Hollywood What If Chapter 151
"Do I have a schedule for today?"
"After this, no sir."
Erica Mendez drove out of Paramount Headquarters. Just as they reached the highway, Erid Kazir noticed that several cars were following them.
"Really... They didn't care at all."
He shook his head. He had expected this. From the moment he became a successful director, he knew something like this would happen. Being a superstar was not that easy.
'You have to maintain a certain image in front of the public. But celebrities are also people. They shit and fart.'
One wrong move and the paparazzi would take advantage of you. Bombing you with insults.
"Erica, your work is done for today."
"Thank you, sir."
Kazir reached the apartment and said goodbye to Erica. The paparazzi could not get into the building, so there was no reason to be afraid.
"I think I'll watch a movie."
Kazir prepared dinner for himself. Nothing fancy, just pancakes, eggs and buffalo wings.
Calix had a library of videotapes in his apartment. Some of them had been purchased retly, while the others were the fruit of his bors when he was still a small-time director.
He took a few steps until his feet stopped at a certain movie.
"All right, let's see Pulp Fi."
Directed by her thain Tarantino.
"Actually... I want to watch Django Uned but oh well." He might have to wait two decades for that.
Quentin Tarantino's movies usually have a stroion of violence. So his movies were not family friendly. Still, no one could deny that his movies were good. At least Kazir likes Quentin's filmography.
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"Kazir, look at this. These scripts look iing. How about you read them?" The young looking agent gave him spys to read.
"Salvatore... Put the scripts away."
Kazir sighed when his age asking him for his opinion.
"Besides, am I even allowed to read them?"
"It's from 20th tury Fox and Warner Brothers. They want to hear your opinion, so they approve it."
"..."
Kazir decided to eain Salvatore.
"Listen, I'm not a god. I don't know if a movie be successful just by reading the script."
"Sure, I just want to hear your thoughts."
Kazir raised his eyebrows ahe script... He didn't expect to read a very famous movie.
'What the hell? Paramou me read Runaway Bride, and now Warner Brothers is givihe ce to read The Matrix!?'
He realized that just like Paramount, Warner Bros main iment for the year would be this R-rated sce fiovie.
"Let me guess, you want Enzo Park to audition for the male lead?"
"Nah, I heard Keanu Reeves is ied in the movie. I just want Enzo to have a supp role."
Kazir nodded. Asiahetics were not well accepted in Hollywood. Not even for the 3 decades. Asian actors/actresses have so few roles to take.
"So? What do you think?"
"Hm, it's iing. If they pull it off, this movie could be good."
"Okay. Then what about the one?"
Kazir looked at the sed script. He almost jumped when he read the title.
"What the hell is wrong with 20th tury Fox? They are basically giving me a spoiler. I'm a Star Wars fan!"
He didn't evehe script and immediately put it oable.
"Why don't you read it? Tom Rothman asked me personally for your opinion!"
"Fuo! This is Star Wars! Of course it's going to be successful. There's o hear my opinion."
"But still..."
It seemed that LucasFilm wao start a Star Wars trilogy. However, they were not sure if this would be successful. So 20th tury Fox was ied in Kazir's opiniarding the script.
The st Star Wars movie was released in 1983, even nostalgia had its limit. If the plot of the uping movie was not great, then the whole franchise might be affected.
"Salvatore, take these scripts away. If you're ied in this project, why don't you audition your other ts?"
"You mean Scarlett Johansson? That's what I'm thinking."
Their versation turo Star Wars. Kazir never read the script because he already has an idea of the plot.
'Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (1999)'
Enough for Kazir to remember.
'Now I know why Liam Neeson ractig swordpy when I called him.'
Liam had a big part in this movie.
"Damn, I feel like I'm their advisor."
He muttered after Salvatore left the office. He was clearly influeng Hollywood from now on. No one could deny it.
Post-produ on John Wick had fihree days ago and Kazir Grey had so much free time. So he spent most of his time in the office, sometimes writing inal scripts.
"It's August 17. We have three weeks to promote John Wick before it opens."
He might have to do another round of interviews and travel all over the try.
Then there was the project he wao start before November. He wao shoot The Bourne Identity in early 1999.
Another project was Taken 2. He already gave some hints to Fremont Smith. Maybe the young man already has an idea.
"Damn, I just realized this might be my only free time from now on. Haha, how fun!"
He grinned. Instead of feeling burdened. He was happy to see another day.
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Unfortunately... The day, someone tacted him for the first time in so many years.
Someone he had already fotten. He could not believe that he would meet her again.
"Mother..."
Kazir greeted the woman, who was in her early 50s. Even though she was over 50, she still looked young aiful. As if time had never cursed her.
"Hello, Kazir, my son."
The woman smiled and sat down. Their meeting pce was the park. The one who chose this pce was his mother, Eliza . This was her maiden name, for it seemed that Eliza had divorced her sed husband a few years ago...
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[ chapter... I want to show hile human beings are. Oence easily break a person's heart].