Jim Waitt had been reevaluating his life from the moment his t entered his life. He had several versations with close acquaintances whom he knew would offer wise advi what to do and what not to do. First, his father respohat it was a very risky bet, 50-50, success or failure, which could be reduced by various factors. However, if he was a good agent, the odds decreased to 70-30. A achieves things for their ts, guides them along a path, and advises from the heart, as success casts a shadow, and being part of that success is the agent's gain.

  He bet on the sy kid who had impressed two major panies. Billy had no idea how many favors, calls, bad-forths, meetings, and dirty work were involved in Jim's efforts, from meeting with producers to smiling at people he frankly detested, but at times, had to admire and present himself as a supporter.

  Swallowing his pride, pying the politi, the friend, and the pyer. It didn't have many bes, even the accimed James Camero him st year for Jon Landau, a film producer who mao seduce the only director left on his roster. The newers he chose didn't take off; some fell behind, ot into retionships, family matters, or simply drifted away from Hollywood life. Now he had two muscleheads, a kid, a photographer, and an older woman; his roster oor, but Michael Orvizt's oppressive yoke only allowed him the leftovers, and it was very likely that his two muscleheads would leave him due to pressures they had fided in Jim, but he had already ied too mu his career to abandon Billy. What made him stick with the kid? Talent, was the pin and eborate talent for creating movies, scripts, series, and produs, and now he had another one for ag. It was very likely that Billy would venture forth. With the pace young Billy was going, ihan ten years, he could be a reized actor on Ameri ss.

  -Billy, d, - said Jim Waitt, shaking hands with Billy.

  -Jim, it's a pleasure seeing you. It's been just over three months since we st caught up, - said Billy.

  -Our duties keep us busy, - said Jim, wheeling in a rge bck suitcase, which he unceremoniously pced oable in the café where they were meeting.

  -First and foremost, given that your obligations have been growing, you need an assistant. I know you'll resist, but an assistant hahe finer aspects of the profession and be more avaible to you than I am, - said Jim Waitt.

  -I suppose you already have a promising young man under your wing, - said Billy.

  -My nephew just graduated from college with an eics degree and took the pany representation course, and I trust him to be the most prudent in standing by your side and supp you. At the same time, he needs experience, and both he and I fully endorse your work, - said Jim Waitt.

  -Very well, but I want him to prove himself first as your assistant, and then he be mine, - said Billy.

  -No problem, I'll draw up a trad send it to your father, - said Jim Waitt, opening his suitcase filled with scripts of all sizes, some movies, some highlighted in blue, and others in green, some with notes.

  -These scripts are from studios we're not at odds with that are still in the air, and those with yellow highlights are from reted studios like New Line ema, Miramax, and others. I hope you'll take a look at the ones I've highlighted. In particur, I like some that could be perfect for you. Firstly, because of your dubbing expertise, you have a lot of experien dubbing and don't charge much, but your sary increase, and the dubbing time is minimal. It's easy money, - said Jim Waitt.

  The two produs are Balto, Casper, and Babe, and highlighted in yellow, the movie Bug's Life. The attached yellow agenda note addressed the issue of unpaid saries and the idea that appearing in many works of the same pany wasn't healthy. Especially when you were the boss.

  -What does being the boss have to do with it? I take on a supp role, - said Billy.

  -Go ahead, it's just advice, kid. I like this script, and even though you reject the idea of a romantic movie, the script is excellent. bia itself sehe script, and I believe it's a good option to audition for. The shooting starts in August, and it's intended for presentation at the Berlin Film Festival, - said Jim.

  He showed him the script for Before Sunrise, a romantic script. Here goes another drama, but he couldn't be picky. In reviewing all the scripts, many of them didn't i him, many seemed silly, and some stood out.

  From Clueless, Crazy Love, Sense and Sensibility, Band on the Run, and many others, all carefully selected.

  -The script was supposed to start on July 14, but there was a dey, a short dey, and now shooting is expected to start immediately in August, without fail. The actress has already been chosen, a young French-Ameri. The budget is tight, but it's just a script, pure ag, only ag, and this is the script you need, - said Jim.

  -How much is the budget? - said Billy, who was reviewing the scripts and fog on two that piqued his curiosity, both of which were known to him.

  -Two million, and frankly, the sary is poor, but it will help you grow as an actor. The script focuses on characters, one by one, in a long versation, with no relevant supp characters, it's the work of two people, - said Jim.

  -I'll do it, I'll do it, I don't mind, - said Billy, approag the Before Sunrise script. It was a different script that expressed love from the heart and the humanity of people, not from ughter, pleasure, or other vein thoughts, it was more about a regur guy standing in front of a charming blonde, who, for some reason, paid attention to his ents.

  -Why couldn't it be filmed a month ago? - Billy asked.

  -Well, they chose a young man who seemed to have all the right qualities, but due to some entas, he ended up being chosen for another role, it seems. And he hadn't given his approval to the studio. They tried casting, but they haven't found a young person with suffit ag skills to py the role, - Jim expined.

  Ethan Hank switched his role from a romantiedy, an indepe film, to a role in a mega-produ that, in turn, stole Jim Carrey's role for the movie Batmaurns. Produced by Warner and directed by Joel Schumacher. The invitation is odd, and Jim 't quite figure out why, perhaps it has to do with sary ahan's stelr performances, or some other reason he 't see.

  -I'll take it. Although I hope the role isn't another one like this, - Billy said.

  - you make a quick trip? The studio is in Burbank, California, very close to your home. You take care of some paperwork and participate in the audition, you might even start filming earlier acc to the schedule, but the process will be particurly difficult, - Jim suggested.

  -We'll do it, I assume you've already booked the tickets, - Billy said.

  Jim Waitt chuckled at Billy's astute analysis. He pulled out two tickets bound for Los Ahe uable turns of life were bringing him home again. This time, the indepe film studio wasn't purchased by Warner, as they had advahe eai specialization w in the Los Angeles area, and Burbank, close to west Hollywood, was a bit far from San Francisco. Castle Rock Studios, for now, had some financial freedom, unlike when Turner Broadcasting bought it.

  -Alright, before we go, I want to pitch a television show. This option is my si way of saying I want to make money, I , and I've thought about many ways I could make money, and this is one of the most special ways I've e up with, - Billy said.

  -Go ahead, d, tell me about it, - Jim said, intrigued. Billy liked money, but he didn't often say that he did something just to make money.

  -The show will be titled Who Wants to Be a Milliohe idea revolves around regur people calling in to participate in a general knowledge quiz show with four multiple-choice options to choose from. All questions have different aids, from the audieo a phone call to a friend, to removing two options. The prize starts at 100 for a correswer, then 200, 300, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 16,000, 32,000, 64,000, 125,000, 250,000, 500,000, and 1,000,000. The allure of being rich is always intriguing.- Billy expined.

  -How do you pn to make the idea a reality? - Jim asked.

  -Easy, we just have tister all the rights, from the established script of a few pages I've created, with all the set designs and some drawings in the Ameri Writers Guild, register it as an inal work with the Cht ission, with the specific ideas from the text, register the logo I've already made, along with os. We won't just exploit it from a television standpoint; we'll create a puter program for people to py at home, funing with i assistance. For now, the idea is to create at least a millioions, with different plexities. The first ones will be the easiest but will cover all topics from all possible subjects. We'll present the idea and produce it with another pany, sell the local lise for some profit with ercials, the issue lies in the profits we could make lising to other tries, and of course, with the video game we'll create, - Billy detailed.

  -A very radical idea. Do you have the script? - Jim asked Billy, who pulled out a small stack of papers, 30 to be exact. There were clear drawings, especially of how he hoped the set would look, and a logo, all unusually detailed. Billy was sidered one of America's best draftsmen, but Jim didn't realize how magnifit his skills were.

  -I'll take care of that, -Jim said, with a sense of dolence.

  -Don't worry, Jim, I'll give you an initial ission of 300,000. It turns out I have the money from my st two ag gigs in my bank at. The one will be of the same value, and by the time the show airs, you'll have another 300,000, -Billy assured him.

  -But... - Jim began.

  -No 'buts,' just promote the idea and find a good televisiowork to work with us. iate the terms; I have enough moo provide capital. The show isn't expensive, and I'll hire some people to develop the puter program, which will allow us to upload our questions, - Billy stated.

  -Very well, if that's the case, I'll take care of all this. Now, we have a trip to make. My nephew, your future assistant, will schedule arip to New York for July 29, which marks the beginning of Fashion Week, - Jim Waitt said.

  -sider it done. By the way, I'd like to be involved in the dubbing of Casper, if possible, but as the vilin, in a supp role. Also, there's another script that still catches my attention, and it's this one, - Billy said, handing Jim Waitt the script for Seven, along with the one for Casper.

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