It would not be the first time Hollywood had to borrow money, and I am sure it won't be the last. A lot of books borrow money, bottom line is they pay. No reason to scare people because a book borrowed money.
A lot of books win in baseball, if you don't you are doing something wrong. All it takes is one or two big weeks and the book is in the black. Sometimes books lose in a season, but in the course of seasons they end up with the cash. Otherwise everyone would have a $.20 line