My Wife Is So Sweet novel Chapter 575

Chapter 575: A Risky Venture

"It seems that he has put a lot of effort into this, so he may not attend the movie festival at this point."

Natalia frowned slightly as she heard what Rosa said.

Truly, it was an important occasion, but as a famous director, Nathan didn't need that publicity, so it didn't matter if he attended it or not.

However...

Did he want to make a sci-fi movie?

What did that mean?

Everybody knew that in recent years, most sci-fi movies had flopped, as if an evil spell was cast on them.

None of them made money.

For this reason, the audiences, the directors, the actors and actresses, as well as the investors, almost everyone had given up on sci-fi movies.

This was not a problem that could be solved by a talented director or a good actress. Basically, it was a technical barrier that couldn't be removed in a short time.

But Nathan said he wanted to make a sci-fi movie at this moment?

Was he out of his mind?

Natalia rubbed her temples and said to Rosa, "When did you hear him talking over it?"

Rosa thought for a moment.

Then she replied, "About three or four days ago. I heard it when I walked by his office one day at noon."

Now Natalia was even more worried.

Her intuition told her that she could never change Nathan's mind, as long as he had made the decision.

He was stubborn as a mule.

Thinking of that, Natalia waved her hand feebly. "Alright, I see. You may leave now."

Rosa nodded and left.

As expected, shortly after Rosa walked out of her office, Nathan came in with a huge pile of materials, grinning.

Natalia's eyelids twitched the moment she saw him, and the cup in her hand almost slipped down onto the floor.

"Natalia!"

Nathan walked in with a fawning smile.

Meanwhile, Natalia knew at once he came for the movie at the sight of the grin.

He was such a pain in the ass.

But Natalia said nothing, waving at him and signaling him to sit down.

"What's up?"

Nathan had signed a contract with Annie International last year and worked as the chief director.

In other words, Natalia was his boss.

Hearing her, Nathan replied with a smile, "It's not a big deal. It's just that... I need to talk to you about something."

Probably because he was also aware that making a sci-fi movie was a risky venture, or even an unreasonable one, Nathan sounded guilty as he spoke.

Natalia was anxious a little while ago, but now she saw Nathan hemming and hawing, and she got amused.

What on earth made Nathan, a well-known director, look guilty like this?

Sepp Lonnegan was a minor celebrity in the directing circle. He focused on animated and art movies. Natalia had watched one of his works before and was impressed with his sensitivity.

His work wasn't perfect but one had to admit that he had the potential to be a famous director.

Natalie had wanted to sign him back then.

However, before she could take the action, she learned that Sepp suddenly died of exhaustion at home.

Few outsiders knew about Sepp's death because he wasn't well-known enough, and his death didn't make any difference in the industry.

But his death created much of a stir in the circle.

Being a director was a hard job.

Admittedly, it was a rewarding occupation, but one could hardly imagine what a new talent would go through before he became famous.

Natalia felt a twinge of regret when she learned of his death. He could have been so successful, but ended up dying at an early age out of exhaustion at work.

She had been in depression during those days, but she recovered after some time.

Now Nathan mentioned him again, and Natalia realized it had been a whole year since he had passed away.

She felt as if the world was like a fleeting show.

Natalia shook her head and brought her attention back, asking, "I remember him. Why?"

Nathan's brow furrowed, looking upset.

"Actually, we were friends. Although he was over ten years younger than me, it had been years since we knew each other. He was a director full of creative ideas, but unluckily, he was born at the wrong time. Besides, he was kind of lofty, so he hadn't realized his aspirations."

"The script outline you're reading now was actually his idea. Of course, I know what you're worried about, because I was worried about the same thing back then when he said he wanted to make a sci-fi movie."

"As an experienced director, I can't just make whatever I want to make or express whatever I want to express without caring about the practical condition or the audience's feelings, so I tried to talk him out of this."