"How about massive structures? Holograms? Flying cars?"
Director Groux shook his head. "Budget is limited."
"That broke, huh?"
The good director wanted to deny and protest, but Averie wasn't wrong. They didn't have the necessary funds for grandiose displays of modern CGI.
The actor found it hard to believe that grouped pixels on a computer could cost more than their real-life inspirations.
"Don't you regret it?" he asked, subtly glancing at the director. "If you had changed the script a little, the big brothers in Hollywood would've rained money on this film—so much money we'd be wiping our—"
"I understand," the director interjected, holding a hand in the air, his eyes closed.
He was trying not to imagine the particular scenario Averie was painting, yet it seemed to invade his mind persistently.
