Chapter 14

After Helen came with Harvey who was the lawyer and the contract was signed and john transferred the money, this ended the rule of Noel at artisan and lead to new. Management under john who looked to David and said 'David can you get everyone in the business to meet in the afternoon I want to address them and to put their worry's out as I don't plan to fire anyone,' David nodded and said 'I'll do this so are you going to register the script,' to which john nodded and said 'yes, also I am going to go universal studios to acquire the rights to a film series,also I want you to head artisan what do you?' This surprised David as he was basically made leader after the owner and said 'are you sure I don't think I have the potential to be a good leader?' To which john responded 'i saw the way you understood the value of the film and that's what I want and your familiar with the people so you can help navigate with the people and I want them to get ready because soon we will look for the cast for my film,' after which David asked 'what's the script?' John gave David a copy and told him the basics about the film while David looked through it and after which David looked at john and said 'the script is great and if done well can be Oscar worthy,' to which john smiled and said 'Talk to helen and start looking for the cast on the list they are the first choice for it if your not able to get them you can start casting people for it and also try and get Hans zimmer and get him on Norma me tell him about the film it will get him in joining the film and see if you can get the band of queen to be overseers of the film,' with all the information give David noted down and looked and john and asked 'so what's the budget for the film?' To which john smiled and said 'between 35 to 40 million,' this made David look at john and he said 'I can't wait to see this film,' and went to prepare all that was requested while john went to register the script at the writers guild after which he went to the universal studios to meet the ceo Ronald Meyer,normally he would be able to meet with such a figure head but with the fame of the film Blair the witch and the script he sold to them before has got he some good will with the studio he was taken by a secretary to the office where he got. To see the old man went to him to shake hands and simple greetings afterwards they both sat down to talk it started with Meyer who said 'from the talk on the phone you said you wanted to buy the rights to one of the film franchise's,so which one do you want and if it's one of our more popular ones I'll have to refuse immediately, you understand,' to which john replied 'I do and the one I want is one that has flopped and you studio has closed on,' which got Meyer interested as he he could off load a film rights that may have failed and he can make money form it he asked 'so say it,' to which john continued 'car one, fast and the furious, it's the one I want and I have the contract you can look through and the value I plan on paying for it,' after which he handed it to Meyer who looked at it and saw that he was will to pay 3 million which was high and its not like they were ever going to use it and after reading it and confirming that it was as written he signed it and said I'll wait for the deposit,' to which john went on his phone to do and that ended the deal and john got the rights and was about to leave when Meyer asked 'when are you going to make the film' to which john said 'in time' and left.