HWI 100

Hollywood What If Chapter 100

[Author's Note: 100 chapters? Let's go--!]

Kazir faced the reporters. He knew that most of their questions were shitty and mostly for the purpose of pissing him off. 

They wanted to see Kazir make a ruckus. Unfortunately, Kazir answered their questions without showing any nervousness or anger. It was flawless as if he was not afraid of the media. 

'The media can make trouble and spread rumors, I'll focus on my job instead. I have to make sure that Taken will be successful.'

After Kazir entertained the reporters and paparazzi, he left the place. 

They changed their location to film indoor scenes instead. They adjusted their schedule just to hide from the media. 

"Are you okay?"

Kazir saw Scarlett with teary eyes. It seemed that she cried a lot based on her red eyes. 

"It's a good thing that you don't have a scene today. The makeup artist will have a hard time hiding your swollen eyes."

"Kazir, you are rude!"

"I know."

Scarlett glared at him. But in the end, she sulked down. She knew that Kazir protected her earlier. 

"... Thanks." She said and averted her gaze. 

"You should keep being a gentle little girl so that people will treat you better."

"I'll try."

"Anyway, why are you there? You should be in the hotel right now, learning from your tutor. Paparazzi didn't care about people's privacy, so you shouldn't stay close to them."

"... I want to visit Paul."

"Paul? You Paul Arker? The driver who was injured?"

"That's right. Paul is a kind guy and he likes action movies. I heard he wanted to be an action star but his small height is a problem."

"..."

Kazir didn't expect that Scarlett was actually close to the driver. 

'Well, she has a good relationship with the filming crew. She respects them... I wonder why she keeps pestering me then?'

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing."

"I visited Paul because I was scared that he will try to spread lies to the media. This is my first movie and I want it to be successful."

"Don't worry, Harold has already taken care of that. You're a child so it shouldn't be your problem. I'm more surprised that you are very concerned about this movie."

He didn't expect that this little girl would actually visit Paul just to make sure that there won't be a problem.

"Of course. I want to be famous."

Scarlett wiped her tears and stood up. 

"Did your tutor take you to the hospital?"

"Yes. She's a good person. I saw that Paul is in good health and easily left... I was scared about asking him not to betray us so I left after visiting him."

"What about Karen and Judas from the Children's Association? Are they not with you?"

Kazir was interested to hear about that thing. 

"No, they are not with us. I heard that they will bring more people to make sure that I'm fine."

'... I see.'

"Then where's your tutor? She was not with you when the paparazzi pestered you earlier."

"Karen talked to her and I had to walk on myself."

"..."

Hearing Scarlett's answers, Kazir realized that the Children's Association was really doing its "job" well. 

"Once your tutor showed up, you can return to the hotel. I already prepared a car for you guys."

Scarlett's parents were busy. Kazir didn't know the exact story but he heard from Salvatore Barlowe that Scarlett's parents were not in a good relationship right now. 

'Well, they are not with us, that's enough for me to understand the situation.'

Kazir had no idea about Scarlett Johansson's private life. He only knew her as Black Widow. 

"... Thanks." Scarlett thanked him. 

A few minutes later, the tutor returned with a pale complexion. She was worried when she heard that Scarlett was caught in an incident. She sighed in relief when she realized that Scarlett was alright. 

"Miss Tutor, please take care of Scarlett."

"Y- Yes, Director Grey."

"By the way, make sure to stay away from the Children's Association."

"Y- Yes?"

Kazir didn't bother explaining. He watched Scarlett enter the car and left. 

'Accidents like this always happens, yet this one attracted a lot of attention... Unless.'

Suddenly, his phone rang and the caller was Salvatore Barlowe. 

"Salvatore... What did you find?"

Kazir's voice was cold and heavy.

[Three letters, WMA.] 

Salvatore's voice was choppy but Kazir understood it enough. 

As expected, that certain agency was still bitter over the mistake they made. 

WMA had a strong influence in the media and they could cause trouble for Kazir. 

"You know what to do."

[I understand. It's a good thing that only a stuntman was hurt. It might be troublesome if an actor was injured. This kind of thing is easy for the CAA. Three days, the news about this matter will disappear within three days.]

Salvatore Barlowe had a strong voice in the CAA after The Hangover. He had enough influence to talk to the PR team to influence this matter. 

"Hm, that's good to hear."

[However, now that your filming caused attention, some reporters will keep their tracks and follow you.]

"I will take care of it. As long as they can promise to sign a non-disclosure, I will let them enter the filming crew. It might be good for us too."

At least they gained free advertisement. They didn't have to bother paying money to the news stations and news publishers. 

They just have to alter the opinion of the masses. 

A few days later, Paul the driver showed his face to the media. He announced the filming crew was not at fault and he thanked Director Grey. Because of it, the news about this matter quickly subsided.