Inside the conference room,
After all of them sat down at the tables, Sam said, "I invited you guys here because in the near future our film studios intend to produce some movies that will have amazing special effects to show on the big screen, such as supernatural in nature, superheroes, world-destroying, and also futuristic space movies."
"Just imagine a catastrophic picture portraying a few seconds of a meteorite shower devastating the world or a spacecraft flying in outer space facing off aliens at the edge of the galaxy."
Although Sam talked a lot, he was nonetheless delighted to pioneer such an undertaking and make some outstanding films that would establish his position in Hollywood history.
Computer nerds like Thomas were also interested in such a concept, but Alex hesitated and said, "Although your idea is great, somebody has already done it and failed, and it continues to cost an enormous amount of money to start a project like this, Mr. Sam."
Sam nodded in agreement, "Yes, I know that both New Moon and Rock Pebble studios have attempted and failed, yet they have provided some ideas not to commit the similar errors, and it is also precisely that you all come in here."
"So long as I can achieve the effects that I desire, I will provide everyone freedom of creativity while participating and merely provide a few suitable suggestions if necessary, as for burning funds, which is the least of my concern."
Although many people have considered making special effects films, the last few fiascos of New Moon Studios and Rock Pebble Studios have resulted in a complete disaster, wiping out more than 80-100 million dollars of their combined losses.
Sam also recognizes that, but even though it might seem to be a meaningless effort to invent in visual/special effects at the present time, this is only until someone goes into the market and succeeds; otherwise, he might not be enthusiastic about grabbing a share of the visual effects industry, which could potentially be worth billions of dollars in the future, and the primary benefit of owning such a company is the fact that it will enable him to make deeper ties in Hollywood.
Ultimately, Sam instructed to Claire, Philip, and Thomas's group to evaluate the early stage financing and ordered them to set-up the their office on second floor of this building, whereby their company would operate as a separate subsidiary termed Sparkling Motion and Dynamic (SMD) within Sparkling Pictures.
He appointed Alex as the manager of SMD and Thomas as his deputy; because Alex serves as a business insider and a cinematographer, he could assist these people in creating special rendering visuals, motions, and distinctive cinematography programs.
He also suggested that Thomas get started working on software for modeling, sculpting, and illumination with objects that are stationary in order to gain more expertise.
He additionally provided them a 20% greater salary than the current marketplace and illustrated a pie of stocks as incentives if their business were profitable.
He understands a Chinese quote that states, 'You can't expect the horse to run efficiently but not let it graze,' which suggests that you cannot expect someone to work for you until you give them benefits in return.
After all of the directions that were given and concepts, he proceeded back to his office and instructed Claire to set up a meeting with Andrew a week later to discuss further cooperation.
Inside his office, Sam purchased the two scripts that he requires and continued thinking about the modifications and alterations that required to be done to the script, knowing that it was going to require him about a week to finish it.
He once again recalled the system interface.
Name: Sam Sandles
Health: 100/100 (full health)
Skill: Director (medium),
management (medium)
FP: 190,900.
He was heartbroken when he discovered the amount of points left in the system, as one cost him 500,000 while another cost him about 100,000 points.
A day later, while he was unaware, his intention for establishing a visual effects company was already reaching the ears of numerous people in the industry.
Everybody had various emotions, but the majority of them were ready to see his jokes since he has grown into a successful filmmaker with just one film, causing numerous individuals to feel jealous or envious and anticipating him to make mistakes.
When Sam, who had been concentrating on (modifying) both of his scripts, heard this gossip via Claire, he mocked at their group's shortsightedness since he knows that in the future, the moment he releases a special effects-laden film like Jurassic Park or Star Wars, his business is going to become the symbol of the entire film business, which means he will grow into a man of vision.
Because he knows that ILM (Industrial Light and Magic), a special effects company created by George Lucas, also became a symbol of Hollywood representation.
Returning back to the narrative, Andrew was currently on a filmmaking set as an assistant director; today was the last working day of the film, which means he might soon take a short holiday.
But he had no idea that his vacation trip would merely be a dream and that he was about to receive his first chance for directing a film on his own, with the help of Sam.
Later that evening, after concluding the filming, he retreated back to his hotel room to get some rest, as the job of an assistant director is quite demanding because directors typically state their requirements for scenes, but it is the responsibility of an AD to comply with those demands specifically.
Soon after having a bath and changing his clothing, he heard a knock and peered at the peephole to discover Kevin awaiting outside his suite before unlocking the door and welcoming him inside.
Andrew and Kevin became close friends after spending time on the production of 'laugh in mayhem'; yet, 25 years apart, both possess similar engaging and amusing personality traits.