Chapter 91

"So, a collaboration? And what kind of collaboration might that be?" I said coolly. A potbellied man, who was sitting in the middle of the table, called Joseph Jenkins spoke self-assuredly, "It's simple. We'll let you have the copyright, while you'll help us do the shooting. We'll split the profits 20/80." 20/80 was pretty reasonable. But was Uncle Archie really so charitable that he'd introduce a business partner to me? Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I nodded slowly. "Sure, but we might have to talk about the specifics of the copyright. We don't want to argue over who owns the rights to merchandise production after the final product comes out." "No, no. I think there's been a misunderstanding, Mr. Xavier." Joseph waved his hand. "What I'm saying is, you'll be the ones helping us do the filming, while we're the ones who'll be doing the sales. I didn't mean that we'd transfer the copyright to you wholesale. Once the money starts coming in, we'll split the profits 20/80