When Love Breaks (Josephine) novel Chapter 127

Nick's eyes flickered with something unreadable, his smile carrying a hint of amusement. "Ethan, so this is the Director Jo you were talking about? I didn't expect her to be such a pretty young lady. No wonder you were so eager to introduce her."

"I'm introducing her to you because she's a good director," Ethan responded.

"There are plenty of good directors out there. Lots of them have invited you to act in their films, but you don't even give them the time of day." Nick waved his hand. "Come on, we can talk over there."

As he walked ahead, he told Josephine apathetically, "I've read your script. It's painfully average."

Josephine hadn't even gotten a word in yet. She hadn't introduced herself or even had the chance to say hello, and she was already getting hit with such brutal criticism. For a moment, she was so stunned she didn't even know how to respond.

"Mr. Jolie, the script was written by Simon—"

"It doesn't matter who wrote it. Mediocre is mediocre." Nick cut her off before she could even finish. "A story about an old man and a young person saving each other? That's been done to death in the West. There are already multiple award-winning films on the subject. If you're trying to beat them and win an award, your chances are slimmer than winning the lottery."

Josephine frowned slightly. "I'm not trying to surpass anyone, nor am I aiming for an award. Simon based the script on the life of an elderly man he knows. He didn't borrow ideas from any films. We just want to tell this story well."

Nick waved his hand, cutting her off again. "Filming a movie and saying you don't care about awards? How pretentious."

What kind of logic was that? Of course, as a director, she'd love to win an award. But that wasn't why she made movies in the first place. She was about to speak up for herself when Nick continued, "But with me and Ethan in your film, your chances of success just shot up to 80%. I won't guarantee box office numbers, but you won't have to worry about the quality or the awards."