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David Ellison said that Brad Pitt just took out a script and asked Kavanaugh to assess its investment value.

The script is called "Moneyball," adapted from Michael Lewis's "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game."

It tells the story of Oakland Athletics' general manager Billy Beane, who, through unique management methods, broke all the conventions and successfully built a baseball team with formidable fighting spirit.

This is a sports movie. In '09, there was a sports-themed movie "The Blind Side" that grossed over $250 million on a budget of more than $30 million, and the lead actress Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress with her performance in the film.

"The Blind Side" was critically acclaimed and a box office hit, which led to a flood of sports movies in the next two years.

These include "The Fighter," "Warrior," "Soul Surfer," "Real Steel," and even "Black Swan" could be counted as one.

"Moneyball" is also an inspirational film, and Brad Pitt found Ryan Kavanaugh to pull in investment.

Kavanaugh immediately had his people set up a big data model to assess the investment value of the film.

When he learned that the film's production cost was over $50 million, Kavanaugh said that although the film had the potential to win some awards, it would not perform well at the box office, might make a loss, and such projects did not meet the investment standards of Relativity Media.

"Link, this script is good, and Brad Pitt has a decent box office draw. I think we could give it a try. Wanna join?"

David Ellison said.

Link thought it over. He had also seen the movie "Moneyball," which was of good quality, had been nominated for Oscars, and he seemed to remember that its box office had exceeded $100 million.

It seemed like a nice project.

But the production cost of $50 million was too high; Lionsgate Films and Palm Beach Films couldn't afford it.

"How would I know if the movie is good if I haven't seen the script?"

"I'll go get the script."

David Ellison got up to leave and soon returned with the script and Brad Pitt.

"Hi, Link!"

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie approached together.

The man was dapper in a suit, ruggedly handsome. The woman in a flowing red dress, her figure enchanting, both were one of Hollywood's highest-profile couples.

However, marriages in the entertainment industry often fail to last, and recently there was continuous news about problems in their relationship.

Link stood up to chat with both of them.

"Link, I hear you're going to invest in this movie?"

Ryan Kavanaugh followed up with a question.

"I'm considering it. Brad is one of my favorite actors, and I want to work with him. But right now, the company's production schedule is full, and there's not much funding left for production. Whether to invest in this movie will depend on seeing the investment amount first and then making a decision," Link said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Link, this is definitely a film project worth investing in."

Brad Pitt, holding a wine glass, said with a smile, and explained he had already pulled in $20 million from producer Scott Rudin's company and was putting his own fees into the project in exchange for 10% of the North American box office after release. There was a remaining investment gap of $25 million.

Learning that the renowned producer Scott Rudin was part of the movie project, David Ellison no longer hesitated and stated on the spot that Skydance Media could invest $10 million.

Ryan Kavanaugh said the production cost was still too high, and if it could be kept below $35 million, he would definitely invest.

Brad Pitt mentioned that the original production cost was $80 million and had already been cut several times; $50 million was the lowest it could go without affecting the quality of the film.

"Link, what do you think?"

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Angelina Jolie, with her lips pursed in fiery red, leaned toward him with a smile.

Link flipped through the script but didn't make any immediate commitment, saying he needed to take it back to the company for the production department to study before replying.

While they were discussing the film investment, people from the deck surged forward, and more people came up to greet Link.

Link had to keep up his spirits to deal with them and once again broke out in a sweat.