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"What we see here is Director Grey's trailer for Wanted, released in 2000. I want to hear your opinion regarding this trailer. Does it have an effect on the $1 billion box office of Wanted, or not?"

The Professor ended the cliff, he was teaching filmmaking to the students of California Institute Of Arts.

A female student raised her hand, knowing that the Professor loved it whenever a student actively participated in the class. She was actually an avid fan of Director Grey.

"I think Director Grey's trailer has a strong effect. The way this trailer was created easily attracted the attention of people. I can't explain it but the music, the editing, the cuts, I feel like I want to watch Wanted again."

Alexa Nguyen, an Asian student said her opinion. She was not an expert in filmmaking, but she wanted to be an actress so she decided to take this subject.

The Professor nodded and started talking about his opinion. He explained how Director Grey used suspense music to hype and attract the audience.

After that subject, Alexa Nguyen decided to go to the cafeteria to have lunch.

She heard a group of young women giggling and snickering at her. Nguyen dreamed of being an actress but her appearance was her greatest enemy.

She had slanted eyes, a flat nose, and yellow-brown skin. Yes, she knew that she was not that beautiful, but that didn't stop her.

She knew that with her appearance, the best roles she could get were the stereotypical Asian roles. A female Asian who runs a restaurant, perhaps with a thick Asian accent. Mind you that Alexa Nguyen was born in the United States and her speech was like a normal American.

Hollywood had a habit of making stereotypes.

Black people having strong profanity.

Blonde women are portrayed as stupid and dumb.

Hispanic being gangsters.

Asians have thick Asian accents and know Kung Fu and such.

One of Alexa's dreams was destroying those stereotypes. That was why she was a fan of Enzo Park. His role in Continental Cinematic Universe was cool, he didn't have the usual thick Asian accent.

"Tch, what an ugly bitch."

The leader of the women snickered at Alexa and the Asian woman gritted her teeth, finding a place to eat. She suddenly felt like she didn't want to eat anymore.

"Hey, Mara. I heard your brother is going to film a TV Show, why didn't you audition? With you being Director Grey's younger sister, you can easily get a role in his new TV Show."

"Well, I'm trying to focus more on modeling."

The beautiful woman, Mara Cohen, replied. Perhaps Mara was just lying or too stupid to understand that her relationship with Kazir Grey was non-existent.

Still, Mara Cohen used this tiny connection, telling her friends that she was Kazir's sister. Which was technically true.

Because of that, Mara easily gained a lot of female friends. The students who attend this university either wanted to be a director or wanted to be actors/actresses.

The women hoped that Mara would introduce them to Kazir...

It was true that Mara was a model. In fact, her modeling career was getting better. She received a contract, stating that Victoria's Secret wanted her to be one of their models. Their negotiation was still ongoing, Elizabeth Cohen was so proud of her daughter because of that.

Actually, the ones who created that opportunity were Salvatore and Harold.

Lately, Mara felt like her life was getting better. She had a clear career path and she was the queen of the campus.

"Don't worry, if the opportunity is right, I will introduce you to my brother. He is just too busy lately. I'm sure he will prefer someone as beautiful as you, hehe, compared to that ugly Asian woman there."

Mara gestured at Alexa a few tables away. The women giggled and started making fun of the Asian woman.

Alexa, hearing their hurtful words, clenched her spoon as she ate a rice dish.

Alexa was confused about how someone like Kazir had a demon sister. Kazir and Mara had opposite attitudes.

The director seemed down to earth while Mara had out-of-this-world behavior.

Alexa admitted that the two had a resemblance, both brother and sister were good-looking.

'They are probably not that close, I think. Perhaps they are half-siblings...'

She thought. Suddenly, she heard her phone ringing. Her eyes widened when she read the message. Alexa was one of the lucky fans who would have a chance to meet Director Grey in person!

Alexa was actually a member of Grey Fans since its creation. She was active in the group, sometimes managing small meetups.

She couldn't help but squeal. She would have a chance to meet her idol.

'... Now that I think about it, should I ask Director Grey about his younger sister's attitude? Mara is acting too much.'

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While having a meeting for Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, Tom Rothman told Kazir about the management's intention regarding the release of Wanted 2.

"You want Wanted 2 to have a simultaneous wide release?"

The simultaneous wide release was not new.

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones opened in 3,161 theaters in the United States and Canada, and 73 other countries on 5,854 screens.

This year, 20th Century Fox released X2, the second installment of the X-Men film series, in 3,741 theaters in the United States and Canada, and 93 markets on 7,316 screens overseas.

Because of the success of X-Men 2, 20th Century Fox was confident that Wanted 2 would produce a better result.

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[Author's Note: I said that I would write the release of Pirates Of The Caribbean. Well, it seems like I have some side stories to tackle first. Perhaps the two chapters tomorrow will be about the premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean. I only owe you 6 HWI chapters now.]