Budget is determined by the Executive Producer.  I have a meeting with an Executive Hollywood producer here in Columbus, OH next week.  If everything goes well we start shooting soon if not I will put the project on hold and look for other producers and other modus operandi.  You asked what is Hollywood about the movie.  In my opinion if you make it in Hollywood, then it is an Hollywood movie.  The writing started out as a hobby, and don't know if I am going to make any money off the project.  This is a side project I am doing since I am a pro investor and my stocks are in open position long and don't intend to get out of the position till 2010 or 2011.  I may start giving free investing lessons to anyone, but now it is limited to close friends and family due to time constraint, but you can try contacting me via skype.  Since I am trading for long term that gives me time to do other things that I have passion about.  And, I may do full-time consulting or get into gas station or motel business at the same time.  Also, cable car project in Nepal is in the pipeline.  Multitasking sounds about right. 

Here is the Chapter 2 of the novel

Wheel,

It's hard to believe anything that you say. You told us that you are an experienced investor with 26 years of experience and I saw an article on a blog where your experience was listed as 3 years. Your financial home page takes us to some travel site. You record stuff from bloomberg and post it as your analysis.

How much can you lie? I think you were laid off from your job and can't seem to find a new job so you are posing as a seasoned investor.

In 2 months you are going to come and say that you own 20 gas stations and 10 motels and you expect us to believe you.

It's up to you to beleive or not.  Come in skype and I could video chat with you regarding stocks.  I have three years of financial service experience in fortune 500 companies, but my stock trading experience begun from Senn Academy in 1986 Chicago.  I have been trading stocks since then and I don't give advice on the board anymore.   It's hard to beleive a CEO of a company, who has many plans and projects in the pipeline. 

Check out library of congress about my novel that was published in 1996.  Check out my You Tube postings of novel that is being narrated and possibly produced into movie.  And, yes cable car project is in the piepline, and No, I don't own 10 gas stations and 10 motel and I am not going to say that not even in 5 years because it is probably not going to happen. 

Multitasking young buddy, it is multitasking.  If you can materialize your dreams, passion and aspirations go for it.  People always try to do many things.  Michael Jordan played basketball and went to play baseball. 

I don't expect you to beleive anything.  Those who know me personally, they beleive, those who don't probably don't beleive I even live in the US.  Come to video chat sometimes when we both have time.  Skype. 

In this thread I am looking for Bidur Pandey, who filmed Kagbeni!  And perhaps a motivated producer.  Here is Chapter three of the novel.

Haha, are you serious? I must admit its pretty tongue-in-cheek and admirable to unabashedly display your multitasking skills in a place like Sajha.....but cmon....even with long positions, it sounds like you have 'wayyyyyy' too much time on your hands in Buckeye land! I should probably take lessons from you.

Good luck to you though in your search for the cinematographer and possibly motivated producer(s)--- its always good to pursue what you love, regardless of how much it may not make sense to others at that time (me included)

And stop defending yourself dude! it only makes it worse. Peace.