Hollywood King

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“Feazel Gaming Unveils Latest Video Game with Groundbreaking Horror and Survival Features”

As Ian Renner bought Feazel Gaming off of the previous majority shareholder, Jeff Sanson, the CEO of Goofy. However, the newly released video game seems to sweep off the world with a wave of horror and survival enchantment.

“It was something like I’ve never experienced before,” Han Solo mentioned to Daily News when reporter Min Yo was questioning him during his interview. Further, it was mentioned that Resident Evil….

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The article roamed the internet and people were digging for how accurate it was.

The statistics came in after a month of Resident Evil’s release. It was considered one of the most highly grossed games in such a small time. Breaking record after record, people continued to join the fun of Resident Evil.

“... I have some suggestions for the next update too,” Ian said to Murphy who held Ian’s coffee.

Murphy nodded.

“We should be on set in forty minutes,” he said.

Ian nodded. “I’ll be outside in a minute.”

Murphy walked outside the office. Ian took a moment to look at his computer and contemplate the schedule for the day. As the shooting process takes the majority of his time, he knew that he needed to keep more time to focus on other things as well.

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[The Godfather shooting]

“Is everyone ready?!” Joseph asked loudly.

“Yes!”

“Let’s get this party started!”

This time, the shoot was of Carlo Rizzi and Michael. Leonardo DiCaprio played Carlo Rizzi and Michael played Michael.

“Alright, so Leo, your expressions must be on point with your dialogues. This time, we aim for a much better shot, young man. You got this?” Joseph questioned looking at Leo.

He nodded.

“Alright. Quiet on set!” Joseph commanded.

“Rolling…!”

“Action!”

As Leonardo took his place, he started to follow the script.

“Now!” Joseph commanded again.

The director’s commands were common in between shots. The sounds were adjusted and edited to fit the scene during post-production.

The smile on Carlo’s face slowly faded, and then, in a foolish attempt for safety, he slammed the door in their faces. The group beyond the door was led by Michael Corleone.

And the scene was off when Michael accused Carlo of betraying Sonny by falsely implicating him with the Barzini family and attempting to deceive the Corleone family with the staged incident involving Michael's sister. Michael questioned Carlo's belief that such a ruse would fool a member of the Corleone family.

“Cut! The fading away of your smile should look bolder. Retake please!” Joseph once again commanded.

“Let’s go,” Leonardo replied with enthusiasm.

As the shooting began, Ian walked in with his coffee in hand. His eyes looked tired but he had a big smile on his face.

“Ian, good that you’re here.”

“What is up?”

Ian and Joseph started to discuss while the actors on set were still where they were.

“Michael continuously messed up his lines. I think he’d be more of a method actor, as he continuously is in his role,” Joseph said and looked at Michael from the corner of his eyes.

Michael, the actor was talking to his manager—still being in his role.

“Well, we can give him a chance and see how the dialogue is executed. But if it doesn’t fit the character or the pace, we know what to do,” Ian said and nodded.

“Alright… Let’s start shooting! Quiet on the set, everyone!”

The entire set went silent with one command.

“And.. Action!”

As the cameras started to roll, it once again caught Leo’s smile fading away. This time, Joseph was content with how things were ongoing.

“Slam it!” Joseph commanded.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who was playing Carlo Rizzi, obeyed his command.

He slammed the door in their faces. Their faces were caught on camera as they kept their stern looks.

“Cut!”

“That was a good one! We’ll take a safety shot and then move to the next scene!” Joseph said and everyone agreed.

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After the safety shot, the cameras started rolling for the upcoming scene.

“Action!” Ian commanded.

The door opened, and next, the grim party entered.

“Michael, go!” Ian commanded.

“You fingered Sonny for the Barzini people.  That little farce you played out with my sister. Did Barzini kid you that would fool Corleone?” Michael asked.

“I swear! I swear I’m not lying! Oh shit. It’s not lying, isn’t it?!” Leonardo said and looked around, horror in his eyes.

“Cut!” Joseph said.

Ian was muffling a smile.

“Let’s go again. I swear I’m innocent!” Leonardo said, making everyone laugh. He clutched his heart and placed his hand on his forehead for extra effect.

“Alright… Cameras!”

With the command, Leonardo once again got into character.

“I swear I'm innocent.  I swear on the head of my children, I'm innocent.  Mike, don't do this to me, please Mike, don't do this to me!”

“Barzini is dead.  So is Philip Tattaglia, and so are Strachi, Cuneo and Moe Greene...I want to square all the family accounts tonight. So don't tell me you're innocent; admit what you did,” Michael said quietly.

“Cut! I need to up your emotions more. This is not it, can we take a break for a few more minutes?” Ian asked.

Everyone nodded.

“Let’s take seven minutes,” Joseph said and took the bottle of water that was in front of him.

‘What is with him and specific numbers?’ Ian thought to himself and frowned. And during the break, Ian was planning to explain to Michael what went wrong in his acting.

And the next thing he knew, Michael was in front of him, nodding at his every word.

“... Show the war that is ongoing inside of you. Make it evident with your execution of words. I don’t need to teach you how to act because I know you know it very well, but yeah,” Ian said and smiled, looking at Michael.

Michael smiled back. “I’ll try my best.”

Ian nodded.

‘Show the war inside you’ the words left a taste in Ian’s mouth.

‘When this is over, the next thing the world will see is Star Wars. Screw everything else,’ he thought to himself and looked around.