Hollywood Animalholds nothing back as you work your way to the top of Hollywood’s elite filmmakers. It’s not pretty; the landscape and its people are gritty, cutthroat, and most of all–desperate for fame. They’ll do anything to get their moment in the spotlight, and that’s where you come in as the owner of a brand new film studio.

It’s up to you to make the tough calls and give the new talent the opportunity to shine. Keeping everyone happy and loyal isn’t easy, and sometimes you’ll need to bend the rules to do it. Here’s how to keep that information under wraps so you can continue to do what you do best: roll the tape.

What Are Secrets?

Not everything you do will be a good thing. Sometimes you have totake matters into your own handsand dip into morally gray territory. Don’t worry, though, as you canusually get away with itif you’re prepared.

It’s best tocreate a backup savefor every secret just in case they get out.

Secrets arethe dark dealingsyou want to keep the public from knowing. Whether youskimmed profits from a deceased star’s paycheckor ‘accidentally’ lost one of your more problematic staff members, there areplenty of nefarious deedsyou’ll need to cover up with time.

Now, you cantry to stay on the high roadand only make benevolent choices, but where is the fun in that?

How To Keep Secrets

Thankfully, you cankeep your secrets hidden. Whether yourstaff is loyalenough to help you is another matter entirely, but havinga security team and prime negotiation skillscan help you secure your film company’s darkest secrets–at least until they’reno longer bank-breakingly scandalous.

Keeping secrets requires loyalty and security.Assigning a security teamto your most at-risk secrets is the best way to ensure they don’t get out.

Of course, there are always bribes to be made for your starlet actresses todistract the media. You can also have your security team spy on others toexpose their secretsto take the heat off yourself. After all, it’s just business.

What To Do When Secrets Get Out

If your reputation is headed south,lay low and make some easy, crowd-pleasing filmsto slowly build your way back up. Additionally, research better legal protections and loopholes so you can minimize damage in the future.

If you can make choices in favor of your best talent, then do it.

Build loyalty with your staff anddon’t skimp out on paying hush moneyto keep operations running smoothly. You don’t want to waste time playing nice when your reputation is at stake.