The My Hollywood System

Chapter 115

[The Dark Truth of MCA, and the Collins Family

Reagan Norris is leaving MCA!

Nearly three weeks ago, MCA CEO Matthew Collins spoke out against an alleged deal between Dream Vision Studios' Will Evans and ICM, in an interview with a Reuters Tabloid during a regular teaser press conference for their upcoming corporate change strategy. He accused Will Evans of 'making a secret deal with their biggest rival.' and 'spitting the hand that fed him.' But after conducting interviews with employees and company officials, as well as former actors, who chose not to be named, we found that the bigger picture, was something much more disturbing.

Matthew Collins, through a series of well-maneuvered stock market deals, managed to distribute the controlling ownership of the company within his own family. And in doing so, he sidestepped the old and much more deserving employees for promotion, to create vacancies and positions within the company for his own family members.

Reagan Norris, who is just an A-ranked star in a series of high-profile celebrities who have left the MCA said, “The deal Mr. Collins was for the role originally offered to me. My agent Jacob, showed me the script and I'm looking forward to taking part in the film, but Mr. Collins asked for a cut from the box office, which is not a requirement I usually agree with. Not many studios agreed to split their film pieces. I'm not into it, because of course, why would you want to share the results of your work with others, without them doing anything to get it? So, anyway, I faced management and they told me they would handle it, but things happened between Dream Vision and MCA in the end because they didn't agree to a revenue share clause. I don't think there's any betrayal involved. ”

Many other employees of the film studio talked about similar issues with the MCA, a former employee, Grace Allen, who was once the Head of the Public Relations Department, said this, “I have been working there for over ten years, I was there when the company introduced their first Romantic Comedy, I was there when they made their first 100 million dollar movie, but I was ignored by Steve Collins, who worked on my team, under my guidance, he said, and now he's head of the Public Relations Department, and I'm out of the company. Luckily, I got a job at the OP studio and I was the Head of PR there, so I guess you win some, you lose some.

There have been many similar statements made by a former MCA employee, who questioned the credibility of the alleged betrayal committed by Will Evans, was he really 'piercing from the back' of the MCA? Or did he reject the raw deal put forward by the MCA?] – The Weekend Tribunal.

As June finished reading the article for Will, she couldn't help but squint her eyes at Will suspiciously, and because of her inaction to the article, she was almost certain that Will was behind this, so he asked, “Did you publish this article?”

He knows her better than most, and he knows Will won't let anyone trample her.

Will smiled playfully and replied in a singing tone “Maybe”

And really, he didn't do much. He had just arranged a meeting between certain individuals and the rest played out by himself. He has given enough "motivation" to the right parties and got them interested in doing their own research, by interviewing the people Will showed them. Good journalists at The Weekend Tribunal and many other online channels are happy to be "motivated" to do their job.

“Don't mess with me, sir! I Know You; You won't let anyone walk on you as they try. ” June sneered a glare and then asked, "What will happen next?"

Waking up from the bed, Will walks up to the balcony window, which overlooks the city and gazes at the sunrise. "Now? Now the house of cards where the MCA stood, for so long, is about to collapse. There's no better way to beat a little doubt than with a flood of truth, right?” He asked rhetorically.

There's chaos at MCA Studios. Their Public Relations Department ran around trying to put out the various fires that the article had lit. Their own tactics came to bite their asses. Public focus has shifted from Will to MCA. They lived their entire history, with fine-toothed combs. And a lot of their skeletons came out of the closet.

Over the next few weeks, the employees working in the studio, both new and old, had read the article and realized the truth. They have already started sending resignation letters and are opting to move to better prospects en masse. Dream Vision, which is prepared for a large number of people who will enter the job market, opens the door for prospective workers to work in the company, while providing employees with much better salaries and incentives. It has managed to boil most of the MCA workforce into its own.

Dream Talent Agency also signed various new C to A ranked stars on their list. Many low-ranking stars want to capitalize on Will's success and land themselves in a better position than the MCA has to offer, and higher B and A class stars are promised roles in future projects with the studio.

One such A-ranked star is Reagan Norris, as despite having missed out on the opportunity for the role of Tom in the [500 days of Summer], he knew that Dream Vision could fulfill their promise for a film role that would succeed at the box office.

And in all of this, Benjamin Charles, Will's uncle, was also one of the employees who came to the DTA's door hoping for a better chance. He had seen the reaction of his colleagues to the article, he succumbed to Will's persuasion and finally asked for another meeting in his office.

“You said we'll see you soon. I didn't expect it to be this fast.” Charles started. They both sit in Will's office.

"Well, I always try to keep my word." Will replied without commitment.

"How did you do it?" charles asked at last, after a few seconds of silence. On Will's puzzled expression, he explained, “How did you convince Reagan Norris, to jump off the ship? He was too stubborn to come here of his own volition.”

"ah! Reagans. He's easy, Uncle. Everyone has a price. He was promised the lead role in three films with over 100 million dollars at the box office, and he gladly gave a statement opposing MCA to The Weekend Tribunal, and joined the DTA.” Will explain.

Charles pondered over the information for a moment and then asked. “I asked you three weeks ago, Will, and I'll ask you again. What am I gonna do? I've quit my job at MCA, I can't stay there after knowing what they did to some of my old friends, but you don't need me here, do you? You have my daughter Jennifer working at the DTA for you. And I'm happy with that.”

Will shrugged and replied, “As far as you are, honestly. Jennifer did amazingly as a senior agent at the DTA. And Jeffery, my cinematographer has been in charge of the Chair position for the DTA for quite some time. I'm looking for a way to get him out of there. If you are ready with the task, then the position of Head, the position of its CEO, is yours.”

And just like that, Will proved that in Hollywood, when one door closes, another door opens, we just need to look in the right direction and take the opportunity that was given to them.