Stick (1981) by Leonard Elmore

Author:Leonard, Elmore [Elmore, Leonard,]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-01-21T02:29:18.203000+00:00

FIRESTONE ENTERPRISES PRESENTS A

LEO NORMAN FIRESTONE PRODUCTION

"SHUCK & JIVE" He was interested but the legal tone stopped hi m and he didn't feel like concentrating. He would loo k off at the bright expanse of Miami--a postcard picture with sailboats and seagulls--but aware of Kyle's bedroom, its sliding glass doors right behin d him. Kyle in there now where they'd been las t night. Coming out of the shower, slipping on he r skimpy white panties . . . Neither of them had mentioned last night. Everything seemed to be moving along fine, so he sure wasn't going to bring it up.

The best thing to do with failure, put it out of your mind.

Kyle didn't take long. She came out in a sundress, barefoot, with a tray that held a bucket of ice, a bottle of Dewar's and glasses--this girl didn't fool around--and placed the tray on the patio table. Sh e asked him what he thought of the movie deal, beginning to pour drinks.

"This isn't the tire company--buy now and look for a takeover, is it?"

"No, no relation. This is Leo Firestone, Hollywood film producer. It says. His credits are i n there."

"I saw them. I mean I saw the list, but I must've missed the pictures when they came out. I neve r heard of any of them."

"You didn't see Gringo Guns? About five years ago."

"I was in prison."

"You were lucky. He did one of those, too. Big House Breakout. But he's best known for Th e Cowboy and the Alien. "

Stick turned to a page in the prospectus. "This Shuck and Jive . . . 'the hilarious escapades of a couple of undercover narcotics agents' . . . is he serious?"

"Two and a half million," Kyle said, "that's fairly serious. It's also zany, with riveting suspense and sizzling love."

He turned a few more pages. "Mostly, all I see is a lot of legal stuff."

"It describes the company, who the general partners are and their background, the risk factors, a budget estimate, a distribution plan . . . " She hande d Stick a drink and sat down in a canvas director's chair with her own. "You'll see a tax opinion tha t runs about ten pages I think Leo Firestone's brotherin-law must've written. The story synopsis--you saw that--and some of the Hollywood stars Leo expect s to sign."

"What you're telling me," Stick said, "this isn't your idea. You didn't bring Leo in."

"No, Barry ran into him somewhere, I think Bimini, and now Barry wants to be in the movie business. He thinks Leo is an extremely talented guy."

"Have you met him?"

"Not yet, but I can hardly wait. I told Barry months ago I'd shop a film venture for him if he wa s interested; they come along all the time. But the wa y Barry operates, he decides he wants to go now, h e goes. He told Firestone he'd round up as man y investors as he needed, with their checkbooks, and si t them down for the pitch.

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