Paper-clip for a House Trading Guy Lands Movie Deal

Kyle MacDonald, the man who was able to barter from a single red paper-clip all the way to a house, has sold the rights for his story to be made into a book thanks to Random House, and a movie deal with DreamWorks.

"I'm pretty excited about this,'' said MacDonald Friday in a telephone interview from Montreal.
"I was sitting in front of the computer with a paper-clip and that is all there was.

"Now, I am sitting down with some of the biggest producers in Hollywood and the largest publishers in the world."

MacDonald's blog about his desire to trade a paper-clip for something of equal or greater value, eventually trading up for a house, captured the imagination of people worldwide.

He said he was approached by about 40 book publishers and 50 production companies who were interested in his story.

I have to admit, the whole trade and blog idea has to be one of the simplest ideas ever, and yet it really worked for him. What a lucky, and fortunate guy.

Source: Edmonton Journal

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