Hollywood What If Chapter 509
"Dear God, why are you doing this to me!? I've never been a bad person!"
Harvey Weinstein stared at the ceiling, talking to a higher existence, asking why he was receiving suffering after suffering despite being a good person.
Harvey was a narcissistic bastard who couldn't see the wrongs in himself. In his opinion, he was one of the good guys in Hollywood.
Yet the fact that he was being judged didn't sit well with him. After his friend went to jail because of a failed assassination, people started looking at him like he was a criminal.
For the record, Harvey Weinstein wasn't part of the crime. It was true that he wanted Kazir dead, but he wasn't crazy enough to hire a hitman. This was an unwritten rule in Hollywood, no killings.
He was indeed friends with the executive and had attended some nice parties that included illegal dealings. They were also friends with Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy, but that didn't mean Harvey Weinstein was a bad person, right?
Just like he believed, he was on the good side of Hollywood... Harvey believed there were far worse people in Hollywood, and what he did was incomparable to their monstrosities.
Anyway, now that his friends had been caught, people were blaming him for some reason. He became part of the scandal, and reporters and paparazzi kept pestering him like he was some kind of rapist who deserved to go to jail.
Because of this incident, Harvey Weinstein had no choice but to lay low again. He decided to hide from the media and rarely left his house.
Harvey felt like the social connections he had worked hard to build were crumbling as his reputation kept sinking lower and lower. He had an inkling that if he got into another scandal, the people around him wouldn't help him anymore. He would probably go to jail the next time.
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After two weeks of rest, Kazir was so excited that he woke up early just to greet the day when the production of The Dark Knight would restart. He looked out the window, the sun was just rising, and the sky was still dark blue.
He kissed Scarlett's forehead. The woman was still sleeping. All of Scarlett's scenes had already been filmed, so there was no reason for her to attend the shoot.
"Take care. I'll visit you after I wake up," Scarlett grumbled and returned to sleep.
Kazir chuckled and left the house... In front of his home, three tall men seemed ready for action. These were the three bodyguards that Salvatore and Erica had found to protect Kazir.
Anderson was still in the hospital.
Kazir nodded at them, a bit awkward that these three strangers would be following him to every event from now on.
The three bodyguards were Dane, Ronan, and Vince. Their presence was a bit intimidating. Kazir knew that they could beat a person in a gunfight or a street fight. Either way, it seemed that Kazir would be safe with them.
"Sir, I'm your driver/bodyguard, Dane Fan. The car is ready," Dane introduced himself.
"Oh, thanks," Kazir said as he entered the new car. This car was a bulletproof vehicle that he had recently purchased. He had to admit he was traumatized by the incident and didn't want to experience it again.
As for the other bodyguards, they would follow in another car.
Both vehicles were bulletproof. Kazir spent $2.4 million to buy these two cars for his safety, it was a great investment. After all, he only had one life… Erm, he had experienced two lives, but it didn't matter, the meaning was still there. Life is important.
When he reached the studio, the crew members were already busy. They were checking equipment, adjusting the lights, setting the cameras, and even preparing snacks and drinks in each cast member's trailer.
When Kazir showed up, they greeted him with good mornings and expressed their concern about what had happened. Kazir smiled and said he was fine. He had suffered a few injuries from the car crash, but he was doing well. Even the stitches on his head were mostly healed. His hair covered the wounds, so they weren't obvious.
Kazir started the day with three bodyguards around him, scanning the surroundings and looking at Kazir, making sure there were no hidden threats.
The crew members felt awkward, but they had to adapt. This was their new normal now that Kazir had almost died in an assassination attempt.
Kazir could also see that the crew members were afraid to approach him because of the stern gazes from his bodyguards. However, he couldn't stop the bodyguards from doing their job.
They just had to adapt until everything became normal.
It was normal for the cast to show up later than the filming crew. Most of the cast of The Dark Knight were famous celebrities, so they had the privilege to do what they wanted.
Filming was scheduled to start around 9 a.m. But most of the cast who were part of the scene were still not present… Kazir was used to this. Most celebrities showed up late for some reason, as if they wanted to be the star of the set by arriving last.
It was 11 a.m. when filming finally started. The cast first greeted Kazir and asked about his well-being, Kazir answered truthfully.
Because Kazir had asked for a two-week break, the schedule was adjusted. It was fortunate that there were only a few remaining scenes to film before the production moved into post-production.