We declare the war

Edit this image, starting from the original photo. Replace the bearded man sitting at the table in the center with the reference character @1, in the exact same position, pose, framing and size: seated behind the table facing the camera, back straight, shoulders square, hands clasped with fingers interlaced resting on the tabletop, calm and serious expression, looking straight into the lens. The reference @1 has priority for the whole look: face, hairstyle, facial hair, body type and complete outfit, garment by garment. Do not keep anything from the original man: no slicked-back hair, no goatee or beard, no earrings, no black suit jacket, no white open-collar shirt, no white shirt cuffs, unless @1 wears them. Keep everything else strictly unchanged: the two overhead boom microphones on stands at the top, all the hands coming from the left and right edges holding handheld microphones, a vintage chrome microphone, cassette tape recorders and a small notepad, all pointed at the seated character; the worn, scratched wooden table in the foreground; the plain light-gray studio background; the dark band at the bottom. Keep the original photographic style: high-contrast black and white portrait photography, soft studio lighting from the front, same grain, same sharpness and same vertical composition. Render @1 in black and white to match the photo.

0.4 (lower = sticks to the composition)