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What happened in 1929 in P.G. Wodehouse's life?
In 1929, P.G. Wodehouse's wife, Ethel, negotiated a contract with MGM studios in Hollywood under which he would be paid $2,000 a week
What happened in 1930 in P.G. Wodehouse's life?
In 1930, P.G. Wodehouse's contract with MGM studios started, but the studio had little for him to do, so he wrote a novel and nine short stories
What happened in 1931 in P.G. Wodehouse's life?
Wodehouse's contract with MGM ended in 1931 and it was not renewed

Question: What did they lose money on?
Self-contained rewrite: What did P.G. Wodehouse and his wife, Ethel, lose money on?