53. Te Amo and The Director's Cut. R-18.

Disclaimer: The story that I have written here takes on the names of real people, but this story is based in an alternate earth with some changes in its timeline.

This story does not intend to represent the celebrities/real people or make any commentary on them whatsoever. This story is entirely fictional, and it should be viewed entirely as such.

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Recap of the Previous Chapter -

Mark set up a meeting with Sarah, Nina and Joseph to see how the marketing of Knives Out was going and if they had any competition from the other movies. They then talked about what has been done to improve the visibility of their film in the public's eyes.

After which Mark asked for more suggestions from the three, which could be used for the publicity of their film. They came up with some brilliant ideas which Mark thought were viable enough to be used and could give a tremendous boost to the future box office of Knives Out.

After the meeting Mark met up with his Illustrious Illustrator - Hinata or Heather Brown, her Americanized name. Their meeting was about Mark offering her a new job as his head Comic Artist. One that will be in-charge of a team of comic artists that will exclusively work on his comics like Naruto and My Hero Academia.

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~ Third Person's POV ~

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Date: 31st July, 1990.

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Location: In his office, at Eidolon HQ.

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Time: 07:44 pm.

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After dropping off Hinata at her apartment, Mark was back at the grind, working on the finishing touches of the second volume of Runeterra: Yordles and Magic. Not wanting to break his flow, Vani held off the question that had been bugging her since this afternoon.

When Mark felt thirsty and got up for a drink Vani finally asked him the question.

[Mark, why didn't you use me to collect information on the potential movies that could challenge yours in the box office? I could do it way faster and even be more accurate. Despite relying on the information from the past timeline.]

Without breaking his stride as he made his way to the fridge, Mark replied to her through his thoughts. 'It's because I want Eidolon, my company to be self-sufficient and not be too reliant on me or you for its operations.'

He explained further why he was doing so as pulled out a cool water bottle, 'We are just starting out currently so it's alright but what I plan for the future is for me to have a more laid back role in Eidolon's operations and not have to work day and night like I currently am so that the company operates smoothly.'

'Also relying on my subordinates for things will give them the opportunity to grow and make them feel that they are being productive for the organization.' Mark thought gulping down the chilled water to quench his thirst.

'Hmm that reminds me, Vani I want you to look for a list of candidates who could serve as a second film crew for my friends Chris and Janet. I plan for them to start shooting next year so I would need another crew for them by that time.' He thought as he put went to the filter to fill up the bottle.

[Of course I will start compiling a list of candidates to fulfill every role, are there any specific requirements.]

'Hmm, well the film that they are going to make will need a smaller crew but all of them should be seasoned professionals. Their core stats should also at least be in the 70s at the bare minimum.' He thought as he put the bottle back in the fridge.

[I see, I will take these things into consideration and inform you when the list is ready, Mark.]

'Thanks, Vani.' Mark thought going back to his work. He really wanted to take care of the second volume of Runeterra before the arrival of his date for the night.

Today it would be Salma who would be accompanying him for the night, helping him relax and take off his mind from the stress and all the various tasks he still needed to do.

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Salma was truly a gifted actress and very kinky woman in bed, she really loved roleplaying with Mark. Especially after their first night together with her as a masseuse and Mark as her client. It had ignited a fire in her that burned with a fiery passion for Mark's love and dominating hand.

Today she had planned to do a roleplay of a newly appointed secretary that would be her and her newly promoted domineering boss, that would be played by Mark.

The premise that she had come up with, was that Mark would be playing a new promoted manager who is moving up in the company and that means getting a new member to his office. She would show up a bit late but what she lacked in punctuality, she would definitely make up for in her eagerness to serve and please her new boss.

Mark was nearly done, when he heard the knock on his door. Salma poked her head through the door and said with an apologetic smile, "Hello, sir, may I come in please?"

Mark, seeing that she had already gotten into character, decided to set aside his work and do so as well. He put on a stern expression on his face and gestured for her to come inside.

She bowed low, showing off her "assets" that were only accentuated by the large cleavage the special dress showed off that she had chosen for the evening and introduced herself.

"Good evening, sir. Sorry for being late, someone had to show me where your office was." She said as she bowed once again, her tits jiggled in his face.

"I am your newest hire sent over by the company, I will be your secretary. It's nice to meet you. Since you got promoted to manager, I will be handling all your calls and helping you out with handing your schedule."

"Anything that needs to be done in the office, I will also be glad to assist you, sir. I already got my things set up on my desk. So, all that's left for me to do is help you out. Is there anything I can do? Sir?" she asked him with a seductive smirk. The way she said anything in the end, already had his engine revving.

"Well how about a massage? My upper back is too stiff." Mark replied jokingly as he chuckled.

"A massage?! Oh sure, that sounds.. doable." she replied with a playful smile.

"I know you were joking but I really don't mind. I actually used to work as a masseuse back in university. I did it to help pay for the fees, so this will be easy and besides that your shoulders look really tense you look like you could use a good message."

"Now then, let me just come over there." she said as she moved over to Mark.

"Why don't we start by taking that coat off? It will be a lot easier for me to feel things out if you do." she requested politely.

Mark nodded and took off his coat and laid it aside. He sat at the edge of the chair and leaned forward at her gesture towards the desk. She slowly dragged her hand against his broad shoulders and cooed in appreciation.

"Wow, my, my sir. Even though it's hidden by your shirt, I can tell from just looking at you that you have got a nice body."

*Cough*

She pretended to cough to gather her wits. "Excuse me, where was I? Oh yeah, giving you a massage."

Mark interrupted her with a sly smirk of his own, "You don't need to do it if it's making you uncomfortable."

She whispered under her breath but he could hear her still quite well, "it's making me too comfortable that's the problem."

After composing herself she spoke again with experience, "Now take a deep breath, go ahead and relax for me, sir." she smiled as she worked on the knots on his shoulders.

She could feel him relax more and more, "That's it let go, oh geez. I knew your shoulders were tense, but wow are they stiff. You got some bad knots on you sir, but don't worry, I will take care of it. I promise." She said with a seductive voice had just made his shaft even harder.

"It must be nerve racking running the office now, hmm, all those responsibilities you have to take care of, having so many people depending on you must feel so burdensome. Don't worry, I will help you take the load off." She said suggestively. Mark could only moan in response as her expert hands worked on his tense muscles.

"It's why I am here after all." she said as she giggled.

"Hmm, oh my, sir, it seems… you got a bit.. excited from my massage." she said with a smile that spoke of untold pleasure.

"That's no good, there's no way you can relax with something like that. I have an idea why don't we turn this chair around a bit sir and I will give you a different kind of massage." she said and Mark obliged, finally getting to the point of his true massage.

"Can't really get started without getting a feel for myself. So let me just unbuckle your pants for me, sir." she said as she began removing his belt and trousers.

"Hmm, now, I can see why you're the boss." she said appreciatively as she admired his huge girthy cock. This was actually an innuendo because last time they did a roleplay were Mark was the subordinate who was fucking, Salma, his boss for a promotion.

"If it involves getting to see your cock, I would do anything, you ask of me, sir." she said breathless as her breathing had become more pronounced as her excitement grew.

"Just sit back and relax sir, I'm gonna give you the break that you truly deserve." she said as she dragged her tongue from the base of his shaft to the tip and then gave it a kiss. He moaned at her ministrations.

"Look at you twitch." she said as she giggled and kept working his shaft.

"Just suck my cock you little slut." Mark replied with a back as he grabbed a fistful of her hair and then pushed her face down on his cock. She was completely his at that moment, looking up into his eyes for direction and approval.

Her perky teardrop shaped tits, her unbelievable curves and perhaps most of all her lovely, devoted young face made him so hard that he felt his cock would burst.

Her cocksucking mouth moved all over his pole, slathering saliva along the side of the shaft one moment, then sliding back to the tip and plunging down, swallowing him almost to the root, all the while never once breaking worshipful eye contact with him.

"That's much better, sweetheart," he said, thrusting in and out of her willing mouth.

He put both hands on either side of her head and buried my fingers in her beautiful ebony hair, gently guiding her as he face fucked her. "I can already feel my stress melting away." He said, smiling into her devoted eyes.

He thrust deeper, pulling her face into his cock and impaling her mouth on boss. "You're mine now." He timed his thrusts to coincide with his verbal urging: "You!" Thrust. "Are!" Thrust. "Mine!" Thrust.

Salma began gagging and gurgling as he thrust deeper and deeper into her mouth and throat. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she gave herself over to orgasmic submission to her boss' beautiful cock.

"Keep sucking! Keep submitting! Keep serving me! Oh, yeah, Sally, I can already see you getting better and better. I can see myself keeping you as my exclusive secretary."

"Ark!" she gurgled, worshipfully trying to call out his name despite the cock in her mouth.

Within a few minutes, he came, coating her wet young throat with her master's seed. She pulled her head back, disgorging his girthy cock from her throat, then reverently kissed the tip before licking her lips. "Thank you, sir," she whispered.

"Your cum tastes so good. You're so good to your little secretary." She kissed the tip again in a gesture of love and submission, then rubbed his still-hard but gradually softening cock all over her tits and then her face.

She smiled joyfully as she brought the tip his cock to her nostrils and took a deep sniff of his cum. "I love your scent, sir, it's so manly, it makes my head swoon," she said, kissing and slurping on his cock in post-orgasmic affection.

He couldn't really control himself after that, it was all a haze but he remembered grabbing her and dragging her to the end and then wearing out her pussy by making her orgasm nonstop on his thick cock. He himself came two more times before he was sated and came to a stop.

She had completely lost herself in a post orgasmic haze and had a blissful smile on her face. Despite all his attempts to draw her attention her got no response, so he allowed her to rest while he cleaned them both up a bit with some tissues and then cuddled up with her.

After she had finally came back to her senses, he carried her to the bathroom as she couldn't really feel her legs, they had both washed up and were now having a relaxing soak in the hot tub. This time Salma was giving him an actual head massage, helping him relieve himself of the stress.

Mark was sitting on the edge of the tub, resting his arms on her thighs, while resting his head on her soft body. Her beautiful soft tits cushioning his head as her fingers worked on his head and temple area. Mark sighed and grunted as she helped him relax and take off the pressure from work.

"Thanks, Sally, I really needed this. Sex with you is great but to be honest this is the favorite part of the day for me. Just laying back against you, relaxing as you massage my head, it brings me a peace and joy that's hard to describe with words." Mark said with sighing and grunting in between as she worked on his neck muscles, Sally had been the nickname Mark came up with for Salma.

"You don't need to thank me, Mark. The fact that I can do something to help you makes me happy as well. After all, I truly have fallen in love with you, Mark." She replied emotionally and kissed the top of Mark's head.

Mark suddenly turned around and lifted her by her thighs, hugging her as he asked, "Do you really mean that, even with the harem that I plan on building in the future?" he stared with hopeful eyes as he asked his question.

"Sí, lo hago, te amo, Mark." - "Yes, I do, I love you, Mark." She replied as she went in for a kiss. After they shared a soulful, passionate kiss.

Mark said in turn, "Te amo con todo mi corazón." - "I love you with all my heart." and then went in for another kiss. After a long and passionate makeout session to celebrate their admission of their for each other.

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They were currently in the kitchen with Mark heating up the dumplings and soups according to the package instructions. It was very simple to follow - for the soup, Mark just cut up his preferred vegetables and fried them in a tbsp of oil and after a minute added the soup base "block" and then fried it along with the vegetables for a minute.

After that it was written to just add 1.5 cups of water per block and that 1 block of soup base makes enough soup to serve 1 person. So Mark was using 2 blocks, after adding the required water and putting it on medium heat.

He went to prepare the gyozas which were an even simpler affair. He added a tbsp of oil on a flat pan and brought it up to heat and then added gyozas to the pan.

Meanwhile Sally was intently watching Mark cook as he looked so handsome to her when he had a concentrated look on his face. It was during that time that she spotted something on the packaging of the soup and gyozas.

It was a brand symbol that they used, it was very identical to the one used by Mark for Eidolon and The Red Lotus. She couldn't ask if this was another one of his business ventures.

"Mark, do you own the company that makes this soup and dumplings?" Salma asked, she was already half sure that her assumption was true.

"Huh," Mark said as he turned around and then replied, "yeah but it's not actually a company, it's just a few test products that we made for now. It's in its trial phase and we are trademarking the company that will be making these products in the future. Let me know your honest thoughts about how you like them."

She just nodded and smiled at her love, this was another thing she loved about him, he never stopped working on different ways to grow. His work ethic, his dedication to his craft, it spoke to her like nothing else. She could literally feel her acting become nuanced and her subtle expressions became more natural, more real.

This growth could only be attributed to two things: Mark's guidance and her dedication to follow through on his instructions. In his belief in her ability that she was good enough, that she could be great. She wanted to become better, not just for herself but also for his sake.

Because she didn't want his decision of hiring her for the role Marta to ever be questioned due to her lackluster acting skills. To distract herself from this rabbit hole, she decided to ask Mark about something he had told her before.

"Mark, how did you meet Mr. Coppola and get him to agree to come to your test screening?" she asked to sate her curiosity.

"Oh that," Mark looked from the pan as he was removing the gyozas. Well it went something like this …

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Mark's dedicated student Sofia had informed him about her father's request. He had invited by Mr. Coppola himself for dinner at his home, when he asked why. She told him that her father had tested her knowledge and skills as a director and was highly satisfied with what Mark had taught her.

So this dinner was just a show of gratitude and appreciation and requested that Mark come to the dinner. Mark obliged as he himself felt like this was a great way to make acquaintance with the legendary Hollywood director.

After all, if he could call on Mr. Coppola in a time of need it would be another card he would have up his sleeve. So he graciously accepted the dinner invitation and went with Sofia to have his first meeting with the legendary director.

He was still wearing his mask as he preferred to play it safe. He was escorted by Sofia to a drawing room filled with tastefully decorated ornaments and furniture. There sat the man who had invited him, Mr. Francis Ford Coppola, he was drinking wine and gestured for Mark to take a seat.

Mark obliged and asked if they would be intruded upon and if he could remove his mask, as he didn't really want to show his face to the public. Mr. Coppola told him that he had already instructed his guards and maids to not enter the room unannounced.

Mark thanked Mr. Coppola for his thoughtful gesture, Francis just shrugged it off saying it's nothing compared to what he had done for his daughter. He talked about how his daughter had been really down after her acting in the Godfather. The audiences and the critics ridiculing her acting skills filled her with self doubt and hatred.

He told Mark how apprenticeship under Mark had done wonders for his girl. She had become more confident, more motivated, her drive to improve and become a director gave him the greatest joy he ever felt in his life. Even Godfather winning the Oscars didn't come close, so he asked Mark if there was anything he could do for him.

Mark asked him if he could come to watch his movie at the test screening they will be holding in a week. Francis was surprised because Mark could have asked anything but he asked for something so simple and small.

Mark told him that he considered sofia as his friend and helping her had nothing to do with earning Mr. Coppola's favor. But if he could come to the test screenings and watch the movie that his daughter had worked on as well that would be enough.

Francis asked him why the test screening and not the premier, Mark replied that he knew that Francis didn't like the crowd and being pestered by the media. So he just invited him to the test screening. The media would be present as well but they would be warned not to harass him for an interview.

Francis was moved by Mark's thoughtful gesture, he told him that he would be happy to come to the test screening and even the premier if he didn't mind. He said, "I might be old, but I still have a fanbase who love suspense thriller movies. I will help you drive the audience to the theaters. If your movie can sustain itself and grow its word of mouth will be on you young man."

"Thank you, Mr. Coppola." Mark replied and then opened the tube he had brought with himself. He took an original mint condition poster for The Godfather and requested, "I am big fan, sir, could you please sign this for me."

Francis took the poster in hand as he reminisced about the good ole' days. He said, "I can, but on one condition, you call me Francis." Mark accepted and handed him a marker.

Francis then asked him to follow him to the dining room, Mark wore the mask again and followed him. Sofia was there along with an unexpected guest, it was Nicolas Cage. Mark knew that Nick belonged to the Coppola family but he didn't think he would meet him here.

Mark just nodded at the man when they made eye contact and took his seat and had a conversation with Sofia about her following his editing style and philosophy. Nicolas seemed interested in what it was and asked Mark about it. Mark then briefly explained how ensuring that the scenes of a movie followed together and were in sync is more important than editing each scene to perfection.

Before Nick could say something to disparage his statement, Francis agreed with Mark's statement saying how he did it as well and it complimented his 90-10 rule. Mark asked, "if it was the idea to do 90% of the scenes with good quality acting but up the ante with great acting for 10% of the important scenes."

Francis smiled and nodded at Mark saying, "that's exactly it, it helps create a larger impact on the audiences when it comes to viewing the important scenes and makes them enjoy the film even more.

Francis then said, "just the fact that you also follow the same ideology as me, has made me even more excited to watch your movie Mark."

"His movie?" asked Nicolas Cage.

It was Sofia that replied, she explained to him who Mark actually was and what he had been doing from teaching her to establishing Eidolon, Filming his movie and putting out new books for his fans to enjoy.

Nicolas was truly astounded by Mark's work ethic and was impressed by him. He asked if he could come to the test screening as well. Mark agreed saying that it would be his pleasure.

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… And that's how i invited not just Mr. Coppola but also Nicolas Cage for my test screening." explained Mark to Salma as they ate the gyozas and drank the delicious chicken pepper soup.

Salma spent the night with Mark, both cuddling with each other to sleep. Even years later Salma would remember this day as the day she officially became a part of Mark's harem and while most would consider it crazy, she had never been happier or more satisfied.

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Date: 1st October, 1990.

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Location: At the Main theater of Eidolon HQ.

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Time: 03:44 pm.

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He had worked hard on this project, and learned a lot. He even went back to his previous teacher Michael Khan and apologized to him for his misconduct and rude behavior. He had come a long way under Mark's guidance and even did the editing of the final half of knives himself and he was very proud of the work he had done.

After comparing his and Mark's editing of the first arc of Knives Out. He had realized after watching it on the big screen how his work came out as a mismatched work of perfection. Whereas Mark's flowed smoothly and all the scenes just went together in harmony and cohesion.

Today he was assembled with the entire crew and the employees at Eidolon to watch Knives Out for the first time. This was the director's cut of the movie. Mark had told him that this was to bolster the morale of the employees at Eidolon and show them what they had been working towards all this long.

Mark came up to the stage and give a short speech thanking all the employees and the crew for the hard work and dedication towards this project and wished that they would work with him in the future projects with the same dedication that they had shown him in this one.

He could see that some of the employees were skeptical as this was the first movie to be directed by Mark and logically speaking; directing was a job that one got better at with more experience under their belt. But Mark was not a person who could be explained by using logic or normal limits.

His monstrous talent and creative genius had allowed him to create Knives Out with the help of an experienced crew to such a level that he would think it was directed by Steven Spielberg or James Cameron. It was simply that good and he could see the confidence in the eyes of the crew that had followed Mark into creating this work of art.

They had been with him on the set and watched as he worked to create it with such Grace and perfection he knew the day helpful confidence in the director and new that he would create a movie that would stand the test of audiences expectations, the critics scrutiny and be a hit at the box office.

With Mark exiting the stage with a round of applause, the lights went out and the movie started off with a small animation of the logo of the company that they all work hard for - Eidolon. It was a simple yet beautiful short animation about a Lotus blooming in a pond and then becoming the abstract symbol of their company.

After which came a small animation for Nirvana pictures, the studio that Mark personally headed and the one that produced Knives Out. It all look really pleasing to the eyes he had asked mark where he got the animation from as it was very good.

Mark told him about a small animation studio named Pixar that he had been trying to acquire for quite sometime now. He explained how they used computer generated images to animate and bring to life these images. It was all very fascinating stuff for him as an editor and some who dream to work on an animated film in the future.

There was a hush of silence in the theater as the movie began. The starting sequence of Fran finding Harlan's body, the music, just set the tone for the movie. They thought of it as a somber and thrilling one yet when the flashbacks happened the tone of the movie changed again. It became more colorful and more pleasing to the eyes and filled with life.

He could see they were enjoying the movie and only a few people were gossiping with each other. But even that was mostly about the movie and they were trying to figure out who it was that killed Harlan. When it was revealed that it was Martha who did it even though mistakenly.

It showed the brilliance of Mark's direction and screenplay ability that everyone in the crowd was rooting for Martha, hoping that she won't be implicated in the death of Harlan Thrombey. It was the same for him as well as in the entire movie she was the only character except for the police officers and Blanc that could be said to be actually good at heart.

She never wanted to harm anyone or was greedy about Harlan's money. All she wanted was to be a good friend to Harlan and help her mother and look out for her sister. As her mother was an illegal immigrant and didn't have any legal papers for her stay in the U.S. maybe that was the reason why he left it to Martha because she was the one who didn't want his money but needed it the most.

As the movie was coming to an end there were some really high points. The first was the burning of the coroner's office, the realism of it really impressed and wow'd all the staff present there. While the other was the will reading scene where the family went ballistic after listening to Harlan's will. The way they hounded Martha and her escape was pulled off expertly by both the actors and the cameramen.

But it was in fact the ending that was the pièce de résistance of the movie. Blanc's monologue and his theory about the true murderer of Harlan was a sight to see. It was so enjoyable watching Johnny play Blanc, that he completely forgot that it was a movie and was immersed in the world that Mark had created. It was the same for every other person present in the theater.

But the real kicker was the altered ending: the reveal of Ransom's uncle being an accomplice, helping him to plan and execute the murder of Harlan came as a surprise to the staff present in the theater. As they hadn't really known about that but the way Mark weaved into the movie and showed it in the flashbacks with shots of his uncle helping him was done perfectly and enjoyed by all.

With that the movie came to an end and the entire theater stood up and applauded the great work. Mark came on to stage with the actors and thanked them and hoped that they enjoyed his first movie. He could see that Mark was humble bragging as he said that this was just his first movie and that he loved it despite all its flaws

He promised that it was just the beginning and he would make even better movies from here on out with the help of everyone at Eidolon and as his small impromptu speech ended everyone stood up again and applauded Mark and the actors and actresses, they all bowed and excited the stage.

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{Author's Note: Man this was one hell of a build up i hoped you like the R-18 content, this is a build up in the case of Knives Out as it is gonna blow up. I hope no one rants later how infeasible that is, as I have been creating the build up for it.

Anyways we finally see Nicolas Cage in this chapter, he will be an important plot point in the future. Mark has made acquaintance with the Mr. Coppola, that will come in handy real soon. You'll see

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