Chapter 33 Making Coincidences
According to the information provided in later generations' memories, Litt knew that the Ferrari brothers would release their most important comedy work in about a year later, and the script concept of this movie was probably completed in recent times.
Li Te checked the screenwriter's union database and found that the script of the movie had not been registered yet, so he came up with the "coincidence" of the script crash to force the Ferrari brothers to submit.
Of course, Li Te had no choice, otherwise why would the two promising drama directors of the Ferrari brothers go with a guy who was banned by various agency companies?
Moreover, Li Te kept a line of things for this, that is, he just wrote a letter to himself, instead of registering directly with the screenwriter's union. As long as Li Te did not come up with this letter, no one would know that the story was first proposed by him.
The copyright belongs to the Ferrari brothers, but they must listen to Li Te, otherwise when the movie is filmed, Li Te takes the letter to the court and sues the two brothers, and they will be in vain.
With the idea of having a good chat with the Ferrari brothers, Lit "meeted" them in a bar.
"A glass of beer, thank you!"
Lite took out $50 and took a photo on the bar and sat down on his own.
A middle-aged man next to him with curly hair and a little face like a melon turned his head and stared at Li Te dissatisfiedly: "Hi, man, there are many empty seats here, why do you have to sit between us?"
Li Te put one hand on the bar and said to the man with a slanted halfway through his body: "I think this position is the best angle to watch the stage performance. Of course, the more important reason is that it is empty."
"We were two of us, but now you separate us."
"Do you need me to change a seat with you?" Li Te said indifferently.
Sitting on the other side of Li Te, the man whose appearance was sixty or seventy percent similar to the person he talked to Li Te before, finally couldn't help it, and clenched his fists and asked, "Did you come here to find fault on purpose?"
"You are only half right. I did it on purpose, but I am not here to find fault, but to talk to them about a deal." Li Te took out two business cards and sent one to each of them.
"AMG agency? I remember you. There was another guy named John who called me yesterday, but I seemed to have made it clear to him on the phone. We are not going to change agency, and we will not consider using the actress recommended by your company as the heroine."
The first person to speak to Lit was his younger brother Bobby Ferrari. He was quite polite, but his older brother Peter Ferrari was not that kind of good-tempered.
"If you hear it clearly, leave immediately. We have nothing to say to you."
This attitude made Li Te very unhappy, but in order to successfully implement his plan, Li Te had to endure it for the time being.
"You are sure you want me to leave? That's a shame. I originally had a good story idea to share with you, a comedy story about finding my first love in middle school in 13 years. Now it seems unnecessary."
Li Te drank the beer in front of him, put the empty cup on the table, got up and prepared to leave.
At this time, a pair of hands pressed his shoulder from behind.
"Wait a minute, the story you told..."
Bobby Ferrari showed hesitation, Lit's heart moved, knowing that the fish had taken the bait.
On the surface, he was still calm and even looked at the other person with a little contempt.
"Why, are you interested now?"
Peter, who was so angry, was about to swear again, but Bobby stopped him with his eyes.
"Yes, we're really interested in that story of you. Why not sit down and I'll treat you to a drink?"
Lite did not refuse this time.
After sitting back, Bobby ordered a cold beer for Litt and asked curiously: "Did you come up with that story yourself?"
"Do you still suspect that I lied to you?"
"Of course, I don't mean that, when you are an agent, it makes us a little curious," Bobby explained.
"Precisely because I am an agent, when a good story concept comes up in my mind, what I have to do is not write it out by writing it out by myself, but to find the most suitable person to perfect the story. Do you understand what I mean?"
"So we're the one you think is the most suitable?" Bobby tried to ask.
"I've seen your previous works, so I dare say that no one can tell this story well except you, and that's crucial."
If it weren't for the call from John before, the Ferrari brothers might have believed what Little said, but now they were filled with suspicion.
"Let me tell you your story first!"
Peter couldn't help but speak out because he was anxious to make sure of something.
Lite picked up the wine glass and drank it slowly, as if he hadn't heard what Peter said at all.
"You..." Peter was about to attack, and Bobby glared at him sternly.
"Okay, because of my rude attitude just now, I apologize to you!" Peter said this unwillingly, feeling even more uncomfortable than killing him.
Lite put down his wine glass and nodded with satisfaction.
"The story is like this. In a high school 13 years ago, a boy who was very mediocre in all aspects unexpectedly became good friends with the beautiful school beauties. The other party promised to be his female companion for the prom, but an accident ruined the date. The school beauties moved away with their family. The boy lost news from then on. However, he always cared about the other party. Until 13 years later, the boy, with the encouragement of his friend, invited a private detective to investigate the whereabouts of the school beauties. However, the private detective was not a good person. He found the school beauties in Miami, but was fascinated by her beauty. After returning, he deceived the boy and said that the school beauties had married and had become a disgusting woman. After making the boy give up, he quietly resigned to the city where the school beauties were, and then used various means such as eavesdropping to win the school beauties' hearts."
Li Te said this in one breath, his throat became a little dry and he deliberately coughed twice.
Bobby immediately asked the bartender to serve him another beer. After Lite drank half a cup, he continued the story as follows: "Just when the private detective was about to succeed, the boy finally learned that all he told was lies. He went to Miami alone to find his lover, but he accidentally carried a murderer along the way. He was detained by the police by chance. After finally releasing the misunderstanding, the boy found the school beauty, but found that there were several suitors around her at the same time. They broke each other and made various jokes. In the end, the boy's sincerity touched the school beauty, and a relationship that had no ending many years ago began again."
After hearing this story, Peter suddenly punched the bar, and this action immediately attracted the attention of people around him.
"Peter!" Bobby shouted out his brother's name loudly, trying to calm him down.
Peter ignored his brother's reminder and pointed at Lite and shouted loudly: "This is impossible. Your story must have been heard from someone else!"
Lite sneered, "Is it you who someone else told me?"
"Peter, don't talk nonsense. This is just a coincidence, and it will be just a coincidence!" Bobby stood up and stopped Peter who was about to rush towards Lit, and shouted in his ear: "Don't forget that only the two of us know the story, and it's just a rough idea. Whether in terms of story integrity or plot setting, it's very different from Mr. Lit's story!"
Peter gradually calmed down when he heard this. Seeing that the time was almost the same, Li Te deliberately stood up from his seat and asked loudly: "What the hell are you two doing? What's your story and my story? Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
Bobby had just persuaded Peter, but when he turned around, he had to appease Lit.
"You may not believe that your story is surprisingly similar to a movie we are planning." Bobby explained the matter with a wry smile, and finally said: "That movie is the movie that John was planning to recommend the heroine to us yesterday, so I also have a little doubt, is this really a coincidence?"
"Coincidentally? I don't think so. Do you really have two leaves in this world that are exactly the same?" Li Te shook his head, "My story was conceived more than a week ago. For convenience, I wrote myself a letter three days ago. The postmark on it proves that I was not lying. And what about you? What do you do to prove that you thought of a story that is exactly the same as me. Have your scripts been registered with the Screenwriters' Union? Or is there your application for filing in the Copyright Office?"
Peter immediately couldn't sit still when he heard this, and stared at Lit with his eyes wide open: "You mean we are lying to you?"
"It's entirely possible. After listening to my story, you thought it was good, so you wanted to take it all without paying any price. After all, I'm just an agent, and I just said that I only thought of a story framework and have not filled it in it."
After Lite said this, Bobby's face also changed.
"Mr. Lite, I think this is really a misunderstanding. We definitely don't have that idea."
"No matter whether it is misunderstanding or misunderstanding, there must be a solution to the problem, right? What do you plan to do?" Li Te's tone became more and more tough.
"If it really doesn't work, we can only give up on this movie." Bobby looked helpless, but in fact he was very reluctant to leave.
Peter felt even more uncomfortable because he proposed this story, but unexpectedly encountered an unlucky thing like "car crash".
“I have an offer.”
Lite suddenly spoke, attracting the Ferrari brothers' gaze to him.
"Do you remember my colleague John? In fact, he provided us with a good solution. As long as you promise to become AMG customers, this story is yours, and the condition is that this movie must be made with the actors I designated."
Seeing that the Ferrari brothers didn't speak, Lite continued to encourage: "The benefits of doing this are obvious. I can sell the entire movie to the film company. You will be the director, screenwriter and even producer of the movie. The shooting funds can be more sufficient, and the entire movie is up to you. After the film is released, you can get a higher box office share, and you only sacrifice the right to decide the candidates for the male and female protagonists, and I can assure you that the two people I arranged can definitely satisfy you."
Bobby Ferrari stared at Lit for a long time, and finally said unwillingly: "If your story wasn't more complete than ours, I would really doubt whether you had installed a wiretap machine secretly where we live. Now that you have won, we will seriously consider your suggestions and will give you an answer tomorrow morning."
Chapter completed!