HWI 187

Hollywood What If Chapter 187

[Author's Note: I just want to remind you that this is nothing but fiction. Don't take it seriously.]

[Another note, I never watch The Blair Witch Project, I don't like Horror movies. To be honest, I never like watching movies in general. I'm more of a manga, anime, light novel, and webnovel consumer.]

The people became interested in the witch and the missing students. 

When the next clip was released, more people visited Burkittsville, Maryland. These brave people wanted to check the hill where the students went missing, hoping to find more clues. 

Of course, another reason why they went to the place was because of their curiosity about the paranormal. They were thrilled.

Almost thousands of people went to the place, causing some trouble to the locals. Because of this, the municipality decided to close the hill and let the police inspect the place for the third time. 

However, some people didn't care about the authority. A group of thousands of people in a small place, a possible riot might happen... and it did. 

A reasonable development. 

A riot happened, killing four young people in the process. This might sound over the top but it could really happen. 

Just out of their curiosity about the witch, these people visited Burkittsville, Maryland, and formed a huge group, leading to a riot because they couldn't enter the hills. They believed that the local authority was hiding something big. 

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"Look what you did."

Michael Ovitz put the newspaper on Harvey Weinstein's table, staring at the fat guy. 

"ABC News is under Disney, you used that connection to promote your movie. But it causes an incident instead."

"Michael, you have to calm down. I'm innocent. I didn't know that people would die because of this. This is my first time doing publicity like this!" 

Harvey Weinstein defended himself and he was indeed innocent. He never expected that people would die. This project was actually an experiment and he could not believe that it would work. Yet now many people believe that witches are real!

Look at that! That's the power of media! Media can hypnotize people. That's the truth. 

Once the media deems you guilty, then you are basically guilty. Just like when the media framed Micheal Jackson as being a predator and Johnny Depp being a wife-beater. There was no clear evidence and they were never sent to jail, yet the media deemed them guilty just because. 

And now, the media was telling the people that witches might be real. 

"..."

Michael Ovitz didn't speak about it anymore. He knew that it was too late. Many people already believe that the Blair Witch was real. 

"When are you going to end this farce? Release the movie this week and end this quickly."

"Relax, I already contacted a distributor and they are okay with distributing the movie."

Miramax used this method so that they were free from the scuffle. 

"As for the actors and directors of The Blair Witch Project, they are in South Africa. No one can find them in the United States for the time being."

"Alright."

Michael Ovitz nodded. Even though he didn't like this kind of publicity, he admitted that it was amazing. This publicity scammed the citizens and pushed them to watch the movie.

If this plan worked, it was possible for The Blair Witch Project to gross more than $100 million at the box office. The movie was worth 10 thousand dollars yet the profit it could bring was 10,000 times!

"How much did you spend on this project?" 

Michael Ovitz curiously asked. Being the President of Walt Disney, he had many sources of information. 

"I already signed a contract with Cinema Alliance two days ago and they agree that The Blair Witch Project will have more than 4000 theaters on its first day." Harvey Weinstein smirked. 

"4000 copies of films cost me more than $3 million. Together with some publicity to help the media focus on The Blair Witch, I spent more than $10 million." 

Harvey Weinstein laughed as he thought about the money he would earn this time.

Unlike the Big Six, Miramax used the glory of the Oscars to earn profit. They would choose movies that could win the Oscars and support it. Once the movie won the Oscars, people would be more interested in buying its videotapes and DVDs. 

Lately, the sales of DVDs were getting better and Miramax adapted and sold DVDs copies of their movies as well.

"Make sure that Miramax and Walt Disney will not be affected by this project. I don't want people to riot in front of the headquarters."

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

"Sir..."

Suddenly, someone entered the office of Harvey Weinstein, it was Harvey Weinstein's sexy secretary. The fat guy frowned because the secretary didn't knock. However, he sensed that something was wrong so he waited for her explanation. 

"Fox News and CNN found the truth about The Blair Witch Project..."

"What the fuck did you say? You bitch, get out of the way, or else I will rape you!"

Considering that this fat guy allegedly sexually harassed more than 80 women and was convicted because of it, there was a strong chance that he might do it. 

Michael Ovitz frowned, listening to Harvey's vulgarity. Michael Ovitz was a shameless person and used this talent to build CAA, but Harvey Weinstein was on another level. 

"Y- Yes, Sir."

The secretary stepped out of the way and let the fat guy leave the office. 

His office didn't have a television so he had to go down to the reception. He didn't have the time to wait for the elevator to open so he decided to use the stairs. 

When he reached the reception, he realized that the television was currently airing Fox News. 

-- "Ah, you mean about The Blair Witch Project? Yeah, I watched this movie at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. I tell you this, it's whack as f*ck! Oh? I can't curse on national TV, hehe, I'm sorry about that. Anyway, when I realized that the story about the witch from Burkittsville, Maryland had similarities with the movie I watched, I decided to go and investigate it. And then, I realized that I was right! 

-- "Everyone listen, the video you watched from ABC News is fake! They are just scamming you! I watched the movie with my own very eyes and it was disappointing. I believe someone is manipulating the media and causing this."