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The Big Apple.

Inside Douglas Manor.

"...Father, that's it."

Michael Douglas faced a skinny old man sitting in a wheelchair with many age spots on his face and recounted the words he had when he met CAA President Martin.

Speaking of which, don't think Hollywood is in the City of Angels.

But most of the people behind the scenes, the people who control Hollywood, basically live in other cities, mostly in the Big Apple.

There are too many Jews gathered in this city, and it is a place where their race can gather together and stay warm.

The old man in the wheelchair had his eyes half closed, as if he was half asleep.

Michael Douglas did not rush him. He knew that his father was not asleep, but his thinking had slowed down and he needed to think carefully before he spoke.

This is a common problem among the elderly.

He likes to do things slowly, which is generally frowned upon by young people.

However, Michael himself is already over 60 years old and is considered an elderly person, so he has gradually come to realize this kind of thing.

After a long time, the old man finally called his son:

"Michael."

Michael Douglas immediately stepped forward:

"Father, I'm here."

"Michael, you are just a messenger, spreading the word to other families. Don't get involved. This young man doesn't seem to care about Hollywood. If a person doesn't care about anything, there is naturally nothing to do with him. He is fearless.

It's okay to turn over the table if you want, so don't mess with him."

The old man spoke slowly and took a minute to finish.

"Father, I understand. I'm just a messenger. I won't be involved and I won't go against that Chinese director."

Michael Douglas thought for a while, and after understanding what his old father meant, he promised like this.

Speaking of which, his family came from half way around the world to this place. It was his father who personally strengthened the Douglas family and controlled Hollywood.

Unfortunately, in Michael's generation, although Michael has several brothers, the one who stands out the most is himself.

But even Michael like this didn't do well, so he was very embarrassed.

Today, Michael, who is in his sixties, still has to rely on his father's reputation to act. His status and power are not valued by Hollywood. This is the tragedy of a family, which means there is no successor.

"Michael, tell others that you must not let things get worse. Today's world is a world of money. If Oscar's prestige continues to decline, it will be a devastating disaster for our family."

After another period of silence, the old man spoke again.

"Father, I understand that today's Hollywood is all about making money. More and more people don't pay attention to awards like the Oscars."

Michael Douglas also knew what the old man meant.

Nowadays, the Oscars only fool foreigners.

Local people, especially local giant film and television companies, pay less and less attention to the Oscars.

Otherwise, the three most important Oscar awards in recent years, Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress, these three biggest awards, are basically won by three-no films.

Although there are instructions from their families, the six major Hollywood companies don't pay much attention to it.

The Best Picture award is basically given to low-budget literary films every year.

As for Best Actor and Best Actress, there seemed to be a lot of news about winning the award at that time, but what's the use? Real commercial blockbusters rarely look for these best actors and actresses.

Even if you find one, it may be a supporting role, or the pay may be very low, and the pay may not match the status. This is the reality.

"Michael."

"Father."

The old man's voice was low, as if he was weak. This was normal. Michael Douglas approached wisely so that he could hear his father's words clearly.

"Michael, tell the other families that if they can't control this Chinese, then they must suppress the other three people. If they don't obey, then they will be killed. Let them understand what land they are stepping on.

In short, the matter must be resolved privately, and the dark side of our circle must not be allowed to be seen by the outside world."

"Father, I understand, I will bring your words to other families."

Michael promised.

"Well, I'm sleepy, please take me to the bedroom."

"Okay, Father, I'll push you."

...

Writers Guild of North America Script Registry.

An ugly middle-aged man came here.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Lundino."

The staff at the registration desk recognized who the person in front of them was and greeted them with a smile.

He was just looking at the person in front of him inadvertently, his eyes twinkling as if he had other meanings.

"Well, help me register this script."

The visitor, Hao Ran, is one of the focus figures in the recent news. Quentin, who is known as a genius director in the outside world, this great director of feature films, handed over a script and said this.

"Okay, please wait a moment. We need to enter the script and then compare it with the registered scripts to see if there are any similar content."

The staff member who took over the script explained casually while busy.

"Well, it's okay. I'm at the cafe outside. I'll come over later."

"Okay, about half an hour is enough."

...

Half an hour later.

"What did you say?"

Quentin, who came here again, looked at the staff in front of him with an angry expression.

"Sorry, Director Quentin, your script has a repetition rate of more than 95% with one of the scripts in our script library, so according to regulations, your script is invalid."

The staff member still had a smile on his face and repeated it dutifully.

But the mocking look in his eyes became more obvious.

If the script is suspected of plagiarism or infringement, there are still reasons to defend it. After all, entertainment has developed so far and there is a lot of time. It is normal for each other to bump into each other's ideas.

However, the two scripts are more than 95% similar. What does that mean? They are directly copied, or they are stolen from other people's scripts.

"call..."

Quentin was breathing heavily and wanted to get angry, but he had to hold back.

At this time, he was in the spotlight. If he made news again, it would be even harder to deal with. He looked at the staff in front of him, took out a few banknotes from his pocket, held them in his hand, then stretched out his hand and pressed it on the workbench.

superior:

"Tell me, who wrote that script and when was it registered?"

This staff member is just a part-time worker, and a few banknotes and a few hundred dollars are not a small amount.

It's just extra money, it doesn't matter. I looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. I immediately reached out and put away the money. Although there was a camera, the decoration was not for this little money... Besides, this kind of operation is normal here, so I can accept it with peace of mind.

After putting down the banknotes, he said quickly in a low voice:

"It was registered last year. You also know the author of the script. He is the Chinese guy who recently sued you."

After finishing speaking, the staff member immediately took his position and looked at Quentin with a smile:

"Director Quentin, I wonder if you have anything else to do?"

Quentin's face was ugly. Even if the script was repeated, he recognized it. Maybe someone had thought of going with him. There was no way it was a coincidence. Even though it took him two years and a lot of information to write the script, it still didn't matter.

Okay, the worst thing to do is buy it.

Just the words of the staff made him feel cold from head to toe.

It turned out to be the Chinese who sued him. Isn't that the director who had a conflict with Harvey?

Quentin, who was cold all over, didn't know how to get out of here.

He felt a deep malice surround him.

After helping Harvey come forward and scolding the Chinese director, he found that everything started to go wrong for him and his reputation was damaged. It is normal for people who scold others to be scolded. It is okay to be scolded in return, but they are also sued. If the result

No, you may have to pay a lot of money.

Now, the script that I spent two years working hard on has crashed.

Since the script was written by the Chinese, Quentin knew that he had no drama at all.

Even if he sacrifices his face and comes to beg the Chinese, he will only be ridiculed and humiliated in the end. The script will never be sold to him. Quentin doesn't have to think about this.

Two years of hard work were completely wasted.

I obviously asked about it before writing this script, but there was no similar script.

An ugly man is under suspicion.