Hollywood What If Chapter 187
[Author's note: I just want to remind you that this is 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.]
[I don't feel well for more than a week, so I can't write and update].
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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 out the hill where the students went missing, hoping to find more clues.
Of course, another reason they went to the site was their curiosity about the paranormal. They were excited.
Almost thousands of people went to the place, causing some trouble for the locals. Because of this, the local government decided to close the hill and let the police inspect the place for the third time.
But some people didn't care about the authorities. They wanted to infiltrate the place and that caused trouble. A group of thousands of people in a small place, a possible riot could happen... and it did.
A reasonable development.
A riot happened and four young people were killed. This may sound exaggerated, but it could really happen.
Just out of curiosity about the witch, these people visited Burkittsville, Maryland and formed a large group that caused a riot because they couldn't get into the hill. They believed that the local authorities were hiding something big.
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"Look what you did."
Michael Ovitz placed the newspaper on Harvey Weinstein's table and glared at the fat man.
"ABC News is under Disney, you used that connection to promote your movie. But instead it causes an incident."
"Michael, you need to calm down. I'm innocent. I didn't know people were going to die because of this. This is my first time doing publicity like this!"
Harvey Weinstein was defending himself and he was indeed innocent. He never expected people to die. This project was actually an experiment and he could not believe it would work. But now a lot of people believe that witches are real!
Look at that! That's the power of the media! Media can hypnotize people. That's the truth.
Once the media thinks you are guilty, then you are basically guilty. Just like when the media made Michael Jackson out to be a predator and Johnny Depp out to be a wife beater. There was no clear evidence and they were never sent to jail, but the media deemed them guilty just because.
And now the media was telling people that witches might be real.
"..."
Michael Ovitz didn't talk about it anymore. He knew it was too late. A lot of 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 have already contacted a distributor and they agree to distribute the movie."
Miramax used this method to get out of the mess.
"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 at this time."
"Alright."
Michael Ovitz nodded. Even though he didn't like this kind of publicity, he admitted that it was amazing. This publicity would trick the citizens into seeing the movie.
If this plan worked, it was possible for The Blair Witch Project to make over $100 million at the box office. The movie was worth $10,000, but the profit it could make was 10,000 times that!
"How much did you spend on this project?"
Michael Ovitz asked curiously. As president of Walt Disney, he had many sources of information.
"I signed a contract with Cinema Alliance two days ago and they agree that The Blair Witch Project will open in over 4000 theaters on day one." Harvey Weinstein smiled.
"4000 copies of the movie will cost me more than $3 million. Along with some advertising 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 make this time.
Unlike the Big Six, Miramax used the glory of the Oscars to turn a profit. They would pick movies that could win the Oscars and back them. Once the movie won the Oscars, people would be more interested in buying its videotapes and DVDs.
Recently, DVD sales were getting better and Miramax was adapting and selling DVD copies of their movies as well.
"Make sure that Miramax and Walt Disney are not affected by this project. I don't want people rioting in front of the headquarters."
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
"Sir..."
Suddenly, someone entered Harvey Weinstein's office, it was Harvey Weinstein's sexy secretary. The fat guy frowned because the secretary didn't knock. But he sensed something was wrong, so he waited for her to explain.
"Fox News and CNN have found the truth about The Blair Witch Project..."
"What the fuck did you say? You bitch, get out of the way or I will rape you!"
Considering that this fat guy allegedly sexually assaulted more than 80 women and was convicted for it, there was a good chance that he might do it.
Michael Ovitz frowned as he listened to Harvey's vulgarity. Michael Ovitz was a shameless person and used that 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 man leave the office.
His office didn't have a TV, so he had to go down to the reception desk. He didn't have time to wait for the elevator to open, so he decided to take the stairs.
When he reached the reception area, he noticed that the TV was tuned to Fox News. His face was sweating pale.
-- "Oh, you mean The Blair Witch Project? Yeah, I saw that movie at the Sundance Film Festival in January. I'm telling you, it's boring as fuck! Oh? I can't swear on national TV, hehe, sorry about that. Anyway, when I realized that the story of the witch from Burkittsville, Maryland had similarities to the movie I watched, I decided to look into it. And then I realized I was right!"
-- "Everybody listen, that video you saw on ABC News is fake! They are just deceiving you! I saw it with my own eyes and it was disappointing. I think somebody is manipulating the media and causing this. They fucking kill four people because of their greed!"