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Fueled by resentment, Henri was determined to deal with Rose and Thomas slowly.
As for Mr. Witt, he was just a director of a commercial film, but he had won the grand prize!
What right did he have to talk to her like this?
In a rage, Henri picked up the phone and called all the people in the film circle he knew.
He complained about the poor shooting conditions and criticized the decision to cast an inexperienced actress as the female lead, claiming her acting skills were terrible. He portrayed his departure from the film as a sacrifice to maintain his reputation, rather than continue with a project that was bound to fail.
Henri had a good reputation in the film circle
While Mr. Witt, despite having box–office success, was often criticized for only making commercial films.
Although the box office income of commercial films was high, their status was actually not high.
So, when Henri spread his version of events, most people believed him, assuming Mr. Witt had made another mistake in casting a novice actress, likely leading to another flop.
Henri made a phone call first.
Later, when Mr. Witt called to invite the capable actor to take over, these people found excuses to refuse him one
after another.
Reputable actors were very conscious of their public image and didn’t want to be associated with a potential flop.
If Mr. Witt gave him enough money, someone might take it for the sake of money.
However, the remuneration given by Mr. Witt was not much. He spent most of his money on the movie itself.
In this case, it was easy to understand that no one was willing to take it.
Mr. Witt was frantic after making numerous calls without success.
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Without a male lead, the production couldn’t proceed, leading to wasted expenses.
If he stayed here for ten days or half a month, he wouldn’t have to shoot this movie.
Meanwhile, Henri, learning from his informants that Mr. Witt was struggling to find a replacement, couldn’t help
but smirk.
Fight with him?
Didn’t he know his status in the circle?
He stopped shooting.
Mr. Witt’s film can not proceed.
In fact, this script was quite good. He had thought highly of it in private. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to accept this film.
But since Rose and Mr. Witt were so insensible, this movie could not be continued.
As Henri laughed, he winced from the pain in his bruised face.
Thinking of last night’s humiliation, a trace of hatred flashed across his eyes.
While Rose and Mr. Witt were indeed infuriating, the one he despised the most was Thomas,
How dare a mere stagehand treat him like that.
Last night, he was tied up all over. If he hadn’t tried his best to get the phone and find someone to save him, he would have frozen to death in the room yesterday.
Thinking of the feeling of humiliation, Henri gnashed his teeth.
He would definitely make Thomas pay the price.
Henri did not stay in the Snowstock for long. After he wrote down all the information in the notebook, he left
secretly.
Next, he had to take good care of his nose. When it recovered, he could come out to work again.
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That was another large sum of money.
Thomas, Thomas!
The more Henri thought about it, the more resentful he became.
Mr. Witt didn’t care about Henri’s departure at all.
Anyway, he had resigned. The most important thing now was to find the next successor.
In the beginning, Mr. Witt had been looking for all kinds of movie stars.
However, these people all tactfully refused him.
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Mr. Witt had no choice but to take a step back and find some male actors who had not won the award but were still quite capable.
But these people also refused him one after another.
When he was rejected again, Mr. Witt couldn’t help asking why.
The man had cooperated with Mr. Witt before. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Witt, did your cooperation with the best actor Henri end unpleasantly?”
Mr. Witt was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses. “It’s him?”
“Henri has been spreading the news everywhere that the female lead of this movie is a newcomer with poor acting skills. This movie must be a bad one. The actors with ambition naturally won’t accept this movie.”
“It’s true that the female lead is a newcomer, but she’s very smart, and her acting skills are not bad at all,” Mr. Witt said angrily. “Don’t you know what kind of person I am? Can I use a newcomer who doesn’t know anything?”
The actor said, “Well, yes, you can.”
Mr. Witt was speechless.
It seemed he did have a history of questionable casting choices.
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After all, in commercial films, box office success, and acting skills don’t always correlate.
Sometimes, for the sake of attracting more investment, he had indeed cast actors pushed by investors.
But Love In Bitter Winter was different from his previous commercial films.
It was a project he had poured years of effort into, and he would never mess it up.
He knew this, but others didn’t believe it.
Mr. Witt felt a surge of frustration. Had he known it would come to this, he wouldn’t have made those compromises for financial gain in the past.
Clearing his throat, Mr. Witt said, “That was the past. I’ve changed now. I promise you, this film is not a flop.”
The actor replied, “Mr. Witt, I personally believe you and would like to take the role.”
“Then take it,” Mr. Witt said excitedly.
“But with Henri’s backing company also involved, they’ve said that anyone who takes this role won’t get to work with their artists in the future.” the actor sighed. “Mr. Witt, I’d like to help you, but I also need to make a living.”
Mr. Witt understood and replied somberly, “I get it, I won’t make it hard for you.”
The actor breathed a sigh of relief. “Mr. Witt, it’s good that you can understand.”
Mr. Witt hung up the phone expressionlessly.
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