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Hollywood: Head-Hunting System

Hollywood is a place that has changed the fates of a lot of people, but Hollywood's fate changed when a soul from our world was reborn in there's. A soul whose life had been cut short, whose dream's remained unfulfilled, he who begrudgingly accepted his second chance at life. He vowed to make a difference this time around, for he was going to conquer Hollywood and to save it from itself; and fulfill his dreams in the process. DISCLAIMER - Contains adult/mature/R-18 content. THIS IS MY FIRST WORK SO THE STARTING OF THE NOVEL ISN'T THAT GOOD WITH MANY MISTAKES BUT I DO IMPROVE ON IT. SO STICK AROUND WITH TILL THE END IF YOU CAN. THANKS FOR READING. ALSO THERE'S NO NTR, NO YURI, BUT DEFINITELY A HAREM IN THIS STORY. __________________________________ Genre: Urban Fantasy, R-18, Slow Paced, Slice of life, System, Reincarnated in Past, Romance, Harem, Smut, Showbiz, Celebrities, Movies, Marvel, DC, E-Sports, Middle class to Ultra-Rich. __________________________________ Upload schedule: 1/2 chapter every 2 days. Word count of the chapter - 5.5k to 7.5k words. So the word count for half of the chapter ranges between 2.75k words to 3.75k words. __________________________________ {Author's note 1: A promise from to all the readers of this work. I might take small breaks in between but I will never stop writing this book until it's finished. Great thing is I already know how I want to end this book just the journey to getting there is filled with some uncertainty.} {Author's note 2: This is my first official novel/work, before this I have only written some short fanfics from alt accounts. Also English is my third language, I obviously will be making mistakes and typos. Please correct me in comment section if possible. And leave a review if you liked/disliked my work. Thanks for giving my novel a try, and have a beautiful day.}

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Character List ⚠️ SPOILERS ⚠️

This is the list of characters currently introduced in the story, this list includes both Original characters and real life personalities used in this story.

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| THE PROTAGONIST |

[Images of Mark Spencer.]

Current Name - Mark Spencer.

Current Aliases - Marc Spector (pen name).

Previous Name - Devon Shaw.

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– Affiliation And Relationships –

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Affiliations -

1. Owner and Lead Writer of Immortal Writers Association.

2. Owner of Eidolon Entertainment.

3. Leader of the Inner Circle.

4. Graduate of the New York Film Academy.

5. Co-owner of The Red Lotus.

6. Elusive Shadow Leader of the Overwatch Initiative.

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Relationships -

Parents - Harvey Spencer (Father, Alive); Diane Spencer (Mother, Alive).

Siblings - None.

Grandparents - Unmentioned.

Friends - Evelyn Thorne, Jessica Lichtner, Janet Lynn, Kevin Stacy, Sarah Walker, Melissa Cline, Chris Kepler, Patricia Harrington, etc.

Marital Status - Single.

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– Physical Characteristics –

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Gender - Male.

Age - 20 (exactly 19 years and 9 months old).

Height - 6.2 ft (1.8m or 188 cms).

Weight - 202 lbs (92 kgs).

Eyes - Irises: Emerald green.

Hair - Dark Brown.

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– Origin And Living Status –

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Origin - Previously native to Origin Earth, then died and was reborn into an Alternate Earth.

Living Status - Alive; formerly deceased.

Current Reality - Unnamed Alt. Earth.

Date of Birth - 1st July, 1970.

Place of Birth - Manhattan, New York.

Cause of Death - Excessive blunt force trauma to the head due to being hit by a bus.

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Identity - Public/Hidden.

Citizenship - American.

Occupation - Novelist, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Founder and Owner of Eidolon Entertainment.

Education - NYFA (New York Film Academy) with master degrees in multiple fields, such as - Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Producing, Cinematography, etc.

Base of operations - 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201, U.S.

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– Character Summary –

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Previously known as Devon Shaw, he died in a bus accident. He was 40 years old, a small time TV show director and screenwriter.

He is reborn in America in 1970 in an alternate timeline as Mark Spencer. He fails to activate his system and thinks he has no cheats. So he plans to conquer Hollywood on his own with his future knowledge, wits and hard work.

By the age of 20 he became a successful book author with many NYT bestsellers with over 300 million copies sold worldwide.

The current year is 1990, he has just graduated from New York Film Academy with multiple degrees. He is trying to establish his own studio and shoot his first feature film.

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| THE FAMILY |

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Name - Harvey Spencer.

Relationship - Mark's Father.

[Images of Harvey Spencer.]

Character Summary - Harvey Spencer was a former Assistant District Attorney for the New York County District Attorney's Office. And now the senior partner in New York's finest Pearson & Gardner.

He is a wise man with a progressive outlook towards life and people. He taught Mark many lessons about humility, confidence, respect and trust.

He is also very encouraging of Mark to pursue his passion. And helps him in convincing his mother to allow him to go work in hollywood.

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Name - Diane Spencer.

Relationship - Mark's Mother.

[Images of Mark's mother.]

Character Summary - She is a retired professor of linguistics at NYC, now just trying to enjoy a peaceful married life with her small family.

She helps Mark with his writing journey where Mark pretends to not know stuff and "learns" the basics of storytelling from her.

She is a kind and caring woman who wanted Mark not to become a director in Hollywood due to her misgivings, but later was convinced by Mark and his dad.

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| HEAD-HUNTING SYSTEM |

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Name - Vani.

Relationship - Helpful System AI.

Details - The representative of the Head-Hunting System, that Mark communicates with through his thoughts.

Her name is given to her by Mark, and he makes her take on a gentle and kind woman's voice. She is there to help him understand the system's abilities and functions.

But she doesn't give Mark any quests so all of Mark's actions are by his own choice. She can display the stats of all Hollywood personnel currently working, and allows Mark to see where their talent lies and how good they currently are in their abilities.

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| EXTENDED FAMILY |

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Name - Steve Anderson.

Current Alias - Uncle Steve (by Mark).

Relationship - Mark's Godfather.

[Images of Steve Anderson.]

Character Summary - He is an old friend of Harvey, Mark's dad, he is the one who takes care of most of Mark's lawyer needs and helps him invest his money through his wide network of contacts.

He is a fan of Mark's books as well. He has currently provided his best man (Harry Clarke) to assist Mark as a personal corporate lawyer.

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| THE INNER CIRCLE |

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Name: Evelyn Thorne.

Aliases - Eve, Eva, etc.

Relationship - Mark's closest confidant, friend, CAA Agent and Manager.

[Images of Evelyn Thorne.]

Character Summary - She is Mark's childhood friend, they met when Mark was 11 after just having published Ben 10, his first book.

She is a great admirer of Mark, holding an obsessive degree of love towards him. But doesn't think she deserves him, and doesn't want to tell him about her love for him as she is afraid to ruin their close friendship.

She has a submission, praise and cuckquean kink towards Mark. She has envisioned herself by his side, loyal and devoted, supporting him in his every endeavor.

Whether it be conquering Hollywood or making the Hollywood starlets desperate for his attention, fighting to be the one to bed him and earn his favor.

She wants to be there when it happens, kneeling by his bedside like a good pet for her master.

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Name - Janet Lynn.

Alias - Jan, Jane, etc.

Relationship - Mark's friend and working as a 2nd Assistant Director in his crew.

[Images of Janet Lynn.]

Character Summary - Jan is one of the first friends Mark made in NYFA, she is really gifted in the art of direction with her always being in almost perfect sync with Mark, always knowing what he wants or is thinking.

It's like she can intuitively understand people, it's her kind and caring personality that made her become the big sister of the group. She is the one they look for help whenever Mark's busy or unavailable. She is the unofficial second person in-charge of the group.

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Name: Jessica Lichtner.

Aliases - Jess.

Relationship - Mark's friend and working as a Screenwriter and Script Supervisor on his crew.

[Images of Jessica Lichtner.]

Character Summary - She is someone who joined Mark's group later on in the academy. She is a kind and generous person but with some self esteem issues because of unstated reasons will be explained in the book later on.

She hasn't published a bestseller yet but has authored 2 books in the crime thriller genre with success to some degree. Her current book - Atomic Blonde is on its way to being crowned as a NYT bestseller.

She has a great eye for detail and is very creative in solving problems with plots, dialogues or scenes in a movie.

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Name: Melissa Cline.

Aliases - Mel.

Relationship - Mark's friend and working as a Screenwriter on his crew.

[Images of Melissa Cline.]

Character Summary - Her personality hasn't been shown too much in the book except that she is a kind, caring and a good hearted person.

She has a great love for movies and books, especially of the fantasy genre. She is very happy that Mark is finally writing a fantasy genre novel and even happier to get to collaborate with him.

Currently collaborating with Mark to write the Legends of Runeterra novel series.

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Name: Chris Kepler.

Aliases - N/A.

Relationship - Mark's friend and working as a 2nd Assistant Director in his crew.

[Images of Chris Kepler.]

Character Summary - Chris is a shy introverted guy, with a passion for filmmaking. His gift is his clear focus and vision for details in the film.

Chris observes and learns from Mark's every action, asking why and how to do things. He is kind, humble and very patient with people.

He is a little stiff and awkward around new people, but that just because he is nervous around new people as he gets to know them, he gets better. He is a very hardworking, diligent, serious and punctual person.

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Name: Sarah Walker.

Aliases - N/A.

Relationship - Mark's friend and Market Analyst-in-training, currently working as a Line Producer in his crew.

[Images of Sarah Walker.]

Character Summary - Sarah is a special talent according to Mark. She was able to guess the top 10 box office winners with 73% accuracy for the last two years they were together.

"She just sees things differently from the rest of us mortals", Mark's words and coming from Mark, that is the highest compliment they have ever seen Mark give someone.

She is very reserved with strangers to the point she doesn't even want to talk to them. But with friends she is very frank and brutally honest, it's why everyone in the group looks to her for advice or opinion because she has no filter.

Why she is like this hasn't been revealed in the story yet.

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Name: Kevin Stacy.

Aliases - Kev.

Relationship - Mark's friend and Character Evaluator, currently working as a Line Producer in his crew.

[Images of Kevin Stacy.]

Character Summary - Before Mark got the system and his special skill •character evaluation• from it. Kevin was Mark's character evaluator and social connections person.

As he can easily form connections with people and that is a valuable skill to have. Kevin does this subconsciously.

This is how Mark described Kevin's talent to him. He said, "Kevin, you have an eye for people, you can understand them, their motive and drive. You are able to pick up their tells, their general demeanor, it's how you are able to understand their unsaid needs and wants."

"You are socially dynamic, successful at networking, charismatic, and personally gregarious. It's your gift, and it will help you a lot in your journey to become a star producer in Hollywood."

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Name: Patricia Harrington

Aliases - Patty.

Relationship - Mark's good friend and business partner, currently working as the Co-owner and Head Chef of The Red Lotus.

[Images of Patricia Harrington.]

Character Summary - Patty got acquainted with Mark when she was helping at the soup kitchens around New York. Mark didn't discriminate against her and always treated her with proper respect even before they became friends.

Even though she doesn't show it, she feels like she owes a lot to Mark. As he was the one who trusted in her ability, so much that he funded her culinary school expenses and even funded her opening and operating The Red Lotus.

As some belonging from the marginalized communities, she has engraved this kindness and generosity in her heart. She also has a small crush on Mark, that she is very tsundere about.

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Name: David Boggins

Aliases - Dave (by Mark), Commander (by O.W. Ops)

Relationship - Mark's good friend and close associate, currently working as Commander of the Overwatch Initiative.

[Images of David Boggins.]

Character Summary - David was someone who had just given up on life, he was at his lowest point. His stellar career as a military special ops officer was over, due an injury in a field operation.

And when he came back to his wife thinking about starting over as a civilian, he found out due to his training and intuition that she was cheating on him.

After that he was drowning in his depressive thoughts, thinking about suicide everyday. He couldn't stay in his own house due to it reminding him of his wife's infidelity, so he just roamed the streets of New York.

He was in one of the homeless shelters when he met Mark for the first time. Mark had always been a good listener and an empathic person. So on a whim, (Author's divine intervention) David told him his story and Mark decided to help him get over this dark phase of his life.

Through the help of extensive physiotherapy and therapy sessions, David made a full recovery both physically and mentally. He now publicly works as a motivational speaker and trainer.

His organization "Better Living," an NGO funded anonymously by Mark is actually a front for the Overwatch Initiative. David, through his previous training, experience and contacts, helped Mark recruit, train and arm his operatives with the best spyware equipment available on the black market.

David also serves as the Commander of the Overwatch Initiative, his title is the "Watch Commander". He has ensured that they maintain their anonymity, this is the cardinal rule of their organization, so as to not incriminate anyone else in the organization.

Every member has been trained in the know-how of covert ops, surveillance, different languages, different accents, voice modulation, crowd work (how to blend in a crowd seamlessly), etc.

They never carry a weapon, only a pepper spray, taser and a small collapsible baton that is allowed to be carried by the law for self defense. They hide their spyware equipment in specially created hidden compartments, that no-one will ever, even think about looking for.

| Immortal Writers Association |

Leader - Mark Spencer.

Members - Jessica Lichtner, Melissa Cline and Other members of the IMA -

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Name: Benjamin Parker

Aliases - Ben.

Relationship - Mark's new friend and Screenwriter, member of the Immortal Writers Association.

[Images of Benjamin Parker.]

Character Summary - He is a kind, generous man with a straightforward personality. He is a small time book author with no big accomplishments or breakthroughs.

He feels very grateful to Mark for providing him with this opportunity and has sworn to write the best version of John Wick.

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Name: Howard Stark.

Aliases - Howie

Relationship - Mark's new friend and Screenwriter, member of the Immortals Writers Association.

[Images of Howard Stark.]

Character Summary - He is a recovering manwhore and serial cheater. He is currently engaged to the love of life, Lily.

He has decided to write the Halo series and also confessed to his wife about how her friend was trying to seduce him. Later on when he finds out the truth he swears to make his love, trust him more and not feel insecure.

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Name: Tony Kushner.

Aliases - N/A.

Relationship - Mark's new friend and Screenwriter, member of the Immortal Writers Association.

[Images of Tony Kushner.]

Character Summary - He is a shy, introverted person who likes to keep to himself. He likes to express himself through his "art".

He has decided to write the Vinland Saga from Mark's list of wonders.

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Name: Margaret Elizabeth Carter

Aliases - Peggy

Relationship - Mark's new friend and Art Analyst.

[Images of Peggy Carter.]

Character Summary - N/A.

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Name: Joseph Rogers.

Aliases - Jo.

Relationship - Mark's new friend and Market Analyst.

[Images of Joseph Rogers.]

Character Summary - N/A.

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Name: Harry Clarke

Aliases - N/A.

Relationship - Mark's personal Corp. Lawyer and fan.

[Images of Harry Clarke.]

Character Summary - Not much has been said about him, except that he is in his early 30s, he works for Steve and has been assigned as Mark's personal corp. lawyer. He is a fan of Mark's books as well and requests for his autograph in their first meeting.

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Name - Steven Allan Spielberg.

[Images of Steven Spielberg.]

Character Summary - He is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director in history.

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