Westwood's words immediately calmed the scene, and everyone was silent. The whole office was as silent as the morgue in the hospital in the middle of the night, and it was like a room with gas leaks, full of tension that was about to break out.

"Just as Allen said before, let another director, Allen Smithy, take over. He has done this kind of thing many times!"

Maybe he felt that the atmosphere in the room was too depressing, and the drama manager Michael Ritch subconsciously wanted to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere, but the producer's eyes immediately stared at him and told him that his joke was not clever.

"Director Alan Smithy does not exist! Mr. Ritchie, if you ask this director to direct, please go find him to get a salary, not me!"

——Alan Smithy is the scapegoat for Hollywood producers and directors when conflicts occur. The FBI cannot find out about this man. If you go to him to get a salary, it will be basically no different from drinking Northwest Wind.

Michael simply shrank his neck and said nothing more. As a drama agent, he was only a junior among the main creators of the crew, and it was normal that he could not speak, but everyone except him was silent, which made Westwood a little confused.

"Richard, you're the assistant director, what do you think?"

If no one takes the initiative to speak, the producer can only name it. As the person with the most experienced person in the crew, Lao Qian naturally cannot escape this aspect.

"Can't we invite another director?"

It’s not that Lao Gun couldn’t hear that Westwood had the intention of letting him take over the directing, but he still chose to pretend to be stupid.

"From the script, the difficulty of directing this movie is not very high, and our preliminary preparations have been completed. As long as the funds are fine, it should be enough to change to a director!"

"The problem is with the funding!"

Westwood smiled bitterly,

"Everyone has experienced the preparation stage before. It should be known that the crew's funds are only sufficient. Originally, if Allen was not missing, he would have been directed by him, and he might have been able to bring in some money based on his own connections. But now that he is missing, it is a question whether the remaining money can be in place. Just this has already made our capital chain very tight. If we hire a director to give a pay, even if it is only a small part, it will completely collapse. Don't forget that in addition to the director, our heroine is also missing, so we have to leave some money to find a new heroine!"

Speaking of this level, Westwood simply spread out and said,

"I'm asking everyone today. My original purpose is actually to hope that someone can stand up and serve as a director. Of course, as mentioned earlier, there is no hope for increasing salary. It's not that I don't want to, but I really have no money. But I can get the box office share after the release - I originally had no chance of making such a film, if it weren't for a famous director, it would be impossible to get the share of the share, but now it's a matter of rush. So, who is willing to stand up?"

As he said this, he turned his attention to Lao Qian, obviously hoping that the most experienced deputy director in the crew could stand up. Lao Qian did not pretend to be stupid again this time.

"I can't do it!"

His answer was straightforward,

"It has nothing to do with issues such as qualifications and ability. It's just that since the divorce, I have no urge to direct myself. If I had to choose between directing a movie myself and taking back the custody of my child, I would definitely choose the latter. For me now, making a movie is just a job, but director is not just a job!"

"this……"

Lao Gun's answer was obviously beyond Westwood's expectations, and he sighed,

"I had thought of some words to convince you, but now..."

Westwood turned his head to photographer Addison Young. Many directors are photographers. As the character who knows the most clearly about movies, Addison was originally the best choice to succeed the director except for the old gun with the most experienced experience. However, he shook his head:

"Not me!"

"Why!?"

"because……"

Addison picked up the cigarette in his hand and took a few sips, then vented a cigarette ring before continuing,

"Have any of you ever seen the first James Cameron movie?"

"Cameron's first movie?"

Faced with this question that was answered and asked, everyone was a little dazed.

"Is it "Piral 2"? I've seen it."

The answer is Charlotte. With the help of the omnipotent Internet and regrettable copyright situation in China in later generations, he has watched a large number of movies, and the debut of "King of the World" naturally cannot be missed.

"Does it look good?"

"This... can only be said to be unsatisfactory."

"Yes, it's not satisfactory, it's not satisfactory!"

Photographer Addison pinched the cigarette in his hand, looking a little confused.

"That movie was filmed in Italy. Cameron was a novice as a director. At that time, his situation was not unsatisfactory, and it can be described as a terrible sight! From actors to photography to dramas, no one respected him; the producer not only did not give him editing rights, but even ignored his opinions. And I am the photographer of that movie."

"What?"

Addison's self-revealed history surprised Charlotte. He did not expect that such a crew that can only be described as a scattered man and a scattered group of people had experience working with a "god" like Cameron. Gold was found in the sand, which is also a kind of "Taobao"?

"So, you're worried that you'll encounter something like Cameron after you succeed the director, right?"

Unlike Charlotte, whose mind is a little divergent, producer Westwood is more concerned about why photographer Addison is unwilling to be a director. After hearing these words, he felt that he seemed to understand something.

"Please don't worry about these problems! I want to protect the authority of the director in the crew. Although I failed as a producer, I still understand this-"

"No, you don't understand!!!"

Addison, who had been silent all the time, suddenly became irritable, he interrupted Westwood's words rudely.

"I'm not talking to you about the conditions! I've seen Cameron being ignored by the entire crew, and I know that he was picking the locks to edit his own film, but I'm not worried about this at all!! Do you know? When the film was finished, he once gathered all the crew members and cursed in front of everyone, saying that we can disrespect him and may not be willing to work overtime with him, but in the end, he will become a big shot, and we--"

He gasped violently, and the words behind him seemed to be the hooked arrow that pierced the wound, making him endure severe pain every time he pulled it out.

“——We will do nothing, and one thing will be done!!!”

"this……"

As a time traveler, Charlotte is also Cameron's FANS, but he knows this story. From Cameron's standpoint, this can certainly be said to be a tenacious and inspiring story; but from the perspective of those who despise Cameron, who was in the past, should regret it later, what is the taste like? This is like the top 10 goals in the World Cup. As a goal player, it is naturally full of glory, but what do those defensive players and goalkeepers who are backgrounds feel?

Looking at the photographer Addison, who seemed to have exhausted his energy after saying a sentence, he collapsed on the chair, Charlotte didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Do you know? When we heard him, we all laughed. For us at that time, this was just like the line "I will be back!" that the villains always said in the clichéd series, and it was not worth mentioning at all. However, ten years later, he really came back!! Do you know? When I saw the metal form changes of the T-1000 in Terminator 2, my whole body was trembling. It was not the excitement of the filmmaker when he saw the good shots, but the fear, despair! Cameron, he really became a big man, and what about me? I was afraid that I would achieve nothing like he said!!!"

Addison said quietly, no one interrupted him, and everything in the room was silent except his voice, as if any sound was a blasphemy.

"In fact, I have achieved nothing in the past ten years. Although I have participated in several films and have some qualifications as a photographer, I always... Whenever I see Cameron's achievements, I will remember what he said! Just like, do you know, my dear producer, when you ask 'Who will be the director', I want to agree! But, I feel like I'm wearing Dr. Hannibal's mask with my mouth sewn, afraid that I can't open my mouth at all. Yes, I dare not! Cameron's words are a curse to me, and now I can't bear the pressure of being a director..."

"Is this another body that fell on the road to the ideal?"

Looking at Addison, who seemed to have a flash of water in his eyes, Charlotte couldn't help but sigh. In fact, how many people in this crew are not losers? Lao Gun's family was divided and his career lost his ambition. Needless to say, how many other departments such as makeup and special effects were not losers? Director Allen may have chosen a group of mediocre losers to form the crew in order to avoid someone challenging his authority. These losers cursed him behind him every day, but when he disappeared, the entire crew became a mess like a group of planets that lost the sun and were on the verge of destruction.

How ridiculous!?

However, just now, among such a group of losers, Charlotte's heartbeat is getting more and more intense-
Chapter completed!