Hollywood Director 1992

"Link, according to your request, I've selected ten new actors. Here are their profiles and audition tapes for you to review,"

While eating breakfast, Daniel DeVito handed over a stack of profiles, featuring ten young men who weren't necessarily handsome but looked quite lively.

These were the male leads he had prepared for *Paranormal Activity* Version Two.

For Version One, he would film with one male lead first, producing the movie to see how much experience and box office subsidy he could get.

Then, for Version Two, he would film again with a different male lead, editing the movie to see how much box office subsidy and experience he could get.

Whichever version had higher subsidies would be released.

If both versions had very little subsidy, he could re-select actors, replacing both male and female leads, and film Version Three and Version Four, all to maximize profits.

Among the ten people Daniel sent, he unexpectedly saw the profiles of two familiar faces: Matt Damon and Matt LeBlanc.

However, neither of them was suitable. Matt Damon was the nerdy type of actor, looking honest and reliable but not very active, while the male lead, Micah, was more lively, rash, a bit childish, curious, and liked to joke around.

Matt Damon was clearly not suitable.

Matt LeBlanc was the actor who played Joey in *Friends*.

He was 25 years old this year and had worked as a GG model for four years.

He had been in commercials for major brands like Levi's 501 jeans, Coca-Cola, and Heinz condiments.

He was considered a celebrity in the GG world.

He had been developing his career in Hollywood for the past two years, but he didn't have any major hits yet.

Matt LeBlanc's appearance and personality were relatively suitable, but he had been in several major brand commercials and was a recognizable face, which wasn't ideal.

After watching the audition tapes of the ten people, Link found an actor named Jeremy Northam to be quite good. He was 26 years old this year and had participated in a not-so-famous mini-series called *Digger* in 1988, playing a minor role.

Jeremy's performance in the audition was quite lively, and he had a hint of childishness when he smiled.

Link selected three of the ten new actors to enter the second round of auditions.

To determine who to use, he not only needed to consider their personality and appearance, but also their chemistry with Monica during the scene, whether they matched, and whether they looked like a couple when they stood together.

"Daniel, please have these three prepare for an audition in three days. Tell them in advance that the crew's funds are limited, and the salary is $1,000 per day. Those who think it's too little don't have to participate."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Daniel collected the profiles and left the room.

Link and Monica continued filming in the villa.

Bang!

On the 19th day, during the daytime, while the male and female leads were eating, a loud crash came from upstairs.

The two were startled. The male lead grabbed the camera and ran upstairs, searching everywhere in the bedroom, storage room, and bathroom, but he found nothing.

"Our photo,"

Monica shouted from outside.

"What photo?"

Link came out of the bedroom with the camera, scanning around.

"On the wall, look quickly."

On the wall outside the second-floor bedroom, a glass photo frame hanging on the wall was shattered in the middle. It was a photo of the male and female leads together.

There was a long scratch on the male lead's face in the photo. The scratch was rough and irregular, not like it was cut by a knife, but rather by claws, making it look very ferocious.

"F*ck! What's going on? Why is my face scratched and yours isn't?"

Link carried the camera, pointing the lens at the broken frame.

"There's something here,"

Monica said softly from behind.

"What is it?"

"It's here."

Monica stood motionless, her eyes carefully looking left and right, as if an invisible ghost was lurking beside her.

"What's here? What are you talking about?"

"I don't know, I feel it. I feel it breathing on me."

Monica stood stiffly in the hallway, her expression very frightened.

Link pointed the camera at her, moving the lens up and down. There was nothing behind Monica, but suddenly a strand of hair on her shoulder was blown up.

Ah!!

Monica screamed in fright and threw herself into Link's arms, her long legs wrapped around him.

"Cut!"

"Baby, you should run downstairs directly, not run to me."

"I know, it just feels very scary."

Monica tossed her hair and kissed his face.

"Don't scare yourself. There are no ghosts. Let's do it again."

Link patted her butt.

"Okay!"

"Scene 19, Take 6, Attempt 2, Action!"

Monica screamed and quickly ran downstairs.

"Cut!"

The male lead searched upstairs without success, then looked at the camera and went downstairs.

The evil spirit appeared for the first time in the daytime, doubling the horror atmosphere.

Dr. Frederick was invited to come and told the female lead that exorcist Dr. Adeles had gone abroad and would be back in a few days.

After Dr. Frederick entered the house, he shrugged his shoulders and shivered, telling the two that the evil spirit was very powerful and did not welcome his arrival, and that he could not help them.

The doctor also told the two that leaving the villa would be useless, and the evil spirit would always follow them.

After speaking, Dr. Frederick fled in panic.

Only the male and female leads were left in the villa.

On the 19th night, the male and female leads went to bed.

The camera continued to film the scene in the bedroom.

At a little past one in the morning, the sheet covering the female lead was blown up, revealing the female lead's feet, and a pair of claw marks appeared on the sheet.

Outside the open door, the light in the hallway was turned on, then turned off a few seconds later.

A faint ghostly shadow floated across the white door.

Strange noises came from outside the room.

The female lead was awakened.

On the 20th day, the male lead watched the video taken last night.

After consulting the information, he discovered that similar things had happened in the United States many times 60 years ago and 20 years ago, including the New York morgue incident, the Hotel Monte Leon ghost incident, and the Bell Witch haunting in Tennessee.

The most recent one was the haunted house incident in Connecticut in 1987, which was also the only paranormal event that the U.S. government has ever acknowledged.

In the haunted house incident, the owner of the house often heard strange noises in the house, and even the FBI could not find the cause using scientific instruments.

The protagonist of the haunted house incident was also a woman, a young beauty, whose house had also caught fire when she was a child, the same as the female lead's experience.

The terrifying atmosphere continued to intensify.

On the 20th night, the male and female leads were sleeping in bed, and a faint ghostly shadow floated in through the open white door.

The quilt covering the female lead was lifted.

A pair of invisible hands grabbed the female lead's feet, dragging her from the bed to the floor, from the bedroom to the hallway.

The female lead's screams came from the hallway.

"Kati!!"

The male lead jumped out of bed, pulled open the suddenly closed door, and rushed outside to snatch the female lead back from the invisible monster evil spirit.

On the 21st day, the male lead found scars on the female lead's back, as if bitten by a monster.

The two planned to leave the villa.

The female lead held a cross in her hand and suddenly entered a semi-conscious state, looking sickly, and said that she did not want to leave.

The male and female leads continued to stay in the villa.

On the 21st night, in front of the camera lens, the female lead suddenly sat up in the middle of the night, got out of bed, stood next to the male lead, and quietly watched the male lead.

More than an hour later, the female lead went downstairs.

The male lead woke up and went downstairs to look for her.

A series of screams and screams came from downstairs, and then it became quiet after a few seconds.

The atmosphere in the room became very oppressive.

More than ten seconds later, muffled footsteps came from the stairs outside the bedroom.

Suddenly, the male lead was smashed from the bedroom door to the front of the camera lens. The camera was smashed askew, filming the male lead's body on the ground, and the female lead walking in step by step, her white T-shirt full of blood.

"Cut!"

"Monica, walk a little slower, pay attention to the rhythm of your steps."

"3, 2, 1, Action!"

Monica slowly walked in, her black hair disheveled, her T-shirt full of 'blood'. She slowly squatted down, lay on the male lead's neck, and then slowly raised her head, her face covered in blood, staring straight at the camera lens with a strange look, baring her teeth at the lens.

"Cut! Not bad!"

To be on the safe side, Link kept this take and shot another one. Monica was deeply immersed in the role during the filming, and the filming went more and more smoothly.

"Cut!"

"That's a wrap!"

"I declare that *Paranormal Activity* is temporarily finished."

Link shouted loudly.

"Why is it temporarily finished?"

Monica stood up and asked.

"Let's edit it first to see the effect. If the effect is not good, we need to change the male actor to cooperate with your performance. But many of your shots are independent, and the number of times the male lead enters the scene with the camera is very small, so it won't be too much trouble to do it again. It can be finished in about three or four days."

"No problem. It feels great to live here. I hope to stay a few more days."

Monica took a tissue and wiped the ketchup off her face.

"I'm planning to buy this villa and come here for vacation in the future."

Real estate in San Diego County is much cheaper than in Los Angeles.

This place covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters, with two floors, four bedrooms, six bathrooms, and outdoor swimming pool, basketball court, garden and other places, selling for only $328,000, which is much cheaper than Beverly Hills.

If *Paranormal Activity* sells well, this property will also appreciate in value, so buy it as an investment.

"Vacation? Do you dare to live here alone?"

Monica laughed.

"Isn't there you? We'll be together."

Link lowered his head and kissed her lips, soft and sweet with the sour taste of ketchup.

Monica hooked his neck and kissed him passionately.

"God! It's like this again. I'm fed up with you guys."

Chris Ball, who was playing the ghost, rolled his eyes at the door and stomped heavily on the floor downstairs.

Link kicked the door shut, put his arms around Monica, and fell on the bed.

He used her smooth and warm skin to reward himself for his fatigue during this time.

The camera on the tripod continued to record everything that happened in the bedroom.

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew up the curtains, and Link couldn't help but shiver.