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In this era, a film critics' income mainly comes from two aspects: the public relations fee of the film company and the publication fee of the film magazine. Of course, the top film critics will have other types of income, such as publishing books or hosting TV programs.

George Northern was obviously not a top-notch critic, or"Premiere"magazine would not have easily dismissed George Northern after being pressured by Colombia. 

Because of the blacklist, when a film company was about to release new movies, George Northern would not receive a penny of public relations fees, and wouldn't even receive an invitation to a movie screening or the premiere . If you can't participate in an early screening or the premiere, you won't be able to get the first-hand viewing information ahead of the average audience. The newspapers and magazines are not as enthusiastic about the film reviews for movies that have already been released, so the revenue of the film review fee will be greatly reduced. For both reasons, the lost income exceeds 80% of the original income. 

Therefore, being blacklisted by the six major film companies means that George Northern can no longer stay in the circle of film critics, and the fame that he had spent years building in the circle had also vanished. 

In fact, as a old-timer, George Northern also knows the rules of the game in the circle. Many lines cannot be crossed. Therefore, he has never done anything extraordinary before. After years of hard work, he had a lot of fame in the industry, and his annual income had reached an enviable six-figures. 

Perhaps it was because of these many years of glory that George Northern was somewhat self-righteous and forgot his role, so he published several articles slamming"Running Out of Time"in succession. It was originally just because he felt that he was teased by Nicole. He wanted to blow off some steam and vent his anger. He didn't think that he had underestimated the 'influence' of these professional article. He waited too long to curb his scalding and directly ruined his own career.

After the end of the first week, perhaps because of the turmoil, or maybe because Eric went on the «Sophia Talk show» to promote the movie, in the first working week,"Running Out of Time"earned more than 16 million at the box office, so the total box office in the first week reached more than 43 million, which was at least three million more than the estimation of Colombia for the first weekend of the box office. This data gave Colombia confidence. 

At the same time, with the clarification of the"Running Out of Time"ringer question, the pre-determined 'topic marketing' advertising also started, the event opened in several entertainment newspapers and fiercely attacked the embedded advertisements in"Running Out of Time". 

"More than 30 implanted ads, are we really watching a movie?" 

"These advertisements are entering hot water, we are not looking at 'dark wars', it is 'advertising wars'" TN: "Dark war" =="Running Out of Time"so it's a pun.

"Eric Williams is starting down a road of no return with advertising!"

A series of very eye-catching headlines which directly pushed the topic of"Running Out of Time"to the cusp with the turmoil. The public opinion of the media was once again stunned after a storm of questions. Colombia also began to vigorously fight before other competitors could react. They manipulated the direction of public opinion, turning most of the media's comments on this matter into teases rather than attacks. 

Soon, the"Los Angeles Times"published an audience survey report, which was prepared in advance by Colombia. The sample included those who had just come out from the"Running Out of Time"theatres. The content was about the audience's opinion of the advertisement in"Running Out of Time".

Among the survey of 1,000 random people, 76% of the audience did not feel the existence of advertisements in the movie, 15% felt the existence of advertisements, but did not care much, 7% of the audience expressed some concern about the advertisements, but only 2% felt that the choice of advertisements was annoying.

In order to ensure their credibility, the"Los Angeles Times"also published photos of a peer-check for the survey layout. 

This report set the tone for the"Running Out of Time"implanted advertising topic.

Whenever this matter was mentioned, many people felt that most others didn't even feel the existence of advertisements. In addition, Columbia published some articles ridiculing others for their previous ringer articles, and the public's train of thought begun to be manipulated. 

Immediately, Colombia also began to stand up and clarify that there were indeed some advertisements in the film, but that it was not as exaggerated as told by the 'irresponsible' media. Colombia also mentioned the 'ringer' question storm that had just happened, and dais that these were malicious attacks on"Running Out of Time"by competitors. 

As the guidance of public opinion continued, more and more people began to be curious about what ads were in"Running Out of Time"because as the survey showed, when a large number of people first watched the movie, they didn't even realize the existence of advertising in "Running Out of Time".
 
When Colombia's competitors reacted and began to manipulate their own media to reverse the public opinion and lead the public to dislike the advertisements in"Running Out of Time", Colombia directly dropped another bomb. 

On the second weekend of the movie, early Saturday morning, several newspapers, including the"Los Angeles Times","The New York Times", and «The Washington Post», published a statement from the Columbia company. 

"Although according to the survey, the advertisements in the"Running Out of Time"did not affect the movie-going experience of the majority of fans, but in order to thank the fans for their support, after the film production and distribution finishes, we have decided that the $2 million in advertising fees received will be returned to the fans. From the date of this announcement, the audience can send in letters with their guesses as to what the advertisements are to the following address. 200 lucky viewers will be selected, each winning $10,000 in cash." 

Subsequently, the statement had the address, the deadline and that the would be only one letter per SSN, and that repeated entries would be invalid.

For a moment, the entire American media was once again stunned. Even a lot of spectators couldn't help but react. This was blatant hype mongering.

But even if one knew this, you can't stop the enthusiasm of many of the viewers. After all, it was currently the late 1980s. For many American families, $10,000 is a huge sum. Anyway, during the holiday period, everyone had the habit of watching movies. If you watched the movie, and you took a few dozen cents to get an envelope and mail your guesses, you might get a $10,000 prize. Why not? Moreover, the number of winners, 200 people, seems to be quite high. 

On the second day after the announcement, many movie theatres that screened "Running Out of Time"were packed to the brim. On the day of the announcement,"Running Out of Time"received a $13 million box office that same day, and then box office on Sunday also reached 11 million, so including Friday's 8 million US dollars, the box office of"Running Out of Time"reached 32 million for the second three day weekend, miraculously achieving nearly 20% of the box office in the competitive summer catalogue. It is also the only movie in this summer catalogue that has a box office rebound. 

After the last day of the second week,"Running Out of Time"once again reached more than 49 million at the box office, so the total box office had reached 92 million. 

In comparison the five-week old show"Ghostbusters II", whose the box office had begun to weaken, only had a box office of 90 million US dollars total, and «Batman» was affected by the"Running Out of Time"trend, as it's fourth week's box office fell 44% again, only reaching 16 million US dollars, so although the cumulative box office had reached 168 million, if the box office once again showed a drop of about 40%, the box office of «Batman»  can only be expected to rise by about another 10 million. That with"Running Out of Time"'s current box office trend of tens of millions in box office revenue per week that may still last three to four weeks, means that the final champion of the summer catalog's box office is really hard to say.

This result has made many film companies a little scared. Even many of Columbia's executives felt a sense of giddy happiness so large that it was hard to adapt. Columbia's stock was rising again, with the total market value breaking through $4.5 billion after a few weeks. After, Sony, which had already reached an initial agreement, become anxious. It was originally planned to complete the acquisition at the end of September, but the head of Sony had made several requests, hoping to sign a final agreement in August. At that time, if"Running Out of Time"has overtaken «Batman» to win the summer box office, the rise in the stock price will definitely not stop. 

When the third week of"Running Out of Time"box office fell 26%, still earning more than 38 million at the box office, the puzzled media can only attribute this to the masses' desire for hope. 

Although many film companies also want to learn from the lottery method used by Colombia for publicity, it was a pity that the releases of the summer movies had ended. The"Running Out of Time"can be said to be the last of the wave of big production movies, which was released earlier. There is not much meaning in such advertising for a smaller film. 

The films released after"Running Out of Time"were not too optimistic about the money coming into the market at the end of the summer, so other film companies simply did not dare to put out 2 million, even if it were 1 million, there were very few companies are willing to spend it. After all, this risk was too great. Even if a movie gets a 100 million box office, after the theatre's cut is removed, the remaining half will need to be divided between investors, producers, and issuers. Finally, after paying taxes, profits are usually only in the millions. Having a share of hundreds of millions Like Eric from «Home Alone» is unique in the circle. Even if it is series currently recognized as the most profitable, "Star Wars", Lucas can't get such a high profit from only the box office.

This time, Colombia used the method of speculation over insert advertisements to achieve a major reversal at the box office, and it was also destined to become a classic marketing case studied by major film companies. 

Eric was not worried about this way being learned, because this operation is a new type of attack, and to put it bluntly, the audience will only feel that implant advertisements are new and interesting once or twice. Once it is used a few times, the audience will definitely produce an 'I am watching the movie for entertainment, not the advertising' viewpoint, so doing more competitions would trigger reverse psychology and only be counterproductive.

An advertising director is reborn in 1988 Hollywood as an eighteen-year-old blond-haired westerner named Eric Williams.

From then on, he starts writing movie scripts and television songs, becomes skilled in directing every kind of film, wins over all kinds of female celebrities, and takes the road to become a Hollywood legend.

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ATTENTION!

This is not an original novel, all rights in this story belong to JUST DO.

The translation of most chapters is done by: Elawn, Nano4bots and Sissy That Walk.

My translation will start where they have left it, my translation may not be as good as theirs but I would like it much more people to know more about this story that I liked so much.

I WANT THAT I LIKE THIS HISTORY A LOT, BUT I DO NOT AGREE TO A LOT OF THE BEHAVIORS BOTH OF THE PROTAGONIST AND SOME CHARACTERS. IN THIS HISTORY CHARACTERS OF REAL LIFE APPEAR AND I DO NOT ASSURE THAT THE DATA PROVIDED IN THIS HISTORY WILL BE TRUE.

"Okay, April 28th." Mark Strong nodded his agreement. He could see that Wang Yang had not just picked a random date, so he asked out of curiosity, "What day is that?"
Smiling, Wang Yang said mysteriously, "A big day."
"Okay," Mark Strong simply said, not trying to pry into anything. Picking up a piece of paper, on which there was a table printed from the meeting table, he said, "Let's see what movies will be on in that season."
He read out the table content, "April 23rd, we should watch out for Pushing Tin by 20th Century Fox; April 30th, Entrapment, also by Fox, and Idle Hands by Columbia." He threw Wang Yang a look, smiling at the mention of Idle Hands.
Shrugging, Wang Yang said, "Great."
Mark Strong went on, "May 7th, wow, The Mummy! A blockbuster with a budget of eighty million dollars. How ambitious it is! Well, next, May 19th, here comes Star Wars."
Simon Willis aired his opinion, "It is beyond doubt that this prequel of Star Wars will be a big hit, but we don't need to worry about that. Moviegoers will surely watch other films at the cinema, too." Looking at Wang Yang, he said, "Besides, High School Musical differs from it in style, selling point, and audience, so it will not affect us too much."
"I think what matters most is the quality of our film." Leaning against the back of the swivel chair, Wang Yang spread his hands. He said with a confused look, "Maybe we will beat Star Wars' first week? Huh, just kidding!" Star Wars had an overwhelming influence, so this prequel was regarded as this year's Titanic. It was predicted it would secure the first place of the yearly box office gross, even though it had not yet been released.
Everyone in the meeting room laughed. Mark Strong said, "Well, The Mummy and Star Wars are both strong opponents for us. Oh, sure, our goal for the moment is to not lose money. We don't need to compete with them." He added after a pause, "However, if we want to get the movie onto more big screens across the country, we will have to amaze those theater chains with a great box office gross in the first two weeks."
Nodding, Wang Yang said, "Our promotion of the film must be a success."
Mark Strong said with a smile, "Of course. Paranormal Activity taught everyone a lesson. The power of promotion was unexpectedly great."
They all burst out laughing again. So did Wang Yang. Opening the promotion plan drafted by the Department of Publishing, he said, "That means viral marketing is extremely necessary. This will be the trump card that leads us to victory."
It was clearly written in the promotion plan that the Department of Publishing would strengthen the promotion one month before the release of the film to ignite the "bomb". They would involve more discussions about the film in more school forums on the internet to grab students' attention closely. At the same time, in real life, they would carry out a saturation campaign, both in schools and on campus. The school where the premiere of the film would be held would be the center of attention. The High School Musical posters would cover every corner there, along the corridors, in the pantry, even in the classrooms. Anywhere a poster could be placarded would not be missed.
The budget for this plan was over $5,000,000. Plus the estimated final producing cost, which was $8,000,000, and the cost of film copies and other costs generated from showing the film, the total cost of the film would exceed $15,000,000. Wang Yang had earned thirty-five million after-tax from Paranormal Activity. He had spent over three million on the company, so if High School Musical turned out to be a failure, he would lose half of his money, though he would remain a multi-millionaire.
However, money was not the only problem. He was not the only one who had expectations for High School Musical and had put effort into it. It was not just his future that would be affected. Many people had pinned their hopes on it. It was many people's futures that would be affected. He would not allow this film to fail, even if only for Jessica's sake so that those who said she was insane would shut up.
Wang Yang felt there was still something missing while reading in the promotion plan. He felt this plan alone would not be enough. It was different from the mysteries with Paranormal Activity. This plan was a standard promotion. It was simply telling people, "This film is great. Believe me. Go to the cinema to watch it!". Such a way to promote could only inform people of the existence of High School Musical, but how would it pique their interest? If people were not interested in it, even if they had a poster on their wall, they still would not go to the cinema to watch it.
Besides, although they were to launch a saturation campaign, the saturation surely should not go too far so that any students would be annoyed. The rebellious mentality could evoke hostility. Even though it was a good movie, people might say it was terrible if they'd been averse to the film's promotion.
Wang Yang spoke out on his doubts. Mark Strong said helplessly, "Boss, our hands are tied. If you had big stars in your film, the audience's interest would be naturally piqued. But you know that the biggest star in High School Musical is the director. That's you."
"I know, but this isn't enough." Frowning, Wang Yang was trying to order his thoughts. High School Musical was a trendy movie. It was important to shape a positive, youthful image. Having an idol director would certainly help, but after all, it was the leading actors and actresses that the audience would see on the big screen. If the audience felt interested in the protagonists and took a fancy to them, it would certainly be of greater help.
Was there any way to make people get to know the leading actors and actresses and take a fancy to them, thereby raising their popularity?
"To increase their exposure." Mark Strong answered Wang Yang, "This is my experience as an agent. If you always show up before the public with a positive image and have some good works that can make people remember you, you will be an idol. To draw attention, you need to create topics. That being said," shrugging, he said, "there are no topics for our leading actors and actresses. Scandals surely won't do here. The main audience of this film is students. They wouldn't like to know that their idols are in love. So…" Looking at Wang Yang and smiling, he said, "Boss, watch out."
Everyone laughed. Although they did not know whom this young boss was dating, everyone supposed a rich young man must have a girlfriend.
"You've warned me many times." Wang Yang rolled his eyes at him. He sometimes felt Mark Strong was like his agent. He would nose in on almost everything.
What on Earth could they do? A positive, youthful image, showing up before the public, exposure… it took Wang Yang a good while to think. Then, suddenly, a moment of clarity appeared, and he came up with an idea. Opening his eyes wide, he said loudly, "Mark, contact television stations!"
Mark Strong said confusedly, "What for?"
Wang Yang said slowly after ordering his thoughts, "We will collaborate with a television station to launch a small show that gives dance classes. Ten minutes a day or five minutes a day—it doesn't matter. The show will teach the audience some basic dance steps in one month. The classes will be given by Tom, Jessica, and so on, of course. They will be wearing their High School Musical costumes, beaming, healthy, youthful, positive—idols!" He could not help but smile when he had finished speaking.
However, Mark Strong only spread his hands. He said uninterestedly, "Yang, even in the local channels of Los Angeles, a ten-minute or five-minute commercial played every day can't be cheap. If you mean TV stations like ABC or NBC, that's insane because it will be extremely expensive."
Shaking his head, Wang Yang said, "It's not a commercial. It's cooperation."
Mark Strong still was not persuaded. He went on, "I'm afraid no TV station will think this is cooperation. Why would they let the leading actors and actresses of High School Musical teach the audience to dance? They could find someone else to do it themselves. Yang, this is a commercial. Nobody will speak to you unless you pay the commercial fee, which will be rocket-high."
Wang Yang fell silent. After giving it a thought, he realized it was only his wishful thinking, indeed. TV stations would never lack programs or videos, while High School Musical did lack exposure. Wang Yang said after thinking for a bit, "Try to contact them first. See how much it will cost. We can do it if it's not too expensive."
Simon Willis asked, "Boss, how much exactly are you willing to pay?"
Wang Yang said, unsurely, "Five million?"
Shaking his head, Mark Strong did not stop discouraging Wang Yang. He said, "Yang, five million might get you a week with one minute a day."
"Okay, Mark. This is just a tryout." Wang Yang closed the promotion plan unhappily. Then he simply announced his decision, "Just try it. Even if no TV station wants to cooperate with us or it's too expensive, we'll still make this small show. We'll play one episode a day on our official website and then promote them through viral marketing." He told Simon Willis, "We will also contact the schools for test screenings to play the show on their school channels. I don't think this will cost a lot, will it?"
Mark Strong said with a smile, "Boss, now it sounds plausible."
Simon Willis also nodded his agreement. He said, "Yeah, we can do that."
The initial promotion plan had been decided. As to the implementation of it, it would be the job of the Department of Publishing. By then, the discussion about the publishing of High School Musical in this day's meeting had almost been over. Looking at Wang Yang, Mark Strong asked him about the last thing he needed to confirm, "Yang, you know, the film will be sent to MPAA for censoring after the editing. Then, we'll get to the phase of making copies and transporting the copies. That means we will need to finish the editing in mid-April. Will three months be enough?"
Wang Yang smiled, he answered, "I don't know. The film editor will matter a lot." He asked Sandy Parks, the Vice President of Production, "Sandy, have you found anyone?"
Sandy Parks replied, "I called the Film Editor Union. They recommended some candidates. I can arrange meetings with them tomorrow."
Wang Yang exclaimed, "Well, looks we will get busy again."
Next, they started to discuss the financial situation of the company. The meeting did not end until Wang Yang had almost fallen asleep. Then, Wang Yang left the company. He drove to Mrs. Robert's recording studio to pick up Jessica for dinner. It was a date. Jessica, Rachel, and other leading roles of the film were taking singing classes there, especially focusing on the practice of the songs they had sung in the film, preparing for the recording that would start very soon.
In the parking lot outside of the building where the recording studio was, Wang Yang saw Jessica standing there waiting for him. He slowed down the car and stopped beside her. Opening the door, he said with a smile, "Hi, hottie. Can I give you a ride?"
Jessica threw him a glance. Then, she shook her head. She said with a very serious face, "No, thanks. I'm waiting for my boyfriend."
Shrugging and smiling, Wang Yang said, "I'm afraid that will be me."
Jessica broke into a sweet smile. "Yeah, it seems so." Then, she got into the car.
Wang Yang did not start the car immediately. Watching her arranging her hair, he said with a smile, "Jessica, the release day for High School Musical has been decided."
Jessica turned her head to look at him. Her hands that had been arranging her hair suddenly stopped moving. She asked out of curiosity, "When is it?"
Wang Yang said mysteriously, "Make a guess." Rolling her eyes, Jessica said with a smile, "Well, I guess… I have no idea."
"April 28th." Wang Yang smiled.
"Okay!" Jessica nodded. Then, her brow suddenly knitted. She repeated, "April 28th, April 28th…" Not until then did she recall what day it was. Wasn't that her eighteenth birthday? She said in pleasant surprise, "Yang, are you serious?"
Nodding and smiling, Wang Yang said, "Of course. A birthday present—well, one of your birthday presents. You learned it beforehand."
Jessica felt so happy. She could not help but give Wang Yang a kiss. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she said joyfully, "Yang, thank you." Then, she added, with a worried look, "But is that a good season for the release?"
Seeing her so happy, Wang Yang was happy, too. Holding her around the waist, he said, "Of course. It's perfect. It's the right timing for us to beat Idle Hands. Haha!" Looking into Jessica's eyes, he said sincerely, "Jessica, thank you for your choice." This was the first time he had brought up Idle Hands before Jessica so seriously. What this girl had done had really touched him.
"Yang…" Jessica avoided his look, kind of ashamed. She said, "I'm sorry. I actually hesitated. I didn't know what to do at that time. Miranda almost persuaded me. God, I'm so lame!" She flushed.
"It's all right, sweetie. You chose me in the end, didn't you?" Wang Yang smiled at her. Seeing her still a little down, he said in a gentle voice, "Come here. I want to kiss you." Holding her around the waist with one arm and cupping her face with the other hand, he leaned forward to kiss her on the lips. Jessica broke into a smile. She opened her mouth to respond. It was getting hotter and hotter between them.
While the two were lost in the kiss, Wang Yang suddenly spotted two suspicious figures out of the corner of his eye. It put him on guard. He stopped the kiss right away. He said, "Jessica, I think those are paparazzi!"
Dumbstruck, Jessica said, "Where?" She looked over to where Wang Yang was looking. There was a middle-aged man holding a camera with a long lens hanging around his neck not far away in front of the car. He seemed to be looking for something.
Wang Yang threw the man a few more glances. Then, something occurred to him. He said, "I saw him earlier. This morning, I saw him in front of the building where I live. D*mn it. He has been following me the entire time! God knows what pictures he has taken." He rolled up the side windows right away. Fortunately, the windows of this car were one-way mirrors. Otherwise, if the kiss between he and Jessica had been taken, it would absolutely make a headline in the next day's entertainment news. It would also sabotage the promotion plan of High School Musical.
It was impossible to see what was happening in the car, anyway. Wang Yang gave Jessica another kiss. Then, he started the car and left at high speed.


Wang Yang never stopped pursuing his dream of becoming a director and making movies that could amaze the world. However, the fate seemed to play a malicious joke on him. He got wrongly accused and expelled from USC. Fortunately, when God closed a door to Wang Yang, he opened a window for him. After a baby stroller hit him on the street, he began to be able to watch the movies from the future in his head! 
Since then, the year of 1988 was destined to be an extraordinary year. Besides the miracle written by “Titanic”, one of the most legendary directors in the 21st century was rising quietly… 

Zaro was rather indifferent to the online commentary that all his movies were crap. He knew the movies he produced were shallow and lacked depth, but that was the kind of film he liked—simple, straightforward, epic scenes, and visually exciting. Most importantly, they pleased his girlfriends. He felt good about them too.
When he had launched a production company after graduation, he had been in it only for the experience. He hadn't thought that far ahead and was prepared to incur a loss. And yet he was able to break even.
So eventually, Zaro had become addicted. He did things his way, regardless of how the media and general public trashed him. Who cared what other people said? As his uncle once put it: "How are you going to get through life without a bit of thick skin?"
But now, he no longer wanted to be a spectator. He wanted to act himself, to star in an epic love story and play an invincible hero who saved the world.
Everyone aspired to be a hero. Zaro actually quite envied the men and women of his generation who joined the military. He wasn't cut out for it and he didn't want to suffer, so he would fulfill his dream through a movie. That was much easier.
He was ready to go all out. Ten million for a song, even if it was all for nothing—no problem. It was a movie built with cash. If he didn't like the song, so be it.
He had thought about poaching the composer behind "Divine Punishment" and "Cocoon Breach" to tailor a song for him, but Silver Wing had done a good job of keeping the musician under wraps. All he could do was wait. If he liked the third movement, then he would make a move on the composer. If not, he would blacklist Silver Wing and the composer and not work with them again.
Zaro was a big spender, but he wasn't stupid. If the song wasn't to his liking, he wasn't paying a cent.
As for the plot of the movie?
He didn't care. It was just a movie, after all. It just had to be entertaining. The story didn't matter. This year, it was an ordinary person who saved the world by defeating monsters, next year it'd be a mutant, and the year after the next it'd be a superman. And then a monster battling other monsters the following year. It was all the same.
For his eighth production, he was going to battle beasts in robot armor. How cool was that? His stunt double was doing all the fighting. All he had to do was show his handsome face at some point. Piece of cake.
Zaro had even named the film himself: "God of War."
People teased after hearing the title: such hubris. Does his great-grandfather know?
Zaro's great-grandfather, the father of Leizhou's current governor, had belonged to the famed "God of War" unit when he was a young soldier. He had gone on to a highly decorated career and served as the deputy commander of the Leizhou military.
Now he was an old man, more than 190 years old. He had stopped wading into family affairs a long time ago, ever since his son became governor of Leizhou. Still, the old man wielded considerable influence. Every year, some of his former troops would pay him a visit.
While Zaro's father was ostracized every time his son loaned military vehicles and equipment for his movies, he was never purged. That wasn't entirely on account of Zaro's grandfather, the governor. The top brass also felt they had to show respect for Zaro's great-grandfather. As long as Zaro's demands weren't too outlandish and he was willing to pay, they were willing to turn a blind eye.
But Zaro didn't think there was anything wrong with the title. He was starring this time. It wouldn't be worth the effort unless he crafted a heroic image for himself.
As he was pondering the title, his agent ducked out to take a call, then scrambled back.
The agent looked miffed. "Senior Master, we have a problem."
"What now?" Zaro asked.
"'King of Snipers' has bumped up its release date to Jan. 1."
No wonder his agent was so alarmed. The reason they had scheduled their movie for a January release was because there was little competition, only a few low-budget productions. Considering Zaro's ability to generate buzz, they were confident about their box office returns. They weren't aiming high anyway. All they wanted was to break even.
Zaro himself was a walking advertisement. So many people followed his every move. He was a frequent topic of discussion even on other continents.
"Leizhou Senior Master's New Girlfriend Revealed." "Eligible Bachelors on Each Continent You Don't Want to Piss Off." "Senior Master Zaro Named Leizhou Male Celebrity of the Year." The headlines never ended. Even though Zaro didn't sing or act and had no other talents, the constant attention made him a bona fide celebrity in Leizhou.
News of Zaro's starring role had dominated entertainment headlines for days. Interest was huge, so Zaro's agent wasn't worried about the box office. This was the first time Senior Master had starred in a movie, so many people were curious. The movie didn't have to be a big hit. They just wanted to break even.
But now, a genuine blockbuster that was scheduled for release in February had bumped up its release date to January. Somehow, this move seemed aimed at Zaro.
"King of Snipers" was a coproduction by Leizhou's two leading film studios. It featured an all-star lineup. Rumor was that it was awards bait. Movie fans were looking forward to it keenly, and films that catered to mass tastes and critics alike tended to have more depth and cultural significance.
A great plot, top actors, and a big budget to boot—even outsiders could tell a movie like this was a box office guarantee that would also likely meet critical approval. So when news that "King of Snipers" was being released in February broke, Zaro and company had breathed a sigh of relief. It was such good news that they didn't have to go up against such a Goliath.
But now, "King of Snipers" was being bumped up. What could they do?
The good thing was that they had never nailed down their release date. They had announced a January release, but they could still push it back to February. All they had to do was come up with an excuse to feed the press.
Zaro also started getting calls from members of his family.
"Yes, Uncle. What is it?"
"Zaro, have you heard that 'King of Snipers' is bumping up its release date? Why don't you push back your release date by a month."
Zaro hung up before his uncle finished. He sat on his chair pouting.
Less than a minute later, another call came through. Zaro took a quick glance at the caller ID and put the call through.
"What's so urgent, Auntie? If it's about my movie, stop now."
"Zaro, don't be impulsive."
Zaro hung up again and threw his tablet to the floor.
His terrified assistant tip-toed to the tablet and picked it up in case Senior Master wanted to keep using it.
Zaro was fuming. Everyone wanted him to back down, but he was no fool.
The filmmakers behind "King of Snipers" wouldn't have bumped up their release date so publicly without the tacit approval of the Renault family.
Zaro was right. The move did in fact have the blessing of the Renault family. The point was to give Zaro a reality check, to make him realize that his success was due to respect for the Renault family. The time had come to burst his bubble, to restrain his personality through hardship.
Zaro had too many enemies. He had publicly trashed several leading actors. In revenge, their agencies had banded together and coordinated with the Renault family. The release date for "King of Snipers" was advanced after the Renaults gave the go-ahead.
Members of the Renault family, including Zaro's father, had spoken privately of wanting to teach Zaro a lesson, within reason. Just a bit of real competition would do. They didn't want to overdo it. If the Renault family ended up losing face, other family members wouldn't sign off on the move.
The Renault family didn't own the continent outright, but it was an indisputable fact that it was still the most powerful family in Leizhou. And they were still a prominent force 500 years into the New Era. That showed how united they were on key issues.
The shrewd operators in business and entertainment knew how far to push things.
In the Leizhou capital, several investors that backed "King of Snipers" were kidding around in an office.
"It's time to let Zaro know that the only reason his movies made money and broke even in the past is because we gave way on account of his family name."
"We never complained. We even cracked down on the naysayers. But he should be more mature and not just mouth off without regard to our reputations."
"Let's let him find out what real competition feels like."
What else was there to Zaro's movies except for buzz and military hardware?
They were total crap.
Zaro was the target of their sniping.
"The gap in quality is obvious when there's a contrast to Zaro's films. People like Zaro are a nuisance who poison the industry. It's time we industry elders come out and restore order."
News of the earlier release date for "King of Snipers" generated a massive response in the Leizhou entertainment industry.
"God of War" had also announced a January release, so these two hotly discussed films were going up against each other.
Except the quality of the former was guaranteed. You could tell from the names of the director, the screenwriter, the actors, and the production companies. As for the latter... Everyone knew what to expect.
After "King of Snipers" announced its release date, Wireless Media kept putting off a formal announcement on the release date for "God of War," leading to speculation that Zaro was going to cave and push back his movie.
"Looks like 'God of War' won't be screening in January," the editor of a local magazine told a friend in private.
"It's the right move to back down. This is no time to cling on, even if he's a Renault. I'm sure other members of the family have long taken issue with him."
"Yeah, you need to pick your battles. Being too aggressive and egotistical does you no good. He's in his 20s now. It's time to grow up. Zaro has caused too much trouble already. Even other members of the Renault family can't stand him."
"And it's quite the lesson. Zaro is going to get his ass kicked, isn't he?"
"Let's hope that Senior Master can learn his lesson."
"But given Senior Master's personality, will he back down?" others speculated.
Zaro acted like he was king of Leizhou. He was used to having his way. Was he going to back down over a slight hiccup like this?
Wireless Media headquarters.
"Senior Master, should we have someone rework the script?" Zaro's agent asked.
"No. We're almost done with the shoot. How can we change the script now?" Zaro let out an eerie laugh. "You wanna mess with me? This mofo isn't going anywhere. Let's check with Silver Wing and see when the third movement will be completed."
Sensing Zaro's determination, his agent gave up and called one of Duan Qianji's assistants.
After being briefed by her assistant, Duan Qianji asked Fang Zhao, "You're positive you'll be done before January?"
"Yes."
"That's great."
After getting off the phone with Fang Zhao, Duan Qianji issued her orders: "We're sticking to our plan. The third movement will be released on Jan. 1. Get word to Wireless Media that we'll deliver the third movement in late December."
Zaro's agent looked ashen when he heard back. His wistful thinking that Silver Wing might not meet its January deadline was dashed. He didn't want to lie, so he relayed Duan Qianji's message to Zaro unfiltered.
"That's great. Then let's set our release date for Jan. 1. I'm not backing down an inch." Zaro kicked his feet up and started fidgeting hard. "Have the production team hurry up. Let's wrap things up by the end of December. We'll announce the release date now. I'm going head-to-head with them."
The result of the matchup didn't matter. He didn't care about the box office. He just wanted to stick to his guns.
This. Mofo. Ain't. Backing. Down.


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Armed with the experience of living through an apocalyptic age and his profession as a composer before that period, Fang Zhao uses his talent, wits, and knowledge to make his mark in the entertainment industry of the future.

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The door creaked, unwilling to open. Massive and ponderous, the sunlight glinted on cracked varnish, broken ornaments, and some greasy spots.
The twisted, rusty hinges made opening the door quite the ordeal. Little Alexander used the old reading room as his personal asylum, one only penetrated by the few who dared enter the west wing of the castle.
Yes, the west wing. Just like in the cartoon with the living furniture pieces he'd watched with Robin a short time before.
"There you are, Sasha," a female voice with a thick eastern European accent said from next to his ear as he sat in a deep, giant armchair upholstered in chintz.
Just like the door, the west wing, and really the whole manor house, the armchair was old, smelling of dust, mold, and cat poop.
The Follen manor had lots of cats.
"Anastasia," Alexander smiled, closing his textbook and trying to hide it behind his back. That definitely wasn't enough to escape the Russian witch's warm, brown eyes.
She was tall, taller than Robin. And beautiful. If Alexander were older, he'd have called her sexy, but in those days he didn't know much about sex. Actually, all he knew was that it was one of things most frequently bought and sold in High Garden.
She almost never wore dresses, preferring a shabby Star Wars hoodie, threadbare Levi's jeans, and Converse sneakers. She had only one pair of Converse, but she put in different colored laces every three days.
And is it even worth mentioning that she was dating Robin?
Neither the height difference nor the age gap bothered them.
Robin had turned seventeen the previous week, Alexander's third at Follen, while Anastasia was coming up on her twenty-second birthday.
That provided an endless supply of jokes for the other students at Follen School of Dark Wizardry and the Forbidden Arts. (That was what Robin called it, a reference to some Hogwarts or other. Alexander had no idea what kind of place that was, though his older friend promised to show him a bunch of movies about a bespectacled wizard the next weekend.) Everyone agreed that Robin and Anastasia had probably come together as the only adults outside Professor Raewsky at the school.
"Why aren't you playing with the other kids?"
Alexander had laughed at Anastasia's accent at first. She sounded like a character straight out of an old spy movie. He'd teased her until she poured a bucket of cold water over him.
Unsurprisingly, that had cooled him off.
"Are they hurting cats again?" Dumsky squinted.
"Um…" Anastasia pretended to fall thoughtful. "Patrick and Jessie call it a game. Irma and Ganesh agree with them."
"Little bastards." Jumping to his feet, Alexander was about to dash for the door when he literally bumped into Robin.
As always, the latter was wearing a suit, a narrow tie, and a stripeless hat. There was a cigarette in his fingers.
Robin was a heavy smoker.
A very heavy smoker.
He said smoking used to take the edge off the hunger when he was begging for food in the High Garden streets. Alexander didn't believe that. How could smoke replace food? Robin was presumably just making up excuses for his bad habit.
"Looking like a bad boy again." Robin ruffled Alexander's hair. "If you stay like that, you won't lose your innocence until you turn as old as the main character from the movie we watched yesterday."
"Forty years is a pittance for a true wizard."
"Pittance? If you keep using words like that, you're going to die a virgin."
Dumsky pushed Robin's hands away and took another step toward the dark corridor flanked by suits of armor. Its walls were hung with tapestries and paintings, its floor covered with once-thick carpet long worn out.
"One against four, Alex?" Robin inhaled and blew smoke out of his nose. "Anastasia and I spent two days nursing you back to health last time."
"They're hurting cats!"
"Oh Loki, god of the dark arts," Robin said with an eyeroll. "Why did you endow this wonder kid with such a great love for those flea carriers?"
"They're soft and fluffy." Alex frowned. "And they don't have fleas. They don't run away when I come to pet them, either."
"They don't," Anastasia smiled, coming up from behind him. "Sometimes it's scary how this seven-year-old's—"
"I'm almost eight!"
"This almost-eight-year-old's," the Russian witch corrected herself with the same smile on her lips and deep in her eyes, "body is shared by a black magic genius and…a boy of eight."
"A boy in the shiny black armor of a dark knight," Robin added. "Fear him! He's the terror that flaps in the night, the—"
"That's not from Duck Tales," Dumsky interrupted. "I Googled it. It's Darkwing Duck. A separate series."
"You don't know anything." Robin poked Alex's forehead with a finger. He always did that when he wanted to explain something but didn't have the words. "Well, do you remember what I taught you?"
"First, watch my feet. Second, don't let anyone get behind me. Third, use mana sparingly so I still have some in reserve after the fight. Fourth—"
Robin's hand flashed in front of Alex's eyes.
"What's this?"
"A notebook."
"I can see that. What are you using it for?"
"Writing down your lessons."
"Damn it! Damn it, you fucking…"
The rest of Robin's cursing was drowned out by Anastasia's ringing laughter.
"I'm going to start calling you Sheldon Cooper." Embracing him from behind, she started to squeeze slightly.
"Stop…cuddling…me," Doom said, barely getting the words out.
"Well, wifey, it's time to let our son go fight his battle."
"I'm not your wifey," Anastasia shot back, sticking her tongue out at him. "And I'm not letting my son go."
"If you're not my wifey, then was he born in sin?"
"No. He's just not yours."
"Oh Loki. Why? Why did you punish me with a non-wife who cheats on me?! The only good thing is that you had such a cute wonder kid. Here, let me hug him, too."
"You're strangling me!" Trapped between their bodies, Alexander got away. He dusted off the sweater that fell nearly to his heels and completely covered his sliced jeans and plain sneakers. "And I'm not your son!"
"How awful."
"You heard that, too, dear? Our son abandoned us!"
"Oh dear. I don't know where we went wrong as parents."
"A couple of idiots," Alexander said through gritted teeth before realizing that no one was blocking his way anymore and dashing off into the corridor.
"Come back with your shield or on it, my boy!" Robin shouted after him.

***

Putting one chair on the floor and sitting down on it, Mara listened to her professor and supervisor play. So absorbed. So obsessed. And so painful. His fingers fluttered easily over the keys, touching them briefly and lightly, but…
But still she had the impression that Professor Dumsky was playing more on broken glass than on a piano, each touch bringing with it unbearable pain.
Pain that was mental, not physical.
It was as if the broken shards of glass were cutting straight through to his heart.
All that dulled the pain were the cigarette in his mouth and the glass of whiskey.
"What happened to you, Professor?" Mara whispered, then clapped both hands over her mouth.
Fortunately for her, the black wizard was too engrossed in the music representing the broken shards of other people's hearts to hear what she said.
The music played on, Dumsky's stare growing darker and darker as he immersed himself deeper and deeper into his past.

Alexander Dumsky, or Alex Doom, was a dark wizard. At the age of seventeen, he was convicted of a litany of crimes so long that even the seasoned investigators, judges, and prosecutors involved in the case could only shudder.
Not a single attorney could be found to defend him in court.
But four years later, Alex was released from prison to become the Professor of Dark Magic. They'd thrown him into the deepest hole they could find, one built for the sole purpose of holding wizards, and then they let him back out again...
Why him? Why then?
Oh, you're not surprised to hear talk of wizardry? Well, then you probably know that the Magic Lens, which was invented in 2032, let humans see and use magic again.
Or do you know?
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You are a fan of Keanu Reeves. More specifically, you are a fan of the movies that he stars in and the characters that he plays as. 
The Matrix – the first movie of the Matrix trilogy – was and is one of your favorite movies of all times. 
The Matrix was groundbreaking when it was first released in your previous world. Hopefully, it will be released in this one, by your own hands.
You couldn't wait for that day as well as the chance to correct some mistakes the Wachowski brothers – or sisters have made. Well, they are still the Wachowski brothers right now.
However, your debut film is more important right now. 
It is more important than all the perverted thoughts flying about in your head.
"Are you still working?" a familiar voice calls out.
"Yes, mum. I'm still working," you answer and turn about to face your lovely mother. 
Your mother has just return from her appointment with some important people. She is wearing a very revealing dress that shows both of her shoulder and ample breasts. It obviously to you that she is using her female charm to score some contracts.
"Don't work too late. A good night sleep is important."
Your mother is worry about you. She wants you to succeed, but at the same time, she also wants to fail – so that you will listen to her and do what she asks.
"I know. Good night, mum," you reply.
You return your undivided attention to your typewriter before your eyes inevitably strip your mother of all her clothes. Your junior is well-behaved. It was only semi-erected.
Once the door close, you let out a sigh and concentrate at your task.
From your memory, the movie Speed is a sleeper hit that makes 350 million on an estimated budget of 30 million. That is more than 10 times profits over its theoretical run. That is an insane amount in your opinion, and it is especially true in this parallel world, where Hollywood isn't as prosperous as your original world.
Interesting enough, the movies and their general storyline in this world is the same as your old world, but their box office is lacking. This is because the dialogue isn't as the same as you remember it, and the camera work could be more innovating.
For example, Star Wars only made 450 million on a 11 million budget. That was an insane amount of money, but you remember that it makes over 700 million in your original world, which is even more crazy.
Star Wars still beats Jaws and ET at the box offices in this world, however.
That just mean Jaws and ET didn't take in as much winnings as it could have. You have watched both movies and compare them with what you remembered from your previous life, and you found your previous world's version is much more entertaining.
What did this all mean?
Well, when you analyzed Star Wars during your recent college days, you realize the cinematography was subpar and the dialogue was questionable. Sometimes the actors and actresses weren't as good as they supposed to be.
But since the main storyline of Star War is remained relatively intact, it was still popular and becomes a pop-culture. It wasn't as popular as it could be, however.
Its sequels (The Empire Strikes Back) did poorly in your opinion. It garnered only 280 million in the box office – still very profitable considering the 18 million budgets. However, it did not create an enormous hype when it was first released.
This is because it is missing an epic moment: "I am your father."
Instead, the main plot point of this world's version Star Wars was revealed in a different way. While it was still a good reveal, it could never compare to when Vader stated it in your world's version. Epic moments like that give people hypes, and with hypes, movies bring in more movie's goers – profits.
As for Speed. It is one of the most classic action movies of the 1990s. Your only problem is that the investment in the film is out of your reach, even if it is one of the lowest budgeted movies on your list.
Finding 30 million dollars investment is almost impossible unless you are George Lucas, but you believe that this movie can be make for ten million dollar or less.
However, you need a complete screenplay before you could calculate exactly how much funding you will need.
Putting your financial troubles aside, you began typing on the typewriter. You need to concentrate on your screenplay before everything else. If you have a good screenplay in your hand, you can use it ways to fund your movie.
Only through hard work and dedication, extraordinary achievements can be reached!
In the following week, you put aside all financial burden and concerns about the future and use all your energy and time into creation of your first screenplay.
You use one of the standard commercial screenplays as a template while you compiled a very detailed character's outline and dialogues. For one, it easier to fill in the template. For two, it far easier for a standardized screenplay to be accepted by investors.
You did forget a lot of finer details in the dialogues between the characters, but you always found a suitable alternative to fill in the missing lines. Sometimes, you find your own dialogues sounded much better in the moment.
Maybe this is your chance to right whatever wrong you found in your previous world movie? This way, the screenplay would be your creation, instead of a pure copy.
Days and months gradually pass by as you concentrated on your script. The weather changes, cold to hot, and blooding sucking mosquitoes fill the air.
You ignore them and continue to work, only stopping when you are stump or exhausted.
First act, scene one.
In the near darkness of the basement, a security guard makes his way into the inner cellar. His flashlight finds a man in work clothes bend over a panel, his back to the light.
"Hey! This is a restricted area!" – the guard.
The man doesn't look around. We could just almost see his face as he talks.
"Yeah. I, uh, got called in…. some of this wiring got screwed up." – the man.
"Nobody called it down to me. I'm going to have to see a work order." – guard.
"Yeah… just one second…" – the man.
The man passes a piece of paper to the guard. 
The guard distracted by the paper. The man reaches into his toolbox.
He rises, turning, and a knife is shoved through the guard's ear.
The knife is pulled back with calm efficiency.
The guard turns, wide-eyes, hand to his ears. Mouth opens in silent protest. Out of his hand drops the work order. He slumps over. He dies.
Scene after scene you write, and eventually the screenplay complete. Only then you let out an air of relieve. You didn't remember every scene of the movie, but you did well to fill in the blanks with your ingenuity.
Now that the screenplay is complete, you could estimate the exact funding you required base on the amount of scene and shootings needed to be done.
Before you revise your screenplay. A voice speaks into your mind.
[Congratulation in creating your first Screenplay!]
[You are one step towards the best fucking directory.]
You smile. At least the System acknowledges you. Its next announcement surprises you.
[A random reward has been awarded to you. The item is placed into your Inventory.]
"Wait, wait, I have a fucking inventory!?"

Everything just happens so fast, and now you are given a second chance. A second chance in another world. A similar world. Perhaps, this time around, you can finally make something of yourself in Hollywood.

Oh. What is a holy wood?

Unfortunately for you, Hollywood does not exist in this alternate reality, so you will have to give birth to it before becoming the greatest film maker in history. Also, the greatest music producer, the greatest story writer, and whatever you can cram into your life. This is your story!

Welcome to Hollywood Reborn.

By the way, you got a System. A fucking trolling System! Enjoy!

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"Have I told you how much I love the gold heels, Aspen?" I ask as we stand on the packed elevator together.

She sticks her foot out and twist. "Thanks."

Next time I get to dress up, I'm going with heels. Aspen's at least three inches taller with the gold ones. My closet is sparse when it comes to high shoes because Cody hated it when I stood over him. I bet with a pair of stilettos I'd barely pass Ryland's chin. There's a whole new world of fashion available to me.

We step off the elevator and even at the late hour The View is full of people. Most stand around the large open windows, but a few mingle in the middle by the circular bar with leather chairs.

"Wow, we'll never find a place to sit, Aspen." Heels or not my feet are tired.

She practically skips off the elevator. I guess the shoes aren't bothering her after all. "Don't worry, Finn had a table reserved."

"Damn it." Ryland's curse is quiet, but he's close enough I hear it.

"What?" I ask leading him to the side away from the rest of the group.

He lets go of me and runs a hand though his short hair. "A table? Marissa, you girls will be here gossiping all night."

"We do not gossip. We chat," I refute.

He takes off his jacket and loosens his tie. I'm surprised he lasted this long. "You're lucky I love you, Kitten. I wouldn't do this for anyone else."

Ryland's said I love you before, but every time the words create these weird warm fuzzy feelings. I want to wrap my arms around him, climb him like the tree he is, and partake in a PDA of epic proportions. Of course I'll never do it. Such an act would ruin the man-hater reputation I've worked hard to create in our group of friends.

Blinking lights from one of the taller buildings outside the window catch my attention. I pull Ryland to the little area our group's claimed with a table and two dark leather couches.

We tend to create chaos whenever we go out together and tonight's the same story. Aspen and Finn sit on the couch without an issue, but Trey appears to argue with a waiter over the menu. I catch small pieces from the waiter reassuring him Finn's already ordered food, but it doesn't appease Trey who continues to debate. Simone sits on the couch looking in every direction but at her boyfriend in a cute attempt to distance herself from him.

"Is Trey trying to order a steak?" I ask Simone when he continues to fight with the waiter. "Didn't the waiter tell him Finn already placed orders?"

She shakes her head. "It doesn't matter. You have no idea. Trey believes he should be able to order a good steak anywhere."

"Really?" I can't imagine what it would be like to date Trey. I'd probably end up stabbing him with a salad fork at dinner one night.

"I've seen him eat steak on the beach." Trey gives up on his argument and sits down on the couch next to Simone. She pats him on the knee a few times, a special kind of condescending comfort.

I'm about to ask if he succeeded in his quest for meat when Ryland stops behind me and I step back so I'm closer to his body. "We should go to the beach."

"I like this idea. Someplace warm." I have over twenty days of vacation time saved up. It wouldn't take much for Ryland to persuade me into a vacation.

He sighs and it blows my hair. "We'd need to do it now. Once I sign with a team, the season lasts ten months or more. There won't be much time for vacations."

Our conversation lulls until Ryland rests his chin on the top of my head and I look out at the twinkling lights from here to the bay. "Aren't the lights beautiful?"

"Sure," he replies without the proper amount of enthusiasm and I stick an elbow into his side... lightly. "What? It's a bunch of lights on buildings, Marissa. Can we go home now?"

"No." I glance around us again, looking for a certain person whom I can't find. "Where's Grant and Clare? Weren't they in the taxi right behind us?"

Ryland shrugs but then turns to Finn asking him across the few feet between us. The three guys discuss a get together they're having next month on the fourth of May until Finn's phone chimes with an incoming text.

"Grant and Clare had a mix up. They're grabbing a drink and then they'll meet us here. They're on the other side of Mission. Had a problem with the driver."

"Didn't you give all the taxis the same directions?" Aspen asks.

Finn shrugs. "Yeah. I guess theirs went the wrong way."

I bet they had a problem with their driver. I also know exactly what Grant plans to use his hour for... wooing Clare.

"It'd be cute if Grant and Clare end up together. We'd have a complete little group." Simone leans across the table grabbing a piece of cheesy bread an employee dropped off during the search for Grant.

Aspen and I cast one another a glance. "That's because you haven't been around Grant enough. He's not a one-woman kind of guy."

"It's not that bad, Marissa." Aspen waves a hand in front of her dispelling my concerns.

"Well it's not as good either. What if he pulls the typical Grant move and forgets to call her?" No one refutes my argument. "If those two get together tonight, it could end extremely bad."

"Are you ladies going to join us for our May fourth celebration?" Finn leans over and breaks up our conversation.

"May fourth?" Simone asks looking to Trey for an answer.

He stares at her for a second. "May the fourth be with you. Star Wars. How do you not know this already?" We all shrug. "Every year we get together and watch the movies. This year Finn suggested we watch them in story order rather than production."

Aspen, Simone, and I stare at him. "I have no idea what you're saying." Aspen states what I'm sure we were all thinking.

Finn sighs. "The first three they made are actually the last three. You switch them to watch it in order."

"So the first movie is actually the fourth?" Aspen asks.

"Yes." Finn nods his head like he's proud Aspen figured it out, but I bet she's still as confused as I am.

"You start with the fourth movie? So the fourth is the first?" She asks.

"No, the fourth is the fourth, but it's the first in the story." Finn pats her on the leg.

"Then why isn't it considered the first?" I ask, not sure about this guy logic.

"Because it was made fourth." Trey jumps back in the conversation, his voice rising in irritation.

I scan the muddled faces of my friends. "I'm confused." I look to Ryland for help since he's been quiet during our back and forth. He remains silent, but a small grin slowly grows on his face.

"Me too." Simone leans back on the couch, her fingers held up ticking them off as she works through it in her head.

"Don't worry. You three are no longer invited." Trey reaches to the table grabbing his glass of a dark colored liquor and leans back as if the discussion is over.

Simone hits him in the arm with the back of her hand once. "Hey, you can't kick us out."

"Simone," Aspen draws her name out, "do we really want to spend an entire day watching ten Star Wars movies?"

"Hmmm...no," she answers.

Ryland leans into me squeezing my side with his hand. "Technically it's seven movies and we should consider watching the new one first."



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Pei Qian clicked on the movie's promotional page to check it hurriedly.
Flying Star Journey
Action/Sci-Fi/Fantasy 3D IMAX
United States/134 minutes
Released 12th March 2011.
Description:
The traumatized former military officer Tim (played by John Stanton) inadvertently traveled to a mysterious planet on the eve of World War I and became involved in the disputes of multiple forces on the planet. These forces regarded him as the key figure in ending the dispute. He even won the love of the beautiful princess Lynn (Deca Morton); however, could he really leave the past and reverse the fate of this planet?
Pei Qian's cheerful mood was instantly spoilt after reading this summary. This story did not seem very attractive!
However… it seemed as though most films made in the United States were of this style. Wasn't the very popular Avatar also transmigrating to another planet and falling madly in love with the indigenous girl?
Well, it's almost the same.
The director and investment were key to this! If the director was reliable and the investment was high, then it would definitely drive Tomorrow is Beautiful to the ground!
Pei Qian checked for more information about this movie hurriedly. After closer inspection, Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief. 
It's set!
Director Darryl directed his first animated short film as early as 1988. He had directed many films and received multiple Oscar nominations to date. In 2005, his animated film obtained 600 million US dollars in the global box office and won the Oscar Award for Best Animated Feature Film. His science fiction animation film won this award again in 2008.
Moreover, the film 'Flying Star Journey' was based on a classic science fiction novel published in 1911 in the United States. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the original novel. The total investment in the film exceeded 170 million US dollars. Well-known celebrities were cast in the show. 
The male protagonist John Stanton worked hard to complete very rigorous physical training during the filming. He lost a full 25 pounds while enduring the pain of injury to complete the filming. He was a role model of professionalism.
In short, Pei Qian felt instant relief as he looked at the information of this film thoroughly.
That was the standard United States blockbuster template model!
Look at this luxurious line-up, the generous investment, famous director, top actors, and the great script. It would probably make 600 to 700 million US dollars with no problem at all once it broadcasts all over the world?
Getting a box office of 500 to 600 million yuan in China would also be easy for them.
Moreover, Pei Qian estimated it very pessimistically. Based on the investment of 170 million US dollars, a global box office of 500 to 600 million US dollars would only break even.
It should have at least 1 billion US dollars if it was popular!
When the time comes, the major theaters will be struggling to line up this movie and squeeze out Tomorrow is Beautiful. Wouldn't this be a piece of cake?
At present, 31.4% of the theater space was scheduled for its launch date. This line-up would definitely rise if this trend were to continue!
Moreover, the schedule for Tomorrow is Beautiful had fallen to less than 15%.
The only pity Pei Qian felt was that this film did not release half a month earlier. It would have been the best if it was released together with Tomorrow is Beautiful!
However, it was never too late, it could at least help Pei Qian earn less money afterward!
Pei Qian was elated as he thought of this scenario.
… 
… 
March 12th, Saturday…
It was the weekend, and there was no need to go to work. However, Pei Qian had a very heavy task every weekend starting from today!
He checked the latest updates with OTTO E1 while eating his Fish-Catching Take-Out. As expected, the pre-order did not reach 5,000 units. They could at least reduce 4,000 units this time. The numbers were about the same as Pei Qian's estimates.
This number had caused a lot of ridicule online as well.
That was because the news conference for the launch of OTTO E1 was very lively. The video website showed the digital list of Aili Island. Chang You's crosstalk attracted many imitators.
The 1,000 units were instantly sold out on the day of the news conference, creating an illusion of high popularity.
Many people had questioned if this was hunger marketing previously. Now that there was an appointment by deposit scheme and yet the number of appointments was less than 5,000, it was very far off from the other larger cell phone manufacturing brands whose order books were in the 10,000 units. 
As a result, everyone's focus naturally changed.
"Otto Technologies really made a bad move. They should continue engaging in hunger marketing so that the popularity of the cell phone could be maintained. Everyone knows how many phones are sold now that they made it public. Isn't it shameful that only 5,000 people had pre-ordered?"
"What if they just faked the data? They might have just added one more digit behind the pre-orders. How shameful!"
"Hehe, I think Vice President Chang must have grown arrogant. The 3,000 units sold previously gave him an illusion that this phone is very popular so he increased the reservation numbers and instantly fell from his high horse!"
"You call it hunger marketing when there is no stock. When there is enough stock, you say that this cell phone is not popular enough. Trolls always win…"
"Hehe, that is reality. Let's not ask for more. I'll reluctantly admit that this cell phone is popular if it can sell 30,000 units. The question is, can it? Only 3,000 units have been sold until now. There is a pre-order of 5,000 units. It has reached its peak! Facts have proven that it's impossible to go far with marketing and IQ tax!"
Pei Qian felt much better after reading these ratings. His appetite increased. Especially the last message. It was full of righteousness and utterance. It completely affirmed that the OTTO cell phone had no future. It made Pei Qian feel good.
The only pity was these people did not understand how this industry worked. Selling just 3,000 units made Boss Pei profit 12 million yuan. He would have made a net profit of more than a million yuan even if he returned profits to the other departments.
Wouldn't Boss Pei die if he really sold 30,000 units?
Pei Qian took another look at the player rating of Be Quiet.
Players were still arguing about the purchase threshold of this game. There was a very intense discussion about the game itself. The sales volume for the game was increasing, but less than 10,000 copies had been sold so far.
It was a flop compared to the previous games!
Pei Qian was elated. He designed this dissuasion process carefully. It was obviously effective and remarkable!
Of course, there was no lack of criticism. The most contentious point amongst the players on the internet was also here.
Many players were already simmering with anger when Be Quiet first released, but they could not buy it directly. Some of them even wanted to dismiss the game altogether when they found out they had to perform ARG decryption.
The ARG took one whole week to solve and when many people wanted to buy it with joy, they found that there were even prerequisites!
This prerequisite required nearly an hour to complete. It was a horror game; some people who did not have a webcam at home had to get a webcam.
The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer might be free, but there was no motivation for people who had never played it to play or even download it.
No matter what, all these steps made many players back out. It caused huge arguments even now.
Some players said that Tengda Games had become arrogant. They let go of themselves and did totally meaningless publicity. That affected game sales, which equated to the game waiting to die out.
Some players also said that such a method screened out players and prevented the impatient novice players from entering the game. They could then purify the game environment and enhance the game experience. It was part of the game marketing strategy. Moreover, it seemed to be very successful currently.
Pei Qian watched these debates with vigor. Pei Qian wanted to tell everyone that they were all right!
He did hope for the game to die out; he was indeed screening players. They were all referring to the same matter!
In addition to the two types of people arguing fiercely, some posts made Pei Qian sigh with the great wisdom of the public.
A player named 'super general' posted a detailed guide on how to pass the preconditions, including how long to drive in The Lonely Desert Road, how to select the options in Game Designer, and how to maneuver in TPDb website.
The best thing was that this player also worked out the ultimate play for the final level test: find a piece of paper and dig a hole on it to cover the screen so that you only need to keep your eyes on that small area beneath the hole. You would be completely unaffected by the ghost around the screen.
The ultimate test originally required more than half an hour of trial and strong willpower to succeed. This method meant that many could pass in a single attempt.
Pei Qian only had one word for the person who wrote this post: admirable!
Of course, there was also a way to fill this loophole. That was to adjust the gameplay so that the player's eyes must sweep across the corners of the screen throughout the entire process instead of just staring at one spot.
However, the current challenge already had an obvious and very strong dissuasion effect since the sales volume was not high. Pei Qian, therefore, turned a blind eye to it.
Only a handful of players would get to this last step anyway.
Lastly, Pei Qian opened Gou Yan to check the box office for the first day of release for Flying Star Journey.
The box office had broken 11 million yuan at noon so the total box office on the first day should be around 24 million yuan.
Pei Qian could not help but frown slightly. It did not seem to be as impressive as he thought it would be?
However, he thought, it was just the first day of the show. There would be a wave of moviegoers watching tomorrow on Sunday. Would it not be easy for the total figures of both days to add up to 60 million yuan?
Famous director plus famous actors plus huge investments plus large setups. It was impossible for it not to be a success no matter how someone looked at it. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if it could not hit a box office of 600 to 700 million yuan easily?
Pei Qian remembered that the box office for Tomorrow is Beautiful was less than 8 million yuan in half a day and estimated to be 17 million yuan for the first day of release. Gou Yan estimated the total box office of it to reach 210 million yuan.
Gou Yan's estimate increased to 230 million yuan when the ratings of Tomorrow is Beautiful increased afterward.
Pei Qian looked at the Flying Star Journey's estimated box office hurriedly.
"320 million yuan?"
"Why did they estimate such a low box office for such a good movie? I don't buy it!" Pei Qian almost thought that there was one digit missing in this number.
However, on second thought, the estimates on Gou Yan were estimates after all. They were not necessarily accurate, especially since it was based only on half a day's box office estimates.
Didn't they underestimate Tomorrow is Beautiful?
Flying Star Journey, do you best, I'm rooting for you! You must slap Gou Yan in the face tomorrow with a high box office. Let them know what it meant to be stuck up!
Pei Qian looked at the film schedule for tomorrow again. Flying Star Journey's schedule increased to 32.3% from 31.4%. The increase was not a lot, but it would still have a rather good suppression effect for Tomorrow is Beautiful.
That was also because Tomorrow is Beautiful had been showing for the past 19 days. It would stop showing in 10 days.
What was more, Tomorrow is Beautiful's competitor for the time slot was not only Flying Star Journey. Many other movies were being released during this period.
The box office of Tomorrow is Beautiful had now fallen to third place. The first two were Flying Star Journey and The Chaser. The latter was also a new movie released just two days ago. Its total box office might not be able to exceed Tomorrow is Beautiful, but it was a new movie with a high ranking after all. Its single-day box office could still win over Tomorrow is Beautiful.
At present, the daily box office of these three movies stood at 20 million yuan, 8 million yuan, and 4 million yuan.
Tomorrow is Beautiful seemed to have entered its twilight due to the constant squeeze of the two new movies.


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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Unknown number: heyy:))

Me: Luke?

Unknown number: yes Jazzy Pants. It is I, Luke Carter.

Me: I don't think I like where you're going with this nickname.

Luke: what? im the Nick of names

Me: ohh that would have been so cool if your name was actually Nick

Luke: :/ too bad

Me: So Jazzy Pants huh? I'll call you Skywalker then

Luke: Skywalker?? Why that? Who is that/what is that?

Me: You did not just say that! You. Did. Not.

Me:  Luke Skywalker? Star wars dude?? The last Jedi???

Luke: don't double text please. I don't like it

Luke: it's quite irritating

Luke: And I have never heard of a Luke Skywalker before. Sorry.

Me: You've. Never. Watched. Star. Wars?!

Luke: only heard about it.

Luke: honestly, it looks kinda boring and I think that it is over-hyped by people. That and I'm too lazy to catch up. The thing dates back to the 90s for crying out loud!

Me: I'm disappointed in your existence

Luke: have YOU watched Mission Impossible

Me: now that is the definition of boring. Who wants to watch a bunch of grown men chase after a bunch of other grown men? 

Luke: im calling the police. You do not disrespect The Cruise like that!

Me: lol the cruise? You're really bad at this nickname thing.

Me: And besides, the force will be with me at all times so you cannot lock me away

Luke: another Star Wars reference I'm guessing

Me: yessir but because you are old and daft, you do not even have a single clue as to what I am saying. Like really, why do you exist?

Luke: okay, here's a deal. If you allow me to take you on a date, I will watch all the Star wars movies with you. All of them. I will even buy the merch and start a fan page for it

Me: I'm afraid that it is a bit too late to enter the game nown

Me: And it's Star Wars. Not Star wars. Show some respect

Luke: (ノಠ益ಠ)ノwhatever! So yes or no to the date

Me: can't. I'm sorry:(

Luke: are you a vampire or something because I have never seen you leave the house (•‿•)or are your parents just super strict because they will melt away all the protection when they see this piece of hot charcoal

Me: lol no. I just can't leave the house

Luke: oh. Cool. Talk soon. Have a great night

Me: you too

Luke: ^^

The conversation ended there. I didn't have to see Luke's face or hear his voice to know that he was disappointed. 

I wished I could just tell him everything. The real reason why I never left the house. But I had just met Luke and it would have  be so weird for me to just blabber on about my entire life to him. I didn't want to lose Luke, even though it felt like I already had.

***

We didn't speak for the next two days. It made me nervous and wonder what I had done or said that drove Luke away. Maybe he had lost interest in me, or maybe he realised that I was not a fun person since I never left the house.

Okay wait.

I did leave the house every once in a while. At night, my mom would allow me to go for a short runs (only because our neighborhood was safe), which turned into a short walk because I was scared of sweating. When I said I did not leave the house I meant I would not step foot outside for reasons such as a party, watching a movie at the cinema, or going to the local swimming pool for a swim. 

My mom would try to get to leave the house but I was just too paranoid. During the week that Luke and I had been talking, she had tried to convince me to go with her to visit my grandmother and grandfather - pops and peeps Sterling. 

Even though I wanted to see my grandparents, I refused. Their house was close to the beach and  I did not like the beach because it brought back sad memories. In the end my mom went to visit them all by herself. I knew that she was disappointed in me. Home was safe. I trusted the two storey building more than anything. 

That evening, as I was trying to focus my mind on much more important things other than a boy, it began to rain. My heart did a flop and I immediately closed all the windows in the house, making sure to not come into contact with water. 

Water. Rain. The beach. The ocean. I hated it all. I hated it for everything it had done to me. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible for me to not be paranoid about getting into contact with water. 

Aquagenic Urticaria. That was the name of my allergy, but I did not like using the long, complicated name. I simply called it water allergy. It was a rare type of allergy which affected a small percentage in the entire world, and so I knew that no one would be able to truly understand what it was like to live with it. 

What was Luke going to think if I had told him the truth? I mean, who wanted a girl who could only shower once a week, a girl who was bold because she did not want to suffer the consequences of washing her hair; a girl who didn't like water. Even worse, a girl who could not cry while watching a sad movie because she did not want to feel the pools of water streaming down her cheeks!

As I began to slowly fall asleep, I started to think if it was all worth it. If meeting Luke and letting him into my life was worth it. The more alone I was, the better safer I was. I wouldn't have to worry about me telling Luke everything just for him to leave me one day. 

There was no such thing as forever.

***

A story about a relationship that was built on texts, phonecalls, notes, and zero human interaction.

AN: Apocalypse log. Week 2.

One roll of tissue paper has finally been used. My dog thought it was some kind of chew toy and ripped the whole thing to shreds.

_____

Tony went to his lab and started working on the Black Widow version of the Super Soldier Serum. 

Back then, his father gave him the formula as well as the manufacturing procedure for the serum. 

It was the variant of the original version, given to the Winter Soldier's HYDRA friends. 

The serum's effects were as good as the original but it caused effects felt from the transformation that was a lot worse than what Captain America felt. The HYDRA test subjects felt immense pain during the process and also had increase aggression after the process was completed.

Tony refrained from settling on it. 

Not only is the increased aggression a huge drawback for someone like him who's job description is nowhere close to being a berserker, he also wasn't masochistic enough to enjoy the pain. 

He still had some time before the crazy begins. He also thought it was a good starting point for his mutant biology research. 

He wasn't aware of it then, but the serum turned out to be an experiment based on mutants according to the information in Stryker's memories.

_____

As he started working on the serum, his first aim was to get to know what each thing did. He created a lot of clones and let them remove a part of the serum each. 

He didn't know how to verify the results at first since his clones couldn't even be injected but then he noticed some new generation of poachers coming to the Antarctic to grab some penguins. They were newbies who didn't know why no one hunts there anymore and was tempted by the price of penguins in the black market to care.

He caught these poachers and started used them as test subjects. He took over their bodies using his symbiote and used their bodies to experience the differences between the effects of each modification first hand.

He was able to learn a lot but the supply couldn't keep up with the demand. His clones produced way more serums to test things on than the number total test subjects even with some of them getting repeated. The poachers were getting scared of going to Antarctica again.

Soon, none of them came. 

Tony was still in need of test subjects but since none of them arrived he decided to hunt them down instead. He went to the wildlife sanctuaries and then hunted down every single one them.

He was able to save most of the animals but there were still others who got injured to the point where they couldn't survive in the wild anymore. Tony converted his land into a wildlife park and then placed those poor animals there. He treated the place as his own private zoo, visiting the place any time he felt bored.

He thought the animals would enjoy their new homes but soon he found out that they were still not as good as he hoped they would be. He sent clones to observe the animals. 

The injuries they sustained led them to become like this. The injuries they sustained, such as birds losing their wings, affected them. 

He was reminded of the scenes in Iron Man 3 and thought about creating the Extremis early. He arrived back to his lab and was reminded that he already has plenty of other research ongoing. He may have the capacity to start working on another research topic but it would just be a waste of time since the formula for Extremis would come to him in the future.

Instead of wasting resources, he decided to integrate this to something already ongoing. 

Animals + Mutant biology = Pokemon

He also thought about Digimons but he needed to create a digital world first. Then, he also needed to move the monsters from the digital world to the real world. This interface wasn't something he didn't even have an idea how to do yet.

_____

Thanks to him cutting down the market of exotic animals, the prices of the exotic animals in the black market started to rise. This lead to people from other industries changing jobs.

Tony was able to procure more test subjects. The test subjects who were from other industries reminded Tony that there were other sources of test subjects. 

In order to keep the population of poachers from going extinct, he also started hunting others such as those from child trafficking. There were a lot of people to choose from that he didn't need to worry about procuring test subjects for a long while.

(AN: I don't know about any major villains from these industries. If there is...Oooops?)

The new supply of test subjects helped Tony learn more about the serum. 

The first thing he figured out is that the serum isn't targeted. It doesn't choose a specific tissue to work on and works on all parts of the body.

By following the concept of adding the drugs used by targeted therapy in treating cancer cells, he was able to select which parts of the body the serum would work on. 

With this, Natasha wouldn't become buff like Steve Rogers.

_____

This solution isn't perfect, however. The modified serum wasn't able to differentiate which areas the serum would work on. It could differentiate between types of tissue such as heart and skeletal muscles but it couldn't differentiate between arm and leg muscles.

Tony didn't see a need to solve this so he just worked around it. By covering certain cells in the body with his symbiote, he was able to regulate the interaction of the cells with the serum. 

After getting control over a serum, the next thing he worked on is how long the transformation took. He wasn't able to modify the serum to act longer but he was able to split the effects of the serum into phases. 

Just like time-release drugs, the chemicals in charge of making a person super is enclosed inside a matrix of insoluble substance/s. These drugs would slowly get out of the matrix and then work on the body. 

Tony modified the matrices by first enlarging the insoluble substance and then having JARVIS carve the matrix out of it.  There were multiple designs, with some more complicated than others, in order to split the matrix into different batches.

That combined with the targeted application, reduced the effects a person experienced when undergoing super-soldier transformation. 

Instead of the excruciating pain from the transformation, the serum's effects were reduced to just body aches. It wouldn't be any different from the body aches felt when one catches the flu. 

_____

Thanks to his experience with the super-soldier serum, Tony was able to know what the effect of the Red Room's serum would be.  He create a better one for Natasha and then added something else. 

He also targeted her reproductive organs. By including that part, her reproductive cycle is forced to keep up with the transformation into a super-soldier. Instead of the usual monthly visits, her body now has to ration all the egg cells left in her body so that it could last proportional to her additional extended life.

This resulted in a different reproductive cycle for her. 

Super-soldiers live for a much longer time. That paired with limited egg cells means her body couldn't prepare for pregnancy all the time. The improved performance also meant that her body could develop its uterine lining any time it wants.

The transformation would lead to her not experiencing menstruation anymore. Instead, her body would experience being in 'heat'. 

She'd feel the need to have s*x every time her body gets ready and that's what Tony's most concerned about. She was still underage and doing it with her would be illegal. 

It's a good thing that both her and his Russian persona are both Russian and in Russian territory. The age of consent there is lower than it is in the US which meant his 'persona' wouldn't be in breaking any laws. This is made things so that it technically became a requirement as the act itself become one of her biological needs.

_____

Tony has just finished designing the serum and has just ordered JARVIS to manufacture it. 

He went for the phone and started making the call for General Ross. He was thinking about how to excuse himself to put the guy on hold when he heard the phone pick up.

"Good, you're  finally finished."

Tony immediately recognize this voice.

Tony: "Huh? god? "

god: "Yep. No time to waste. Get ready. You're going to go to war."

Tony: "What? War? What do you need me for? Am I going to do some MCU crossover?"

god: "No. This is different. Something has gone wrong"

Tony: "Wrong? Then why am I needed? I'm still not OP enough in my universe."

god: "Because you have the power to clone. A lot of manpower is needed for this"

Tony: "That serious? Fine. But tell me this first, is it because of zombies?"

god: "No, it's something much worse. The last Star Wars sucks."

Tony: "What? Star Wars 9 has just released?"

god: "Sort of. You know how time works. Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey. So are you in?"

Tony: "Can I watch it first?"

god: "Are you sure?"

Tony: "Yeah. We're attacking Star Wars anyway. Might as well know what happens first."

god: "Fine. You're call. Get ready."

Tony prepared for a mass transfer. Inside his mind, details of the Star Wars 9 started to appear. 

He was excited at first but as time went by, he became more and more disappointed. The movie itself wasn't the worst he saw but that is just on its own. Since the movies are part of a trilogy, he couldn't help but connect it to them. The three stories combined made things feel like some sort of fan-fiction. He wouldn't mind the story but didn't like that it was cannon that people had to pay for.

Tony: "F*ck it. Let's go to war."

_____

AN: Change of plans. I was going to do some Black Widow stuff but then I watched Star Wars as a joke to myself for April fools. 

It backfired. 

Time to wipe that universe from this reality.

So this guys dies, gets reincarnated to MCU  as Tony Stark

Well, he had a chat with god/random powerful guy before reincarnation so he got something.





First time writing so please be gentle. I'm ok with comments and suggestions as well as loophole/problems. Also please keep them short. 


I'll Try once a week/maybe more. But can only promise once a month



Disclaimer: I don't own the characters(mostly) they are Marvel.Disney/ Whoever Owns them. 

I was inspired by some fanfictions so you might see some similarities.

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