Man action figure, fighting the green goblin. Dream Vision Studios and XYZ company had done a fantastic job of recreating the scene from the movie in the form of this collectable. He knew he had to have it.

Picking the figurine off the shelf, while still in its packaging, he admired the intricate work of the fine woodwork. Just as he was about to show the figurine to Joan, he heard a tiny voice.

"Mom! Mom! The uncle said that it was here. The Spidey-Green Goblin collectable is this way! Please, please, please, can I have it!" The voice said, and Stanley Martin saw that it was a little African-American boy, heading right toward the figure that he had just retrieved.

"Yes, sweetheart. I will get it for you, just get it from the aisle, and I will wait for you by the counter, darling." The boy's mother replied from somewhere further inside the store.

Stanley saw the boy run right toward him and search for the toy on the aisle, and when the boy saw that the last available piece had been taken by Stanley, his expression turned very dour, and it broke his heart.

Stanley looked at the last collector's edition piece available in the store, and he was sure that it was probably the last piece available anywhere in the city and fought very hard with himself, but he decided that even here, he would be a true believer and part with the figurine.

He beckoned the kid, who was dejectedly walking back to his mom, seeing the last toy had been taken away. "Hey, kiddo! Wait up!" And he made his way to the boy, who looked inquisitively at him.

Martin took one more look at the figurine in his hand and then at the kid who was staring at the toy now with hope in his eyes, and he said, "Here, take this. You can have it," giving the toy to the young child.

The boy's face lit up like a Christmas tree, and it melted Martin's heart.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" The boy prattled on as he hugged Martin around the waist, and Stanley chuckled, a little taken aback by the boy's gratitude. He ruffled the kid's hair and said, "You're a fan of Spider-Man, huh?"

The boy nodded, still not taking his eyes off the action figure in his hands.

Stanley smiled, seeing the boy, and asked, "Hey, do you read comics?"

The boy nodded yet again and mumbled, "Not a lot, just a few characters. I love Peter Parker!"

Stanley smiled again and kneeled down to the kid and said, "I love Pete too, kiddo. Say, do you know who Miles Morales is?"

The kid confusedly looked at Martin and shook his head. "Is that a new superhero?"

Stanley smiled widely and said, "Why don't you wait for me here for a minute? Let me grab a comic I am sure you will love!"

The boy looked unsure of himself but nodded after he looked at his mom for permission, who had been watching their exchange an aisle down from them.

Noticing the woman, Stanley smiled at the woman too, and he made his way into the back of the comic store and grabbed the first issue of 'Miles Morales – Spider-Man' off the shelf, and paid for the comic and the collectable action figure at the counter before he made his way back to the kid.

Standing in front of the kid, he kneeled again and said, "Here, this one's for you! On me!" signalling that he would pay for the comic for the boy, but the boy had his eyes glued to the cover of the comic like a hawk.

The boy immediately turned around as he jumped in joy again, saying "Mom! Mom! Spider-Man looks like me! Spider-Man looks like me!" And Stanley knew he had made the right decision.

The boy had completely forgotten about Stanley, and that was fine by him. He would let the boy enjoy the wonders of the new spider-man. The boy's mother looked on appreciatively at him as she mouthed 'Thank You' to Stanley as they made their way out of the store, the boy now seemingly engrossed in reading the opening panels of the comic.

Martin watched them leave with a wide smile plastered on his face when someone tapped his shoulder. Turning around, he saw Joan smiling brightly at him. She took his hand in hers and gave him a quick kiss, and said, "I am proud of you,"

Stanley smiled back at her and said, "It's what any true believer would have done. Just like uncle Ben said to Peter, 'With Great Power comes Great Responsibility, and I had the power to make the day of that little boy, so I took it as my responsibility to do the right thing."

Joan smiled again at her boyfriend and said, "It's one of your most endearing qualities Stan. I love you."

Hollywood Boulevard, Will Evan's mansion.

Will and June lay under the sheets of their bed as they cuddled each other. Will traced small circles on June's back after having enjoyed their time together in bed, having returned from the Oscars just recently.

"Babe?" Will asked her as he continued tracing circles on her back.

"Hmm?" She replied contently.

"Don't you have classes tomorrow? How are they, by the way?" He asked, and she propped herself on the bed, giving Will a wonderful view to enjoy.

She smirked a little, seeing his eyes trial all over her body, but replied, "They are going wonderfully! I am learning so much. And I already got someone to Audition for my first film. The one that I told you about, remember?"

Will nodded, she had taken inspiration from his own [The Blair Witch Project] and decided to make a camcorder-esque movie of her own, and Will was pleasantly surprised when the script that she had managed to pen down came out remarkably similar to [Paranormal Activity] from his previous life.

She had managed to nail the essence of the movie in the script, even though she hadn't named it yet, and Will was of half a mind to name it [Paranormal Activity] for her. The budget for the original had been around 300k dollars, and if she went with similar production, she would end up with something more or less in the same range after accounting for advancements in tech and CGI.

She had even gotten a few rookie actors to audition for her movie, and she was confident of one of those actors being her lead.

"If you need any help, you can approach me any time, alright?" Will said as he pulled her on top of him, eager to repeat their previous activities.

"Hmmm, I will keep that in mind for now, though, mister, it looks like we have something much more fun to occupy our time with, don't you think?" She said as she trailed a dainty finger down the length of his uncovered torso and beneath the sheets.

Yes, they were in for a long fun night, alright.

…

/DreamNote/

Sorry for the delay, I timed the chapters at PM instead of AM.

this was a long chapter, hope you enjoyed it. gn

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Chapter 223:

With [Spiderman] holding onto its unrivaled domination at the Box Office, even at the end of its sixth week in the cinemas, the Dream Vision MeTube account released extra content related to Spider-Man on their channel. Bloopers, unreleased footage, and Comic Book commentary videos by Stan Lee. Many such footage were released, and they pushed [Spiderman] into the billion-dollar film category.

People also widely shared a video of Stan Lee's thoughts on the character on various social media platforms.

"If you have an idea you genuinely think is good, don't let some idiot talk you out of it." He said in one of the most famous videos released by Dream Vision. "Now, that doesn't mean that every wild notion you come up with is gonna be genius. But…. If there is something that you feel is good…something that you want to do…something that means something to you…try to do it. Because I think you can only do your best work if you're doing what 'YOU' want to do. And if you're doing it the way you think it should be done. Just do your thing. Do it as well as you can…. That's the important thing. Don't shirk. Whatever you do, give it your best shot. You will be glad you did it. I learned that the hard way. EXCELSIOR!"

Many videos were released, and due to their popularity, Dream Vision's MeTube account garnered over 5 million subscribers and the views on these videos kept increasing.

In just three days, it had over 10 million views.

"It's beautiful, isn't it, Will?" Jeffery asked as he admired the shiny golden trophy that was adorned on the shelf inside his office.

Will sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yes, for the fifth time, Jeffery. It is wonderful," He commented, "What I want to know is why you've brought it back to your office. I thought you took it home, as I did mine."

Jeffery looked bashful and averted his eyes. He mumbled, "I-I may or may not have slept with the trophy on my bed for two nights, and Emilia couldn't handle it anymore. It was either here or in the garbage bag for it. I had no other choice."

Will chuckled at the revelation, "It's just a trophy, Jeff."

"No, no! It's my greatest achievement!" Jeffery was quick to defend the trophy.

Will figured he could understand the sentiment, even though he somewhat disagreed. In his previous reality, the Oscars had lost their relevance, and he found them too cumbersome to care for. Despite having won a trophy, he knew that this resulted from popular opinion and his career trajectory was what it had been since his debut.

The academy generally isn't so quick to grant awards to films and deserving art projects. Not without significant connections in academia itself. The Oscars in this world though were very much a big deal, and so Jeffery's reaction was quite understandable.

Just as Will sat down, Alexia came in carrying the latest editions of SPACE Magazine alongside Vanity Magazine.

She quickly took her to leave, and Will noticed that the magazines' covers featured Will and Jeffery standing back-to-back with an Oscar shadowing them in the background. And on top of the Oscar Statue was a picture of Andrew in his Spider-Man costume, perched as he watched them both.

This was a subtle way that Will had formulated to promote [Spiderman] using his Oscar win in famous magazines.

Jeffery joked, looking at the magazines that featured him, "I don't think Emilia will mind these."

It had been a long time since Will had done any interviews, and he dreaded the inevitable calls he would be fielding asking for them. Then, just as he was about to comment on that inevitability, his phone started ringing.

Todo todo .. todotodotodo todo todoooooo todo todo*

It was a call from his Uncle Ben, and he wondered whether he missed a meeting or something because he was one of the few people that would just walk up to his office nowadays.

Answering the call, the urgent tone of his Uncle immediately set him on edge.

"Will, we have a problem."

Murphy's law states that 'Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst time possible.' Will should have known that this was inevitable.

While Will was busy focusing on [Spiderman] and the Oscars, the ICM had managed to poach Benjamin Scott, the actor who played Joey Tribbiani in [Friends, from DTA.

And now, due to the exit clause from DTA nullifying the actor's contract for [Friends, the ICM was asking for a thirty percent increase in fees for the actor to continue for the next two seasons of the show.

The first season had already aired, and while the initial reception was about as good as Will had expected, he was still dissatisfied with the show's numbers.

And to make matters worse, the ICM had managed to poach a good 3 to 5 percent of the smaller actors as well from their talent agency, and Benjamin Scott was the first big actor to leave. Will needed to get a handle on the situation before it blew out of proportion, and after musing for a while, he decided it was a good chance for him to set up an example.

If he let it be, then other actors would be dissatisfied with their payments, and some would even think that they could get away with it, too, if Benjamin could.

Poaching in the agency market was very common. Many actors will get poached by different agencies if the latter see value in them.

As DTA was making stars left and right, it was inevitable that other agencies would try to get their hands on them. And, from Robert to Andrew, they have been attempting to poach everyone.

Even Jenkins agency has done the same thing, trying to entice his actors, but until now, no big name left, hoping to get a big role with Will Evans himself.

But if Benjamin had left, it could make other actors leave too. So it was a massive problem that he needed to deal with.

He called Amanda using his office telecom, and when she answered her machine, he immediately said, "I need public response charts of Benjamin Scott and [Friends] in my office by yesterday!"

Amanda, who had recognized the urgency and calm fury behind his voice, replied, "Sending them your way now."

Will cut the call and pondered what sort of response he could give to the ICM. His musings were cut short as Amanda walked into his office, carrying a file with said document.

"Thank you, Amanda. Please, take a seat." He said as warmly as he could manage.

Flipping through the files, he furrowed his brows. Then, leaning back in his chair, he sighed and looked at Amanda.

"I think it's time we plug the openings in our company. Vultures had already started feeding off our company when we were busy. We need to head to the DTA office." He said.

Amanda knew exactly what he was talking about and replied, "I think I may have a few ideas. Let's go. I will have Alexia prep the car."

"My client would like to stay with the cast of [FRIENDS] for however long Dream Vision intends to continue with the series. But, at the same time, we believe that for an actor of his calibre, the price accepted when he was under the DTA's management is too low for him. Therefore, we would like to renegotiate the terms." The agent that the ICM had assigned to Benjamin said as they started the meeting.

Jennifer, representing DTA, and Dream Vision, sat alongside Will and Amanda and glanced at the actor, as mentioned earlier, who looked a little smug about the whole situation. She replied frostily, "Why would we renegotiate the price? ICM had agreed upon a three-season contract, and we had added the exit clause in good faith. What are your demands? We will see if they are agreeable."

The agent completely ignored the insult at the company's honour and said, "We believe this much increase is a fair demand, considering Mr Scott's talents and new-found value as an actor. So, 40,000 Dollars per episode is what we want him to continue work in the show."

In contrast, the original cast was paid around 25000 Dollars per episode for each actor of the show, and Will had decided to start them off with a 30,000 Dollar asking price as he knew the overall worth of the show, and he wanted to provide them with a good incentive to remain with the DTA, and as cast members of the show. But, clearly, that didn't work for all of them.

"Why do you think your client deserved that much money?"

Will asked straightforwardly, looking into the eyes of Benjamin, who felt a chill seeing those cold eyes.

The agent quickly responded to that.

"It's very simple. The show's popularity is very high, and it was one of the top three watched shows on RBO last year, and it is expected to top this year. So don't you think 40,000 isn't a lot of money if that's the case?"

"Other actors aren't getting—"

Jennifer tried to speak but was cut off by the agent.

"I believe my client is special and deserves it."

When he said that, Will couldn't help but laugh about it. Gesturing to Amanda, he opened his mouth.

"I know how special your client is. Amanda, show them the charts."

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Chapter 224:

"I know how special your client is. Amanda, show them the charts."

As soon as Will said these words, the atmosphere around the table took a turn. Benjamin Scott and his agent glance at each other for a brief while before looking ahead at Amanda who took out a file and placed it in front of everyone.

"I knew something like this would come up," Will added, "So I had these prepared beforehand. Since you want a raise so much, let's see how much you are worth. Shall we, everyone?"

Will then glanced at Amanda who nodded and began to describe the various graphs and data her assistants had compiled on the performance of the [Friends] sitcom throughout the airing of Season 1 on RBO.

"The first graph you see is the popularity index of all characters within the show. Mr Scott, you play as Joey Tribbiani, and he's one of the central protagonists of the show. Your character's ranking is seventh."

After a slight pause, she added, "It's lower than Mr Heckles who was mentioned in five episodes and had no more than ten dialogues."

The Agent frowned and remarked, "That doesn't mean it's the actor who should bear the whole fault. Somewhere, somehow it could be the director or the script writer."

As soon as he said that, everyone glanced at Will and the Agent suddenly pursed his lips.

'Wait, isn't he the script writer? Did I just say Will Evans' script was bad?'

Will didn't respond and gestured to Amanda to continue. He had already come to a decision, but he was waiting for the right moment.

"The next graph shows the most rewatched scenes data. Although this one doesn't tell much, out of the top fifteen, only one belongs to Joey Tribbiani, that too when he wasn't in the scene but rather when the others anecdoted him."

The Agent glanced at Will Evans to see his reaction. And noticing how the latter didn't react the previous time, he bet on his luck and tried to push it once again.

"My client here is a golden goose," He said, "And it's not his fault that he's not being properly used by your production house. I have read his script, and I must say most of the lines he got don't align with his character at all. However, there's much to see in the future, and that's why we're negotiating the terms."

"What do you mean by 'not aligning with the character'?" Will broke his silence, "Who are you talking about?"

"My client, of course," The Agent looked confused, "Is this meeting not for him then?"

Will shook his head, "No. That's where you are wrong."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, first of all, the character in the script is Joey Tribbiani, not Benjamin Scott. When the script was being written, Benjamin Scott was not in the picture. And another thing, you're forgetting Benjamin Scott is an actor. He's not a character, rather, he must become the character and play as it is.

"However, what you said just reaffirmed my thought. It's quite clear from your words that your client is not the right person to enact this role."

"What do you mean?" The Agent replied, "Please reconsider, Mr Evans. My client has a lot of potential, and in the coming two seasons, he will become the show's frontrunner. I just don't want my client to get into a bad deal, and also not want him to lose the goodwill he has in his heart for Dream Vision."

Will smiled, "Goodwill? We will see about that."

Then taking a page from Amanda's file, he added, "So the data in my hand indicates the show's number. And seeing the poor viewer ratings, why should I even consider increasing your paycheck?"

"Poor ratings?" The Agent frowned, "Mr Evans, please look carefully. [Friends] has shown a lot of promise and saying those are poor ratings is undermining the hard work of not only my client, but everyone who has worked hard on the show."

Will shook his head at this.

"That I'm very aware of. The efforts are never in vain fully. But the deal was signed off since the start of the show, and for what we agreed on, the actors did their role. But if you're asking for a raise even after seeing the numbers, which did not meet the expectations—"

The agent cut off Will shortly, not being able to handle Will's arguments.

"Mr Evans, I understand what you are trying to say. But the show needs to run and for the future episodes, we also understand the high value of my client. And for that, per episode we were thinking and suggesting a raise upto 40k dollars."

Will's eyebrows raised in the demand of the agent.

"I'll have to stop you right there. The thing is, as I mentioned before and which you said you fully understood, the show did not go as per my expectations. But hear me out, I was still planning to give a raise–"

The agent looked a bit taken back by Will's words. Will had his gaze focused on agent's, and with the words leaving Will's mouth, he felt as if the rest of the conversation would not end up positive in his way.

" —However, since you yourself are not confident in your client, and don't even understand the numbers behind his value, it's better to continue with what you were planning to go with anyway. And since ICM has already paid the fine to revoke the contract, why should I stretch the matter? You overestimate Mr Scott's value and his ability."

The rest of Will's words took everyone including the agent by surprise. He was basically-

"Are you saying–"

Will nodded to confirm his inner fear. "Yes, we're letting go of Mr Scott. He had a good run as Joey Tribbiani, but the character doesn't fit him well enough."

"Huh?" The agent took a good two minutes to process Will's words.

During the entire conversation, the main character who was the reason for the complete argument was silent.

Yet, Scott could not hold it in any longer.

"Uh- Well, why don't we take some minutes off to think?" He turned to look at the agent who still had his eyes on Will. "I mean–"

"OP Pictures and RBO won't like it." His agent stopped the former.

Scott sighed knowing his agent wouldn't give up until he gets what he wanted, but he also knew that Will wouldn't go back on his words.

Scott stressfully raked his hands through his hair.

"You don't have to worry about them liking this or not. I will deal with them myself." Will replied, "Even though ICM is a subsidiary of the OP Pictures, it had nothing to do with [Friends]. So, if anything I'd talk it out and bring out the necessary arrangements."

In Will's opinion, RBO was not going to be a problem with his current status as a genius film maker and businessman.

Creating problems against Will would just make them lose the golden ticket they had with Will. And only if one is stupid, they'd go that route.

And from how RBO had been in the part, Will knew they would at most be concerned about it—even go further with questioning how the rest of the show would go on and likewise. This was not a major problem to Will, and he could handle it.

After all, the company which had a lot of stockholders—and most of them had the intention of working with Will would just play a positive part in this.

"You can't do this Mr Evans. This was not in our agreement."

"This conversation wasn't either. As understanding as I wanted to be, I can't just agree for anything and everything when you yourself don't understand the exact worth of your client over here. I think we are done for the day."

Scott's agent did not look very happy about anything that came out of Will's mouth. Not now, not since the start.

With Amanda muttering, "The meeting is over," they had to gather their reputation which was just shattered.

Nevertheless, the actor and his agent left the office premises in no time.

A minute or two of silence covered their atmosphere.

Jennifer broke the silence by an unintentional wording out of her thoughts, "I really wonder what he did was right. Even in the auditions, it was only Scott who came close to Joey Tribbiani's role."

Amanda who heard this wasn't surprised at all. "We will know what'll happen in the coming future."

"Hm… It will be difficult to get a good actor for his role. But if I had let it go, others would become more daring, and no one wants that. I can't come off as a pushover while doing business. There are other stupid actors like Benjamin afterall." Will said, making both the ladies nod in agreement.

In his mind, Will was wondering about what to do about Joey, because the shooting of the next season was supposed to start in two months.

In the busy street, still in front of the building, the black car which was parked not far away from the security post.

"I lost the series which made me big." Benjamin's voice showed nothing but a scared actor.

He felt as if he lost the biggest thing that had happened in his life.

His agent clicked his tongue. "Will was just bluffing. I don't think he could actually go ahead and do what he said. You are already one of the faces of friends and he can't fire you without any reason. At most, it would bring him anything but disappointment. Will doesn't want that now does he?" He took a short pause before continuing, "ICM is going to force him to renew your contract."

The last statement caught Benjamin's attention. "How? And why would they?"

"The media is quite powerful."

Although Benjamin had one job to do; which was trusting his agent's words, he could not do it without fear engulfing his mind.

A part of him wished that they hadn't requested or talked about a raise at all.

The headlines that got published the very next day had taken popular interest among the general was in no favor for Will Evans.

Will Evans had a negative going conversation with the agent of Benjamin Scott—Why?

Will one of the biggest faces of [Friends] change in the upcoming season? Who is to blame; read for more

It has been reported about a breaking out with Will and Benjamin a day prior. Is it about a fraud?

A conversation between Will Evans lead to removing Joey Tribbiani from the show…. Or is it just a rumor?

Is Will letting go one of the central figures of [Friends]? The truth behind it is yet to be revealed!

Will firing a leading character?! Benjamin Scott is removed from season 2?

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