Two days later, Richard called Sophia. “Mark Fletcher’s character in the documentary has already been changed. There’s a vacant position available right now and the filming crew is starting to search for a replacement. In two days’ time, I’ll be having a meal with the director. If Tyler Murray signs with me before that, I’ll bring him along.”
Sophia replied, “Alright, I’ll discuss with Tyler.”
After hanging up on the call, she smiled coldly while reading the news. Then, she called someone at the Imperial Management Studios. “You guys can prepare to send a clarification letter and the lawyer’s letter.”
The Imperial Management Studios and Michael himself had given up on their pride by that point. Only Sophia, the diehard fan, worked hard while Imperial Studio lazed around. It was by sheer luck that the studio managed to groom Harry and Michael into Oscar-award winning actors.
In addition, news of ‘War Dragon’ halting their filming was also released, hinting that Taylor had been replaced. It made the public immensely happy and created an illusion that he had already been removed—to force the crew to really replace him with someone else.
The filming crew of ‘War Dragon’ insisted that they would not change Taylor’s character, even if they were threatened with the possibility of the investors withdrawing from the movie. Upon seeing that the public wanted Taylor to be replaced, Richard wanted to see whether the crew would concede if the public continued to firmly object to the idea.
Not only did they intended to remove Taylor Murray from the crew, but they also wanted the main female protagonist, Nicole, to be replaced by the second female protagonist, Bethany.
After Richard signed the contract with Tyler, he would immediately evaluate the latter. If Tyler was ready to make his debut, Richard would recommend him to be the male protagonist for the documentary. If not, Tyler would have to be trained for some time before making his debut.
Richard had the perfect plan up his sleeves.
That day, Sophia took the initiative to head to the military compound to play chess with Old Master Fletcher.
However, halfway through their match, she deliberately heaved a long sigh.
He asked, “What’s wrong, young lady?”
Sophia said, “Michael was supposed to portray you, but I heard that the filming crew has replaced him.”
“What?”
The old man was shocked to hear that. After all, he had spent a lot of effort in convincing Michael to take his role in the film. Who is the bastard brave enough to change the character without telling me?
Hence, she overheard the succeeding conversation.
“Security, call the damn filming crew! F*ck them! What, misconducts?! Tell me what the f*ck he has done! My grandson won’t do anything bad! Everyone’s speaking about it online? Do you think you can believe them? I know my grandson very well and I know even better if he has committed any misdemeanours! If my grandson is not the person who portrays me, I won’t allow you to shoot this film!”
On the other hand, Richard was establishing contact with the director of the documentary film for the first time. Since he had finally secured this opportunity, he quickly handed the list of actors from Glory Entertainment to him.
“Please have a look at this. It’s the first batch. In my opinion, these few actors matched Mark Fletcher’s image and had similar works in the past.”
Mark Fletcher was an important character in the documentary, so the director treated it with significance. Initially, Taylor would have been the perfect candidate, but could not retain the role due to his scandals. Hence, the crew had no choice but to choose another actor.
It was serious business to film a documentary film. Hence, every character needed to be well chosen. Even if it was an unimportant character that only had a few seconds of screen time, a popular celebrity was selected. It could be seen from there that the cast comprised a strong lineup.
Just as the director read through Richard’s list of recommended actors, he received a phone call. After having a conversation that Richard had no idea of, the director was immediately shocked, asking, “Why?”
The other party continued to explain while the corner of the director’s lips twitched in annoyance.
After hanging up, the director remained silent for a long time, looking as though he was in a daze. Upon seeing that something was amiss, Richard quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”
The director replied, “Nothing much. The higher-ups suddenly called to inform me that the actor portraying Mark Fletcher still remains the same—Taylor Murray will be the lead.”
“What?” Richard was also shocked to hear that. Didn’t he say that he is about to change the actor involved? Why is he turning back on his words?
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