Chapter 10: EA playing games

Sunny hurriedly called Sofia back.

"What?" Sofia asked because of the loud call.

"I think instead of looking for distributors, we should distribute this ourselves in North America and Canada. We can find global distributors during the Toronto Film Festival in September." Sunny conveyed his thoughts.

"What, you want to participate in Film Festival? Why?" Sofia was really puzzled at Sunny's strange behaviour.

In her opinion, the best way is to let the distribution companies handle the publicity and distribution of the Film. In this way, there is at least a chance to get a decent profit and see their movie on the big screen.

Otherwise, this movie will simply be sent directly to the VHS market without ever reaching movie theatres.

"You should stop thinking like a Coppola now. We are independent film-makers, and this is our first film. Let's participate in the film festival to get some publicity and hopefully some awards. You should call the actors for a private screening.

I am going to take a trip to Japan for getting VHS tapes at a cheap price and will bring back some promotional materials. I will send a copy to MPA for film rating.

In the meantime, please register the movie for the Film Festivals and I will directly meet you back before the festival starts."

Sunny after giving her a hug, left for his motel. A week later after getting the necessary permissions, Sunny left for Japan. After all, this is the home of VHS manufacturing units and to save the cost of printing the tape, only he can do this task.

Sofia arranged for a private screening and even called her family along with actors to showcase her first directed movie. After the movie was finished, Keanu and Tea were definitely impressed with the final version. They cheered and clapped after the credit scene.

Even Francis Ford Coppola praised his daughter.

"This is a good low-budget movie in the sci-fi genre. I can't believe you manage to do this on your own. You definitely make me proud my Sofia!

Tell me, do you plan to shoot the sequel for this movie?"

Sofia felt proud after listening to her father's rare praise, but she had no idea how to answer the sequel question. She has not discussed this with Sunny and besides if Sunny fails to find good distributors or this movie tanked, how will they find investment.

However, deep down, she wanted Sunny to continue working with her.

"I am not sure Dad, but I will think after getting the feedback at Toronto." Sofia finally replied.

"No issue. I will give a call to a few people I know in MPA. The movie has no nude scenes and the blood and gore are also minium. I think getting a PG-13 should not be a big problem." The old Coppola said and smiled.

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Sofia knew without the help of her father, this movie will definitely receive an R-rating and that will limit its audience. Thankfully, her father is there to assist in these matters.

In Japan, Sunny found a big manufacturing VHS unit, a Sony subsidiary that agreed to manufacture these VHS tapes, but they asked for orders above 12,000 packs (a pack of 5 VHS tapes) and the cost was decided for each pack to be 2$.

The total would be 24,000 dollars and Sunny noted that this was more than enough for the initial screening and distribution. Note, that this was the final manufacturing price after all the packaging and printing. In North America, in 1991, a pack of 5 blank VHS tapes would cost 3-3.5$. So, this was a truly great deal.

He called his stockbroker before leaving Japan to check on the EA stock. After all, he had a hundred thousand dollars invested there.

"Hello, Mr Luther?"

"Hey, Sunny?! Jesus! How is my lucky golden investor?" An old happy voice came from the other end.

"Luther, why do you sound so happy? Any good news for me?" Sunny asked with his fingers crossed.

"HA HA HA...MY BOY...You are truly blessed by stars and kissed by the goddess of fate. When we put money in EA this January, the stock was only at 1.5$ but now, it has jumped by more than 200%, my boy.

Your 100,000$ is now more than 300,000 in total. Tell me do you want to buy more stocks. Trust me, there is a huge demand and only people like us have some shares in our hands. There is none in the entire market. Trust me, boy, buy this immediately." Luther's voice came from the other side stunning Sunny.

" 200%?! Last year Microsoft was only 60%! This year just in seven months, this stock has gone up by 200%! Fuck. This will definitely cross the 300% rise."

Sunny kept thinking and feeling like his heart was bleeding, he picked up the phone again and with a heavy voice said - "Luther, cash me out. Today. I need the money immediately and if I keep my money in stocks, I am afraid I will never take it out. So please do this for me."

"Are you crazy young man! Listen, you are young. If you want to buy a car or something, I can give you my own money. But don't take all the money out from shares.

Listen, you are just as young as my son. Okay. I won't cheat you. This stock can go up to 300% or 400% up by the end of the year."

Luther tried to convince Sunny but Sunny refused. He knew Luther had the right intentions but he needed money urgently.

Thanks to Luther, his account received a huge sum of 270,000$ dollars in payment and he decided to finish the remaining task before rushing for Toronto.

Paying the shipment fees to FedEx, he watched as the trucks of his first movie VHS tapes were properly loaded and sent to the airport.

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