[Kudos to Vasyl ?, ryan k, Dave m, Huy G, and The Real Cacto]

  Hollywood What If Chapter 45

  "Sir, Kazir Grey met with CErey of Paramount Pictures yesterday. Not only that, but Salvatore Barlowe has also tacted Universal Pictures and Walt Disney."

  As the producer that CEO Terry Semel entrusted to work on Kazir's movie. Enrico Pusi took the job seriously.

  "I see."

  Terry Semel nodded after listening to his report. He already expected that Kazir would find another way to increase his chips.

  Now that he had proven himself twice at the box office, most movie panies were ied in w with him.

  Se7en and Napoleon Dynamite each crossed the 100 million mark at the North Ameri box office.

  Especially Napoleon Dynamite, it has a small iment. Yet its performance was much better than their Batman Forever.

  Warner Bros roud of its superhero characters like Batman and Superman. They are the faces of Dics. But the superhero trend was slowly weakening. Warner Bros need a new movie to freshen up.

  Terry Semel read Kazir's script three times. The reason was simple, it was funny. He believed that The Hangover, if filmed correctly, would be a box office success.

  "...Enrico, check the other panies. Our offer will be 5 million sary and 10% of the North Ameri box office. But the box office should be over 100 million. Try to tact Salvatore and Kazir".

  In the proposal, it was written that the iment cost of The Hangover would be 35 million. This amount was no problem for Warner Bros.

  Uhe budget of Batman Forever, which was 100 million, The Hangover was much easier to i in.

  "I uand."

  Enrico left the room. Like Terry Semel, Enrico Pusi believed The Hangover would be a success. As one of the producers under Warner Bros, he wao take over the project.

  If the movie was successful, his position would be better. He could bee the head of produa.

  Another week passed and it was already February. Kazir had already solved his money problems and bought a new car. A brand new Honda.

  He didn't have the ce to spend more money on a car. Especially when he tacted an iment firm.

  He gave the iment firm 5 million, almost half of his moo i in Microsoft, Cisd Nokia. He remembered these three panies. He khey would do well in the 1990s.

  As foogle and Yahoo, these two panies were unknown this year. Yahoo had just been fou year, while Google would be founded in 1998.

  Even though Kazir khe future of these panies, he didn't want to interfere in their ma or bee a shareholder. His passion was making movies.

  He didn't know how these panies ran their businesses, so he was just going to i.

  He believed that his 5 million would multiply before the new tury.

  "Kazir, I have now tacted the iants and they are ied in your movie. This is the list."

  Kazir had just rented a floor in the building a few blocks from his apartment. Srey Pictures has 10 employees.

  Kazir hired his crew. Unfortunately, some of them were not fident in his future, so they were in a wait-and-see mode.

  Kazir already gave the crew a bonus, so they left without a problem.

  "Let's see..."

  Kazir read the ditions one by one.

  Universal: 6 million

  Sony bia: 8 million

  Touchstone (Walt Disney): 7 million.

  Paramount: 5 million + 5% North Ameri box office share

  20th tury Fox: 5 million + 5% North Ameri box office

  Warner Bros: 5 million + 10% North Ameri box office

  Kazir smiled. His pn worked. At least he saw a pany that was serious about w with him.

  "Salvatore, what are Warner Bros' ditions?"

  "They are hoping that you release the movie in the summer schedule. The movie must gross over 100 million at the North Ameri box office before you get your 10% share."

  "... tact them. Tell them I want to work with them."

  Kazir didn't want to wait any longer. Just like Warner Bros, he wao finish filming quickly and release the movie before the end of the summer.

  So Kazir Grey and Warner Bros began their first colboration.

  Kazir sighe trad the project officially began.

  Warner Bros bought his script for 300 thousand and his sary as a director was 5 million.

  He received the 300 thousand and 2.5 million first. To get the other half of his sary, he had to finish shooting.

  "I hope we will have good cooperation, Kazir."

  "I will do my best to make the movie a success."

  "I'm gd to hear that."

  Terry Semel and Kazir Grey shook hands. Sihe tract was already signed, Warner Bred for a public signing of the tract. They invited reporters.

  This was on practice. Of course, the tract Kazir signed in front of the public was a fake.

  The tract had been signed earlier. The tract was thick, and many ditions were written in it.

  So the public signing of the tract was nothing but publicity.

  "Directrey, how do you feel about w with Warner Bros.?"

  "I'm excited."

  The reporters began to ask him questions. Fortunately, every reporter here was uime Warhey would not ask him anything troversial.

  "Director, do you have any actors you would like to work with?"

  "If I'm being ho. I would like to invite Ed Helms and Pedro Pascal. I already have experience w with them. I believe in their hard work."

  He smiled ahe room after answering most of their questions. The fshing cameras were blinding.

  After that, he tacted his crew and officially started the preparations. Of course, everything had to be taken seriously.

  Editing the script, preparing the props, cheg the locations, and so on.

  Perhaps the most important part of pre-produ was auditioning for the roles.

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