Chapter-5 : E.T [1]

Time passed slowly and its 1982 and Richard is now 7-year-old but unlike any other kids he looks more like 10 year old. In these two years he daily exercised and eat more nutritional foods top keep his body fit and healthy but also helped him to grow more tall. Besides that made improvements on his acting by appearing in as many stage play after his first successful stage play which made him well-known among the Broadway circle.

On the other hand his popularity as a author is also rising. In this two years he have wrote last 3 books of the Ocean series (named last year). namely <Finding Dory>,<My ocean stories 2>,<Finding home> which was as successful as the previous books. Beside this he wrote three more short stories compilations named <the animals world>,<The small's world>, <My feather friends>.

<E.T> and <The Land Before Time> not only out grossed 500 million combined but also cemented R.R Jackson as one of the most popular and famous kid's novelist in America and the world.

Last year after the success of <E.T> Richard's identity as R.R Jackson was finally reviled to the world after a intensive discussion between his parents, Austin and his agent Ari Emanuel who was introduced by Austin also a new agent of CAA.

As a person who knows the future, he defiantly knew the value of the man named Ari Emanuel. So, when he was introduced, he expressed his choice to his parents although they have thoroughly investigated and interrogated him before sighing.

After getting famous many production companies approached him for his works but all of them was handled tactfully well by Ari.

But one day a call came from a production company called Amblin Entertainment and who made the call is Kathleen Kennedy. She said she was the secretary of ''Steven Spielberg'' and contacted him regarding the story of E.T.

With the strong gravity of fate the story attracted Steven's attention. As it was the movie made by him that out-grossed STAR WARS and made Steven a household name.

After some discussion between Richard and his parents they made an appointment. Ric with his mother and Ari went to Amblin Entertainment located on the back-lot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California.

Kathleen Kennedy met them personally and was still surprised at seeing Ric. Although she knew from media he was a 7-year-old boy, it didn't hit her until this moment that he was a genius.

"Hello Mrs.Jackson , Mr. Emanuel and you Mr. Jackson nice to meet you." she spoke professionally.

"Just call me Ric Ms. Kathleen. Its kind of embarrassing if you address me like that it feels like your calling my father." he said with a lovely smile.

Kathleen thought he was a very smart and lovely boy for his age. And she ushered them into a conference room where he saw two men and he identified one of them as Steven Spielberg and another must be Frank Marshall. This two found the Amblin Entertainment. Steven and Frank showed the same expression as Kathleen after seeing Ric.

"Its unbelievable that a boy of your age can write a Story like that, isn't it Frank?" Steven spoke directly.

Frank nodded smilingly. Frank knew Steven has a childlike temperament and that what made him successful, his childlike imagination.

Richard too knows that and he read and heard rumors that he was quite jovial outside of his work.

"What can I say, I am a rarely founded talent." Ric replied with a mischievous smile.

"Richard!!!" Glared Hanna.

Everybody laughed including Steven Spielberg but he become somewhat absent-minded for a moment as he thought of something. After the pleasantries, they went straight into the heart of the subject.

"Richard we want to adapt this story into a film and I'll personally direct it. So, what do you think and for how much are you willing to hand over the copywriters of this story. ?" Steven said sincerely.

"Nothing." Ric said calmly.

Steven was about to say something then he realized what Ric said and dumbfounded. So are Frank and Kathleen but Hanna and Ari were calm as they have previously had a talk.

Ric was amused at the sight of their shocked expressions. He smiled and said "I don't want to sell my story instead look at this."

Before they time to get recovered he handed them some papers. When they read it they found out its a screenplay script and when they read more it turned out to be the script of E.T which made them shocked.

Steven recovered and asked, "Its a nice script although some changes need to be made but over all its a good quality script. But don't tell me you wrote it?"

Ric nodded his head which again made them jaw dropped.

"Damn what a monster." cursed Frank in his mouth after loosing a bit of his composure.

Steven confused asked " Then are you selling this script?"

"I will sell it but i have some conditions"

"Those are?" this time it's Frank who spoke.

This time Ari took his cue and said, "The conditions are simple my client gets the role of the boy and enjoy 10% share in profit."

Frank was somewhat taken back by the condition but rejected the second condition.

"200,000 USD for both script buyout and acting remuneration."

"5% share in profit and 100,000USD. That's our final offer." Hanna replied this time.

But it was rejected again by frank. So, they went back and forth few times and finally decided 2% share in profit and 150,000USD up front.

Finally the meeting was over and Richard talk with them for few minutes about the necessary things.

Ric remembered that E.T preparation started from December of 1981 but due to him writing the story the movie was delayed.

So this time preparations started in second week of February of 1982 and in March 23rd, 1982 E.T. The Extra terrestrial started shooting.