A Bigger Slice of Nothing

I have gone through another round of contract negotiations with Producer Dude.

That sounds a lot more impressive than it really is.

"So, Producer Dude, what's up?"

"We're so close, David. Tell Charlie that we're so very close. In fact, I need to look at our contract again."

"The one we haven't signed because you've never gotten a finished version back to us?"

"Yes, that one."

"Well alright, but it'll cost ya."

And so it goes. Every time Producer Dude "re-opens" the contract, I make sure we get more money. That's not as difficult as it seems, either.

"What did we agree upon again, David? I can't remember."

"You were giving us X for the script."

"Really? X? That seems-"

"X. We agreed."

"Oh. OK. Let me make a note..."

In reality, X is generally the previous amount x 2. True, twice nothing is still nothing, but it makes me feel good.

So there's another contract that he's once again sending to his people. Then, according to the plan, he will send it back to us to sign. We get a mighty option signing bonus (so we can buy a new toothbrush) and then sit and wait for production to start.

Sure, we've been here for the past 15 months or so. But this time, when Hell freezes over, we end up with a slightly larger chunk of change.

If he keeps this up, we'll get real money in a few contracts. Hell, you double a single grain of rice long enough...