“It’s a recent development.”
Kennedy looked at the bottle of bourbon on the counter and the vodka, tequila, and gin next to it. She grabbed the gin, opened the bottle, and poured it into a new glass.
“It’s because of Cam and me, right?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, we’ve always kept you busy, but we’re not now, so you have room for more clients.”
“It’s a prospective client, and it’s not just about the two of you, no. I have other clients.”
“Not many.”
“No, but I’m considering adding another agent.”
“You’re adding agents, too, now?”
“Maybe. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that officially, you’re not getting that part in the sperm movie.”
“Please don’t call it that. Never call it that,” she begged and drank the gin straight.
“Sorry; that’s what we have all been calling it. Anyway, they went another direction. I know you knew that from Francine already, but I got the official phone call from her today.”
“Okay. Well, that’s not news. What about the producing or directing stuff I asked you to look into?”
After thinking about Italy that night, she’d decided to see if Zane could get either of them something in a behind-the-camera capacity. If so, they could at least have something to do and plan a trip for later in the year. After that, all of this would, hopefully, be over, and people would hire them again.
“So, the TV show is out. Sorry,” Zane replied. “I’m sure Francine thought she was helping, but her guy wasn’t interested. It’s the first season of the show, and he’s directing most of the episodes himself. Producing is open, but you’d have to find something you want to produce. Have any ideas?”
“No, not really.”
“You can just throw money at something, and they’ll slap your name on it, if you want,” he suggested.
“No, I would want to really do it. That’s the whole point: not just having my name on it, but doing the work.”
“I can send over someone with some scripts when you get back; indie projects that haven’t gotten off the ground. There are a ton of them.”
“To direct?”
“Produce. But if you’re producing them, you can direct them, too.”
“How fast can I put together an entirely new project?”
“Next year, if you move fast enough,” he replied.
“Zane, I need something forthissummer, not next year.”
“Well, indie movies are always looking for big stars. I haven’t gone that route yet because you were looking for the blockbusters, but I can see who’d be interested in you or Cam taking less pay and giving them a big name for their film.”
“Yeah, do that for me, please. I did indie films for years. I like them. I was just hoping for something bigger.”
“Hey, it could be good,” Zane said.
Kennedy poured herself another glass of gin, drank it down, and asked, “How, exactly?”
“If I can find one that’s in pre-production right now, you can probably film this summer.”
“What are the odds of that?”
